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Palm Pixi review UPDATED First Look: Palm Pixi, a Smaller, Less Capable Pre

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:08:00 +0000

UPDATED with battery specs

The Palm Pre has gotten a little brother, the Pixi. And as is often the case with younger siblings, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Pixi, available Nov. 15 from Sprint, feels at least a little bit inferior.

In design, the Pixi looks like a slicker and more modern version of the Palm Centro, the last phone to run the old Palm OS software. It’s very nearly the same length and width as the Centro, but significantly thinner and lighter. It’s a quarter-inch (6 mm) thinner and 1.5 oz. (43 g) lighter than the Pre. It runs the same Palm webOS and the same applications as the Pre.

It's hard to believe that Palm is already pushing its second webOS device, the Pixi, out the door. It seems like just a few weeks ago that we were eagerly awaiting the release of the Pre, a phone that was considered to be the last gasp for the badly ailing company, and now it's poised to add an entirely new handset to the mix. The Pixi -- a sleek, tiny device -- seems clearly aimed at the only market Palm has recently enjoyed unfettered success with: the Centro demographic. From the looks of things, the Pixi is positioned to step into the role of the "cheap and cute" smartphone once firmly controlled by the company's previous (and now discontinued) Palm OS offering. Of course, the landscape in 2009 is very different from the landscape of 2007, with fierce competition -- both from outside as well as the company's own sister product. Can the Pixi find a place in the smartphone race, or does it do too little to distance itself from the pack? We've got the answers inside, so read on to find out!

Hardware
Like the Pre, the Pixi is an incredibly sexy piece of hardware. Whether your prefer larger devices or not, you'd be hard pressed to deny the sheer attractiveness of this phone. The general size and shape certainly calls forth memories of the Centro, but while the previous version was chunky and playful, the Pixi comes off more like its distant cousin... from the year 3000. The plastic device is light, but doesn't feel cheap at all, and Palm has smartly chosen the materials; the front is done in a piano black, high-gloss coat, while the standard back is soft-touch material. The candybar phone has rounded edges much like the Pre, though the width of the Pixi tapers slightly towards the bottom, giving it a sculpted, continuous feel. Unlike the Pre, the Pixi ditches the physical center button for a thin, LED slit which works just as the button does, though sometimes it's a bit odd not having a physical target. Speaking of thin, did we mention what a sliver this thing is? It measures just 0.43-inches thick -- that's thinner than the iPhone (for those keeping count).

As you probably know, you can also pick up Palm's "artist series" of interchangable backs, three of which will be available for pre-order (but not purchase -- they'll be available early December) on the day the Pixi launches. The $49.99, limited edition, Touchstone compatible backs are being released in small batches, and will be replaced with new designs once the initial pieces sell out. A nice touch if you're psyched on customizing your phone, though the first offerings aren't incredibly varied.

The front of the phone is outfitted with a 2.63-inch capacitive touchscreen, and a tiny, full QWERTY keyboard with four neatly arranged rows of Tic-Tac keys. Up top you'll find the power / sleep button (which we found a bit awkward and difficult to push in) and 3.5mm headphone jack, along the right side is a volume rocker and elegantly concealed MicroUSB port, while on the backside you've got the camera lens, small flash, and two speaker vents (though there's only one speaker here). Overall, it's major step up from the Centro, and we'd argue that the Pixi is actually more attractive than the Pre -- certainly the plastic doesn't feel quite as hollow, and decisions about button placement and how to get at the MicroUSB have been noticeably improved. We tip our hats to Palm's industrial design team: they're now two for two.

Internals

The Pixi differs somewhat from the Pre on the inside. Instead of that speedy, OMAP3 CPU the Pre uses, Palm cut down on size and battery drain by using the Qualcomm MSM7627 processor clocked to 600Mhz. We think there are some noticeable differences between the two phones when it comes to performance; the Pixi certainly seemed to struggle at times when pushing pixels around (more on that in the software section). Also onboard is 8GB of ROM / user storage, and an alleged 256MB of RAM. The phone sports EV-DO Rev. A for voice and data, and -- as famously noted -- no WiFi. You'll also find a 2 megapixel camera with LED flash here (a step down from the Pre), as well as an accelerometer, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. In all, it's a fine little package, but the slower processor, no memory expansion options, and lack of WiFi certainly are an issue if you're going to go hardcore with this thing.

Display

As we said, the Pixi has a miniature, 2.63-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 400 (80 less than its big brother). One of the huge advantages of webOS is that the UI can physically scale itself to fit screens of varying resolutions, so while the display is tiny on the Pixi, the OS does an admirable job of squeezing into place. Still, that tight screen real estate is definitely noticeable, and though we felt it's certainly usable, this is one of the rare cases where we actually found ourselves squinting at some of the onscreen text. In particular, when you're zoomed out on cards, seeing your content is a bit of a challenge. In terms of color and clarity, the performance was more than passable, though overall we did feel the brightness was slightly lacking on the model we tested. There is a bit-depth difference between the Pixi and the Pre (18 bit versus 24), and while we don't really see anything amiss, there supposedly can be issues with apps hard-coded for the higher depth.

Keyboard

Look, we're just going to say it: the Pixi's keyboard is totally awesome. Admittedly, we weren't expecting fireworks when we first laid eyes on this tiny QWERTY, but the experience of using it day to day has been nothing short of a revelation. You would think that the tight spacing and tiny keys would make typing a difficult task, but Palm has cleverly given the Pixi keyboard snappy tactile feedback and a substantial height boost, making tapping away a serious pleasure. Weirdly, typing on the Pixi keyboard is kind of like using the iPhone keyboard -- they have a similar size, shape, and spacing -- but of course, you've got the advantage of physical keys with the Pixi. While we still wish Palm would step up its autocorrection in the software, we did find ourselves making less mistakes with the Pixi than we do with the Pre, which is saying something. Palm has always had knack for making quality keyboards, and the Pixi's micro size doesn't seem to have held the company back from doing it again. Thanks to this keyboard, we're more convinced than ever that a portrait QWERTY is the most efficient and natural arrangement for physical input.

