tiki tiki tag tag !!!!

How interesting would you feel, if the virtual world can be intergrated to the real world ?

Exciting for me, that is what this project is about "tikitag".

This project is initiated by one of the telecommunication giant. The basic idea of this project is to make the virtual information available to the real time scenario. This is done through a small short range RFID which saves the information of the virtual world and which can be accessed with the tikitag reader, which is available in the market.

The interesting part of this project is "it is so cool :)"

For more information visit www.tikitag.com

DB2 Express-C

First let me give some description of what is this product about and what it can do.

 

DB2 has a long history and is considered by many to have been the first database product to use SQL (also first developed by IBM). I came across this product from days when I was learning the IBM Mainframe OS 390, the name DB2 was first given to the Database Management System or DBMS in 1983 when IBM released DB2 on its MVS mainframe platform. For some years DB2, as a full-function DBMS, was exclusively available on IBM mainframes. Later IBM brought DB2 to other platforms, including OS/2, UNIX and Windows servers, then Linux (including Linux on zSeries) and PDAs.

 

An earlier version of the code that would become DB2 LUW (Linux, Unix, Windows) was part of an Extended Edition component of OS/2 called Database Manager. IBM extended the functionality of Database Manager a number of times, including the addition of distributed database functionality that allowed shared access to a database in a remote location on a LAN. Eventually IBM declared that insurmountable complexity existed in the Database Manager code, and took the difficult decision to completely rewrite the software in their Toronto Lab. Later came the new version of Database manager, called DB2 like its mainframe parent.

 

In a  while between 1990's IBM released a clustered DB2 implementation, called the DB2 parallel edition, which initially ran on AIX. This was a scalable edition which provided shared nothing architecture, in which a single large database is partitioned across multiple DB2 servers that communicate over a high speed interconnect. This edition was then linked to the LUW platforms and was renamed to DB2 extended enterprise edition. Later, IBM announced the "viper" which is the code name for the DB9 on both distributed platforms and z/OS.

 

DB2 will be the first relational database to store XML "natively". The other features includes OLTP for distributed platforms, business intelligence/data warehousing for z/OS, more self managing features, addition to it was the 64-bit exploitation, stored procedure performance enhancements for z/OS, and continued convergence of the SQL vocabularies between z/OS and distributed platforms.

 

DB2 is available in several "editions," or licensing arrangements. By opting for a reduced-feature "edition," IBM allows customers to avoid paying for database features which they do not need. Sample editions include the Express, Workgroup, and Enterprise Edition. The most sophisticated edition for Linux/UNIX/Windows is DB2 Data Warehouse Enterprise Edition, or DB2 DWE for short. This edition is intended for mixed workload (OLTP and data warehousing) or business intelligence (BI) implementations. DB2 DWE includes several "BI" features such as ETL, data mining, OLAP acceleration, and in-line analytics.

 

The DB2 Express-C version is free to develop, deploy and distribute

DB2 Express-C™ is the free version of one of the most advanced database management systems in the world. Why pay when you can have all you need for free? DB2 Express-C is free to develop, deploy and distribute.

It is a fast, secure, reliable, and amazingly scalable dataserver, ideal for most startups and small/medium sized businesses. DB2 Express-C 9.5 is available on Linux, Unix and Windows (and run well with virtualization on Mac OS X). It also enables developers to easily handle XML through the native storage technology called pureXML™. Whether you develop in Java, .Net, Ruby, Python, Perl or pretty much any other programming language out there, DB2 can be your technological advantage.

 

DB2 can be administered from either the command-line or a GUI. The command-line interface requires more knowledge of the product but can be more easily scripted and automated. The GUI is a multi-platform Java client that contains a variety of wizards suitable for novice users. DB2 supports both SQL and XQuery. DB2 has native implementation of XML data storage, where XML data is stored as XML(not as relational data or CLOB data) for faster access using XQuery.

DB2 has APIs for .NET CLI, Java, Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby, C++, C, REXX, PL/I, COBOL, RPG, FORTRAN, and many other programming languages. DB2 also supports integration into the Eclipse and Visual Studio .NET integrated development environments.

