Flying car to be unveiled in 2011

An American company Terrafugia Transition, based near Boston, is set to unveil the dual-purpose car-cum-plane vehicle called 'The Flying Car' as early as 2011. The two-seater vehicle can let you fly if you wish to avoid the congested city traffic. If you want to drive on the road, just touch the road. The vehicle will fold up its wings in 30 seconds and transform itself into a car.

"The Flying Car" can travel up to 725 kilometres in the air at a speed of more than 115 kilometres per hour. Fuelled by gasoline, it has front wheel drive on the road and a propeller for flight. With its wings folded, it can be parked in your ordinary car garage. Its initial cost is expected to be around $200,000 (nearly Rs.1 crore), says the company which has already orders for 60 vehicles.

The CEO of the company told Canadian TV (CTV) network here that they have successfully test-flown "The Flying Car" as many as 28 times. The tests have shown that the vehicle can drive, fly and switch from being a plane to a car in just 30 seconds. He said this miracle vehicle will ease problems for pilots who currently face problems like weather which sometimes doesn't allow them to take off or land.

Online Storage Drive..

I have been hearing about Google's ambitious project GDrive for some time now. Recently I read Michael Arrington's article about Microsoft's Live Drive.
I sometime wonder about Microsoft's overall strategy in terms of product. They had always believed in making a thick Client (powerful) and a thin Server.. But ever since Google has been pursuing the ideas of shifting the focus more on server side, Microsoft has been trying almost everything what google is upto. I think Microsoft missed the search focus early on to give google an advantage and that is the reason they do not want to miss anything else now :-)

I looked on the web and found that there are few social storage sites like www.xdrive.com, www.esnips.com etc. Though I have never tried them. I am eagerly awaiting to push all my data in hard drive to GDrive. I just can't stop imagineing a day when we should be able to do everything online with our small gadget like a smart phone.

How to Trace an IP Address

How to Trace an IP Address

Whenever you get online, your computer is assigned an IP address. If you connect through the router, all of the computers on that network will share a similar Internet Protocol address; though each computer on the network will have a unique INTRAnet address. An IP address is the Internet Protocol (IP) address given to every computer connected to the Internet. An IP address is needed to send information, much like a street address or P.O. box is needed to receive regular mail. Tracing an IP address is actually pretty straightforward, and even though it’s not always possible to track down a specific individual, you can get enough information to take action and file a complaint.Steps
Find the IP number you wish to check. The format of an IP address is numeric, written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255.



To find the IP of an e-mail sent to you, investigate the message’s “headers” by using your e-mail program’s “details” or “properties” function. For example, in Outlook Express, select “Properties” from the “File” Menu, or just press ALT+Enter. Next, select the “Details” tab. In Yahoo, click “Full headers” on the upper right hand corner while you see the message. In Hotmail, go to “Mail Display Settings” and set “Message Headers” to “Full” or “Advanced”. See this website for more information on viewing headers.

Go to a website that will allow you to look up IP address information. See External Links below. Type the IP number in the input box and submit.

Understand that in many situations you will learn a few things about the IP address:
Which internet service provider (ISP) the user is using. In some cases this may be the user’s company (e.g. Ford.com). In other cases it may be just one of the large ISPs such as ATT or Comcast.
The approximate physical location of the user (e.g. Palo Alto, California.)

Recognize that usually you will not learn the actual name of the person doing at that IP address (e.g. Joe Smith). ISPs will typically only release such information under a court order.


Tips
Another way–if you are using a Windows computer–to find out some information about someone is to go to Command Prompt (if you do not know how to do that, go to the Start menu, Run, and type “cmd” and press OK) and type in tracert . On UNIX (including Linux and OS X), open a shell and use the command tracerouteWarnings

It is not always possible to find out someone’s exact address from this. People can take extreme measures to remain anonymous (even forging e-mails). Your search may just result in knowing the company that the person gets their Internet connection from. You can report abuse to that company, but it’s not likely they’ll divulge contact information for the individual without a court order.
If you are being harassed or you are concerned about your safety, file a complaint with your local police authorities. If you traced the IP address through an e-mail, give them a copy of the e-mail with detailed headers showing.