Speaker / earpiece

The earpiece on the Pixi seemed to be about on par with the Pre -- we don't have many complaints in that department -- but the speaker is a slightly different story. Generally, we found the external speaker on the Pixi to be a bit quiet for daily use on conference calls and the like. It seemed like our audio quality was coming through fine, but the volume on the speaker output just wasn't that loud (we regularly found ourselves reaching for the volume rocker only to realize we'd hit our limit). The same is true for system notifications; thanks to the quieter speaker, we nearly missed a few messages. It's not a deal breaker, but we definitely could have dealt with a bit more volume on our hands-free calls.

Camera

We'll be honest in saying we're disappointed that Palm dropped the camera resolution down to 2 megapixels for the Pixi. Look, we know you want to separate the Pre and this device, but killing image quality isn't a great place to start. In general, the camera takes fine photos, though the flash can be incredibly harsh on some subjects (like white dogs, for instance). As with the Pre, the Pixi has almost no delay between snapping photos, so it's great if you're a busybody when it comes to capturing memories. Of course, also like the Pre you get almost no options for your images (save for flash on or off), and there's no video recording option here. Our verdict is that it's a decent camera for a $99 phone, but we like our gadgets to be a little aspirational.

Software

The first thing you should know about the Pixi and its accompanying operating system -- webOS 1.3.1 (also due on the Pre, though not when the Pixi launches) -- is that it's not terribly different from anything you've seen on the Pre. If you own a Pre (or have recently checked one out... or have read our lengthy review), the experience is largely the same, though there are some new additions that Palm is touting with the Pixi.

Most notable is the availability of Yahoo! accounts for the phone's Synergy profiles. As with Gmail, Yahoo! integration means you pull in the mail, calendar, and messaging content from your account (not fun if you've had a pile of spam messages waiting, like we did). Overall the process is painless, but one note: if you're pulling down a lot of data, the sync process over EV-DO is less than snappy... and you should probably get used to that with the Pixi. We're still not happy that Palm doesn't give you the ability to gatekeep those accounts and weed out the contacts you don't want or need, but Synergy seems to be doing a much better job with keeping everything in one place. Of note in the newer versions of webOS is the ability for Synergy to connect AIM accounts with Gmail or Yahoo! contacts -- functionality that wasn't originally part of the OS.

Palm has also added a Facebook app for the phone, though in terms of functionality, this one ranks fairly low. It's essentially your feed of friend's status updates -- a kind of alternate Twitter really -- where you can also post your status along with links or photos. In our experience it worked well, but we would have loved some deeper interaction beyond updates, like full profile views, for instance. We imagine that Palm will build on what they have here, but if you're walking into this expecting the full experience you get on Android or the iPhone, you'll be disappointed.

Obviously tweaks have been made to get webOS working on a totally different chip than the Pre's, and for the most part Palm seems to have gotten it right. We did, however, run into some frustrating performance issues that made using the phone not just tough, but downright annoying.

It does seem that some of the OS speed has been a causality in the transition to the less powerful CPU, and on a fairly regular basis we experienced freezes, extreme lag, and an unresponsive screen. We didn't have the phone crash out on us, but when transitioning between cards, loading content in web pages, and other basic tasks, the phone had plenty of hiccups. We get the sneaking suspicion that the EV-DO-only connection could be a culprit as well; when you combine a slower processor with a slower data connection, something has to give. We also noticed that email updates and other connected services seemed to be intimately linked with the phone's sleep states -- it didn't seem to be updating as frequently when sleeping, and the EV-DO connection was slow to reconnect for us when waking the device up.

We also saw problems with sleeping the phone and waking it up, with the device not really snapping to life the way you would expect, which then caused us to re-tap the button, which of course meant we put the phone back to sleep. It was an annoying process that felt -- again -- like the phone was being asked to more than it could really handle.

While these problems were fairly regular, moving through cards and apps seemed really speedy on the Pixi -- faster than our Pre in some instances -- and the screen also felt ultra responsive. In fact, scrolling through email and webpages felt more accurate to us on the Pixi, like the screen sensitivity has been cranked up while the kinetic bounces and scrolling have been toned way down.

We walked away from the experience of using the phone day to day somewhat bummed out by the lack of horsepower. While Palm wasn't breaking any world records with the speed of the Pre, it was a consistent, enjoyable experience. The same can't be said about the Pixi -- and we're hoping they can work through this with a software update.

Battery life

In our real-world tests, the battery life on the Pixi was good, but not great. We can't knock the phone too much, as it did seem to perform better than the Pre. Our feeling is that battery life on devices like the Pixi and CLIQ -- always-on, always connected -- is a nut that hasn't been fully cracked. We were able to eke out a day's use on the Pixi, but it was tight, and if we really went for it, a dinner time recharge was in order. We assume -- as with the Pre -- that we'll see some bigger aftermarket batteries for the Pixi, but for now, you'll want to keep your charger on hand and hope that a wall socket is nearby.

Wrap-up

Going into this review, we knew that the Pixi had some cards (no pun intended) already stacked against it. For starters, it's a Sprint device, which would be all well and good if Palm didn't have an extremely similar device on the same carrier for nearly the same price-point. Secondly... Palm has an extremely similar device on the same carrier for nearly the same price-point. We say "extremely similar," but what we really mean is "much faster and better equipped." You can't ignore the fact that not only does the Pre exist, but it has a larger screen with a higher resolution, WiFi capability, a larger keyboard (though not necessarily better in our opinion), a better camera, and a price tag which is dangerously close to the Pixi's. We mean a difference of $50. Now, we don't know about you, but if we were to compare these two side-by-side, the real deciding point wouldn't be that small amount of money (hell, if you're moving up to a data plan, $50 up front should be the least of your concerns). And that's not even taking into account the outside forces at work on potential buyers. A $99 smartphone might have seemed like a steal two years ago, but these days you can have one of the best Android devices on a larger network (the Droid Eris on Verizon), or an iPhone 3G on AT&T for the same price -- so 100 bucks doesn't seem like the crazy value it once was.

