Windows Vs. Mac : What People on twitter think

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Monik

There is this war always going on which is capable enough to be called as World War 3, it’s Mac Vs. Pc. So, today i go on asking people on twitter what they feel about it. Here are some the results i found, which i found funny.

When i Searched for F*** windows on Twitter i found some results worth to be listed here, And if thats not it, People are abusing Bill Gates too!

When i asked People why Windows is Better than Mac, than What i got was expected

RT @monikkinom: Need this for my post : Why do you Think Windows is Better than Mac? #urgent #help _ it isn’t! (Tweet by tim_butcher)

Here’s DesiNinja’s Tweet Conversation which might explain why people use Windows,

Tweet 1 : ‘cos all the cracked version of latest full softwares & games r available of win only.

Tweet 2 : thats the primary reason i shifted frm ubuntu… i like linux otherwise.

But this is quite weird. People Use the same windows and howl abuses on it, it’s like making a hole in the plate your eating. So, to cover up i had some windows Guys too, I had put a poll to ask “Does Windows Suck” to clear out the above discussed points and i was surprised at the result, which said that 75% people feel windows does not suck.

Next, i searched for Mac F***, but amazingly i found some tweets which supported Apple!

But finally Pricing does matter and people prefer buying PC’s because they are more affordable for sure. This is something what Apple Needs to take under consideration. $1000+ for Computers is way expensive.

Tweet by Tito : becoz I am an Indian and I cannot afford to buy a Mac..my dad is poor

Final Note : Well, i found out Twitter is filled with lot of Apple Fanboys, who can abuse off Windows, but at the same time there are few Windows Lovers too, ahem ahem, (I know some of them) and Linux Lovers. But it seems most run on windows and are always complaining.. But for me, whatever it may be, my work should be done. What do you think?

Image Credit : SoyDeMac

Dont Underestimate the power of blogging : Blogging the pro style

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Monik

This is a Guest Post by Sylwia Presley , ethicist and business developer at work, social media strategist for non-profits outside of work; social media enthusiast and blogger who still believes in the power of written word Catch her on Twitter and Facebook.

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I was asked to post about blogging. Blogging is a big topic, and it’s hard to compile all its aspects in a post (which should not be too long;)), so I will send you away to my very new, crispy fresh ‘how to blog’ blog and here talk about why I think blogging still is powerful.

Mainly because it is an interactive tool, which allows us to reach global audience. Thus its content is exposed to constant criticism – before you post anything on you blog you need to consider every possible consequence of what you put up there and still be prepared to cope with the unexpected reactions. It does require a certain type of predictability, but also transparency and openness for critique. I personally really like the self-regulatory power of bloggosphere, because it encourages building strong voice and very powerful relationships. I would advise to think twice before you post something and if you do, have your goals in mind. Take my recent post on love for instance, designed to send a message to everyone who knows me to update them on where I am in my life, to my past, present and future partners to understand me better, but also to question few old truths and hopefully kick off discussion.

Now, the discussion kicked off by content of your blog might not happen in comments section. I think social media is rich in tools and by now I see conversations moving to various platforms. I very often converse on Twitter, but I also talk on Flickr, LinkedIn and Facebook. I go and talk about my main blog’s content via e-mails, and quite often I have in my inbox posts from my friends referring to recent blog posts – simply because they are used to this way of ‘conversing’ with me. At the beginning, in 2004 I was very happy that I can put all my toughs on a topic in a rather structured but still personal way in one place on-line and let my friends read it whenever they want to or have time to do so. And they really picked it up and consider my blog as a journal – written just as much for myself, as for them! I also bring discussions from other platforms to my blog and talk about recent Oxford Flickr group exhibition, YouTube video, Mashable discussion or testing of Google Wave. My blog is the central hub for who I am for public.

In my case I am quite open, as blogging changed my life drastically many times and I think honesty on-line is a huge investment. However I think it is up to each of us how much we give away here. I do keep vast amount of my life offline and I want it to stay this way. I have my own balance between what I do say and what I keep for myself, but I strive to present my on-line voice as close to the natural one as possible. You have to decide, what you want to present, what tools you want to use and what effect you want to have on people.

