Hello Guys.,
This is the era and to be ever obscure., we can say that this is the one which the whole world has been waiting for. Give a big applause for TED who has released a device which is just $350 which is a 6th sense technology ! ... See the below video provided by TED !
i would be glad to get some personal comments on this one ! I was amazed on hearing this new & innovative technology ! this tech was developed by Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry who currently demos this SixthSense.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Whats the difference between Google.com & Google.co.in
Many wonder whats the difference between Google.com & Google.co.in. A normal computer specialist says that its a domain suffix change denoting the change of Nation. ".Com" stands for Commercial and ".co.in" stands for commercial at India. But not the less a ordinary teenager who uses this websites will find the major difference, which is rather more interesting than to that of informative factor. See the pics below and the next second your hand will flicker those pics. These pics were a simple screen shots taken., For to believe your own eyes see the searches to be made & blaze at the Difference number #2
Google.Com
Google.co.in
This is why Indian Cybers Rock always !
Google.Com
Monday, November 23, 2009
Making your own Radio Station
Creating your own radio station can be a lot of fun, and with Internet radio becoming more and more popular, anyone can create their own radio shows and voice their opinions. Although setting up your radio station might not be that difficult, there are a lot of behind-the-scenes issues you will have to deal with, such as getting permission from music artists to play their songs on your station and paying out royalties to those artists. Many platforms that allow you to broadcast over the Internet will not allow you to play any music that you do not have permission to play. Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Computer Internet UBroadcast account UBroadcast software Microphone Recording interface Music
- Make an outline of what type of radio station you want to be and who you want your audience to be. Decide whether you want to be talk radio, music radio or a mixture of both. Next, decide what type of music and programming should be on your station and who that programming will be aimed at. If you are building a baseball talk radio program you will want to target baseball fans and have programming that relates to the subject matter.
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Get all the necessary equipment together to broadcast your radio station. You will need a microphone and a recording interface. You should be able to find a decent microphone and interface on eBay or Musician's Friend for an affordable price. You will also need a decent pair of headphones. A recording interface is hardware that plugs into your computer's USB port and allows you to hook up instruments including microphones and guitars to your computer for recording and live broadcasting.
- Go to UBroadcast and sign up for an account. The signup is free and only requires you to have a valid email address. Make sure you carefully read the Terms of Service before finalizing your signup so that you know what you are allowed to do and not allowed to do during a broadcast. UBroadcast is uncensored, but it does require you to have permission before playing copyrighted material on the air.
- Install the UBroadcast software, which is free and easy to use. Follow all the prompts to install the software properly.
- Contact major record labels, artist management and artists themselves and get permission to play their music live on the air. UBroadcast is a member of ASCAP, and it expects anyone who uses its software and platform to have permission and to pay out royalties as needed on music that is played on air. A failure to do so can result in a lawsuit and a hefty fine.
- Open the UBroadcast software and set up your playlist. Once the program has been opened you will see an option in the upper left corner that says "Add MP3." This is where you will add all the music you will play during your broadcast. Organize the music into a set list and save it for future use.
- Install your interface software. Your microphone will not be able to work with the UBroadcast software until the recording interface is hooked up and the mic is hooked up to the interface. Insert the installation disc into the computer hard drive and follow the prompts to install the software. Plug the interface into the USB port on your computer.
- Hook up your microphone to the interface along with your headphones. After the mic and headphones are plugged in you are ready to begin broadcasting.
- Click "Go Live" on the program menu, and begin broadcasting. You will be given options to name your radio station and to name the current broadcast as well. This allows you to name and create your own radio shows to go along with the music you will play.
- Sell advertising time on the air to local businesses to help promote their products and to pay for royalties.
Google Wave
Google Wave is "a personal communication and collaboration tool" announced by Google at the Google I/O conference on May 27, 2009.Initially released only to developers, a "preview release" of Google Wave was extended to nearly 1 million users beginning September 30, 2009, with the initial 100,000 users each allowed to invite from twenty to thirty additional users.
Google Wave is designed as a new Internet communications platform. It is written in Java using OpenJDK and its web interface uses the Google Web Toolkit. Google Wave works like previous messaging systems like email and Usenet, but instead of sending a message along with its entire thread of previous messages, or requiring all responses to be stored in each user's inbox for context, message documents (referred to as waves) that contain complete threads of multimedia messages (blips) are perpetually stored on a central server. Waves are shared with collaborators who can be added to or removed from the wave at any point during a wave's existence.
Google Wave is designed as a new Internet communications platform. It is written in Java using OpenJDK and its web interface uses the Google Web Toolkit. Google Wave works like previous messaging systems like email and Usenet, but instead of sending a message along with its entire thread of previous messages, or requiring all responses to be stored in each user's inbox for context, message documents (referred to as waves) that contain complete threads of multimedia messages (blips) are perpetually stored on a central server. Waves are shared with collaborators who can be added to or removed from the wave at any point during a wave's existence.
API
Google is building APIs that allow developers to use and build on Google Wave by way of:- Extensions, program robots to automate common tasks and/or build gadgets to extend or change user interaction (e.g., posting blips on microblog feeds or providing RSVP recording mechanisms).
- Embed, dropping interactive windows into a given wave on external site, blogs, etc
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Internet addiction can harm real life
Hi Pals... Hope you were waiting for something interesting in ma blog & here is it ! This is the one which i was really taken aback by reading & got stunned & was thinking to plug off myself from my computer ! ! ! Read it & get some useful facts of it ;)
Technology can be seductive because it provides an instant reward - a text message from a friend, success in a video game or stimulating news on a Web site - that is not necessarily harmful.
But mental health experts say an addiction can form - just as with gambling - when people keep seeking that intermittent, unpredictable reward.
"The fact that it is unpredictable is what compels the brain to keep checking over and over and over," said Dr. David Greenfield, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
"When people are afraid of not having their PDA or a phone with them, then it's addictive," Greenfield said.
Still, the question is: When does an addiction to technology become a problem?
"It's not a time limit," said Young, who has been studying Internet addiction since 1994. "You can't diagnose alcoholism by how much someone drinks. "
Also, she said, "it's a generational thing. Go interview a 15-year-old, a 45-year-old and a 75-year-old, and you'll have different views of technology. For 15-year-olds, it's their lifeline."
But some of the warning signs include being so preoccupied with online activities that it affects relationships. (For more on signs of addiction, see the chart on the next page.)
There's a problem with "someone who is always having to get up in the middle of the night to check e-mail and not having sex with his wife," she said.