 

To get your free copy of DB2, please click the below image:

For the free guide to get started

click here

Concept phone

 

This is a short video on the nokia concept phone which says how the nano technology helps change the nokia in future.

Make your phone your own.

 

What is this about ?

 

Well, as everyone I used to sit with my laptop and browse through websites for no reason, once I thought of enhancing my phone with good application that uses my Nokia e61 to its higher performance. So I was searching for the free software's , as everyday I came across some usual websites but this s60.com made a difference in my eyes.

Then I jumped into to pit of s60.com to explore what is in there. I found a lot of things which I like to share with you all for a while, and I hope this gives you a good solution for who ever is looking for new applications with discounted price.

 

What is S60 ?

S60 software on Symbian OS is the world’s most popular software for smartphones.

As mobile phones have evolved from devices that simply make calls into life-enhancing tools that deliver the Internet into our pocket, music into our ears and brilliant photographs for our eyes to enjoy, the software that our mobile devices run becomes ever more important.

With S60 you can run your favorite applications, all at the same time, without having to worry about shutting down what you’re currently doing just to start up another task. A wide variety of built-in applications are available to manage the tasks of business or personal routine: advanced telephony, multimedia applications handling images, music, and video, internet applications - just to mention a few. This powerful multitasking capability that all S60 devices possess is just one of the things that have made it the most widely used mobile platform today.

 

S60 in your life

What can s60 do in your life, well, it can really change you !

Make you organized, helps you not to forget things example. your meeting, your to do and so on. More over s60 gives you more productivity than before. The s60 will really take you over to the next level in your lifestyle and it will keep you updated. Thanks to this technology which helped me move a step ahead of others.

S60 Editions

You may have noticed that your phone is classified as an S60 2nd Edition or 3rd Edition phone. These refer to different versions of the S60 software, just as any popular computer software gets updated and released with a new name.
The newest version is S60 3rd Edition, which includes an improved look and feel, more features for multimedia and business applications, and better security.

 

Doing business with S60

S60 can do wonders for your phone – but did you know that it can also open up a whole new world for your business?
S60 technology offers a range of exciting and innovative business possibilities for operators and enterprises. If your business isn't using S60 already, then now is the time to start.

As a student I also work as a manager for my business and I should tell you that these s60 applications have really changed the trend of my business.

 

 

For more information and to explore the s60, don't forget to visit www.s60.com

 

Enjoy your stay @ s60.com

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears !

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.

Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks, requested the information as part of its $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular online video service and its deep-pocketed parent, Google.

Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered Google on Tuesday to turn over as evidence a database with usernames of YouTube viewers, what videos they watched when, and users' computer addresses.

Privacy activists from the Electronic Frontier Foundation said in a blog post the order "threatens to expose deeply private information" and violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, a 1988 federal law passed after Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's video rental habits were revealed.

Representatives of both companies said they were looking to work out how to comply with the court order to share video data while ensuring personally identifiable information is secure.

Viacom responded in a statement that it needs the data to demonstrate video piracy patterns that are the heart of its case against YouTube. But it sought to diffuse privacy fears, saying it had no interest in identifying individual users.

"Viacom has not asked for and will not be obtaining any personally identifiable information of any user," Viacom said.

"Any information that we or our outside advisors obtain ... will be used exclusively for the purpose of proving our case against YouTube and Google (and) will be handled subject to a court protective order and in a highly confidential manner."

Google senior litigation counsel Catherine Lacavera said her company was looking to resolve the issue quickly in a way that balanced Viacom and other plaintiffs' need for evidence in the case while "carving out some space for user privacy."

Lacavera said her company was pleased the court's decision had put limits on evidence discovery, including refusing to allow Viacom access to YouTube's search technology or to users' private videos on the site.

But the Google attorney called on Viacom to allow YouTube to anonymize user data -- in other words, redact rows of data containing usernames or unique computer Internet addresses.

