Access MSDN via Low Bandwidth Link

To Access following site in low bandwith,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/default.aspx

Use this link

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/default(loband).aspx

Once you r here you can click on persist low bandwidth view, then whenever u open MSDN it shows in low bandwidth mode only.

The sooner the better

The time has come for Indians to do some Research in Fundamental Sciences, this area causing India to buy technology from other countries. It is evident that all the latest technologies are the results of Fundamental Research.

As per my knowledge, in India we are producing Engineers, who go and work for a service based company, but very less people choose Basic Sciences(Physics, Maths etc) as their graduation. The main reason behind this is Job & money.

It is good if Organizations support the research graduates in Fundamental Sciences, i am thinking of an organization which generates revenue from Software Development (product or service), and supports the researchers in the Fundamental Sciences to carry their research.

In coming future we may loose the momentum of growth due to lack in the knowledge of fundamental sciences, we can't go and purchase each and every useful technology from countries like US. To be self reliant India has to take steps in this direction and provide a good support to Scientists.

Experiment at CERN :End of Days?

There is a news about an Experiment to be conducted by scientists tomorrow at CERN (a European Organisation for Nuclear Research). The experiment is being conducted through a machine called Large Hadron Collider (LHC) , largest particle accelerator on earth.

The intention of this Experiment is to crack the secret behind the Origin of Universe and to study the Validity & limitations of current Standard Atomic Model.

Some scientist are claiming that it is the end of the world,because Black Hole sucks everything around it, not even light can escape from it.

If you are reading this after the experiment on 10 September 2008,then you are alive.

Update: 

1. http://lhc-first-beam.web.cern.ch/lhc-first-beam/satellite.html

Check the above link for the timings.

10 September 2008 After the Experiments.

1. Stephan Hawking rules out the possibility of destruction.

2. LHC switched on, and scientist started experiments.

3. LHC Home Page on CERN and see below CERN Rap Video

Detection Mechanism

At four places around the LHC ring, protons from the two counter-rotating beams will collide.

The collision energy condenses into particles (e-, p, p…) .Detectors surrounding the collision point are sensitive to the passage of energetic particles.

Difference between Build, Rebuild & Compile

Recently after deploying our application, our modifications were not showing up then we rebuilt the solution and it worked, till that time i did not break my head understanding what Build & Rebuild was. Here is what i found out.

Build means compile and link only the source files that have changed since the last build, while Rebuild means compile and link all source files regardless of whether they changed or not. Build is the normal thing to do and is faster. Sometimes the versions of project target components can get out of sync and rebuild is necessary to make the build successful. In practice, you never need to Clean.

Build or Rebuild Solution builds or rebuilds all projects in the your solution, while Build or Rebuild builds or rebuilds the StartUp project, "hello" in the screen shot above. To set the StartUp project, right click on the desired project name in the Solution Explorer tab and select Set as StartUp project. The project name now appears in bold. Since the homework solutions typically have only one project, Build or Rebuild Solution is effectively the same as Build or Rebuild .

Compile just compiles the source file currently being edited. Useful to quickly check for errors when the rest of your source files are in an incomplete state that would prevent a successful build of the entire project. Ctrl-F7 is the shortcut key for Compile.

Google: Organising the worlds knowledge

Internet is every where & Google is organizing the World's Knowledge.

Corporate Vision: "Google's mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful."

Never before in history of humanity so much information was available at a finger tip. Year 2004 marked a revolution with the introduction of Google search Engine. Note the word "Universal”. Since from 2004, year the company went public, Google has been releasing a steady stream of innovative tools & services - some of them developed by Google's Engineers, many others brought in from acquiring start-ups: Google Search, Google Earth, Gmail, Orkut, Google Chrome, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Blogger, Picasa, You Tube, Adsense, Adwords..... the list seemingly endless.

Initially it looked like random growth. But as the time passed, the above applications helped Google to gather more information and organize the pieces of knowledge. With the growing information at the Google Servers, the search results are helping people to find out the things they are looking for. With all this the Google, knows what the user needs the moment some one enters the search keyword & with the help of this we can predict the Future.

Suppose, If you search "Nokia N Series", that means either you may be planning to buy a Nokia N Series or you want to compare it with your own Cell Phone. With little bit of effort if you add up all this information, it would produce a pretty good notion of where the world was heading, of what was about to get hot & what is going out of style. You can call Internet, as Founder of Wired Magazine Mr.Battelle called it, "the database of intentions".

To find out for yourself visit Google Trends

Shaolin Temple: The Temple of Shaolin Kung Fu

Those of who have seen Martial Arts Movies have heard about the "Shaolin Kung Fu".

With an intention to spread the Shaolin Kung Fu & Culture, Shaolin International Federation is set up.  Shaolin Kung Fu was developed by Bodhidharma (an Indian) as mentioned on the Shaolin Internation Federation's website ( which is reproduced below). 

"Almost all the stories can be traced back to him, Bodhidharma, the 18th-generation heir of Mohakasyapa. It is Bodhidharma who founded the religious philosophy named the Zen. It is he who developed the world's unique Shaolin kungfu. And, most important of all, he integrated the status focused Zen with the Shaolin kungfu known for its bravery and fierce valour, thus rendering the martial art tradition of the Zen an ever lasting glory. "

World Bank API

Interested in tracking World Bank related statistics? World Bank API comes to the rescue.Couple of days ago i was searching for some statistical data related to world bank &  accidentally i found one link which led me to World Bank's API website.

As they have mentioned ont their website, the sole purpose of API is to understand the trends & patterns as well as  make the data available to people, who can then transform this data into some kind of mashup.

