Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Nokia Exec says iPhone, Android Handsets No Longer Appeal To Youth [My Comment on this article]


I read an article on Tech Crunch[Nokia Exec: iPhone, Android Handsets No Longer Appeal To Youth] today and i left a comment that i felt i should share on my blog.






My comment


I dont see what is wrong with his statement. According to the numbers he is looking at there is a growing niche in the market for something different and they feel that windows phone is what everyone will soon turn to. 


Also what is wrong with talking trash about your sompetitors even when your product is not yet the best, i clearly remeber the late Steve Jobs dong that a lot even when apple was not good enough to compete with windows. 


My question to the authur of the article, do you think windows phone sales will not shoot up when microsofts project with windows 8 if finally complete? To the untrained eye it looks like Microsoft is loosing out in the mobile and desktop markets but if you have taken even a sencond to look at Microsoft you would notice that a lot of changes are taking place. Have you even considered the potential impact of windows 8 and what it would mean to Nokia? 


I kind of understand why Mr. Niels Munksgaard would talk like that, its not due to arrogance and being blind but he has some insight that you do not have.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Connecting to a WiFi Network in Windows 7 [is really simple]

I have heard it being said a hundred times over that it is easier to connect to a WiFi network in Mac OS than in windows. I find that a little annoying since it not entirely accurate especially when you are talking about windows 7.


Of all the versions of windows, it is really simple to setup and to connect to WiFi networks in Windows 7. I would only talk about connecting to an existing WiFi network.

  • Go to the system tray found on your task-bar

  • Click on the network icon[circled by the yellow ring]

  • A popup menu appears and if your wireless card is switched on, a list of available networks within range would show up. 

  • Click on the network you would like to connect to and click on connect. You can also double click on the desired network and it would connect.

  • If a password is required you would be prompted to type in the password

  • You’re Done!




Note: you would only get Internet access if the WiFi network you are connected to has Internet sharing enabled. Also the network i connected to in this example didn't have Internet access so the yellow warning triangle appears on the network bars 




Thursday, November 17, 2011

Today’s Bit of wisdom


image by Salvatore Vuono

                

                   “Don’t get too comfortable


I really don’t need to elaborate on this. If you want to stay on top getting too comfortable with your achievements is a sure way to spoil your goals of staying on top. If you get too comfortable you become lazy, then you become complacent and then failure will surely follow along with disgrace. As simple as that, trust me the last thing you want to do when you are on top is to get comfortable. 
               Take a look at some of the great business leaders like Steve Jobs, they never got comfortable with their achievements.


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Docky (a fully functional dock for Linux)





          For those of you who are funs of the Linux platform I am sure you know of the Gnome Classic desktop which is one of the most popular desktop environments for the Linux platform. The Gnome Classic desktop comes with so many features that I enjoy using and Docky is certainly one that I like.
Docky is simply a dock for the Gnome Classic desktop a Mac OS Dock equivalent for the Gnome Classic desktop.

         Its level of customization lets you do almost anything with the dock
You could even chose a panel mode that mimics the windows 7 taskbar look with transparency enabled.

         It also allows you to change it interacts with mouse gestures and the placement of windows.


http://wiki.go-docky.com


           If you are using Ubuntu just go to the Ubuntu software centre search for Docky and click to install button it would ask for authentication and then your installation would proceed.