Now this one wonderful and innovative piece of technology by Moixa Energy. This, too cute, battery looks as simple as any other AA battery. But the beauty lies beneath. It is infact an USB device which acts as an AA battery and can be recharged after usage. The best part is that one need not carry along bulky chargers and cables to charge it. Just plug it into any USB enabled device and yo!!! Ready to use again in minutes. Isn't that wonderful???
Apart from the the widely used AA, USBCELL is also available in a variety of form factors like AAA, 9V and Phone batteries.
It isn't available for delivery in India else I would have been using a pair by now. There is no information of the global retailers too apart from UK.
Readers, decide who's getting me a pair of AA!!!
A psychologist developed these shapes. They have been tested worldwide, over a period of several years. As they received feedback from research, they carefully adjusted the color and/or form of each shape, then tested again, until they were left with a highly successful set of shapes. These represent the nine basic personality types.
Select a shape below that appeals to you the most and then scroll down to read about your personality.
Mind you, do be honest.
1.
Independent
Unconventional
Unfettered
You demand a free and unattached life for yourself that allows you to determine your own course. You have an artistic bent in your work or leisure activities. Your urge for freedom sometimes causes you to do exactly the opposite of what expected of you.
Your lifestyle is highly individualistic. You would never blindly imitate what is "in"; on the contrary, you seek to live according to your own ideas and convictions, even if this means swimming against the tide.
2.
Dynamic
Active
Extroverted
You are quite willing to accept certain risks and to make a strong commitment in exchange for interesting and varied work. Routine, in contrast, tends to have a paralyzing effect on you.
What you like most is to be able to play an active role in events. In doing so, your initiative is highly pronounced.
3.
Down to Earth
Well-Balanced
Harmonious
You value a natural style and love that which is uncomplicated. People admire you because you have both feet planted firmly on the ground and they can depend on you. You give those who are close to you security and space. You are perceived as being warm and human. You reject everything that is garish and trite. You tend to be skeptical toward the whims of fashion trends. For you, clothing has to be practical and unobtrusively elegant.
4.
Professional
Pragmatic
Self-assured
You take charge of your life, and place less faith in your luck and more in your own deeds. You solve problems in a practical, uncomplicated manner. You take a realistic view of the things in your daily life and tackle them without wavering. You are given a great deal of responsibility at work, because people know that you can be depended upon.
Your pronounced strength of will projects your self-assurance to others. You are never fully satisfied until you have accomplished your ideas.
5.
Peaceful
Discreet
Non-Aggressive
You are easy-going yet discreet. You make friends effortlessly, yet enjoy your privacy and independence. You like to get away from it all and be alone from time to time to contemplate the meaning of life and enjoy yourself. You need space, so you escape to beautiful hideaways, but you are not a loner. You are at peace with yourself and the world, and you appreciate life and what this world has to offer.
6.
Carefree
Playful
Cheerful
You love a free and spontaneous life. And you attempt to enjoy it to the fullest, in accordance with the motto: "You only live once."
You are very curious and open about everything new; you thrive on change. Nothing is worse than when you feel tied down. You experience your environment as being versatile and always good for a surprise.
7.
Romantic
Dreamy
Emotional
You are a very sensitive person. You refuse to view things only from a sober, rational standpoint. What your feelings tell you is just as important to you. In fact, you feel it is important to have dreams in life, too.
You reject people who scorn romanticism and are guided only by rationality. You refuse to let anything confine the rich variety of your moods and emotions.
8.
Analytical
Trustworthy
Self-assured
Your momentary sensitivity represents that which is of high quality and durable. Consequently, you like to surround yourself with little "gems," which you discover wherever others overlook them.
Thus, culture plays a special role in your life. You have found your own personal style, which is elegant and exclusive, free from the whims of fashion. Your ideal, upon which you base your life, is cultured pleasure. You value a certain level of culture on the part of the people with whom you associate.
9.
Introspective
Sensitive
Reflective
You come to grip more frequently and thoroughly with yourself and your environment than do most people. You detest superficiality; you'd rather be alone than have to suffer through small talk. But your relationships with your friends are highly intensive, which gives you the inner tranquility and harmony that you need in order to feel good. However it is no problem for you to be alone for extended periods of time, without becoming bored.
I have landed on image 9. No wonder, it worked!!!
RouteGuru (ALPHA) is an online application for finding ‘practically-usable’ driving directions in your city. What makes it unique is its emphasis on providing directions in the good old Indian way i.e. using landmarks. For typical direction algorithms like those used in the western world (which are usually based on Road/Street Names or numbers) do not work in developing countries like India, where cities are poorly planned and road/street names are often unmarked. RouteGurus' nearest competitors are the road-side paanwalas/auto rickshaw drivers.
RouteGuru is currently in alpha and readers/users are requested to test the application and provide actionable feedback to its creators.
The route directions are displayed in a tabular form and they can be printed or forwarded via eMail/SMS. Having started with road directions, RouteGuru plans to introduce online maps and allow access through mobile. The service is presently available only in Delhi-NCR. I tried out a few sample queries for Delhi routes and the results seemed quite accurate and reliable. Try it for yourself.
source: webyantra
When I copy image files from my laptop to my pen drive (or vice versa), I get to see a file called Thumbs.db go along with it. What is that file? All the while I considered it to eb a kind of virus...poor me. Only when I was reviewing an article from a portal I run through regularly, I came to know what it is all about.
What is Thumbs.db?
