Latest Security Enhancements in Windows Vista™

Microsoft has released a white paper that highlights security enhancements in Windows Vista, the most secure version of Windows yet. This white paper includes information about security enhancements in Windows Vista and how Microsoft used the Security Development Lifecycle to increase the security of the Windows operating system.
Download White Paper here.

Google vs Microsoft

Its an ongoing and never ending battle between microsoft and google. Microsoft now armoured with a new search engine (bing or kumo) is desperate to take head-on with google and has budgeted up to $100 million to advertise Bing, its yet-unlaunched search engine, on TV, on radio, online and in print.

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Links:
Microsoft To Launch $80M Ad Campagin To Attack Google
From Kumo to Bing | Microsoft Plans New Search Engine
Microsoft drops Kumo, rebrands to Bing
Microsoft Takes Aim at Google
Microsoft May Rename Live Search 'Bing': Massive Ad Campaign
Bing: Microsoft Launching New Rival to Google?
With Kumo Search Ready, Microsoft Renews Yahoo Talks
Microsoft Wants Consumers to Rethink Search? Yeah, Good Luck
Bing:Does Microsoft Launching New Rival to Google?
Microsoft Search Engine - Looks like Bing, not Kumo
Microsoft’s Bill Gates says: Just Bing It!
Google increasingly battles Facebook in search - Digiknow101
Kumo to be dubbed Bing, AdAge says
In ‘Search’ of Business Excellence
Microsoft “Blings” Back the Search Engine Wars

Facts about www.photobucket.com

25 Million unique site visitors/month in the US, and over 46 Million unique site visitors/month worldwide

#1 most popular Photo site in the US

#3 most popular Entertainment/Multimedia site in the US

#8 most popular Entertainment/Multimedia site in the world

#31 in Top 50 Sites in the US

#41 top 100 Global Sites

18th Largest Ad supported site in the US

search is powered by ask.com

Alex Musil, Vice President of Product was a Director at Yahoo! before joining photobucket. I doubt if he has was responsible for implementing some key features of yahoo photos at photobucket.

Some sites look horrible on firefox

I was trying to browse www.businessweek.com using firefox browser. It looks horrible, have a look yourself. I wonder when major websites will do browser compatibility testing so that users dont face issues.

itv.com vs BBC

ITV.comis attracting english crowd and was listed in Alexa's hot url's, Does it pose a threat to BBC?
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Apple's Mac Tablet vs Amazon.com's Kindle

Apple's Mac Tablet can be a potential threat to Amazon.com's Kindle

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Links:

A Mac Tablet Would Be a Welcome Addition To Tablet PCs

Confirmed! The iPhone Tablet is Coming in 2010!

Palm vs Apple, Who will win after Palm Pre 's launch

Palm is going to launch Palm Pre, a $200 touch-screen smart phone with a sliding keyboard that many feel will give competition to Apple's iphone.

Read further for amazing Palm Pre features and how it stands against iphone

More about Colas and their harmful effects

Drinking large amounts of cola can cause paralysis, doctors

www.telegraph.co.uk 

Excessive Cola Can Lead To Super-Sized Muscle Problems

www.physorg.com

 

 

BBC Reports a WARNING that Too much cola zaps muscle power

Pepsi, Coke and others beware!!
BBC Reports a WARNING that Too much cola zaps muscle power

Read Complete News Article on BBC Website

 

Will the Softdrinks sales reduce?

Will crazy people stop harming themselves and Stop digging their own graves?

Hyderabad Team - Deccan Chargers Wins IPL 2009

Deccan Chargers 143-6 (20 ovs) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 137-9 (20 ovs) by six runs

Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in Johannesburg in the final of the second season of the Indian Premier League.

 

Links:

Reuters Africa Symonds leads Deccan Chargers to IPL title 

Cricket World IPL: Deccan Chargers Crowned 2009 Champions

The Witness Deccan Chargers win IPL 09 

Gulf News Deccan charge to sensational victory

Manorama Online Deccan beat Bangalore to lift IPL crown

Download Free Islamic Calendar Calendar 1430 H. (2009)

• A4-size calendar for year 1430 H. (2009)
• Letter-size calendar for year 1430 H. (2009)

Important Dates to Remember:
First Day of Ramadan 22 August 2009
Eid Al-Fitr 20 September 2009
First Day of Hajj 25 November 2009
(Dates for HAJ 2009: Hajj is expected to fall between November 25-30, 2009)
Eid Al-Adha 27 November 2009
Islamic Year 1431 H. Begins 18 December 2009

Links:
Islamic Calendar - The Origins of the Islamic or Hijrah Calendar

Description and origins of the Islamic or 'Hijrah' calendar used by Muslims.

