Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Closer
Thursday, May 17, 2007
The future of Software
Let's look at what I am trying to say in a bit more detailed manner, to give you a basic problem which I face a lot of time is as follows:
Most of the time whenever I am saving a file, I save file on a desktop, I click on desktop and save a file, and next time when I again want to save file it takes me straight to Desktop, that's really nice and worth, but one application is there in which if I want to save file, before that I use explorer to check the path, the path that I get, I copy that path and paste it in a window which asks me where I want to save a file, now next time when I save file from the same application it opens up the same path where I saved file earlier, which is not at all good for me, because every time I want to save file from that application, I always go through explorer and copy the path, so the best thing will be if application can understand that I am copying path all the time for this application and for other application I am always saving on desktop, that will be really great and would be really wonderful and a lot time saving, so what I mean is, software should become more intelligence rather than being just a guided software application by users.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Hooked to Microsoft Flight Simulator X


this days I am very much hooked to this game Microsoft Flight Simulator X http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/ this is one really exciting game.. I been playing this game since its realease of Flight Simulator 2002 and then I have never stopped playing this game.. but in between I was not in touch with this game.. but now I have again started playing this game.. check out the screen shot.... I have captured screenshot of the game.. and then I have used photoshop to make it a more realistic, 1st one is game screenshot and 2nd one is photoshoped screenshot.. click on images to view larger. I have not done a great job in photoshop but just tried to make it look good. :) comments and feedbacks always welcome.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Yahoo still rocks for the speed
me and one of my friend we are just great fan of dazzling speed of Yahoo! but since a long time we never spent looking at Yahoo! speed and we thought Google is catching up with speed, so we thought to still give a test at Yahoo! we managed to block our traffic to such extent that no single site opens, even DNS request fails most of the time, and we gave a test to google.com and yahoo.com, google.com failed to open and yahoo.com opened.. Yahoo! still rocks :P
we were also looking at Yahoo! Messenger and found this wonderful stuff, http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/index.php its again dazzling fast, it has really nice graphics, but its just too fast on dial up as well.. must try it out.. its super duper fast.. I am impressed with the speed of webbased yahoo messenger, just because its using heavy graphics yet faster.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Good news for all Asian for Internet
check out the following links:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/28/india-could-get-free-2mbps-broadband-internet-by-2009
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/28/500-million-underwater-fiber-network-to-link-asia-america/
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Situation or Situational or Task Based Services
Situation-al based services can be really breakthrough advancement in software and the way people are able to get their work done.
Let’s understand what is Location based services, Location aware services and then we will understand situation based services.
Location Based Services:
LBS, these services are executed when you are around particular location. Let’s take a simple scenario: You got your cell phone and your cell phone is loaded with the software which enables you to know the location at which you are, and this software is constantly running in a background, you have also subscribed to the live services provided by the software manufacture, you are in your office, you get a call from your mother asking you to get some grocery when you are on the way to home, later you get a call from your girl friend wanting to meet you, and you decide to greet her with flowers, you note all this information down, and you open up the software loaded in your cell phone and put all this information saying that as soon as you leave office, remind you to buy groceries for mother, and to buy flowers to greet girl friend, all information is punched into a software, and now you don't need to remember or care, you can be a free... Now your work is done, it’s time to leave office, you reach office gate and you get reminder to buy groceries for mother... You drive to grocery shop, get the groceries, on the way when you are approaching flower shop, your cell phone reminds you to buy flowers for your girlfriend, you reach home give groceries to your mother, and leave to meet your girlfriend, on the way while you are approaching your cell phone informs you about romantic movie being played nearby movie hall, and tickets are available at rate of 90.00rs (approx 2 USD), you decide to buy tickets and again while approaching cell phone informs you there is a traffic on the way and advice you to take another route, you reach on time, and you give good surprises to your girl friend, you feel proud of yourself and all this is done through LBS.
How LBS work?