Thumbs.db is a file generated by WindowsXP each time you view folder contents in “Thumbnail” or “Filmstrip” view. This file is a cache file which use by WindowsXP to load up faster the next time you browse that folder.
How to remove it permanently?
You can delete Thumb.db and send it into Recycle Bin but it will keep appearing because by default thumbnails cache is enable in WindowsXP.
To get rid of it, go to My Computer > Tool > Folder Options > View and check “Do not cache thumbnails”.
Warning
By enabling this option, it will take a long time to open folder that contains large image files or quantity because the thumbnail images not been cached in Thumbs.db before.
source: cypherhackz
iXiGo (BETA) is a travel search engine aimed at the domestic skies in India. This is not a travel website but a travel search and planning engine which allows you to do real time searches across various Indian travel websites. This was created in line with India's first of its kind travel search engine Zoomtra.
On iXiGO, you can search for air fares on various airlines but you cannot book the tickets directly. On selecting a particular option, you are redirected to the respective airlines site or travel website (like makemytrip, spicejet etc).
iXiGO’s user interface is well designed using AJAX and is easy to use. The site is initially launched with air fares but future plans extend to hotel reservation search, car rentals etc.
It is time for a laughter break on my blog. At times, it is much required to relieve ourselves from the daily chores at work and home. This is especially for those who stay glued to their screens all day @ work. Go, get some relief... :)
It is (almost) every blogger’s dream to make some good neat bucks from their blogs'. Count me in too...Bloggers today can reach out to a variety of a money making tools to earn from their blogs; by reviewing various topics/products, host online polls, advertise, affiliate programmes and even plain surfing. Not every body has source to these money making sources and not everybody is equipped with the tips n tricks of the trade. Believe me, I've spent a great deal of time RnD'ing the web to find some of the available tools to start earning myself. Listed below are some of the advertising programs that will help bloggers’ make money online.
Google AdSense: AdSense is a contextual advertising program for which publishers simply have to add a piece of code to their sites that helps Google analyze what your page is about so they can serve ads on that topic. AdSense also allows you to earn money by using Google Search on your site that will display relevant ads when visitors search on your site. AdSense also has a referral program that allows you to earn by recommending various products like Firefox products, AdSense, Adwords, etc.
You can sign up as an AdSense publisher by clicking the AdSense button on the sidebar.
Text Link Ads: Text Link Ads will help you sell simple text links on your site easily. The monthly link price will depend on factors like your Google PageRank and Alexa rank.
Text Link Ads has an affiliate program that will pay you $25 for any referred visitor that is accepted into their publisher program and installs the advertising script on their site for seven days. If you refer an advertiser who purchases an advertisement, the referral will appear in your affiliate account within 24 hours.
Chitika eMiniMalls: Chitika eMiniMalls is a cost per click advertising program that will perform particularly well for product related sites.
Tribal Fusion: Tribal Fusion’s payment is calculated based on ad impressions (CPM). So the higher your web site traffic is the more money you will earn. To get accepted though you will need a minimum of 2000 unique visitors per day.
Vizu Answers: Vizu Answers helps you earn money from your site by placing interactive Polls on desired topics. They pay you based on CPM (Cost per thousand impressions), and you even get to set the minimum CPM rate for each poll you put up on your web site.
ReviewMe: Pays you to review products and services on your site. You control what you review.
AGLOCO: AGLOCO pays you for just surfing the web by running a small toolbar called the Viewbar. You can run the Viewbar upto 5 hours per month. Once the five hours are over, you can turn the Viewbar off until next month. However you will make money when people you have referred and the people they referred (down to 4 levels) surf the web.
Content Link: Kontera’s ContentLink provides in-text advertising solution that monetizes your content in real-time, enabling an incremental increase in ad revenue by providing a new source of untapped ad inventory that does not compete with the other ad programs running on the site. ContentLink also creates a valuable user experience by serving relevant and informational ads that match the user’s interest and frame of mind.ContentLink requires your site to have a minimum of 500,000 pageview per month, but I have seen them accepting new sites with lower pageviews.
FeedBurner: FeedBurner adds CPM ads to your feed. You may need around 500 RSS readers to get accepted.
Software Judge: They will pay you up to $50 to review software.
Vibrant Media: You can sign up with them to display relevant in-text ads if your web site delivers more than 500,000 page views of text based content a month.
Yahoo Publisher Network: Displays ads that are relevant to the content of your site. They are CPC based just like AdSense. But I believe Yahoo’s programme is strictly for US residents as the publishers MUST have an SSN. Check the TOS.
Pay Per Post: Write about web sites, products, services, and companies and earn cash for providing your opinion and valuable feedback to advertisers.
BlogAds: BlogAds lets you set the price and helps you find advertisers for your blog easily.To perform better with BlogAds, place it at a more prominent position on your blog.
What is RSS?
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
Why RSS? Benefits and Reasons for using RSS
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site's email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News.What do I need to do to read an RSS Feed? RSS Feed Readers and News Aggregators
Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.A variety of RSS Readers are available for different platforms. Some popular feed readers include FeedReader (Windows), and NewsGator (Windows - integrates with Outlook). There are also a number of web-based feed readers available. My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader are popular web-based feed readers.
Once you have your Feed Reader, it is a matter of finding sites that syndicate content and adding their RSS feed to the list of feeds your Feed Reader checks. Many sites display a small icon with the acronyms RSS, XML, or RDF to let you know a feed is available.
