Monday, October 4, 2010

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Nothing is Impossible!

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Inspirational/Motivational video!!

Again, a must watch video

A really touching video!



"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well." - Henry W. Longfellow

Static IP address

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:27 AM PDT

Hey ppl,

Now a days when i log in to my college wifi it shows a note on front page...

Note:The users connecting to wifi network with a static IP will be charged double of there actual usage

Can anyone please explain me what does it actually means.

Breaking: Internet Brands Files Lawsuit Against XenForo!

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT

It looks like Internet Brands, the company that owns vBulletin is all set to stop XenForo from launching their software tomorrow. They have filed lawsuit against XenForo claiming the copyrights.

For those who don't know the background, let me explain it in brief:

XenForo developers, Kier, Mike & Ashley were the employees of Jelsoft Inc., the original owner of vBulletin software. Jelsoft was acquired by Internet Brands (IB), and thus the copyrights of vBulletin were acquired by IB. It's interesting to note that this trio was responsible for the most stable product vBulletin ever had - the vBulletin 3.x series.

After the acquisition, Kier, Mike & Ashley left the company. After few months of gap, these developers started working on their own forum software 'XenForo'. The developers claim that XenForo has been written from scratch and does not infringe any copyright owned by IB.

Now, as XenForo is ready for beta launch, IB has filed a lawsuit against XenForo and asked the company not to sell their product. It looks like IB's got the perfect timing to stop its rival.

In the mean time, XenForo community members (most of them are vBulletin customers) are cursing IB for their stand. The discussion thread on XenForo community has already received hundreds of responses against IB.

Here's the complete text of announcement made by Internet Brands: -

Internet Brands claims against Xenforo

Internet Brands today has commenced a lawsuit in the courts of England and Wales against Xenforo, and its founders, Kier, Mike and Ashley. The lawsuit is about these claims: infringement of our copyrighted intellectual property, breach of contract, and unfair business practices.
The suit is simple: we claim that Kier, Mike, and Ashley have infringed and violated contracts they signed with us to gain unfair business advantage. As such, Xenforo's software unfairly stands on the shoulders of more than a decade of development by Jelsoft. Internet Brands owns this intellectual property.

In total, we are stunned by the actions of Kier, Mike, and Ashley and believe they must not fully understand the laws of copyrights, contract or business torts. Perhaps Kier and Mike think they have "refactored" enough of the code to skirt copyright law. Our analysis strongly indicates otherwise and we believe anyone skilled in understanding such things will concur. Perhaps they are of the misguided belief that because they created some of the vBulletin code as Jelsoft employees, they somehow have unique claims to that property. If so, that too is wrong. Kier's and Mike's work as Jelsoft employees was the exclusive property of their employer, and the former owners of Jelsoft not only paid Kier and Mike well during their employment, Kier was paid a handsome bonus when Internet Brands bought the business, although no such payment was required.

If the proverbial shoe were on the other foot and rather than buying vBulletin, Internet Brands had instructed our engineers to essentially copy the software, we would have been law breakers. But Internet Brands chose to play by copyright rules and bought the vBulletin intellectual property. And, in our opinion, no matter how Kier, Mike, and Ashley try to "spin" their actions, they have not. A key test for infringement is a determination as to whether a substantial portion of the underlying work amounts to an expression of the prior work. We believe we will be able to easily show that Xenforo is infringing under this test. We have numerous other claims against Xenforo that we believe are equally strong.

We trust that software purchasers understand the risks of infringement of copyright law and act accordingly. We have requested that Kier, Mike and Ashley refrain from selling the software while the issues, inclusive of our infringement claims, are heard in the courts. We intend to pursue our rights broadly and vigorously.
We consider Kier and Mike to be talented developers, but ones who potentially fail to grasp the implications of their actions.

We imagine that many of you in the community will have questions or concerns and we want to be as open and straightforward with all of you throughout this process as possible; however, since this matter is now being handled by the court system, we may be limited in some regards to what we can discuss.

Internet Brands

Hardware authentication

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:06 AM PDT

" Is there any hardware specific key for distinguishing electronic gadgets like mobile phones, laptops etc". Let me ask through an example; Let's say me and my friend just bought mobile phones from store (may or may not be similar) will there be any hardware specific key to distinguish my mobile from other one (not by mere looking the external model).

thanks... :)

what is the difference between alternator and generator??

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:05 AM PDT

any one who could reply through???

Gatwick Airport Appoint Human Recognition Systems to Investigate New Innovations in A

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 08:26 AM PDT

Gatwick Airport Appoint Human Recognition Systems to Investigate New Innovations in Airport Security Operations

Human Recognition Systems (HRS) has signed a contract with Gatwick Airport to support them with a number of innovative technology trials to existing and future airport security operations and operational measurement.