No, the real question you'd have to ask yourself when thinking about the Pixi would really be purely about design -- namely, which form factor you preferred. Now -- assuming you're dead set on Sprint as a carrier -- that would be a valid point if one of these phones was, say, a full touchscreen device with no physical keyboard. Then you'd have something. But the fact is that these phones are closely matched in both features and design -- save for those items we just mentioned -- and the Pre doesn't lose out in a single category (unless you consider "smallest" to be a major factor, and even then you don't have a lot ground to stand on). So, why buy the Pixi? Well we're not really sure. Is it for Centro upgraders? Perhaps, but again, the Pre does exist. Palm offers a better device on the same network for nearly the same price... and that's a fact we can't ignore. We think there's a lot of room for evolution in the world of webOS, both on Sprint and (hopefully) with other carriers, and we eagerly await a less lateral move.

Update: As some commenters have pointed out, the Pixi is showing up for $29.99 (after an instant discount) at Walmart online right now. Let's be very clear here -- one of our major issues with this phone was that it doesn't offer enough differentiation from the Pre, a point which is particularly important when there is only a $50 difference between the two. Without question, this phone for $30 is an incredible value and without compare in the world of smartphones. If that kind of price becomes the norm with this device, it would be hard not to recommend it to buyers.

The big question is, unless getting a very small phone is your highest priority, why you would want a Pixi rather than a Pre. The Pixi costs $100 after a $50 instant rebate and a.$100 mail-in rebate. The Pre costs $149. Amortized over the required two-year contract, with the cheapest offering being Sprint’s $70 a month unlimited data, 450 voice minute Everything Data plan, the Pixi works a out to $74.15 a month and the Pre to $76.25. Not much to choose from there in budgetary terms.

And you do give up a lot to gain compactness. The 2.6-in. screen feels diminutive by contemporary smartphone standards compared to the 3.1-in. display on the Pre or the huge 3.7-in. screen on the new Motorola Droid. The touch-sensitive gesture area below the screen, which is critical to the webOS user interface, is also significantly smaller and, as a result, somewhat harder to use.

The keyboard on the candy-bar style Pixi looks like its small size would make it difficult to use but I found that not to be the case, even with my big hands. The keys are nicely rounded, well-separated, and have a slightly tacky surface that gives a positive feel. But I found that most of the time, I was pressing the little keys with a fingernail rather than my fingertip. On the plus side, the Pixi lacks the elongated and unbalanced feel the Pre has when the keyboard is slid open.

The Pixi also mostly loses the advantages of being able to use the screen in the vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) position. In general, webOS only works in the vertical position. You can turn the Pixi 90 degrees to get a wider screen when reading Web pages, but if you have to enter any information—a Web address or login name--you’ll want to turn it back because there’s no on-screen keyboard and typing on the rotated keyboard is more than a little awkward.

There’s no Wi-Fi. How big a disadvantage that is depends on you experiences with Sprint’s 3G EV-DO network. Where you have good coverage, the Sprint network can be very fast. But especially inside of buildings, where the network can get weak or disappear entirely, Wi-Fi is a very welcome alternative.

Battery life is also likely to be problematic. The 1150 mA battery is rated at 5 hours talk time and 350 hours standby. But I think it will be a stretch to get through a day of heavy email use and Web browsing, especially if you have apps running in the background. You may want both a spare battery and the optional Touchstone wireless charger kit ($80); opening the rubber door that covers the Pixi’s micro-USB charging port is a pain.

The bottom line is that Pixi is an attractive addition to the new Palm line. But in the end you give up too much to get a smaller package and a $50 savings. If you want to go Palm and webOS, the Pre offers much better value.

Jennifer Lopez, aka J Lo falling on video during the AMA awards!

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:56:00 +0000

Twitter's music fans around the world watched and tweeted about the biggest stars in music at the 2009 American Music Awards (AMA). The Jennifer Lopez performance highlighted by an unfortunate fall, hit the top of the trending topics list shortly after it aired. It continued to pop on and off the list as other performers appeared. Her fans on Twitter came to her defense, while others just laughed at her expense.

Jennifer Lopez, also known as J.Lo, took a spill and fell during her performance of her song, "Louboutins" during this years American Music Awards, the AMAs. The performance was on the ABC network on Sunday night. J.Lo's dance was the theme of a boxing-match; She and several of her dancers appeared from the crowd in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater and headed straight to a boxing ring on stage. During the peak of the dance, J Lo used the backs of the male dancers to climb up. As she reached the top of the dancers back, she took a leap and happened to land directly on her behind. As a great performer should, she continued immediately with her dance routine and finished strong; but surely not strong enough for people to notice and reveal the mishaps. Here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mcY0dQBGd4

JLo wowed the crowd with her boxing inspired performance. Clad in a boxing robe with a troupe of dancing boxers, JLo performed her new song "Louboutins". After walking across the backs of her dancers, JLo jumped off only to slip and land on her famous tush. A quick change into a short, gold dress and a pair of Louboutins, could not rub the memory of her fall out of the minds of Twitter users. As is sometimes the case with embarrassing celebrity moments, a high school like barrage of tweets about the fall surfaced on Twitter.

A slew of JLo fans touting JLo's professionalism also appeared on Twitter. JLo did not panic after the fall, she just kept dancing. It's possible some viewers may have missed the fall because of the quick recovery. You can follow JLo on Twitter at @JLo.

Barometers

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Take the time to analyze where there may be new contours or muscle tone in the upper abdomen, arms and legs. Also, focus on how your clothes fit and how you feel. Tightening of the belt, loosening of the pants, room in the shirt and even loose rings on your fingers can be excellent barometers to confirm that you're losing weight and moving forward.

