Pros :
Excellent attractive interface for kids, restricts browsing to only approved sites from not only you but an expert panel, Kids can’t break out, lets kids share and tag sites, photos, videos without divulging any personal information, encourages one to use
Cons :
Older kids will find it too restrictive, doesn’t adapt to a child’s age, can be an internet hog if you don’t watch the usage, no time limiting features
Dell has introduced its new thin and light notebook , the Dell Studio 14z in to their Studio line of notebooks. Unlike the Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks, this slim Studio 14z model does not come with an optical drive. For US markets, this notebook’s pricing starts at $649 (Rs. 30,700 approx.) and is available immediately.
Dell Studio 14z measures 1.2 inches at the thickest point, and weighs 1.95kg pounds. This 14-inch notebook has HD 720p video content supporting LED display with 1366×768 resolution. Equipped with 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processors, Studio 14z supports using up to 5GB DDR3 1066MHz memory and offers up to 500GB 7200RPM storage support.
For graphics this notebook has the Nvidia GeForce 9400M integrated graphics that are also used in Apple s unibody MacBooks, Macbook Pro and MacBook Air models.
Hooking Studio 14z to your HD set-up wouldn t be a problem since the notebook offers DisplayPort and HDMI for HD video output. For removable storage, Studio 14z offers three USB 2.0 ports and eSATA port with power share, Express Card Slot, FireWire port, and optional 8-in-1 media card reader.
Audio output is supported with 4-watt SRS-enhanced 2.0 integrated stereo speakers with discrete tweeters. Another interesting part is that Dell offers 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate as operating system option.
Studio 14z boasts of 6 hours battery life with optional 8-cell battery pack. This stylish notebook is available in six colors: Red, Blue, Green, Promise Pink, Purple and Black Chain Link.
IIM’s have declared that starting from this year CAT exam will be taken online. The exact pattern of conducting the exam is yet to be decided, but many people feel that it will follow the exam patterns of GMAT and GRE.
The IIM’s told that the process of conducting the exam will be outsourced to IT companies.
The main advantage will be the exam can be taken at different time according to the convenience of students.
“However, we are also considering other possibilities for conducting the CAT exams,” he added.
The move could benefit thousands of students. In 2007, around 230,000 students took the exams. This year the number is expected to exceed 300,000.
For online CAT exams, the IIMs could outsource the project to an IT firm specialising in education and training services.
“The company will provide us with the infrastructure, but the control of setting the question paper will remain with the IIMs. The company will also be allowed to conduct exams at its franchisees,” the professor said.
This move has mixed response from students. The more tech savvy students have welcomed the move but on the larger part many students are against CAT going online.
The best way to decide the outcome of this move is to “wait and watch”.
With KKR following a losing streak and the news of a mole being present in the form of “fake ipl player” has taken its toll on one of the joint owner of the kolkatta knight riders. Shah rukh has returned back to india saying that he will come back only after his team starts doing well.
Rumors say that Shah Rukh is trying to sell 20% of stake in KKR and is already in talks with Subroto Roy of sahara group and also with Anil Ambani. But owing to the present losing trend of KKR, it will be highly doubtful for Shah rukh to get the desired market price for his team.
Due to an increase in the popularity of online social networking, Facebook being one of them, there are a lot of people all over the world who are appreciating the benefits taken from the online service. Facebook became popular due to its ability to easily allow its users to navigate through the system and connect with or find friends. To be able to find a certain individual in mind and stay connected 24/7 even if you’re away from your computer, you have to create an account in Facebook. The creation of your profile will give others the idea to accept your requests or drop it.
When an online networking profile is involved it typifies the person that the user is. Therefore it is important that a profile is polished the way a person wants it to and not just out of fun. Somehow, profiles in an online networking system is taken seriously by other people. Since everyone can and will see your profile, it is best that you dress it up in the nicest manner. This means that you have to be cautious in every detail that you include. You should focus yourself on what should not be within your profile. Putting something that won’t hurt your viewers won’t hurt you in the process.
Pictures
This will distinguish a person owning a name having several searches. When choosing your picture to post in your personal profile, make sure that it is worth the view. Carefully choose it and make sure that visitors as well as friends will give their spare time to look at it without having the feeling of being disgusted in some way. Don’t put pictures that are very much seductive and revealing. In this fast-paced, modern world, there are still those who keep the integrity of the past. They are those who practice conservativeness. Provoking and stimulating pictures can pose a danger on yourself as well. Think about it, how much respect will you get if you posted your naked bottoms?