I thought my readers whould be interested in working on it.

Software Engineer on Deadline

Exploitable Windows XP Media Files

Problem: If a Folder Contains Media Files (both Video & Audio) and if you select a video/MP3 or just open the folder or while Windows XP trying to build the thumbnail  in your Windows XP Machine, then Windows Explorer Crashes.

Solution: This has been identified by Microsoft & Patch for it can be downloaded from 

Microsoft Site Windows XP Security Patch.

For More Details : 1. http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Securiteam/2002-12/0059.html

Silence, listening & meditaion

"To hear the voice of God, you must be silent,because God whispers".

Most of us don't listen fully.We listen only long enough to determine whether the speaker's ideas matches with our own. If it doesn't match then we stop listening. Humans usually listen to what they want to hear not what is being told.

I think we are not giving enough concentration towards listening.AS you might have observed most of the people will be telling you that they "don't" have time to think also. It is happening because, we are more concerned towards action and neglecting the silence & the listening.

And also you might have observed that, some or the other thoughts will be running in your brains, that voice makes us unstable.

Somewhere i read that, quantum physicists are believed that "empty space" between atoms is filled with life energy. And even Einstein mentioned about it as "the only reality".

And to listen, we must be silent & silence comes when we concentrate on one thought at a time. Meditation proves a good tool which can make or condition our brain.

Why do i blog? Latest insights & updates

Luckily i got this question running in my mind. Why do i blog? want to get popular or impress people? improve writing skills?why should i blog at all? So many unanswerable questions suddenly started bursting in my mind within fraction of seconds, what can i do now? blog about it again?am i addicted to write something or is it a new kind of blogging mania? or my reading ability is overloaded and making me to write something? What the hell.............!!!!!!!!!!!!

And here is what at present i think all about it.

This blog wasn't created to change the world or to dazzle few bloggers/readers.It's all about my scrambling on trial & errors, experiments,readings,programming. Some how i feel that my reading habits make me to tell about it to people around me.

BTW From the comments, i can see that very less people read my blog, is it because there is no pattern or structure in my writing?

Need to analyse my self, it's really good that i got this question, it seems feedback mechanism is working in my brain. Help me to improve my self.

Colors of the Day 1

 #FF8D50

 #7AB8DD

 #715995

 #7fdf55

5 Reasons to Use CSS based Layouts

1. Reduced Bandwidth costs due to less data exchange
2. Higher Search Engine Ranking beacuse of cleaner code
3. Faster Download Speed due to less size
4. Increased Reach due to compatibility with many gadgets
5. Easier to Maintain the HTML

90% done syndrom

Couple of hours ago i read a very interesting post related to Software Project Management on Coding Horror.

The 90% done sysndrom can be stated like this: The first 90% if the project takes 90% of the time & the last 10% takes the other 90%.

Spiderman

And Lord knows,kids like Henry need a hero.

Courageous, self-sacrificing people......setting examples for all of us.

Everybody loves a hero.

People line up for them.Cheer them. Scream their names.And years later, they'll tell how
they stood in the rain for hours... ...just to get a glimpse of the one......who taught them to hold on
a second longer.

I believe there's a hero in all of us......that keeps us honest......gives us strength......makes us noble......and finally allows us to die with pride.

Even though sometimes we have to be steady......and give up the thing we want the most.Even our dreams. Spider-Man did that for Henry......and he wonders where he's gone. He needs him.

Protocols of matrix : 1st on Scour

Recently i got many invitation to join the scour ( social search engine), i was curious to check the results and i submitted my result,bingo, my blog came at the top indicating that my blog is at 1st position on Google, Yahoo, MSN Live search engine results. Take a look at it below & here is the search result .

Rules : It is simple to follow rules some times

Today i had a verbal fight with BMTC Pusphak bus driver. I was going to my office and boarded a bus, when i was getting into bus, at the entrance the driver asked me where i want to go, i said Richmond Circle.He said he will not stop bus at richmond circle and he was forcing me to board another bus. I said, why can't you stop the bus at richmond circle as there is a bus stop.and he was scolding me, then i said you are not doing your job & not following the rules.And also i mentioned to him that, i am telling him the rules designed by the BMTC Authorities and i am not creating something new to defend myself. When i was telling these things no body was concerned and not speaking a word, all kept quit seeing the drama. I don't understand what's wrong with people, they doesn't care about others.One more thing may know is, in Spiderman movie, a boy says to his mom that "everybody likes a hero",a hero who can stand for other's cause,but they them self don't want to do it. One more analogy is from Steave Job's speech, he tells that, "Everybody likes to go to heaven after death, but no body really want to die, even those who
want to go to heaven".

As the bus was full i was also thinking to board another bus, but when the driver said he will not stop at richmond,then i thought of stiking to it until the end. I think only by sticking to something till the end makes the difference. after a while a lady got into bus and she said she want to get down at corporation.Again the driver started telling that he will not stop the bus at coporation circle told her to get down at richmond.i kept quit so that he can cool down and think clearly (when people are angry don't speak much at that time, let them cool down so that they can think clearly) & thought that once the stop comes up i can again tell him to stop.

At last without my intervention he stopped at both the bus stops, great. Some times it is easier to follow the rules.

Africa: Wonderful Idea to get Pure Water

Watch this Video......really Inspiring.........you can do any thing...........

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Online SQL Formatter Tool

I came across a wonderful online tool from my Team Lead,which helps to format the SQL queries. Its very handy and very useful.

http://www.sqlinform.com