Top 100 IT Companies in America.

Top 100 IT Companies in America.

Rank Company Job growth Company size U.S. employees

1 Google 60% Medium 8,134

2 Quicken Loans 68% Medium 4,920
3 Wegmans Food Markets 4% Large 35,302
4 Edward Jones 5% Large 31,451
5 Genentech 9% Large 10,842
6 Cisco Systems 17% Large 32,160
7 Starbucks 15% Large 134,013
8 Qualcomm 15% Large 10,095
9 Goldman Sachs 10% Large 13,764
10 Methodist Hospital System 11% Large 10,481
11 Boston Consulting Group 8% Small 1,543
12 Nugget Markets 20% Small 1,322
13 Umpqua Bank 25% Small 1,788
14 Network Appliance 25% Medium 4,481
15 W. L. Gore & Associates 6% Medium 5,211
16 Whole Foods Market 11% Large 41,385
17 David Weekley Homes -11% Small 1,450
18 OhioHealth 4% Large 11,254
19 Arnold & Porter -3% Small 1,272
20 Container Store 5% Medium 3,019
21 Principal Financial Group 3% Large 13,438
22 American Century Investments -5% Small 1,694
23 JM Family Enterprises 4% Medium 4,609
24 American Fidelity Assurance 1% Small 1,376
25 Shared Technologies 28% Small 1,401
26 Stew Leonard’s 13% Small 2,282
27 S.C. Johnson & Son 0% Medium 3,419
28 QuikTrip -5% Medium 9,630
29 SAS Institute -1% Medium 5,153
30 Aflac 5% Medium 4,475
31 Alston & Bird 0% Small 1,762
32 Rackspace Managed Hosting 38% Small 1,443
33 Station Casinos 6% Large 14,920
34 Recreational Equipment (REI) 19% Medium 9,137
35 TDIndustries 19% Small 1,595
36 Nordstrom 0% Large 49,769
37 Johnson Financial Group 12% Small 1,259
38 Kimley-Horn & Associates 9% Small 2,368
39 Robert W. Baird 0% Small 2,093
40 Adobe Systems 8% Medium 3,900
41 Bingham McCutchen 0% Small 1,652
42 MITRE 5% Medium 6,037
43 Intuit 11% Medium 7,635
44 Plante & Moran 0% Small 1,522
45 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 3% Medium 5,427
46 CarMax 13% Large 14,223
47 J. M. Smucker 7% Medium 3,042
48 Devon Energy 15% Medium 3,368
49 Griffin Hospital 4% Small 1,133
50 Camden Property Trust -5% Small 1,894
51 Paychex 7% Large 11,622
52 FactSet Research Systems 21% Small 1,102
53 Vision Service Plan 6% Small 2,052
54 CH2M HILL -2% Large 15,674
55 Perkins Coie 6% Small 1,629
56 Scripps Health 6% Large 11,223
57 Ernst & Young 4% Large 25,947
58 Scottrade 13% Small 1,584
59 Mayo Clinic 4% Large 41,004
60 Alcon Laboratories 6% Medium 6,848
61 Chesapeake Energy 15% Medium 5,752
62 American Express 4% Large 30,162
63 King’s Daughters Medical Center 13% Medium 2,934
64 EOG Resources 17% Small 1,388
65 Russell Investments 5% Small 1,267
66 Nixon Peabody 9% Small 1,728
67 Valero Energy -8% Large 17,488
68 eBay 13% Medium 7,769
69 General Mills -2% Large 17,090
70 Mattel 2% Medium 5,000
71 KPMG 8% Large 22,857
72 Marriott International -2% Large 123,203
73 David Evans & Associates 9% Small 1,085
74 Granite Construction 6% Medium 4,650
75 Southern Ohio Medical Center 7% Small 2,032
76 Arkansas Children’s Hospital 8% Medium 3,283
77 PCL Construction Enterprises 18% Medium 3,558
78 Navy Federal Credit Union 15% Medium 6,069
79 National Instruments 3% Small 2,353
80 Healthways 42% Medium 3,730
81 Booz Allen Hamilton 7% Large 17,650
82 Nike 4% Large 14,570
83 AstraZeneca 5% Large 12,810
84 Stanley 7% Medium 2,756
85 Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network 9% Medium 8,420
86 Microsoft 8% Large 47,645
87 Yahoo 16% Medium 7,915
88 Four Seasons Hotels 21% Large 12,851
89 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 7% Large 14,660
90 PricewaterhouseCoopers 5% Large 29,818
91 Publix Super Markets 5% Large 142,084
92 Milliken -8% Medium 8,800
93 Erickson Retirement Communities 14% Large 10,248
94 Baptist Health South Fla. 4% Medium 9,838
95 Deloitte & Touche USA 7% Large 36,517
96 Herman Miller 14% Medium 6,063
97 FedEx 8% Large 228,211
98 Sherwin-Williams 1% Large 29,554
99 SRA International 6% Medium 5,200
100 Texas Instruments -1% Large 15,051

