I know, it’s too late to talk about the longest eclipse of this millennium and some asking “Where was I when everyone was posting about it?”. Well, I was busy with a function at home and then in fulfilling the commitments that got delayed due to this function. Anyways, with my younger sis’s engagement around the weekend, I had little time to spare for the preparation forget visiting Rameshwaram. So, on the morning of January 15, 2010 I went to RCSC as we had planned a public observation...
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Update - January 11, 2010 The uploading of the modified files has been completed and the InteseDebate comment system is now active. Please help by leaving your comments and if you encounter any problems, please inform me by filling up the Contactform with subject IntenseDebate. Thanks in advance! Recently I was visiting this of which I don’t remember the name but had this really nice comment system. First of all, I assumed that it might be a native implementation but then I receive...
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Update Seems like the issue was caused due to lack of permissions on my App_Data folder(I wonder how this happened!!!). I’ve tested downloading each and every of the files and it seems to be working okay. Please comment here if you have problem downloading or reaching any part of site. I’ve recently detected that there is a problem while downloading files and I’m already working to find a resolution for it. Sorry for inconvenience. I’ll post an update as soon as...
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Warning: It has come to my notice that the current version has a bug when used on Laptops. The application will create tasks with condition "Start the task only if the computer is on AC power" checked by default. So, if you are running your downloads while on batteries, the tasks won't run. Workaround: I've already resolved the bug but I need to test it before uploading. Please modify this condition manually. Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to do that. 2009/12/27 - Resolv...
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I recently visited Karl Francisco Fernandes’s blog mesonprojekt with awesome design. There, while reading one of his blog entries, I saw this small widget on the right called “ABOUT THIS ARTICLE” and my heart just said – I want one. Well that’s it. I tried(I swear I did) to search for it on internet for a while but soon ended up deciding to write my own. So since, I was going to write one for my own, I decided to write down my requirements (greyed out features are yet to be implemented...
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While scouring through my old archives, I came across a very simple utility, that I had created back in 2005 for my dad’s office to protect the data stored on it, called USB Lock. This small utility blocks usage of USB drives on a computer so that data/files can neither be imported nor exported. It was written in VB6 and uses a simple registry tweak to enable & disable USB Storage Devices on that computer. What is the benefit of blocking USB Storage Drives? There might be many benefits o...
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I know I’m quite late to write my report for the forgotten TSE of July, 22, 2009 and honestly I had no interest to write anything after it turned out to be a total failure (!!! not eclipse :( ). But as a duty of a true observer, I’m going to (reluctantly) write a report for it.
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While going through a thread at Microsoft Answers, it came to me that how confusing task it can be, to restore files backed up using Windows Vista’s Backup and Restore Center. So, I decided to write up a post describing steps on how to restore your files using Advanced Restore. Preparation If you have stored your back up on a removable drive then keep it handy when you start this procedure. Procedure Insert/Connect the removable drive containing your backup to your system. Click star...
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I was playing with Windows Live Photo Gallery & Microsoft Image Composite Editor when I came across Microsoft’s HD View. This new technology allows you to view High Resolution Pictures & Panoramas with fluid ease. In fact, I found it so cool that after looking at examples, I decided to try my own hands on it. So, I dug few panoramic images in my archive that I had taken back in 2007 during my Sarpass trek of YHAI. And here is the result. Tell me what you think of it. The total ...
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Tags: panorama, photography, micrsoft, image, composite, editor, photo, gallery, live, hd, view, hd view
I’ve finally decided my plan for Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009 which is going to be visible across(well almost!!!) India. The eclipse, in India, starts from Surat in Gujarat but the Sun would be at ~2 degrees at totality. Also, recent weather conditions have revealed that the coastal regions in Gujarat have been under the wraps of monsoon rain lowering the chances of observing the eclipse. As you very well know, India will be having it’s monsoon around mid July lowering the...
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Have you ever wished, while using Orkut, to write scraps and your profiles in different font styles without any third party application that shamelessly accesses your friends list and manipulates your updates???? or without logging into third party sites that are totally not reliable in the first place??? Well, even I used to ask the same question to myself. But hey, I can create a client application on my own. All I need is different font styles. And after scouring internet for f...
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Sygate Personal Firewall had been my favourite free firewall for Windows XP box since ages and I’d been using it even after Symantec took over Sygate and discontinued the products, including the personal firewall. If you still want use the firewall for your Windows XP box, it’s latest version is still available at Softpedia. Okay, so back to the main topic. Since I got my Dell Studio 15(pre-loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium) in early April, it had been a nightmare for me to use ...
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It’s been quite a while that I actually wrote a good content but trust me, I was busy for good. Recently, I wanted to monitor downloads(not total monitoring, I’ll leave that to Google Analytics and StatCounter, but just how many files get downloaded everyday) of files I posted on the blog. For this, I’ve been using Al Nyveldt’s Simple Download Counter extension for couple of months. I just loved its simplicity and as it’s name suggests, it was pure vanilla simple extension. But, due to its sim...
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Recently I was going through the comments I received on my posts and I was shocked to see Spam all over it. These comments seem so genuine that it’s hard to identify that they are spam unless you do a little search over it. For example, I received a comment from a person(or rather a bot) which seemed so faithful that I couldn’t stop replying to it thanking for his interest over my blog. But when I ran a google search over it, the result page was full of such comment from different BlogEng...
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Just received call from my Dad that he was stuck in a heavy hailstorm and high speed wind which he assumes to be of around 50-60 KMPH. As per his information, the hailstorm started around 6 PM and lasted hardly for 15 minutes followed by Heavy Wind that uprooted large trees. One of the trees fell just near my dad’s car and broke the side mirror. A professional photographer has been called upon at the site to take pictures. Strangely there are no reports of High Speed Wind around Rajkot...
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