According to the center's Web site, NetAddiction.com, the most common type of Internet addiction is online pornography, but online gambling, auction sites and multiplayer role playing games are also on the rise. Surveys indicate half of Internet addicts also have another addiction, such as drugs, alcohol, smoking or sex.
"We condition ourselves to need it, and after a while, it becomes a physical need like any other constant practice," Ratey said. "It's worse now because we've got all these devices."
Greenfield said that 10 years ago there used to be more debate among mental health professionals about whether Internet addiction was an actual malady or a symptom of more recognized problems such as depression and social isolation.
In fact, a Pew Research Center study released last month concluded that the rise of Internet and mobile phone use has not made Americans more socially isolated.
"Personally, I have some doubts about the notion that there can be an Internet addiction," said sociologist Keith Hampton, the Pew study's lead author and an assistant professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
"We can't forget that we had media before the Internet," he said. "Husbands have been sitting at the dinner table reading the newspaper for a long time. Just because the devices change doesn't necessarily mean that the overall social pattern has changed."
In China, which has almost 300 million Internet users, the government has declared Internet and video game addiction a public health problem.
Studies have found anywhere from 2.4 to 15 percent have a problematic Internet addiction, said Dr. Cheng-Hua Tian, professor of psychiatry at the Peking University Institute of Mental Health. In an e-mail, Tian said he and other senior psychiatrists are developing diagnostic criteria to more accurately measure addiction, which affects teenagers more than adults.
In the United States, Greenfield said, studies have estimated anywhere from 3 to 6 percent of Internet users have a problem. The nation's first inpatient "detox" center focusing on Internet and video game addiction opened in Fall City, Wash., in July.
The reStart Internet Addiction Recovery Clinic, which charges $14,000 for a 45-day recovery program, has treated three men and one woman who sought to kick serious video game habits that left them unable to complete school or hindered their ability to form real-world relationships, said clinic co-founder Dr. Hilarie Cash.
Dr. Elias Aboujaoude, assistant director of the Stanford School of Medicine's Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic, said there's no question in his mind that technology can cause problem addictions.
"From a clinical experience, I've seen plenty of people whose primary problem is an Internet problem," he said. "They're not gamblers, they're not pornography addicts, they're not necessarily depressed. And there are real offline consequences that we are just starting to appreciate.
"What we're seeing is that people with social anxiety are gravitating online as a substitute, and that can be OK to a certain point," he said. "There's nothing wrong with having these connections, unless your real-life relationships begin to suffer, and that's when it becomes problematic. Some of them truly have difficulty forming real-life relationships."
-- Do you spend excessive time online, or more than you intended?
-- Do you feel more depressed or lonely the more time you spend online?
-- Do you have a heightened sense of euphoria while online or using a computer?
-- Is it interfering with your job or school performance?
-- Do family or friends complain about the time and energy you spend online?
-- Do you frequently chose spending time online over going out with other people?
-- Do you hide, lie or become defensive about online activities?
-- Do you feel depressed, restless, moody or nervous offline and fine again when online?
-- Do you spend too much time with online pornography, multiplayer games or gambling sites?
-- Keep track of how much you use technology, and moderate overuse.
-- If needed, seek counseling, self-help or support groups.
Sources: Virtual-Addiction.com; NetAddiction.com; netaddictionrecovery.com; Dr. John Ratey, Harvard Medical School.
Technology can be seductive because it provides an instant reward - a text message from a friend, success in a video game or stimulating news on a Web site - that is not necessarily harmful.
But mental health experts say an addiction can form - just as with gambling - when people keep seeking that intermittent, unpredictable reward.
"The fact that it is unpredictable is what compels the brain to keep checking over and over and over," said Dr. David Greenfield, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
"When people are afraid of not having their PDA or a phone with them, then it's addictive," Greenfield said.
Still, the question is: When does an addiction to technology become a problem?
Human contact suffers
Dr. Kimberly Young, founder and director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery of Bradford, Pa., said it depends on individual circumstances."It's not a time limit," said Young, who has been studying Internet addiction since 1994. "You can't diagnose alcoholism by how much someone drinks. "
Also, she said, "it's a generational thing. Go interview a 15-year-old, a 45-year-old and a 75-year-old, and you'll have different views of technology. For 15-year-olds, it's their lifeline."
But some of the warning signs include being so preoccupied with online activities that it affects relationships. (For more on signs of addiction, see the chart on the next page.)
There's a problem with "someone who is always having to get up in the middle of the night to check e-mail and not having sex with his wife," she said.
According to the center's Web site, NetAddiction.com, the most common type of Internet addiction is online pornography, but online gambling, auction sites and multiplayer role playing games are also on the rise. Surveys indicate half of Internet addicts also have another addiction, such as drugs, alcohol, smoking or sex.
Brain chemistry
Dr. John Ratey, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, said a physical addiction can form from the chemical reaction in the brain - a "dopamine squirt" - that comes from a rewarding tech experience."We condition ourselves to need it, and after a while, it becomes a physical need like any other constant practice," Ratey said. "It's worse now because we've got all these devices."
Greenfield said that 10 years ago there used to be more debate among mental health professionals about whether Internet addiction was an actual malady or a symptom of more recognized problems such as depression and social isolation.
In fact, a Pew Research Center study released last month concluded that the rise of Internet and mobile phone use has not made Americans more socially isolated.
"Personally, I have some doubts about the notion that there can be an Internet addiction," said sociologist Keith Hampton, the Pew study's lead author and an assistant professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
"We can't forget that we had media before the Internet," he said. "Husbands have been sitting at the dinner table reading the newspaper for a long time. Just because the devices change doesn't necessarily mean that the overall social pattern has changed."
China's response
Around the world, however, experts say they are just starting to measure the effects.In China, which has almost 300 million Internet users, the government has declared Internet and video game addiction a public health problem.
Studies have found anywhere from 2.4 to 15 percent have a problematic Internet addiction, said Dr. Cheng-Hua Tian, professor of psychiatry at the Peking University Institute of Mental Health. In an e-mail, Tian said he and other senior psychiatrists are developing diagnostic criteria to more accurately measure addiction, which affects teenagers more than adults.
In the United States, Greenfield said, studies have estimated anywhere from 3 to 6 percent of Internet users have a problem. The nation's first inpatient "detox" center focusing on Internet and video game addiction opened in Fall City, Wash., in July.
The reStart Internet Addiction Recovery Clinic, which charges $14,000 for a 45-day recovery program, has treated three men and one woman who sought to kick serious video game habits that left them unable to complete school or hindered their ability to form real-world relationships, said clinic co-founder Dr. Hilarie Cash.
