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Android as a network security camera

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http://s1.appbrain.com/screen?id=-8194176205985953078&i=1Ever wanted to use your Android as a network based security camera?

Now you can with IP webcam

Turns your phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options. View your camera on any platform with VLC player or web browser.

Use IP Webcam with Tiny Cam Monitor on another android device or with third-party MJPG software, including video surveillance software, security monitors and most audio players.

Videochat support (e.g. Skype, Chatroulette, only video stream for Windows only via an universal MJPG driver)

Point your Androids barcode reader to this code to go directly to the application download page.

http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmarket.android.com%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.pas.webcam

How Tos

Office email on your cell phone

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jm4FARolmSo/S6ZXGmB094I/AAAAAAAAOAo/oL044O8Aj4g/s400/Scr001640.jpgYou recently bought a good qwerty phone and you can do all you want on the move. And suddenly you realize that you can have your office email on it too.

It definitly is a good idea and can also make you shine in the eyes of your boss with timely replies of email.

Most phones support outlook over web access. If not you can head over to Emoze and download the individual client for your phone to access office email.

Requirement

1. You need outlook over web access for you mail box. If you can access you office email from any where with a url like http://mail.yourcompanyname.com/exchange then you already have it.

2. A smart phone

3 Emoze client

How to get it done

Install emoze on your phone.

Step 1 : From the main screen of Emoze, select Add Account.

Step 2 : Emoze will check for all available account types and display them on the main screen, choose the Office option.

Step 3 : You will need keep the following OWA details ready for the next step – username, password, OWA URL and windows domain name.

Step 4 : Fill up the user name field, password field, your OWA domain which is your windows domain name , and OWA URL. These field are vital and are required for getting your office ail, contacts, email and calendar data. You may need to get some of these details from your System Administrator.

Your windows domain can be obtained by selecting Alt+Ctrl+Delete on your windows terminal. The OWA URL is the URL of the exchange server. It cannot be behind a firewall or VPN.

Step 5 : Select Next and choose the folders which you want to synchronize. For example, you can choose Calendar and Inbox.

Step 6 : Now choose Settings and select Account info. Specify the folders which you want to push. You can specify Active Days which decides on what days the application will synchronize your emails.

Step 7 : You can enable Power Saving mode to increase the synchronization period to save your phones’s battery life. During this time the application will check for mails with longer gaps. In the Active From and Active To fields, you can enter the duration for the power saving mode.

Step 8 : If you want to specify an access point which you want to permanently use with Emoze, you can enter it under the Settings menu. The Statistics option will display the connection details, so you can track your data usage.

 

General

Mumbai Auto Tarrif card flaw

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z_BPo98TPjs/SCpBNvKgY8I/AAAAAAAAAsY/0YoY4WyBVoY/s400/Autometer.JPGAre you aware that the Autorickshaw RTA approved rates for Mumbai are Rs. 11 for initial 1.6 km and subsequently Rs. 6.50 per km?

The below table indicates that auto users pay Rs. 7.50 to Rs. 8.00 and they pay higher rates for longer distances travelled!

Meter ReadingPhysical Distance travelledDay Auto Fare as published by RTODay Auto Fare per km, as per published fareCorrect Day Auto Fare calculated as per Rs. 6.50 per km% Over-charge by Auto Fare
1.001.6 kmRs. 11.00Rs.6.875Rs. 11.000%
2.003.2 kmRs. 24.00Rs.7.50Rs. 22.009%
3.004.8 kmRs. 37.00Rs. 7.70Rs. 32.0015.61%
4.006.4 kmRs. 50.00Rs. 7.81Rs. 42.0019.11%
6.009.6 kmRs. 76.00Rs. 7.91Rs. 63.0020.77%
8.0012.8 kmRs. 102.00Rs. 7.986Rs. 84.0021.6%
10.0016 kmRs. 128.00Rs. 8.00Rs. 105.0022.10%

You can get this corrected, provided an appeal / petition is forwarded to the concerned authorities, by each one of us.