Data Posting
You have to be very careful on the degree of information that you give out. Even if it doesn’t seem important that a picture of you all dressed up is posted, then try combining it with your complete name, address and a contact number. That could be pretty much alarming. With a network like this, you are only advised to post a name or any character that represents you. This won’t give anyone a reason to contact you.
Laptops are gaining in popularity these days. Almost everyone is carrying one now either for work or entertainment. Laptops with the latest technology are introduced to the market everyday and these new laptops come with a huge price tag. However, that does not mean you cannot get a good and cheap laptop. I have put together a guide that may help you out in your hunt for a cheap and good laptop.
Buy cheap laptop with older technology
Rapid advance in technology makes it meaningless to buy the latest technology at a high price. When laptop with wireless capability first came to the market, a unit with this technology can cost up till US$2500. NOw after 2 years, you can get a relatively fast centrino laptop for less than US$1000
Buy used or refurbished laptop
The depreciation of a laptop value is so high, that after one year in the market, a laptop can easily lose half its value. So if you are looking for a cheap laptop, look for one which is close to one year old. Not all used laptop are in bad condition. You will be surprised to find that some used laptops are still in good condition because their owners are power users or gamers.
Buy laptop from power users or gamers
I like to buy electronic gadgets including laptops from hard core power users or gamers. Let me share with you why. Gamers or power users usually require the latest and most powerful technology to run their games or power hungry applications. They often will not settle for second best. They also have the tendency to chase after the latest technology. So after one year, they will be bored of what they have and will look to sell off their laptops so that they can buy a new one. Now if you are looking to buy cheap laptops with up to date technology and you happen to have friends who are gamers, do ask them if they are looking to sell off their laptops. Who knows, maybe you can buy a good and cheap laptop from them.
Scan through gaming forums and local gaming community
if you do not already have friends who like to play computer games, then scanning through gaming forums on the internet is another way to get good and cheap deals for used laptop. Internet makes it easy for you to do this. Go to google.com and start searching for gaming forums. Visit each and everyone and see if they have a Trading Section. You will definitely find many post from gamers looking to sell their gaming laptops.
Scan through local bulletin boards
Do scan through local bulletin boards near you for cheap deals on laptop.Especially if there are software companies around the area. Software companies do offer their used computers or laptops for sale when their software projects end. I personally had gotten a few good deals for my family and friends.
Look for cheap laptop with at least 512mb memory
This is especially important for used laptop. If the processor speed is slow, then having more memory can compensate for the lack in speed. In fact, The size of memory plays a big part in determining how fast a laptop runs an application. Just by increasing the memory size, you can see a huge difference in speed. A cheap laptop with at least 512mb memory can run most non graphic intensive application easily.
Get cheap laptop from reputable manufacturer
This is very important because if you are buying used laptop, then the chances of requiring servicing is higher than a new laptop. So if you buy from a reputable manufacturer, you will save alot of trouble and time if your laptop do require servicing.
Use ebay for buying laptops
With many laptop sellers on ebay, there is a huge competetion of attracting buyers. This has made the sellers to reduce prices to a minimal.
Facebook’s ideal is to provide its users a safe environment where they can interact freely with a strong security that nobody could corrupt such fine line of communication. Although Facebook have created safety and privacy principles, still it cannot guarantee a hundred percent of assurance that its use would always be free from content and conduct which maybe inappropriate or illegal.
Trouble Shooting Tips for Users
1. Safety and privacy of the account
To ensure the privacy of your account, have its setting costumized on Privacy Page this will guard you from being viewed or found in any searches which people you know from your workplace, school or residence might do. Never share your password with anyone even your loved one or bestfriend.
2. Unwanted messages
Key in the name of the user, whom you do not want to contact you or see your account, in the Block People section which you can find at the Privacy Page and at the same page limit the people who can access you through searches. You can also report those unwanted messages, just click the link “Report Message” which you can find under the name of your sender.
3. Unwanted Wall Postings
Remove any kind of offensive postings on the Wall through choosing the “delete” link which will appear on every posting. Preventing individuals from leaving unwanted and annoying postings can be possible just by removing the person as you friend from the Friends list. Only friends included in the list are allowed to leave posts on your Wall.
Troubleshooting Tips for Parents
Due to the sudden outburst of social-networking environment in the Internet, many parents are alarmed with what this kind of trend can contribute to their child. It is not the intent of the creators of Facebook to portray haters and hatred towards other people. If such explicit and alarming incidents may happen within the environment of the system, it is best that the person notify the site itself. Reports on offensive photos that directly affects someone can be reported through the link stating “report this person” which is located at the bottom part of the profile site. You are required to answer a question regarding the severity of the content or the offense.
