Sankaranand Balaradjou

Author: Sankaranand

  • Sony Video Walkman

    Sony launched its first digital video Walkman in series of NW. The flash memory of 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB is the only difference for these NW-A805, A806, and A808 series. When exploring the online Sony store it was found that the price ranges from €119 to €150. This walkman box has a 2” LCD display by which you can view videos either horizontal or vertical. This walkman supports playback of audio formats like Windows Media Audio, MP3 and WAV files while video formats like MPEG4 H.264/AVC. 

    Talking about the physical structure this walkman is 44 mm wide by 88mm high and its thickness is 9mm which weighs not more than 53g. Many geeks proclaim this box to be a rival for Apple’s I-Pod but I strongly disagree. Although they are in the parallel business the functionality and performance of both the devices is completely unique. Sony Promised to ship this product in the forth coming month of April.

    Like Apple I-pod these box can play pod cast or simply from your camcorder to watch your home videos on the run. This walkman is also powered by sound technologies like Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, WM-port, connect with 13.5mm EX headphones.

    Other Specifications of this walkman:

    • Plays approximately 60 hours of music or 15 hours of video
    • Hi-Speed USB compatible (USB 2.0)
    • Supplied accessories: headphones (MDR-EX082), headphone exention cable, USB cable,software (SonicStage CP 4.3, Image Coverter 3), quick start guide (full instruction manual is included on the CD-ROM).

    Just visit official Sony Store to buy this.

  • Beware! Don’t get cheated in Petrol Pumps

    Nowadays everyone has their one vehicle either it may be car or bike, but this makes your need to visit petrol pumps everyday to fuel up. Since the fast growing automobile population and demand for fuel enriches the petrol pump revenues, there is another stream of underground cheats going around in both major and minor cities around India. The technique or cheat seemed to be a black trick way of stealing your valuable penny without your consent. According to my research more than 100 customers in each city have been cheated by this trick including me. These cheats have been playing around with or without the petrol pump owner’s concern.

    No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. -Hunter S. Thompson (1939)

    Behind the scene:

    How actually these workers in petrol pumps cheat you? Its basically the mode of tactics that when you want to fuel up your vehicle for more than 100 rupees you tend to say in your usual low voice to fill up the tank for same but the worker intentionally seem like unheard and fills up the tank just for 40 or below. So you began to argue him that you wanted it up for 100 or something you asked. This time the worker just presses up a non functional button in the machine showing you up like he was tarring up the count but it remains the same and he fills up the other 60 rupees saying that he has already filled up for forty. You pay him 100 rupees for petrol worth 60 rupees. Also some of them turn your attention down by talking some interesting subjects turning your attention away from the counter. This is all happening because of poor technical knowledge and unawareness of the people.

    How to be protective from their cheats?

    Be narrow and cautious while in the petrol bunk and do aware about the counts in the machine. Be frank and bold to ask about your queries. Don’t get diverted or give attention to their talks. Follow the quote Cut and Rate. This is your rights and no one’s gonna kick you out. Feel free to complaint to the nearest police station or the petrol bunk owner about the cheat. If none of them works then blog about it like I do so that people will be aware about it.

  • You can meet me in WikiCamp at Chennai


                I am going to Attend the unconference of Wikicamp, a one day event which is scheduled for the 25th of February at the Tidel Park, Chennai. I think the event will hopefully be interesting where all the participants might have a good time meeting new people all around the world. Actually it was Thilak who forced me to come there and so i am. If any of you attending the event please let me know so that i can meet you there.

    Actually WikiCamp is

    A one day event aimed to bring together the best minds from the Wiki/Internet space to talk about issues, opportunities and what the future and evolution of this valuable tool looks like.

    Registration for the event is on the spot and it costs only Rs.200. If you are in Pondicherry and willing to come there do contact me i will accompany you. Some of the participants of Pondicherry are listed here. You can check out about other participants from your city there and also they have posted about the hotel accommodation details in their event page.

    Meet me there if you are attending, i am eager to meet you all.

  • Paper Based Storage overrides CDs and DVDs

    Can you believe that now you can store your valuable data, music, videos in a paper ? With the Revolution in Technology there are new inventions day by day which changes our lifestyle completely and that’s how Sainul Abideen of MES Engineering College have. His Rainbow Technology, a structure and technique for data that can be stored on normal paper. 

    What is Rainbow Technology ?

    Rainbow technology is a method or technique by which data can be stored in an ordinary paper and retrieved later with the help of a scanner. Sainul calls the storage medium as Rainbow Versatile Disc (RVD) which believed to be store upto 450GB of data. 

