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How To Deal With Geeks?
The Geek society is one of the most reachable sections of population you can delve. If you stockpile manga and got 80th level hero in a MMORG, you’ve passed the test to enter the Geek community. The most cordial aspect of geeks is that if one of them is furious at you, be aware, they will all come infuriated at you.
If you face difficulty dealing with geeks, here are some tips which may assist you when you have got whole pack of geeks at hand:
Inefficient Bureaucracy Irritates Geeks
Geeks are impatient people. When they go to the authority or their administration for a simple task which requires heap of paperwork to get done, they get irritated. During theses kind of circumstances geeks would most probably say ‘just leave it’ and find another source for their task to bypass the paperwork. Time is not only money but also breath of their life.
Insensibility; Last Thing To Be Expected From A Geek
Geeks believe that one should not expect help from others but depend on his own self. If you are stuck in some problem due to your own foolishness, don’t expect any sympathy from a geek who will rather indicate it to you.
20% Young People Own an eReader
Books are called the best friends of human beings. They not only help us in passing our idle time in a productive way, but also increase our knowledge about everything. People who have hobby of reading books have their brain activity levels higher than those who not. It provides their brains with stimuli, which increases their thinking powers. Previously, books were only available in a form of bundle of papers, bound together with information in scripted on them with ink. Now a days, the trend is changing. People are using technology to quench their thirst of reading in new and innovative styles. Electronic books, commonly known as eBooks are the biggest example of it.
E-Books And E-Readers
e-book stands for ”electronic book”, they are also known as digital books. They are basically the technological placebos of normal books. In eBook, the text is written in digital form so therefore it requires a medium or a device to read. Previously people used to read eBooks on their Desktops and Laptop personal computers, but now there are several new devices which evolved with the advancement in technology. These devices are known as eReaders, they are specifically designed for reading and are usually with a screen in front, with few keys for operation. One of the most famous eReaders is “Kindle”. eBooks can also be used on various different types of handheld devices like iPods, iPads, PDAs, mobile phones and etc.
Advantages Of E-Books Over Normal Books
Although most people say that they enjoy the classical way of reading books, but they cannot deny that eBooks have many advantages over the normal books.
1) Inexpensive
It has been observed that the eBooks are less expensive as compared to their normal versions available in bookshops.
2) Accessibility
They are easily accessible, for example if you order a book from website you will have to wait for it until it gets shipped to your place, but in case of eBooks you can instantly download it from website.
3) Portability
They are more easy to carry and can save great space. Read More
Future Of In-Car Cloud Computing
Ford jump had initiated the development of apps for the SYNC system of the company. They created a 12 -week course for the students from the University of Michigan called cloud computing in the commute. Recently student teams have submitted their apps before the judges from ford, U of M and Microsoft. The winner on the whole is Caravan Track, which has supported in maintaining jointly a group of cars on a road tour. Other apps have offered crowd-sourced information on points of interests and road conditions and facilitated real-time fuel-economy tracking and ride sharing. Students have carried out research and create applications which are based on the entry to ford’s developmental platform. These applications are built on widows 7 and Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio. Below is given the information about the functioning of the different apps:
Information About And Connection With Group Of Vehicles:
Caravan track has been announced as the winning app. Because of the software, group of vehicles during the same visit can connect each other along their journey. With the help of recognition on the main website, users can come to see their fellow travelers. They can also observe vehicle telemetry which includes track each vehicle, map routes, fuel level and speed, intimation about the alerts along the way and can also provide about conditions of the road and other perils which they may experience along their way.
Acknowledgment About The Experience Of Past Drivers:
Fuel Tracker gives acknowledgment about the understanding of the past drivers on that specific road and provides real-time feedback to the drivers. Read More
Apple’s Rival – The Samsung Galaxy Tab
Wooohh!!! The war is on people!!! Apple finally met its rival! The latest Samsung Galaxy Tab, has everything that could leave Apple’s iPad shocked and furious! Rumors even have it that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is deemed to be better than Apple’s iPad and that surely is something that Apple Inc can never digest…
So, let’s take a look at what this sexy Galaxy have to offer us.
Features That Makes It Better Than Ipad
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It’s smaller, lighter, easy to carry but does not back off on storage space, which makes it all the more a favorite.
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It has the same processor like the Apple Ipad, only with double the RAM, that means faster and better.
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Expandable storage of 32GB is allowed, unlike Apple’s restricted storage.
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Has two cameras; front 1.3 megapixel and 3.2 rear camera. On the contrary, Apple has NO cameras, which is why this new dude is getting the looks.
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It has ANDROID as it’s OS which means downloading of ANY application and users can make use of ADOBE FLASH which Apple happened to restrict. This is also another MAJOR advantage over the Apple.
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Fantastic video playback of 7 hours…….What else does one want! ?
