5 Things To Consider Before Buying A Tablet PC

Which One?

You may or may not already have a model in mind. Maybe you’ve been to the Apple store and fallen in love with iOS. Maybe you’re firmly set up in camp Google and have your heart set on an Android whim?
Then again there’s Windows, probably the least favourable operating system for use with touch controls. But don’t forget Bill’s OS will give you unparalleled software compatibility and Flash support out of the box. But if you’re leaning towards Windows wouldn’t a netbook be better?

Android and Windows devices can vary greatly, so do your research and read as many reviews as possible before reaching for your wallet. I can’t speak for every Android or Windows tablet, but I know that Apple’s iPad doesn’t support a user-replaceable battery and Apple charges $99 to replace the lithium polymer cell once it dies.
The only way to really tell if you and a new piece of kit are made for each other is by trying it out. Go to a shop and play with everything they have for a good half hour. If it suits, go home, go on the Internet and buy it cheaper (if you’re that way inclined).

Are They Too Touchy?

Generally speaking, tablet devices require a touch input to function. Granted, you might get one or two buttons on the front, maybe a volume rocker on the side but that’s about it.
“Gorilla arm” is the rather humorous name for the act of obscuring the screen you’re using with your arm, primarily due to the layout and touch nature of the device. This is always going to be an issue with touch input, so you’re going to have to live with it.

On another note; if you’re particularly heavy handed or have a habit of breaking things then you’ll either want to reconsider or take out accidental damage cover when you buy. Once that lovely capacitive touch screen dies it’s pretty much game over.

Are You A Consumer?

By consumer in this instance I mean do you waste enough time on the Internet or is your online time usually put to better use?
As this latest generation of tablet devices has slowly matured, it has become fairly evident that tablet PCs are devices aimed more at consumption than production. The lack of a physical keyboard is fairly indicative of this.

Instead you’re more likely to find this generation’s average tablet user streaming video, playing games, reading RSS feeds or eBooks – that sort of thing. Sure, Twitter and email won’t cause a sweat but I’d rather not have to produce a lengthy document using an onscreen keyboard – would you?

Do You Really Need One?

So you’ve got your iPhone to keep your thumbs in shape, your netbook for computing-on-the-go and your home PC answers to the call of duty when you finally get home at night. Where would a tablet fit into your digital lifestyle?
If you don’t already own one then maybe a netbook would be a wiser purchase. You’ll get more bang for your buck, a proper operating system and the reassuring touch of a physical keyboard. You can also easily upgrade RAM and replace a dud battery in a netbook, and you won’t need an external keyboard or iPad keyboard dock to get some work done.
Then again maybe you’ve recently been pining for the perfect couch-potato device and find yourself demanding a big touch screen to do some serious browsing….

Should I Wait?

Often a burning question when it comes to any serious hardware purchase – what will the next generation hold? Dual-core Android devices are just landing resulting in faster, more capable (and pricier) tablets being produced.

One of those dual-core devices is the Asus Eee Pad Slider (above) which runs Android, has a hidden keyboard, promises 1080px video and proper Flash support.
It’s also not in Apple’s style to let the competition run away with the show, and timely releases are vital in order to keep up with competitors. At the moment of writing, rumours are circulating the Internet of the iPad 2 having already gone into production – time to decide whether you want a shiny new Apple product or the shiniest new Apple product when it finally surfaces.

Conclusion

Tablet PCs didn’t really work first time round. Very few consumers found a need for laptop-cum-tablet hybrids with big swivelling resistive touch screens. This time round tablets are back with vastly improved innards, capacitive touch technology and a distinct lack of keyboard.
This time round there’s still an unclear target market, partly due to the fact that you’re probably not going to get a whole lot of work done on a tablet. Instead they’re aimed at reading, watching, playing and browsing; making the tablet PC a very passive device indeed.
Would you buy a tablet? Do you own one? Is a netbook a better purchase? Have your say in the comments below.

What factors to be considered when you buying Windows OS and software from third party seller..?

What is Third Party?

Third-party sale means sale made by an agency acting as an intermediary between a buyer and a seller; here seller is first party and buyer is second party.