Blogging gives you a unique opportunity to voice your opinions, present yourself the way you want to, and meeet similiar people. You can do it from your pc, mobile or anywhere with wifi;) You can do it few times a day, you can post once in a while. It is entirely up to you how you do it, but remember – the ‘how’ in this case stand for ‘who you are’ so you might want to decide upon your own blogging tactics.

I suggest starting with this brilliant free guide to blogging and simply trying blogging out. As you start discovering your own voice and the beauty of on-line interaction and variety of responses, you will get the feel of what blogging is about.

Just make sure you have a good reason to do so;) Fake blogging can be easily spotted, and we bloggers are like wolves – we respect our own kind, we are very open to new ideas, but we tend to turn away from meaningless conversations! Listen to others, read their content and contribute to the discussion on-line. Manage discussions on your sites and be aware of what is happening around. And if you are funny, think about the fact that you can make someone’s day! It’s a nice thought as it is:) Good luck!

So stop reading, go on, set it up and start typing! And if you need support, catch me on Twitter as @presleysylwia

A Sound is worth thousand actions : Using Mac’s Speech to Action Feature

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Monik

Mac OS X has many features, and most of them are hidden and they won’t reveal until you search for them.

My System Preferences

Today, when i was just changing my Wallpaper on my Computer, i just clicked on Speech in the System Preferences. Well, then what i found was the Text to Speech stuff, which in Windows is known as Windows Narrator.

Speech Settings

Well and Good that Mac has it. But then i saw another feature, called Speech Recognition. I clicked on it. All i saw was Speakable Items Written on Top with options, to Click on or off. Following my age old habit, i clicked on and waited to see what happened.

Some Small Circle like thing popped up with a Microphone drawn on it, and it had something written over there, “Esc”. So, i just pressed “Esc” and the Mic Started Receiving Voice. Good. I started singing….

But then, i though what is it exactly? And i don’t know what happened or was it a co-incidence, i said “Apple” and at that time i was Watching some YouTube Video. A new tab opened with Apple.com!

Well, that was just the starting. I went back to the settings, and dug in, like i always do and found out many, many commands which could be used do save time, and just do simple tasks.

When keeping “Esc” pressed (or any other key which you can assign in the Speech Settings), i just spoke “What time is It?” and then i heard some voice repeating my question with the answer.

What Time is it?

And if that’s not enough, you could assign your own names too, for example i landed on hop.im (My Url shortening service) and i just said “Make This Page Speakable” and then some Box Popped out asking me to type in something which could be said by me everytime i want to open the page. I named it Hop. So, now every time i say “Hop” it opens hop.im in my broswer. Same With Twitter, Google and Apple (Ofcourse) and many more.

Just a Tip : Using a External Microphone is suggested because the internal one’s are located at odd places, and in order to record it clearly you need to take lots of pains, so a external would rock. Also, there have been lots of problems i have been facing with this because of some Accent problems, Our (Indian) English is way different from those of the Americans.

Google Wave : Review And user guide for Dummies and Invite Giveaway too! (updated)

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Monik

For all those thinking, Google Wave is a killer for FaceBook and Twitter, it surely is but only if you understand. Well, let me tell you the story from Beginning.

I have a good Friend, Binoy. His Gtalk status said *****@googlewave.com. I asked him was he on Google wave? He said yes! Oh great, then what? I asked him if we could do the honor of inviting me and he did agree. He nominated me. I waited for a day, no response. 2 Days, nothing. 3, Nothing, and the finally on 5th day here i have. Perhaps Google does take a lot of time licking those stamps.

Anyways, on the fifth day i got this mail.

Google Wave Invite Mail

I was pretty excited, to check it out after all people were ready to pay upto $150 for it! So, dumping off my English Homework i went on to try Google wave.

