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As I mentioned in my earlier post that we can enable our car WiFi by 2 means.

(i) Using Laptop as and enabler to internet connection.

(ii) Using Single board computer in place of Laptop as internet connection enabler.

The main advantage by using Laptop is we can even avoid router(Access Point) by configuring the machine to a point to point wifi access. The disadvantage is we need to carry laptop every time for internet connection.

The advantage of using SBC in place of laptop rule out the disadvantage of (i). We need to buy an SBC to make car wifi enabled which cost around $120.

I am mentioning simple and easiest method that is method (i) now. For this we need to configure our laptop for point to point wifi access. The main advantage of using method (i) is we can avoid access point(AP).

The figure above shows the architecture diagram of our simplest wifi car. The EVDO is connected to the first wireless laptop which will serves internet to other system(s) using point to point network. I will explain the step to step procedure now.

Click on the Network connection in control panel(Start menu->Control Panel->Network and Internet Connections->Network connections).

On the properties window click on the wireless network tab and Add a new connection.

Add a name for the network let it be “MyHomeNetwork” and make the authentication as shown in the figure above. You can add a password which can be used to secure your network. The main and ultimate thing is that you need to change your wireless network as adhoc(point to point) network by checking the check box shown in figure above. Click OK to save the settings. Yeah your system is ready to work as point to point wireless serving device and also a gateway for internet. Connect EVDO driver program to get internet connection.

Carry the system you configured now for getting internet connection in your car.

Your Peer system(s) can be connect to this network. Search for wireless network you can see a wireless network named “MyHomeNetwork”. Connect to the network with key assigned during the process.

My next post will describe the way to make your car wifi using Single board computer. Which is more promising WiFi car.

The Extensible Host Controller Interface draft specification revision 0.9 was released Wednesday for Super-Speed USB, officially called USB 3.0. USB connectors are used to attach peripherals, such as printers and external hard drives, to a PC. USB 3.0, which has a data rate of 600 MB per second, is the fastest USB technology to date.

The Intel specification describes the registers and data structures used in communications between the system software and hardware. The specification is available under royalty free licensing terms to all members and contributors of the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which is responsible for the development of the specification.

Try these tips :
1. Use Of ‘+’ sign :
This ensures that the results returned to you will definatly consist of the word following the ‘+’ sign. For Eg :
Search: reviews of +iPhone and iPod
This will show results containing the word reviews or iPod but the results will definatly consist of iPhone !

2. Use Of ‘-’ sign :
Using ‘-’ sign before any word will ensure that the particular word will not be included in the results !

3. Use Of ‘~’ sign :
Using ‘~’ before any word will return the results also containing the synonyms of the word !

4. Search a particular site :
To search a particular website you can use the following syntax in the google search :
Search: site:www.xyz.com abc
For Eg :
Search: site:http://trickscafe.blogspot.com/ Google Search Tips

5. Define a word :
To get the definition of a word just use :
Search: define:abc
For Eg : Search: define:Computer
This will return you results which define ‘Computer’.

6. Find Pages similar to a page :
To find a page similar i.e. consisting of same type of content, use the following syntax :
Search: related:http://www.xyz.com/

7. Search for exact phrase :
To search a set of words exactly together i.e.
For Eg :
Search: “contact us”
This will return the results containing both contact and us together !

8. Using the wild card ‘*’ :
The * sign can be used in places where the whole word is not known.
For Eg:
Search: friend*
This will return the results containing friend , friends , friendship.

9. Using the ‘?’ sign :
This is used when the full spelling of the word is not known.
For Eg:
Search: fri??d
This will result that in the results in which any alphabet can take the place of ‘?’ sign.

10. Use of boolean operators :
The boolean operators like AND,OR,NOT can be used in search box to connect the words !
The search engine understands them as what they mean but the must be in capital letters !
For Eg:
Search: swim OR float
This will return the results containing either swim or float

How to create system folders
Con and other system folders like “aux”,”nul”,”lpt1″,”lpt2″ etc. can be created only with dos
i’ll suggest u a method of creating con and other like folders in C: drive-
first go to run
type cmd
then type the following command carefully -
mkdir \\.\c:\con
in place of con any of the names of the folders u want to create can be typed
and if u want to delete the folder then type-
rmdir \\.\c:\con

The following are useful key strokes to eliminate the use of the mouse and increase the speed of your browsing in Firefox. These keystrokes will work in Linux and Windows.