A solid relationship with a good recruiter can be a boon to your career. It used to be considered a negative career factor if you changed jobs too frequently. Now, it's the opposite. If you haven't changed jobs people want to know why. (They think you are unmotivated.) Your recruiter can be one of your career barometers letting you know when the market is ripe for a career change and when its not.

Wouldn't it be great to have a portable weather station on your wrist, you could then tell what the weather was about to do and make informed judgements on your walks. Lets face it, most people can do that anyway, without needing to take a reading of the air pressure and always remember that mountain or hill weather can change dramatically in short time periods.

Forums are important barometers for online and offline marketers, lobbyists, stock brokers, journalists and others who wish the gauge public sentiment.

One of my favorite barometers is the deathbed test, which goes something like this. When you envision yourself in the last days, or hours or minutes of your life, are your final thoughts going to be something along the lines of , "Gee, I'm sure glad that I reorganized my sock drawer for the 10th time, or that I played internet solitaire until I got carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Commerce Department is reporting that the gross domestic product-the gold standard of economic barometers-grew at a respectable rate of 3.4 percent in the 2nd quarter of the year. Even the mainstream news media admit that this is a figure that President Bush can be proud of.

In the recent years, the company has transformed itself into a more popular brand than ever. It could well be attributed to its "T-Touch," expertise. In this unique range of watches, a number of new watches encompass "touch-sensitive navy faces" and comprise compasses, barometers, altimeters and thermometers. Same range of watches has further provided it a boost by featuring in some movies: as in The Cradle of Life and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

It is important that we be extra cautious about what we eat and do this winter. It is mandatory that we follow the winter health tips religiously as certain changes occur in our bodies as the barometers dip. These changes are more pronounced in the temperate zone where the temperatures are in the freezing range.

You can acquire years of education, accumulate unlimited wealth, win prestigious awards, and be blessed with the most loving relationships and still self-sabotage. Outside barometers of success and happiness won't satisfy you unless and until you like and approve of yourself.

In grade school we had to build homemade barometers in our garages. A barometer is a tool to measure pressure. Our homemade devices were just a simple design with plastic tubing filled with colored water. You can also use a barometer to determine altitude. The higher you go in altitude, the less pressure you have.

by Alfred Patrick

Unethical SEO Practices

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:58:00 +0000

Search Engine Optimization practices has grown into a large part of owning any type of web page. Entrepreneurs and everyday individuals are beginning to think about how they are going to get their web sites to receive high rankings within search engines. Even though these people are seeking more and more technological assistance, many are unaware of what works and what doesn't.

Below, CODANK Charlotte Web Design and Internet Marketing Company has put together a list of unethical SEO practices as well as the best strategies to use. Be sure to discuss these tips with your chosen Search Engine Optimization professional before constructing a web site.

Unethical Search Engine Optimization Practices

Tricking search engines by imbedding hidden keywords in your website. Doing so will more than likely get you banned from most search engines. Artificially generating links to your site from unrelated sites in order to boost your ranking. Majority of search engines have a built-in mechanism that detects this type of deceptive practice. Artificially generating traffic to your site so that it appears more popular. Safeguards are in place to prevent this from happening. Getting around these safeguards could place you on the banned list for many search engines. Submitting your web site to search engines repeatedly for inclusion in the rankings.

Best Search Engine Optimization Strategies to Use

Proper Web Site Structure Keyword Tools & Services Pay-Per-Click Campaigns Behavioral Targeting Appropriate Written Content Tagging Your Web Site Suitable Links & Linking

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The SEO Race - Are you leading or trailing?

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:56:00 +0000

As stressed over and over again, over a variety of webspaces, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the prerequisite for any website that wants to make the most of Internet searches.

So what makes one website a prime candidate for search engine glory, while another is headed for search engine oblivion? Lets find out.

Content Content Content:

* Content is one of the most important factors that decide how highly Search Engines regard your website. The content needs to be fresh and unique. This ensures that viewers return and this repeat traffic ensures that your standing with the SEs moves up.

* Ensure that your selected keywords are present in the body of the page. However, beware, DO NOT GO OPTIMIZATION CRAZY and overload your content with keywords, or you will soon find your self in the search engine graveyard.

* Ensure that the content is enough. Search engines love content rich pages and most SEO experts agree that pages should have at least 350 words.

Links: I am sure everyone knows about the importance of backlinks, but do we know the dangers of link building?

* Don't be too eager: Natural link building is a long term activity, and as such search engines expect links to be built slowly. Most people go on a link building rampage, building too many links too soon. They enjoy the search engine glory for about a month, before they are inevitably and irrevocably relegated into the search engine graveyard.

* Choose your neighbors: You want to live in Beverly Hills, make sure your website does too. Do not link to bad neighbors, because their reputation tends to rub-off on your credibility.

* No Follow and Do Follow: Google has announced that it no longer values No follow links. To get the maximum link juice, ensure that you put up links in sites that do follow.

Technical Aspects:

* Metatags: Most engines disregard metatags completely, so they have no practical purpose. However, I personally tend to continue using them because they define a page and generally its purpose.

* H tags : Ensure that your H tags are optimized for your keywords. This is like the cascading importance of headlines in a newspaper. The bigger the headline, the more important it is. It is the same case for SEO. Use the H tags to stress the most important message of your website.

* Titles: A rookie mistake is to have the same titles for all the pages. Each page serves a different purpose, and as such each title should be different. If you have the same titles for all the pages, then the engines will consider them to be the same page. And will not index them.

If you every find yourself in a conundrum over what to do next, do not hesitate to contact a professional. SEO geeks are a really friendly bunch, and will use any excuse to have some human interaction.

by Shrikar Shivakumar

PEOPLE SEARCH TIPS

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:54:00 +0000

When trying to find anyone instantly, most people fail to start their search in the most obvious place, which is close to home. One of the first places to try and locate someone is the local telephone directory. This is a great place to start your search. Now if the person or people you are looking for is not in your local area, the next thing you should try is a free people locator on the internet.

