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4/06/2007

A instant messenger RSS reader

So far,we had seen different kinds of feed readers like Google reader,Bloglines,Rojo..... or desktop RSS readers or browser based live bookmarks.Now for those whose big part of day is spent in instant messaging,for those who like to stay online for most of the time and who want to read the feeds in their instant messaging window rather than in some other reader,Here is some good news for you.
A service called Anothr has arrived for providing the feed services to you through instant messaging.It provides just-in-time alerts for your favorite blog and news feeds in Gtalk,Skype and MSN.There is no need of any kind of software installation.All you need to do is just add the Anothr messenger bot in your messenger.Following are the bots to be added as friend in your messenger

add skype Skype bot: anothr.com

add gtalk Gtalk/Jabber bot: anothr@gmail.com

add gtalk MSN bot: msn@anothr.com
One you add the bot,it automatically creates a account on anothr through which you can subscribe and share your feeds.After adding the bot,the bot will ask you to select language like type en for english and all.Once you are done with it,it will give you instructions.You can get help anytime by typing "?".Once you type '?" amd press enter, it will show you how to subscribe,share and unsubscribe to your feed.You can even subscribe or unsubscribe to a feed right from the messenger itself in Skype/Gtalk.The service also provides you widgets for your webpage to show the latest subscribers to your blog.
As soon as the blog feed is updated,the anothr bot in your messenger will send you the post as a instant message.So,If you are a fave of instant messaging,just subscribe to feeds today using Anothr.

A1 batch snaps

A1 batch snaps
Occasion : A1 batch snaps
Venue : JIIT lawns
Date :5th April 07
Time :1630 hrs IST
No present :26
Absent :4
Camera :Nikon CoolPix and Sony Cybershot
Courtesy : Me,Don and Swapnil

Test series


You might be wondering why there is a gap for new posts since the last two days.I just wanted to write this before , but time didn't permit me.I was busy with my test series 2 which was completed yesterday.I took up two subjects in this semester as my electives.One is Spread Spectrum Techniques and other is Knowledge Management.Ahh!!! Spread Spectrum course is a bit tougher this time.Course is WCDMA ,Multi user detection and two research papers with theme of performance evaluation of CDMA system.Lot of stuff for mugging which I tried to manage hardly.Anyways the paper went on fine.Moreover I made 2-3 diagrams of systems in the paper apart from regular theory.I hope Sharma ji give me good marks this time :) .
After that I had KM.I pray these Professional department (PD) teachers to treat us like engineers not MBA's.JIIT noida PD department provides you with such a high range numerical problems that are tougher even than mathematics and physics problems.I remember my days when I struggled in the Managerial Economics and Financial management in my 3rd sem,when the numerical s used to be damn big and tougher.The same happened with KM also this time.When I saw the paper,there are just 4 questions in which 2 of them are high weighted numerical problems whose solutions can't be determined.Still I have to pass the one hour time making something and something with common sense rather than bookish knowledge which I was doing in the PD papers since the last 4 years,hehe. Huhh!!! Anyways the test series went on good and We celebrated the ending with a A1 batch photo session and a party yesterday night.

4/03/2007

Live mail update : Its faster


Windows Live mail beta, has changed its design and got much faster today.The new design is looking much sleeker and the speed with which the page loads has increased considerably.The interface has'nt changed much but good colour combinations are being used to give it a better look.The page loading time has became less unlike other services like Yahoo mail which takes much time to load.The error messages "your request has been sent" or "We are unable to process your request " are not coming frequently as it used to come earlier.For those who don't know much about Windows live mail ,Here are its features that are mentionable :
  • Message preview without going to inbox just like as in outlook
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Importing outlook contacts
  • New AJAX integrated environment making it look like browser based email client
  • Image thumbnail preview before downloading them
  • Mail in different colour schemes
  • Finally its faster once it loads providing you rich experience.

Yahoo messenger hack for getting tabs in IM window


I already told you about the new Yahoo messenger for Windows Vista, which is getting worked up right from the ground level.It is going to come with themes that match with the Windows Vista and many other features like getting integrated with windows live messenger....It will also have one feature which makes it unique from the traditional yahoo messenger i.e tabbed IM windows as shown in the figure.In the present version, one more IM window opens for every conversation you do.But in the next version all the conversations will be done as tabs in a single window just like as it happens in Gaim , instead of messing up your taskbar with different windows.This tab feature is also present in Yahoo messenger 8.You can just use this feature by downloading the following registry hacks.First one is to on the feature and the second one is to turn it off.

Yahoo messenger 8 IM window tab on hack
Yahoo messenger 8 IM window tab off hack
After downloading the files,run the tabbed_im_on.reg file.It will ask something like this "Are you sure you want to add the information to the registry??" click on yes and it will say information added to registry.For turning the hack off,run the second file and do the same above procedure.

The problems with the tabbed feature is that it won't show any notification if there are new messages in the newly opened tabs.it wont show in which tab the new message has arrived.It even won't update the title of the IM window when you navigate through different tabs.wackyb has got a hack which corrects the problems.
Download the wackyb update for Yahoo messenger hack
The use guide for Wackyb hack can be found here.More information regarding Ymessenger tabs can be found on yahoo messenger blog

Note:Use at your risk.
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