India’s strong and visible concerns about strategic Indian Establishments being openly shown on Google Earth have finally borne fruit. After Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the current president called it a threat , Google has finally come out with a plan that promises to address india’s concerns. Google plans to blur out the Strategic and Military Establishments and also make such images low resolution ones so that terrorists and enemy nations may not be able to use it.
Whats up with Orkut ?
Well Orkut just keeps getting more addictive doesnt it. The highly addictive social networking site just turned 3 recently and has launched a favourite videos section. Users can post the URLs to their favourite videos on youtube or google video and his/her friends will be able to see it. Not so surprisingly , Orkut , a google company has chosen not to allow MSN videos and other video sites to be used to add favourite videos.
Pay your LIC premiums ONLINE
Good news for those who have life insurance policies in LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) or are looking to get them. You can now pay your LIC premiums online at the click of a mouse, (at some clicks of mouse actually). Here are simple steps to pay your premium online and you get a receipt almost instantly. I just paid my mom’s premium so i know 😛
1. Goto www.licindia.com
2. Create a user there , the name MUST be the policy you wish to pay for.
3. Enroll your policy after registering, click on enroll policy and select the number of insurance policies you want to enroll.
4. Fill in you name, policy number and premium.
5. It will show you if the policy number was accepted.
6. Click on pay premium , check the policy whose premium you want to pay, and you will be forwarded to Bill Desk who handle the online payments. Read all the instructions on screen carefully all the way.
7. Select your bank through whose netbanking you want to pay, CITIBANK customers may also pay with their debit cards.
8. Login to your bank account and complete the transaction.
9. You will be redirected back to LIC’s site where you will get your receipt.
Dont use .tk domains
It turns out that the site was nothing short of a scam , no embezzlement was involved but scam nonetheless. The site warlier gave free domains to people with the option of showing or not showing ads. I was one of the stupid few who signed up and made a cool TLD alias to my already existing earlier domain. With time my site became popular both on visits and search engine Page Rank. DOT Tk or .tk Page Ranks are in no way affected by the fact that they open the page in a frame. Anyway , i recently checked my DOT Tk or .tk alias and was horrified to see a 15 second counter and POP UP ads. POP UP ads are THE WORST form of advertising. Yuck, my site looks like a CHEAP for PROFIT only website now , YUCK again , so i am slowly fazing out the DOT Tk or .tk domain. So an advice to all of you , stay clear of DOT Tk or .tk domains and if you already have them , look for alternatives. The free domain is not worth it. Also there are a number of restrictions on the DOT Tk or .tk domains
1. You cant register more than 3 free domains on a email address.
2. You must guarantee a minimum number of visitors each month or they will take away your site and suspend it.
3. I have wasted a lot of time in trying favicons for the free DOT Tk or .tk domains. And i have come to the conclusion that its not possible.
4. You dont own the domain , Dot TK does , so even if your site becomes hugely popular its of little use to you, moreover you are making them money by showing the ugly DOT Tk or .tk ads.
Linux Asia 2007
Linux Asia 2007 will be held this week in New Delhi, India.
VENUE: INDIA HABITAT CENTRE
DATE :31st jan’07 – 2nd feb’07
Creative launches the Zen V Plus in India
Creative has launched its new mini MP3 player the ZEN V PLUS in India. The product looks cool and offers a great alternative to the Ipod. Moreover i hate the Ipod because its overpriced ,featureless and its battery kills the device. Moreover Apple is one of the least eco friendly companies in the world. The one in the photo is the Orange/Black one GB version. The headphones in the photo are not the standard ones qhich accompany the player. the player also comes in an orange white version. the player is also available in 2,4 and 8 GB versions.The 1 GB player has a street price of 7000 rupees.
A great price , but make sure to try out the product thoroughly before you buy it !