Instant gratification
In serious cases, technology "can be more immediately gratifying than the labor of building an intimate relationship," Cash said. "That is one of the biggest prices we pay by letting ourselves get seduced by all this technology."Dr. Elias Aboujaoude, assistant director of the Stanford School of Medicine's Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic, said there's no question in his mind that technology can cause problem addictions.
"From a clinical experience, I've seen plenty of people whose primary problem is an Internet problem," he said. "They're not gamblers, they're not pornography addicts, they're not necessarily depressed. And there are real offline consequences that we are just starting to appreciate.
"What we're seeing is that people with social anxiety are gravitating online as a substitute, and that can be OK to a certain point," he said. "There's nothing wrong with having these connections, unless your real-life relationships begin to suffer, and that's when it becomes problematic. Some of them truly have difficulty forming real-life relationships."
Signs of addiction
Here are some questions to ask if you think you are addicted to the Internet:-- Do you spend excessive time online, or more than you intended?
-- Do you feel more depressed or lonely the more time you spend online?
-- Do you have a heightened sense of euphoria while online or using a computer?
-- Is it interfering with your job or school performance?
-- Do family or friends complain about the time and energy you spend online?
-- Do you frequently chose spending time online over going out with other people?
-- Do you hide, lie or become defensive about online activities?
-- Do you feel depressed, restless, moody or nervous offline and fine again when online?
-- Do you spend too much time with online pornography, multiplayer games or gambling sites?
What to do?
Unplug yourself completely from technology for at least a few moments each day.-- Keep track of how much you use technology, and moderate overuse.
-- If needed, seek counseling, self-help or support groups.
Sources: Virtual-Addiction.com; NetAddiction.com; netaddictionrecovery.com; Dr. John Ratey, Harvard Medical School.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
my Account compromised !
Can anyone believe that my Orkut account was hacked ??? Yes eventually it was hacked... Here i go with that head breaking story.... It was the rainy day of 8th November, 2009 I got the news that the new orkut has been released and was happy over it.. I also got a sad news that it can be enabled only with a invitation from NEW ORKUT users ;). I went googling googling gooogling over it.
Finally got a list of communities in orkut where it was said that i could get invitations for the new orkut. I was trapped in this community named as New Orkut Official. i just logged into it and joined the community and had to post and play many games to win it. there was a post in that saying that there were some rules to be followed before i could be invited to the new orkut ! ... Like a dumb fool, i too feel into that convey ! ... See those FCUKING RULES...
Then in a few minutes i was logged off from that community, then orkut, then gmail ., then total Google Services ! ... I never expected such a thing to happen. I created a new alternative account and logged to that community again & reported abuse about that site... That sult was too crazy enough to delete all my password recovery credentials on the whole. I was unable to reset my password... After long battle., I mail the Google HQ stating that my account was compromised & I require Justice.... i then was interrogated with a bunch of questions (if it was to be ma school or college i would have stub them with a knif). I got a mail from the Google saying that i am granted access to my account with a new password. Thanks to the Google HQ.
After that, the craze for the NEW ORKUT did not leave me. I logged into other community named Get the New Orkut. And stove hard to get that invitation from Akash कुमार thanks to him. He gave me a invite to the new orkut & now I have this symbol to ma account ;)
and now you see ma profile to he like this ;)
Rules and steps
1- Join this community (Happily I did that )
2- Add the community`s owner (Merely I loved that)
3- Fill this CLICK HERE TO GET OFFICIAL INVITATION [http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?
If you break any rule then you will not be invited .
2- Add the community`s owner (Merely I loved that)
3- Fill this CLICK HERE TO GET OFFICIAL INVITATION [http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?
If you break any rule then you will not be invited .
Then in a few minutes i was logged off from that community, then orkut, then gmail ., then total Google Services ! ... I never expected such a thing to happen. I created a new alternative account and logged to that community again & reported abuse about that site... That sult was too crazy enough to delete all my password recovery credentials on the whole. I was unable to reset my password... After long battle., I mail the Google HQ stating that my account was compromised & I require Justice.... i then was interrogated with a bunch of questions (if it was to be ma school or college i would have stub them with a knif). I got a mail from the Google saying that i am granted access to my account with a new password. Thanks to the Google HQ.
After that, the craze for the NEW ORKUT did not leave me. I logged into other community named Get the New Orkut. And stove hard to get that invitation from Akash कुमार thanks to him. He gave me a invite to the new orkut & now I have this symbol to ma account ;)
and now you see ma profile to he like this ;)
As of now, I like this New Orkut, but there are problems in accessing the communities & other things... But still i prefer the old version of orkut ;) See you all 3@)<| with other post bubye
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Quiz @ SNV
Hi Friends.,
Initially I would like to apologize for my late blogging of this particular activity. Many had been asking me for this event`s blog to know the success story.And here it goes.....
This was conducted on the day of Windows 7 Launch & it had a awesome response from the students Community of Sri Nehru Vidyalaya. On the 22nd October, 2009 I got a call from the Program coordinator, Mr.R.J.Santhosh Kumar stating that i had been asked by the authorities of the school to take session on the day of release at the time of 10:00 AM. It was a pinch of sugar for me and I just prepared few slides for it and got some assistants from my friends and started for the School. It was morning 9:00 AM and i went to the school. It was really disappointing to find that it was a POWER CUT in that area and will be back only at 1:00 PM. I was really kicked off with that power cut and returned home. I was called at 12:00 PM, stating that I have to be there by 12:30 and make some arrangement for the projector.. hmmmmm Problems are just dust in the MSP Life... I just started the Program after many hurdles........
This is a event which i missed to blog last week, amidst the busy schedule (sleeping & eating). This is nothing but about asimple Mega Quiz Program conducted in Sri Nehru Vidyalaya, Well known for its Rowdyism(i was one among the gang that time).
The Program was scheduled @ 10.00am on the day of Windows 7 Launch ! ... Yhea ! true ... it was on 22nd October !.... But unfortunately due to the poor current facility provided by the TNEB we had to shift the program to 12.30. Well thank god, they did not cut the current that time... As usual after may hurdles, i started the session with a small introduction on Windows 7 and a kind of Launch Party Stuff !
The Quiz program was all about Microsoft & some technical questions. I split up the Program into 5 divisions as of in which it was as follows:-
I called for the students i was stunned to get 100 participants & I was amazed ! ... I did not know what to do ... I just called for my friend and asked her to ask some general preliminary questions for selection of 5 teams.... It eat up half an hour & it was already 1.30............ I had to vacate the hall by 3.30... Finally the teams were selected with a huge applause and sent to the deice...
