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Google has now released the complete version of a ‘Google for your computer’, the Google Desktop that lets users search their computers at the same speed they can search the Internet and easily find all their files. ( Beta version was released earlier this month)

The features section on what’s inside the new Google Desktop 5 says the following about security: “We care about your security, and have added a feature to make your search experience safer and easier by helping to combat both phishing and malicious software websites. Whether you’re clicking on links from documents, IMs and e-mails on your desktop or browsing the web itself, you may receive a warning when you’re about to visit a site that might be trying to steal your personal information or install malicious software on your computer, so you can decide if you want to use the site.”

Some New features to look at in Google Desktop 5 :

The application involves a sidebar for the user's desktop environment, variety of "gadgets", designed to display a range of functions, including the time, photos and stock prices. Vista, the latest version of Windows, offers similar functionality to the desktop sidebar(is it a copy ??)..

- It also incorporates previews of desktop search results

- warnings for Web sites that may contain malware.

- It is visually more enhanced than its predecessors and Windows Vista's version.

- Some popular gadgets have also been redesigned.

PN : Google Desktop now has for the first time, supports Hindi along with 28 other languages.

Awesome cool , Google claims , you can now search your pc's at the same speed that they can search the internet. 

[ Download Google Desktop 5 ] [ Mac version ] [ More information on features ] 

IBM on Thursday said it's building a specialized-version of the mainframe that would incorporate the Cell processor used in Sony's PlayStation 3 videogame console. The new computer is designed to power 3-D virtual environments for online gaming, business collaboration, mapping, and other applications requiring intensive data processing.

The project, which includes the help of Brazilian online game company Hoplon Infotainment, is meant to develop a new, and potentially lucrative, use for the mainframe, which has traditionally been used in banking, manufacturing, and other industries that need to process hundreds, if not thousands, of transactions a second.

The mainframe is an ideal platform for virtual environments, particularly online gaming, because of its ability to run multiple processors for computing-intensive applications, while also handling millions of simultaneous users, according to IBM. "As online environments increasingly incorporate aspects of virtual reality — including 3-D graphics and lifelike, meaningful real-time interaction among many simultaneous users — companies of all types will need a computing platform that can handle a broad spectrum of demanding performance and security requirements," Jim Stallings, general manager for IBM System z, said in a statement.

via [ IW ]

Note : Remember , somebody sometime ago had said " Mainframes are dead " — anybody remembers ??  The person who said it might not have even thought of utilizing the power of Mainframes upto this extent ..anyway .. Long Live IBM ..Long Live Mainframes. 

This video could be the most creative commercial ever seen. Awesome but really a strange styled commercial , something never ever seen by me..It showcases a child who’s ability to gain knowledge never ceases. One of the fantastic commercial ever seen by me !!
The video emphasis about Open Source. ” Future is Open ”

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Too much digitalization leads to this !! donna where we are heading to !! 

The IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) , a partnership betweeen the FBI and the NW3C (National White Collar Crime Center) issued a report for the year 2006.

It has come up with interesting statistics, including the Top 10 IC3 Complaint Categories:

 Microsoft released the feature-complete, third beta for Windows Server "Longhorn" on April 25, which is also the first public beta of the software.

New and improved features in Beta 3 include the following:

• Windows PowerShell is now included in the product.
• Active Directory Federation Services improvements allow customers to implement new policies and make it easier to set up a relationship between trusted partners.
• The Server Core installation option now comes with additional roles and enhanced functionality, such as print services and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services.
• The Server Manager console includes additional remote administration tools to provide a more integrated management environment.
• Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, now on by default, provides a persistent and more secure environment beginning at installation.
• NAP is integrated with Microsoft Update and Windows Update to enable administrators to decide which updates are critical and set policies accordingly. It also has a new administrative interface for simplified setup, scalability and better performance.

AMD Recommending Windows !!

"AMD encourages customers to download the beta and begin their evaluations today. As a next-generation operating system, Windows Server 'Longhorn' is designed to take advantage of the innovative features of the AMD Opteron processor, including 64-bit, multicore, virtualization and power management," said Joe Menard, the corporate vice president of software strategy at AMD. 

The product remains on track for release to manufacturing in the second half of 2007, and the beta code can be downloaded here.

[ Longhorn ] [ Download ] 

wow..what a figure !! its awesome..That's what makes Gliese special

Some Facts : 

- Like Earth, it is a small planet — 1.5 times Earth's diameter.

- Planets of that size are not blobs of gas but rocky.

- It also orbits its parent sun at a distance where liquid water could exist (the estimated temperature is between 0 and 40 degrees).

- And liquid water could mean life.

- Maybe the first potentially habitable planet.

- We don't know if it's got an ozone shield or anything like that.

"There's probably millions or billions of them out there, but this is the first one to be found," said Malcolm Walter, director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University. "I don't think we know enough about it yet. It's still early days. I don't think we can say anything about interstellar life."

via [ the age ] 

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new series of robots that are simple enough for almost anyone to build with off-the-shelf parts, but are sophisticated machines that wirelessly connect to the Internet.

Illah Nourbakhsh is a professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, which has one of the world's most prestigious robotics programs, and his research is funded by the likes of Google, Intel and Microsoft. But in the end, he says, he does it for the kids. 

Qwerkbot, a three-wheeled robot that can send images over the Internet, is one of several robots that can be built with the Telepresence Robot Kit (TeRK), a combination of a robot controller, commonly available parts and assembly instructions (recipes) developed by the CREATE Lab in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. Photo credit: Ken Andreyo/CMU

"[TeRK] is not only open from a software perspective, but also from a hardware perspective," Legrand says. "That's something this industry has never seen." 

via [ scientific american ] 

AOL has launched a new beta homepage and its design looks like a perfect replica of the Yahoo! homepage- a year old page. With AOL launching its services at different places , this should not be their strategy !! No creativity ??? something wrong with their marketing strategy ?

What do you think?

Things we can learn from Dil Chahta Hai .. ..

+ Freaking out and enjoying life doesn ' t need drugs or cigarettes.

+ There are relationships apart from Bf/Gf, marriage,siblings,friendship that can be very emotional and true which is beyond the understanding of many people.

+ And yeah even though U may be the best of friends there is always a limit which should never be crossed. Then it starts hurting………..

+ Improving Ur imperfections after you realize it, always take some time.

+ You always don ' t need to show or prove your Gf/Bf how much U love or care about her/him, which can sound very boring and finally U R dumped.+ Believe in Love , true love will never let you down

+ Never be ashamed to go back to your old friends, friends are there to understand your mistakes.

+ Do not be afraid of others, always think that others are afraid of you. (remember the Australian Beggar at the railway station)

+ Whenever you need your friend, remember that he is just a phone call away…distances can ' t separate friends

+ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends

+ It ' s the friends you can call up at 4 A. M. that matter.

+ The only unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.

+ The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with never say a word, and then walk away with a feeling like it was the best conversation you ' ve ever had. 

And last Karo wahi jo, DIL CHAHTA HAI !!!  

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