Windows Vista : SP2

Microsoft was claiming big while releasing the Vista.

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New technology in Windows Vista makes your PC significantly more responsive while you are performing everyday tasks. Improved

startup and sleep behavior helps both desktop and mobile PCs get up and running more quickly. Greater efficiency in managing both memory devices and input/output (I/O) devices

helps your programs run more smoothly and consistently. And as your computer ages, a

number of features in Windows Vista work together to help keep it as responsive as the day it arrived.

"

But unfortunately as per my experience with Vista Home Premiu

m and Ultimate is concern; I am quite unhappy with the system boot up, memory management and responsiveness of the OS. The security features and inbuilt admin tools are great innovation. And also the graphics (aero specially) were ultimate though this is one of the big reason for this version of windows to become a big flop.

After a long long wait the SP2 is released on 25.05.2009.

The download size is approximately 340 MB and with a 1-2 MBPS connectivity it should not take more than 1.5 - 2 hours to download and install

the SP.

SP2 is easy to manage as it comes with bundle o

f Vista sp2 and windows server 2008 sp2. As per my research SP2 would definately help to improve the system performance to some extent. Definately recommended from myside !!

SP2 is a must for those who want to hang around with Vista for some time.. and a must too who want to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 ... (Business customers with Windows Vista will find that the transition from Windows Vista to Windows 7 will be significantly more straightforward due to the high degree of compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7.) ..

You could download the Service Pack 2 from the link below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&DisplayLang=en

Traffic Jam :: A approach to avoid the same

This is how we can improve the usage of the road via utilizing some of the lanes to move the traffic faster.

The situation in most Indian cities is like the below picture where we do not have dedicated lane. And the roads are one way thus while peak traffic load there is heavy traffic jam in one way and underutilized road in another half.
First of all we should start using the lane as this would keep the vehicles straight and help avoiding useless congestion.






If we can improve the lane management and route the traffic of high load path to the underutilized path by using some of the lanes then the load is almost distributed across.


Thus the predictability of reaching one point to another point is same in respect of time constraint irrespective of whether we start in peak hour towards high traffic area or vice versa.
The mechanism is illustrated below.









Also dedicated lane for bikes and two wheelers would help easing the traffic load as they cause huge traffic jams because of not driving in the lane. Also this would help avoiding the unfortunate road accidents.

FTP software, with encryption

Here is the link to download .... You can create file, encrypt those, decrypy it, or ftp it with a simple interface.... please feel free to download and write feedback on it,,,....I have developed it long back ... so no upgrade assured :)

FTP software, with encryption

Here is the link to download .... You can create file, encrypt those, decrypy it, or ftp it with a simple interface.... please feel free to download and write feedback on it,,,....
I have developed it long back ... so no upgrade assured :)

ZUNE may slash Steve

Specifications:

Size and Weight
4.4 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.6 in. (h x w x d)
Weight: 5.6 ounces

Battery[2]
Music, up to 14 hours (wireless off), up to 13 hours (wireless on); pictures, up to 4 hours; video, up to 4 hours
Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90%

Display
Size: 3.0 inches
Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels

Audio
Windows Media® Audio Standard (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate

MP3 (.mp3): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate

AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): Up to 320 Kbps, Low Complexity (LC), up to 48-kHz sample rate

Pictures
JPEG (.jpg): All resolutions (desktop software will automatically convert to 640x480 at sync time)

Video
Windows Media Video (.wmv): Main Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 1.5 Mbps peak video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio; Simple Profile, CBR, up to 736 Kbps video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio.

Wireless
Connectivity: 802.11 b/g
Range: Up to 30 feet

Language
English




HOPE THEY WILL SUPPORT MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.