Apple’s iPhone - Battle for the Zune Microsoft Cruxer - All things in a small phone!

The Mac/tech web has been all about the iPhone over the last few days. First it was the hype and exuberance of the new device, then people started to think about the limited information Jobs presented and speculate about the reality of the iPhone — what it is, what it isn’t. For some, this resulted in a pretty dramatic reversal of their opinion on the iPhone; others simply listed some concerns about the device that really were requests for more information rather than some sort of judgment.

We won’t know until June what the iPhone really is. We might see some real-world reviews beforehand, and from there we can start getting a feel for how good (or immature) this device really is.

Phil Schiller demos the iPhone for CBS’ John Blackstone, and it is impressive, especially when you see how well Apple nailed the user interface goals. The GUI and navigation aspects are simply amazing, and the phone seems quite responsive despite all the eye-candy. There’s cross-fading, real-time zooming, and incredibly smooth scrolling. As the iPhone line matures and diversifies, Apple is going to sell millions of these things

la`C2K6 Matrix Effectz

If you were in a avid audince who wonders how in Converita 2K6 presentation - matrix effect of streaming text was displayed, do follow the link for an interesting article prepared by a guy called Phil, for a flash intro for matrix effect on Converita Here or paste this url in your browser - http://www.shortText.com/r1rql.

Its quite interesting to note you need to specify the co-ordinates, intensity, gravity, glow, texture, randomness, point/position each time you get to start the matrix effect. A nice piece of scripting that has caught good background work.

de`Foss 3 days

Saw my dear school friend long days after as now he’s being working in a motor mnc, guessed right as ford. Kapil is now working quite heavy tight on a small new revolutionary Scropio Lxi design in his cad suite today at Ford.
Sounds interesting to note the rounds yet steeper and large LeT for LXi than for DXi. That’s not upward compatible! Thats what they seem to be a management stragedy. Take a compensatory off dear.

Elections around the corner. Blarring speakers and nostaligisa of humurous promises and poems yet surmounts in Township.

Lug meeting #3 was held in the mini auditorium, and every thing seemed quite nice until my witched hands fell on the laptop. Not able to control the screen resolution, all damn monitor turned black. Just could never imagine the presentation could just go bad, and what mage us wonder had been quite a game I played switching between a mix of black and white. Showed the videos on LAFKON trusted computing and XGL. The ultimate sense had percevied up to reach by this video we hope to distribute more off in some manner that could help to make up something …

la`AISC IEEE

TD has finally agreed to managed the revised Bus Routes for tommorrow’s AISC/IEEE meet, due to more turnout entries. Registration will be done at the Auditorium permises. Here lays our proposed bus routes for the AISC IEEE 2006 conference yet to be held tomorrow. Mr.Harish, SRM Easwari Enginering College (IEEE Rockz) seems well happy enough to see the lot. Ajit Thala would co-ordinate until nine. Yet there lays some huge work ahead to manage the show. If rather transport department could consider alloting more buses to direct to other colleges rather than awaiting the delegates at Central.

