How To Download And Use The New Indian Rupee Symbol

Finally, the Indian currency Rupee has got it's very own symbol, previously denoted as Rs. or INR (internationally) the currency now has it's own symbol like $ (US Dollar), £ (British Pound), ¥ (Japan Yen) or € (Euro). Since, the new symbol is not yet part of the UNICODE you will need to use special font to use it in your documents - the font can be downloaded from the link provided at the end of this blog post.


To start using the new Indian Rupee Symbol, follow the steps below :

1. Download Rupee Font from here.
2. Install the font, use instruction here - http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/fontinstall/instructions_english.html.
3. Launch Word or any other application and select 'Rupee Foradian' as the font, you can use the ~ character on your keyboard to insert the rupee symbol.

 As mentioned earlier since the symbol has not been implemented in UNICODE yet, you will need to use the font to get it working in applications and special tricks like this or this to make it appear in html webpages. If your work require frequent use of Rupee symbol you can also use the Rupee Foradian Font and make use of ASCII code ALT + Numpad 96 to insert it.

ORIGIN EON15 Gaming Notebook with optional 3D Vision Kit

ORIGIN offers the EON15 gaming notebook that is fully customizable with choices of CPU and graphics options. The 15.6-inch notebook sports either Core i5 or Core i7 processor and a choice of NVIDIA GeForce GTX285M, GTX280M, FX2800M and ATI Radeon HD5870 graphics (all with 1GB video RAM), and up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM.

The EON15 can be equipped with either up to 750GB 7200RPM hard drive or up to 512GB SSD, and either DVD burner or Blu-ray drive or Blu-ray/DVD combo drive. The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD 1080p LED-backlit LCD display, a 7-in-1 card reader, a 2 Megapixel webcam, and support for Bluetooth and WiFi. Other features include built-in speaker, ExpressCard54 slot, eSATA port, and HDMI port.

   ORIGIN’s EON15 is now available with a 15.6-inch 1366×768 LCD display and the NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit. The EON15-3D can also be customized like the EON15. The price starts at $1653.

Toshiba CELL REGZA 55X2, 55XE2 and 46XE2 LED-backlit HDTVs are 3D Capable

Toshiba introduces the second generation CELL REGZA LED-backlit LCD HDTVs. Three models are announced, the 55-inch 55X2 with dynamic LED-backlit and the slim 55-inch 55XE2 and 46-inch 46XE2 that use Edge-LED backlight.

These CELL REGZA TVs fetures 1920x1080p Full HD resolution and includes the Cell processor for enhanced image quality. The flagship 55X2 features up to 9,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 1000cd/m2 brightness while the slimmer 55XE2 and 46XE2 has 4,000,000:1 contrast. Thanks to the CELL processor and the CELL 3D technology, these HDTVs support 2D-to-3D conversion.
Toshiba’s new CELL REGZA models have built-in digital tuner and 3TB hard drive for video recording. They offer HDMI, USB port and DLNA support and are internet-ready. All three models will be released in October.

Picasa Downloader - Free Utility To Grab Picasa Images Without Installing Picasa

Looking for a trick to download images from Picasa Albums without installing Picasa itself - freeware utility "Picasa Album Downloader" for PC, MAC and Linux does exactly that and that to without requiring any registration

or account with Picasa.

To grab images all you need to do is start the utility and tell it the user and the album name you want downloaded, rest is taken care by the software

itself.

The portable software is open-source and can be downloaded from here - http://sourceforge.net/projects/picasaalbumdown/files/ .

Guide: Speed Up Your Internet Connection By Using Google Public DNS

Domain Name System, more commonly called DNS, is the online service mapping a web URL to an IP address. Before rendering a webpage, your Internet Service Provider will perform a DNS lookup to find out the URL’s IP address. Because of increasing website complexity the number of DNS lookups increase thereby slowing down browsing speeds.

Google offers its public DNS service to the web for faster browsing. Since the search engine giant already caches websites, DNS lookups are significantly faster through Google’s public DNS. Follow the below guides to setup Google’s public DNS on your computer.

FOR WINDOWS USERS

Access your network adapter’s properties. (Go into Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center)

 Enter the IPv4 connectivity options and change the preferred and secondary DNS server to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 respectively.

 
Click OK and restart your internet connection to apply the new settings.

FOR MAC USERS

Select your network by adapter by going to System Preferences -> Network.

Add the same DNS servers in your adapter’s advanced properties.

Confirm the settings and restart your internet connection to apply them

FOR LINUX (UBUNTU) USERS

Enter you adapter’s properties through System -> Preferences -> Network Connections. Then go to the Wired or Wireless tab (depending on your connection type) and click on the “Edit” button.

Enter the same servers in the IPv4 settings. Separate the servers by a single space.

Click on “Apply” and restart the net connection.
For more information on the matter, you can check out Google’s own webpage regarding its public DNS here.

System Nucleus - Powerful Freeware To View, Edit And Tweak System Resources And Settings

A properly tweaked system is must for optimal PC performance and Windows utility System Nucleus is another great freeware to achieve this. The powerful system utility suite comes with fairly advanced features to view, edit and manage system resources and settings, the consolidated functionality set is designed to make these tasks easier than ever from a single interface. Developer of System Nucleus has put emphasis on batch processing, filtering, and easy visual identification of items using distinctive icons.

Equipped with modules like System Audit, System Editor, Startup Manager, Backup & Recovery, Windows Application Menu, System Tray Menu, Program Manager, Disks & Drives, Detailed Information, Smart Run and Customizable SetOnce Interface makes it a comprehensive toolbox to tweak your computer, the utility is designed to make batch administration operations easy like kill multiple processes, uninstall multiple applications etc.

