These days many people suffer from lack of memory. Many people attribute this to ageing or deterioration in physical or mental health. However suffering from poor memory has nothing do do with advancement of age or poor health.. The primary reason for loss of memory is over dependence on technology.
Usage of Calculators:- When we were young and used to study at school, we had to do addition, subtraction and multiplication manually. The reason was there were no calculators during those days. Even when calculators came to existence, students were prohibited to use calculators at schools. When we grew up and starting working in office or doing our businesses there was no restriction whatsoever and we start doing even simple calculations on calculators which earlier used to be done manually by us at schools. These days it is not surprising to see shop keepers are clerks adding up a series of 2 or 3 two digits numbers on their calculators. Due to this there is no effort whatsoever on the brain to memorize a thing and hence after some time we lose our ability to remember.
Usage of Mobile Phones as Reminders:- There was a time when we used to remember birthdays of our dear ones. Even if we did not have good memory we used to note it down. Similarly we used to note down phone numbers and postal addresses in our dairy. After dialing the phone number a few times we used to remember the numbers by heart. Similarly after writing postal addresses on envelopes we used to remember postal addresses very well. These days people never dial a number on their mobile handsets, they search by name on their address book and dial it and as a result of this they do no remember a number if they do not have their mobile handsets in hand with them on that particular day. With the advent of email, no body ever remembers a persons postal address as they do not even make a effort to note or remember a address as they are not required to do so.. Many people have a habit of shifting houses on regular basis, but what is surprising with them is that they do not even remember the postal address of their own homes because they have never bothered to find out or remember thanks to technological advancement in the form of email.
It is good to use technology, because there is no point in adding up 20 numbers manually when you can do it easily on a caluclator saving time and energy. However when it comes to adding couple of easy numbers it is advisable to do it manually to keep your brain working.
Regards
Satish
Samsung N120 (N series) Netbook :
Netbooks have been rocking the market. Lot of brands have entered the market and are facing the competion world. You might have seen reviews in the internet for Mini netbooks. Hp 110 model is on the Number 1 position and then comes Aser Aspire One. Samsung brand which is, as everyone knows, a very popular brand, entered the IT netbooks industry and is introducing wide variety of products and models (as expected of Samsung). I think Samsung is the ONLY BRAND that produces a large number of models to meet various requirements of customers rather than concentrating only on one particular group of people. This is only the Beginning. samsung has a Very Bright future in the field of Netbooks. Hopefully the Netbooks category enjoy huge success as all the parts such as the LCD, Keyboard, Hard drive etc. are completely manufactured by Samsung. Let us first view its Specifications and its performance and then its overall Review.
Specifications:
- Genuine XP Home - Samsung N120 comes with the original version of windows XP. This enables access to various products of Windows and Updates which would otherwise be unavailable. The model DOES NOT come with the OS software (Windows XP installation software) but there is a ' Samsung Recovery Solution' which enables us to make a copy of the Windows and the drives in the form of DVDs or copy to an Hard drive. DVD is the Best option though.It takes only one DVD of size 4.7 GB.Using the Recovery solution to copy in a DVD and when the system is effected with Virus or requires re-installation, then the DVD can be used. Once copied in a DVD, it can be installed any number of times. NOTE: Make the DVD copy (RECOVERY) immediately after purchasing and then use the system as you wish. If the system is effected by Virus, the data may be corrupted and becomes too late to make a Recovery copy.
- Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6 GHz) > All the Netbooks,even this comes with Intel Atom processor.In the Pamplets and the Internet official sites, they say it comes with N280(1.66 GHZ) speed processor but the product i recieved only came with 1.6 GHZ sped. I do not know which part is wrong.
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 >It comes with Intel Graphics with 120 MB shared memory.
- System Memory 1 GB DDR2 > The N120 model comes with 1 GB RAM memory and may be can be expanded to 3GB or may be not.
- LCD 10.1-inch WSVGA 1024 x 600 TFT color Display >The Samsung LCD is the most famous LCDs of all times with its superb Bright Display and the Digital quality and excellant Graphics. The model comes with a Samsung software where you can change the resolution to 1024 x 750 size.
- 3 WATTS Sterio Speaker (1.5 WATTS x 2) > This model comes with special Sub Woofers and SRS3D Sound effect. It comes with a Samsung software where the music equalizer and audio effects can be adjusted. You can do Remix and Record also.
- Integrated Camera 1.3 megapixel >This enables Video chatting in internet.Once again, the product comes with Cyberlink Camera software to set the settings for enabling web camera.