About computer and software!

About computer and software!


Computer software is so called to distinguish it from computer hardware, which encompasses the physical interconnections and devices required to store and execute (or run) the software. In computers, software is loaded into RAM and executed in the central processing unit. At the lowest level, software consists of a machine language specific to an individual processor. A machine language consists of groups of binary values signifying processor instructions which change the state of the computer from its preceding state. Software is an ordered sequence of instructions for changing the state of the computer hardware in a particular sequence. It is usually written in high-level programming languages that are easier and more efficient for humans to use (closer to natural language) than machine language. High-level languages are compiled or interpreted into machine language object code. Software may also be written in an assembly language, essentially, a mnemonic representation of a machine language using a natural language alphabet. Assembly language must be assembled into object code via an assembler.



The term “software” was first used in this sense by John W. Tukey in 1958. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all computer programs. The theory that is the basis for most modern software was first proposed by Alan Turing in his 1935 essay Computable numbers with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem.



Practical computer systems divide software systems into three major classes: system software, programming software and application software, although the distinction is arbitrary, and often blurred.


* System software helps run the computer hardware and computer system. It includes operating systems, device drivers, diagnostic tools, servers, windowing systems, utilities and more. The purpose of systems software is to insulate the applications programmer as much as possible from the details of the particular computer complex being used, especially memory and other hardware features, and such as accessory devices as communications, printers, readers, displays, keyboards, etc.


* Programming software usually provides tools to assist a programmer in writing computer programs and software using different programming languages in a more convenient way. The tools include text editors, compilers, interpreters, linkers, debuggers, and so on. An Integrated development environment (IDE) merges those tools into a software bundle, and a programmer may not need to type multiple commands for compiling, interpreting, debugging, tracing, and etc., because the IDE usually has an advanced graphical user interface, or GUI.

* Application software allows end users to accomplish one or more specific (non-computer related) tasks. Typical applications include industrial automation, business software, educational software, medical software, databases, and computer games. Businesses are probably the biggest users of application software, but almost every field of human activity now uses some form of application software




Users often see things differently than programmers. People who use modern general purpose computers (as opposed to embedded systems, analog computers, supercomputers, etc.) usually see three layers of software performing a variety of tasks: platform, application, and user software.


Platform software

Platform includes the firmware, device drivers, an operating system, and typically a graphical user interface which, in total, allow a user to interact with the computer and its peripherals (associated equipment). Platform software often comes bundled with the computer. On a PC you will usually have the ability to change the platform software.


Application software

Application software or Applications are what most people think of when they think of software. Typical examples include office suites and video games. Application software is often purchased separately from computer hardware. Sometimes applications are bundled with the computer, but that does not change the fact that they run as independent applications. Applications are almost always independent programs from the operating system, though they are often tailored for specific platforms. Most users think of compilers, databases, and other “system software” as applications.


