Get an invitation for Text, Chat and Email service from FaceBook

The New Messages

Texts, chat and email together in one simple conversation.

@facebook.com email address will be available to everyone over the next few months. Yes its true the facebook team announced it during the special announcement from Facebook at 10 a.m. PST Monday, through the facebook live.

All messages together

Full conversation history

 The messages you want

Do you want to know How to get a facebook email id ? Facebook will be launching Messages and @facebook.com email addresses gradually and making it available to everyone over the next few months. Once you receive an invitation, you’ll be able to get started and also invite your friends to join you.

Click here to get an invitation

Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta released for Android Phone

Opera Software has announced the latest, Opera Mobile 10.1 beta for Android Operating system. Millions of  Android users now have a new choice for better browser in performance and an improved user experience.

Android users are known to appreciate speed and functionality. They are also known for their demands for new and improved software for their handsets, as well as an almost emotional relationship to their phones. Now, they have the opportunity to run Opera Mobile, made by a company that shares their passion for a better browser.

Opera Mobile boasts faster page loading than other browsers and a highly fluid panning, scrolling and smooth zooming experience. Speed Dial, another Opera innovation, gives quick and easy access to the user’s favorite websites while the password manager saves the user from cumbersome mobile-phone typing. 

Additionally, users will experience better browsing on slow or congested networks with Opera Turbo, which provides up to 80 percent data compression.

Opera Mobile 10.1 beta is now available for download in Android Market.

For more details and features mobile visit m.opera.com/next next from your mobile

http://www.opera.com/mobile/next/

The New Release of UC Browser 7.4

---Another Revolution of Mobile Browser

UC Mobile, the leading mobile internet service provider has just released the new release of its mobile browser—The UC Browser 7.4 English Official Version. After 3 month’s hard

work, the new version becomes a much easier but still powerful mobile browser for you

to enjoy mobile browsing. This one will be its real hit for the market where Opera mini, Bolt, Skyfire used to be. Try it, you’ll love it from the beginning. 

Ahead of checking new features in detail, this new version still have a lot of unique features such as superb data compression technology to save 85% of your traffic charge, powerful download, built-in file manager, save and share, night mode.

 

And all these features are performing better on 7.4 version.

The new updates are centering on the belief of “more localization, more globalization”. The amazing new and improve some existing significant features for this update are:

1)      Better Page Display with full support of WAP2.0 standard

2)      Enhanced Performance Up to 30% Increase

3)      Cursor Mode as Default

4)      My Shortcut – visit your favor sites by one click

5)      New Start Page Design for better display and more sites

6)      Free Copy is Back for Symbian phones

7)      Improved Feedback to make your voice heard by UC Team

8)      Country Select Page at first time start

9)   Localized Start Page for different countries for Java platform

Download your version:

UC Browser 7.4 Java Signed English Version.jad.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Java Signed English Version.jar.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Java Unsigned English Version.jad.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Java Unsigned English Version.jar.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Symbian V1 English Version.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Symbian V2 English Version.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Symbian V3 English Version.zip

UC Browser 7.4 Symbian V5 English Version.zip

You can find this latest update version from its website [http://www.ucweb.com/] or  wapsite  [http://wap.ucweb.com]

NOTE: If you can't install, please try Java Unsigned Version, or visit wap.ucweb.com

He brings hot meals to India's homeless – so please vote for this 'CNN Hero'

If you had not heard of Narayanan Krishnan, as I had not, it is a collective failure. This is one of the most incredible stories of personal commitment.

Narayanan Krishnan, all of 29 years old now, does what he was professionally trained to do as a chef. Feed people. Only Krishnan does not do this in the swanky confines of a 5-star hotel. Every day, he wakes up at 4 am, cooks a simple hot meal and then, along with his team, loads it in a van and travels about 200 km feeding the homeless in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Krishnan feeds, often with his hands, almost 400 destitute people every day. And for those who need it, he provides a free haircut too.