- Storage Hard Drive 160 GB at 5400 RPM > The storage capacity is 160 GB and comes with default C and D drives. You can not create additional drives.
- Wireless Connection > The model comes with Wired Ethernet LAN 10 / 100 and Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. The Wifi used is Atheros brand and is bit slow to connect the WIFI but once connected, the speed is excellant. There is no paricular Wifi/Bluetooth - On/Off Switch but shortcut is avaialable.
- USB and Card Slot > USB 2.0 x 3 numbers os USB slots (2 chargeable USB ports) are included in the model. It also comes with Multi Card Slot 3 in 1 (SD, SDHC, MMC)
- Input - (a.)The Keyboard has 82 keys. The keyboard size is the UNBELEIVABLE ! The keys are Huge compared to other mini laptops and also 15" laptops. The keys are very comfortable to type on. There are lot of shortcuts for easy performance. (b.) Touch Pad - The previous model, that is C10 is similar to this but comes with very short Touch Pad. That has been modified in this N120 model. The touch pad is comfortable. For the touch pad there is a single long button for Left and Right click. This does not create confusion and looks neat.
- 6 cell battery lithium ion > The battery in idle mode comes for around six hours. For internet around 4 - 4.5 hours.There is a facility to save power which can give an extra 30 to 45 minutes. The battery sixe is little big because the standard battery for netbooks is 3/4 cell. But it dous not look awkward but instead looks like a stand. When using for the first time, charge it for continously for 5 hours minimum (even if the full charge display appears).
- Dimensions > The dimensions are (W X H XD) 10.27″ x 1.19″ x 7.3″ with Weight (including battery) 1.3kg . The laptop looks so thin and cool and is perfect for a netbook.
Overall Review:
The look of the netbook is Awsome than most of the netbooks.It is really thin. It comes with TWO colors > Black and White. DO NOT get fooled by the white colored netbook pictures in the interner as they look like silver. I have included the real life pictures.White can get dirty so proper maintainance is a Must. The top side is made of a very soft glossy finish but not those glossy finishes in other netbooks which attracts lot of finger prints. The fan of the netbook fo my netbook does not emit much sound but gets a little heated up. Do not install heavy softwares , then the speed is reduced which is not good for a 1.6 GHZ processor. Samsung netbooks come with additional softwares that are very helpful and are also in a CD which is included. A Black soft pouch is also included. The Warranty period is One Year. It comes with Mc- Afree Antivirus trial version (30 / 60 days). In the front, there are display lights to show what features are on and off. The touchpad movements is smooth and easy.The Display light is very bright so it looks very good. The battery included can give around 6 hours battery life. The battery is detachable with safe lock. The netbooks come with FREE DVD writer. The writer is slim and handy and can be carried anywhere. It can be connected by a USB. This is a perfect promotion as the netbooks do not come with an optical drive. Samsung includes softwares such as - Life extender / Display manager / Resolution manager / Magic Keyboard / Magic Doctor / Recovery solution / Update Plus and User guide. The User guide manual is not included in the box. The manual is dital and is available in the system.The Samsung drivers can be updated in the NET.
My Rating: Look > 5 / 5, Speed > 4 / 5, Battery > 4 / 5, Display(graphics) > 5 / 5.
LG KU990 Viewty is a fully touch screen phone with lot of cool features for its price. It has got a 3 inch screen, with 240x400 screen resolution. I have the black colored one and I guess silver color is also available. It is a 3g phone.
Features
DivX : Yes, this is one of the best features of the phone. You can add your DivX movies into your phone without converting it to .mp4 or .3gp. The DivX files plays quite well without any disturbance even if the files is pretty big in size. Well, it do support 3gp and mp4 formats as well.
Camera: The Camera of the phone is really awesome. It is 5 mega pixels and there’s also a flash light, to take pictures at night. It has a great manual focusing tool (got Autofocus as well!). When the pictures are taken in day light it is crystal clear. At night also the pictures produced are of good quality but not as that of the pictures taken during day time. The camera has Schnelder KREUZNACH technology and image stabilizer.
Multitasking: Most of the phones support playing music in background, but with Viewty it’s not over, you can minimize anything you want. Music, games, browser, apps, video and anything can be minimized with their multitasking feature.
100 MB internal storage: Well, it is good to store some music and small videos even without having a memory card! Most of the LG phones I’ve used comes with 60 MB of internal storage capacity, but Viewty comes with a 100 MB.
Front Camera: Viewty supports video calling and so they have a front camre which is VGA. But it do have a good image quality and you can also take pictures and record videos using it rather than just making video calls.
Some more features they could’ve added
Yet there are some features that are not included in the phone and which most of the people really wants.