Your cell phone is switched on, and software is running which provides LBS, this software keeps on monitoring the location which you are at, software does it using cell tower information, whenever you enter particular cell, software queries the cell and gets information which includes cell id, signal strength etc... User enters information into software based on that, for example I know that when I reach my office gate I am at cell tower 22, I get this information through software and I give it a friendly name - my office gate, so in software I will enter information when cell enters into my office gateway which is tower 22 remind me to buy groceries, and similarly I configure other reminders, auto notification like traffic and movie hall nearby are given to me by software which is connected to software manufacture through internet using GPRS.
So that was about Location Based Services, now let’s look at Location Aware Services.
Location Aware Services:
These services are executed when you are at the particular location, let’s take a scenario for this one as well: you are having a mobile device which is connected to GPS receiver to get the exact location where you are presently, software is loaded on your mobile device to get the data from GPS receiver and perform actions, you are at office working and you get a call from your friend and you both decide to meet up place where you never been, and you are not sure about the direction, you start the software and with the help of GPS, software is able to give you your perfect location and is able to direct you to proper location.
How LAS Works?
LAS, works using GPS device, GPS receiver gives your longitude and latitude along with many more information, e.g. speed at which you are travelling, altitude, etc...
The difference between LBS and LAS is, LBS cannot get the accurate location as it is working on cellular tower information, and cellular tower covers a good amount of distance making software unable to determine the exact location, whereas LBS communicates with GPS satellites and gives you your perfect location.
Now, let’s look at Situation based services.
Situation Based Services:
SBS, very rarely anyone is talking about this, but once this services gets implemented it can do wonders for everyone, there is just no limit to what it can do, we will better understand it by a good scenario: you are at office working, you get a call from a friend and you both decides to meet at 6:00 PM, but you are too busy with work and not sure if you can make it, in situation based service providing software you enter information like if you are still in office at 5:00 PM, message your friend saying "I will get a bit late, I will message you when I leave from office." and you also set message for if u still in the office at 6:00 PM "I am really sorry, I am still at office, lots of work here, we will meet some other time." and you set one more message for if u leave office before 6:00 PM "I am done with my work, I am leaving now.. Meet you in next 30 minutes." after doing all this, you get busy with work... Its 5:00 PM now and you forgot about your friend, but the software remembers and sends SMS to your friend what you had set for 5 PM if you still in the office, you done with your work at 5:30 pm, you leave the office, software reminds you that you have to meet your friend and also sends message to your friend about meeting you in 30 minutes.. You will meet by 6 PM, software doesn't send message which you set for not meeting at 6:00 pm, because you are not in the office.
The above scenario is very simple but yet excites a lot; there can be lots of reasons and possibilities for which you can use Situation Based Services. This is the future of connected world.
How SBS Work?
Working of SBS is combination of LBS and LAS; you need cell tower information as well as GPS information.
Welcome to the future :)
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sound Projection
now after about 2 years, just today morning I was watching Discovery channel, yeah me not feeling well.. so was at home.. and they were talking exactly same thing, and some company already done research on it, and they are working on it, and to my surprise they are usign Infra rays.. eyeyyeyey.. but along with something more.. its great.. I can be inventor :P but thats apart.. its great to have a sound projection system.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
2 web sites
and second site that I am working on is going to help a lots of people into lots of things, but ofcourse only into IT, but lets see I might put something more as well, as the site name is such.. but anyways I will keep you all updated with it.. as site is in good shape right now.. I am planning to put it next month.. as I have to save some money so that I can host... I spent lots of money in few months :(, so a one month delay.
more information on second web site will be soon available.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Yahoo! Messenger old sounds
here is the answer, how to get back old sounds.
download from http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/msg/8/old_sounds.zip
and here u get old sounds :)
Friday, February 23, 2007
Blog Survery
those who have got a blog - click on this link - http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2266FZBLEPH and please fill up the survey.. as this is going to help MBA student.. they have got some project in college on blogger survey. I am sure you would do this for a good cause :)
Thanks.
