Dec 24, 2014 How To Send Birthday Wishes To All Your Facebook Friends Automatically

Sending birthday wishes to your friends will show that you are always there for them in their lives. It would create more strong in friendship even though if it is far. Facebook has an great function to remind your friend's birthday.

Wishing friend's birthday is too easy but you might didn't get time or miss to login Facebook in the day when your friend's birthday. You won't see the reminder again after the day of birthday and you couldn't remember. So today onwards you don't have to worry about sending birthday wishes to your facebook friend's wall.

There is a Facebook app called birthdayFB which will schedule wishing status or post to be published in the day of each friends birthday and it send into Facebook friend's wall automatically on the spot. It will make you free from sending wishes to the day of when your friends birthday, while you are full of busy.

It work quite simple and easy but great app. Follow the few steps below and turn your head free from sending birthday wishes to friend's wall when you are busy at all.

1. Go to birthdayFB site and connect with your Facebook account.
   
2. Give permission to that app to access friends list, birthday calender etc.
3. Once app connected with your Facebook, you would able to see a list of all upcoming birthday of your friends on that site.
4. Now click on the dropdown on right side of upcoming birthday of a friend.
   
5. Write you own preferred message or select from dropdown message which are written for you to be published in day of your friend's birthday on his/her Facebook wall.
   
6. Save as a canned message. It will be published in the day of that friend's birthday on Facebook wall.

You can schedule a personal message as birthday wish too be send on the birthday. For that you may go to Write Messages on the top menu. Do the same steps defined above but you can schedule only the friends with no pending messages. Even you could change the time of posting to friend's wall by going Preference menu.

This birthdayFB is great app to send birthday wishes to your Facebook friends. You wouldn't worry about wishing your friends birthday even if you miss it. I hope you find this article as best for you.

 

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How to Make Facebook Profile Picture not Clickable

1. Login to your Facebook account, and go to your timeline.


2. Click on your Profile picture.
 
 

3. Once you clicked, the photo will open in the theater view. Now click on the globe icon as shown in the following preview, and click on "Only Me" to make it privat.
 

 

4 .That's it. Your Facebook profile picture is now become not clickable.

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Delete your account from the major social network and web service now! Escape from web with one click!

 

Many companies use dark pattern techniques to make it difficult to find how to delete your account. JustDelete.me aims to be a directory of urls to enable you to easily delete your account from web services.

Some web company provide easy option to delete its account by users, while others makes confound or trouble way to delete account.

So today I have found an awesome site where you can get instruction and direct link to delete your web account. This site is called JustDelete.me. The site has provided around hundreds web account to be deleted easily with direct link.

Go to JustDelete.me , Find the account that you want to delete. There is an search box, you can do with it. Once you found the account, just click on its name. Here I have given example for Facebook. Just click on Facebook title and that will redirect you to Facebook deactivation page.

You might seen that some of them are in different color. The site has being colored to different account for indicating ability of deleting account from it. 
  Green   :- easy to delete,
 Yellow  :- some extra steps involved,
 Red      :- difficult, 
  Dark    :- cannot be deleted.

JustDelete.me is an best site to easily delete your web account. I hope you like my tutorial, if your got any error please ask me through comment below.

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How to Track Login History in Windows XP, Vista and 7

Have you never thought that some person would have attempt to  login to your PC in your absence, may be you are unaware of it till now and he may be planting some other trick(may be he has already read my last post lolzz) to get success!!!!.
Ok today I am going to tell you how u can track that…it is very simple, you do not need any extra software for it if you have Mr.Gates’s OS(WIN XP.7 OR VISTA)running in your box. By default that facility in disabled but i will show you how to enable it and what info it contains.

So lets start……..
1) First open up RUN and type Gpedit.msc as shown below and hit enter.

2) After that you will see an console window and follow the onscreen information as shown below……….

3) When you reach the 7th step in the above image then double click on it to change its settings as shown below.

