I don’t know who you are, or why you are reading this page. I only know that for the moment, you’re reading it, and that is good. I can assume that you are here because you are troubled and considering ending your life. If it were possible, I would prefer to be there with you at this moment, to sit with you and talk, face to face and heart to heart. But since that is not possible, we will have to make do with this.
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What do I think
What can one think about thinking? Once you think about it you just can’t stop thinking. The way I think is like I start with something that catches my attention and from there on I keep going on and on and on and reach somewhere that is not at all related to the initial thought. It happens with me or with all I am unsure because I have not asked anyone else and for the first time I am going to ask this question to you. So just tell me. It is with me or you too think like this.
While I am awaiting answer let me tell you what I thought one fine day in my class. It was some day and morning class. I as usual entered the class late and moved to the farthest seat. Weather was cool. Some windows were open and outside it looked great with the morning mist just vanishing. At the last row we have one advantage and that is that if you don’t want to listen to the professor you don’t have to. The class was accounts and I was in no mood to study. I in fact was scribbling something on my notebook while the professor was busy with the front rows discussing some problem.
Mean while a flying crow caught my attention and my eyes tracked it till the very end of its flight which ended on a rusted pipe on the top of our mess building. The bird perched there for a few seconds and then took a dive towards the ground and My eyes as well as my thoughts followed it. And then it went under the window and out of my view but due to the momentum my eyes kept moving and the next was face of some one. I just stopped there and the very thought in my mind was what I am doing here. I tried to take a break from thinking and tried to listen to the professor but by that time the problem had been solved and the answer was there. Let me take a break and tell you what is the answer of the question which we started discussing at the very beginning.
The answer makes me think that the thinking style differs from individual to individual. I keep going with the flow but there are times I keep thinking about the same thing over and over again and rest of te thought s just keep going around that one thought. It so tough to understand the human brain, how it can find the similarities or say a link between two thoughts, which if taken separately have no link. It’s like the sun and the planets. Any new though is a new planet but being a part of solar system it goes around the sun. So what ever is thought starts from the sun and in one way or the other ends at the sun.
My XPS m1210 and Windows 7 64bit
I had been running windows xp with ubuntu and mac os on my xps since last 2 years. The latest reinstall of xp was some time in February 2009. I have a habbit of installing so many applications and as it goes on and on there comes a time that my start menu is so full that I just cant see the new programs that I installed. Then I have to delete some start menu items. I do not like vista because it is a resource hog. Lately I had heard too much about windows 7 being so low on resources and all that so I tried to give It a shot.
Downloaded 64 bit copy of it form Microsoft. Burned it on a DVD and installed it. The only problem with 64 bit OSes is that you don’t get the correct drivers. Same was the problem with me. I installed it. Everything except the camera, card reader and my graphics card worked out of the box.
I started my search for the drivers and found them here at this post by Ubikann.
The Card reader drivers are available at this site.
The Logitech diver can be downloaded from dell support via this link.
For an antivirus/firewall solution the latest ESET Smart security 4 works just fine on the 64 bit Windows 7 operating system.
I liked windows 7 very much. Its drag and drop is much more intuitive like the mac os 10.5
The interface is so sleek and the dashboard or what ever they call is super cool. The preview is too good. Previously I didn’t like an extra click to move to the window I wanted but now I am a fan of it.
I use my machine for web design and some gaming and so far windows 7 has supported all my applications except for the I8kfangui and Rightmark CPU clock utility because of unsigned drivers.
I tried running in test mode but that too didn’t help.
I have more than 20 windows open at once and all rums smoothly. Vista sucked at this.
You should also know:
– When the final version of Windows 7 comes out you will not be able to upgrade to it so you will have to do a clean installation
– You can upgrade from Vista 32 bit to Windows 7 32 bit but you cannot upgrade from Vista 32 bit to Windows 64 bit. You cannot upgrade from any version of Windows XP to Windows 7 you’ll need to do a clean install. I would recommend a clean installation though ONLY after having backed up all your data as you will erase everything on your hard disk and I would recommend backing up your data even if you upgrade as you never know what can happen.
– The Windows 7 RC will stop working on June 1, 2010
10 most popular Firefox addons.
Adblock Plus by Wladimir Palant
Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them. For a quick overview watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNvb2SjVjjI
Download all the links, movies and audio clips of a page at the maximum speed with a single click, using the most popular, lightweight and reliable external download managers.
The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries
The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.
