Microsoft recommends that the "average" Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.
Compare this to your current configuration now. See how the OS and the applications becoming resource hungry day by day. I started working on a 8MB Ram machine. Now minimum RAM required for any average machine is 512MB. Wonder how our configuration would look 5 yrs down the line!
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Monday, August 30, 2004
Congrats Schumi!
Michael Schumacher won his seventh world title when he finished second in the Belgian Grand Prix. McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen won the race. German Schumacher failed to win for only the second time this season but his eight-point haul secured the title with four races left after team-mate and sole challenger Rubens Barrichello, who finished third. Michael Schumacher dedicated his seventh world title to the entire Ferrari team. Schumacher first joined Ferrari in 1996, having already won the title in 1994 and 1995 with Benetton, but was forced to wait until 2000 for another drivers' title. And then he kept on wining and wining... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004...
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Longhorn!
At last Microsoft Corp has declared that they will ship the next version of Windows in late 2006. It is the first time that the world's largest software maker has committed to a launch target for the ambitious upgrade to Windows, code-named Longhorn, since shipping Windows XP in 2001. A server version is slated for 2007. In order to meet that timeframe, they are finding it necessary to scale back on some of the new features promised. One such casualty is WinFS, the database-driven file system set to debut with Longhorn. Plans now are for increased search functionality without WinFS. This new file system called WinFS, aimed at making it easier for users to find information stored on hard drives, will be shipped later, with a test, or beta version, of WinFS being shipped with Longhorn in 2006.
The ability to find and organize data on a personal computer is becoming increasingly important as people are able to amass more digital information. Right now, finding pictures, e-mails and a Microsoft Word document, all related to the same topic is time-consuming and cumbersome. "WinFS" is the active storage subsystem in "Longhorn" that is used for searching, organizing, and sharing data. "WinFS" maintains a store of items and their properties, and provides a system service in "Longhorn" to retrieve information when it's needed. Because "WinFS" allows organization and retrieval of items based on properties (such as author or title), users can find things more quickly. Users can also organize, relate, and act on their documents, music, photos, e-mail, calendar information, and other types of items more efficiently.
Microsoft says 'Longhorn' will provide important advances in performance, security and reliability, and will help accelerate the creation of exciting new applications by developers across the industry.
Longhorn also will include new technology for enabling better visual presentation, such as three-dimensional rendering. And it will include ways to communicate more easily with other systems, such as Web-based applications or mobile devices.
The ability to find and organize data on a personal computer is becoming increasingly important as people are able to amass more digital information. Right now, finding pictures, e-mails and a Microsoft Word document, all related to the same topic is time-consuming and cumbersome. "WinFS" is the active storage subsystem in "Longhorn" that is used for searching, organizing, and sharing data. "WinFS" maintains a store of items and their properties, and provides a system service in "Longhorn" to retrieve information when it's needed. Because "WinFS" allows organization and retrieval of items based on properties (such as author or title), users can find things more quickly. Users can also organize, relate, and act on their documents, music, photos, e-mail, calendar information, and other types of items more efficiently.
Microsoft says 'Longhorn' will provide important advances in performance, security and reliability, and will help accelerate the creation of exciting new applications by developers across the industry.
Longhorn also will include new technology for enabling better visual presentation, such as three-dimensional rendering. And it will include ways to communicate more easily with other systems, such as Web-based applications or mobile devices.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
India @ Olympic
Anju Bobby George, we are still proud of you. You had a flying start in the long jump final with a leap of 6.83m, which is a whopping 9 cm more than your national mark.
Anju, ranked sixth in the world, did her best to become the first Indian medallist in athletics.
You have proved Indians too can compete with the best athletes in the world. Better luck next time Anju.
Now the good news ...
Women’s 4x400m relay squad of Rajwinder Kaur, K M Beenamol, Chitra K Soman and national one-lap record holder Manjit Kaur dipped under the Indian mark to storm into the final by finishing third in their semi-final heat.
All the best to the 4x400m relay team!
The Indian hockey team capped their disappointing run in the competition with a win to finish seventh.
Anju, ranked sixth in the world, did her best to become the first Indian medallist in athletics.
You have proved Indians too can compete with the best athletes in the world. Better luck next time Anju.
Now the good news ...
Women’s 4x400m relay squad of Rajwinder Kaur, K M Beenamol, Chitra K Soman and national one-lap record holder Manjit Kaur dipped under the Indian mark to storm into the final by finishing third in their semi-final heat.
All the best to the 4x400m relay team!
The Indian hockey team capped their disappointing run in the competition with a win to finish seventh.
Friday, August 27, 2004
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Wanna install Windows XP SP2? Read this.
The "highly critical" vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 on fully patched PCs running either Windows XP SP1 or the newer SP2! Another flaw in Internet Explorer has been uncovered by Danish security firm Secunia, which said that the gaffe left all PC users open to attack, even those who had updated Windows XP with the massive Service Pack 2 upgrade. Microsoft has already issued a fix for SP2 that addresses problems some VPN users have encountered.
As long as we carry on regular Windows Update, and have a firewall installed, and our machines have a good virus protection enabled, then there is no rush to get SP2 installed. Issues with SP2 are being reported daily and the problems are being addressed quickly. We should wait a couple of months before installing SP2 as Microsoft is also working on various issues reported by the users.
As long as we carry on regular Windows Update, and have a firewall installed, and our machines have a good virus protection enabled, then there is no rush to get SP2 installed. Issues with SP2 are being reported daily and the problems are being addressed quickly. We should wait a couple of months before installing SP2 as Microsoft is also working on various issues reported by the users.
Friday, August 20, 2004
How Malleswari fooled the country - The Times of India
How Malleswari fooled the country - The Times of India
What a shocking news! Is this what we expect from out top players? This really turned out to be a cruel joke on the country.
What a shocking news! Is this what we expect from out top players? This really turned out to be a cruel joke on the country.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Proposed undergraduate entrance exam to qualify for IAS, IFS, IPS
Manmohan Singh government has proposed a new entrance exam system to admit students at the undergraduate level to qualify for IAS, IFS, IPS and allied services. By reducing the eligibility criteria to the Class XII level, the plan is to hold the all-India entrance exam for central civil services on the pattern of the National Defence Academy, medical and law colleges and IITs. But passing the entrance will not guarantee a job. Students who pass the entrance would join a national academy for a five-year course. At the end of three years, those who complete the course would get a graduate degree. But only 90 per cent would be given service allotments on the basis of their performance; the remaining 10 per cent at the bottom of the merit list would have to quit.
This process certainly would bring professionalism in governance, but are the students ready to take such a risk where after completing 3 years of education they might not get a job?
This process certainly would bring professionalism in governance, but are the students ready to take such a risk where after completing 3 years of education they might not get a job?
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