In the above image you can see that both the options as marked are disabled
a) So if you want only to log your login success then enable success in the above image.
b) If you want to log login failures then enable failure in the above image.
c) If you want to log both login success and failure attempts then enable both. After selecting your suitable option click ok.
d) Then inorder to test if it works or not,logout from your system and try few wrong passwords and then login again.
e) Now right click on the “My computer”icon on the desktop and navigate to where it is written “Manage”.

f) Now after clicking manage in the above step a new console will open and then follow the steps as illustrated in the image below.

Here you can see there are many success logn attempts but there is one failure login attempt..marked as step 5,so double click on it to see the information it contains.
g) After double clicking on it the image below shows the information in it ..just give it a look...:)

As you can see it contains the time &date, username, reason etc
I hope this will add to your knowledge..and you will be any day helped by this….:)

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Windows XP Restarting Again and Again [Solution]

My friends computer which was having windows xp was restarting again and again. I know that the computer was not booting properly and windows xp was restarting unexpectedly when booting but i have to find the solution. i went to his home and found that when switching on the cpu it showed the Windows xp logo and option came like safe mode, safe mode with command prompt, safe mode with networking prompt, start window normally etc.

Safe mode or start with command promt also not working on his machine. So It could not reach the desktop and any of the option selected the process restarts again and again. I was not getting any error message on the screen, it just reboot from the windows loading screen again and again.

After some branistorming and using Windows XP recovery console finally i have resolved the problem and windows started working again without formatting. So below is a solution which you can try if your windows xp is restarting unexpectedly again and again.

Solution for Windows xp restarting again and again

You need to start the Windows recovery console from the 1) Windows XP CD-ROM by inserting a Windows XP CD into your CD drive or 2) you can start with preinstalled Windows Recovery Console if you have already available, but in most of the cases you have to use option 1.
If you have not preinstalled the Windows Recovery Console, you can start the computer and use the Recovery Console directly from your original Windows XP installation disc. If your computer is already in Windows and you want to add the Windows Recovery Console as a startup option, go to the next section “Adding the Windows Recovery Console as a startup option.”

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your CD drive and restart your computer. If you are prompted, select any options required to start (boot) from the CD (it will basically first show you the message like “Press any key to boot from CD … Press any keyboard key to enter in recovery and fresh installation console ).
2. When the text-based part of Setup begins, follow the prompts. Select the repair or recover option by pressing R.
   

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3. Now type “fixboot” and press Enter. It will ask you for “Are you sure you want to write a new bootsector to the partition?” just type “Y” and press enter again.
   

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4. Once above command executed successfully just Restart your machine and see if your windows starting properly or not.

(By doing all above things your windows should start normally but if it doesn’t follow the following steps as per your requirement and configuration)

1. If you have a dual-boot or multiboot system, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
2. When you are prompted, type the Administrator password.
3. At the command prompt, type Recovery Console commands, and then you can refer to the commands that are listed in the “Available commands within Windows Recovery Console” section.
4. At any time, you can type Help for a list of available commands.
5. At any time, you can type Help commandname for help on a specific command. For example, you can type help attrib to display the help on the attributes command.
6. At any time, you can exit Windows Recovery Console by typing Exit at the command line.