Route No.2	615am. Poonamalle-Porur-Butt road-Guindy-Pallavaram-Chrompet-Thambaram-New Perungalathur-Vandalur zoo-Kelambakam-College
Route No.3	6.10am Kolathur-Perumbar-Vyasarpadi-Dovedon-Egmore-Royapettah-Luz Mylapore-Mandaveli-Satyastudio-Adyar signal-Adyar depot-Thiruvanmiyur-SRP tools-College
Route No.4	6.00am Avadi-Thirumulaivoyal-Ambattur OT-AMbattur Estate-Wavin-Golden Flats-Collector Nagar-Thirumangalam-Anna Arch-Arumbakkam-Koyambedu Roundana-Vadapalani Signal-Kasi theatre-Anna University-Madyakailash-College
Route No.5	6.00am Ernavoor-ITC-Wimco-Ajax-Periyar Nagar-Thiruvattiyur market-Theradi-Kadalipet-Toll Gate-Kasimedu-Kalmandapam-Royapuram-Beach station-Parrys-7.35am College
Route No.9	6.30am St.Thomas Mount-Nanganallur-Madipakkam-Ramnagar-Pallikaranai-Medavakkam BS-Sholinganallur-College
Route No.15	6.15am Nadhamuni-14 Shops-Anna Roundana-Chindamani-TVK Park-Arun Hotel-Loyala-Valluvarkottam-Thirumalaipillai road-Theynampet-Devar Salai-Saidapet-Chinnamalai-Velachery Checkpost-Vijayanagaram 100′ road- Vijayanagar BS-Tharamani Link road-Sholinganallur-College
Route No.19	6.20am Valasaravakkam-Virugambakkam-KK Nagar-Pillaiyar Nagar-KK Nagar Depot-Ashok Pillar-Samiyarmadam-Liberty-Kodambakkam-North Usman road-T Nagar-Saidapet-IIT-Madyakailash-SRP Tools-Perungudi-Thorapakkam-sholinganallur-College
Route No.20	6.25am Sekar Emporium-Rengarajapuram Main road-Brindavan Street-Panagal Park-Venkatnarayana road-Nandanam Signal-Madyakailash-7.40am College
Route No.29	6.30am Sadras-Sadras Gate-AEC Swimming Pool-hospital-Perumalcheri-Amaipakkam-Thirupporur-Kalavakkam-College
Route No.30	6.10am Thirukazhukundram-Chengalpattu-MM Nagar-Kattangkulathur-Srinivasapuram-Guduvanchery-7.40am College
Route No.32	6.25am Anagaputtur-Pammal-Pallavaram-Chrompet-Sanitorium-East Thambaram-Camp road-Gowrivakkam-Medavakkam-Sholinganallur-College
Route No.33	6.40am Santhome Church-Katchery road-Myalapore Tank-Renga road-Mutt Road-Food World-Mandaveli Bus Depot-Rani Meyyammai-Satyastudio-Besant Nagar-Vannanthurai-Thiruvanmiyur-ECR-Neelankarai-Palavakam-Sholinganallur-college
Route No.40	6.50am Bharath Engg College-Camproad-Gowrivakkam-College
Route No. 41	6.20am Thirumangalam-CPWD quarters-Koyambedu-MMDA-Vadapalani Signal-Ashok Pillar-Kannamapettai-Saidapet Court-Madyakailash-College
Route No.42	6.00am Madavaram Theppal Petti-Perumbur-Jamalia-Ayanavaram Signal-Kellys-Kilpauk Garden-Pachaippa Colege-chetpet Signal-Shashtri Bavan-Nungampakkam HR-Gemioni-Music Academy-Alwarpet-Abiramapuram-Kaliappa-AdayarGateHotel-Kotturpuram-IIT-Madyakailash-College

la`Conver`ita 06 -IT Syposium

Come dawn awaiting on for the great event held at my college, a technical symposium held in the name of Converita (meant to reframe protocols.. sounds crap does’nt it?). A fact being the same name as my IT Co-ordinator Hari.G had a coincidental facet with one Hari Gudu, delivery manager from Infosys who had come to grace & preside the ocassion over there as cheif guest.To say about all damn lethargic evenings we spent on that eve would be quite be a tale so long as a nile rather mile.Further the intro had never been so long been frusturated for audience’s patience had been held to a test for upto 20 minutes.

Missing codecs,Errorenous extensions,Incompatiable audio and video drivers,Unsupported Formats had made quite a big fuss over there in the main auditorium.Further the KLC codec was installed (but I failed to re-boot the OS in Laptop,and missed a humorous ending track during 2nd video) ,further we changed player configuration version too,but it had been quite a grave disaster being a streaming video one rather than seeking-and-set version.Further setting the intros had been quite well finalised and all credits really reserved with xap literally.Then the comedy track made along with venkat had been a hit, that many had their laughs a stomachful, as it seems.And then what to say about the third wonder presenation that Joshua (my di`e rolemodel`e) had made.It seems he had used a variety of tools like Photoshop, 3DsMax etc rendering and making a compositon with Maya (Still now I have a first hand exerience in this wonderful tool yet).Multimedia Presentaion - Powress had been quite nice going as a past time, in the stuffy lounges of ECE seminar hall,for I had a good time interacting to all guys along from other colleges with Joe as the judge for this Powress.Come home after the valediatory events at audi,felt too miserable with a bad headache in that sultry ambience in the dungeons and had a gloomy night without good sleep until dawn.Loneliness ever haunts me,in a verge until all roses seem to blosoom on my grave.I am always seem to subjected in writing up so called “fast philosphy” even to all my friends, uttering every word on as a hard-beaten lead.Indeed we need a inner depth, so I must try to sublimate myself into many channels of life and walk up until horizons (Struck to old habit..).To put a end to all being alone in a bliss,I really had a wonderful company with the seniors, friends and thoughtful guys,rather made a great start..