Car Prices in India

For a complete Price List for all Cars/SUVs available in India, download the excel file at this link:
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/12122898/1hclm8h7zw1scg2d796s

Note:
1. Prices as on 20 May 2009, Actual prices may be different and no guarantee is provided for the accuracy of the prices.
2. This excel sheet consists of multiple tabs.
The most useful sheet is 'Types' where you can enter your price range and the list of cars which fall in your price range is displayed.

Prices Available for Cars below:

Hatchbacks

Chevrolet Spark

Chevrolet UVA

Fiat Palio stile

Hyundai Getz Prime

Hyundai Santro Xing

Hyundai i10

Maruti Alto

Maruti 800

Maruti WagonR

Maruti Zen Estilo

Maruti Swift

Skoda Fabia

Tata Indica

Small Saloons

Chevrolet Aveo

Chevrolet SRV

Ford Fiesta

Ford Ikon

Hindustan Ambassador

Hyundai Accent

Hyundai Verna

Honda City ZX

Mahindra Logan

Maruti Dzire

Maruti SX4

Mitsubishi Lancer

Tata Indigo CS

Tata Indigo Mid - sizer

Chevrolet optra Magnum

Honda civic

Hyundai Elantra

Mitsubishi Cedia

Skoda Octavia

Toyota Corolla Executive

Honda Accord

Hyundai Sonata embera

Toyota Camry

Skoda Laura/ Superb

Audi 4

BMW 3 3 series

VW Passat

Nissan Teana MUV

Chevrolet Tavera

Mahindra bolero

Mahindra Scorpio Getaway

Tata Sumo Vita

Tata Sumo Grande

Toyota Innova Niche

Ford Fusion

Maini Reva

Maruti Omni

Maruti Versa

Tata Indigo Marina SUV

Mahindra Scorpio

Mahindra Scorpio Mhawk

Honda CRV

Ford Endeavour

Chevrolet Captiva

Maruti Gypsy

Hyundai Tucson

Mitsubhishi Pajero

Nissan Xtrail

Suzuki Grand Vitara

Tata Safari dicor

Mitsubhishi Montero Happy Buying!!

Creating an account with Google Adsense is not a cakewalk

I wanted to use the 'Monetise' feature available on Blogger.com, but I was taken back by the number of steps required to create a Google Adsense account which is required to track the earnings and view earnings reports.
This is the response I received from Google Adsense support:
In order to participate in Google AdSense,your website and application information must meet the followingguidelines:
- Your website must be your own top-level domain (www.example.comrather than www.example.com/mysite).- Your domain must have been registered and active for at least 6months before you apply for AdSense.- You must provide accurate personal information with your applicationthat matches the information on your domain registration.- Your website must contain substantial, original content.- Your site must comply with Google AdSense program policies(https://www.google.com/adsense/policies?hl=en_US), which includeGoogle's webmaster quality guidelines:http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769&hl=en_US#quality .
If your site satisfies the above criteria in the future, pleaseresubmit your application and we'll review it as soon as possible.

I have checked it again and my blog fulfills all the above requirements.
I have resubmitted my application for adsense account 5 times till now and I have received the same response.
Hoping that google will simplify the steps and policies for creating adsense account.

I like Ed Dale's Blog

Visit Ed Dales's Blog here:

http://www.tubbynerd.com/

 

Truth about Mary Steadman

Mary Steadman on her website: "Basically I actually make around $5,500 to $7,000 a month from Google"

Mary Steadman Exposed:
1. Ripoffreport
2. Answers.yahoo.com
3. Answers.yahoo.com

Read about Google Scams:
1. Google Scam
2. AdsenseGuide
3. Scam.com

I wonder if this advertisement is true.

addon for #Firefox - InterClue

Downloaded addon for #Firefox - InterClue tells you everything you need to know before you open yet another tab http://bit.ly/UJGAs

Twitter Addon for Firefox

Downloaded addon for #Firefox- #TwitterFox is a Firefox extension that notifies you of your friends' status on Twitter http://bit.ly/ErS4X

Earn money Online

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Life is happening!!

Writing this post after a loooong gap.
Alhumdulillah, the best thing that happened to me and my family recently is that Allah blessed us with a baby boy on 2nd January 2009. We named him Ahmed Quadri, Ahmed is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad PBUH and one my favorite names. May Allah give my son the barkat of Prophet Muhammad's name.
Alhumdulillah, he is 4.5 months old now. He is the apple of my eye and has a million dollar smile. When I return home from office, tired and exhausted and as soon as I see him, I get rejuvenated and refreshed and start playing with him and land unlimited kisses on his cheek which he enjoys silently by staying still and blinking his eyes.
May Allah protect my son from every evil and guide him on the right path and give him success in this world and the here after.