In closed-door hearings ahead of the ruling, Google attorneys had argued against turning over such data without eliminating personally identifiable information.

"We are disappointed the court granted Viacom's overreaching demand for viewing history," she said. "We will ask Viacom to respect users' privacy and allow us to anonymize the logs before producing them under the court's order."

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0329430120080704?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true

iPhone 3G

Oh yeah ! Awesome isn't it ?

Apple launched its product on 9th June creating a huge expectations for the users !

Well, the competitive price and the attractiveness of the phone really pulls a user to invest in it, but what if iPhone disappointment is the fact that it still doesn't support Adobe's Flash technology, which means many multimedia-rich sites remain off limits.

Secondly, it is not easy to crack open the new device’s sleek case to replace its battery.

The new iPhone also does not have video recording provisions, something one can find even in the so-called low-end “feature phones” these days.

Besides all that, it is unable to copy a chunk of text and paste it into another application.

The lack of support for Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is said to be one of the most maddening iPhone flaws, reports Forbes magazine.

The iPhone does not even have a voice dialling system that allows users to dial verbally.

Six biggest disappointments regarding Apple's new iPhone 3G:

• Doesn’t support Adobe's Flash
• No replaceable batteries
• No video recording
• No cut-and-paste
• No multimedia messaging service
• No voice dialing

Well as far as I am concerned am not going against the iphone but I want the users to knows its full features.

DECIDE YOURSELF !

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INTERACTION

I remember the days when people said that computers are meant to control and avoid human interaction as much as possible. But, later the computers itself became interactive, where humans have a constant move towards it. The computer software giants took this advantages of users sticking to the computer and developed user interfaces which made them always stick to it. It is not only the fact of the user interface but also the web world which is increasingly showing its potential with the growth of user interactive sites. 

The user interaction is the term which is used in all the disciplines which is the "touch and feel" mostly i have seen the product designers using this term (i mean a physical product designer). But now for a change the IT hardware giants have started using and implementing it.

I once watched a movie which was likely 3 years ago, where they showed people moving their hands in air, wearing a wireless headset. I was wondering what it is, then i realized that it was a high tech computer which an projection screen in the air. Well, it was the creative idea of the member in the crew which lead to this direction. Most likely i wonder that these ideas drive the computer industries in todays world.

Talking about the interaction with computer: what more does a computer need more than typing on it and swiping on it. Well the new hardwares which was released recently made me speechless.

The touch mobiles and the tablet PC's are now moving towards the touch surface and touch desktop PC, the recently introduced HP Touchsmart PC is one of the awesome product that I have ever seen, on the contrary there is another one from Microsoft, the Microsoft surface is taking over the social surroundings with interactive environment.

What if somebody disagrees to all my above talks and says that it is a ergonomic nightmare, I wouldn't deny it. I will also have to look at it from the perspective of the user, even if the interface is good, but it is the human being who has to interact with who doesn't feel more comfortable with the design. They have to make a standup position in order to use the fully developed functionalities. 

The microsoft surface is quite an interesting product and you should watch this video about it:

On the other hand HP Touchsmart PC has come up with an innovative desktop PC which

will keep you interactive for all days long if you abide to its rules "Stand Up"

Watch the video about the HPTouchSmart PC

I don't know how the people are going to react for this new product launch, but I think

that HP has targeted a very precise segment of the market.

THE BOTTOM LINE - YOU KEEP SWIPING YOUR FINGERS OVER THE SCREEN OR THE SURFACE,

MOST LIKELY YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR FINGER PRINTS :))

Email Trace

Did you know? that you can find ones information through their email.

Even if it is not a full information, we can at least trace the sources location. Well, when do you think this is appropriate do execute ?

Anonymous mails, phishing and spamming mails. If you find yourself irritated with these information and you want to do something, you can this method to trace the sources information which will give you his location, his server and his ip address.

The are websites (http://www.ip-adress.com/trace_email/) which allow you to trace the source of your email, all you got to do is simply Copy and Paste the email header of the message and they will pinpoint you the location of the senders IP address.