le`Tribute Irwin

I could just gather from bits and srcaps in Discovery.com on the tragic loss of Steve Irwin.

Statement from Billy Campbell, President, Discovery Networks, U.S. Discovery Communications, Inc, “Our entire company is deeply saddened by the tragic and sudden loss of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. Steve was beloved by millions of fans and animal lovers around the world and was one of our planet’s most passionate conservationists. He has graced our air since October 1996 and was essential in building Animal Planet into a global brand.”

DCI Founder and Chairman, John Hendricks said, “Steve was a larger than life force. He brought joy and learning about the natural world to millions and millions of people across the globe. He was a true friend to all of us at Discovery Communications. We extend our thoughts and prayers to Terri, Bindi and Bob Irwin as well as to the incredible staff and many friends Steve leaves behind.”

DCI CEO and President, Judith McHale said, “I don’t think we will ever get over the loss of Steve Irwin, a human being of enormous heart, irrepressible enthusiasm and dedication to everything he touched.”

Steve was killed during a filming expedition on the Great Barrier Reef. While we are still collecting specific details, it was a rare accident in which Steve swam over a stingray and was stung by its barb in his chest. A doctor on board Croc One, Steve’s research vessel, was unable to resuscitate Steve and by the time he was reached by the rescue helicopter he had passed away. Steve’s loss has been felt around the world, evident by the hundreds of heartfelt condolences that have already flooded into Steve’s fan site on AnimalPlanet.com. To honor Steve and the enormous contribution he made to the world and to our company, DCI will rename the garden space in front of Discovery’s world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, the “Steve Irwin Memorial Sensory Garden.” If you want to see his CNN news videos just follow up this link on Steve Irwin. May his soul rest in solemn peace.

le`Embedded GNU/Linux Meet

All seated in cozy conditioned seminar hall of ece department, Meeting just started with and I made the hurried entry.Things just changed the way I looked up old CSE Department.Saw our thala over there, and what more to say ,Shakti Kannan (SK) & Aanjhan (aka TUX) were there to take up the seminar. First session was quite interesting and it was taken by Aanajhan and closely followed up by Shakti.And it was very good to see some interesting aspects in regard to the VHDL - Verilog Hardware Language Simulation, which if I had to experience as a sample piece of code in my digital paper in 3rd Sem, further the timing diagram made up quite a good sense and the most exicting for me seemed to be the Embedded System seminar and the memory stick adaptation followed.The command seemed to be quite simple rather like to to view the disk format and mounting a device in the 0×0300000 port of the mini PCB shaped embedded system.Well off the evening session had been quite entertaining and we had some grave doubts on embedded system clarified.

This seemed the lol`schedule prepared by logic for today’s meet.

8:30 - 9:00 FLOSS Philosophy
9:00 - 10:15 Icarus Verilog and VLSI basics (+ project ideas)
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Alliance
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 13:00 Videos / AIGLX Demo / GNU/Linux Desktop
13:00 - 13:45 Embedded GNU/Linux
13:45 - 14:15 Embedded GNU labs how
14:15 - 14:45 Demo (SK)
14: 45 - 15:30 Projects on Embedded GNU/Linux and discussions (SK and TUX)

Just fascinated to note 98% of all systems around contributed to embedded while the rest desktop systems.Further desktop relies to popularize a UI but may not be a embedded one and shakti just breifed on that aspect on various mini-computer board design & his lab in RIT in States.Cool but awed to see some facts like a world’s mini petrol engine being fabricated on a 1″ mini PCB simulatneously being monitored Real Time.RTOs had been well said and more details had been scheduled but time did not permit(mainly b`coz we guyz were sleepy).Further copied the media stuffs over the flash drive and further my responsibility to distribute! Logic & Fox Glove made a good effort to maintain & co-ordinate the events.