So there it goes. When i log in i See -

Google Wave home Page

This first thought to my mind. WTF? Well, it’s damn complicated to understand. When, i showed it to my younger brother, he said he could solve a rubix cube in less time then Understanding Google Wave and it’s not just me. But reading some guides and check out Google Wave’s help center i found out things to get my self going.

Then first thing i did, was tweeted and tweeted asking if anyone too, was on Google wave. You can read some of my tweets, on my twitter profile while they were still hot!

Tweeting for Wave

After that i’ve got atleast 2 friends add me There we go. First thing i did was started a wave. To Start a wave you need to click on new wave.

Adding a New wave

Then select the participants of the wave, whom you want to get the wave in their inbox. Here’s a screen shot of what it looks like.

Adding Participants for Google Wave

Once You put have a wave, next what happens when you get a reply in your inbox. Here’s a view of the Inbox.

Google Wave Inbox

Well, all that is what the wave is about, but lets check out the actual wave. So i had convinced one of my friend, Binoy to help me out with that. So, few things i found out. Chatting is real time. Like if your using Google Talk or Yahoo Messenger you can’t ever find what the person has typed untill he pushes enter but in Google Wave as soon as he types i can see it without the actual need to hit enter. So I can measure anyone’s typing speed to or how many typo’s anyone makes.

Real-Time Chat

Now going next to thing is Google Search on the Go. And not just searching the web but searching Images, Videos, Books (Under-Construction) and More. And after searching not only you can view the results, but add them to your wave too. Screenshot for that too? Ok.

Google Search on Wave

Adding Youtube Videos and Image in Your wave

Well, i should have mentioned this earlier but i am mentioning it now. How does it matter? Well I’ll give you a view of the Text Editor which will help you make your text look more attractive and sexy. Well, not just that you can upload your attachments too over there, just click on the paper-clip icon and then upload it and share it on your wave!

Rich Text Editor

Other Important part of wave are those three little icons sitting on the left of your wave editor box.

Important Wave Tools

Let me go one by one. The “G” icon is for Google Search which i mentioned Earlier. Then come’s the Jigsaw puzzle like icon which on clicking allows you to add any third party, Gadget to your wave. Then is a icon with those three rectangles of different colors. Those are one’s for posting a Poll. Just type your question and add the Poll which will have options, Yes, No or Maybe.

Polls on Google Wave

And along with that the last icon, you can add maps also, which you can share via your wave.

Final Rating : 7/10

Did it live to it’s hype? Not Exactly but It’s worth trying once. If any one wanting invite’s, just drop me a request in the comments and why should u get it and i might be able to nominate 7 deserving commenters. Good Luck!

Update : There is a Invite (Not Nomination, this one will give you a account immediately) up for giveaway too. To get it just post it in the comments, why you need it along with your Email id so that i can give it to you instantly. Regarding the Results, it will be out in next 4 hours. Cheers!

Stop your Neighbour from snooping into your Wifi : Anti WiFi Paints!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Monik

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Most probably, whenever you put on your wifi, your main focus is not on using it but preventing any outsider from breaking into your WiFi and him Surfing FaceBook with you paying all the Bills.

Now, no more. Here come Anti-WiFi Paints, when rooms are coated with it they prevent, any WiFi Signals form entering from outside the house but Preventing the WiFi Signals from outside to escape outside.

The Paint is prepared using aluminium-iron oxide which has the same frequency as the Wi-Fi signals. These paints can absorb upto 100GHz (GigaHertz) which is well enough to absorb, Wi-Fi Signals, Fm Radio, Cell Phone signals too.

Shin-ichi Ohkoshi who is from the University of Tokyo and the lead for this project has pretty impressive ideas for the project. According to him these paints can be used in Future in Cinema Halls to prevent Cell Phone from Ringing in Cinema Halls (Oh God, in India we need it right now!).

This paint will available at a price of £10 per kilogram which is not much. So With just one paint, you get to see your neighbour cry next time you see them!

MIT explains OLED technology using Pickle [Video] : Must Watch for Techies!