Dhaval Faria.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Old Days
After a long time got back in touch with one of my friend in US, as he got a some free time from him work so we are now spending good quality time with some useful chat, which we used to do in past. It's amazing and reminds me back my old days, and me back in my earlier enthu energetic role to do full time research :P
Sunday, February 04, 2007
School Chale Hum
he got a site through which you can download youtube videos - http://www.dlyoutube.com/
it works great, and I have downloaded school chale hum video and enjoying the song.. now am gona extract audio from video :)
Thanks Kaustubh :D
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Happy New Year 2007
IN between lot of thins happend.. my laptop knocked off.. bought new one.. thanks to Sarang Datye, for suggesting wonderful new laptop.. HP Pavilion dv6114tx.
Lot of payments stuck, but now slowly they are releasing.. so no worries abt that as well.. my bro is gona get engaged soon now, very happy for that :D.
hmm and thats about it.. lets see how I blog more and how often I update it.. I have kept blog to low priority always, will see if I can shift it to a higher priority in my schedule :), it does require good amount of time :P
anyways, Happy New Year everyone.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
More Updates
Charger thingy is still on hold.. someone please please find my multi meter :p
3-4 activities wait :p till I am done with it :)
tonight I will post results.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Updates Updates
Book - I am dont with making its Index page, and also I am done with Introduction part of the book.. I will be posting whole index soon, and also Introduction snap shot or lets see might post whole Introduction in this.
XML/HTML/XSLT/CSS Tests - This is going to take a little few more days before I start doing it, I have yet not worked on it at all, but will be soon looking into it an come up with results very soon.. say by end of next week.
USB Charger - hmph.. its on halt right now.. I DONT HAVE MULTIMETER :(((((( anyways, will get it very soon as soon as I find sometime on my hand :)
Robotics - ..... expensive :( hehehe.. but well, I got some other ideas as well :p gona implement them soon.
and ya 3-4 more activities I been doing in hidden since a long time.. you all gona see that as well very soon.
I know I know its all pending nothing is coming up.. but wait wait.. soon u will see things getting bloated up on my blog :p
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Update on USB Charger
well, its based on hand cranking principle.. .I just push the trigger it charges coil of copper and gives power to my cell.. simple and sweet.
I am very much close to complete it, but right now am facing some good problem with it.. and problem is I dont have multimeter :(, I had but not able to find out where it is, so facing problem with it, and without multimeter I dont wanna go ahead.. hehehe I dont wanna damage my cell :p
So, I gotta wait till I get my hands on Multimeter, thats for sure by Sunday I will get my hands on Multimeter. Once I am pretty much done with it, I will be writing a DIY (Do It Yourself) document and post it on my blog, so you all you readers of my blog can try hands on it and create your own charger as well.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
More about Robotics
I am working on one hardware project, which I really need to make it work, if that works then I will be really happy.. what I am trying to do is, trying to make a usb charger for my cell.. umm whats big deal right? well, that charger doesnt need any electricity :D so hang on.. :p I will keep you all posted about this.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Race against Time
right now am facing race against time :p
Its something that I love to do, but its very tiring so I try to avoid as much as possible :p
Right now.. I have to complete 2 work as soon as possible, and check up with 1 work. So total 3 work that I got to complete... 1 work is due tomorrow, clients coming to see.. 2nd work is due on Monday or Tuesday.. but for that have to goto Gujarat so travelling starts tomorrow (Saturday), and 3rd work is about checking out bug, patch it and notify the client as soon as possible.
hmm, now whats the catch u might ask... ok.. the thing which we need to show to client tomorrow is almost at the end.. will revisit this thing again.
2nd work needs to be complete by today as no time tomorrow and on Sunday :( and Monday or Tuesday we got to show to client.
