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Spam in GMAIL inbox - almost fell for it

from account-upgrade@gmail.com   sender-time Sent at 4:23 AM (GMT-03:00). Current time there: 1:46 AM.  ✆ reply-to serviceupgrade.security@gmail.com to date Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 4:23 AM subject Confirm your account!! mailed-by jagua.com.br hide details   4:23 AM (5 hours ago) Dear Gmail User, This message is from our "Gmail" messaging center to all our subscribers. We wish to inform you all that we are updating our database and e-mail center. Thus, we are currently deleting of all unused / inactive Gmail accounts to create more space for new accounts. To ensure you do not lose your E-mail account during this period, you must confirm to us that your account is still active by responding to this notice with your account information below: 1 - Username: 2 - E-mail: 3 - Password: 4 - Telephone: NOTE: This information will help us upgrade your account to our new F-Secure 2010 version HTK4S anti-virus/anti-spyware and your password will be encrypted with 1024-b

Every Day Android Apps - House help

Every day so many people touch your life. Folks like your cook, house maid etc., and items like milk that get delivered to your door step.  Ever wondered if you could simply checkin and checkout the arrival and departure of above services. "House Help" on android just does that. You can also provide feedback and provide rating for the day. You can also get report on absenteeism in a graphical pie chart for current month as well as for last month.  The current version is free and is available in android market place under productivity category. You can also search directly for "House help" and check it out.

Plusconf brings together the best

You have crazy people. You have sober people and you have people with with families. They all belong to a tribe which creates and runs startups. Some common themes Most startups begin in consulting/services mode wherein you gather cash to burn for your idea. You pick an idea that solves a specific problem for a specific customer. Its not a ego drive. You want somebody else to pay for your product/service. Most startups begin at home either at second bedroom ( if you have) otherwise shared. The event was  http://plusconf.com/  being stictched together by Benjamin ( Could not get contact details) on livestream.com. Allan Branch - Lessaccounting.com Missed of the part due to poor audio quality, dont know at whose end Do coworking more for exchanging ideas. Working from home is difficult but you need to learn to balance. Tell hello to every customer that signs up. Todd Garland - BuySellAds Do not leave your fulltime job until cash can sustain you for a while. You can wor

Big Bazaar is changing Consumers Buy Choices

The time to redeem wednesday 2 kg sugar coupon was around. When I reached Big bazaar I was disappointed to find it being offered to anyone whose purchase exceeded Rs. 500. Nevertheless the place was crowded. This time compromises had to be made for choices of brand in the given shopping list. The following brands were unavailable. Parle G biscuits Sabeena Powder Harpic Blue Toilet cleaners Tata Salt  So the choice was to shop elsewhere and find the above brands or collect the alternatives that Big Bazaar was offering along with free Sugar 2kg. No 1kg biscuits bought Alternative brand - dont recall name - spouse said it looks like its filled with sand. Harpic rose cleaner which spouse claimed had milder effects on commodes. Saffola salt which was Rs 8 costlier than Tata.  How was your wednesday at Big Bazaar?

Every Day Android Apps - Send To Computer

Quite a nifty tool. Good for website viewing for sites that are yet to be mobile enabled. I had been struggling with the web browsing experience when I stumbled upon it. I was searching for a good barcode scanning android app on android marketplace because "Barcode scanner" was not scanning the 1D code. It could be a limitation of Samsung Galaxy 5 as the camera is not auto-focus. Have you been able to decode 1D bar codes with Samsung Galaxy 5 ? Please let me know. I initially could not understand the concept behind "Send To Computer". After a struggle these were the steps that got me going Goto http://send-to-computer.appspot.com/ on your desktop. Enable popups in your browser for this site. Scan the 2D code with your phone " Barcode Scanner ". The app will obtain a unique id for your session. Go to Browser in phone, open any site. Click on Menu-->More-->Share Page-->Send To Computer Lo and behold the page opens in your desktop browse

Everyday Android apps - Cardio Trainer

Cardio Trainer - Your personal trainer and route tracer. You are likely to use it twice a day. How I got it?  I was on Morning walk, saw Vijay Prahallad, shared usual Hi and was almost on Bye when he said "I am sure you would love it" and showed me the accuracy of Cardio Trainer and path traced, calories burned and distance covered.  Searched on Android Market and there it was. What I like? I am hooked , todays is third day and even though I was slightly sick I went out. The music integration. GPS accuracy. First day was poor as I had set it for good and 1s refresh but now changing it to fair and 10s interval has significantly improved. I jog in a cluster of buildings and its amazing to see the path. No user registeration. You get a code and can use it anytime you want to. What I dont like? It looks like it interferes with call. Yesterday I was having a conference call and at about  4:45PM the phone rebooted itself. This is also about the time it sends reminder to g

Ruralzing invites school student

Halenijagal kids dancing The Sunday, 28th Nov,2010 was different. The students were divided into four groups. Each group had to present the idea as to "Define a feasible project for village development if you have a budget of 1 Lakh". There were interesting ideas on Improve irrigation and extend rainwater harvesting Cultural center in villlage with a outlet on NH4 highway close to the village. Scale biogas plant to cater to needs of every household. Basic Health care center. The constraint of the project were in line with India@75 vision of Professor Prahalad. The winning entry beat the runner up by mere 3 points. The participating schools were Shishuvan from Mumbai , The Jain International School from Bilaspur and a school from Kochi. The students played games like गिल्ली ओर डंडा (Gilli and डंडा), कंचे (marbles), लट्टू () and danced with local children in the school campus. Highlights of the day Kochi school kids talking about seasonal unemployment e

Why Nokia is so paranoid?

Nokia is all over the place with great push for their ovi store. They are in malls, in conferences and in start-up events. They are extending their distribution channel for app developer to connect their customer with their apps. What is in an mobile phone app that Nokia is losing its sleep over? It looks like market share. New India based mobile manufactures have gathered significant marketshare in last couple of years. With companies like Spice,Micromax,Lava and Videocon in the fray. It could be Android too. The adaption of android development environment by developers across Asia and world is one such sign. Second could be price point of touch based devices. Nokia has lowered one of their best offering to about Rs.7k. Other day @mayanks mentioned that he now he has bought the device where will he find the apps. All the fun apps are either on iphone or android. Another could be deployment of 3G. 3G will go hand in hand with smart phones. Interestingly the package offering o