Factors considered when you buying from Third party:

If you’re considering buying Windows from a third party,

=> Make sure that the re-seller  or third party seller is reputable.

=> Look for high-quality packaging with a certificate of Authenticity label.

=> But no product key on the outside of the package

=> Also ,Check to confirm that a hologram CD, DVD, or recovery media and End user license Agreement are included in the software package.

These four point are very very essential and you should remember when you buying an Operating system or software from third party seller.


What are Risks of Pirated Software?

Microsoft  enhances its validation tests constantly ,which may cost your Windows OS when you purchase it from Third party.That is  Your copy of Windows originally passed the validation test once you purchase but later failed.
Besides the ethical issues surrounding software piracy, a Microsoft spokesperson points out that counterfeit software carries risks such as exposure to malware and identity theft. The company encourages customers to use its Windows genuine Advantage (WGA) and office genuine Advantage (OGA) validation tools.

If your ATM Card is lost.. then don't worry...

If your ATM Card is lost.. then don't worry

=> Just call from BSNL :

=> 1800-112211 (Toll Free)

and Any Other Mobile :

=> 080-26599990

Call Immediately To Block Your Card...............!!

Units of Computer Memory Measurements

1 Bit => Binary Digit

8 Bits => 1 Byte

1024 Bytes => 1 Kb (Kilo Byte)

1024 Kb => 1 Mb (Mega Byte)

1024 Mb => 1 Gb (Giga Byte)

1024 Gb => 1 Tb (Terra Byte)

1024 Tb => 1 Pb (Peta Byte)

1024 Pb => 1 Eb (Exa Byte)

1024 Eb => 1 Zb (Zetta Byte)

1024 Zb => 1 Yb (Yotta Byte)

1024 Yb => 1 Bronto Byte

1024 Bronto Byte => 1 Geop Byte

Geop Byte is The Highest Memory Measurement Unit...........!!!

Having an account in HDFC/AXIS bank

Having an account in HDFC/AXIS bank then use NGPAY into your cell....

Its an application which will available you ATM in to your cell with 3rd party transfer facility....

The Total Number of Domain names

The total number of Domain names registered worldwide has recently crossed the 200 million mark (201.8 millions to be precise) according to a VeriSign report

Seven Steps to become a world class computer Engineer

Seven Steps to become a world class computer Engineer


I read the post by Abhishek Desai and found it very helpful so I am sharing it here. I bet it will be very helpful to Indian Computer Engineering Students.

Reasons for writing this post:

    * I feel I have not done enough to become a good computer engineer. May be I did not have someone who could guide me properly. We were only the second batch of Computer Engineering at Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad, so we had no mentors in the industry.
    * Second reason, may be we were not mature enough.
    * Third reason, 3 Idiots was not released at that time.
    * So this post is dedicated to all the fellow computer engineering students (especially in India) who are still having a good time by bunking the classes but not doing good enough to become a world class computer engineer otherwise.

But what can I do?
1. Have the right infrastructure

    * Get yourself a decent laptop. (I prefer Mac but any decent Dell laptop is also ok)
    * Get yourself a nice internet connection with highest speed available. (Take a cut from your pocket money if you have to but this is a must)
    * Get yourself an iPhone (I know it is expensive in India but you will have to use world class gadgets to become world class engineer)
    * Make your home or hostel room WiFi enabled. (This is not expensive. You will get a decent router in 2-3k.)
    * If you are not able to do any or all of the above things, don’t worry you can still become a good computer engineer. So hang on and keep reading.

2. Learn to use Google Reader

    * Google reader will become the best companion of yours for lifetime if you use it properly.
    * It is nothing but a cool RSS reader from Google using which you can subscribe to blogs to get latest updates and posts. So if you have a gmail account you are ready to go. What? You do not have a gmail account yet!! Go get one right now. Stop reading. Open a gmail account now and come back. I am waiting.
    * I am still waiting.
    * Ok great, so you have a gmail account now, good. Watch this video . It explains in plain english how to use google reader.