3rd work bug fixing is something that needs to be done as soon as possible, its like if can be done now in 5mins then now.
ok so thats work.. now more to it.. I got to book tickets for the Gujarat.. hopefully will book today evening, now tomorrow I dont know if I will be able to catch the bus on time or not :p coz I am packed with other busy impotant work :(
No one is at home.. Mom and Dad left yesterday for village, will return back on Tuesday.. so I got ta do packing and all myself.. now thats again a time consuming :(..
lot of things... I shouldnt be writing this post.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Race to Win
well, this is just a quick post to let ppl know that am still active and will be posting more and more again.. no break like a week break.. :)
btw, I just found that I love driving.. hehehe :p all the time now a days I am finding reason enough to go out and drive.. :p and specially racing :D.. hehe yeah I race with other vehicles.. shhh but safe driving.. and follow all traffic rules.
thats it for now.. for more will update very soon.
Friday, September 08, 2006
HTML CSS xHTML DHTML XML XSLT
but before that I am going to test HTML Table test and CSS without table test and will see who performs better.. and then will combine it with my original test :)
So, stay tuned for the test and results.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed

Very sad news, all those who watches Discovery Channel or Animal Planet channel knows him. You have seen him playing with crocodiles most of the time.
May his soul Rest In Peace...
Source: Yahoo! News
More Source: Yahoo! News Reuters
More Source: CNN
Microsoft MechCommander 2 Shared Source Release

Download Microsoft MechCommander 2 Shared Source
Microsoft has released a source code for the game Microsoft MechCommander 2, check out the above link and download the source code.. its really big 700MB download and when u extract it it will be 4.5GB+
More info on the link.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Miss u Pluto

I am sure you all must have heard about Pluto no more is considered as a planet, it still exist but its no more considered as a planet.
Pluto was the 9th planet of our solar system (still exist in space.. yup need to repeat coz many thinks it has gone.), I always had feeling about Pluto that its not a planet its not a planet.. but still had to go with scientists.. hehehe :p ok am just kidding.. but I had feelings no any reason.. but just I felt.
International Astronomical Union (IAU), on 24th August, 2006 redefined definition of Planet, which makes Pluto no more Planet.. but now Pluto is considered as Dwarf Planet.
Planet - is in orbit around a star or stellar remnants, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (in proper words - nearly round) shape, is not massive enough to initiate themonuclear fusion of deuterium in its core (unlike Sun), and has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
Dward Planet - Is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hyrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, Is not a satellite of a planet, or other nonstellar body.
whew, above definitions taken from Wiki Pedia, so please dont think that am smart.. hehehe...
now let me explain in a very simple words.... Pluto is not revolving around Sun as its supposed to be.. it comes between the way of Neptune planet, so Neptune planet complaint about Pluto to authorities on Earth thats IAU, IAU thought over it and gave punishment to Pluto. To get more idea.. check out the pic I have posted below.

Monday, August 28, 2006
Change in Progress
I am joining a gym :D finally.. gona gain a weight.. goin to change my hair style, change my cloth style, etc.... the time frame starts from September mid by the end of this year. :D
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Serious Steps into Robotics

I am trying to be more active with blog.. anyways..
got a new cell imate jasjar, am loving it will post abt it very soon more..
I have been considering robotics since a long time, and have done lot of things in it as well, like created my small robo a long back which could follow a white line, then I written a lot of small AI engines in .NET and in C/C++ to make it recognize face, + lot of things, also self developing robot, etc... now I am looking at it more seriously and have sent an email to White Box Robotics company to send me quotation for 914 PC Bot, I am planning very much to buy it but its going to be around 50,000.00/- to 80,000/- INR = approx 1000 to 1700 USD (as of 24th August, 2006). The good thing about this is that I can use Robotics Studio - software from Microsoft for robotics, and it seems to me a generic robot, so am seriously looking towards it.
Stay tuned.. more very soon.. trying to be with blog very frequent now.. more organized.. will be spending atleast 15minutes for blog in day :).