User-written software

User software tailors systems to meet the users specific needs. User software include spreadsheet templates, word processor macros, scientific simulations, and scripts for graphics and animations. Even email filters are a kind of user software. Users create this software themselves and often overlook how important it is. Depending on how competently the user-written software has been integrated into purchased application packages, many users may not be aware of the distinction between the purchased packages, and what has been added by fellow co-workers.

Forbes 2000

This yearly list offers 2000 companies active in all kinds of industries. By selecting software & services a sublist can be made, which was 32 companies long in 2007. Forbes offers figures such as sales, profits, assets and market capitalization. Only public companies are listed. The ranking seems to be based upon a multiplication of sales*profits*assets*market capitalization. An extract of the Forbes list is provided below. The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world’s largest software companies.

Relative
rank Global
rank Name Country Sales
($) Profits
($) Assets
($) Market Value
($)
1 54 Microsoft United States 41.36 13.06 67.26 279.02
2 240 Oracle United States 12.89 2.88 19.35 64.01
3 248 First Data United States 10.49 1.59 34.25 34.43
4 381 SAP Germany 10.06 1.77 10.43 63.10
5 418 Accenture Bermuda 17.57 0.96 8.12 27.77
6 439 Google United States 6.14 1.47 10.27 107.17
7 473 Yahoo! United States 5.26 1.90 10.87 45.48
8 499 Computer Sciences Corporation United States 14.61 0.85 12.62 10.12
9 715 Electronic Data Systems United States 19.76 0.15 17.09 13.84
10 776 SoftBank Japan 7.81 -0.56 15.53 32.78
11 948 Symantec United States 3.62 0.16 17.68 17.60
12 959 CA United States 3.76 0.22 10.06 15.73
13 993 Fiserv United States 4.06 0.52 6.04 7.70
14 1010 Affiliated Computer Services United States 4.94 0.42 5.31 7.86
15 1077 Adobe Systems United States 1.97 0.60 2.44 23.12
16 1086 Capgemini Group France 8.22 0.17 7.15 6.50
17 1215 ASML Holding Netherlands 2.99 0.37 4.20 10.06
18 1237 Electronic Arts United States 2.86 0.26 4.33 15.75
19 1343 Advantest Japan 2.23 0.36 2.69 10.70
20 1366 Intuit United States 2.18 0.42 2.69 8.54
21 1462 Autodesk United States 1.46 0.31 1.36 8.64
22 1504 VeriSign United States 1.61 0.41 3.17 5.83
23 1634 Check Point Software Israel 0.58 0.32 2.09 5.28
24 1644 DST Systems United States 2.52 0.42 2.93 4.06
25 1668 The Sage Group United Kingdom 1.37 0.25 2.61 6.24
26 1721 Dassault Systèmes France 1.12 0.22 1.67 6.35
27 1747 CSK Japan 2.99 0.31 4.16 3.39
28 1859 Akamai Technologies United States 0.28 0.33 0.89 3.70

100 Keyboard Shortcuts..........Speed up Your Computer Operating Skills

100 Keyboard Shortcuts..........Speed up Your Computer Operating Skills

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all) F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help) F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

m*cro$oft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu) Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder) CTRL+
Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

Shortcut Keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)

m*cro$oft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

m*cro$oft Internet Explorer Navigation

CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box) CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)

saikumar & Bill gates recommend Ubuntu :)

saikumar & Bill gates recommend Ubuntu :)

Yes, It looks like a fake ad but personally I am a great fan of ubuntu. If I like it and Bill gates is also insisting, why dont you guys give it a shot ? . I am so happy that finally Bill realized that he should be recommending Ubuntu and not windows. Its never too late :P. Jokes apart Ubuntu is worth trying.

