Hungry BushSunday, 8 May 2011
Funny Cat Pictures Suck
If you want to be successful, you have to listen to your audience. On radio shows people call in. With news papers, people write letters. On blogs, people find you on Google. I always figured that if I would be an authority on anything, it would be something computer related. Programming, perhaps. But as it turns out, I’m not. Or maybe a bit. According to Google I’m an authority on…
Yes. Funny cats. And suckage. So my dear visitor. I am giving you want you want. Here are some funny cat pictures, that suck, like Java does.
Yes. Funny cats. And suckage. So my dear visitor. I am giving you want you want. Here are some funny cat pictures, that suck, like Java does.
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ayal Rohatgi’s TOPLESS Scandal !
Bollywood actress Payal Rohatgi has accused director Dibakar Banerjee of making advances towards her. she said that director Dibakar Banerjee attempted to sexually harass her during a recent meeting to discuss a film role.Dibakar shot into limelight with his movie Love Sex and Dhoka.
Payal alleges that the director made certain indecent remarks about her at his place. Payal goes on to claim that she was dropped from Dibakar’s upcoming film Shanghai because she refused to yield to his unreasonable demands.
Dibakar has rubbished the allegations as mileage gaining tactics.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Smartphone platform wars: One size doesn’t fit all
Mobile technology, smartphones in particular, are very personal devices. I suspect it’s because anything used repeatedly during the day, up close at that, invokes a very personal experience. The personal nature of smartphones is evident in any article on the web dealing with one phone or another. The comment section for such articles immediately becomes a shouting match over which platform is best. The fact of the matter is that no matter how personal these phones become, there is no perfect device nor platform for everyone.Everybody uses smartphones differently, and how they use them determines which platform or phone is the best fit for them. Some folks primarily use smartphones for phone calls, if you can believe that. For those folks the smartphones that don’t do voice calls well, and there are more of those than there should be, don’t qualify as a good fit. It doesn’t matter how fancy a phone/platform may be, if the basic needs of the individual user aren’t being met then they fall short.
Case in point: my 17-year old stepson, a typical teenager in every respect, a kid who loves gadgetry, uses an old Nokia smartphone (I forget which one) by choice. He is in the unusual position of getting early exposure to nearly every top-of-the-line smartphone that comes into my office, and he is duly impressed by many of them. But when it comes to his choice of smartphone for everyday use, the old Nokia wins hands-down. Why is that? According to him because it does phone calls and text messaging very well. Those are his top two uses for a phone, and all of the fancy smartphones he’s tried fall short compared to that Nokia with its nice keyboard.
It is important for each individual to understand what uses of a phone are important to fit their lifestyle, and go with that no matter how public pressure tells them otherwise. It doesn’t matter if a particular smartphone is cool, or has state-of-the-art features; it only matters if it does what you need, and does it well.
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Cisco Linksys E2500 Dual-Band N Router
Recently Cisco anounced their new Linksys line of routers and switches for home users. I am a long-time user of Linksys products, and welcomed the opportunity to try out their new gear. I have the new E2500 dual-band N router, which you can pick up on Amazon for $79.99.
Also Read: Cisco introduces new top-of-the-line Linksys Wi-Fi Router
If you are at all familiar with Linksys products, then the new E series line of devices will be easy to use. The web-based software interface remains the same. Configuration was simple, and I had the router functioning perfectly in place of my own within minutes.
I prefer a dual-band 2.4/5ghz wifi router in my home because there are plenty of devices here that use both bands. 5GHz tends to be stronger, is less affected by external interference, and usually allows for better data transfer rates across the network.
I have no need for a gigabit switch at home. The only hardware that I have which uses a wired connection are my Ubuntu server and the networked printer. I suppose if I had gigabit connectivity, and 3-antenna 5GHz capability of 450mbps wifi speeds, I might be able to tweak out a higher data throughput but it’s not necessary.
Configuring the router to connect to the DynDNS dynamic DNS service was simple. If my Comcast IP address changes, the router updates the DNS service to match. Configuring port forwarding for services like a web server and SSH are still simple to set up and maintain.
One thing I like about the new series is that they use the Broadcom networking chipset in their devices instead of Atheros. I know it doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things; it’s a personal preference. The older Linksys devices used Broadcom all the time and I always had great results with them.
There are some things about the new line that I think could benefit from improvement. For one thing, the internet is rapidly running out of IP address space. That can be held off for a short while with creative juggling and selling of unused IP space, but the writing is on the wall. The new Linksys line does not yet support ipv6, so if you want that capability, you’re going to have to wait a few months before the firmware is updated to support it.
Another feature that seems to be missing is client bridging. My home is fairly large, and the back bedroom receives a very poor wifi signal. I’d like to be able to bridge a second wifi router in the hallway so I can boost the signal. I can’t do that with the feature set the way it is right now.
Finally, as Jason recommended in his article on the new Linksys E line, I would like to recommend that they hire the DD-WRT developers to start coding official firmware for the devices. And they should start sending them samples of the entire line so they don’t have to beg for donations in order to purchase the hardware themselves.
Why do I use DD-WRT? Aside from having the features I just described, they also have the ability to finely tune the wifi signal and power. The default transmit power of the Linksys devices isn’t strong enough to reach through some walls in a house. On my WRT400N, I can get a signal to that back bedroom. A weak one, but better than none at all.
The new Linksys line shows a great deal of promise, and the prices are very reasonable. They seem to have solved the heat and ventilation issues with the previous line of devices. I’m looking forward to using the new hardware in the future.
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McTiVia doubles as media streamer, wireless access point
CompuExpert is beefing up the traditional network streaming device with the new McTiVia, which is being boasted as the “first networkable device” that brings all content from a PC to a TV wirelessly.
Unlike the Slingbox, the McTiVia is more like the Orb as it streams content from the computer to the TV instead of the other way around.
Naturally, there are going to be a few wires involved, such as to the power source, but the McTiVia must also be attached to the HDTV via HDMI. After that, the McTiVia is supposed to be able to display any and all content from the hard drives of Mac and Windows computers on the TV over the airwaves of your home network.
Additionally, the McTiVia can serve as a wireless router and permits users to control up to eight computers using an iPhone or an Android smartphone.
The McTiVia will be launched in late May for $199.
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