Friday, February 25, 2011

The 100Gbps world in the near future

With the advent of Smartphones, Tablets and Streaming TV, the demand of bandwidth is growing. Today our 1-Gbps fiber network suffice the current demand but the continue sales of millions of portable devices the demand is increasing that sooner we need 100 Gbps fiber network. The telecom is moving ahead to serve this demand in the future.

Not only Wired takes the demand for faster and higher bandwidth but also the Mobile operators. Mobile operators are now gearing up towards 4G networks and they need faster backhaul...

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CIA Gadgets goes public



Interesting pictures “Secret CIA spy gadgets go public”, this are not from Hollywood, CIA publicly revealed this pictures of gadgets being used by Central Intelligence Angency from 50's, 60's 70’s and 80’s they where able to make miniature devices perfect for concealment . They even have UAV and minisubs, being used ahead of its time...Read more...



Source: CNET

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Pydev - Python IDE for Eclipse 1.6.5

Pydev is a plugin that enables Eclipse to be used as a Python IDE (supporting also Jython and IronPython).

It uses advanced type inference techniques to provide features such code completion and code analysis, while still providing many others such as a debugger, interactive console, refactoring, etc.

Below are some of its highlighted features.
  • Python, Jython and IronPython support
  • Django integration
  • Django templates editor (separate feature that requires Aptana Studio 3 -- not included in the marketplace because of its pre-requisites)
  • Code completion
  • Debugger
  • Unittest integration
  • Interactive Console
  • Code analysis
  • Go to definition
  • Refactoring
  • Google App Engine integration
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Parser errors
  • Outline view
  • Tabs or spaces preferences
  • Smart indent / dedent
  • Comment / uncomment / comment blocks
  • Code folding
  • TODO tasks
  • Content Assistants (Ctrl+1)
  • Scripting with Jython
  • Mark Occurrences
The complete feature matrix may be found at http://pydev.org/manual_adv_features.html

Source: MarketPlace

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Apple iPad 2 April release is on track

According to Barclays Capital Analyst Ben Reitzes Apple iPad 2 shipment is on track. Having the issues in the design and specification has been settled this month.
This is the response to the report that Taiwan-based security firm asserted that Apple iPad 2 shipment is delayed until June of 2011 due to production bottlenecks.

Barclay Analyst says – Apple iPad 2 April release is on track

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

How to Download Windows 7 service pack 1

Downloading Windows 7 SP 1 via Windows Update is the easiest way to be updated. However the downside of doing this is when you need to update multiple clients. It would take a while if you do this kind of updating. The easiest way to this is to download the service pack via Microsoft download center.

Here is a simple tutorial on how to download the Windows 7 service pack 1.
  • Go to Windows Download Center
  • You will be asked to validate your system; this is a security measure by Microsoft against pirated copy.
  • Download the validator and install it, you will be given a validation code.
  • Paste the validation code in the box and that’s it, you can now choose what build you need.
  • Download the service pack your windows 7
    windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe (932MB) – Windows 7 64-bit version
    windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe (537MB) – Windows 7 32-bit version



Further information:
7601.17514.101119-1850_Update_Sp_Wave1-GRMSP1.1_DVD.iso - This DVD image contains standalone update for all architectures.
windows6.1-KB976932-X86.exe - This application installs Sp1 to a 32-bit machine running Windows 7.
windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe - This application installs Sp1 to a 64-bit machine running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows_Win7SP1.7601.17514.101119-1850.X86FRE.Symbols.msi - Standalone debugging symbols (free) for 32-bit machines.
Windows_Win7SP1.7601.17514.101119-1850.X86CHK.Symbols.msi - Standalone debugging symbols (checked) for 32-bit machines.
Windows_Win7SP1.7601.17514.101119-1850.AMD64FRE.Symbols.msi - Standalone debugging symbols (free) for 64-bit machines. This contains debugging symbols for both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Windows_Win7SP1.7601.17514.101119-1850.AMD64CHK.Symbols.msi - Standalone debugging symbols (checked) for 64-bit machines. This contains debugging symbols for both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

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Download Windows 7 SP1 via Microsoft Download Center

Starting today, Windows 7 service pack is available to everyone via the Microsoft Download Center . The service pack will also be available via Windows Update.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an important update that includes previously released security, performance, and stability updates for Windows 7. Additional improvements to services and features in Windows 7, such as improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing using the XPS Viewer, and restoring previous folders in Windows Explorer after restarting.

Estimated amount of free disk space required
Windows Update
  • x86-based (32-bit): 750 MB
  • x64-based (64-bit): 1050 MB
Downloading SP1 from the Microsoft website
  • x86-based (32-bit): 4100 MB
  • x64-based (64-bit): 7400 MB
Installing SP1 using an installation DVD
  • x86-based (32-bit): 4100 MB
  • x64-based (64-bit): 7400 MB

Currently downloading the update and after installing it on my system I will create a tutorial on how to integrate it to your current Windows 7 installer.

via WindowsBlog

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Apple iPad 2 delayed until June

[Report]Apple iPad 2 delayed until June

Many Apple fans are expecting that iPad 2 is due this coming April but a report from Bloomberg tells us that it might have some delay.

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