3D Printer Solves Astronaut’s Missing Tools Problem In Space
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Source: National Geographics
Arfa Karim, World’s Youngest IT Professional Died
Jan 14, 2012 in Softwares
Arfa Karim Randhawa was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy, who in 2004 at the age of nine years became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the world, a title girl kept until 2008. She was invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft Headquarters in USA. Arfa Karim Technology Park is an IT hub in Lahore named after Arfa Karim’s death.
Arfa was born in a family that hailed from the village of Chak No. 4JB Ram Dewali in Faisalabad, Punjab. After returning to Pakistan from a visit to Microsoft headquarters, Arfa had numerous interviews with television and newspapers. S. Somasegar, the vice president of the Software Development Division, wrote about her in his blog. On 2 August 2005, Arfa Karim was presented the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz on the occasion of 113th birth anniversary of Fatima Jinnah. She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award again in August 2005 by the President of Pakistan. Arfa Karim is also the recipient of the President’s Award for Pride of Performance, a civil award granted to people who have shown excellence in their respective fields over a long period of time. She is the youngest recipient of this award. In recognition of her achievement Arfa was made brand ambassador for Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s 3G Wireless Broadband service named EVO in January 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
Keyboard Logger…. You Are “NOT” Safe!
Dec 01, 2011 in Technology
If you are using some one else computer like in Internet Cafe, Friend’s home, or anywhere so please keep this in mind that don’t do anything which is secret, like accessing online bank account, credit card information, username & passwords, pin numbers, personal chats and anything which should be secret. Because, there are now small size devices available those have built-in memory in it which log your keys you entered during the use of computer, so, if you are not on your own computer so keep it in mind that you might be spying by someone. These devices are easily available in the market in the range of $40-$60. So, never ever use any secret thing which has discussed above on any other place.
Steve Jobs, Apple’s Ex-CEO Died
Oct 05, 2011 in Technology
Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.
Jobs died “peacefully,” surrounded by family members, his family said in a statement.
Neither Jobs’ family nor Apple revealed where he died or from what cause, though in recent years Jobs had fought a form of pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant.
“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” read a statement by Apple’s board of directors. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.”
As Jobs’ death was announced, the homepage of Apple’s website switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, “Steve Jobs 1955-2011.”
(Courtesy Abcnews)
Police Helped Apple Search For Missing iPhone
Oct 04, 2011 in Entertainment
San Francisco police have assisted Apple in the search for a prototype of the latest iPhone that went astray in a bar in a repeat of an embarrassing loss that took place last year.
An Apple employee lost a yet-to-be-released iPhone 5 in a tequila bar in San Francisco’s Mission District in July, technology news site CNET reported this week.
After the device was electronically tracked using GPS technology to a San Francisco house, four police officers and two Apple employees visited the home, the San Francisco police said in a statement distributed to news outlets.
Fake Microsoft Updates – Firefox Users BEWARE!!!
Aug 04, 2011 in Softwares
Social engineering tricks are in fashion around cyber world, a malicious script is masquerading as a Microsoft Update. Firefox users can be redirected via a popup warning to a page that is the spitting image of the Microsoft Update Center, the original can be recognized as it displays requirement of Internet Explorer. Users can proceed to download some nasty stuff, if they decide to install the so called urgent update. To protect yourself from this condition try to check security certificate of the redirected site before installing any stuff. Have a happy browsing.
How Microsoft plans to sell a ‘couple hundred million’ more Windows 7 PCs before Windows 8
Jul 14, 2011 in Softwares
As Microsoft’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings made clear, Windows 7 sales — with the glaring exception of netbooks — are good, but not as good as they used to be. Given there’s still a year (give or take) s until Windows 8 launches, what is Microsoft’s game plan to keep the bottom from dropping out of the Windows PC market?
The enterprise market will likely keep Windows 7 sales chugging, as many larger businesses are only now finally deploying Windows 7, after months of planning and testing. And, as Microsoft execs said during yesterday’s earnings call, the emerging market countries are snapping up a lot of Windows 7, though at lower prices — and with substantially higher piracy rates — than the “developed” nations.
