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So i got a 419 scam email from a live.co.uk address and being a good citizen , i decide to report it so that the email account shuts off. On searching through the internet i find that abuse has to be reported to abuse@passport dot com , anyway my email is bounced back.

Reporting-MTA: dns;blu0-omc3-s18.blu0.hotmail.com
Received-From-MTA: dns;BLU126-W37
Arrival-Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:14:58 -0700

Final-Recipient: rfc822;abuse@passport.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.5.0
Diagnostic-Code: smtp;554 Transaction Failed (1022769381:189:-2147467259)

Microsoft is just helping these scammers if they abuse reporting tools are rejecting emails.I wonder how many people will be scammed just because Microsoft chose not to act responsibly.

Ah well , you helped Firefox set a new world record, not get a certificate to show for it too. Realising that fans would probably want to show off their feat spread Firefox is allowing people to generate certificates.

Here is what they look like :

Get your own certificate from : Spread Firefox

The funny part is i used IE to generate that certificate just to check it.

Also this has been a great marketing exercise, lets hope Microsoft realises this and their next Windows Update is also documented.

When you buy Microsoft hardware for twice the money of other products, you expect it to be good. So after my sound card blacked out and my USB sound card to flipped off, i needed a new one. Fairly fed up of the cheap Chinese ones, i opted to spend some money for a good one. So i zeroed in on this Microsoft beauty, the Lifechat LX-3000, the perfect replacement for your Sound Card. And Microsoft didnt disappoint me.

The thing looks like its from a future movie or something, i mean unlike other headphones, it manages to look slick and modern, yet not bulky. I also have Philips Headphones, which are bulky and dont look this cool. And also the Lifechat series includes integration with Windows Live Messengers which is another useful feature.

Within hours of using it, i got compliments from my relatives abroad that the voice quality on this set is much better. If you want to know, my earlier mic was of creative which is also an uber cool company, but it seems that Microsoft has overtook them in terms of voice quality while recording. I wont be surprised if the software included has a noise cancelling algorithm, as when i record i cant hear any background noises, just my voice, nothing else ! No Hum, no air noise, nothing.

The sound quality while hearing songs is also greatly improved. I would say that my computer is giving sound quality much better than that of an Ipod (isnt it supposed to anyway ?). The sound is pure pleasure, again no hums, or noise. Only the sound you play.

Verdict :

Rating:

We deducted .5 for the cost, otherwise its a perfect piece of hardware.

Pros ::

• Super Voice Quality
• Super Playback Quality
• Uber cool Looks
• Volume and Mute control panel thingy on the wire itself.
• Long Wire provided and USB interface

Cons ::

• The pricing is a little on the higher side. Around Rs. 1500 for it is slightly expensive compared to the USB sound cards available in the market.

One of our readers Mac Kalvin has successfully run his Iphone mobile on Airtel India’s network after unlocking it. He has also compiled a step by step procedure to unlock the Iphone. Here are also some photos showing proof of the Iphone working on Airtel, the photos have been taken by Mac Kalvin. All these things are being posted here with permission from him.

In case you encounter any problem, you can clarify it with him, feel free to call him, IM him or email him (he says).

Airtel Network being received by Iphone

Airtel Customer Care being called on 121

Airtel Symbol and Edge Symbol on the Iphone

You may also download the PDF detailing the step by step unlocking of the Iphone from this link (external)

Iphone Unlock PDF (Updated)

How to unlock the iPhone using the anySIM program (New !!!)

Disclaimer :: Unlocking the Apple Iphone might void your warranty of the Apple Iphone, furthermore proceed with unlocking at your own risk, we will not be responsible for any damage caused as a result of you trying to unlock your Iphone.

And in the end, if you unlock your phone, please shoot a small video of the unlocked phone and send it to us.

Also the Iphone after being unlocked properly will run on Hutch, Airtel, Idea etc. and all other Indian GSM networks.

Also do not buy the iPhone from Indiatimes or other such shops, they are selling it for 45000 rupees, you can get an iPhone for Rs.16000 only and you can unlock it yourself for free.

Yes that’s true folks, Windows Live Writer , currently in Beta makes writing blog entries much easier and simpler. The writing of a blog entry actually becomes more enjoyable and less tedious. Windows Live Writer as the name suggests is a product of Microsoft. It has lots on inbuilt features and offers support of in post tagging, image insertion, category marking, Map insertion etc.

One place where it lags though is the Blogger Beta Images department, if is not able to offer image hosting for blogger beta, which is a serious flaw actually, but I guess its got more to do with Google than Microsoft. The new version also features an in-built spell checker which thank god is 100 times better than Firefox’s inbuilt spell checker.

When Microsoft ventures into something, you know its going to be the best and the biggest. So this Graphing calculator was no different.

The Graphing calculator is just a small part of Microsoft Student’s Math tools and is made by the Educational Products Division of Microsoft (My favourite division for reasons you will never know )

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