Facebook authorities are sure to review any kind of complaint and will make sure that their users comply with the agreed upon “Terms of Use” which, majority haven’t taken into notice and has not read it. Even so, Facebook is still considered as a social-networking site having a trusted environment free from unwanted and offensive contents.
The internet is a great tool for communication. In the past, emails and instant messengers were the tools used by people to communicate and get in touch with each other. Today, a new type of tool is now being used by a lot of people to make new friends as well as to get in touch with family and friends. This tool is called Facebook.
Basically, Facebook is a social networking website where you will be able to create your very own profile page that people, such as your friends, family, and complete strangers can view. It will generally display your interests, and even a bit about yourself. You can also post your pictures in your personal profile and add great applications, such as games.
The great thing about Facebook is that it’s free to use and you can use it to meet new people and even get dates. You have to consider the fact that there are quite a lot of online dating websites that requires a fee for its service. With Facebook, you don’t have to pay a single cent to meet new people and ask anyone out on a date. What’s more is that there are a lot of beautiful girls in Facebook that may be that special someone you have been searching for all your life.
Now that you found a group of girls that you want to date, the next thing that you need to do is to get them interested in you. To do this, you have to demonstrate that you are an interesting person and that you are worth their time. To do this, you have to first improve your Facebook profile.
The most important part of your Facebook profile in order for you to get people interested in you is your picture. You don’t really need to show off those biceps that you worked hard on for years or that six pack abs. Here are some of the things that you need to remember about posting Facebook pictures to attract girls.
The first is posting a picture of you with some women. This will show them that you already have women in your life. The second is that you should show that you are cool to be with. Try to post pictures showing you with some of your cool friends. Keep in mind that you shouldn’t post drunken pictures. Another great picture that you should post is you with your family. Holding a baby in your arms is a great example. Also, you should try posting pictures of you doing some exciting activity, such as extreme sports like sky diving, bungee jumping and others. Travel pictures can also boost your meter as an interesting person as this will mean that you love to travel and that you want to experience new and exciting things.
You should also keep in mind that too much information in your Facebook about yourself can be opposite to being interesting. You need to grab their attention. Try to be mysterious.
Lastly, never start communicating with the person you are interested in by giving compliments or any other not so cheesy pick up lines. Don’t sound like just another guy in Facebook that only wants to get in her pants. These are some of the tips that you should follow to improve your game in Facebook. By remembering these tips and applying them, you can be sure that you will start dating hot and interesting women in no time at all.
The clearance of the stimulus package by the US senate has come under a lot of criticism by the republicans. Hitting back at the republicans Obama said that they don’t have any rights to speak against the stimulus bill as they before had advocated the policy of doubling the national debt.
Addressing a prime time live press conference to muster support for his USD 829 economic stimulus package, Obama said that the Republicans have lost credibility when it comes to fiscal responsibility.
“When it comes to how we approach the issue offiscal responsibility, again, it’s a little hard for me to take criticism from folks, about this recovery package, after they presided over a doubling of the national debt. I’m not sure they have a lot of credibility when it comes to fiscal responsibility,” Obama said responding to a question during his maiden press conference as the US President.
“I think there are a lot of Republicans who are sincere in recognizing that unless we deal with entitlements in a serious way, the problems we have, with this year’s deficit and next year’s deficit, pale in comparison to what we’re going to be seeing 10 or 15 years or 20 years down the road.”
Both Democrats and Republicans are going to have to think differently in order to come together and solve that problem, Obama said, adding he would continue to muster bi-partisan support to his economic package.
The senate cleared the stimulus package bill on Tuesday to revive the recession hit economy. This bill will now create 4 million jobs in US. This comes as a small reprieve to the already sinking economy.
The three Republican Senators who crossed over to support the President in his stimulus package were Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.
Earlier, addressing his first news conference after assuming office on January 20, Obama said the stimulus plan was “not perfect”, but would create up to 4 million new jobs, 90 per cent of which will be generated by the private sector.
“I think my initial measure of success is creating or saving four million jobs. That’s bottom line number one, because if people are working, then they’ve got enough confidence to make purchases, to make investments,” he said.
Calling the current economic crisis the “worst” since the Great Depression of the last century, Obama had appealed to the Congress to set aside differences and pass the stimulus package as the federal government only can break “vicious cycle” gripping the US economy.