Themes: Viewty doesn’t support external themes. (Well, they have new versions of Viewty and I don’t know whether they support themes, but my piece doesn’t support). I’ve read that we can change the theme by doing something with the internal files, but it is not safe to do so.
Inbox capacity for text messages: We can only save 300 text messages in the inbox and it is not enough for many people. Many of us gets 20-30 SMS daily and so we have to delete messages from our inbox weekly.
Yet LG Viewty is one of the worth buying cell phone I’ve used while considering its features with its price. And it is a perfect phone for multimedia and for business since you can read all Microsoft office documents (Spreadsheet, MS Word etc.) using the built in Picsel File Viewer.
Today we can do many things with a cell phone that we do with a computer. Anyway, to make our cell phone more efficient and more fun we have to add lot of apps, games, wallpapers etc. Here is the list of some useful websites to download cool mobile stuff.
mobile9.com: This is a cool website for mobile stuff and there is everything for your mobiles including apps, games, walls, ringtone, videos and more. You can select your phone from the list and select the type stuff, i.e. games, software, ringtones etc., you want. They show the results matching your parameters, they are user generated contents, but you can check the user rating to confirm that the file is in good condition. non registered members have to wait 10 seconds before downloading a file. But it is simple to get an account there and also it will be really useful for mobile geeks. Nokia, Sony Ericsson themes are also available there. If your mobile phone is not listed there you can download the stuff by selecting your mobile screen resolution. There is a community for users to discuss about cell phone and other related matters
getjar.com: getjar is mainly for java apps and games. And the advantage is that it has got tonnes of apps. They have well categorized the softwares so it is very easy for the users to get the stuff they are looking for. They have changed their theme recently and the new one is really eye catching one. Here there is no community or signing up, you can download anything from the site without having any timers. They've got a great collection of social networking software which is really helpful for using many social networking software with the cell phone.
zedge.net: Zedge is another website which provides all kind of mobile stuff. You can download themes, wallpapers, games, texts etc. It is a cool looking website which allows users to upload content and also to create content from the website. You can access the website from mobile and PC. Zedge is a very popular website with thousands of users online every second. They have also a community for users to share their ideas with the other users. It is surely a must visited website for a mobile phone geek.
These are some of the most popular websites for mobile phone stuff. Anyway, you can find tonnes of other websites and stuff from the web by searching with a popular search engine. Anyway you may not download the software that you don't know or from an unknown website since it may create damages to your mobile phone or may create money loss. So get some interesting apps to your phone and make it more useful to you.
There will not be a single reader reading this article having the pleasant(!) experience of an ant bite. If not experienced yet I think he had lost half of his life!!! OK, let it go. You might have noticed the movement of ants. They move like marching soldiers in an orderly manner till an external disturbance occurs. Some of them may be carrying food stuffs greater than their weight(Yes, I think only ants can carry about six times more weight than their body weight).Ants secrete a substance called pheromones. The ant coming behind follows the path of his predecessor exactly by smelling this pheromone. That is why you see all the ants follow the same path. So pheromone secretion is the communication way between ants. Now if some one disturbs the ant's rally intentionally do some harm to their dwelling definitely he will have to run away from the place within seconds.
I told this much to make you aware about the behaviour of ants. Like this a technology is going to be introduced which is called as DIGITAL ANTS. This digital ants will run through the computer networks. They will not get sugar or sweets, but will get stomach full of viruses and worms in the network. I am not mocking. The idea was put forwarded by Glen Fink of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland of Washington. PNNL is actually a Department of Energy Labs, conducting various researches and experiments in cyber security field. Along with Glen the Wake Forest University (WFU) Computer Professor Mr.Erin Fulp and his students are getting ready for the experiment. Initially the testing will be carried out in a network having 64 nodes attached to it.
The method of response of ants when someone disturb them was the inspiration behind the suggestion. The concept is called SWAM INTELLIGENCE.Thousands of digital ants will be posted randomly in the network. The digital ants will also have pheromone like communication methods. It is called DIGITAL TRAIL. The whole data will be analysed by segmenting through parallel processing methods. When a virus or worm or a malware is met by a digital ant it will begin to produce digital trail. The quantity of digital trail will increase proportionally according to the degree of threat. Hence other digital ants in the network will also get information quickly and will concentrate their attention to the point of notice. The company claims that if the idea is fulfilled this will be the fastest acting security system than the ever introduced so far.
The digital ants work with the help of a software called SENTINELS. They are controlled and co-ordinated by a colony of digital ants called SERGEANTS.Let us wait and see these ants running through our networks.
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