Happy Holidays

I can say with 85% clarity that this would be my last blog post for the year. A year that has seen happiness, sorrows, joy, jubilation, luck and bad fortune alike has finally come to an end. I cannot hope to have an year filled with positive energy only because, I know that there is no such thing in human life. You cannot have success without hard work. And hard work doesn't come easily.

I hear that teenagers in foreign countries move out, just after finding a job. They try to have their own money to serve specific needs. You might have heard that Indians stay with their parents for a long part of their life. This is partially true but things are changing. To face the competition in the corporate world, they are being sent to boarding schools at a very small age. It is unfortunate to know that some people have been studying in a boarding school right from their first grade. The result is the same now, in both cultures. But, you guys do it independently and we are forced to leave(with reason of having a better future).Is a bright future(economically) > a good life? I could never answer that.

So my exams were over and its a short winter break for us. 20 holidays! I am heading back home. And I can't wait to be there as soon as I can. One disadvantage of living in the 7th largest country of the world is that your journeys seem never-ending! It will take 26 hours by train to reach my hometown from Delhi. To reach Delhi, I need another 4. The excitement of going home overshadows the time of travel. After all, you are meeting your family and old friends after 5 months. I will be back next year with my adventures/ideas during the holiday period. Till then....

Have a great new year!
Have a Blast!(not literally :P)
Adios!

HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF

1. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.
2. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sexual favors."
3. Specify that your drive-through order is "TO-GO."
4. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
5. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.
6. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up."
7. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what you think."
8. Practice making fax and modem noises.
9. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc" them to your boss.
10. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
11. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophesy."
12. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears and grimacing.
13. Disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip the ink cartridge across the room.
14. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
15. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."
16. Staple pages in the middle of the page.
17. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a croaking noise.
18. Honk and wave to strangers.
19. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints at the cash register.
20. TYPE IN UPPERCASE.
21. type only in lowercase.
22. dont use any punctuation either
23. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.
24. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times.
    "DO YOU HEAR THAT?"
    "What?"
    "Never mind, it's gone now."
25. As much as possible, skip rather than walk.
26. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce "No, wait, I messed it up," and repeat.
27. Ask people what gender they are.
28. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.
29. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.
30. Sing along at the opera.
31. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn't rhyme.
32. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."

External Hard Drives

Thinking of buying one for myself. So, I've been searching some things about them. Here is an article I picked up...

A method of data storage that has become increasingly popular is the use of external hard drives. Home computer users today have more data than ever, and many find that the storage capacity of
their computer's hard drive is not sufficient. As the usage of external hard drives increases, there is
also a rise in the number of external hard drive failures. Listed below are various physical problems
that cause external hard drive failure:

Accidentally Dropped the External Hard Drive

There have been many cases where the external drive has been accidentally dropped by the user.
Many of these hard drives are designed to sit upright on a flat surface. This can cause the drive to
be susceptible to tipping over. The easiest way to prevent this from happening is to allow the external hard drive to lay flat instead of upright. This can prevent tipping. Otherwise, you should place the drive in a safe location away from the edges of a surface.

Twisted Electrical Cords and Cables

Many times, twisted cords and cables can cause an external hard drive to be pulled off a surface onto the floor. It is always important to make sure cords and cables are not twisted and are a sufficient length to reach from the computer to an electrical outlet.

Using the Wrong Power Cord

If you have several different power cords in the vicinity of your external hard drive, it is important to make sure you are using the correct power cord with your hard drive. There have been many instances where a user has plugged a different power cord into their external hard drive causing a power surge which will overheat the hard drive.

Power Surges from Lightning Strikes

It is important to always power down and unplug your external hard drive during a lightning storm. A power surge from lightning strikes can cause external hard drive failure by overheating the hard drive.

Contact a Data Recovery Company If You Have Experienced External Hard Drive Failure

If the data on the hard drive is worth preserving, you can contact a data recovery company to recover the data. A data recovery lab can repair or replace the damaged internal parts of the hard disk and retrieve any existing data.

External hard drives are a popular method of data storage. By following the tips above, you can protect your external hard drive and ensure that your data remains safe.

This article can be freely published on a website however it must not be modified in any way including the author bylines, and the hyperlink must be made active as shown below.

Andrea Stone is employed with ReWave Hard Drive Recovery, a worldwide data recovery company. Visit the ReWave Hard Drive Recovery website for more information about external hard drive failure and data recovery.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andrea_Stone

This is what i did in my 3-1

I have an exam tomorrow and am writing this post because I'm totally hopeless. Besides watching sitcoms, movies and anime...I play games to keep myself busy. The first half of the semester has passed while playing DOTA on LAN. The second half was different, I remember playing Mass Effect sometime ago, but for the rest of it... I played FIFA09. I just wanted to put up my offline profile stats here.

:P

Record : 210-35-50(Won-Lost-Draw)
Completion: 25% till now
Goals scored : 570
Goals conceded: 187
Clean Sheets : 154
Passing : 75%
Possession : 53% only :(
Fouls committed/received: 407/546
Injuries commit/received: 7/23
Yellow Cards:34
Red Cards :13

Difficulty level:World Class
Half Time :4 min

So, each game lasts at least 9 minutes. No.of games played =295
Total time played= 295*9= 2665 min
No.of hours= 44.25
No.of seconds= 159300

:D
And by the way, I'm watching Seinfeld. It's really good. Type:Comedy.
Adios!

Sleep is like alcohol. You just can't have enough of it. You always overdo it!

Prince of Persia 4:Next Gen

Minimum System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 1 GB Windows XP/2 GB Windows Vista
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX® 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)


* Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

ATI® RADEON® X1600*/1650*-1950/HD 2000/3000 series
NVIDIA GeForce® 6800*/7/8/9 series

Champion of Champions

Hey, vote for your favorite sportsperson on ESPNSTAR.com's Champion of Champions .

December

For most of the people...December gives enthusiasm, on the approach of the New Year/Christmas. But, for students like me half of the month is like hell. The comprehensive exams are beginning. So, I will be trying to keep myself busy.
Happy New Year everyone! Meet you in Jan2009.
:)