2 days to go for my big test!!A month back i wrote abt the placement phobia ppl were goin through and how they were stressing themselves out!And now i think am exactly doin the same too as i just have 2 more days to go!! the reason for my phobia is the college administration which is sending these scary mails abt how tough its gonna be and technical stuff and all..PPl who have already gone through this and have gotten into companies like infosys have told me that there aint any technical stuff but the college administration disagrees with it totally!!And thats the scary part-Technical Interview!!!Am a decent student but then technical grillin is something am not at all looking forward too...Anyways i may not post much in the comin week got placement tests of infosys,wipro,accenture,capgemini(kanbay),deloitte etc in the coming week so will be preoccupied with it..
Plz wish me all the luck cause i need it :p
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Placements Phobia - Part 2!!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Launch of FireFox 3!!
Its finally out..the much awaited firefox 3 makes it debut in sometime from now and wil be available for downloading in a few hours(by the time u guys read the post the downloads would have already started)..
The guys at Mozilla have some pretty awesome servers, they're trying to set a World Record tomorrow for downloads of Firefox 3. I am a big Firefox fan, and I've pledged to download Firefox 3 tomorrow. If you use Firefox you know what to do and if you don't - Duh!
Read more abt the world record here http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
and u guys can also download firefox from this blog..there will be a link on the right hand column sayin software !
Monday, May 19, 2008
Tech Funda - DNS
Many of us who use the internet know how to configure our ethernet cards/modems.We blindly fill in the values as given to us by the service provider.But how many of us know what each field in ti stands for and wad work is done by it.So appropriately the tech funda of the week is DNS which is one of the fields we fill in the network configuration window..why have i chosen this topic u might ask..answers simple its a very common internet term which very very few ppl know about but use it and its simple to understand it too.
Ill give u an example..each one of u when in organization are given a unique id no. so if ur name is "X" ur idno is 1234.Similarly online we have servers to whom we want to connect..say google or yahoo..but to connect to these servers we need their ip address (127.0.0.1 being an example).There are millions of websites in the world and to remember the ip address of each one would be very difficult so what we do is that we use common names instead of them.Now when we go type some url like www.google.com , this url is fed to the Domain Name Space Server which gives the browser the ip address to which it has to connect too.DNS is like a database in a company where we can get the idnos on inputtin the names.
The following details are technical in nature and wil help u understand the technical aspects of it:
The Domain Name System (DNS) associates various information with domain names; most importantly, it serves as the "phone book" for the Internet by translating human-readable computer hostnames, e.g. www.example.com, into IP addresses, e.g. 208.77.188.166, which networking equipment needs to deliver information. It also stores other information such as the list of mail servers that accept email for a given domain. In providing a worldwide keyword-based redirection service, the Domain Name System is an essential component of contemporary Internet use.
The most basic task of DNS is to translate hostnames to IP addresses. In very simple terms, it can be compared to a phone book. DNS also has other important uses.
Above all, DNS makes it possible to assign Internet names to organizations (or concerns they represent) independent of the physical routing hierarchy represented by the numerical IP address. Because of this, hyperlinks and Internet contact information can remain the same, whatever the current IP routing arrangements may be, and can take a human-readable form (such as "example.com"), which is easier to remember than the IP address 208.77.188.166. People take advantage of this when they recite meaningful URLs and e-mail addresses without caring how the machine will actually locate them.
The Domain Name System distributes the responsibility for assigning domain names and mapping them to IP networks by allowing an authoritative name server for each domain to keep track of its own changes, avoiding the need for a central register to be continually consulted and updated.
A domain name usually consists of two or more parts (technically a label), separated by dots. For example example.com.
- The rightmost label conveys the top-level domain (for example, the address www.example.com has the top-level domain com).
- Each label to the left specifies a subdivision, or subdomain of the domain above it. Note: “subdomain” expresses relative dependence, not absolute dependence. For example: example.com comprises a subdomain of the com domain, and www.example.com comprises a subdomain of the domain example.com. In theory, this subdivision can go down 127 levels. Each label can contain up to 63 characters. The whole domain name does not exceed a total length of 255 characters. In practice, some domain registries may have shorter limits.
- A hostname refers to a domain name that has one or more associated IP addresses; ie: the 'www.example.com' and 'example.com' domains are both hostnames, however, the 'com' domain is not.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Apple MacBook Air - WOW!!!!!!!
THE MACBOOK AIR REVIEWED!!!!
The MacBook Air is the thinnest laptop in the world. Beautifully crafted body and some innovative features. Apple has managed to streamline the Air and pack in a Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, a 13 inch LED screen and a full size backlit keyboard.
Ultrathin and ultraportable. The big Multi-Touch trackpad gives you iPhone like functionality to pinch, zoom and flip through photo.
But to achieve this super thin form factor some compromises on functionality were made - the absence of an ExpressCard slot, FireWire, LAN or optical drive and only one USB port.
A fixed battery means you have to send it to Apple when you need a replacement. With its premium $1,799 price tag, it's not rocket science to figure out that you can get more bang for your buck with other laptops on the market.
Is the MacBook air a showcase of cutting edge technology, or is it an amazing device but with too many compromises?
Features:
For more info log onto http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
Friday, May 9, 2008
TECH FUNDA - PROXY SERVERS!!
Tech funda aims at helpin ppl technical terms which ppl use alot but have no idea of wad they actually r..today we look at PROXY SEVERS!!
What is a Proxy?
A Proxy site is a web pages which allows you to browse your favorite web sites -- even though your access to those web sites might be blocked by a content filter.
If you find that you are blocked from your favorite web sites, use one of these proxy sites to get around the block.
How Do Proxy Sites Work?
Proxy sites enable you to bypass your own Internet provider and browse through the proxy web site. All that you have to do is type the web site address you would like to visit in the form they provide, and start browsing. Once you keep browsing using that form, you are protected and your real IP address is not being logged. Bookmark this page to keep track of the newest and best proxy sites.
Below is information abt some popular proxy sites and how long back were they created !!So ppl wanna browse some site which ur server bars go ahead and use these proxies
| Proxies | Hits | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 84512 | 3 weeks | |
| 56306 | 3 weeks | |
| 51335 | 1 month | |
| 48753 | 1 month | |
| 44604 | 1 month | |
| 29941 | 3 weeks | |
| 16455 | 2 weeks | |
| 16253 | 2 weeks | |
| 15584 | 4 weeks | |
| 15395 | 4 weeks | |
| 15089 | 4 months | |
| 14150 | 1 month | |
| 13128 | 1 month | |
| 11029 | 1 week | |
| 10103 | 2 months |
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