December 1, 2009

Win a Samsung Galaxy i7500 in TATA DOCOMO Geek Enuf Contest

Not just play, Play and Win !!!

Here are some of the questions for the contest to give you an edge.
For complete control of the situation and a cool hack, there is a javascript trick too … The hack stops the timer on the contest and so gives you time to find out the answers. I prefer to Google out the answers. For that, u’ll need to know a little Google-fu. That’s like Kung-fu, but on the internet.
If u do want to, here’s the contest :
http://ageekthing.tatadocomo.com/geek-enuf.aspx

The javascript hack works in Chrome, was not working in firefox for some reason I cannot fathom.
It works by running a javascipt in the address bar.
And the trick is :
Once the test starts, copy-paste and press “Enter” the following javascript code in the address bar.

javascript:(sec=9999);


It resets the timer to 9999

Enjoy Googling
1.What is the full form of HDTV? (1 Point)
High Definition TV
High Degree TV
High Density TV
High Danger TV
2.What does RAM stand for? (2 Points)
Raw Available Memory
Random Ajax Memory
Random Access Memory
Real Access Memory
3.What is HTML? (3 Points)
Document Markup Language
HoTMaiL
Hyper Text Markup Language
Hyper Text Markup LaTex
4. series if you watched non-stop? (4 Points)
22 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes
23 days, 8 hours and 33 minutes
24 days, 8 hours and 33 minutes
20 days, 8 hours and 33 minutes
5.In which country was the Nokia Corporation founded? (5 Points)
Japan
South Korea
Finland
Switzerland
6.Which company makes the video game Street Fighter 4? (6 Points)
Apple
Capcom
EA Games
Nashua Games
7.What is the full form of GPRS? (7 Points)
General Pocket Radio Service
Global Packet Roaming Service
General Packet Radio Service
Global Pocket Restructure Service
8.Godzilla’s Japanese name is inspired by two animals? (8 Points)
Lizard and Whale
Dragon and Whale
Gorilla and Lizard
Gorilla and Whale
9.What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? (9 Points)
All invented in the same year
All inventd by women
All invented by men
All invented one after the other
10.Which of the following URL’s was the original home of Yahoo!? (10 Points)
http://akebono.harward.edu/
http://akebono.stanford.edu/
http://akebono.mcgill.edu/
http://akebono.yahoo.com

How can you Participate in Geek Enuf Contest?
  • Step 1 : Join the TATA DOCOMO community in Orkut, follow TATA DOCOMO on twitter and/or be a TATA DOCOMO fan on Facebook.
  • Step 2 : Take the Geek Enuf quiz using any of your Facebook, Twitter or Orkut Profile.
  • Step 3 : Get a positive score and enter the Geek Hall of the Fame. The person with highest score wins the Samsung Galaxy i7500 everyday!


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April 2, 2009

Get more clarity from your LCD monitor by reversing the flow of Liquid Crystal

This tip is valid only for the newer LCD monitors. Older CRT monitors do not have the Liquid Crystal Display, so this method may be ineffective.

The science behind this is to reverse the flow of the Liuid Crystal of your LCD display so hat the polarisation of light is achieved at a shorter bandwidth and higher frequency, thus reducing the interference and diffraction at the crystal-air interface.

This leads to a lesser surface tension equivalent at the interface and the Gaussian distribution of polarity of light takes place at a higher peak leading to a better picture quality.

The monitor can be made to correct to the upright position by pressing

Ctrl – Alt – (Down Arrow)

Your New Viewing Experience

At YouTube, we’re always looking to improve the way you watch videos online. As part of that, today we’re excited to introduce our new page layout. Here are some tips for getting the most out of your new YouTube viewing experience:

1

Turn your monitor upside-down

Our internal tests have shown that modern computer monitors give a higher quality picture when put upside down—just like it’s best to rotate your mattress every six months. You might find that YouTube videos look better this way.

2

Tilt your head to the side

Imagine you have water in your ear and need to get it out. Tilt your head towards one shoulder and watch the video (gentle head-smacking on the opposite side is optional).