DownThemAll! by Federico Parodi, Nils Maier, Stefano Verna
The first and only download manager/accelerator built inside Firefox!
Greasemonkey by Anthony Lieuallen, Aaron Boodman, Johan Sundström
Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. …
Personas for Firefox by Mozilla Labs
Personas are free, easy-to-install “skins” for Firefox that make changing the look of the browser as easy as changing your shirt. With Personas, you can individualize your browser with hundreds of artist-created designs or create …
Firebug by Joe Hewitt, Rob Campbell
Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page… Firebug 1.4b1 requires Firefox 3.5b4 or higher.
Change Firefox to Any Color and create your own personalized theme.
Download Statusbar by Devon Jensen
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar – without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
Adblock Plus by Wladimir Palant
Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them. For a quick overview watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNvb2SjVjjI
Download all the links, movies and audio clips of a page at the maximum speed with a single click, using the most popular, lightweight and reliable external download managers.
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The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries
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The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.
DownThemAll! by Federico Parodi, Nils Maier, Stefano Verna
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The first and only download manager/accelerator built inside Firefox!
Greasemonkey by Anthony Lieuallen, Aaron Boodman, Johan Sundström
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Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. …
Personas for Firefox by Mozilla Labs
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Personas are free, easy-to-install “skins” for Firefox that make changing the look of the browser as easy as changing your shirt. With Personas, you can individualize your browser with hundreds of artist-created designs or create …
Firebug by Joe Hewitt, Rob Campbell
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Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page… Firebug 1.4b1 requires Firefox 3.5b4 or higher.
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Change Firefox to Any Color and create your own personalized theme.
Download Statusbar by Devon Jensen
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View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar – without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
50 firefox addons.
- Adblock Plus – It is one of the important firefox addon that blocks advertisements to appear on any webpage.
- Aging Tabs – Makes unused tabs fade with age and highlights the selected tab.
- All-in-One Sidebar – Sidebar control with award-winning user experience.
- Auto Copy – Copies selected text to the clipboard automatically. Like Linux or mIrc.
- AutoPager – AutoPager is a firefox/mozilla extension that autoloads the next page in background.
- Better GCal – Enhances Google Calendar with a compilation of user scripts and styles. All scripts copyright their original authors. Click on the script homepage in the Help tab for more information.
- Better Gmail 2 – Enhances Gmail with a compilation of useful features written by Greasemonkey user script developers. All scripts copyright their original authors. Click on the script homepage in the Help tab for more information.
- Better YouTube – A compilation of useful Greasemonkey user scripts for YouTube. All scripts copyright their original authors. Click on the script homepage in the Help tab for more information.
- ColorZilla – Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies
- Cooliris – Cooliris (formerly PicLens) transforms your browser into a full-screen 3D Wall for searching, viewing and sharing the Web.
- CustomizeGoogle – Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam.
- Delicious Bookmarks – Access your bookmarks wherever you go and keep them organized no matter how many you have.
- DownloadHelper – Download videos and images from many sites. It is the best tool to download videos from YouTube etc .
- FEBE – Backup your Firefox data
- Fire.fm – Get your daily music fix from Last.fm.
- Firefox Universal Uploader (fireuploader) – Provides an user friendly interface to upload files to various websites eg. Box.net, Flickr, Youtube, Picasa, Facebook
- FireFTP – FTP Client for Mozilla Firefox.
- FlashGot – Enables single and massive (”all” and “selection”) downloads using the most popular external download managers for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD.
- FoxClocks – Displays local times around the world in the statusbar/toolbar. Supports virtually all time zones.
- FoxyProxy – FoxyProxy – Premier proxy management for Firefox
- FoxyTunes – Control any media player from Firefox and more…
- gDocsBar – Perfect companion for Google Docs.
- Gmail Manager – Gmail accounts management and new mail notifications.
- GmailSpace -Use your Gmail account space for file storage. Enables uploading/downloading of folders.
- GooglePreview – Inserts web site previews in Google and Yahoo search results.
- Greasemonkey – A User Script Manager for Firefox
- IE Tab – Enables you to use the embedded IE engine within Mozilla/Firefox.
- Master Password Timeout – Locks the master security device after a predefined period of inactivity
- NoScript – Extra protection for your Firefox: NoScript allows JavaScript, Java (and other plugins) only for trusted domains of your choice (e.g. your home-banking web site).
- Password Exporter – Export and import the saved passwords.
- PC Sync 2 Synchronisation Extension – Enables PC Sync 2 synchronization support.