Initially I would like to apologize for my late blogging of this particular activity. Many had been asking me for this event`s blog to know the success story.And here it goes.....
This was conducted on the day of Windows 7 Launch & it had a awesome response from the students Community of Sri Nehru Vidyalaya. On the 22nd October, 2009 I got a call from the Program coordinator, Mr.R.J.Santhosh Kumar stating that i had been asked by the authorities of the school to take session on the day of release at the time of 10:00 AM. It was a pinch of sugar for me and I just prepared few slides for it and got some assistants from my friends and started for the School. It was morning 9:00 AM and i went to the school. It was really disappointing to find that it was a POWER CUT in that area and will be back only at 1:00 PM. I was really kicked off with that power cut and returned home. I was called at 12:00 PM, stating that I have to be there by 12:30 and make some arrangement for the projector.. hmmmmm Problems are just dust in the MSP Life... I just started the Program after many hurdles........
This is a event which i missed to blog last week, amidst the busy schedule (sleeping & eating). This is nothing but about a
The Program was scheduled @ 10.00am on the day of Windows 7 Launch ! ... Yhea ! true ... it was on 22nd October !.... But unfortunately due to the poor current facility provided by the TNEB we had to shift the program to 12.30. Well thank god, they did not cut the current that time... As usual after may hurdles, i started the session with a small introduction on Windows 7 and a kind of Launch Party Stuff !
The Quiz program was all about Microsoft & some technical questions. I split up the Program into 5 divisions as of in which it was as follows:-
1. First round – 5 teams (I.T Round) – 10 questions
2. Second round – 5 teams (Microsoft)- 10 questions
3. Third round – 4 teams(Audio Round)- 4 questions
4. Fourth round – 3 teams (Visual Round)- 3 questions
5. Fifth round – 3 teams (Rapid Fire Round)- 9 questions
I called for the students i was stunned to get 100 participants & I was amazed ! ... I did not know what to do ... I just called for my friend and asked her to ask some general preliminary questions for selection of 5 teams.... It eat up half an hour & it was already 1.30............ I had to vacate the hall by 3.30... Finally the teams were selected with a huge applause and sent to the deice...
Saturday, October 24, 2009
First Boot Camp from CBEUG
Hello Everyone !
I am happy that i was a part of the MSP Boot Camp held at Coimbatore. I would like to say a few of my delightful experience as a MSP among the group. I was really excited to be a party of it. Well Here goes my post.
It was morning 9.30 and got a call from Indhuja stating that she was near the venue and she asked me to be there to the venue soon. Well I was still in the bathtub taking a peaceful bath and said her that i will be there in 2 min. After a 20 min of time gap, I was flinging with my bike near central theater and found a fine number of MSPs standing and waiting for all to gather around the venue.....
The Agenda for the day was
Introduction
Ice Breaking Session 10 00 AM - 11 00 PM
MSP Program
Lunch
CBEUG Structure 1 30 PM - 2 30 PM
Exclusive Session for New
MSPs on how to achieve targets 2 30 PM - 3 30 PM
Feedback and Interaction 3 30 PM - 4 00 PM
There came our Lead Mr.Abhishek with a huge smile in his face and introduced himself to the crowd. After some chat, we were redirected into the ZOOM Consultancy where the BootCamp was to be organized. The first thing I was to learn there was the way of interaction one should have in the Official & Unoffical Environment. We had an ICE-BREAKING Session, where the criteria was to interact with each other. Everyone should come onto the diece and say 10 points about them-self of which 5 should be wrong and 5 should be the right one. It was a gud fun there even though time consuming.
Mr.Abhishek & Mr.Armugham said us a few lot more points the MSP Program, they were really adorable that they spoke in such a friendly manner. While the presentations were on the go, we had an un-expected Shutdown of power. Errrrrrrr. I wished it continued.He gave us some of their experience as a MSP and left us for the LUNCH !
Now i am here for Lunch @ home and gotta be there by 1.30 !
Be Right Back !
I went there in for the After-lunch session, and the damn current was to be schedule at 14.00 Hrs and it came only by 15.00 Hrs. It was frustrating, to sit there. But we managed ourselves to get back on the session. He was talking all about the hierarchy of the MSPs & ADEs and such stuffs... He told more about MANY MSPs from various parts of India.
They showed us a bunch of Pics of their MSP life which really inspired us a lot. After all those kinda stuffs There was a light among the swindle, the eye garbing Windows 7 Launch Party... It was really fun giving pose for it. The ever funniest part of all he gave us all some exciting goodies, never the less it was the Windows 7 printed Tissue Paper. I will never forget those... Then he gave Indhuja a Windows 7 Bag for being the only and only female stuff down the Camp and gave me a Windows 7 Bag for being the top scorer among the new MSPs....
Then we had a sharing of resources session followed by a waving & everyone left with a huge smile in their faces...
Thanks a lot to all these senior, who were instrumental in conducting this CBEUG-BootCamp. That was really fun & lovable....... I loved it the professional way.
Let me tell you all something even more... To know the difference between senior MSPs and new MSPs just have a look at the professionalism at Abhishek`s Blog & my blog. I will tell myself to be a good MSP only when i start blogging like him., Hats off to him
I am happy that i was a part of the MSP Boot Camp held at Coimbatore. I would like to say a few of my delightful experience as a MSP among the group. I was really excited to be a party of it. Well Here goes my post.
The Agenda for the day was
Introduction
Ice Breaking Session 10 00 AM - 11 00 PM
MSP Program
Lunch
CBEUG Structure 1 30 PM - 2 30 PM
Exclusive Session for New
MSPs on how to achieve targets 2 30 PM - 3 30 PM
Feedback and Interaction 3 30 PM - 4 00 PM
There came our Lead Mr.Abhishek with a huge smile in his face and introduced himself to the crowd. After some chat, we were redirected into the ZOOM Consultancy where the BootCamp was to be organized. The first thing I was to learn there was the way of interaction one should have in the Official & Unoffical Environment. We had an ICE-BREAKING Session, where the criteria was to interact with each other. Everyone should come onto the diece and say 10 points about them-self of which 5 should be wrong and 5 should be the right one. It was a gud fun there even though time consuming.
Mr.Abhishek & Mr.Armugham said us a few lot more points the MSP Program, they were really adorable that they spoke in such a friendly manner. While the presentations were on the go, we had an un-expected Shutdown of power. Errrrrrrr. I wished it continued.He gave us some of their experience as a MSP and left us for the LUNCH !
