Dec 31
I see most of you might be downloading content off of your operator’s WAP sites like Airtel Live etc. But dont do thatĀ ,be smart and save that money , get stuff via bluetooth from others. Plus if you have a data cable , you can easily transfer free ringtones and images from your computer to use as wall papers on your computer. Remember all these tricks used by your operator are only tactics to lure you to spend money during the holiday season , the truth is they dont care if you have a jolly time or net till the time they are going laughing all the way to the banks.
Plus some more news , airtel has now decided that special SMS rates will not be applicable on special holiday days, so think before you type that !
Dec 28
For the poor soul who searched for Airtel Live GPRS settings and landed here, you will first need to get Airtel Live activated by calling your customer care.
Internet Settings:
- Connection Name: Airtel Live!
- Data Bearer: GPRS
- Access Point Name: airtelfun.com
- Username: MSISDN e.g. 9198xxx xxxxx
- Prompt Password: No
- Password: < blank >
- Homepage: http://live.airtel.in
- Connection Security: Off
- Session Mode: Permanent
In case of the WAP 2.0 complaint phones, the following extra settings need to be done:
Under Options > Advanced Settings
- Phone IP Address: Automatic
- Primary name server: 0.0.0.0
- Second. Name server: 0.0.0.0
- Proxy server. address: 100.1.200.99
- Proxy port number: 8080
Dec 28
Opera mini it seems is everyone’s favourite , why shouldnt it be , the way it renders huge pages into a few kbs is ultracool. So many people had asked me how to scrap in Opera Mini on Orkut , the answer is simple (If you want to see how to login using Opera Mini onto Orkut , see our previous post
1. Just type what all you need to type in the field
2. Then type this javascript: submitForm(document.getElementById(‘b2′),’submit’);
Remove the space between : and s in the above command.
Similarly to know more such tricks , just see the javascript of the action you want to perform on Orkut and then you can use the same javascript URL on your mobile phone browser. This has to be done as Opera mini doesnt support javascript fully till now. Another good news for all you Opera mini fans is that Opera Mini 3 Beta has been released, keep looking at this column for a review !
Dec 28
Isnt it amazing , the view of Florida from space , i know its non tech , but this picture just looked so amazing. !
Dec 28
We bring to you the top 5 technology events that took place in 2006 !
Number 5
Xbox beat the Playstation 3 to the launch pad and with an almost simultaneous launch in even non niche markets like India Microsoft did everything right to ensure that this baby didnt need to go on the back foot. With three 3.2 GHz processors , the Xbox 360 was the first of the new generation Gaming Consoles and truly revolutionized the whole industry , making the consumers feel wanted. The Xbox 360 as the name suggest will truly make the world go around.
Dec 28
Domain NameĀ – The word fauxto , doesnt ring anything in my mind , so the domain name is not so pleasing in my opinion.
The Service – Still in Beta with new features being added regularly it seems , the application runs on Adobe Flash Player and loads pretty quickly. The interface is impressive and may remind people of Photoshop. Features wise the service still has very limited functions. The service offers five brush types , namely , round , diagonal , spatter , diagonal spatter and smear. The brushes take some practice getting used to. The text tool has 12 fonts , all the common ones , no flashy ones.
Overall – The service didn’t impress me much , although it has the potential to be big in the coming days. Maybe because its in beta its a bit sluggish , and will be better later on. Lets hope this one makes it big.