COMPARISON CHART – IPAD VS GALAXY
| GALAXY | IPAD | |
| SCREEN | 7 inch LCD | 9.7 inch LED |
| RESOLUTION | 1024 X 600 | 1024 X 768 |
| OPERATING SYS | ANDROID 2.2 | iOS 3.2 |
| PROCESSOR | 1GHZ CORTEX | 1GHZ APPLE |
| INTERNAL STORAGE | 16 or 32GB | 16, 32 , 64 GB |
| EXP.STORAGE | 32GB | NONE |
| RAM | 512MB | 256MB |
| CAMERA | YES | NO |
| PHONE | YES | NO |
| BATTERY LIFE | 7 HOURS | 10 HOURS |
| APPS | ANY MARKET | ONLY APPLE |
| WEIGHT | 0.84 POUNDS | 1.5 POUNDS |
Conclusion
Though the price of the Galaxy is not yet announced and it is not yet launched, it’s operability strength can only be assumed through its features both physical and internal. If you are on the verge of purchasing a tablet, I would suggest, you hang on in there and wait for the release of the Samsung Galaxy, or you might just end up regretting having not buying it instead!
Apple’s Latest iPod Touch
The company Apple has always been introducing new and latest smart phones with various and unique features in it. Which become a source of attraction for the buyers and everyone loves to purchase them. Yet again Apple has introduced its new and latest iPod Touch. It is the 4th generation of the current iPad. This little gadget has a lot in it and all the things which you would want in your smart phones.
It is much more better then the previous Apple iPad.
iPad and iPod Touch:
People prefer iPod Touch more then iPad because iPod Touch offers more features and more options as compare to iPad. Read More
Toshiba’s Folio Tablet – A Response to Apple’s iPad?
Major companies lash out products in a frantic struggle to be the one ahead of technology. Sometimes its Apple, sometimes Google, sometimes Microsoft and now Toshiba. Electronic and mobile companies too have ventured into the world of hardware and software, inspired from the success of Apple and Microsoft. What we have to see is, are these companies really living up to the mark and can they really take on the super powers of the technology world? One of the companies is Toshiba, which launched its Android tablet with the name of Folio 100, in a competitive edge with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab and Apple’s iPad. The point is can Toshiba’s Folio Tablet make the necessary mark?
The Toshiba Folio Tab looks quite similar to Apple’s iPad and comes in a 3G as well as a non 3G version. This device will be a fully functional tablet like the iPad and not a phone cum pad like the Samsung Galaxy and will be officially released for sale in Europe by next year.
This device has a price tag of $511 for a non 3G version but has options for Wi-Fi and if you prefer the 3G version then it would cost you around $639.
Facebook’s Stalker Button-Get To Know Who’s Stalking YOU!
Facebook is currently testing out a new feature which would allow you to keep a closer look on what your loved ones are up to. This at the moment hasn’t been made public yet, however experiments are being carried out with a certain number of people to check on how the response w0uld be.
What this feature does is that it lets you subscribe to other people’s profiles, so the minute they do anything you will receive a notification on the top left of your homepage showing what that particular person has done. This could be a status change, a change of profile picture, writing on someone’s wall etc. This notification would also be sent on your mobile device if you have subscribed the mobile services for Facebook. What is uncertain is whether you can use this feature for people who aren’t added as your friend yet. If this is allowed then this would classify you as a stalker.
Twitter’s Brand New iPad App
The twitter app for iPad has been released and its official. Twitter has just announced the service’s official iPad app. This app is free cost and comes with a slew of touch interface bells and whistles built right in. The basic purpose of this app is help seamless navigation between all its tweets, photos, webpages etc. This app could also be accessed by those who don’t have an account yet.
Happy Birthday To Google Chrome
Looking back in time makes you wonder how things have changed over time. Likewise, after Google Chrome’s second anniversary, if we look back then it could be said how much has changed in such less span of time. The idea of a multiprocessor flourished at the time when there was no HTML5, pathetic JavaScript support, which was why the idea remained a mere project. However now with the great advancement in connectivity, in two years span, browsers have taken on a whole new dimension. Google Chrome is exactly that browser that has taken on the browsing world by storm with its trendy and easy to use features. Its been two years now and we celebrate Google Chrome’s birthday with the hope of getting to see its Chrome 6 version releasing soon for users to enjoy a fantastic browsing experience.
Since its introduction in the market as a beta version, major developments have been such as, customized new tab page, browser themes, side by side view, password manager, better privacy controls, built in Adobe Flash Player, Autofill, Automatic Translation, HTML5 capabilities and synchronization of various things.
Finally! A Car For Blind People
For ages, blind people have been devoid of the ability to travel in a vehicle by themselves. Going anywhere would mean a guide dog, dependency on a relative or simply not go at all. Well now, things have started to change and there is eventually hope for a blind person. Virginia Tech University in association with the National Federation for the Blind have come up with a revolutionary vehicle meant specially to give blind people the freedom to drive around.
This idea has just taken shape in the form of a debut prototype which would be released in 2011. The full version may take more than a year to be brought out for public use. The vehicle is equipped with non-visual interfaces, which means that specially designed devices will be transmitting information regarding the surrounding to the blind person behind the wheels.
This concept was initially given out by Virginia Tech’s students who participated in the DARPA GRAND CHALLENGE of 2007 where they gave an idea of a driverless vehicle.