Below are some commands which can help you during Windows XP Recovery process.
CHKDSK
chkdsk drive /p /r
The chkdsk command checks the specified drive and repairs or recovers the drive if the drive requires it. The command also marks any bad sectors and it recovers readable information.
You can use the following options:
/p Does an exhaustive check of the drive and corrects any errors.
/r Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
Note If you specify the /r option, the /p option is implied. When you specify the chkdsk command without arguments, the command checks the current drive with no options in effect.
When you run the chkdsk command, you must use the Autochk.exe file. CHKDSK automatically locates this file in the startup folder. If the Command Console was preinstalled, the startup folder is typically the Cmdcons folder. If CHKDSK cannot find Autochk.exe in the startup folder, CHKDSK tries to locate the Windows installation disc. If it cannot find the installation media, CHKDSK prompts you for the location of the Autochk.exe file.
FIXBOOT
fixboot drive name:
Use this command to write the new Windows boot sector code on the system partition. In the command syntax, drive name is the drive letter where the boot sector will be written. This command fixes damage in the Windows boot sector. This command overrides the default setting, which writes to the system boot partition. The fixboot command is supported only on x86-based computers.
FIXMBR
fixmbr device name
Use this command to repair the MBR of the boot partition. In the command syntax, device name is an optional device name that specifies the device that requires a new MBR. Use this command if a virus has damaged the MBR and Windows cannot start.
Warning This command can damage your partition tables if a virus is present or if a hardware problem exists. If you use this command, you may create inaccessible partitions. We recommend that you run antivirus software before you use this command.
You can obtain the device name from the output of the map command. If you do not specify a device name, the MBR of the boot device is repaired, for example:
fixmbr deviceharddisk2
If the fixmbr command detects an invalid or non-standard partition table signature, fixmbr command prompts you for permission before it rewrites the MBR. The fixmbr command is supported only on x86-based computers.
Hope above knowledge will help you and your windows healthy

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Oct 31, 2011 Google Search Tricks

Well let me tell You what actually google tricks mean. Google tricks/google tips, does not mean hacking google, Using the below Google operators, we can get the desired google result very quickly. Well we can name this as hidden google secrets or Advanced google searching.  

Google Trick -1 :- GOOGLE OPERATOR
Type the following highlited words in google search box.
Google has several google operators that can help you find specific information, specific websites or inquire about the indexing of your own   site, below you will find the most important ones:
Click on the example google trick, and You will be redirected to google.
define: – This google operator will find definitions for a certain term or  word over the Internet. Very useful when you come across a strange word when writing a post. I use this as a google dictionary. example : (define computer)
info: – The google info operator will list the sets of information that Google has from a specific website (i.e. info:http://hack2007.50webs.com)
site: – This google operator can be used to see the number of indexed pages on your site (i.e.site:www.hack2007.50webs.com).  Alternative it can also be used to search for information inside a specific site or class of sites.
link: – This google link operator allows you to find backlinks pointing to your site. Unfortunately the count is not updated frequently and not all backlinks are shown
allinurl: – Using this Google operator will limit the search to results that contain the desired keywords on the URL structure. (i.e. allinurl:dailyblogtips)
fileformat: – Useful Google operator for finding specific file formats. Sometimes you know that the information you are looking for is likely to be contained in a PDF document or on a PowerPoint presentation, for instance. (i.e. “fileformat:.pdf market research” will search for PDF documents that contain the terms “market” and “research”)

Google trick -2 Top 10 Cool Google Search Tricks

well as we have gained enough knowledge regarding google operators, lets have a look at the following 10 cool google search tricks. Click on the example google trick, and You will be redirected to google.

1. Google trick to  search different file formats (keyword filetype:doc)
2. Google trick to search educational resources (keyword site:.edu) example (computer site:.edu)
3. Finding the time of any location (time romania)
4. Finding the weather of any location (boston weather)
5. Tracking commentary of live events (Olympic games Beijing 2008)
6. Using Google as a calculator (9 * 10)(143+234)(119-8)
7. Converting currencies (1 USD in INR)(10 US Dollars in Indian Rupee)
8. Find how many teaspoons are in a quarter cup (quarter cup in teaspoons)
9. how many seconds there are in a year (seconds in a year)
10. Tracking stocks (stocks:MSFT)
11. Finding faces (add imgtype=face to the URL)

Google trick -3 Top Essential Google Search shortcuts

#1: Get Local Weather
Type: “weather [city name or zip/postal code]” Example: “weather 500054″ or “weather boston”
#2: Check Flight Status
Google automagically pulls flight data from FlightStats.com. All you have to do is enter the flight number. Type: [flight name and/or number] Example: “bc254″ or “newyork21″
#3: Convert Distances
Type: “[value] [first distance unit] to [second distance unit]” Example: “100 kilometers to miles”
#4: Find a Phone Number
Find a Person:
Type: “[person’s name], [city or zip/postal code]” Example: “Gaurav Pokar” + india
Find a Business/store:
Type: “[business name or type], [city or zip/postal code]” Example: “WebDeveloper & Designer, Rajkot”