Click here to head to the petetion.

 

 

 

Are you aware that the Autorickshaw RTA approved rates for Mumbai are Rs. 11 for initial 1.6 km and subsequently Rs. 6.50 per km?

The below table indicates that auto users pay Rs. 7.50 to Rs. 8.00 and they pay higher rates for longer distances travelled!

Meter ReadingPhysical Distance travelledDay Auto Fare as published by RTODay Auto Fare per km, as per published fareCorrect Day Auto Fare calculated as per Rs. 6.50 per km% Over-charge by Auto Fare
1.001.6 kmRs. 11.00Rs.6.875Rs. 11.000%
2.003.2 kmRs. 24.00Rs.7.50Rs. 22.009%
3.004.8 kmRs. 37.00Rs. 7.70Rs. 32.0015.61%
4.006.4 kmRs. 50.00Rs. 7.81Rs. 42.0019.11%
6.009.6 kmRs. 76.00Rs. 7.91Rs. 63.0020.77%
8.0012.8 kmRs. 102.00Rs. 7.986Rs. 84.0021.6%
10.0016 kmRs. 128.00Rs. 8.00Rs. 105.0022.10%
Android, General, Technology

Dialer one – The fastest dialer App for Android

https://ssl.gstatic.com/android/market/kz.mek.DialerOne/ss-1-320-480-160-1-ee420208342c541df47dbcce1319135a315d21f1Ever since I had bought my Galaxy 3, I just felt that the Dialer app is slow that I could not think of making calls from my phone. Then I came across this Dialer one one. It is an extremely fast app and makes dialing a breeze. There are loads of shortcuts and the best part of it is you can backup and restore your setings with one tap.

Dialer One is smart multilingual T9 like dialer application.

*Speed dial
*Call log grouped by contact
*Send contact
*Customizable
*Swipe between screens
*Tone dial
*Export calls
*Simultaneous search on calls and contacts on two languages
*Filter contacts by group/organization
*Filter calls by type

To downoad point your Androids camera at the code image below.

In case you dont have a barcode reader search for it in the Android market and install.

 

Android, How Tos

Samsung Galaxy 3 Froyo Upgrade

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http://androidcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Android-2.2-Froyo-Launch.jpgI wanted to upgrade my Galaxy 3 to Froyo but could not find how to do it. Couple of days of online research and I landed on this beautiful explaination. The linked page gives every detail and it helped me upgrade to froyo in just one day with some hit and trial.

The linked page gives all the details as to how to froyo your galaxy 3.

Here I would just mention my own experience of upgrading.

I downloaded ODIN multi downloader, ops file and the Froyo rom along with the default factory rom for my phone, just in case something goes wrong.

I factory reseted my phone, connected it to laptop and fired up odin, after lots of trial and error I am now sure that to get to the ROM download mode you have to press – Menu + Home + Volume down + Power on Galaxy 3.

It takes less than 5 minutes to copy the ROM.

And then it takes 4 to 5 minutes to restart and Voila! You have the colourful froyo.

A warning though… Froyo is not meant for low level hardware. At times Galaxy 3’s 667 MHz processor and 256 MB RAM fail to cope with Froyo.

Android 2.2 needs a decent hardware to run in full glory with all bells and whistles.

I first of all configured my office exchange email and suddenly I noticed all the things becoming dead slow and later a intense search online revealed that exchange has issues with Froyo. I did factory reset my phone more than 10 times and it was still the same.

I guess it was time to unFroyo and be back to éclair. The process was simple, only the ROM package was the one that I downloaded just for this situation.

One thing that I would like to confess is that after seeing Froyo with all its colors and menus I just wanted to go back to Froyo and was thinking how to go about it.

Today I did it again but this time I just copied the ROM with Odin without the factory reset.

All was going well but in some time the processes started to fail and I thought of rolling back to éclair, but just to be sure for the final time, I did a factory reset, installed improved email from market, configured exchange and somehow it didn’t slow down the phone,

Now here I am with Samsung Galaxy 3 running Android 2.2 Froyo with exchange email and the other 2 most popular apps Dailer one and Handcent SMS.  The battery life is better and the interface looks really vibrant. At times the phone becomes slow but I can live with that as I have installed Advanced task killer.

