5 things about me!

Ok.. So i was tagged by my friend Manas. So here are 5 things about me: 1. Love technology and gadgets: Im the kinda guy who’d like to own the latest hardware/mobile phones, but alas my budget does not permit :p 2. Im an introvert: I get like at least 20-25 genuine emails a day (naah, not spam). And im a very busy person. The internet is my connection to the world. Im not the outgoing and mixing types 🙂 And i wont bug someone unless i really need some help from him. Live and let live 🙂 3. I dont keep people close to me: Hehe.. Its just that i dont keep anyone “that” close to me. And no one is that important for me. This is due to some past bad experiences i had with people really close to me. I have that “i dont care” attitude. ...

December 28, 2006 · 2 min · 237 words · Kalpik Nigam

An AWESOME wallpaper site

This site has all the wallpaper is all the resolutions! You widescreen guys would love it! All wallpapers are extremely beautiful! Check it out!

December 21, 2006 · 1 min · 24 words · Kalpik Nigam

A Windows Vista Zero-Day Exploit Costs $50,000

$50,000 for a Windows Vista zero-day exploit. The 0-day exploits have not been released in the wild but are, instead, made an integer part of the underground Internet commerce. The Proof of Concept code for an exploit affecting Microsoft’s latest operating system can cost as much as $50.000. As far, neither the exploit nor the PoC for Windows Vista have been submitted to an independent evaluation process. In this context, the authenticity of the Windows Vista 0-day exploit has not been confirmed from any sources aside from its creators. Microsoft has, as yet, failed to issue an official comment. ...

December 18, 2006 · 2 min · 248 words · Kalpik Nigam

Hosting Upgrade

From my inbox: Hello! \n After the transfer the old cPanel shall remain \n accessible for 2 more weeks with the IP address.\n \n If you have any questions or face any problems, please \n do not open a support ticket. Kindly send an email to ",1] ); //–>. You are requested not to make any changes to your site after 15 December 7 PM IST. A complete transfer is likely to take about 48 hours, mainly due to DNS propogation.Quick FAQ ...

December 14, 2006 · 1 min · 82 words · Kalpik Nigam

Call Center

After a LONG time, here’s some humour on my blog! Check out the call center movie here. Its really hilarious! Its about the life in call centers! Do check it out and leave comments! Its HIGHLY recommended!

December 14, 2006 · 1 min · 37 words · Kalpik Nigam

Java 6 Released

Java SE 6 is the current major release of the Java SE platform. Sun endeavors to foster the highest level of transparency and collaboration on the platform with the Java community through Project JDK 6, resulting in the following key features: Get it here. ...

December 13, 2006 · 1 min · 44 words · Kalpik Nigam

VideoLan Client 0.8.6 Final

Building on feedback from the 29 million downloads of VLC media player 0.8.5, we bring you version 0.8.6 with many bugfixes, as well as a couple of new features we think you will truly enjoy. Most prominent are probably Windows Media Video 9 and Flash Video. Other important changes are improved H.264 decoding, better Windows Unicode support, a Fullscreen controller and Apple Remote support for Mac OS X. Have a look here for the full list of changes. ...

December 11, 2006 · 1 min · 91 words · Kalpik Nigam

openSUSE v10.2 Released!

The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, openSUSE.org provides free, easy access to the world’s most usable Linux distribution, openSUSE. The openSUSE project gives Linux developers and enthusiasts everything they need to get started with Linux. The goals of the openSUSE project are: Make openSUSE the easiest Linux distribution for anyone to obtain and the most widely used open source platform. Provide an environment for open source collaboration that makes openSUSE the world’s best Linux distribution for new and experienced Linux users. Dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux hackers and application developers. Read more here. ...

December 8, 2006 · 1 min · 116 words · Kalpik Nigam

AV-Comparatives Nov 2006 Retrospective Test

AV-Comparatives On this site you will find independent comparatives of Anti-Virus software. All products listed in our comparatives are already a selection of some very good anti-virus products. In order to get tested by us, companies must fulfill various conditions and minimum requirements.. The following products were used in the last comparative (with best possible settings): Look into the online results to determine the exact version number. Avast! Professional Edition 4.7 AVG Professional 7.1 AVIRA AntiVir Personal Edition Premium 7.01 BitDefender Professional Plus 9.5 Dr.Web for Windows 95-XP 4.33.2 ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus 2.51.26 F-Prot for Windows 3.16f F-Secure Anti-Virus 6.12 G DATA AntiVirusKit (AVK) 16.0.7 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 McAfee VirusScan 11.0 Norman Virus Control 5.81 Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 12.2 TrustPort Antivirus Workstation 2.0 VBA32 Workstation 3.11.0 ...

December 6, 2006 · 1 min · 165 words · Kalpik Nigam

Releases..

WinRAR v3.62 (Direct Link) Yahoo Messenger v8.1.0.209 (Direct Link) Adobe Reader v8 (Direct Link)

December 6, 2006 · 1 min · 14 words · Kalpik Nigam