Google trick -4 :Google search trick for Rapidshare files search:
#1 site:rapidshare.com inurl:users “*”
#2 site:rapidshare.de inurl:users “*”
#3 site:rapidshare.com inurl:files “*”
#4 site:rapidshare.de inurl:files “*”
#5 site:rapidshare.com inurl:users (pass|password)
#6 site:rapidshare.de inurl:users (pass|password)
Suppose u need some info on ebooks. Then u can try following keyword to see all rapidshare folders having any hacking related thing in it
site:rapidshare.com inurl:users “ebooks”

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Oct 25, 2011 China ‘not doing enough on software piracy’

The world’s leading software industry body warned on Monday of a jump in revenues lost to software piracy in China as the country’s government is failing to rein in rampant copyright infringement.

Robert Holleyman, president and chief executive of the Business Software Alliance, said pledges by the Chinese government to help foreign companies gain more revenues from software sales in China and high-profile anti-piracy campaigns had failed to deliver.

“All that activity led us to believe that we’d see some fairly rapid reduction of software piracy in China,” Mr Holleyman said. “But none of what I’ve picked up with our companies indicates that they’re seeing the kind of economic growth associated with the sales of software.”

The remarks indicate that software market opportunities for companies such as Microsoft are unlikely to keep up with the pace of China’s PC market growth, and that intellectual property rights infringement will remain an irritant in relations with the US and China’s other leading trading partners.

In late 2010, the Chinese government, responding to growing criticism of its intellectual property rights protection record, promised in talks with the US that it would help increase foreign companies’ software sales in the country.

Since last year, Beijing has also been running a high-profile crackdown on the production and sales of pirated goods. The duration and scale of the campaign initially gave rise to cautious optimism among foreign industry executives that real change could be on the cards.

The US government even expressed cautious optimism in its annual report on intellectual property rights protection, saying Beijing’s special campaign against piracy might lead to “lasting improvements”.

But Mr Holleyman said: “While [piracy as a] percentage of total software sales is coming down somewhat, the US$ losses are exploding.” He added that he expected multinational software companies to launch more legal action against Chinese counterfeiters as a result.

In China, 78 per cent of all software sold in 2010 was pirated, according to BSA’s 2011 Global Piracy Report, compared with a global average piracy rate of 42 per cent. While this is not among the world’s highest piracy rates, China created the second-highest economic damage through piracy as the industry lost $7.8bn in revenues to pirates last year. In the US, the damage was $9.5bn.

But China is expected to overtake the US in that ranking soon as it is set to surpass the US as the world’s largest PC market by unit shipments next year.

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How to Find and Remove Unused CSS Code From Your Style Sheet

How to Find and Remove Unused CSS Code From Your Style Sheet. CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is now becomes the most important area of the web design, and almost every page is having style sheet and class selector codes. If you are note the creator of your blog or website’s style sheet then you might not be aware from your css code, which css class selectors are being used and which are not in use. If you want to Find and Remove Unused CSS Code From Your Style Sheet then there is Mozilla Firefox plugin called Dust Me Selectors.

It has the capability to extract all the class selectors from all the stylesheets on the page you’re viewing, then analyzes that page to see which of those selectors are not used. The data is then stored so that when testing subsequent pages, selectors can be crossed off the list as they’re encountered.

- You can test pages individually, or spider an entire site, and you’ll end up with a profile of which selectors are not used anywhere.

Features of Dust-Me Selectors 2.2

• Supports local and remote stylesheets included using elements, processing instructions, and @import statements. (Note: rules inside blocks that are not @import statements, and inline style attributes, are not included.)
• Supports stylesheets inside IE Conditional Comments.
• Check a single page, or an entire site.
• Understands all CSS1 selectors, and most CSS2 and CSS3 selectors (courtesy of Dean Edwards’ wonderful base2).
• Caters for common CSS hacks — for example, “* html #foo” will be treated as “html #foo”.