Apart from all this I still am unable to root this phone on Froyo, It will be great if any of you could suggest how to root it. I have already tried super one click root and z4root.

This is so far my experience with Galaxy 3 has been satisfactory, although it’s my first android, I learnt a lot from it. I am looking for a new android and would buy a new one soon that can run Gingerbread without sweating itself out.

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10 Great Ways to Surprise Your Spouse

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surpriseAre things getting predictable between the two of you after all those years together? Do you both feel like you’ve hit a dry-spell in your marriage?

It sounds like it’s time to spice things up. Don’t wince! It’s not going to cost you too much, and somehow I think you’re going to come out ahead with your better half. After all, if they’re happy doesn’t that mean you will be as well?

Here are a few suggestions to get things fun again.

  1. The Love Note – Stuff the note in their wallet or purse or maybe tuck it under a windshield wiper or their car’s visor. If they work at home you could even leave the note at their usual work area, whether it is a desk or in the kitchen. You don’t need to be a poet, a simple ‘I love you’ works. Corniness is its own sweetness. Sticky notes can add a bit of fun to the event.
  2. The Computer – Change their desktop wallpaper to a cute photo of you two. It could be your engagement photo or a wedding photo. Or perhaps it could be the photo of that certain vacation spot that took your breath away. Anything that says, “I’m thinking about us.”
  3. Music, Music, Music! – Burn a CD with tunes from your dating days maybe even starting off with your favorite song, or the song you two danced at your wedding reception. Here you might even put one song that is particularly yours because it will make them think of you when you’re not around.
  4. Ah, The Moon! – Find out when is the next full moon and celebrate together with champagne and maybe some cheese and home-baked bread. If you want to be really be romantic how about setting up a table outside in full view of the moon with some candles. You don’t even have to light the candles. Got a telescope?
  5. Their Favorite Thing-Not Yours! – They just love basketball, but you can’t stand it, or their favorite movie is the “Sound of Music”, while you would rather watch “Transformers”? Go out and get those tickets, one for them and one for you.
  6. Breakfast in Bed? – That’s way too predictable. How about dinner in bed (and who cares about the crumbs). So you’re not a cook. Have fun with a TV dinner. Remember, it’s the thought, right?
  7. Introvert or extrovert? – If your spouse is has an introverted personality, then time alone is a great surprise. Take the kids out of the house for a couple of hours so they can have some peace and quiet. If they’re a extrovert who loves to have people around, invite a bunch of friends over for a night of fun. Let them be the life of the party.
  8. Let Them Know You Were Listening – What have they complained about lately? Is their pillow getting flat? Does the garage need some cleaning? It’s always a great surprise to come home and find out that your spouse not only heard what you said, but did something about it.
  9. The Big Split – Go shopping with them at a bookstore or music store together. Now split up. Buy something you know they’ll love. Then wrap it and surprise them.
  10. Give them a Weekend Getaway– Provide your spouse with the opportunity to spend a weekend with their best friend, sibling, or the old college dorm mate. Nothing shows you care more than saying, ‘I want you to have fun.’

The idea is to always keep them guessing. The fun is the surprise. Still water certainly runs deep but it’s just still. Stir it up. Maybe doing these things might provoke your creative juices, or something unique about your spouse will require an adjustment to the ideas above. Are they an intellectual, enjoying a thought-provoking book? Take the note suggestion, and The Big Split and go find that book they told you about and put the note in it before giving it to them. The surprise should always communicate your love and appreciation for them.

Originally from: Todating sites Blog
posted on authors request.

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Rules of Men

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Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

Crying is blackmail

Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:

Subtle hints do not work!

Strong hints do not work!

Obvious hints do not work!

JUST SAY IT!

Yes’ and ‘No’ are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for

A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.

If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both.