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Monik

For all those who always thought how do Oled Displays work, here is a very simple demonstration by MIT Professor. Oled Displays unlike normal displays emit light of their own instead using backlights. What Makes it work?

Electrically active organic material is stuffed between a Anode and a Cathode and when the electric current is passed through it the positive Electrode i.e Anode sends electrons to the Negative Electrode i.e Cathode and this charges the Organic Material and so when both the charges hit the a particular molecule releasing photon, which we get to know as Light. Video after break.

Thanks OLED display.

Microsoft Tablet Rumors begin to fly in the Blogosphere!

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Monik

We are not yet over with the Rumors about Apple’s tablet PC and there comes some news from Microsoft, it’s biggest rival that it might be working on some a Tablet PC too.

The Tablet according to leaked pictures and information has a 7 Inch Screen which will be touch-sensitive (very obvious) and have stylus input and writing. It’s another purpose may be to compete with Amazon’s Kindle as a Ebook Reader The device has also been named Courier, now if you can remember something that among the lists of fonts in Word, this name is also present!

The Design will be more Book-Like than actually being like a tablet. Instead of pages it will have two screens which will fold one above other and would form a Booklet like Object.
It is also being said that Microsoft Might be able to beat Apple in the Tablet race by releasing it before then it’s competitor. Yikes!

Currently it’s in Development stage and the User Interface is being worked upon. But on thing is not surely confirmed, that will it be working on Windows 7 (Maybe because Windows 7 is touch ready) or Windows Mobile 6.5 or a new system.

Prices Still seems to be a mystery. It’s not confirmed but it is not likely to be untrue because this era is of Tablets and it’s not possible that leading tech companies like Microsoft would remain behind in the race.

[Via Gizmodo]

Watch + Cellphone = Future? (Must for Geeks!)

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Monik

Have you ever wondered if you could just check out the time and along with that, You Mail, Answer Calls all in one without even putting your hand in the Pocket?

Well, times changed. Earlier we had cellphones of Sizes equal to your Umbrella. Now We have cellphones which are size of your watch i.e Watch + Cellphone!

I am a Gadget G33k, and it’s obvious that Gadgets do turn me on. This one’s what i really love. Well this gadget is Merlin’s Mobile Watch which can surely replace your cellphone.

Here’s are the features of this Amazing Cell Phone Watch

1.55 inch TouchScreen
Bluetooth 2.0
Keypad + Handwriting input
Web Camera, Voice Dial Up, Voice Recorder
MP4 and MP3 player
Telephone directories: 500 groups of contacts, support incoming call with photo display, group ringtone
Messages & Multimedia messaging: support 200SMS, 100MMS

And much More!

Well The best thing about this watch, Looks! It Rocks The Design is Just perfect. So if you want one of these Watches then it’s available at Merlin Digital at their Stores in Dubai or You can buy it online too.

Dell to launch smartphone in China this week?

Posted on August 14, 2009 by bastab

After Apple iphone and Google’s android,nowits turn for Dell to get their presence felt in the global market of China by going to lauch their smartphone very soon,if not sooner.And from close sources,they are going to get the launching done withing two-three days.
Now,Dell already having a good competition in the laptop market in China(with Lenovo being the chief competitor),this stunt of the company can be well seen as their measure to take the opportunity of the ever increasing mobile phone market throughout the world.

And as companies from Apple (AAPL) and RIM (RIMM) to Acer and HTC eye the Chinese market, Dell will have to manufacture well-designed competitive devices. That might be hard for the company, which has long specialized in hardware, because the strongest smartphone manufacturers combine deep knowledge in both hardware and software.

The device will supposedly be launching on ChinaMobile, the nation’s largest network server,under a new “Ophone” brand. Ophone is the way China Mobile is branding all devices running Android,and it’s expected that devices from Lenovo and HTC in near future will be handled in the same way too.All Ophones will be built with China-only 3G support,TD-SCDMA.

The Dell smartphone is rumored to be called the mini3i and is expected to be running on Andriod O/S.

Keep a check on this section for the latest updates.

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