      Download:
      FLVMP43GP
    * Software, Web Search Strategies, Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking, Blogs, Podcasting and Cloud computing on http://www.commoncraft.com/ (Now you understand why I told you get the fastest internet connection available?). You don’t have to see them all at once but do check them all and understand.
    * Done? Ok so you are ready to become a world class computer engineer now.
    * Now you understand Google Reader, so it’s time to subscribe to interesting blogs. Subscribe to following blogs.
          o Techcrunch.com (King of Technology Blogs)
          o Gigaom.com (Michale Arrington of Techcrunch considers Om as his Guru)
          o ReadWriteWeb.com
          o Pluggd.in (Indian Techcrunch)
          o JoelOnSoftware.com (a must read for programmers)
          o CodingHorror.com (another must read for programmers)
    * There are many such blogs but to start with these are ok. You will keep finding other interesting blogs as and when you will come across some.
    * Getting used to read on computer takes time and patience so just keep reading it.
    * So I guess we are done with Google Reader part here. This means you have to open up Google Reader as soon you bunk the classes or as soon as you get the time to check your mails.

3. Academic Earth

    * Do you want to see how professors teach in Harvard and Stanford? Do you want to see how their lectures are conducted? You can now, we were not able to do that in our time.
    * Go to www.academicearth.org and you will see videos of actual lectures and courses of Harvard, Yale, Stanford. Now you know whose lectures to watch after bunking the classes or after getting back to home.
    * You do not want to miss the chance of studying in these universities without going to US to giving them millions in fees right? and guess what? Attendance is not compulsory here :)

4. Learn any web language quickly and start building

    * I would suggest PHP or Ruby. ASP.NET C# is also fine if you already know something about it.
    * And start building something on it. It can be anything. But start programming on web now. Most of you are never going to write a program C, C++ or COBOL in your lifetime. I would not advise against learning them though.
    * After you know something about web programming, read “Getting Real” from 37Signals.
    * Now again build something using whatever you learned from the above book.

5. Assume you are in Sillicon Valley

    * I know this sounds little weird but that’s the way it is.
    * The best of the minds in the world are there and you do not want to miss out on that right?
    * Thousands of things happen everyday in Sillicon Valley and you can remain updated by reading above blogs I mentioned.
    * So start feeling the air :)

6. Start asking why?

    * When you are attending a lecture or reading anything, have a habit of asking why?
    * For e.g. Why we have to study “Strength of Materials” when most of us are going to write web applications in PHP or ASP.NET?
    * When you ask why often, you start understanding the logic, the reason behind doing anything.
    * Same as they have said in 3 Idiots, don’t learn to get marks but learn to know something, to achieve the excellence. When you start asking why, you start on the right path.

7. Understand computer hardware

    * Most people thinks this is boring and unnecessary.
    * May be it is, but it will certainly make you better programmer, even if you will never touch the inside of the computer again.
    * Basic understanding of hardware is necessary to understand how computer works.
    * You have to understand following 100% without any doubt in your mind.
          o How your high level programming code becomes 0s and 1s and execute?
          o The text which you are reading now is also consisting of 0s and 1s only then how come you are reading the alphabets here?
          o FYI I am still not 100% clear on this. But I will be one day. Till then I am not a good computer engineer.

I guess I have get you started here.

By following any or all of the above steps you are destined to become world class computer engineer. By no means I am asking you to stop whatever you are doing right now in your college.
These are additional things you have to do. It takes hard work to become world class right?

You are always on your own to achieve the path of excellence. Friends and Tutors can only guide you, they can not make you one.

I would request my fellow classmates to add points in this post. I believe our batch 99CE in Nirma Institue of Technology had one of the best and brightest minds in the world. Do you have any doubt? Well this guy is one of them. 99CE people are in MIT, Google, Apple, Barclays, Bank of America to name a few. They are spread across the world and are on their way to become future leaders.

I would also request people who have read this post and feel they can add something here to help students of computer engineering. My aim is to have great people coming out of Indian Engineering Colleges.

Last words, by no means above list is exhaustive and complete. There are “n” number of ways to achieve excellence. These are my personal views and I have learned them long and hard way. I hope to make your journey little easier by this post.