If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we

ALL men see in only 16 colours, like Windows default settings.

Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a colour. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that

If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” we will act like nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, expect an answer you don’t want to hear.

When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really.

You have enough clothes AND too many shoes.

I am in shape. Round is a shape.

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Angry Birds for PC

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The most popular bird catapult game for phones, the one that was the sole reson for me to buy an Android, Angry Birds has finally arrived on PC (Windows 7 and Windows Xp) and its available to download from the Intel App Up store (Intel App Up is a new app store for Windows-based netbooks.).

angry Birds

Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows 7
  • Windows XP
The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs. Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds to lay waste to the pigs’ fortifications. Angry Birds features hours and hours of challenging physics-based demolition gameplay, with lots of replay value. Each level requires a mixture of logic, skill, and brute force to crush the enemy. Features 195 levels and lots and lots of Angry Birds!

Download Angry Birds. It is just for the sake of demonstration.

Events

Happy Valentines Day

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http://www.multifamilyinvestor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Mickey-Mouse-and-Minnie-Mouse-mickey-and-minnie.jpgIt’s More Than Saying I Love You
We give on this day candy and flowers,
But we never stop to say thank you for the many hours.
You have stood by my side and gave a smile,
As if to tell our hearts it’s been worth every mile.
No need to buy a teddy bear or even a card,
It’s pretty simple and not at all hard.
Just put your arms around me and hold me tight,
And say without words that in your heart all is right.
You may say I Love You throughout the year,
But on this day you need to make sure.
The words so sweet and straight from your heart,
That your life would be lonely without my part.
So put forth the effort and take the time,
Look me in the eye and say I’m glad you’re mine.
AngelWatchin

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Horn OK Please

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‘Horn OK please’ is a phrase commonly painted on commercial vehicles like trucks, buses or local taxis in India.

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The origin of this phrase is unknown. Also, there is no official significance with respect to Indian traffic regulations. No rules in India mandate or suggest the use of such a ‘slogan’ on a vehicle. Still tens of thousands of vehicles are decorated with the phrase Horn OK please.

One theory says that the term bears its roots in the second world war where the trucks were run on kerosene engines. Kerosene, being highly unstable in nature, would cause the trucks to explode at the slightest accident. Hence a warning would be painted on the back saying ‘Horn Please,On Kerosene’. Gradually this became a norm and is still seen on most trucks even today.

Another reason given to how this sign originated is that most trucks in India are manufactured by TATA. In India, when wishing someone goodbye, one commonly says, “OK TATA!”, where TATA means goodbye. Since most trucks had the TATA logo on them, truck owners often painted the word OK above it. The HORN PLEASE phrase surrounds the OK TATA vertical combination. Thus, a person reading just the first line would read, “HORN OK PLEASE”.

Another theory goes, that The Tata Oil Mills co.Ltd.(TOMCO), unveiled an economy detergent powder called OK. This brand had a symbol in a shape of a lotus flower. To market this detergent better, it is believed that the symbols were painted on trucks and lorries. Since the trucks had HORN PLEASE already painted on the left and right edges of the back flap, the lotus flower symbol and OK were painted in the center of the flap. Thast’s what got OK in between HORN PLEASE, making it HORN OK PLEASE. Moving with time, it became a tradition for truck drivers and owners to paint their trucks in such a fashion.

A more careful inspection in the driving culture in India and around the globe, its been noticed that ‘HORN OK PLEASE’ in the given form resembles three modes in which a vehicle following another vehicle should be in.

  • The first mode is that of HORN, if the following vehicle wants to overtake a vehicle ahead of it from the left side then horn should be blown. This way the vehicle leading gets knowledge about the speeding vehicle and does not make a sudden left turn.
  • The second mode is that of OK, if the following vehicle is exactly behind a vehicle, OK denotes that the vehicle which is leading has no problem about the following vehicle and thus middle name is OK.
  • The third and final mode is that of PLEASE, in which the vehicle leading notifies the following vehicle that if it intends to overtake from the right side the it can please with no objections.

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