These people search engines are very easy to use. They can also be very effective if you use them to check the most obvious places. When you attempt to find anyone instantly, you should try and contact their friends and family first. Make sure to call them and act as if the person your calling for was expecting your call. When you ask for the person by name, their relatives usually will give you an honest answer as to where they might be. If the person is not there, then ask the relatives if they know how to get in touch with them.

Another excellent way to locate someone is to call the Department of Motor Vehicle, and ask to have the persons name ran. When trying to find anyone instantly this can be the most effective method of finding someone. However not all states permit this type of search. Just make sure to use the Department of Motor Vehicle in the state that the person your looking for is in. If you have the person license plate number, you can ask them to trace the person's vehicle.

Another trick you can use to find anyone instantly is to contact their employer. You should call and ask to speak to the person. This way you will find out if they still work there or if they left. Now if they have quit, make sure you act surprised and ask the employer if they know what job they started working for, and how to get in contact with them.

If the above methods turn up empty you can also try a Criss Cross Directory at your county library. Criss Cross Directories contain a list of phone numbers showing who they are listed to and their addresses. This can be done free of charge. If you don't find out anything you may gain some information about the persons landlords, neighbors, and apartment managers that you can also ask questions. This can lead to more telephone numbers and leads that you can pursue. Most of these methods bring good results and can reunite you with a long lost friend or loved one. So make sure to put these tips to use when trying to find anyone instantly.

by Sean Johnson

Good Article Content To Make Money With Google Adsenses

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:52:00 +0000

by Kelvin Wilson

Many people move from one place to another according to the time and their needs. But some give up looking at the hectic tasks that hunts them as nightmare

It's important to keep a balanced perspective of the recession and a realistic outlook on your own budget and lifestyle. Despite whatever doomsday philosophy you have heard out there, the end isn't nigh. America is not going to turn into pre-Nazi Germany.

The great thing about Search Engine Optimization and article marketing is that these venues remain two of the cheapest ways to advertise your business, and yet the best ways to get maximum mileage out of your investment. SEO articles can build traffic indefinitely and continue to bring in new customers while improving search engine rankings (after all, the more relevant content you have, the better).

They should offer that level of detail, as well as at least monthly tabulations of how ALL of their recommendations performed together in a portfolio (the way they would have you trade their recommendations). If they have multiple model portfolios, then each one should have performance data tabulated separately. One easy way to see if an online stock picking service is more about marketing hype than real stock market performance is to see how easily you can obtain this data from them

The three precious metals that need hallmarks are gold, platinum and silver. Earlier, only gold and silver required hallmarks, but recently, platinum are also included as precious metals that needs hallmark. These precious items are owned by the upper class society and are viewed as luxury items, but now majority of them own it as an investment value.

Most meetings are conducted using a discussion, which is the least effective process for reaching agreements and making decisions.

Duplicate content is all over the net today and it is easy to find what I call adsense only sites which offer visitors nothing new just the same content from the previous site they visited. If you choose a niche you have a passion for, and knowledge about, you should be able to create a site with unique information that your visitors will value.

We have learnt to, choose a niche we have a passion for, provide visitors with unique, and quality content. Place your ads strategically to improve your click through rate with the help of google's heat map.

All you have to do is set up a free account as a content provider, then answer people's requests for writing projects. Once you're done, the funds will be electronically deposited into your bank account, and you can withdraw the money from any ATM in the world.

It does not matter how great your product is or who is in your upline or how great of an opportunity you have unless you know how to market effectively and efficiently. I believe mentorship, education, learning, training, authenticity are all important factors to your success in any business you partake in.

New Seven of Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:03:00 +0000

The number seven has special significance for the high-ranking Microsoft Indonesia. "We will launch Windows 7 in seven cities and seven shopping malls," said Lucas Tjahja Prawira, Director of Small and MidMarket Solutions & Partners Group, last Thursday. In Singapore, Microsoft's brand-new product is rolled on last Thursday morning local time.

According to Lucas, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 provides efficiency and security level higher. Moreover, he said, for the mobile business user. One of them Direct Access technology, which can eliminate the virtual private network, so that computer users can access the intranet sites are secure without sacrificing bandwidth.

Then Crand Cache technology, which optimizes bandwidth usage so that the files that have been drawn by a local area network can be saved. In addition, you can use other clients in the branch office without all the computers accessing the central server. Windows 7 also continue the existing security technologies in Windows Vista, which is Bitlocker.

Not only that, Windows 7 could work well with the specifications of personal computers costing USD 3 million to expensive classes. Since last year, Lucas Prawira using Windows 7 trial version. "It never hang," he told reporters in the event Metrodata Solutions Day 2009 in Jakarta, last Thursday. Here are seven prominent features of Windows 7.

1) Aero Peek

This update of the Aero features in Vista. If the user has many windows are open, Peek will highlight the way they want, while others become transparent window.

2) Sharing with HomeGroup

It features Windows-based computer connects to the network 7 at home to share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers. To install HomeGroup, the user must have the files, folders, or devices that want to share, and then create a password. The goal for users who have the password was the one who can join in HomeGroup.

3) Streaming Media Options

This feature allows users to limit what the computer accessing the file by selecting "more streaming options" from the menu of Windows Media Player.

4) Play To and Aero Snap

Play feature to be used to send media files to a computer or device on a network. For example sending video clips to your TV or send music to your laptop connected to the speakers. Meanwhile, Aero Snap feature allows users to open two windows side by side and pulled the window to the edge of the screen.

5) Jump Lists and Libraries

Jump Lists provide a quick access to the user with a miniature Start menu contains a list of photos, music, documents, or links. Windows 7 to distinguish the Library of the types of files such as contacts, documents, downloads, music, photos, and video. Every Library got a touch of art according to the type of files and can be shared with other users in the house with HomeGroup.