I went there in for the After-lunch session, and the damn current was to be schedule at 14.00 Hrs and it came only by 15.00 Hrs. It was frustrating, to sit there. But we managed ourselves to get back on the session. He was talking all about the hierarchy of the MSPs & ADEs and such stuffs... He told more about MANY MSPs from various parts of India.
Then we had a sharing of resources session followed by a waving & everyone left with a huge smile in their faces...
Thanks a lot to all these senior, who were instrumental in conducting this CBEUG-BootCamp. That was really fun & lovable....... I loved it the professional way.
Let me tell you all something even more... To know the difference between senior MSPs and new MSPs just have a look at the professionalism at Abhishek`s Blog & my blog. I will tell myself to be a good MSP only when i start blogging like him., Hats off to him
Friday, October 23, 2009
Windows 7 Launch Party Features Drool-Worthy Technology
Hello friends
,
The Windows 7 has been launched and its a great victory and a cloud 9 for the Microsoft.
Yes, Steve Ballmer's keynote was enthusiastic and optimistic. Yes, the little girl featured in the Windows 7 commercials, who was brought on stage, was adorable. 
But the real show-shopper was the technology Microsoft rolled out to present Windows 7 features.
The party really got started when the software giant showed off how device-savvy Windows 7 is, with a demo connecting a Nikon D5000 DLSR to Windows 7. Device Stage -- Windows 7's visual interface that is used to recognize devices and peripherals -- automatically recognized the well-acclaimed camera, which lists for about $625, by placing an actual image of the camera on the Task Bar. It was the ultimate in Plug and Play. The demo showed how easy it was to import pictures once the camera was connected.
Next, was an impressive demo of the new capabilities of Windows Media Center integrated with the multi-touch features of Windows 7. Using a PC all-in-one TV tuner, or a USB tuner (which is available for less than $100), Microsoft demonstrated how a user could touch their way through an interactive TV guide to access TV listings. Media center also supports High Definition streaming.
A little more about the touch-screen eye candy: The demo displayed the impressive collaboration among Windows 7 developers and hardware vendors. The demonstration included Toshiba's capacitive glass with optical sensors and Acer's resistance touch technology with G sensors.
The audience also got a look at the new Home Networking feature. Printers, multimedia files and documents can be effortlessly shared within a home network. An added plus -- laptops that users may regularly connect to a work domain or network can intelligently shift between connecting to work and a Home Group network.
The highlight of the demo was streaming multimedia files to 16 screens from a single laptop -- a Dell Studio XPS 16. Microsoft even showed the CPU utilization while streaming -- it held pretty steady at 54 percent.
DirectX 11's 3-D capabilities also got a platform. Using Nvidia's 3-D technology, a breathtaking 3-D image was projected on a large screen. Microsoft is working with both Nvidia and ATI to deliver some fancy 3-D graphics for gamers -- audience members had the chance to don a pair of 3-D glasses and ogle an impressive game featuring a 3-D Batman.
Loaded up with Windows 7 for the audience to admire was the super-ultra-thin Dell Adamo XPS -- a 9.9-mm laptop that is still not available as of yet, but the preview certainly whets the geek appetite for what promises to be an impressive ultra portable.
There were no glitches, blue screens or any other technology embarrassments during the demos. Microsoft and its partner vendors were really on top of the game with the technology featured today.
SathyaNarayanan,
Microsoft Student Partner,
Sri Krishna Arts & Science College,
Coimbatore,
TamilNadu, IND-641 001.
E-Mail: sathyathemobileking@student-partners.com
IM: sathyathemobileking@gmail.com
Ph:+(91)-9442290294
, The Windows 7 has been launched and its a great victory and a cloud 9 for the Microsoft.
Yes, Steve Ballmer's keynote was enthusiastic and optimistic. Yes, the little girl featured in the Windows 7 commercials, who was brought on stage, was adorable. But the real show-shopper was the technology Microsoft rolled out to present Windows 7 features.
The party really got started when the software giant showed off how device-savvy Windows 7 is, with a demo connecting a Nikon D5000 DLSR to Windows 7. Device Stage -- Windows 7's visual interface that is used to recognize devices and peripherals -- automatically recognized the well-acclaimed camera, which lists for about $625, by placing an actual image of the camera on the Task Bar. It was the ultimate in Plug and Play. The demo showed how easy it was to import pictures once the camera was connected.
Next, was an impressive demo of the new capabilities of Windows Media Center integrated with the multi-touch features of Windows 7. Using a PC all-in-one TV tuner, or a USB tuner (which is available for less than $100), Microsoft demonstrated how a user could touch their way through an interactive TV guide to access TV listings. Media center also supports High Definition streaming.
A little more about the touch-screen eye candy: The demo displayed the impressive collaboration among Windows 7 developers and hardware vendors. The demonstration included Toshiba's capacitive glass with optical sensors and Acer's resistance touch technology with G sensors.
The audience also got a look at the new Home Networking feature. Printers, multimedia files and documents can be effortlessly shared within a home network. An added plus -- laptops that users may regularly connect to a work domain or network can intelligently shift between connecting to work and a Home Group network.
The highlight of the demo was streaming multimedia files to 16 screens from a single laptop -- a Dell Studio XPS 16. Microsoft even showed the CPU utilization while streaming -- it held pretty steady at 54 percent.
DirectX 11's 3-D capabilities also got a platform. Using Nvidia's 3-D technology, a breathtaking 3-D image was projected on a large screen. Microsoft is working with both Nvidia and ATI to deliver some fancy 3-D graphics for gamers -- audience members had the chance to don a pair of 3-D glasses and ogle an impressive game featuring a 3-D Batman.
Loaded up with Windows 7 for the audience to admire was the super-ultra-thin Dell Adamo XPS -- a 9.9-mm laptop that is still not available as of yet, but the preview certainly whets the geek appetite for what promises to be an impressive ultra portable.
There were no glitches, blue screens or any other technology embarrassments during the demos. Microsoft and its partner vendors were really on top of the game with the technology featured today.
SathyaNarayanan,
Microsoft Student Partner,
Sri Krishna Arts & Science College,
Coimbatore,
TamilNadu, IND-641 001.
E-Mail: sathyathemobileking@student-partners.com
IM: sathyathemobileking@gmail.com
Ph:+(91)-9442290294
Poland Imagine Cup 2010
Registration for Poland Imagine Cup 2010 is OPEN !