Email Header:

This might be new to some and might not be new to some.

What is it? and where do you find it ?

The email header is the information that travels with every email, containing details about the sender (including the IP address), route and receiver. 

Here are some references of how to find email header for different email system

• Outlook 98, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2003
  
  
  
  1. Double Click the message to open it in a full window
  
  2. Click on "Options" in the "View" Menu
  
  3. Now you can copy and paste everything (press Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C)
  
  
  
   
  
• Outlook Express 4, 5 and 6
  
  
  
  1. Open the Message
  
  2. Click on the "File" menu
  
  3. Click on "Properties"
  
  4. Click the "Details" tab
  
  5. Click on "Message Source"
  
  6. Now you can copy and paste everything (press Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C)
  
  
  
   
  
• Yahoo Mail
  
  
  
  1. Right click on the message
  
  2. Click  "Show Full Header"
  
  3. Now you can copy and paste the Email header
  
  
  
   
  
• Google Mail
  
  
  
  1. On the top is next to the "Reply" button an down arrow. 
  
  2. Click it and click on "Show original"
  
  3. Now you can copy and paste the Email header
  
  
  
   
  
• Hotmail
  
  
  
  1. Rightlick the message in the message List.
  
  2. Click on "View Source"
  
  3. Now you can copy and paste the Email header
  
  
  
   
  
• Mozilla Thunderbird
  
  
  
  1. Open the email.
  
  2. Click in the menu on VIEW / Headers and select All.
  
  3. Now you can copy and paste the Email header
  

Use this information for tracing the spammers and anonymous senders.

Is this another forwarded messages which says in your inbox "Join me in Linkedin" well don't miss it, take your chances with Linkedin.

One morning I woke up and as usual checked my email while sipping my first coffee of the day. Nothing unusual there. Then I noticed I’d received a LinkedIn ‘connection’ request (LinkedIn users don’t have friends, they have ‘connections’). Wow I thought. I haven’t had one of these in while. Compare this to the number of recent Facebook friend requests, and it’s clear that, in my social circle at least, Facebook has replaced LinkedIn as the flavor of the day.

I joined the Linkedin a while ago (approximately 2months), but now am in touch with big shots (connections). Well, this is a good reputation builder for an starter among the big shots. What makes the Linkedin different from other social networks, well everybody have their professional contacts in every other networks, but still there is room to play and a room to work, according to the LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye in an extended lunchtime interview last week in Fortune’s conference room/pool hall said "In the future, everyone will likely maintain two online profiles"

I believe this, but there is been rounds of conversations for this verdict.

In any case i would recommend Linkedin as a professional connection builder.


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Firefox 3

3

The browser that has it all.

• New Features

  Firefox 3 sets the innovation bar very high with exciting new features, including one-click bookmarking, the smart location bar and lightning fast performance.

• Security

  Keeping you and your personal information safe is our top priority. Firefox 3 includes phishing and malware protection, plus our new instant site ID info.

• Productivity

  With features like built-in spell checking, session restore and full zoom, Firefox 3 makes it possible to work faster and more efficiently on the Web.

• Customization

  Your taste and needs set you apart from the rest. With Firefox 3 you can choose from over 5,000 add-ons that help you customize your browsing experience.

The firefox 3 is now the excellent browser among any other, according to me the security and the functionality are more wider now than in the previous versions. Mozilla has done a very good job by releasing this version.

Well, the addons are so cool, that there are so many available for various needs, particularly i would like to mention a few

Webmail notifier: this is a cool addon which allows you to auto login which the email id and password of the accounts, it supports gmail, yahoo, MSN and few more.

Google notebook: save your notes online and use it from anywhere, thats their concept.

Stumble Up: this is also another cool addon which studies the users behavior with their browsing history and suggessts them with more similar websites.

Check out the video:

Firefox have come up with a handy browser comparison chart which allows you to see how they are stacked up with their new features.

Compatible with modern Web pages and technologies
Active security features and the industry’s fastest response times
Thousands of free ways to personalize your online experience
Superior speed and performance
100% free and open source software