OBAMA : THE NEXT PRESIDENT

History has been made. Though I cant vote, it has been all over the news, internet, TV and including our office coffee break talks. I am glad its over and we can move on with day to day life.

I am back!

Will Be Back

Recent days I could not spend much on my favorite hobbies, including blogging, I have decided to go away from everything for a while and hope to get back soon. If you see this message on the top of my blog, I am not back yet.

Azhagiya Tamizh Magan Songs: அழகிய தமிழ் மகன் : பாடல்கள்

அழகிய தமிழ் மகன் MP3 பாடல்கள்:

Movie: Azhagiya Tamilmagan [2007] / அழகிய தமிழ் மகன் [2007]

Cast: Vijay, Namitha, Shreya, Santhanam, Sriman - விஜய், நமீதா, ஷ்ரெயா, சந்தானம், ஸ்ரீமன்
Music: A.R.Rahman - ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மான்
Direction: Bharathan - பரதன்
Singers : A R Rahman, Naresh Iyer, Madhumitha, Sriram Parthasarathy, Saindhavi, Ujaini, Aslam, Ember Rap, Benny Dayal, Archith, Dharshana
Lyricists: Na Muthukumar, Thamarai, Alangudi Somu, Vaali, Pa Vijay.

Download Songs @ 320 kpbs - High Quality
01 - Ellaappugazhum - A R Rahman : எல்லா புகழும் - ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மான்

02 - Ponmagal Vandaal - Aslam, Ember Rap : பொன்மகள் வந்தாள் - அஸ்லாம், எம்பர் ராப்

03 - Nee Marilyn Monroe - Ujaini, Benny Dayal : நீ மர்லின் மன்றோ - உஜைனி, பென்னி தயால்
04 - Valayapatti - Madhumitha, Ujaini : வலையபட்டி - மதுமிதா, உஜைனி
05 - Kelamal Kaiyile - Sriram Parthasarathy, Saindhavi : கெளாமல் கையிலெ - சுனிதா, சைந்தவி
06 - Maduraikku Pogathadee - Benny Dayal, Archith, Dharshana : மதுரைக்கு போகாதேடீ - பென்னி தயால், அர்சித், தர்சனா

Make your CD-ROM drive to DVD–ROM Drive.

Are you looking for a timepass techie hack that you could do when you are really bored?! No ?- skip this post. If you are ready, Read below. As Always, you are on your own when it comes to rick factor! Hey, who cares for a penny worth drive, lets try it. I got this from my favorite forum!

There are two types of CD-ROM drives we can mod:
-24x to 40x
-40x or higher

Drives slower than 24x are too old to be modded.

24x to 40x CD ROMs

Laser Head Adjustments:
The track pitch of CDs is 1.6 microns, and the track pitch of DVDs is only 0.8 microns. The minimum length of track pits of CDs is .843mm, and the minimum length of track pits of DVDs is 0.293mm. That's why DVD discs can store much more data in the size of a CD.

Pinpointing this situation, we need to adjust the laser head so it can read discs with smaller track pitchs and shorter track pits. Open up the CD-ROM drive, do you see a lens on the rail? That's the laser head. On the side of the laser head, there's a screw you can adjust.

This is the key of this mod.

This screw can adjust the size of the laser beam that lands on the disc. Referring to the above, after adjusting, the laser beam should be less than 0.293mm, to suit the needs of DVD discs. So turn that screw 2-3 times. I got this number through trial and error. Mark with a pencil, in case you forget how many times you turned that screw.

Speed adjustments:
DVD-ROM drives can play DVD movies smoothly at 4x speed. If we're modding a 32x CD-ROM drive, the rotation speed is obviously too high, increasing heat, and shortening the life of the drive. So we need to decrease the speed of it.
Most people know that power supplies can provide 5V (red wire) and 12V (yellow wire) electricity output for Molex connectors. Find the Molex connector you'll plug into the modded CD-ROM drive, cut the yellow wire or insulate it with tape, so only 5V of electricity is transferred to the CD-ROM drive. The speed of the drive is now 32 * 5/17 = 9.41x and can now fulfill our requirements.

40x or higher CD ROMs

When 40x CD-ROM drives are released, most manufacturers are already producing DVD-ROM drives. To lower cost, they use the same core as DVD-ROM drives with DVD functions disabled. What we need to do here is to re-enable the DVD function.
Open up the CD-ROM, behind the circuit board, look for a jumper that says DVD JUMP. Find a jumper to connect this jumper. Thin metal wire also works fine.

OK, so the DVD function is unlocked, but we still need to decrease the speed. Use the instructions above on how to decrease the speed of the drive.

-Modded drives cannot be detected in POST, that means you cannot use it in DOS. But once you get into Windows, the drive works fine.
-Modded drives have no region code problems.
-Modded drives MIGHT NOT read DVD - 9 discs, that's why I said you can watch most retail DVDs in the beginning.

Amaging: Light Painting.