Notes 4 de`2nd meet

Too much yahoo & orkut hype ben made lately for publicizing lug (linux user group) it seems in contributing for Foss movement. Ssnlug (a popular groups over yahoo) - Linux user group has been formed from a handful of few hardcore Linux users (some nutz like me favour both M$ & GNU/Linux stuffs) from our college. And In abstract to say about last meet, followed with a poor turnout, where 2 seniors from different colleges had managed to come on 19th August,2006 (read more adventures stories over logic’s blog ) & discussed some Intro on python progs, And now that we have decided to finalized to conduct a second meet by 2nd September,2006 following Saturday. One dear senior ShaktiKannan, has agreed to come by 2nd lug meet to discuss topics like Verilog VHDL and some Embedded Linux Implentations (mostly useful for 2nd years) and we hope a good audience over there at Software Engineering Lab,in CSE Block. And you have an free (Live & Install) Ubuntu OS cd-rom awaiting for your prescence, just grab it.

Python AULug Meet

Attended FOSS Seminar on Python Programming languages at my college, damn it got held in cozy interiors of CSE System Software Lab Halls. After several months break, did some bad coding today. Very rusty and full of errors. One thing professional coders don’t realize is that for part time coders, very often we have to relearn the language every time we code because of the breaks - we just don’t have things at our fingertips. But it is satisfying - far better fun than lug politics and flame wars (although those are kinder amusing at times)

Just back from attending a student conference on FOSS at the College I found myself in a panel all day long sandwiched between many familiar guys and I had heard about this cult, but frankly didn’t believe what I had heard. I now believe it. All nice guys, have made and are making contribution to FOSS code,including logic as a devloper, and learned, well read and well versed on current issues in foss - but on the subject of their cult and of their high priest - totally unreasoning fanatics. Perhaps we could live up to their ideals - even that is doubtful. Had to do a lot of damage control, reassuring all that these guys are a small minority and an exception to the rule as far as the foss community is concerned.

LDTP Programmers around the university had seemed a good time hanging around our college. All Linux Desktop Testing Projects seem damn a easy task in visuals, but as logic says no program is as simple as in ‘Hello World’.

Series of Python tutorials, starting from the very basics of Python programming and then covering topics like Python application in Web Development, GUI development with Python, System side applications of Python, etc. damn it was as simple as basic study on Object oriented programming stuffs,I just really was awed to see the LDTP testing in progress and I soon got lurked way out clutching a free Ubuntu OS (both the live and the Install ones) disk logic had got shipped for us. Bless him and hope the cds would work as I am booting out via RedHat Fedora Version 5 Edition.

Some interesting facts we got to say among our geeks surely crept on for a government’s addiction on Linux too. Just came to know about ELCOT (in Tamil Nadu) is the government branch for procurement of all hardware and software used by the government. Heard that the new MD, who sometimes sports a Linux T-shirt - he now has a cool Ubuntu one too, is a Linux fan.

Damn one got really know the facts as those who opt for open office instead of Microsoft office get their 15-inch monitor upgraded to a 15 inch TFT with the money saved, and those who opt for single boot Linux get a 17-inch TFT. All peripherals supplied must be Linux compatible and come with separate Linux drivers from the manufacturers.

Regards to servers, all must be Linux unless the supplier supplies an OS that he can prove is superior to Linux. Microsoft servers will be procured as long as they are supplied at the same price as the Linux ones. (that is the same price as Fedora or Debian/Ubuntu). For all non-mission critical applications, postgresql will be preferred to oracle (they are yet to identify a single mission critical application).

Skill set for programmers to be recruited is Java/Oacle or Php/Postgresql. Thought to walk in and meet some IAS guys, as they keep an open office, as said by some jack whose name I just can’t recall. So all-future government machines are damn sure to be dual-boot ones - M$ starter edition and RedHat/SusE…Hope it rocks