Are you a Facebook addict?

Facebook is a social media website that allows everyone to connect with friends and relatives. Since it is launched in some years back, it has definately become world's most visited website.

Facebook is like a drug that once you attach yourself to it, it is hard to get away from it. I do have a facebook account for last 2 years, but I do not like people who do check their accounts after every one hour. We can call them facebook addict.

If you are doing following, then you are a facebook addict.

• You login first to your facebook account after turning on your computer.
• You are on a tour but still checking out facebook pages and friend's updates.
• You cansider facebook as your life.
• You have tried out almost every facebook application.
• Your day is not complete if you do not login to your facebook account.
• You keep on accepting friend request even if you do not know that person.
• You do rather check your friend's uploaded photos rather that concentrate on your other stuffs.

So are you a facebook addict?

Search Google and bing simultaneously

Microsoft's Bing search engine has become very popular. Thanks to Microsoft's aggressive advertising and marketing style. Most of the internet users want to use both Google as well as bing as their favorite search engine. I think it would be great idea if one can search and get results in Bing and Google simultaneously. It is possible because of a cool site called bingle.nu.

Bingle is a simple to search as Google or Bing. Simply type your search string, then click the yellow Bingle button. 

                                                          

I-Ticket VS E-Ticket- Indian Railways

There are two modes of online booking available in Indian Railway website. They are I-Ticket and E-Ticket.

I-Ticket:- I-Ticket can be purchased online but it is delivered at customer residential address in 2-3 times. I-Ticket need to be booked at least 2 days in advance. I-Tickets are issued for Waiting List, Confirmed and RAC cases.

I-Tickets are always delivered at customer shipping address provided at the time of customer registration. For any reason if customer is unavailable to collect, then he can authorize another person to collect the ticket on this behalf. In this case customer is required to provide an authorization letter to the person who is collecting the ticket on this behalf.

For more details please click here http://www.irctc.co.in/iticketGuide.html

E-Ticket:- An e-ticket can be booked up to the time of chart preparation for your train. To book an e-ticket you have to enter your ID proof details like PAN Card, Voter’s ID card, Passport, Ration Card, Central/State Govt. ID Card or Driving License. After booking just take a printout of the Electronic Reservation Slip and carry it during travel with the ID proof. For e-tickets while traveling you must carry the electronic reservation slip otherwise you will have to pay a fine of Rs. 50. E-tickets can be cancelled only through internet. Cancellation will be confirmed online and the money will be credited to the same back account. E-ticket - The user can take a printout of the Electronic Registration Slip (ERS).

For more details please visit http://www.irctc.co.in/eticketsguide.html

I-Ticket and E-Ticket Advantages:- 

1. Online Ticket Purchase cut is not only easy but it saves your money by cutting down the the role of middle men/ brokers/ agents 2. Forget about long queues in a station for booking tickets. Now customer can book tickets sitting peacefully in office or home. 3. Now SMS Based Ticket purchase option is also in service where by customer can buy ticket using SMS service.

World's ugliest celebrities

Michael Jackson

Marilyn Manson

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Michael Berryman

DJ Qualls

Marty Feldman

Clint Howard

Shane MacGowan

It happens only in india

This photo is from a small village in Punjab, India

Corporate War........... Speechless

In last one year fuel prices have been increased 3 to 4 times. There is so much competition between our domestic airline companies to attract travelers is that instead of concentrating on providing good customer service they are concentrating on Something else. Take a look.

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The Man who had 86 Marriages & 170 children

Now a days, if somebody gives birth to 3rd or 4th child or has 2nd marriage then it become a hot topic and people starts blaming that couple. But what you will say about this old man who had 86 marriages and 170 children.

Cricketers have Superstitions or Stupid addictions

Most cricketers have superstitions. The hunger for victory in a cricket match, the fear of failure, the desperation to win, all these sentiments are combined and lets the human mind get conditioned over a period of time. Hence, habits emerge and when those habits are unique or away from the norm they are termed as superstitions. And if you try to comprehend superstitions, you realize more often than not they are nothing but stupid addictions. 

Cricket has a rich history of superstitions; the "nelsons": when the score is 111, 222 (double nelson) it is considered unlucky. Who can forget the image of a fiery red-faced David Shepherd leaping off the ground on one foot to counter the nemesis.

More common rituals are: wearing the left pad first, kissing the bat while batting, making sure you take strike first etc. Former England skipper Mike Atherton never gave an interview, if he stayed not out overnight during a test match. Neil McKenzie of South Africa makes sure that his toilet seats are closed before leaving from the dressing room and he would strike the bat to the ceiling of the dressing room before every innings. Mark Ramprakash would always chew the same piece of chewing gum throughout an innings, and stick it to the top of his bat if he was not out overnight. He once batted for 10 hours, spread over three days, which must have left him with a pretty tired jaw. The "red handkerchief/cloth" has a sacred place in cricketing history as the favourite accessory whether it was Steve Waugh, Jimmy Amarnath or more recently Virendra Sehwag. All of them considered it their lucky charm and carried it on the cricket field. Interestingly all of them are right handed batsman, though with distinct batting styles.

Hot chips may cause cancer

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that potato crisps, Fried or roasted potatoes, coffee and cereal-based products, including biscuits and toasted bread can cause cancer. Experts have said that a chemical created when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures has been proven to cause this deadly disease. Following laboratory tests in animals this year, a joint WHO and United Nations expert committee on food additives agreed there was evidence that the chemical acrylamide caused cancer. The authority has acknowledged there is a need for ongoing research into health impacts of acrylamide in food. Acrylamide was discovered in foods by Swedish scientists in 2002. 

How to protect your computer

if we are accessing internet on our  computer then there is always a security threat to our computer. The immediate question that comes to our mind is how to protect our computer from these daily security threats. As per a online Security Expert there are three basic steps need to taken to ensure that computer is protected from security attacks and viruses. Lets see these three steps.

1) Firewall:- A firewall is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. It is a device or set of devices which is configured to permit or deny computer applications based upon a set of rules and other criteria. So Its better if you install Firewall on your computer. These days some operating systems have built in Firewalls like Windows 7.  There are some add on firewalls which can be downloaded from the internet.

2) System Updates:- Its always advisable to use genuine ( License)  windows operating  system. Pirated version comes at cheap price but always have some limitations like you will not get daily updates. Daily updates from Microsoft site are important for keeping computer safe.


3) Antivirus:- Antivirus software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware including computer viruses, Trojan horses, worms  Such programs may also prevent and remove adware, spyware and other forms of malware. There are so many antivirus softwares available in the market. Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, Bit Defender 2010 , Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security 2010 are the most popular and leading antivirus softwares in the world.

Peepali Live - A must watch Film

Peepali Live is a small budget film which is produced by none other than the perfectionist Aamir Khan. Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid government loan. The solution to this  problem is the very same government's program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. As a means of survival Farmer Natha can choose to die!!! His brother is happy to push him towards this unique 'honor' but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what might've been another unnoticed event turns into a 'cause celebre' with everyone wanting a piece of the action. Political bigwigs, high ranking bureaucrats, local henchmen and the ever zealous media descend upon sleepy Peepli to stake their claim. The question on everyone's lips "Will he or Won't he?" As the mania escalates what will be the fate of Farmer Natha; nobody seems to care how he really feels? 

After 3 Idiots Aamir Khan comes with this film which seems to a master piece though he has just produced the film. This is a film one should not miss. So wait for 13th August 2010.