6) Taskbar Peek

This feature is similar to Aero Peek taskbar thumbnails. If you mouse over an application on the Windows 7 taskbar, the thumbnail will open according to the application path. If the Windows taskbar there are three programs (Word documents, browsers, and IM) that is running and the mouse over the thumbnails, each application is passed will be visible and others become transparent.

7) Windows Media Player Taskbar Controls

Users only need to pass the application icon in the Windows Media Player taskbar, and thumbnails with the option to control and play the songs will appear.

Scala Richter 7.3 earthquake in Tasikmalaya [West Java]

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:35:00 +0000

7.3 earthquake on the Richter TASIKMALAYA scala Richter 7.3 earthquake centered in Tasikmalaya cause of damage, house houses, school buildings and public facilities as well, houses around the south coast of Java many of the destroyed, the president instructed TASIKMALAYA area residents to beware of a tsunami or aftershocks, not to cause casualties. psekitar earthquake was felt at 13: oo almost felt by all citizens residing in the western part of Java island.

The largest 10 search engines in the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:07:00 +0000

Yahoo finally accepted an offer of cooperation from Microsoft. During 10 years of Bing, the latest search engine to Microsoft, will work together and control the Yahoo technology. But even if Yahoo and Bing united, Google still dominates.

According to the BBC, Yahoo, Bing will receive rations search engine advertising pie as much as 30 percent, and Google's 60 percent, while the rest for some minor search engines. Meanwhile, according to Hitwise analysis, Yahoo-Bing gets 26 percent and Google's 70 percent.

this 10 biggest search engine

1. www.google.com - 70.65 percent
2. www.search.yahoo.com - 17.29 percent
3. www.bing.com - 8.67 percent
4. www.ask.com - 2.46 percent
5. www.aolsearch.com - 0.24 percent
6. www.dogpile.com - 0.19 percent
7. www.altavista.com - 0.14 percent
8. www.google.ca - 0.09 percent
9. www.google.co.uk - 0.05 percent
10. www.alltheweb.com - 0.04 percent

Facebook 3.0 For iPhone Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Ever record birthdays or family friend with the iPhone, but must move the file to your PC first so he can be uploaded to Facebook? Now you do not have to experience such inconvenience again. With the latest version of Facebook for iPhone application, you can simply do it easily.

Yes, just yesterday (27 / 8), Facebook officially launched version 3.0 of its iPhone application. The application was made by Joe Hewitt can be downloaded at the iTunes Apps Store. So far, Facebook 3.0 gain was recorded as a success with the most common applications downloaded on Apple's online store is.

This release is complete curiosity of consumers who have been looking forward since news about Facebook 3.0 became available in early 2009. Moreover, the recent rumors circulating for the time stated the latest version of this Facebook application was rejected by Apple. News Santernya triggered by the emergence of more cases of uncertainty experienced by Google through its Google Voice

Whatever the hell the latest features in 3.0 Facebook is? Joe Hewitt disclose it in detail. Here's a few:
- Upload a video (special iPhone 3GS)
- View Upcoming Events and RSVP
- Seeing a friend's birthday
- View, upload photos, a fan, and managing Pages
- Create photo albums and uploading photos to it
- Conducting zoom to facilitate tagging of photos and images
- Change profile photo
- Marking "Like" on the post and photos
- View Mutual Friends
- Making a request to be friends
- Sort the list of friends by first name or last name
- Create and edit Notes
This feature facilitated the entire operation through the display of brand-new Home page.

Immediately after the launch of version 3.0, Hewitt is now in the process of development of version 3.1 which is said, would include features Push Notifications. Target completion? Estimated around the end of September 2009.

With iPhone users began to rise 3GS, apparently not long video on Facebook amount increased dramatically. Are you one of them?

Cybercrime more organized attack

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:59:00 +0000

In today's era, no company can escape from the utilization of information technology. All business sectors are in need of the role of IT in business. The most standard is the storage of employee data base of digitally on a computer server. Other functions so diverse, such as storing customer data, transaction records, management information systems, and the use of the website.

For that, the role of managers and administrators as a "guard" computer network is crucial in a company. Moreover, gathering popularity of cyber crime occurred. Target? Clear infiltration into the network and the theft of confidential data belonging to the enterprise. The main victims are usually financial institutions, such as banks, credit cards, and insurance. This is where a lot of valuable data stored on a highly dangerous if it fell into the hands of the parties was not responsible.

In an interview with InfoWorld site, Francis de Souza (Senior Vice President of Symantec's Enterprise Security Group) expressed concern on cyber crime increasingly neat how it works. "90 percent of network break-ins in 2008 diotaki by organized crime," said Francis, "while the remaining 10 percent is due to employee carelessness, such as putting secret files on the flash or laptop which then lent to someone else."

Francis then revealed the results of investigations concerning operational Symantec Cybercrime organizations. "They are usually divided into four teams: incursion, discovery, capture, and attack," he explained.

Team Incursion in charge for the entrance to the target company's computer network. Popular trick is to send an e-mail spam containing malware to some employees. Other tricks such as through the website - try password or security holes that have not patched - or through SQL injection.

After that, the first team to leave the task to the Discovery team. This team is responsible for mapping the network has successfully penetrated. From the map, they should be able to understand what data are there and everywhere storage.

Team's findings was submitted to the Capture team. They have a function to determine the data to be retrieved, after analyzing the "price" data and how tough protection. Of course the ideal is to select the data most "expensive" with peretasan business as easy as possible.

Last phase, Hadirlah Attack team. Simpelnya, if the first team duties until the third related to infiltration, this ultimate team ever to do eksfiltrasi. It is they who work bringing data out of the network options through an unknown point by admin.

"If the whole company understands the threat of danger from such criminals, they would make it the main concern," said Francis closed the conversation.