According to CNN, eight years ago, this award-winning chef with a five-star hotel chain was all set to go to Switzerland for a high-profile posting. On a visit to a Madurai temple, he came across a homeless, old man eating his own human waste. That stark sight changed Krishnan's life.



Much to the dismay of his parents, CNN says, Krishnan abandoned his career plans and decided to spend his life and his professional training in looking after those who could not care for themselves. He has provided more than 1.2 million hot meals through his nonprofit organisation Akshaya Trust, and now hopes to extend this to shelter for the homeless too.

Krishnan is the only Indian in a list of 10 heroes that CNN has picked worldwide to honour. One of them will be chosen CNN Hero of the Year, selected by the public through an online poll. If many Indians get together to vote for this inspiring man, he can win by a long mile.



If Krishnan wins he will get $100,000 in addition to the $25,000 that he gets for being shortlisted for the Top 10. Akshaya Trust needs all the monetary support it can get to build on Krishnan's dream. Let's help him get there.



Vote for Krishnan here. The poll continues through November 18 at 6 a.m. ET.



CNN Report:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/04/01/cnnheroes.krishnan.hunger/index.html

Link to vote for him:

http://heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx

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Vazhachal & Athirapally - Niagara in Kerala

Desi Niagara 

Try to chalk out a holiday in September just after the monsoons.  The waterfalls will be in full force then.  A tranquil & much needed escape from the troubles & stress of life!

 
Vazhachal Falls

Perched high above in the the Sholayar forest ranges on the fringes of Kerala's famed rain forests, the waterfalls provides a restful escape for those wanting to leave the hurried pace of city life behind. wild and beautiful, unspoilt by the passing of time.

Both this waterfalls are a part of the Chalakudy river and 5 km apart on the road to hill station (valparai) which has excellent tea estate and is one of India's highest elephant density habitats and is a crucial corridor between Parambikulam and Malayattur.

Perched high above in the the Sholayar forest ranges on the fringes of Kerala's famed rain forests, the Athirapalli waterfalls provides a restful escape for those wanting to leave the hurried pace of city life behind. The water plunges and joins to the Chalakudi River. The scenic attraction of Vazhachal, the other picnic spot is just a drive from Athirampally. These scintillating waterfalls in thick green forest are a part of the Chalakudy river stream.



The riparian forests of the Chalakudy River have revealed the existence of a thick riparian vegetation of more than 10 metres width for a distance of 10.5 km downstream from Peringalkuth, covering an area of 58.5 hectares. Out of this, 26.4 hectares lie within the Vazachal area, including three large islands densely covered by riparian forests.



The riparian forests of the area have been found to be characterised by the presence of typical riparian species of plants, in addition to evergreen and semi-evergreen species.Out of the 319 species of flowering plants identified from the study area, 24 are endemic species of the Western Ghats and 10 are rare and endangered.

Moreover, the Chalakudy River is known for its diversity, as it contains 85 species of fresh water fishes out of the 152 species known from Kerala. Among these, 35 are endemic species of the Western Ghats and nine are considered to be endangered.



 Athirapally Waterfalls

Athirappally Waterfalls is located 78 kms from Kochi (Cochin), located at the entrance to Sholayar ranges, this waterfall is a popular picnic spot. Affording to the onlookers, one of the most bewitching sights, Athirappally Falls is about 80 feet high and located in the forest area.   Combined with the greenery, it infuses freshness into any tired soul.  The Athirapally Falls join the Chalakkudy River after plummeting a drop of 80 feet.



A tranquil and much needed escape from the troubles and stress of life. Let the soothing sounds take you to some of natures most relaxing places - the beautiful waterfalls of Athirampally and Vazhachal (Prounced as vaazhachaal).



The charm of the Athirampally and Vazhachal nature cannot be described by words, Starting calmly from the high ranges, and crashing through gorges overhung with trees, these waterfall is one of the best places in India to re-capture a real sense of the classical idea of the 'Picturesque' - not just calm and sweet, but something wild and natural.





Nearby Places of Interest



Charpa Falls

To the east of athirappilly is the enchanting but lesser known Charpa falls which plunges on to the road during monsoon. It is a sight to watch and enjoy.