CTRL+L: Select the URL bar
CTRL+K: Select the search bar
CTRL+T: Open new tab
CTRL+W: Close current tab
CTRL+TAB: Shuffle tabs forward
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Shuffle tabs backward
CTRL+R: Refresh
CTRL+F: Open find dialogue
CTRL+H: Open history menu
CTRL+D: Bookmark current page
CTRL+U: View page source
BACKSPACE: Go back one page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Forward one page
ALT+LEFT ARROW: Back one page
ALT+HOME: Go to homepage
CTRL+K followed by CTRL+DOWN ARROW: Select search bar and change search engine

 Apart from the CLI, various graphical user interfaces too have keyboard shortcuts for most of the Linux applications. We shall now put our eyes down to some commonly used key combination to get a handful of the routine tasks accomplished without you having the need to chase your mouse!The following set of key combination are known to work on a GNOME desktop environment, with a hope that most of it shall work on alternative desktop environments. I shall be glad to see some more entries added to the list through the comments section.

Before we start, one should remember the 4 basic keystrokes for a GNOME desktop:

1. Escape: It cancels/stops whatever is being done on the active window.
2. Enter: Generally used to select an option or run/open a selected file.
3. Tab: Used to move through the links/icons/files in a sequential manner.
4. Cursor keys: They help you move your cursor to the desired position.

Apart from them, we have a list of productive keystroke combination:

The slider is a quick & easy way to accomplish tasks which would otherwise involve long trails of the mighty mouse. You can use the following combination:

1. Alt + TAB: It pops up the slider to select a program out of the one’s which are currently running or dormant(minimized). This happens to be a cool combination to help you switch between windows. Just keep holding the ALT and keep pressing TAB until you have the program that you want.
2. Shift + Alt + TAB: It brings up the slider to select a menu panel and allows you to click select shortcuts, etc.
3. Ctrl+Alt+ left/right cursor keys: It pops up the slider to move toggle over your workspace.
4. Ctrl+Alt+d: This combination minimizes all the windows which are active, leaving behind the desktop, all in a jiffy!

Another set of key combination include Alt and the Function keys. This combination helps manage the windows:

1. Alt+F1: This brings up the main menu.
2. Alt+F2: This allows you to run an application by typing its name in the pop-up box.
3. Alt+F4: It closes the active window. Equivalent to clicking the X on the corner of the window.
4. Alt+F7: It allows you to use the cursor keys to move the window. Pressing other keys return the control back to normal.
5. Alt+F8: It helps you resize the active window using the cursor keys. Pressing other keys return the control back to normal.
6. Alt F9: It minimizes the active window.
7. Alt+F10: It maximizes the active window.

You may use Alt+space to bring up the window bar menu to check out this list, just in case you forget them!

What we just saw was a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for window management tasks. We shall now eye on the next subset of keystrokes, which involves program management tasks. The following commands are often known as Apple Lisa/IBM editing commands and most programs are known to have them. But remember, just as one size doesn’t fit all, there may be some discrepancies.

1. F10: It gets you to the main menu of a program you are currently in. You may then use the cursor keys to get around.
2. Shift+F10: It opens the right-click menu of the active program.
3. Ctrl-S: It saves the active file. It’s a common and widely used command.
4. Ctrl-Z: undos the last action.
5. Ctrl X / Ctrl C / Ctrl V: Cut, Copy, Paste - No description needed!
6. Ctrl F / Ctrl G: Find and find next.
7. Ctrl O: It helps open an existing file within a program.
8. Ctrl W: It closes the current file.
9. Ctrl-Shift-W: It closes the active program.

Some shortcuts for Firefox users:

1. ALT+D / CTRL+L / F6: Lets you point to the address bar in a flash.
2. CTRL+T: Creates a new tab in the current window.
3. CTRL+Tab: Allows you to toggle between the opened tabs.
4. CTRL+R / F5: Refreshes the current tab.
5. CTRL+W: Close the current tab.

Thanks to Brajeshwar

People can enjoy using New series of walkman series next month.  Sony Ericsson has unveiled three new Walkman phones - the W902, The W595 and the W302.

The W902 features a scratch-resistant 2.2″ QVGA display, a 5 megapixel camera and music navigation keys. It comes bundled with headphones and an 8 GB Memory Stick Micro (M2).It is a UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets in Volcanic Black, Wine Red and Earth Green in Q4 of 2008.

Seagate has unveiled the industry’s first 1.5-terabyte desktop and half-terabyte notebook hard drives to meet worldwide demand for digital-content storage . Seagate’s new 2.5-inch half-terabyte 5400- and 7200-rpm drives – Momentus 5400.6 and Momentus 7200.4 – deliver the best combination of capacity, mobility and durability for mainstream and high-performance notebook computers, external storage solution read more here

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Seagate introduced the Momentus 7200.4 and the 5400.6. The former has a spin speed of 7,200 revolutions per minute and the latter a speed of 5,400 RPM . Both are 2.5 inches and a have a Serial ATA interface of 3Gb per second. The drives also have shock protection technology that parks the heads off the disc when it senses that the notebook is in free fall of as little as eight inches, Seagate said. The 3.5-inch drive packs its storage on four platters and has a Serial ATA interface of 3 gigabits per second and a sustained data rate of up to 120 megabytes per second for faster boot times, application startup and file access. The drive is also available in models between 160GB and 1TB.