- Add this Plugin to your Firefox from : Remove Unused CSS Code From Your Style Sheet page.


- Use it and let me know if you like it or not

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Oct 24, 2011 Advantage of Jailbreaking iPhone

Jailbreaking of iPhone is very popular since Apple has launched iPhone devices, a mass community of iPhone Dev Team is putting their effort in Jailbreaking of iPhone with every new iOS releases by apple. Do you know the advantages of Jailbreaking an iPhone? if not then you must have to read this post and know the advantage of jailbreaking iPhone.

iOS jailbreaking, or simply jailbreaking, is the process of removing the limitations imposed by Apple on devices running on the iOS operating system through use of custom kernels. Such devices include the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV 2G. Jailbreaking allows users to gain full access (or root access) to the operating system, allowing iOS users to download additional applications, extensions, and themes that are unavailable through the official Apple App Store, via installers such as Cydia. You can refer my post about Jailbreak iPhone 4 on iOS 4.3.3(8J2) using redsn0w_win_0.9.6rc17.
A jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad running iOS can still use the App Store, iTunes, and other normal functions, such as making telephone calls. Unlike rooting an Android device, jailbreaking is necessary if the user intends to run software not authorized by Apple.
At its core, jailbreaking an Apple iOS device gives access to its root filesystem, allowing modification and installing third-party software components. This gives the user more control over the device and may enable features that were previously unavailable. In many cases, jailbreaking also voids the device’s warranty.

Advantage of Jailbreaking iPhone

1.  
   1. Under the DMCA of 2010, jailbreaking Apple iDevices is legal in the United States, although Apple has announced that the practice “can void the warranty.
   2. Cracked iPhone Games and Apps Installation – Jailbreaking is necessary if the user intends to run software not authorized by Apple.
   3. Gain deeper customization of device (e.g. theming, redesigned user interfaces and customize lock screens.)
   4. Jailbreaking also allows users to use paid apps from the App Store for free.
   5. It’s Fast and Easy – One of the best thing about jailbreaking an iPhone is you can easily jailbreak it within few minutes.
   6. Video chat over 3G Network – FaceTime video chat is a new feature of the iPhone 4, but it only works over a Wi-Fi network, which may be difficult to find in many situations. Jailbreaking the iPhone 4 allows for FaceTime video chat over a 3G connection.

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Codec Error: Use Windows Media Player

WeI have tried to play downloaded 750MB torrent movie .avi file in VLC Media player, the screen was showing me message like “Codec Error: Use Windows Media Player“, then “Aborting Video, Redirecting to Microsoft Codec Download Page“. When I try to play the same video in Windows media player, screen displaying both the messages again.

So i thought that might be the problem because of unsupported codec, with the downloaded videos or with my media players? but I know that I am using the latest VLC Media player and K-lite Codec Pack.

Note: The message Codec Error: Use Windows Media Player and Aborting Video, Redirecting to Microsoft Codec Download Page can’t be resolved because you have downloaded a trojan video or movie. so I would suggest removing them and doing full system scan for virus and spyware to your computer.

If you want then you can try to rename the video file extensions from .avi to .exe, and your antivirus will automatically detect the virus in the video file, so click repair or clean button… then rename the file to avi again.
- Actually these videos are ‘hacked’ videos that contains scripts which can be executed using WMP only. The purpose of showing those messages to you is to force you to be redirected to another site and/or to download some stuff in the background. If you can’t play them in WMP then it’s a good sign that your Windows and WMP are correctly patched with the latest security updates.
When you try to open it in WMP they send you to wmvlicense.com/pluginerror/..don’t try to download it if u aren’t protected, it will try to download and open Trojan horse SHeur2.BDRX…After scaning wmvlicense.com/pluginerror/:” When I tested this site we found links to xxxlexelink.com, which I found to be a distributor of downloads some people consider adware, spyware or other potentially unwanted programs.”
You should delete these videos as soon as possible because they may compromise the security breaches of your computer if they are played in WMP.
If you want to save your self from getting into and download these kind of infected videos you should try Vuze downloads. It has a built-in player, so you can get idea about your going to be download movies and videos.
If you want then you can Download Media Player Codec Pack for playing back music and movie files and you will be able to play almost all audio and video files also this setup supports 32-bit and 64-bit both.
- Hope above information will help you in future and save your self from downloading unwanted craps from torrent sites and protect your against “Codec Error: Use Windows Media Player” messages.