- PDF Download – Allows you to choose what to do with a PDF file: download it, view it with an external viewer or view it as HTML.
- Perspectives – A secure way to verify encrypted websites and bypass security warnings
- ProfileSwitcher – Adds profile name to status bar tooltip and options to launch other profiles
- Read it Later – Save pages to read later, then bookmark.
- ScrapBook – Helps you to save Web pages and organize the collection.
- Screen grab! – Saves a web-page as an image.
- ScribeFire – A full-featured blog editor that integrates with your browser and lets you easily post to your blog.
- Twitbin – Twitbin is a tool that allows you to interact with your twitter friends and followers right from your browser sidebar.
- Yahoo! Mail Notifier – This extension notifies you when new messages arrive in your Yahoo mailbox.
- Flashblock – The plugin blocks flash from running. It acts on all sites by default, but lets you set ‘whitelists’ of sites that can use flash, such as youtube. For blocked sites (those not on the whitelise) you get a window of the right size on the screen, and a ‘play’ button you can click if you want to load the animation. Here is an opera version.
- Fasterfox – A bunch of tweaks to speed up firefox simply without manually tuning the registry parameters. Can be set to exceed the RFC specs if you want. Also provides a page load timer in the bottom right which is I like. See how much of a change you get after installing flashblock
- Autocomplete Manager – When you type into the default firefox location bar, you get ‘autocomplete’ suggestions based on the part of the URL you typed. This plugin enhances that so it automatically searches on bookmarks, and even web page titles from your history. If you keep a long enough history, it could almost render your bookmarks obsolete.
- Firebug – Essential for anyone who does web development. Install it, then for a page you want to analyze click Tools/Firebug. Click ‘inspect’ and point your mouse at any part of a web page and it’ll show a breakdown of the HTML in that section only, and let you modify the source ‘live’ to test fixes. Great for showing how web pages are composed, and it’s a much nicer alternative to a full ‘view page source’ option. Firebug and the inspect facility can be added as icons to your toolbar, so it doesn’t clutter up your browser out of the box. There is also a YSlow plugin that you can add after installing firebug to perform performance analysis on web pages.
- FoxEar – Essential internal tool that gives you a sidebar to interface into DogEar.
- Fast Video Download – It downloads videos from YouTube. You get an icon in the bottom right that you click when you’re on a page with embedded video, and it lets you save it.
- Remove It Permanently – (RIP) RIP lets you right click on any section of a web page (Such as a sidebar or advert) and specify that it’s removed from all futuring rendering of the page. By using this carefully you can reclaim a lot of your browser screen area.
- PDF Download – helps download the PDF documents
- Down Them All! – a download manager for resume / split into parts / etc
- Foxsaver – A screensaver for your Firefox.
Mafia Wars Cuba items update
Jobs in Cuba have loot drops just as they do in NY. Some of these are necessary to complete jobs in upper levels and some are just added weapons or vehicles that increase character profiles. The loot drops are as follows:
El Soldado
– Intimidate the Locals – Street Gang Member
– Smuggle in Some Supplies – Garza 9
– Establish Contact with the FRG – RA-92
– Assault a Snitch’s Hideout – Mara Serpiente
El Capitan
– Transport a Shipment of US Arms – M16A1
– Meet with the FRG Leadership – Camouflage Body Armour
– Ambush a Military Patrol – Chucho FAV
– Capture an Army Outpost – RU-38
– Ransack a Local Plantation – Cane Knife
– Burn Down a Hacienda – Ocelot Armored Truck
El Jefe
– Shake Down a Hotel Owner – Montaine 300
– Help the FRG Steal a Truckload of Weapons – Para 322
– Pillage a Shipyard – Gaff Hook
– Take Over the Docks – Cigarette Boat
El Patron
– Pass on Some Intel to the FRG – ASC 45 “Conquistador”
– Sink a Competing Smugglers Ship – Mini Sub
– Assassinate an Opposing Consigliere – Aquila HV .50 Sniper Rifle
– Raid the Arms Depot – TNT
– Supply the FRG with Some Extra Muscle – Guerilla Squad
– Capture the Airport – Si-14 Cargo Plane
– Attack the Army Command Post – HU-9 Helicopter
– Storm the Presidential Palace – Armored State Car
The loot drops in Cuba become vital to game play due to the number of items needed to complete some of the jobs.
Mafia Wars Cuba is still in Beta and only being played by a portion of Mafia Wars players. Game play in Cuba is subject to change as the creators add to or modify the way it is played.