Anakkayam

About 20 km from Chalakudy on the sholayar peringalkuthu route, Anakkayam means the "Elephant pit". It is noted for a lake with cool and placid waters. The place is a forest untouched by human encroachments and is a haven for those

who wish to escape from concrete jungles. It attracts the visitor with its bubbling streams, natural rock formations and flora.



Water Theme Parks

For those who want a little extra recreation there are two water theme parks nearby with plenty of adventure games and water sports.



Malakapara Tea Gardens

For the adventurous a family safari through the deep forest and high ranges (Western Ghats) complemented with lots of hairpin curves takes you to the fascinating sculptured beauty of Malakapara tea Gardens. Along the route if you are lucky you may end up seeing some good wildlife.



Thumpurmuzhi Gardens

Thumpurmuzhi is an ideal stopover with its garden, scenic splendor and a classic waterfall.



Peringalkuthu & Sholayar Dams

Deep in the forest on the way to Valpara are the two dams that generate hydroelectric power to the state. Entry to the dam site is with special permission only.



Vazhachal Forest Gardens

With the abundant flora and even herbal plantation maintained by the forest department, Vazhachal is a Botanist's treasure trove.  

Complicated Mechanisms, Explained in simple animations

Radial Engines:

Radial engines are used in aircraft having propeller connected to the shaft delivering power in order to produce thrust its basic mechanism is as follows

 

Steam engine: 

Steam engine once used in locomotives was based on the reciprocating principle as shown below

Sewing Machine

Maltese Cross Mechanism:  

This type of mechanism is used in clocks to power the second hand movement.

Manual Transmission Mechanism:

The mechanism also called as “stick shift” is used in cars to change gears manually

 

Constant Velocity Joint:

This mechanism is used in the front wheel drive cars

 

 

Torpedo-Boat destroyer System:

This system is used to destroy fleet in naval military operations.

 

Rotary Engine:

Also called as Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine has a unique design that converts pressure into rotating motion instead of reciprocating pistons

 







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Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

Steve Jobs - CEO, Apple and Pixar Animation - 

delivering his Commencement speech to 

the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. 

Talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death.

Prority InBox - an upcoming feature from Gmail to all it's users

People often tell - Our inboxes are slammed with hundreds, sometimes thousands of messages a day—mail from colleagues, from lists, about appointments and automated mail that’s often not important. It’s time-consuming to figure out what needs to be read and what needs a reply. Today, we’re happy to announce Priority Inbox (in beta)—an experimental new way of taking on information overload in Gmail.



Gmail has always been pretty good at filtering junk mail into the “spam” folder. But today, in addition to spam, people get a lot of mail that isn't outright junk but isn't very important. So google evolved Gmail's filter to address this problem and extended it to not only classify outright spam, but also to help users separate this from the important stuff. In a way, Priority Inbox is like your personal assistant, helping you focus on the messages that matter without requiring you to set up complex rules.

Priority Inbox splits your inbox into three sections: “Important and unread,” “Starred” and “Everything else”:



As messages come in, Gmail automatically flags some of them as important. Gmail uses a variety of signals to predict which messages are important, including the people you email most (if you email Ganesh a lot, a message from Ganesh is probably important) and which messages you open and reply to (these are likely more important than the ones you skip over). And as you use Gmail, it will get better at categorizing messages for you. You can help it get better by clicking the or buttons at the top of the inbox to correctly mark a conversation as important or not important. (You can even set up filters to always mark certain things important or unimportant, or rearrange and customize the three inbox sections.)

 

Priority Inbox will be rolling out to all Gmail users, including those of you who use Google Apps, over the next week or so. Once you see the "New! Priority Inbox" link in the top right corner of your Gmail account (or the new Priority Inbox tab in Gmail Settings), take a look.

Moser Baer launched ultra slim (weighs 1.3g) USB Drives

Moser Baer just launched  a new family of slim USB drives, which is available in two models – 4GB for Rs. 750, and 8GB for Rs. 1,150. It claims that the 8GB model happens to be the thinnest 8GB flash drive in the world. Well it certainly is thin, measuring in at just 29.4 x 12.4 x 2.3mm, and weighing in at a feather light 1.3g.