Thanks for attending registering yourself for participating in the Poland Imagine Cup 2010. Below is the registration link which has to be filled mandatory. Please note that ONLY after filling this registration for you will be entitled to participate in the competition. Once you register you will get a verification and conformation mail. Participate and bring Laurence for your school and our country INDIA. For more details mail me back for any query.
here is the Link
Have a Healthy Competition
Yours potential,
Microsoft Student Partner.
Related Useful Links:
For F.A.Qs Click here.
For Competition Overview Click here.
--
With Regards.,
SathyaNarayanan
Microsoft Student Partner.,
Department of Computer Application.,
Sri krishna Arts & Science College.,
Coimbatore.,TamilNadu., IND.
Mail : sathyathemobileking@student-
Ph: 9442290294
Thanks for attending registering yourself for participating in the Poland Imagine Cup 2010. Below is the registration link which has to be filled mandatory. Please note that ONLY after filling this registration for you will be entitled to participate in the competition. Once you register you will get a verification and conformation mail. Participate and bring Laurence for your school and our country INDIA. For more details mail me back for any query.
here is the Link
Have a Healthy Competition
Yours potential,
Microsoft Student Partner.
Related Useful Links:
For F.A.Qs Click here.
For Competition Overview Click here.
--
With Regards.,
SathyaNarayanan
Microsoft Student Partner.,
Department of Computer Application.,
Sri krishna Arts & Science College.,
Coimbatore.,TamilNadu., IND.
Mail : sathyathemobileking@student-
Ph: 9442290294
Thursday, October 22, 2009
CBEUG - BootCamp
Hi folks,
First of all congrats to all the new MSPs for joining our family. 
After request from many of you, we have finally decided to conduct CBEUG Boot-camp in Coimbatore on 24th Oct 2009(Saturday).
After request from many of you, we have finally decided to conduct CBEUG Boot-camp in Coimbatore on 24th Oct 2009(Saturday). · We plan to start the event by 9 30 AM and finish it by 4 30 PM
· This event will give you the opportunity to learn more about the MSP program & critical activities, interact with Senior and other new MSPs & share best practices. And, of course, you will have loads of fun in the process.
Dont Forget to bring your laptop and pen drives to collect the resources.Please reply us back assuring your availability on the above mentioned date ASAP.
Agenda
- Introduction 9 30 AM - 11 00 AM
- Ice Breaking Session 11 00 AM - 12 00 PM
- MSP Program 12 00 PM - 1 00 PM
- Lunch 1 00 PM - 1 30 PM
- CBEUG Structure 1 30 PM - 2 30 PM
- Exclusive Session for New MSP 2 30 PM - 3 30 PM
7. Feedback and Interaction 3 30 PM - 4 00 PM
· The Venue is
ZOOM CONSULTANCY
Venkateshwara Towers
659, Mettupalayam Road.
Near Central Theatre.
Coimbatore - 641002.
· Contacts:
Abhishek Suresh - 99941 46127
Arumugham - 99948 50728
SathyaNarayanan - 9442290294
NOTE:
(For the New MSPs)
This event is conducted exclusively based on your request.We expect your presence.This event will really help you to meet the Targets.  |
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Firefox Locks Out Microsoft's App Dev Tech
Developers who use Firefox found themselves without some Microsoft add-ons after Mozilla blocked them due to security concerns. Browser access to one of the tools, .Net Framework Assistant, has been restored. The companies are working together to come up with a way to safely reopen access to Windows Presentation Foundation.
Microsoft technology used to program applications that can be accessed through a browser continued to be blocked for Firefox users Monday.
Mozilla had been blocking two Microsoft plug-ins after the discovery that Microsoft's .Net 3.5 SP1 install silently adds a plug-in to Firefox allowing the surreptitious launch of a malicious XAML browser application that could take over infected machines.One add-on, the Windows Presentation Foundation, aids programmers in developing applications using Microsoft technologies, including Silverlight, that can be accessed via a browser. It remains blocked, but Mozilla Vice President of Engineering Mike Shaver wrote in a blog posting on Sunday that the Firefox team is working to find an alternative.
Restoration Timing Uncertain
Mozilla initially blocked Microsoft's .Net Framework Assistant as well, but reversed that policy after speaking with Microsoft engineers over the weekend and learning that it does not provide access to the same vulnerability.The current blockade is redundant for users who have already applied Microsoft's patch for the vulnerability, which rolled out Oct. 12 as part of what Microsoft described as its largest vulnerability patch of 2009.
Although Microsoft has patched against the vulnerability, it's unclear when the Windows Presentation Foundation access will be restored.
Mozilla's press office did not return an email message seeking comment by deadline for this article.
Microsoft's Misbehavior
Most home users likely didn't notice anything more than an odd security warning when they fired up their browsers, but some may have encountered malfunctioning Web apps. Also, some enterprise users and designers may have faced trouble accessing custom applications and design capabilities through Firefox with the technologies blocked, said Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys, a vulnerability management company.This is the second time this year Microsoft has been called out for silently installing plug-ins into Firefox. The first time was when the company included the Framework Assistant add-on in a service pack for the .Net application framework without alerting users.
"That normally is not considered to be good behavior," Kandek told the press.
Microsoft didn't respond to requests for comment by deadline.
Cooperation Between Competitors
While it appears that Mozilla initially overreacted in blocking the .Net Framework assistant, which is necessary for many third-party applications to run, it restored access to the plug-in quickly.Mozilla and Microsoft appear to be working well together to address the issue for the benefit of users, Kandek said.
"I thought it was a great example of cooperation between two companies that are competing a lot," he said.
Cloud Computing Technology
Description
So now most of you people are quite pissed up in technology. So you might be thorough with some concepts of Software Engineering. Different types of process models and everything. Lets get down to some serious technology of tomorrow pushing today's technology somewhat back.
Cloud computing joins in ranks of terms including grid computing, utility computing, virtualization, clustering, etc. In last year, Cloud computing term got famous and started ahead of grid computing, ultility computing and distributed computing. Huge companies like MIcrosoft, IBM and Google put a their hands on this technology. Most of the companies still making researches in field of cloud computing.
So now most of you people are quite pissed up in technology. So you might be thorough with some concepts of Software Engineering. Different types of process models and everything. Lets get down to some serious technology of tomorrow pushing today's technology somewhat back.
Cloud computing joins in ranks of terms including grid computing, utility computing, virtualization, clustering, etc. In last year, Cloud computing term got famous and started ahead of grid computing, ultility computing and distributed computing. Huge companies like MIcrosoft, IBM and Google put a their hands on this technology. Most of the companies still making researches in field of cloud computing.