My Opinion on I-Phone

I start with a very odd keynote at Macworld . There was nothing said about Macintosh related products at all, which surprised everyone, and probably annoyed a number of people. Clearly Steve Jobs wanted to send a very direct message about the future of Apple.
I wasn’t really that excited about the idea of an iPhone, because I didn’t (and don’t) consider a cross between and iPod and a telephone to be very interesting. I think that how you react to iPhone depends on how you view it. Even though it is a converged device, I think that people still view it through a primary modality: widescreen/video iPod, telephone, or internet device.
As an iPod, there are cool features: the touch screen based interface, the quality and resolution of the display, CoverFlow, the ability to play video. But there also drawbacks, the biggest being the amount of storage being offered.
Most of the coverage that I have read emphasizes the telephone aspects of iPhone. The iPhone UI works the way that I would like a phone to work. The interface for call management, putting people on hold, the ability to use e-mail and the web browser while on a call, and the visual voicemail feature, are the kinds of features that any mobile telephone ought to have, and just about every other phone UI is clunky in comparison. I know that the Series 60 in my Nokia 6600 does. The ability to seamlessly switch between the Wifi network and the cellphone network is also a big plus, although we didn’t see that in action. Perhaps we’ll see this capability in a future Macintosh as well.
There are a lot of issues around the telephone features. Many people will be unhappy with iPhone being locked to Cingular, although the choice of GSM means that the only additional options in the US would be T-Mobile. Part of this is due to the collaboration between Apple and Cingular on visual voicemail, which is one of phone features that appeals to me the most, since I hate voice mail interfaces with a passion. There’s also a big question around the pricing of data plans, but more on that shortly. As a phone device, there are some scary features. Battery life is a short if you look at being able to fully use that converged device throughout the course of an 8-12 hour day. The battery is not replaceable, which seems to ignore the physics/chemistry of battery wear. As a phone, I think that there are some questions about single handed use, although I think the use case is more for texting than for one handed use while driving (scary). The durability of the screen is also an issue since the interface is completely dependent on the screen.
I personally view the iPhone as an Internet access device. This is the functionality that interests me the most, since it is the functionality that I wish for the most when I am untethered.
The promise of having Safari on a phone and being able to run AJAX apps on that form factor is very appealing, and I was very excited about this until I watched the keynote video. In the video, Google Maps is a separate application from Safari. It’s possible that this is a widget style application, which would be okay, but not great. So from what I’ve seen so far, the jury is out on whether we can really do AJAX on iPhone, which I think is important. Also, there doesn’t appear to be a GPS in the iPhone, which is curious given the promotion of Google Maps. I’m sure there must be some hardware related limitation here, but location information is pretty important to mobile applications.
I also liked what I saw of the mail client, especially support for IMAP, since I do a lot of e-mail. The touchscreen isn’t a real keyboard, but I think it’s a step up from a phone keypad.
Steve demo’ed an iChat like interface to SMS, which is definitely and improvement in my mind. It doesn’t look like iChat was present on the phone, and that’s something that I’d like to see. SMS is cool, but in the US, they charge for those messages, and if you want to have things like twitterbot, you’ll go broke inside of a week.
Many people have pointed out the 2G/3G issues and the uncertainty around Cingular’s data plan pricing. Lack of 3G is definitely disappointing. iPhone would be awesome at EVDO speeds, but it doesn’t look like we are going to get that. My 6600 is on GPRS, and the the speed is definitely an issue. You might have Safari, but if the pipe is slow, that’s not much help. You also want unlimited bandwidth usage, so Cingular’s data pricing is going to influence the success of the iPhone, and I can only hope that Steve Jobs managed to work some deal for iPhone subscribers.
The last and perhaps biggest problem is the third party applications issue. Right now it appears that 3rd party applications will not be allowed on iPhone. All the reports that I’ve read say that users won’t be able to install applications. I’ve had a few conversations in person that suggest that this may not be a permanent situation, but until it changes, this is a problem. Couple this with uncertainty about AJAX support in the iPhone Safari, and things start to look a bit less cool.I was pretty excited about the iPhone. When I was at Apple and the disposition of the Newton division was uncertain, there was a cell handset company that was interested in acquiring Newton, but it didn’t work out. I was really disappointed when that didn’t work out. The concept of the iPhone that we saw yesterday is what Newton should have become, but I think that there are still a few things that will hold the initial iPhone back. I think that all those issues will get fixed in time, but it’s frustrating to see that they weren’t addressed in the initial product

My Favooooooooooooooooooorite .Digital cam

Nikon D80 - 10.2 MP Digital SLR camera is my favooooooooooorite camera . i love to take the snaps with this . when my dream comes true to purchase ........