List of Top Hacks…
Top 10 Magnet Hacks
They were the coolest part of elementary school science, and they’re still one of the neatest way to stick things together and stir up a little homespun magic. Check out our 10 favorite ways bloggers, Lifehacker readers, and other creative types use mother nature to make life better.
Barcamp -> Blogcamp Pune 2
After 2 hugely successful blogcamps, BlogCampPune and BlogCampMumbaiStyle and a gap of 2 years we are back with the 2nd edition of BlogCampPune. We are very excited to set the Pune blogosphere buzzing again 🙂
What’s it all about?
BlogCampPune is a FREE unconference focusing exclusively on blogging, organized by bloggers for bloggers. It‘s built upon the principles of the famous BarCamp (ad-hoc unconference) focused on sharing, learning and new ideas. This is going to be an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction between attendees. Any blogger who wants to contribute is welcome and invited to join. In the spirit of BarCamp, if you attend, be prepared to present something (even if it’s just 10 minutes).
Event Details
Date: 27th June 2009
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Venue: SICSR (Symbiosis) 7th Floor Atur Center, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony Pune Near the OM Super Market
Tickets
The Registrations for the Blogcamp Pune 2 has started. Grab yourself a ticket right away. http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com
Speak at the Blogcamp Pune
If you want to speak on a topic or run a session/discussion at the Blogcamp Pune please mention your idea while you are buying the ticket. http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com
Mafia wars Items guide.
You come from a humble Bronx family and begin your climb up through the mob’s chain of command, leaving a body behind on every step. You must train in the gym, get an education, and find a job to use as a cover for your illegal activities. Once near the top, you can try and eliminate a rival family’s don and assume control of the nation’s most powerful crime family. The choice is yours but it won’t be easy. There are many others out there just like you, a poor Italian kid from the Bronx. Do you have what it takes? Will you become the Don of the most powerful family in the mafia? Only time will tell!!
I had been shuffling through various pages of mafia wars to get to what i wanted and it was too annoying. So i decided to go for a list which is as follows.
STREET THUG 1-4
Beat Up Rival Gangster – .22 Pistol 2 ATK 0 DEF
Rob a Pimp – .9mm Semi-Automatic 3 ATK 2 DEF
Diamond Flush Collection can be looted from any job
ASSOCIATE 5-8
Collect Protection Money – Butterfly Knife 2 ATK 1 DEF
Rough Up Dealers – Brass Knuckles 2 ATK 2 DEF
Take Out a Rogue Cop – .45 Revolver 3 ATK 2 DEF
Preform a Hit – Tactical Shotgun 3 ATK 2 DEF
Heart Flush Collection can be looted from any job
SOLDIER 9-12
Clip the Irish Mob’s Local Enforcer – Lucky Shamrock Medallion 1 ATK 7 DEF
Lucky Shamrock Medallion Attack: 1 Defense: 7
Destroy Enemy Mob Hideout – C4 5 ATK 2 DEF
Kill Protected Snitch – Stab-Proof Vest 2 ATK 5 DEF
Bust Made Man Out of Prison – Automatic Rifle 4 ATK 4 DEF
Fight Haitian Gang – Semi-Automatic Shotgun 5 ATK 4 DEF
Steal a Tanker Truck – Firebomb 4 ATK 2 DEF
Sculptures, Poker Chips and Club Flush Collections can be looted from any job
ENFORCER 13-17
Smuggle Across the border – Armored Truck 4 ATK 8 DEF
Rob an Electronics Store:
Computer Set-up Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Untraceable Cell Phone Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Concealable Camera Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Cigars and Spade Flush Collections can be looted from any job
The enforcer tier also contains the billiards collection [thanks to Sage for pointing]
HITMAN 18-24
Obtain Compromising Photos – Black Mail Photos
Repel the Yakuza – Grenade Launcher 14 ATK 10 DEF
Disrupt rival smuggling ring – .50 Caliber Rifle 16 ATK 11 DEF
Invade Tong Neighborhood – Armored CAR 14 ATK 15 DEF
Sell Guns to the Russian Mob – RPG Launcher 20 ATK 12 DEF
Protect your City From Rival Family – Bodyguards 8 ATK 25 DEF
Assassinate Political Figure – Night Vision Goggles 5 ATK 16 DEF
Exterminate Rival Family – Napalm 25 ATK 9 DEF
Rings and Ties Collections can be looted from any job
CAPO 25-34
Steal an Air Freight Delivery – Prop plane 5 ATK 20 DEF
Run a Biker Gang Out of Town – Harley Davidson Motorcycle 18 ATK 6 DEF
Steal Bank Records – Illegal Transaction Records