List of Websites 100 filthiest version of Symantec

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Norton Safe Web presents a list of 100 web sites dirtiest. The list was created based on the number of successful threats detected Norton Safe Web in August 2009. From the 100's, 48's website is the dirtiest dirty website that contains pornography. The rest is a web site that contains various information that does not look dirty. The danger, some web sites may install malware on your computer automatically. Users stay to visit, without any clicks, malware is installed on your computer. Viruses are the most common threat occurred among 100 web sites other web itu.Situs have dangerous cracks and gaps in your browser uses to attack. List of 100 web sites dirtiest it can be seen in http://safeweb.norton.com/dirtysites. Norton Safe Web (http://safeweb.norton.com) is a web site that can analyze the presence or absence of threats in a web site. Visitors can enter the website address to analyze.

Many of us have fun when the surf became unconscious until sometimes open sites are sites that actually dirty / dirty. Starting from shopping, banking transactions, or in connection with family and friends, all of them require an internet connection (online). The problem is how do you know if a site is safe to visit and which sites are trying to cheat you?

This is where Symantec play. As one provider of Internet security solutions, Symantec has identified the "most gross Website in Summer 2009". These sites are classified into the 100 sites with the greatest threat levels when detected using rating services Norton Safe Web site since August 2009.

Norton Safe Web serve analyze websites using signature-based file scanning, intrusion detection engine, detection and behavior analysis software install / uninstall to identify security risks, including phishing sites, download evil, browser exploits and links to external sites is not safe.

"Dirty" is meant by the Symantec site that is really dirty-view adult content (as much as 48% of Best Web Sites Dirty) and dirty because it is coated with malware.

Malware is the most common threats are on the list of Best Dirty Website, followed by risk and browser security exploits. Malware threats already lurking even when new users visit these sites. Without downloading or clicking on anything in particular, that's when a user's computer is threatened. The threat could be a computer infection, and even worse identity or personal and financial information you are also potentially fall into the hands of cyber criminals.

Then, what is causing these sites to be so dirty? First of all, the average number of threats to any malicious sites that are rated by the Norton Safe Web is 23. Compare these numbers with the average number of threats on the Web Site List Best Dirty -18,000 per site. In fact, 40 of the 100 Best Web Sites Gross has more than 20,000 threats per site. Intrigued by the 100 Best Web Sites Nasty? please visit the following link.

Symantec’s Web site ratings service Norton Safe Web presents the Dirtiest Web Sites of Summer 2009 – the top 100 infected sites based on number of threats detected by Norton Safe Web as of August 2009.

Norton Safe Web analyzes sites using signature-based file scanning, intrusion detection engines, behavioral detection and install/uninstall analysis to identify security risks including phishing sites, malicious downloads, browser exploits and links to unsafe external sites. In other words – dirty stuff you don’t want on your computer!

It comes as no surprise that 48% of the Dirtiest Web Sites are, well, dirty— sites that feature adult content. However, other Dirtiest sites run the gamut of subject matter, including sites dedicated to deer hunting, catering, figure skating, legal services, and buying electronics. Viruses are the most common threat represented on the Dirtiest list, followed by security risks and browser exploits. Simply clicking through to a site with these threats could put you at risk of exposing your computer to infection, and worse, put your identity, personal and financial information into the hands of cybercriminals.
With all this dirt out there, what can you do? Help clean up the Web by joining the Norton Safeweb Community.
Sample of Dirtiest Web Sites:

* 17ebook.com (view report)
* aladel.net (view report)
* bpwhamburgorchardpark.org (view report)
* clicnews.com (view report)
* dfwdiesel.net (view report)
* divineenterprises.net (view report)
* fantasticfilms.ru (view report)
* gardensrestaurantandcatering.com (view report)
* ginedis.com (view report)
* gncr.org (view report)
* hdvideoforums.org (view report)
* hihanin.com (view report)
* kingfamilyphotoalbum.com (view report)
* likaraoke.com (view report)
* mactep.org (view report)

* magic4you.nu (view report)
* marbling.pe.kr (view report)
* nacjalneg.info (view report)
* pronline.ru (view report)
* purplehoodie.com (view report)
* qsng.cn (view report)
* seksburada.net (view report)
* sportsmansclub.net (view report)
* stock888.cn (view report)
* tathli.com (view report)
* teamclouds.com (view report)
* texaswhitetailfever.com (view report)
* wadefamilytree.org (view report)
* xnescat.info (view report)
* yt118.com (view report)

Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Indonesia 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Pics Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Miss Indonesia 2009

More Long Gowns and National Costumes at Miss Universe 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:25:00 +0000

Here are some pictures of long gowns and national costumes of some of the delegates to Miss Universe 2009 in Bahamas. These pictures have been flooding different beauty pageant message boards and forums. But we don't really know yet if these dresses are officials since there are no confirmation yet from the organizers of these countries.

Here are the gowns and costumes from India, Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam, Netherlands and Czeck Republic. Just visit this entry every regularly since I will be updating this every now and then.

It's good to see Miss Indonesia Universe Zivanna Letisha Siregar in a two-piece swimsuit. Since 2005, Indonesian girls to any international beauty pageants always have chosen the "more conservative" one-piece swimwear than the "more revealing" two-piece. Indonesian girls wearing swimsuits can face public ridicule and government restrictions. This is in fact the reason why Indonesia, the biggest Muslim nation in the world, did not actively participate in beauty pageants in the past.

In 1996, Alya Rohali was forced to withdraw from Miss Universe when she was shown wearing the bikini. The following year, Indonesia stopped sending their girls to Miss U until 2004.

In 2005, when largest archipelago in the world resumed joining Miss U, the Indonesians publicly denounced Artika Sari Devi and warned her the consequences if she was seen parading in a swimsuit. That was one of the most anticipated events during the Miss U pageant in Thailand. But Artika was so brave that she defied all odds and went on to become the only Asian at the Final Top 15.

After the pageant, many feared for her life if she would return back home. But she came home safely.

