Dec 21 2009

Praan Lyrics – Where the Hell is Matt?


An amazing video of Matt Harding’s adventure :). The music is very nice but I think a foreigner sang it, the language seemed very recognizable to me at first but I couldn’t understand it properly. So I finally found the lyrics of the song and it is confirmed that the song in fact is a Bengali song by Rabindranath Tagore a famous Bengali polymath.


Here is the Lyrics of the song “Praan” in Bengali:

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Oct 6 2009

iPhone – 3GS Camera not saving Pictures

If you have recently Jailbroken the iPhone 3GS with the new OS 3.1, you may have noticed that if you take a picture the camera now tries to save the picture but eventually gives up and in your camera roll you see a black thumbnail instead of the nice picture you just took :). You say why, wth is goin on? Continue reading


Oct 3 2009

iPhone – Manually Backup SMS, Notes, Pictures, Video, MxTube Folder

iTunes although does a great job backing up all the data which you can restore at any time if you have issues but if you are upgrading hardware, i.e. 3G to 3GS or a major OS update like version 2.x to 3.x, restoring from old stuff may often create unnecessary legacy files left on the system, slowing up the OS or in some cases may also contribute to battery depletion issues (This has not been confirmed yet but there might be some conflicts in the system that might cause faster depletion of battery).

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So the best way to get started with your brand new system would be to connect to iTunes and select “Setup as new”  instead of “Restore from backup”. This will ensure that you have a fresh and clean system running without any kind of conflicts going on in the background.

Before you do “Setup as new” phone you will need to backup your important files/data. The process of backing up your data described below is a manual backing up procedure and would require you to have SSH access to your iPhone. If you know what I am talking about go ahead and proceed at your own risk. Backup these following folders so that later you can restore them manually after you have your new System up and running. In most cases it will be a very easy Copy/Paste operation of the following folders after you SSH to your iPhone. Continue reading


Sep 28 2009

War hero Smith shadows the pain of defeat

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At first, Graeme Smith walked with his head bowed, and perhaps felt sick to his bones. But then the mood touched him, and it lifted him

Heroes in defeat often provide the most poignant memories in sport. Graeme Smith’s hobble back to the dressing room after being dismissed tonight must rank as the most moving moment of this tournament so far, and is likely to remain so. It made the local crowd overcome their great sadness to rise to applaud the valiance of the man who had battled the odds all evening.


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Aug 14 2009

Compressing a Servlet Project into a .war file

In order to compress a ‘pets’ servlet/web application/project into a "Web Archive" file named pets.war which can easily be imported in Eclipse or other IDE’’s or can easily be transported to another server, Execute the following commands in the terminal:

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Aug 4 2009

Resource Needed for JDBC Connection Pooling Support

In order to get JDBC working with Connection Pooling Support, you will need to add the latest version of the following files to your Library:

Put the above files in your WEB-INF/lib folder and let your IDE(Eclipse) know the existence of of the above files.

You will also need to add the following imports at the the top of files where you want access to CPDS:

  • import org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS;
  • import org.apache.commons.dbcp.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource;

Jun 28 2009

OSx86 – Changing Default Kernel

wiki.pngOSX by default uses a kernel that is placed in the root directory "/" and loads from a file named "mach_kernel".

So in order to replace the default kernel, all you have to do is to replace that file with your own kernel file. But remember, the kernel you are replacing with must be compatible with your current system otherwise you will not be able to boot.

In my case, I have several kernels in my root directory anv, voodoo, kabyl, and vanilla. I would like "anv" to my default kernel. To do that open the terminal and type following command’s :

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Jun 14 2009

Evelyn Glennie shows how to listen

In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.



May 29 2009

Rogers Hi-Speed Internet – Speed Increased

Rogers has increased their Hi-Speed Internet “Lite” package speed from 1Mbps to 3Mbps with no extra charge. They have announced this great news through the following email today.

Great news! We’ve made your Internet 3 times faster. You don’t have to do a thing. Your download speed has been automatically increased from 1 to 3 Mbps.
Whether you’re banking online, streaming a video or booking a hotel, now you can do it even faster — at no extra cost.
For the best connection every time, try our free tools.
We want to help you ensure your computer is set to give you the best possible connection. We invite you to go online and take advantage of our free optimization tools.
Enjoy your new speed. Thank you for choosing Rogers.
Sincerely,


Phil Hartling
Vice President, Consumer Services
Rogers Cable Communications Inc.


May 27 2009

Zee Avi – “Bitter Heart” (Music Video)

 

Beautiful Zee Avi, a Malaysian artist in her “Bitter Heart” song. With an amazing voice, great Lyrics, and a nice classical touch on the video, produced a great piece!


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