The objective of the trials is to provide Gatwick Airport with a reasonable level of certainty as to the most effective technology for the purpose of passenger measurement across the Gatwick Airport estate but initially the Consolidated Security Area in South terminal.

Perry Hailey, Head of Technology at Gatwick Airport comments, "We are pleased to be working with HRS, their previous experience of deploying cutting edge technologies at other UK regulated Airports gives us confidence in engaging in new and innovative technology solutions to maintain a cost effective compliant security regime and improve the customer experience."

Jim Slevin, Business Manager for Transport at HRS says "This is a great opportunity for us to work with Gatwick Airport and we are delighted to welcome them to our growing list of airport clients."

Must Read: Books on Entrepreneurship

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:42 AM PDT

Entrepreneurship is one such avenue that is less traveled.
Those who have walked this path have written extensively about it through online articles and books.

Let's make a collection of all the books that are a must-read* for all the budding and wanna-be entrepreneurs.

My experience says, Books are a great inspiration in entrepreneurship.
Books leave a deep impression on mind which stays with us long after we have turned the last page.

Let's make a collection of the best books on Entrepreneurship and Life of the Biggest Entrepreneurs.

PS: Don't forget to write a reason for why you recommend the book.

How to increase the upload speed for torrent?

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:32 AM PDT

How to increase the upload speed for torrent from our system?

If You’ve Never Failed, You’ve Never Lived

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Inspiring video on persevering no matter how many times you have failed in life.

A must watch video!

Why are we hooked to CE?

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:27 AM PDT

Most of us log in on CE daily.

Some just read the posts, some put new and some at least shout something in the conference. :D

But, admit it or not we are hooked to CE.

I want all of you to share your topmost reasons: Why are you hooked to CE?

Answer in one sentence. :p

Ultra-Rugged Military Standard Mobile PDA now ATEX Certified

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:50 AM PDT

October 4th 2010 - Steatite announced the availability of Getac's ultra-rugged PS236 handheld Windows Mobile PDA, with full accreditation to ATEX (category 3 / zone 2), which makes this device safely usable in environments with an explosive atmosphere. The Getac PS236 is the fastest device of its kind at 806mhz and still the only handheld that is IP67 rated and a phone. This upgrade extends the market for the device from military and general field based operations to now include the gas, oil and chemical industries.

In addition to IP67 certification, which gives a guaranteed ingress protection against dust and allows the unit to be water-proof to 1 metre, the PS236 has full MIL-STD-810G certification, which is the generally accepted standard of military ruggedisation and compliance for mobile computers and equipment.

The ultra-rugged Windows Mobile PDA comes with integrated GPS, altimeter, an auto-focus 3 megapixel camera, e-compass, hi-res display for all sorts of GIS surveying and other GPS/mapping-based applications

Steatite Rugged is a leading UK supplier of rugged laptop and mobile computing technology.

For further information please contact:
Debbie Reed,
Steatite Limited,
North Moons Moat Industrial Estate,
Redditch, Worcestershire,
B98 9PB
Tel: +44 (0)1527 406880
E-mail: debbier[at]steatite[dot]co.uk
www.steatite-rugged.co.uk

Distributed on behalf of Pinnacle Marketing Communications by NeonDrum news distribution service (http://www.neondrum.com)

How to implement thread concept in java script...??

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:33 AM PDT

hello guy's,
I goone to make my own search engine.But i need multithreaded problem.
But i hear that no feature of thread is available in java script programming.Any one know how to implement multithreaded programming in java script.
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

IIT JEE Results of Students Using Kaysons Education’s Video Tutorials

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:12 AM PDT

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Wordlist for me (v)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:46 AM PDT

vacuous (adj): empty of content; lacking in ideas or intelligence
Vacuous and vacant both refer to emptiness, but not the same kind of emptiness. Vacant is generally used to mean literally empty; an apartment with no tenant is vacant, not vacuous. Similarly, a dull person's thoughts can be vacuous, even though his skull is not literally vacant. However a vacant expression and a vacuous expression are the same thing.

vanquish (v): to conquer; to overpower

variegated (adj): diversified; having great variety

Wordlist for me (u)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:36 AM PDT

uncanny (adj): Extraordinary; unimaginable; seemingly supernatural
Uncanny is not the opposite of canny, which means artful, wily, or shrewd (and which, by the way, derives from the word can)

undermine (v): To weaken the support of

underpinning (n): A system of supports beneath; a foundation or basis
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