Paintings and Cufflinks Collections can be looted from any job
CONSIGLIERE 35-59
Influence a Harbor Official – Luxury Yacht 10 ATK 20 DEF
Ransom a Businessman’s Kids – Porche 911 20 ATK 14 DEF
Fix the Big Game – Bookie’s Holdout Pistol 24 ATK 12 DEF
Great Race Horse Collection can be looted from any job
UNDERBOSS 60-99
Break Into the Armory – Humvee 26 ATK 22 DEF
Rip Off the Armenian Mob – AR-15 Assault Rifle 32 ATK 10 DEF
Take Over an Identity Theft Ring – Falsified Documents 2 ATK 30 DEF
BOSS 100+
Buy Off a Federal Agent – Federal Agent 15 ATK 25 DEF
Make a Deal with the Mexican Cartel – Private Jet 12 ATK 38 DEF
Blackmail the District Attorney – Police Cruiser 22 ATK 28 DEF
Shake Down a City Council Member – Armored Limosine 16 ATK 36 DEF
Job Mastery Rewards:
Street Thug: Pistol Bayonet: +4% damage dealt in fights.
Associate: Bugatti: -7% damage received in fights.
Soldier: Golden Skull: a 30 second reduction on your health regen timer.
Enforcer: Money Plate: a 5% discount on property purchases.
Hitman: Chainsaw Bayonet: a 30 second reduction on your stamina regen timer.
Capo: State Senator: a 5% discount on property repairs.
Consigliere: Helicopter: a 30 second reduction on your energy regen timer.
Underboss: Private Island: a 5% bonus on job experience.
Boss: Golden Throne: 2x the energy regenerated per regen period.
iPhone 3GS

Speed
The “S” stands for “SPEED!” And according to Apple, it is faster launching applications or rendering Web pages.
• The iPhone 3GS has a new processor built-in. Apple claims that it is up to two times faster than the previous generation: Launching messages is 2.1 faster, load the NY Times in Safari: 2.9 times faster. It also consumes less, which has an impact on the improved battery life.
Camera
This is one of the strong points of the iPhone 3GS, according to Apple. They increased the resolution to 3 megapixels, which—judging from the shots they showed-seems much better quality under all conditions.
• 3 Megapixels sensor.
• New camera, with auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance.
• You can also tap to focus, changing white balance in the process. That is really neat, if you ask me.
• Special macro and low light modes.
• The camera also supports photo and video geotagging.
• Any application can access all the camera functions now.
• It supports video, 30 frames per second VGA with auto focus, auto white balance, and auto exposure.
• You can trim the video shot just using your finger, then share it via MMS, email, MobileMe and YouTube.
Connectivity
The other part of the “S” is the support for the faster 7.2 Mbps 3G standard, which in theory will deliver data faster to your iPhone.
• Three band UMTS/HSDPA.
• Four band GSM/EDGE.
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Graphics
• The new iPhone 3GS includes new 3D graphics support in hardware. This means faster and more complicated 3D games.
• Same 3.5-inch widescreen multitouch display, but this time it has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. I wonder if it will withstand a full frontal Shake Shack burger attack.
Design
• Same design as before, including the glossy finish of the back (so much for all the rumors about the matte back.)
• Same size as the old iPhone 3G: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches.
• The weight increases a bit: One ounce to 4.8 ounces (135 grams vs 133 grams).
• Greener materials: Arsenic-free glass, BDF-free, Mercury-free LCD.
New special features

• It has a magnetometer, which works with a Compass application, third parties, and it is integrated into the new Google maps app, showing your orientation with a small semitransparent cone.
• Voice control. You can now talk with your iPhone, Enterprise-style. You can instruct it to play similar songs to the one you are playing, or call people.
• Nike + support built in.
• Supports accessibility features, like zooming on text, inverting video, and voice over when you touch whatever text is on screen.
Battery life
• One of the more important new features is the increased battery life.
• According to Apple, you will get up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G and 5 on 3G, with a up to 300 hour standby time.
• On 3G, it will deliver 5 hours of internet use.
• On Wi-Fi, Internet goes up to 9 hours.
• Video playback is 10 hours vs 30 hours for audio.
Would be available in India in last week of August….



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