As usual, jobless on a saturday evening searching for UTubes I came across this concept called Light Painting. I have seen a couple of pictures but never thought there is a concept behind it. A DIY  Guide can be found here.

 

 

 

If you watch this video you will be amazed. Well, its simple as this. Load your camera (DSLR will be good) and set it to bulb mode (some allow upto 5 minutes). Open the shutter by clicking the button. Take a light source - a lighter or flah light or some other source and start painting the picture. I have done this play in my childhood with the lit incense sticks, but not pitcured though.

 

Well, it is not as simple as it is narrated here, but give it a try and try again you will get it one day. Interesting, I will give it a try when I buy my Canon 40D.

Just some usual stuff.

Here are the Top 25 Highest Paid Men and I am not One of them :( .Surprised Google dudes are not one of them or did I miss it?. But if you check the top 5, they are all out of their highest jobs and settled somewhere else (or still looking!) - But I still hang on mine!

Well. Lets see what else is cooking. I recently came across this site while searching for a Used Car for my friend (Shan - Are you reading this!?) . What makes it different that Craigslist or AutoTrader or fleEbay? They have all Used Cars listed with Videos of the car condition. The better the video is the better the probability for more inquiries. You don't have to take time to visit the dealer or private party to actually see the car when it does not look good on the video. Obviously you don't see all the cars listed here but for the good looking ones and that makes life easier, isn't it!! Hey, after all the guys that started this company are students from Berkeley, MIT and Stanford. So you can see some good AJAX implementation on their site - looks cool! I like this one..

But you are on your own on buying the car that looks beautiful and had a hidden bad tranny or engine!! Do your rituals before you buy - take it to a mechanic, get it checked, bargain if they had any problems. Oh, you can search for Used Parts Cost and add approx $75 per hour fixing it.

The next site Zecco a Stock trading site (like Scottrade, Etrade) gives you ZERO fee trades! Of course there are some conditions - but looks simple

Account Balance - Equity Trades
$2,500 or more - 10 FREE per month & $4.50 each addtional.
Less than $2,500 - $4.50 each

No minimum IRAs with options trading privileges.
Accounts protected up to $35MM.

Looks good if you dont have any other account.

Get a second chance to pass your Microsoft Certification exam - Free!

For anyone that is looking for voucher for Microsoft Certification exam, here is a deal that might be of interest.

 

For a limited time, you can get a free, second shot at any IT professional, developer, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. Just register for this offer before your first exam, and you will get two chances to pass. But this offer won't last forever.

 

To register visit here (before you take your test.)

 

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Sure.. Apple will sell their 10 Million'th Iphone soon!

Well, these guys decided to help Apple to boost the sales. Why take the pain to search for the IUnlock/IBrikr (look for my previous post)?

 

Dont believe me? See for yourself here..  

Get Your Iphone and UnLock it for FREE! (Oh, btw this is Not the Hardware Unlock!)

Well, Now as you read this post the iphone software unlock hit the web already and there is a huge line at Iphone Stores j/k.. Some of them were charging $50 for it while an Australian guy was charging $40. Last evening, some kids with too much time on their hands just reverse engineered the same code and decided to give out out for free!!

I have not personally unlocked any iphones..

Checkout these Links:
GUI Version : http://www.freeiphoneunlock.com/unlock/





Needed files: http://rapidshare.com/files/55044435/iUnlock.zip.html
You must have the latest 1.02 firmware and have your iPhone Jailbroken, which can be done by ibrickr. The full guide can be found here or here.

http://www.deadbeef.cn/files/iUnlock.zip

http://www.tr0gd0r.com/iUnlock.zip

http://mirror1.deadbeef.cn/iUnlock.zip

Single file (ibrikr and all files needed to unlock)

Summary of steps:
1) Run jailbreak.
2) Install activation files to "activate" the phone.
3) Run commands
4) FREEDOM: If you are scared of SSH terminals, wait until tomorrow, a APP GUI should be released to make this all simpler.

Yesterday iUnlock, the first free open source iPhone SIM unlock app was released to the underground just 74 days after the iPhone's release. Developed by the iPhone Dev Team, it's not for the faint of heart and it takes a little longer than iPhoneSIMfree's method, but it works. To pull this off you'll need iUnlock + nor + the .fls file, which is available in ZIPs all over. We've got the app here, but it doesn't have all the files necessary. Good list of links here - Google is your friend.

For the how-to just hit up one of those guides down below. Zero guarantees, people! Big ups to the iphone.unlock crew, Draken, and, of course, the iPhone Dev Team. Just don't whine if your iPhone gets bricked.

More: http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/iunlock-released-the-first-free-open-source-iphone-sim-unlock/

போர்ட்ரெய்ட்: ஆகஸ்ட் புகைப்படப் போட்டிக்காக

தமிழில் புகைப்பட கலை ப்லாக் தளம் நடத்தும் ஆகஸ்ட் போர்ட்ரெய்ட் புகைப்படப் போட்டிக்கான படங்கள்: பிகாசா வெப் ஆல்பத்தில் காண இங்கே க்ளிக்கவும்


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