Monday, September 26, 2005
Anti Skype software
Verso CEO Monty Bannerman, founding CTO of the NAP of Americas, says service providers are gung-ho about his new product offering. As a "free" service, Skype is raiding the business model of service providers that want to roll out VoIP services for their customers. "They're all telling me they hate Skype and they're telling me that they want to do something about Skype," said Bannerman in a telephone interview. "If you have something in your network that is costing you money and raiding your business model, I assure you you're going to do something about it."
Bannerman claims that Skype and other P2P applications were generating up to 30 per cent of existing network traffic load as of last year according to presentations at the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG). Since a revenue-based service provider isn't making any money off that traffic load, it's not a good thing, especially if they plan to offer their own flavor of VoIP to their customer base. Since making the announcement, Verso has received a number of phone calls from existing customers as well as intrigued service providers.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Mobile Virus (F-Secure)
Source: www.Slashdot.org
I really dont see the reason why to be alarmed unless you are paranoid about all the hoax's. Last time that was a different virus which rode on MMS. Now a new way. Is the AV vendors who are pushing the necessity or is there a need for the mobile anti virus as well. Are they are just trying to encash the fears of the end user?
Last time also F-Secure created a big hoo haa about the news. But nobody (atleast considering the consumers) bothered to give it a try. I know Nokia ships with F-secure trail version in Europe. But how many people are renewing it ?
There may be a need for the mobile AV in the future. But at the moment I trust my mobile phone and I am confidant things are not so bad as the vendors projected.
Ever wondered why
Funny one liners.
- Isn't is it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
- Is there another word for synonym?
- Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
- Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes ?
- If nothing ever sticks to Teflon,How do they make Teflon stick to the pan ?
- Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it;s called cargo ?
- Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
- Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?
- Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
- A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my boss's desk, he's got a work station...
Have you ever wondered why ?
Viagra
Profit making
It seems that the Pearly gates were in need of some repair, and he wanted some estimates.
The Pakistani contractor looked the job over carefully and estimated the job at $900. When asked how he came up with that figure, he said, "$300 materials, $300 labor, and $300 profit."
St. Peter then asked the American contractor for an estimate. After careful inspection he answered, "$3300 - $1100 materials, $1100 labor, and $1100 profit."
When St. Peter ask the Indian for an estimate, he answered immediately without looking over the job at all - $2900.
Asked how he came up with that figure he answered, "Simple, $1000 for you, $1000 for me, and $900 to get the Pakistanti contractor over there to do the work."
Google TV
Google's effort, until now secret, is arguably the most ambitious of the three. According to sources familiar with the plan, the search giant is courting broadcasters and cable networks with a new technology that would do for television what it has already done for the Internet: sort through and reveal needles of video clips from within the haystack archives of major network TV shows.
The interesting part is the discussion about these in Slashdot. Its funny why people say somany things againest MS but most of them are in favour of Google ;)
But i am sure its gonna be fun watching this competetion n masala fights between the leaders.
Hope I can get a stream of content from Google & MS to my living room FOC then I wll be quite happy. Letz hope for that
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Home Sweet Home
Anyway all that matters the most if the money. I heard lot of people saying (I used to LOL) money cant buy things or there are some things which money cant buy. Crap. Its only that money is not sufficient to buy them .
Last night speaking with Tanveer n he is also going home. But lucky guy, he is taking one month off. I admire the way he maintains his coolness.
Possibly I can meet him if I have got the time to visit Pune. Letz see how it goes.
Oooozzz....today I was reading an article written by this kid in the news paper. I really wanted to share with the rest but before lemme confirm about copy right. These days need to be a bit careful ;)
Srikrishna Komatineni
Top 10 worst products
Bob was born out of Microsoft's goal to improve the Program Manager interface for Windows 3.1. But it was a replacement that just didn't catch on. It also suffered the ignominy of spawning the awful Clippy--the helpful paper clip. Maybe Bob wasn't universally bad, but I've never heard anyone say they miss it. On a side note, according to Wikipedia, "Microsoft Bob was a project managed by Melinda French, Bill Gates's girlfriend at the time. The two later married. Bob was the last project she ever worked on for Microsoft".
In the list are Windows Me, and some other "cool" stuff. ( I really liked the bluetooth key board).
Source: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/hardware/desktops/0,39001729,39255480-1,00.htm
Green Card Woes.