It’s probably safe to assume Microsoft will launch another upgrade-guarantee program, as it traditionally does a few months before a new operating system launch, allowing those purchasing current Windows-model PCs to get a free upgrade to the next Windows release once it’s out.
But Microsoft needs to keep consumer demand coming in for Windows 7 if the company plans to sell “those couple of hundred million PCs between now and ‘Windows 8′” that Microsoft expects to move, according to OEM Chief Steve Guggenheimer, who spoke at Microsoft’s recent Worldwide Partner Conference. (Note: Microsoft officials said that the company has sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses since the product was introduced in 2009.)
Even though Microsoft doesn’t make Microsoft-branded PCs, increasingly it is positioning itself as selling Windows PCs (no doubt thanks to a little lot of pressure from archrival Apple). This is one of the slides Microsoft General Manager of Worldwide OEM Distribution, Terry Hagerty, showed during her session on “OEM Through Distribution” (slide deck available to registered partner show attendees only) at the Worldwide Partner conference in Los Angeles on July 11.
Apple Is Going To Release MAC OS X Lion In July
Jun 07, 2011 in Softwares
Multi-Touch Gestures
Multi-Touch gestures transform the way you interact with your Mac, making all you do more intuitive and direct. Now an even richer Multi-Touch experience comes to OS X Lion. Enjoy more fluid and realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and image zoom, and full-screen swiping.
Full-Screen Apps
OS X Lion offers systemwide support for gorgeous, full-screen apps that use every inch of your Mac display. You can have multiple full-screen apps open at once — along with multiple standard-size apps. And it’s easy to switch between full-screen and desktop views.
Mission Control
Mission Control brings together full-screen apps, Dashboard, Exposé, and Spaces in one new feature that gives you a bird’s-eye view of everything on your system. With a single swipe on the trackpad, your desktop zooms out to Mission Control. Think of it as the hub of your system: View everything and go anywhere with just a click.
Mac App Store
The best way to discover apps for your Mac is now on your Mac. Just like the App Store on iPad, the Mac App Store lets you browse and download thousands of free and paid apps that you can start using right away on all your Mac computers authorized for personal use. New apps install in one step right to Launchpad, and the Mac App Store keeps track of your apps and tells you when updates are available.
Launchpad
Launchpad is a new, full-screen home for all the apps on your Mac. Just click the Launchpad icon in your Dock. Your open windows fade away, replaced by a full-screen display of all your apps. Arrange your apps any way you want, group them together in folders, or delete them from your Mac with ease. And when you download an app from the Mac App Store, it automatically appears in Launchpad, ready to blast off.
Resume
Now apps you close will reopen right where you left off, so you never have to start from scratch again. And when you install software updates, you no longer need to save your work, close your apps, and spend valuable time setting everything up again. With Resume, you can restart your Mac and return to what you were doing — with all your apps in the exact places you left them.
OS X Lion introduces a whole new take on email. Mail puts your entire display to work with a gorgeous widescreen view featuring a full-height message and a message list that includes snippets. Conversations presents messages from the same thread in an elegant timeline showing each communication as it was sent while hiding redundant text. Mail also features search suggestions and search tokens, which help you find the messages you’re looking for fast. And a new favorites bar gives you easy access to the folders you use most often.
Lion Server
OS X Lion Server includes a host of enhancements that give you more control of your Mac server and the users who access it. The Server app — new in Lion Server — features a setup assistant that walks you through the server configuration process step by step. So now anyone can turn just about any Mac into a server. Profile Manager lets you remotely manage computers running Lion and iOS devices such as iPad and iPhone. You can even send updates to your users wirelessly via push notifications. Lion Server also adds file-sharing capabilities for iPad; includes improvements to Wiki Server, iCal Server, and Mail Server; and comes with Xsan built in.
and 250+ more features….