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Saturday, November 9

Twitter Quick Guide, Better to have before it goes public !

Celebrity updates n connection, increasing followers, rivalry in every celeb to get more followers !!
Now that Twitter with it's growing popularity is going public, still you find yourself alienated from the Microblogging site. Well here is a Quick guide that will help you to get to know Twitter Better:

Tweet
That 140-character message sent out on Twitter. Also, the sound a small bird makes.

Follow
Find an account you like? Click "follow" to have their tweets show up in your feed.

RT
Stands for retweet, or resubmitting someone else's tweet to your followers.

HT
Hat Tip, means you are sharing a link or idea someone else shared first, so you're giving them credit. Not quite a retweet.

DM
Direct Message, a private message sent to another user. You can send it only to people who follow you.

@
Add before someone's name to reply to them publicly. It's only shown in the feeds of those who follow both of you.

Egg
Unless you upload a profile photo, an egg will show up in its place. Often a sign of a spam account, or someone new to Twitter.

#
Hashtags are a way to make posts searchable by topic. Just insert in front of a word, but these days #-less words are indexed, too.

FF
Follow Friday, Twitter tradition where users recommend other accounts that people should follow. Happens on Friday.

Trends
Popular topics people are talking about on Twitter at any given time, but not the most popular ever. Can change based on location.

Promoted tweet
Advertisements. Distinguished by an orange arrow and the word "Promoted" next to a tweet, trend or topic.

Saturday, April 6

Pointing Device Update ~ 3D Fingertip Mouse

This gadget doesn't need a flat surface to operate, instead this wearable piece of tech enables more intuitive interaction.


Thursday, April 4

Requirements for Setting up LAN

LAN stands for Local Area Network , as we all know , LAN is set up for Resource Sharing viz. Internet Sharing & Printer Sharing among a group of computers & other functionalities.

In order to set up a computer network in the enclosed premises of Sally and John’s home-cum office it is suggested that the following hardware be purchased:
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Tuesday, March 26

Tata Crucible Patna City Final Questions

Hello guys , I have just been through the City finals of Tata Crucible'13 @ Patna .
The questions asked were easy as a surprise but needed one to be very alert on
Current Business Affairs .
Well in the end IIT-BHU's emerged victorious with 3 teams on stage and 2 grabbing top two spots
Here Are the questions (sorry guys I don't have all ) :
Prelims :
1.Which hang out spot offers menu options like fresh'n'ground , beverages etc ?
Ans. CCD
2.NGEN a media outsourcing agency is a JV between Genpact & ?
Ans. NDTV Group
4.Solar Energy , Wind Energy & all other alternative energy sources are clubbed under
which Stock Genre ?
Ans. Green Chip Companies ( Inspired from blue chip )
11.Name the hotel group which is mostly confused with a  clelebrity surname & has passed ownership from 3 organisations ( names i don remember ) ?
Hilton Group
12.Which airline company has slogan "People.They Make an Airline " ?
Cathay Pacific ( I was among the 5 teams who knew this among all teams that came )
13.Pic of Anil Agarwal from Vedanta Group
14.PIc of Vertu Mobile , asked to identify parent company ?
Nokia

Will update more prelim questions as i get'em
Tie Breaker round (for wildcards ) :
1.If 31 is for Baskin Robbins then 57 represents ?
Heinz
2. Bharat Silk Mills is largely known for some other product , what is it ?
Sintex water tanks
3.The name of media house by Subhash Ghai ?
Mukta Arts
4.One thing common between Superman & Tintin ?
They both are news reporters
5. Conceptualized by Elisha a worker in  this company for vertical displacement ?
Lifts by Otis
6.Name the footwear company in India which is also the name of a Community & City in Pakistan ?
Lakhani
7.Which Company is the largest buyer of oranges in world (Hint : Its part of Pepsico ) ?
Tropicana
8. forgot !!!!
Guys stay tuned for more after Holi !!!!
Enjoy :)

Wednesday, January 23

Fireox OS live n kicking , Developer Phones are here

Firefox OS is a new mobile operating system built entirely using open web standards.
In Firefox OS, HTML5 apps can do “phone things” – they can make the phone vibrate,
make a phone call or send a text message.
Mozzila Foundation has announced Developer phones for their Platform ,
Details of which I have posted below :

Keon All you need to begin.

  • CPU : Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 7225AB 1Ghz.
  • 3G Network : UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA). 
  • GSM Network : GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE).
  • Screen : 3.5" HVGA Multitouch.
  • Camera  : 3 MP (No Flash ).
  • Internal Memory : 4 GB (ROM) and 512 (RAM), Expandable via MicroSD .
  • Connectivity  & Sensors : Wifi N, Light & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB.
  • Battery : 1580 mAh.

Peak One step beyond.

  • CPU : Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 8225 1.2Ghz x2.
  • 3G Network : UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA). 
  • GSM Network : GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE).
  • Screen : 4.3" qHD IPS Multitouch.
  • Camera : 8 MP (back) + 2 MP (front).
  • Internal Memory : 4 GB (ROM) and 512 (RAM), Expandable via MicroSD.
  • Connectivity  & Sensors : Wifi N, Light & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera).
  • Battery : 1800 mAh.
These developer phones are being developed by Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica.

:: Configuring AIRTEL Broadband In Linux & Fedora ::


Many of my friends or I must say "Techies" :P are desperate to switch from Windows Platform to Freedom of Linux.But one thing that keep them from doing so is "RECONFIGURATION" !!
In order to ease them out a bit I have come with this post .


Configuring Airtel Broadband in Linux :