    Cost and Performance:

    Wonder how much a CD / DVD cost nowadays ? Basically a DVD cost around Rs.20 and a CD for rs.10 but this RVD will cost not more than Rs.2, The cost is absolutely very low when compared to other storage medium. Also the storage  capacity is 130 times more. 

    Behind the Technology:

    Sainul has completely changed the Zero’s and One’s Computing instead he uses a geometric shapes combining various colours. His new format is called ‘Rainbow Format’

    Advantages and Highlights: 

    • Nature of this storage medium is Biodegradable and Eco-Friendly
    • Magazines like Digit, Chip etc can attach Data in a tearable sheet
    • Rainbow Cards that is equal to sim card size can store 5 GB of data that cost  50 paise.

    The Future:

    Mr.Sainul is working with a project called Databank that reduces the server demand which costs upto Rs.25,000 crores to just Rs.35 lakh. He promises that his DataBank will meet the 123.60 Peta Byte (PB) capacity Demand. 

    Source: DeccanHerald.

     

  • Print and Build your own toys via Readymech

    A site called Readymechs allows download of free ready made flatpack toys for you to print and build. These flat packs are designed to fit in an 8.5″x11″ page which you can print with your printer.

    A double-sided tape, thick matte paper, and 10-15 minutes for build time are more than enough for overall toy construction. By downloading the PDF formatted designs, it is easy for you to customize the toy even by adding your own company name, wishes, compliment messages etc.

    Now you have a coolest way to give unique gifts . Just browse through their collection for a series of unique designs to choose from with “built in design instructions”. Just Burn up the designs, customize them and print in your way.. visit Readymech !

    Also Techtites listed Fake i-phone toy which you can print and build up to fake others.. You the download the source here.  [Thanks Shankar Ganesh !]

  • Thank You Blog Readers for your support and Encouragement

    Today i am very happy that i received my Adsense Check from Google Inc. This is all because of your valuable support, encouragement and comments received from my valuable blog readers and friends.

    I promise you to deliver and continue to post some useful and interesting stuff in this blog like i did before with great expectations. Without support from readers like you, this blog could not have stood live. I am very privileged and grateful to Srinivasan Paul Joseph who came forward to sponsor me hosting and domain name. He is the one who is base support for all my technological activities. My lifetime debt to you my friend….

    One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.  ~Malayan Proverb

    Once Again thank you…..

                                            — Sankar Anand

  • Easy Photoshop Tutorials that makes you a Graphic Designer

    Want to become a Graphics Designer ? Its simply and easy according to a site called The Design World. TDW offers a massive collection of free design resources and hundreds of downloads for Photoshop.

    The member community at TDW have contributed hundreds of Photoshop tutorials that makes your graphics manipulation easier and simple. When i first visited this site, i was with a little confidence that the steps prescribed in this site seem as usual as other tutorials but they are completely different.

    Tutorials described in this site is easy to understand with screen scrap for each and every steps that are specially designated as “Tutorials for Dummies”. I designed a lot bunch of banners, graphics by following their easy tutorials. Even the header of this blog was designed based on their tips.

    The steps posted in TDW will surely boost your Graphical skills. Check out the awesome tutorials in The Design World.

  • Google Groups in 1969 ? Funny Bug !

    Today when i was Organizing one of a Google Group called Hyderabad Masti i found this funny bug while browsing their member lists.

    The list showed like in the below screen shot, all the members of the group has been joined on Dec 31, 1969. Doesn’t that sound wired ? Internet during 1969 ? He He nice bug. 🙂

    This bug might have been an effect of the recent Google Groups transformation from its earlier version to the new version. This group actually contains 4k+ members maybe Google should be lazy enough to update their membership info.

    What really makes me laugh is that the Group Owner Amby whose list shows that he has joined in the year 2004 but other members joined in 1969. Members join before group owner create group ? I know its a silly question but i was just kidding with.. Myself, i am the Group moderator and my list shows up that i joined in 2006.

    Aware of any other bugs in Google Groups ? Share your comments about it !
    Do you think Google Groups should still be Beta ?

    [Update] Ken Neville in Googlified has explained this problem. Click here to read.

  • Remembering Gandhiji quotes on Republic Day !

    I saw Lage Raho Munna Bhai today and wish i could post some nice quotes of Gandhiji. On the Eve of this 58th Republic day we salute Our Father of Nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

    I Wish you all a Happy Republic Day of India.

    Here are some nice quotes from M.K Gandhi


    “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

    “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

    “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”

    “The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles”

    “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems”

    “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”

    Au Revoir…..Also read the Presidential address on this eve.