System Nucleus Developer Description :

Want to stop 2 processes at once? You can do that. Need to uninstall 5 applications? You can do that too. Want to view the process information for a running service, generate a detailed audit of a machine's hardware, software & settings, optimize network performance, and disable those annoying programs that start every time you login, all from one tool? With System Nucleus, you can do all of that and much, much more.
What makes it different? - some distinctive functionality
* Delete installation data left over from programs previously uninstalled or manually deleted
* Edit or add custom information to install entries, such as support links and contact details.
* Automatically display up-to-date Service status & info with optional auto refresh.
* Export details of selected event log entries

Features:
* System Audit - detailed report of what's on & in your computer, and how its all configured. Generate & save an HTML version, ideal for tracking changes over time and providing diagnostic information to technical support.
* System Editor - configure thousands of settings from a single, easy to use & navigate interface. Includes QuickFix functionality for addressing common concerns, such as resolving network connectivity issues & optimizing performance. The Standard Mode provides easy access to the most popular settings, while the Advanced Mode exposes a highly granular view for precise tweaking.
* Startup Manager - see everything that runs & loads when your computer is started and when someone logs in. Delete those you don't need, disable those you aren't sure about or don't want to load temporarily, and enable items previously disabled.
* Backup & Recovery - its always a good idea to backup your current configuration before making changes just in case something goes wrong. Backup your selection of registry hives, event logs, and drivers, or create a System Restore Point. Is your computer not functioning properly? Restore a previously created Restore Point to put your computer's configuration back where it was before you started having problems.
* Windows Application Menu - shortcuts to over 100 applications & tools included with Windows, many of which are not accessible via the Start Menu. Automatically determines which programs are on your system and displays only those shortcuts, organized into 5 categories: Administrative Tools, Network, Security, System, and Diagnostic & Repair.
* System Tray Menu - optionally display an icon in the system tray that provides quick access to numerous tools and applications, a Run command prompt, system information, and environment settings, as well as the main System Nucleus interface.
* Program Manager - view detailed information on installed programs, modify & uninstall applications, and delete old install entries. Edit program info such as support links & contact details.
* Disks & Drives - create detailed, graphical analysis reports on storage volumes, check disks & defragment.
* Detailed Information - view & edit properties of the selected item in the Detail panel, with links to additional online resources. Dock the Details on the left or right, set it to auto hide, and access it easily from the right-click context menu.
* Smart Run - store run commands between sessions, browse for executable, integrated RunAs option with option to save usernames, and create your own shortcut aliases to frequently entered commands. Always visible in the main menu bar & system tray menu for quick, easy access.
* Customizable, SetOnce Interface - select how much or how little information is displayed, reorder & resize columns, apply filters & sorting, choose what actions require confirmation, arrange & auto hide panels, and never have to do it twice. Your customized interface is maintained so next time you start System Nucleus it looks the same as when it was closed.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 officially coming in early 2011

According to the FAQ section of Microsoft’s TechNet site, the first service pack for Windows 7 (for public, not beta) will be available in the early months of 2011:

Q: When will SP1 be released?

A: Service Pack 1 will be released within the first half of calendar year 2011.

Google Image redesigned to improve users’ browsing experience

                      Google Image has been indexing the Internet’s image since 2001, and by now there have been 10 billion images that have been indexed. The vast amount of images to show is too wide, and therefore Google has restructured the way images are shown to users.

                           Google has redesigned their new search engine’s display of images in Google Image. The new method incorporates HTML5 to show you images that you’ve searched, without the ugly text lying around. By moving over, the image targeted will zoom in, with the links and details written.

Besides the improved visual effects, there’s also a new feature called “Similar images” tool. For example, did you know there are nine subspecies of leopards, each with a distinct pattern of spots? Google Images can recognize the difference, returning just leopards of a particular subspecies. It can tell you the name of the subspecies in a particular image—even if that image isn’t labelled—because other similar leopard images on the web are labelled with that subspecies’ name.

                                   Besides that, there’s the “Similar colors” refinement filter, which filters the colors of the images. The “Similar colors” tool utilizes some heavy-duty algorithmic wizardry and processing power to filter colors. If not for the uberly strong processing power, “white colors” will return many unwanted results that is barely refined.

Here’s a simple list of the improvement for Google Images and its refreshed design:

Dense tiled layout designed to make it easy to look at lots of images at once. We want to get the app out of the way so you can find what you’re really looking for.

Instant scrolling between pages, without letting you get lost in the images. You can now get up to 1,000 images, all in one scrolling page. And we’ll show small, unobtrusive page numbers so you don’t lose track of where you are.

Larger thumbnail previews on the results page, designed for modern browsers and high-res screens.

A hover pane that appears when you mouse over a given thumbnail image, giving you a larger preview, more info about the image and other image-specific features such as “Similar images.”

Once you click on an image, you’re taken to a new landing page that displays a large image in context, with the website it’s hosted on visible right behind it. Click anywhere outside the image, and you’re right in the original page where you can learn more about the source and context.

Optimized keyboard navigation for faster scrolling through many pages, taking advantage of standard web keyboard shortcuts such as Page Up / Page Down. It’s all about getting you to the info you need quickly, so you can get on with actually building that treehouse or buying those flowers.

 SOURCE: Google

vReveal - Free Video Enhancement Software To Fix Dark, Shaky, Blurry And Low-Resolution Videos

Technology has always came to rescue when needed, and if you want to fix your low-resolution, poor quality videos - patented video enhancement technology “super-resolution" is now here for your help.


Thanks to vReveal software for Windows, anybody can now quickly fix videos taken from cellphone, HD camcorder, digital-camera, or any other device with a single-click, the free software will stabilize, brighten, sharpen and enhance your videos using patented “super-resolution" technology which has been adapted from powerful forensic tools used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

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