About the Product : Nikon D80 - 10.2 MP Digital SLR Camera
Nikon D80

Features:
10.2 effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor
High-speed continuous shooting: 3 frames per second (fps) in bursts of up to 100 consecutive JPEG (FINE M-size or smaller) or 6 RAW (NEF) images
Advanced high-precision, high-performance imaging processing engine with color-independent pre-conditioning
3D-Color Matrix Metering II with 420-pixel RGB sensor delivers consistent and dependable automatic exposure for ideal results in most lighting conditions
Refined 11-area AF system with new Auto-area AF mode and center sensor that can be switched to wide-frame operation for broader coverage
ISO AUTO mode automatically adjusts sensitivity between ISO 100 to 1600, maximizing available light to help achieve optimal exposure
Seven automated Digital Vari-Programs (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close Up, Sports, Night Landscape and Night Portrait) optimize white balance, sharpening, tone, color, saturation and hue to match the scene.

User-selectable choice of Normal, Softer, Vivid, More vivid, Portrait, Custom and Black-and-white image optimization options

Near-instant response with 0.18 sec. power-up and approx. 80-millisecond shutter release time lag promotes fast handling

Top shutter speed of 1/4,000 second and flash sync speeds up to 1/200 second
Fast image transfer via USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface and SD memory card
Creative in-camera effects and editing functions consolidated under the new Retouch menu, including D-Lighting, Red-eye correction, Trim, Image Overlay, Monochrome settings (Black-and-white, Sepia, Cyanotype) and Filter Effects (Skylight, Warm filter, Color balance)
Multiple Exposure shooting option automatically produces an effect that resembles multiple exposure techniques used with film

Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with ultra-wide 170-degree viewing angle for clear image preview and easy access to settings and information, including RGB Histograms
Selectable Slideshow function (Standard or Pictmotion)

SD memory card storage, SDHC compatible
Lightweight, compact body

High-energy EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers the power to shoot up to 2,700 pictures on a single charge and provides detailed battery status information. (Battery life figure determined by in-house test parameters)

Built-in Flash with I-TTL flash control and full support for Nikon's Creative Lighting System
The D80 supports more than 43 AF Nikkor lenses in addition to the growing family of DX Nikkor lenses

Includes Nikon’s Picture Project software for easy control over image adjustment and management

Support for Nikon's new Capture NX software, which provides easier access to powerful and visually intuitive enhancement tools that help tap the full potential of NEF images

Specifications:
Effective pixels
10.2 million

Image sensor
RGB CCD, 23.6 x 15.8 mm, 10.75 million total pixels

Image size
L (3,872 x 2,592) / M (2,896 x 1,944) / S (1,936 x 1,296)

Sensitivity
100 to 1600 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV, plus HI-0.3, HI-0.7 and HI-1

Storage media
SD memory card, SDHC compatible

LCD monitor
2.5-in., 230,000-dot, low-temp. polysilicon TFT LCD with brightness adjustment

Exposure metering
3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-Weighted and Spot Metering

Exposure modes
Digital Vari-Program (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro Close up, Sports, Night Landscape, Night Portrait), Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]

Interface
USB 2.0 (Hi-speed) (mini-B connector); SD card slot

Power sources
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, MB-D80 battery pack (optional), AC Adapter EH-5 (optional)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 132 x 103 x 77mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in.)

Weight

Approx. 585g (1lb 5oz) without battery, memory card, or body cap or monitor cover


finally the price is :
Rs. 45595.00 / USD 925.22