INDIAN workers, including tech professionals, will now have to wait longer - up to eight years in certain cases — for a Green Card, with the US State Department's latest visa bulletin introducing a waiting period for Green Cards under the employment-based immigrant visa category.
"In the last three to five years, there was no backlog in the employment-based immigration visa category. Now a waiting-period of up to eight years has been introduced in certain categories including EB2 (Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability) and EB3 (skilled workers and professionals)," said Dr Arun C. Vakil, a US Visa and Immigration consultant from Mumbai.
He said the waiting period was triggered off as there was a pent-up demand in the employment based immigration visa category with a lot of pending labour certifications being cleared. "In such cases the process moved onto the next stage involving filing of i140 form for a Green Card. It is a problem of excess demand versus supply," he said.
According to the latest bulletin, cut off dates for India have been fixed at August 2002 for the EB1 category, November 1999 for EB2 category and January 1998 for EB3 category. This means that anyone with a priority date (date of filing) later than this will have to wait until new dates are announced and their priority date becomes active. The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference immigrants is at least 1,40,000.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2631.html
URG Flag
Source: http://www.vijaymukhi.com/vmis/tcp.htm
Very good piece of information regarding the URG flag. I am wondering what the heck is this.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Nandamuri taraka Ramarao
Once Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru came to the college to settle the dispute between students and college management. He was talking on the dais and suddenly noticed Mahatma Gandhi coming towards the meeting.
Nehru was stunned and came down to receive Mahatma Gandhi saying, “Bapuji! You would have intimated me about your arrival”.
Then after a pause the college principal said that he wasn’t Gandhiji but their student. And the student was none other than legendary actor NTR. That was an unforgettable scene in the life of NTR. However Nehru appreciated his make up and performance and also announced a gold medal.
Jawarlal Nehru sent a gold medal to him after returning to Delhi.
Source: Greatandhra.com
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Save India
His only qualification?.
His sirname is Gandhi. Although there is no relation ship with the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi. Already the nation went through the worst and now trying to get back on the track. After the BJP rule which improved the economic conditions a bit now the full credit goes to Mr. Singh who is doing a great job.
Mr.Rahul Gandhi. Son of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi whos a charismatic and young leader wants to be the next PM of India. For what to make the people suffer while you can enjoy the fruits of being a politician or to show to your Girl friend how powerful you are. Plz come out of that comic heroes feeling. You are talking about more than 1 billion people here where more than 300 millions are living under less than $2 per day. Atleast you first try to understand about your own constitution Amedhi. Try to solve the problems there and make it a better place without any power cuts and water problems. Then you can think about yout future ambitions.
Mean while there are somany experienced leaders. Work with them to learn the things. Even a state minister position with Mr. Singh can teach a lot of things. Till that time Save India and dont think about PM post.
Aish in a two pc Bikini
Wonder if Ash will manage to dethrone the ‘official’ sex goddess of Bollywood.
Source: indiatimes
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Singapore Anti-Spam Law
You can have a look at the proposal at the following link
http://www.ida.gov.sg/idaweb/pnr/infopage.jsp?infopagecategory=infoecon:pnr&versionid=1&infopageid=I2883
Sunday, September 11, 2005
MayaBazaar
Now I am feeling like I should have the DVSK or dana veera soora karna dialogues as well. Hope to get it.
Srikrishna Komatineni
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Google Srikrishnak
I knew my name will come in google results but never expected so many results. Just a couple of min back searched for my nick srikrishnak n couldnt believe it. It's more than 11,400 results.
Hey dont say that there may be many people who may be using the same nick. Gimme the sence of some stupid achivement. ;)
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Bharti Added 624,209 customers in August
The number is the highest ever monthly addition reported by New Delhi-based Bharti, 30.84 percent owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
Bharti now has a mobile user base of 13.413 million customers
Source: Reuters
Some thoughts
Cruz
Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo (a retailer) and Encarna (a hairdresser). As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers.
- After filming All the Pretty Horses (2000), she became a vegetarian.
She donated her entire The Hi-Lo Country (1998) salary to the Mother Teresa's children's sanctuary in Calcutta after spending a week there volunteering.
She founded a non-government organisation (NGO) called Sabera Foundation. Together with Nacho Cano and other Spanish entertainers, they have set up a home, a school and a clinic for homeless girls and people suffering from tuberculosis in Calcutta. Two documentary programs were made for Spanish TV on this project. Unfortunately differences of opinion caused a collapse in the project and Sabera Foundation tragically no longer exists.
