Tamil Nadu State Board Books are now available online in PDF and downloadable

http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/

From Standard 1 through 12, all subjects are available in Tamil, English, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu & Urdu. You can print this material and handover to someone who is in real need of and not affordable to buy books.

The Great Wall of China 360 Degree Panorama

A fantabulous Great Wall of China 360 degree panoramic view @ Jinshanling with a twilight. QuickTime is required to view this.

How to request for National Do Not Call Registry

Mobile or landline subscriber, who does not wish to receive telemarketing calls, can request their telephone number be included in the NDNC Registry. Such requests are sent through their telecom service providers which will be stored in National Do Not Call Registry. Subscribers can make a Do Not Call requests via Letter, phone, SMS or on-line.

The telephone number "1909" is designated for registering your request in the National Do Not Call Registry. Registrations can be done either by calling or sending SMS with keywords "START DND" to "1909". Telephone calls/SMSs to this number are FREE of cost. The telecom service provider will acknowledge the request within ten days. Requests will become effective in 45 days from the date of request.

Outlook on the desktop

Download and install the program Outlook on the Desktop that will place the Microsoft Outlook Calendaring system right on top of your desktop. The calendar object gets pinned to your desktop and stays there all the time in plain sight so you can always see what's upcoming. Some of the features include

- The Calendar's position, size and opacity are all adjustable via a very intuitive GUI.
- A tray Icon (complete with the day of the month) is provided to configure the app and perform other actions.
- Multiple-Monitor Support.
- Ability to switch between calendar, inbox, contacts, tasks and notes views.

You have to see it to believe it.

Travelling back home...

After four months I am travelling back home to Chennai, India from San Antonio, TX. Eagerly waiting to see my daughter as during the time I really missed her a lot. Even though this is one of my tiresome trips ever I have taken, the one good thing happened was on the way I met my best buddies Rajesh & Geetha at NYC-Kennedy airport. Of course as usual we had a very nice talk for few hours and they both got me NY Saravana Bhavan tiffin which was really really great for me at that time as I was very hungry. While waiting for my Chennai flight in Mumbai CSI airport writing this.

April Fools' Day On The Web

AprilFoolsDayOnTheWeb.com brings you the most complete listing of April Fools' Day Jokes that Web Sites have run each year from 2004 all the way up to today.

Happy Fools Day…

Star Wars in Text via Telnet

Check telnet server telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl that broadcasts Star Wars Episode IV to your command line as animated text.

Ever wanted to see Star Wars in Telnet? - link for the story on Blinkenlights' ASCII Star Wars animation which has been around since the Dark Ages (well, 2000).

Free Ways to Synchronize Folders Between Computers

Always I feel frustrated when getting to the office in the morning and realizing I left the most recent copy of an important file — be it a spreadsheet or a power point presentation — on my home computer. When I recently found that there are several free solutions that can automatically sync folders between computers – even over the internet, through office firewalls – no matter what OS in use, I was really thrilled. I feel these two free applications can help to edit the work files at home to magically appear on our PC at the office.

Sync Folders over the Internet with FolderShare (Mac and Windows, Free)

If the two computers we're working with aren't on the same local network and aren't both Windows machines — such as home Mac and office PC — can still sync files between them over the internet using a free service called FolderShare. If you haven't tried out FolderShare yet, sign-in to FolderShare and use download the appropriate FolderShare software to get it set up.

Sync Files to Your PC on a Local Network with SyncToy (Windows only, but can sync to any shared folder)

Free Windows utility SyncToy is a simple tool that synchronizes files between two folders (located on the same PC or on different computers). Download the SyncToy 2.0 beta and install it one PC that will be syncing with another.

The Super Mario Multiverse

Somehow starting my school days Physics was never my favorite subject. But when I came across this video and I was really impressed on creative hypotheses surrounding quantum mechanics with the help of Mario. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1460832361/bctid1459251959

Top 10 Jackie Chan Stunts

Jackie Chan has been injured on numerous occasions during filming usually from doing his own stunts, and occasionally, these mishaps can be seen as bloopers during the end credits of his films.