Further a cloud computing can be stated as a combination of:
1. SaaS – Software As A Service
2. PaaS – Platfom As A Service
3. IaaS – Infrasturture As A Service
Believeing that you has some knowledge about these concepts. If you want to read about this concepts I am mentioning links to these things below in the references section. This will clear your concepts at basic level.
Cloud computing is a technology which provides Software as well as a service to that software. It also provides a particular platform as a service. While you can user the infrastructure as a service from a cloud computing technology provider.
Clod computing can be of two types public or private. Public cloud computing is available publically on Internet. Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud computing provider. While private cloud conputing provides services to limited number of people. It may be proprietary networks or a data center.
Software as service is a front-end interaction with service provider to use its hardware infrastructure. These services can be anything from web-mail to data processing
Platform as a service is a cloud a set of software as well as services which is defined on the server of a service provider. Applications can be created by developers on the service providers platform over an internet.
In Infrastructure as a service a provider provides with a virtual server instances with unique IP address and an blocks of storage on demand, while customers can use its API (Application Programming Interface) to start, stop or manage these storage.
Some of the key characteristics of cloud computing are :
1. Cost are reduced upto great extent.
2. User can enjoy device and location independence
3. Technology could be quite reliable for business purposes
4. Improves scalability
5. Technology can be secured to used due to increased security focused resources and centralisation of data
Still lots of research is going on in cloud computing. For further references you can go through links I stated below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_Service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_as_a_service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_as_a_service
http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/en/us/cloud-computing.aspx
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/labs/ccf/default.aspx
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/ccf-022409.aspx
http://mesh.com
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Microsoft`s own free Anti-Virus Released (Full Version)
Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) (previously codenamed Morro) is an antivirus software created by Microsoft that provides protection against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and trojans for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, free of charge. MSE replaces Windows Live OneCare, a commercial subscription-based antivirus service and Windows Defender, which only protects users from adware and spyware. It is geared for home use, unlike Microsoft's upcoming enterprise-oriented product Microsoft Forefront.
Symantec and McAfee, two competing antivirus vendors, responded by claiming that MSE is not comparable with their own offerings. AVG Technologies viewed MSE positively, stating it reinforced the company's ideal of free antivirus software. Reviews were mostly positive, citing its organized interface, low resource usage, and the fact that it is free.
Download this free software @ http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
OOPS ! I forgot about the release, It was released this September 29th, 2009. (19 days old baby)
The Trick part of this software is that its not OpenSource and its ClosedSource... Puzzzled ??? I will explain about Closed Source in my next post. As of Now... Bubye... ;)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Microsoft Products free of Cost for Students ????
Can anyone believe that Microsoft Products are available free of cost for the Students in India ? Sit back and ready this post leisurely to believe the fact. This time Microsoft opens the "Gates" to become "BillGates"..
Getting mircrosoft's genuine software free of cost?
Yes friends its possible only through Microsoft's Dreamspark Program. Microsoft extended their helping hand to the enthusiastic and interested students by providing them the copies of their Development( VS2008, Win Server, Robotic developer etc..) and Designing ( Expression Studio) software absolutely FREE of cost. Not only software's u can also get some resources and tutorials ("IT academy Pass") to improve your knowledge and learn technologies.
Do u feel exited as i felt .
So to get your free softwares pls visit www.dreamspark.com
If u are in INDIA pls visit www.dreamsparkindia.com
for other details
The only criteria is that u have to be a "STUDENT"
So kindly utilize this opportunity and get your dream achieved
Thank u Microsoft.
thank gokoulane for his post
Getting mircrosoft's genuine software free of cost?
Yes friends its possible only through Microsoft's Dreamspark Program. Microsoft extended their helping hand to the enthusiastic and interested students by providing them the copies of their Development( VS2008, Win Server, Robotic developer etc..) and Designing ( Expression Studio) software absolutely FREE of cost. Not only software's u can also get some resources and tutorials ("IT academy Pass") to improve your knowledge and learn technologies.
Do u feel exited as i felt .
So to get your free softwares pls visit www.dreamspark.com
If u are in INDIA pls visit www.dreamsparkindia.com
for other details
The only criteria is that u have to be a "STUDENT"
So kindly utilize this opportunity and get your dream achieved
Thank u Microsoft.
thank gokoulane for his post
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Session on Windows LIve & Live@Edu
Hi flocks,
Good to see you all back after a three day gap. Today was a fascinating day for me. I had to attend a online conference of the MSPs in India and has to hurry up will all by job schedule. Today was the last class to be attend in this semester which reminded me that i have my semester exams to be studied... Let it be my part...
For these two days I conducted two sessions one was on Windows Live & Live@Edu and other was on Windows 7 vs Windows Vista.
Session Details:-
Windows Live& Live@Edu(13-10-2009):-
This is my first session as a MSP. I had conducted more than 100 sessions like this and this was something news which made me feel the pride as a Microsoft Student Partner. The session was planned actually in the morning session and eventually conducted in the afternoon session. The session was attended by the Final Year students from the Department of Computer Applications and Software Systems., Sri Krishna Arts and Science College. The session lasted for some 2 hrs in an interactive way. I loved the way everyone asked me questions in a technical way.
I as an MSP proved them how the usage of the Windows Live & Live@Edu in our college would be profitable and effective... They accepted their defeat that this feature would be helpful after a long debate which nearly took Half an Hour... But i was taken away by the point that "No Online Activity can replace the effectiveness of a teacher teaching in the class". The session concluded in a peaceful way.
Some how the day will never end without a problem...... I Lost the Remote of My Laptop.... After a 20 min hunt.. I found it in a senior`s pocket.. All he said was,"oh! I thought it was chocolate".
Windows Vista -vs- Windows 7(14-10-2009)
No one can accept that Windows Vista is a Operating System until it was branded under Microsoft. This was what i was to talk all the 2 Hrs about. This session was attended by the 2nd Year student of B.C.A Department., Sri Krishna Arts and Science College.
The hardest thing i was to handle was my class students.. They made a damn hell of noise till i stated my session.. So, I had to put some movie songs for them... Could not help, thank god.. they kept quite like a baby eating the food. I some told all the blunders which Microsoft made in Vista & its corrections in the simultaneous slides.....
It was a comparative session. The session was about to end and I was to know that there was a clash between the students..... Reason:-"One guy was unable to listen to my speech bcz another was talking", so he disturbed all together.