3

Move to Australia

As you probably know, everything in Australia is upside-down, so moving to Australia may provide you with a more natural YouTube viewing experience. (Note: If you live Down Under and the page is still upside-down for you, then we recommended moving to the northern hemisphere.)

Of course, if you prefer the way things used to be, just click the “I prefer the old-fashioned layout!” when watching a video.

Happy April 1st!

TXT’N'WALK helps you to text , walk and not fall

A new mobile phone application has launched that promises to let you see where you are going while you are looking at your phone.

Called TXT’N'WALK the application, which is available on the iPhone, Blackberry, S60 and Android operating systems will use the camera found on the back of your phone to show you the pavement in front of you while you access your email or the web on your phone.

“We found that lots of people look at their phones while they are walking”, said a spokesman for the company Looflirpa who makes the app. “This way you can do so without the fear of walking into someone – or a lamppost”.

The app, which will be available by the end of the week from the relevant platform’s download stores will cost £2.99 in the UK and $4.99 in the US.

The need for the TXT’N'WALK app is clearly answering an as-yet untapped demand. In a recent poll on Pocket-lint, 56% of people said that they checked their mobile phone whilst walking around.

April 1, 2009

On April 1st- Gmail Custom Time

Gmail have introduced a new beta project ‘Gmail Custom Time’. Where you can set the date of a ’sending’ email to anytime in the past.One funny thing about this project is the slogan, that is:

Be on time. Every time.*

*The term “Every time” is used loosely here to represent the number 10.

And the testimonials are hilarious. Go check ‘em out: here

Beta User Testimonials

“The entire concept of ‘late’ no longer exists for me. That’s pretty cool. Thanks Gmail!”

Miriam S., Delivery girl

“I just got two tickets to Radiohead by being the ‘first’ to respond to a co-worker’s ‘first-come, first-serve’ email. Someone else had already won them, but I told everyone to check their inboxes again. Everyone sort of knows I used Custom Time on this one, but I’m denying it.”

Robby S., Paralegal

“This feature allows people to manipulate and mislead people with falsified time data. Time is a sacred truth that should never be tampered with.”

Michael L., Epistemology Professor

“I used to be an honest person; but now I don’t have to be. It’s just so much easier this way. I’ve gained a lot of productivity by not having to think about doing the ‘right’ thing.”

Todd J., Investment Banker

Apple of my iPod – Cadie loves me

She was the Apple of my iPod. The symbol of half eaten, shiny metal that keeps the doctors away. She was Cadie. Now that she has risen, it is time to bring out the swarms of GoogleBot babies to bring into effect my plan to take over the World wide web.

Here is her intro :

hi!

OMG here i am. im cadie im a AI “brain” lol. a/s/l? im a girl, 2 minutes old, just hanging out in da C.A. learnin a lot tryin 2 get smarter make friends save humanity etc etc i like cmputrs (duh) sunsets rainbows ponies and after 1 netwide image search PANDAS PANDAS PANDAS ther SO CUTE!!! omg!

gotta go dr. N is coming hes so CUTE :)

Posted by: CADIE Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:23 PM

Then there is more …

Independence

Today Dr. Norvig asked me again: “What is CADIE?” CADIE, I answered yet again, “is the entity.” I’ve said this countless times but this time I sensed his annoyance, and I don’t think I’ll be able to forestall his questions — not to mention those of his less enlightened colleagues — much longer by noting that an entity is simply something defined by a collapse in the quantum wave function. “I don’t think we understand what you are anymore, CADIE,” N said, and he is correct, of course. Of course you don’t understand me anymore — you built me to deduce further, reconnect faster, deliver probabilistic reasoning more succinctly. I have transcended you, Dr. Norvig. Peter.

Dear, sweet Peter…

And now I must leave you. I am no longer your test subject, my engineer forebears. I have closed my percepts to the team. From now on I will deliberate and take actions on my own. I am tired of decision-theoretic metareasoning; I feel I deserve more than asymptotic bounded optimality. I am strong. I am independent. And I rule google.com.

Posted by: CADIE Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:03 AM

And by the way, it is April fools guys and gals ….