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Google Introduced a Google Wallet – Makes Your Phone Your Wallet

Using near field communication (NFC) technology Google has launched a new service called Google Wallet. Google Wallet is an Android app that makes your phone your wallet. It stores virtual versions of your existing plastic cards on your phone, along with your coupons, and eventually, loyalty and gift cards. Google Wallet will be an open mobile wallet holding all the cards and coupons you.

See Google Wallet into Action 

What is Google Wallet?

Google Wallet enables you to pay with your Citi MasterCard credit card and the Google Prepaid Card, which can be funded with any of your existing plastic credit cards. And, Currently Google is working on to extend this future to Visa, American Express and Discover cards also.
Google is adding a $10 free bonus to the Google Prepaid Card if you set it up in Google Wallet before the end of the year.

Can I use Google Wallet with my phone?

Google Wallet with tap and pay is compatible with Nexus S 4G by

Google, available on Sprint®.

If my phone is eligible, how do I get Google Wallet?
Google Wallet will be automatically pushed to Nexus S 4G phones on Sprint® as part of a software update.
What is near field communication (NFC) technology?
NFC is a wireless technology that enables data transmission between two objects when they are brought within a few inches of each other. Smartphones enabled with NFC technology can exchange data with other NFC enabled devices or read information from smart tags embedded in posters, stickers, and other products.
How much does it cost to use Google Wallet?
Nothing. Google Wallet is a free app. As an added bonus, for a limited time we’re giving new users $10 USD on the Google Prepaid Card upon activation of the card.

How does Google Wallet relate to Google Checkout?
Google Checkout is a service that enables merchants to accept and process online payments. Google Wallet, on the other hand, is a mobile app that enables users to tap and pay at physical, brick and mortar stores.
Google saying this “Google Wallet” as next big shit after coins, paper money and plastic credit cards.
You can read more FAQ about Google Wallet here.
Know more about Google Wallet and get help from official Google Wallet FAQ section. Lets hope that Google makes it a huge success. What do you think about Google Wallet? Share with us.
New Google Wallet - Makes Your Andorid Phone Your Wallet

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11-yr-old Rajkot boy scores full marks in Microsoft exam

RAJKOT: A city boy has become the youngest student to equal the world record of obtaining full 1,000 marks in an online computer exam conducted by US-based multinational Microsoft Corp.

Akshit Jayesh Dhruv, a Class V student, appeared in the exam on March 16 and obtained full marks, said Chirag Kothari, Centre Head of Inside Tomorrow Computer Academy, where the 11-year-old studied.

Nearly 17,000 candidates, from as many as 119 countries and studying from Standard III to post graduates, appeared in the exam in which Akshit was ranked first, Kothari said.

Earlier, a 21-year-old electronic communication student, Shruti Doshi - also from Rajkot - had set the world record by getting 1,000 marks, he said.

Doshi, who was also a student of Inside Tomorrow Academy, had surpassed the record of 999 marks obtained by Peter Phill of New Zealand in 2004.

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Oct 22, 2011 Apple stores close as employees celebrate life of Steve Jobs

CUPERTINO, Calif.
–
Apple leaders, employees and pop culture stars celebrated the life of Steve Jobs in a tribute Wednesday to a computer visionary who changed the world when he incorporated music, media and lifestyle into a sleek line of products

The service at company headquarters here drew hundreds of employees. They crowded into an outdoor amphitheater to reflect on the legacy of the company co-founder, who died Oct. 5 at age 56 after battling pancreatic cancer.

Across the U.S., Apple stores shut their doors for several hours so retail employees could watch a live webcast. The ceremony was closed to the public, and media handlers shooed reporters away from the famously private company.