Moser Baer says it managed to squeeze in 8GB into such a small case using "Chip-on-Board technology". They are both available in vivid variety of colours - red, pink, orange, green, and yellow. The USB 2.0 drives will also come with a 5-year limited warranty, and are compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux, apart from support with the legacy USB 1.1 interface. An added bonus is the password protect feature, and MyZone media organizer tools.

Google introduces new 'Realtime Search'

Realtime Search lets you see up-to-the-second social updates, news articles and blog posts about hot topics around the world

• Search faster
  
  Get results directly on the new Realtime homepage


• Refine results
  
  Pinpoint results by location, time, and more


• See entire conversations
  
  Read full threads of conversations to get context about any topic

When google first introduced our real-time search features last December, google focused on bringing relevance to the freshest information on the web. Google's goal was to provide real-time content from a comprehensive set of sources, integrated right into your usual search results. Today they’re making most significant enhancements to date, giving real-time information its own home and more powerful tools to help you find what you need. Now you can access Google Realtime Search at its own address, www.google.com/realtime (the page is rolling out now and should be available soon. Use this link if you want to try out the new features right away).

On the new homepage you’ll find some great tools to help you refine and understand your results. First, you can use geographic refinements to find updates and news near you, or in a region you specify. So if you’re traveling to Los Angeles this summer, you can check out tweets from Angelenos to get ideas for activities happening right where you are.

In addition, google added a conversations view, making it easy to follow a discussion on the real-time web. Often a single tweet sparks a larger conversation of re-tweets and other replies, but to put it together you have to click through a bunch of links and figure it out yourself. With the new “full conversation” feature, you can browse the entire conversation in a single glance. Google organizes the tweets from oldest to newest and indent so you quickly see how the conversation developed.

Finally, they’ve also added updates content to Google Alerts, making it easy to stay informed about a topic of your choosing. Now you can create an alert specifically for “updates” to get an email the moment your topic appears on Twitter or other short-form services. Or, if you want to manage your email volume, you can set alerts to email you once per day or week.

Check out the demo video of the new features and quick tips on how to use them:

You can access Realtime Search by typing www.google.com/realtime directly into your browser, or clicking the “Updates” link in the left-hand panel of your search results. 

Set up your Google Alerts at www.google.com/alerts. Realtime Search and updates in Google Alerts are available globally in 40 languages, and the geographic refinements and conversations views are available in English, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. The features are rolling out now, but you can use this link to see them right away.

ErrorHelp.com: Search Engine for Errors

Search the world's database of error solutions and the web simultaneously. Later, provide your solutions to help the next poor soul. This site helps you search for errors that other people have encountered. Someone's bound to have run into your error before, right?

Imagine a world where all your command-line tools and software automatically connect you to people with similar errors. Imagine compiling software and seeing a list of solutions for mysterious cryptic dependency errors. Imagine getting a PHP or Python error and automagically getting the best-guess help from others like you.

The goal of the site is: No human should work on an error that has already been solved.

The Firefox extension is the recommended way to use the site. 

You should install it from Mozilla's addons site.

Features of Firefox add-on:

* Quick search form: Click on the bug icon in your status bar and your error will be automatically pasted in the search form.

* Web search: Simultaneously searches the web and the user solution database.

* Track unsolved errors: You see a running tally of your unsolved errors to provide some feedback on and help the world.

* See how you rank: You can see how you stack up against the rest of the world in solving problems.

* Light-weight: We try to write the most efficient code possible such that Firefox stays speedy and resilient.

* Help humanity! Your solutions will help the world. They are indexed by Google and other major search engines, too-- so don't hesitate to help the next guy!

IE7 Search Bar

Internet Explorer's search box can be extended to let you search for error messages on ErrorHelp.

Install this and you can choose ErrorHelp from the list of search engines when you find an error.

www.errorhelp.com