The sessions ended had i had to answer a billion dollar question, "When will you leave us ?". I just swung the mic off and told. Here is the conclusion and summarized the sessions`s activity.
Good to see you all back after a three day gap. Today was a fascinating day for me. I had to attend a online conference of the MSPs in India and has to hurry up will all by job schedule. Today was the last class to be attend in this semester which reminded me that i have my semester exams to be studied... Let it be my part...
For these two days I conducted two sessions one was on Windows Live & Live@Edu and other was on Windows 7 vs Windows Vista.
Session Details:-
Windows Live& Live@Edu(13-10-2009):-
This is my first session as a MSP. I had conducted more than 100 sessions like this and this was something news which made me feel the pride as a Microsoft Student Partner. The session was planned actually in the morning session and eventually conducted in the afternoon session. The session was attended by the Final Year students from the Department of Computer Applications and Software Systems., Sri Krishna Arts and Science College. The session lasted for some 2 hrs in an interactive way. I loved the way everyone asked me questions in a technical way.
I as an MSP proved them how the usage of the Windows Live & Live@Edu in our college would be profitable and effective... They accepted their defeat that this feature would be helpful after a long debate which nearly took Half an Hour... But i was taken away by the point that "No Online Activity can replace the effectiveness of a teacher teaching in the class". The session concluded in a peaceful way.
Some how the day will never end without a problem...... I Lost the Remote of My Laptop.... After a 20 min hunt.. I found it in a senior`s pocket.. All he said was,"oh! I thought it was chocolate".
Windows Vista -vs- Windows 7(14-10-2009)
No one can accept that Windows Vista is a Operating System until it was branded under Microsoft. This was what i was to talk all the 2 Hrs about. This session was attended by the 2nd Year student of B.C.A Department., Sri Krishna Arts and Science College.
It was a comparative session. The session was about to end and I was to know that there was a clash between the students..... Reason:-"One guy was unable to listen to my speech bcz another was talking", so he disturbed all together.
The sessions ended had i had to answer a billion dollar question, "When will you leave us ?". I just swung the mic off and told. Here is the conclusion and summarized the sessions`s activity.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Live@Edu ~Deployment Procedure
Hello Friends,
Good to have you all back. I found many of them puzzled about Live@Edu Program by Microsoft. So here I give a clear picture of what it is and what are the procedures of deploying it in your campus.
Live@Edu Criteria:
After you are done with all these and ready to start, follow the steps below:
1. Log on to Windows Live Admin Centre
2. Sign-In with your Student Partners ID.
3. After you have logged in, click on the Add Domain button
4. Enter the domain name in the textbox provided e.g. mycollege.ac.in and choose Set up Windows Live Hotmail for my domain
5. Then accept the agreement and proceed to the configuration settings page.
6. You shall see something like this, this is just an example, your information may vary:
8. After you have completed Step 7, wait for 12-16 hours (or maybe 1 day), for the DNS server to reflect the recent changes.
9. Then again logon to Windows Live Admin Centre and if everything is alright, you shall see some thing like this:
11. Then lets move on to Co-Branding of Live@Edu and your College. Click in the link saying Co-Branding then click on the link saying Sign-in Page. And then upload a logo of your college with the following specifications:
12. Finally its the time to add accounts to the domain. For this you can take up attendance sheets of all your college
Good to have you all back. I found many of them puzzled about Live@Edu Program by Microsoft. So here I give a clear picture of what it is and what are the procedures of deploying it in your campus.
Live@Edu Criteria:
- Colleges should be offering graduate degree and/or post graduate degree courses e.g. B.Sc, BCA, BBA, B.Tech, B.E, M.Sc., MCA, MBA, M.Tech, M.E. etc.
- Currently Live@Edu is not applicable to high-schools having only 10+2 classes (I too don't know the reasons.
)
- There should be more than 550 students in the college/department.
- You should be able to at least understand the terms like IP Address, Domain, URL, Control Panel, DNS Record, E-Mail Server, MX Records, Web Space etc.
- The college should have its own website. We require only the domain name (later during configuration), no web-space is required.
- If the college has no web site, or if the management is hesitating to provide you the access to the control panel or even worse, if the college already has an email solution for its students, you can still approach and try to convince the college management to buy a new domain name for the deployment of Live@Edu which would mere cost less than Rs. 500/-. This new domain should be approved by your college authority for its genuineness through a valid letter (which you need to submit as proof).
- You should have access to the website control panel or at least to the college server/network administrator who has access to the website control panel.
After you are done with all these and ready to start, follow the steps below:
1. Log on to Windows Live Admin Centre
2. Sign-In with your Student Partners ID.
3. After you have logged in, click on the Add Domain button
4. Enter the domain name in the textbox provided e.g. mycollege.ac.in and choose Set up Windows Live Hotmail for my domain
5. Then accept the agreement and proceed to the configuration settings page.
6. You shall see something like this, this is just an example, your information may vary:
You need to prove ownership of this domain by creating an MX record or a CNAME record. Use the settings below.7. Then, log on to to your college domain control panel, and create a new MX record according to the details. If you don't know what all these mean, dont panic, just relax, take a print out of this info and ask your server/network administrator to do this for you.
Mail setup (required)
To set up mail and prove ownership of this domain, you must create an MX record through your domain registrar. Use the following settings:
- DNS record type: MX
- Host: mycollege.ac.in
- MX server: 609640938.pamx1.hotmail.com
- TTL: 3600 or 1 hour
- Priority: 10 (or High priority)
8. After you have completed Step 7, wait for 12-16 hours (or maybe 1 day), for the DNS server to reflect the recent changes.
9. Then again logon to Windows Live Admin Centre and if everything is alright, you shall see some thing like this:
Your domains
Click on the name of the domain you want to manage. Click the Add domain button to sign up another domain.
10. Voila, now everything is perfectly fine. Now check if the membership column of your domain is Open or Closed. We have to make it closed. So to do that, click on your domain mycollege.ac.in. On the left hand side vertical menu, click on Open Membership then click on Settings. And finally click on the button saying Turn open membership off
Domain name
Accounts
Membership
Status
mycollege.ac.in
0
open
Active
11. Then lets move on to Co-Branding of Live@Edu and your College. Click in the link saying Co-Branding then click on the link saying Sign-in Page. And then upload a logo of your college with the following specifications:
File type: JPGThere are other co-branding options available, take your own time to play with them and know what they have to offer.
Max. height (pixels): 225
Max. width (pixels): 130
12. Finally its the time to add accounts to the domain. For this you can take up attendance sheets of all your college
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