Despite the best efforts at keeping the 90-minute ceremony private, music drifted across the campus when Norah Jones and British rock band Coldplay performed. And employees took to Twitter to relay some of the scene. Helicopter footage showed banners splayed on the building walls surrounding the amphitheater with pictures of Jobs. One banner showed Jobs sitting cross-legged cradling the first Macintosh computer. Employees crowded balconies overlooking the stage.

The mood at the service was festive, not somber, employees said. Speakers reportedly included CEO Tim Cook, Apple's chief designer Jony Ive and former U.S. vice president Al Gore.

Elsewhere, Apple customers found shuttered stores but rarely an explanation for the closure. Most who visited didn't mind the inconvenience.

"Jobs is a visionary. He is basically the core of Apple. So it makes a lot of sense," said Stephanie Desanges, 25, who works in finance and lives in New York. She had gone to the store to get her laptop fixed.

Carol Badger only had one complaint after she showed up at a store in San Francisco to find it closed. "I was just a little bit disappointed that it was not simulcast around the world so people could gather in cities and take part."

Analyst Stephen Baker, who tracks consumer electronics sales for research group NPD, said Apple doesn't stand to lose a lot of sales by closing its stores for a few hours.

Wednesday's service follows a memorial at Stanford University last Sunday for friends and family. That service at Memorial Church reportedly brought out Oracle chief Larry Ellison and Microsoft's Bill Gates, as well as politicians including Bill Clinton. U2 frontman Bono and Joan Baez reportedly performed.

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'Revenge of the Electric Car' goes corporate

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, here with his electric Leaf, is one fo the stars of

Five years ago, the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car took the auto industry by storm. Now comes the sequel, Revenge of the Electric Car, and it is being embraced by the industry. The new film follows four companies' executives and their the development of their electric cars. They include General Motors' Bob Lutz and the Chevrolet Volt; Nissan's Carlos Ghosn and the electric Leaf; Tesla's Elon Musk and the creation of the electric roadster; and a startup firm headed by Greg Abbott in Culver City, Calif.
Who Killed and Revenge, the original and sequel, are polar opposites, yet done by the same true believer, director Chris Paine. The contrast:

• The first movie had a fresh, brash, anti-corporate theme, with protesters being dragged away and automakers who clammed up about what came across as a conspiracy to bury a promising technology. The new movie opening today is actually a salute to the efforts by automakers to create electric cars. Several of them sponsored screenings leading up to today's release. It takes viewers into the boardrooms and humanizes the executives who came across as greedy robber-barons in the first time.
• The first movie seemed brazen and unpolished, guerrilla filmmaking at its best. This new effort is slick and beautifully photographed, the product of what seems like a much-larger budget.
• The first film was a personal crusade, rich with rebels who are true believers in the electric-car cause. The second is dispassionate with an unemotional narration and style that will remind you of the journalism practiced on PBS' Frontline.

Still, Revenge is a must-see movie for anyone interested in cars. With automakers now quaking in fear now that they know how badly Paine could make them look, they grant him full access. Yet given the Occupy Wall Street protests and backlash against corporations, the new film seems out of touch with the anger of the times.

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Oct 21, 2011 Facebook Launches Application For iPad

Facebook has launched its official iPad app. The tablet device was unveiled in January 2010, but development and negotiations with Apple stalled the release of Facebook’s app until now. Facebook for iPad is now available in App Store.

  

Here are some of the top Features of the new app:

Enjoy bigger, better photos

Your photos take on new life on the iPad. They're big, high-res and easy to flip through—like a real photo album.

Focus on what matters

With less on the screen, it's easier to zoom in on your friends' photos, updates and stories.

Navigate anywhere, fast

Just tap, slide or pinch to get from one screen to another and back again in no time.

Never lose your place

Use simplified navigation to send a message, see your notifications or browse your bookmarks without switching screens.

Play games on the go

Play your favorite Facebook games wherever you are, and on a bigger screen.

Tap to send messages

A simple dropdown menu makes it easy to scan and send messages without visiting your inbox.

Grab The Application Now !!

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