iPad fever spreads

Apple fans have spent days sleeping on the street waiting for the third iPad, which goes on sale at 8am today.

A queue has already formed outside the flagship Apple store on London's Regent Street as people wait to snap up the gadget when it goes on sale.

Nine Ways to Find Peace of Mind

1. “Un-set" your heart. Un-setting your heart means letting go of your picture of how you want it all to be. It means letting go of trying to control things over which you have no control. One of the prime causes of our suffering is our wanting things to be different than they are. Yes, we all want a peaceful world instead of a world filled with weapons of mass destruction. Yes, we all want health instead of illness. Yes, we all want healthy, happy children instead of children who break our hearts. But sometimes life doesn't hand us what we want. And when we un-set our hearts from our needing it all to be a certain way, we can breathe a sigh of relief and open the door to a more powerful way of living.

2. Create a "wondering" life instead of a "hoping" life. It helps us un-set our hearts when we replace the words "I hope" with the words "I wonder." Let me demonstrate. Instead of "I hope the war ends quickly," make it "I wonder if the war will end quickly.

IBM aims to build artificial human brain within 10 years

WATSON, it seems, was only the beginning.
Not content with building a computer that can win Jeopardy without breaking an electronic sweat, IBM has announced plans to create a "cognitive computer" that will simulate the same number of neurons as the human brain, yet run on less energy than the supercomputer that made Ken Jennings look like an average human being.

Mind controlled apps hit the market

Science fiction fans who have dreamed of having "the force" are in luck.

Two apps -- controlled and operated by mental power -- are now on sale in the Apple App Store from app developer MindGames in Iceland.

Finding Similar Images using Google’s Site Search

Google Images includes a handy “similar images” option that lets you quickly find other images on the Internet that appear visually similar to the one you are looking at. To give you an example, here’s a Google Search for images that are similar to a Time Magazine cover that had the picture of Mahatma.

If you are searching for “notebooks,” use Similar Images to quickly filter images that are either related to notebook computers or paper notebooks. This is also useful when you are trying to find the original source of an image or when you are looking for an exactly similar image but of a different dimension – see example.

Google has recently updated the Similar Images feature to include support for the site: operator as well. That means you now have an easy option to show only similar images that are available on a particular website or domain.
To get started, use the site: operator to find any specific picture on a site - like site:apple.com steve jobs. Then choose the “Similar Images” option with any of the images in the results to find all the other pictures on that site that are possibly similar.
Here’s a screencast video that shows how you may use the site: operator with similar images to find all the ‘official’ magazine covers that are available on the TIME website.

Find Old Newspaper Articles Online

Old newspapers and magazines offer a wealth of insight into history and critical events as they were unfolding at that time. In the past, the only way to get hold of this treasure trove of information was your local library where the back issues of certain newspapers and magazines may have been preserved.

See your Facebook Friends on a Google Map its realy intresting..

WhereMyFriends is an interesting mashup that will show the geographic location of your Facebook friends on a Google Map. You simply connect your Facebook Account with WhereMyFriends and the app, within a minute or two, will fetch the location of all your Facebook friends and puts them on a map.

The PC virus celebrates its 25th birthday

“In January 1986, Basit and Amjad Alvi, sibling programmers living near the main train station in Lahore, Pakistan, wrote a piece of code to safeguard the latest version of their heart-monitoring software…

The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week

February 28, 2011

There's a lot of music online--more than most people have time to keep up with. That's why you've got us. Every week, we'll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.

Google battles bad search results

On Feb. 27, researchers at the University of London published a paper saying that Google’s efforts to personalize search results may actually do more to help advertisers target users than help searchers find what they want.

Back to the Classic Photo Viewer of Facebook

Facebook upgraded the website's photo viewer  now phots appear in a dark pop-up window. This new layout of photos is live for most Facebook users though it looks a bit ugly

If you are viewing a photo in Facebook and would like to switch to the classic layout - where photos are displayed without a pop-up - just press the F5 key on your keyboard.
This will refresh the current Facebook page and the photo will display on its own page without the lightbox effect. Watch the above screencast for details.

Windows Xp: Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access

I have a dial up connection and it improve my speeds about 25% in surfing the internet. give it a try. Im IT , only do it if you feel comfortable with changing registry.

Increasing network browsing speed

How much is your website or blogs worth?

This is a free web-based valuation service, providing website information, visitor statistics and an estimated website value.

No Software Required For Locking Folders

1. Suppose there is a folder named test in F:\test
2. create a new file ,open with notepad,edit with the following exact statement
ren test test.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
3. Now save this text file as loc.bat

Choose a Strong Password How..?

Size matters

Some sites put restrictions on password length, but whenever possible try to choose the longest password you feel comfortable remembering.

Don't rely on the dictionary

Using a word may make your password easy to remember,

Salesforce Dreamforce Expo Photos

Apparently this is the worst time – right after the Marc Benioff keynote. The crowd was massive – you would think everyone pushing was hoping to get the latest Cabbage Patch Kid for an holiday gift! They also provide free lunch so that too increased the foot traffic.

Sit Back, Relax and Do Some Research: Qwiki Opens Information Visualizations to the Public

Today will start letting the public into its site, which constructs narrated visualizations using photos, videos, maps and text for three million reference topics.
The idea is that instead of parsing through disjointed material, searchers can lean back and have a story told to them about what they’re looking for.

LinkedIn files for IPO: 8 facts to know

LinkedIn  filed for an initial public offering and detailed a profits for the nine months ended Sept. 30, a relatively new employee base and risk factors that included competition from the likes of Google and Facebook.

The professional networking site said it planned to raise a maximum of $175 million in its IPO. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan are on tap to be the lead underwriters.

Will the MPAA Target RapidShare, Megaupload or Dropbox?

Hollywood opened up a new front in its war against piracy Tuesday by taking the Florida-based file host Hotfile.com to court. Hotfile facilitates copyright infringement “on a staggering scale,” the Motion Picture Association of America alleged, and “profits handsomely” from distributing unlicensed copies of major motion pictures and TV shows.

How Does 3D Technology Work?

In 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone first described the process of stereopsis: the process by which humans perceive three dimensions from two highly similar, overlaid images. Or, the process by which Avatar looks like a mind-blowingly immersive alien landscape instead of a bunch of brightly colored fuzz.
3D technology has come a long way since Wheatstone developed his stereoscope, then used to view static images and eventually pictures. Now we get to wear Wayfarer knock-offs and enjoy 3D films, television shows and video games.
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Stereoscopy 101

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