She was named after the song "Penélope" by Joan Manuel Serrat.
The above picture was Penelope and monica Cruz(sister)
Source:www.imdb.org
Europe : Vodafone launched a solar charger for mobile phones enabling users to recharge batteries anywhere where the sun is shining. This is another important addition to the independence and mobility offered by mobile communications, and something that will be especially appreciated in the present holiday period, with long hours spent outside, far from a power socket but within reach of the sun’s power.
Apart from mobile phones and PDAs, this flexible charging technology can also be used to power a range of other devices such as handheld games, MP3 players and digital cameras.
The Vodafone solar charger also has the advantage of being an environment-friendly product. To illustrate that, 10,000 customers using the charger for a year on solar energy alone would prevent the atmospheric discharge of 8 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is accepted as one of the main causes of global warming.
Source: www.3g.co.uk
I am sure this is going to be something quite usefull, in particular places like Asia where the Sun shines almost more than 250 days per year. Even when you are on Holiday you dont have to worry, if you have a 3G phone this looks more convincing.
Srikrishna Komatineni
Ipod nano
Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199, the pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of .
I am quite curious to see the outcome. No doubt Apple got an upper hand in this industry but with the recent patent wins Creative will be a strong contender as well. With the rest of the entrants and rumers saying a lot of other companies making similar equipment I am sure its going to be a tough time for Apple.
Source: http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Tioman Island
After working continuously for more than an year my body started to show the signs of fatigue and seems like I badly needed a holiday. I planned to go home next month but I couldnt wait one more month. So finally I made a small trip to this beautiful place Tioman Island.
It took about four and half hours by road from Singapore. Unlike the rest of the places or more popular destinations such as KL or Lankawi this place is not well connected( or is it well connected ?). We spent about 14 hours in travelling either by bus or by the ferry.
Apart from all these things there are few things which I cant forget. One if Uncle Wong who's our tour guide. He starts his speak with a small notion n shrugs then starts with a high pitch which will wake up everyone. I still remember the way he keep on mentioning about the toilets @ Mersing ( a town at the east coast) and Tioman Island.
The moment I land up my feet I almost felt like I am at a different place. The air is filled with joy and a kind of tranquility. Really my mind started to relax. The first day almost we're at the resort getting around and watching the scenic tropical forest.
Second day we went to "Salang". This is supposed to be the best beach there and good for Scuba or snorkelling. All of us took the snorkel dived in to the light green water. May be I need quite sometime to explain about the feeling. After a while we returned to the shore to have our lunch.
Second half of the day I gave a very good chance to my friends to be the "heros". :)
It happened to be the wind is really blowing n the water currents is quite rapid. The same time I had leg cramps. I tried for a while and asked our tour guide to help me. The good thing is I was in control. Not paniced or alarmed of something. Seems like now a days I am getting more bolder n brave ;). It happened at Tulai Island. (The water is about 10M deep).
Now the pending thing is to copy the pics and videos from my Sony DCR-PC1000. It's only about two months old and this is its first big n good assignment. I am quite eager to see the results but to be frank dont have the time to copy n edit it..May be the weekend is the right time..
Now started working again... With more energy n refreshing memories....
take it easy
"Darling," he says. "I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce." The wife says nothing, keeps looking at the road ahead butslowly increases her speed to 45 mph. The husband speaks again.
"I don't want you to try and talk me out of it", he says, "because I've been having an affair with your best friend, and she's a far better loverthan you are."
Again the wife stays quiet, but grips the steering wheelmore tightly and slowly increases the speed to 55 mph.He pushes his luck. "I want the house," he says insistently. Up to 60 mph."I want the car, too," he continues. 65 mph. "And," he says, "I'll havethe bank accounts, all the credit cards and the boat."
The car slowly starts veering towards a massive concrete bridge. This makes him a wee bit nervous, so he asks her: "Isn't there anything youwant?"
The wife at last replies - in a quiet and controlled voice. "No, I've goteverything I need." she says.Oh, really?" he inquires, "So what have you got?"
Just before they slam into the wall at 75 mph, the wife turns to him andsmiles.....
"The airbag."....Never underestimate how a woman thinks.
Moral of the story:- Buy Toyota VIOS as it has only one airbag (for driveronly). The husband sure die and wife gets everything!So, for a husband don't buy a Vios today.... :)