I guess, the legacy of Artika paved the way for the Indonesian to accept or embrace swimsuit competitions in beauty pageants. Since then, Indonesia regularly participated at the Miss Universe pageant.

Going back to Zivanna, she has one of the freshest faces among all the ladies competing in Bahamas for the 58th edition of the pageant. She is one of Asia's front-runners in the beauty department. So, if she duplicates Artika's fate in 2005, it won't be a surprise.

Manohara tempest Porn Videos

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:09:00 +0000

Through mobile phones, video porno with the outstanding women of similar Manohara Odelia Pinot. But, the model who now stars so video clips and sinetron cuek this or did not take a headache.

When prompted responses about the video intimate relationship be 11 minutes and women like himself who PLAYERS, Mano claim to have never been away. "Mano have not heard about that video. Perhaps it is similar to the Mano chance alone," said the model stars so that the video clip and this sinetron in Jakarta, Sunday (16 / 8).

Mano go, so it can have relation with the legal process that faces are for cases of violence in the household, according to Mano, terhadapnya made by her husband, prince Sultanate of Kelantan (Malaysia) Temenggong Tengku Mohamad Fakhry Petra. "This is only a problem case. Maybe they (the Kelantan) would like to search for new cases and to remove the stigma that is the case," he said again. "Perhaps they always bring out new cases for Mano. Mano just the case that there must be thinking of things like that," sambungnya.

Still according to the Mano, the Kelantan until now not been the case with the focus dialaminya. "Until now Mano not see video and hear about it. Now. Mano Mano focus with the actual case. They enggak until now been the focus of this case," his him. (C9-09)

Journalist Robert Novak Termasyur World Died

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Journalist and political columnist termasyur United States of America, Robert Novak, has died.

Novak's wife, Geraldine Novak (47), to the Associated Press, said her husband died in her home in Washington, Tuesday (18 / 8) within the U.S..

Novak has been for many years to become one of the event in CrossFire CNN. He holds a top-flight contender conservative and pessimistic. Therefore, he also dijuluki "Prince of Darkness."

In 2003, Novak raises furor when one of the writings in the name of CIA agent, Valerie Plame. CIA agents name dibocorkan White House to gag Plame's husband, Joseph Wilson, critic of Iraq war policy.

This scandal eventually caused resignation White House adviser, Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Novak died in the age of 78 years due to brain cancer. He was diagnosed infected brain tumor years ago after a traffic accident.

Fasting for Healthy People ulcer

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Ulcer patients who do not want to run fast to worry about disease recurrence was so upset. In fact, fasting is both useful and thus can cure ulcer disease completely. Dr said Ari H Fahrial from Syria Gastroenterologi Division, Ministry of Science Faculty of Medicine In disease, University of Indonesia, in Jakarta, Wednesday (19 / 8).

He explains, ulcer or dispepsia are digestive disturbances that cause pain or uncomfortable at the Ulu heart. According to the type, dispepsia divided into two namely dispepsia functional and organic.

On dispepsia organic deviation happens endoscope, for example tukak esophagus, stomach or intestine tukak twelve fingers. While the functional dispepsia, endoscopy is still normal. Still according to the dr Ari, a problem most of the people who dispepsia found at this time is a functional.

Factors that cause the functional dispepsia are appearing because of not eating regularly, eating habits high fatty snack, drink coffee / bersoda drink, smoke, including psychological problems (stress).

The food is good at the time of fasting will improve the digestion pattern. So, it can be, dispepsia functional akan improved or even cured when fasting total.

"All people with an ulcer that can be fast, functional, with fixed attention of food and drink consumption," said Ari dr. However, there are "taboo" foods that ulcer patients need to be fast so that it brings a positive blessing and not vice versa.

Feed Here are some foods that need to be avoided the pain of an ulcer in the running of religious fasting.

1. Foods that contain a lot of gas, including mustard greens, cabbage, jackfruit, banana Ambon, kedondong, drink bersoda.

2. Difficult digested food, which will slow the drain side, among others, and cheese tart.

3. Foods that stimulate the excessive stomach acid, among others, coffee, alcohol, white wine, juice sitrus, full cream milk.

4. Food that directly damage the stomach wall, such as vinegar, seasoned, spicy, foods containing pepper.

5. Foods that weaken the valve between the esophagus other alcohol, chocolate, gorengan.

6. Carbohydrate source, such as rice sticky rice, noodles, bihun, cassava cassava, taro, or dodol.

Shindy Fish Piranha River in France

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Get a fisher piranha fish in a river in Elzas, France. These surprising because only this type of fish in the waters of Latin America, such as in the Amazona region.

Not clear how the piranha can be dumped in the cold waters of France. Suspected that the fish is released by the aquarium from a. Piranha is the fish that live in colonies. Aquarium is too small for this type of fish.

Piranha is known as karnivora fish or meat eater. However, this fish is actually not that be seganas. They become prey on the prey during dry season low. At the time that they would like to eat meat, fish and even a kind. This sharp-toothed fish can bite humans, but not sebuas as depicted in the film.

Mona Lisa thrown a cup of coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:34:00 +0000

Painting Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, attacked. A Russian woman threw a cup of coffee to the most famous painting in the world.

Fortunately, paintings by Leonardo da Vinci is protected with bulletproof glass so that the coffee is not at mengotorinya. Women fraudulent is immediately drawn to keep the painting was valuable.

Painting Mona Lisa aged 500 years was never stolen from the Louvre, but returned two years later. Besides coffee, the painting is also disiram acid and dilempari stone. Untung, painting is protected with a safe behind the glass.

Similar Mona Lisa painting naked display

Can Leonardo da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa in the nude?

This question seemed to spoof, but the findings of a painting and is now exhibited in the Museo Idealle, Vinci, Leonardo in the town of Italy, is not a spoof.

According to Discovery, after seabad almost hidden, a painting found in the timber wall in a private library. Painting of a woman half naked with a face like Mona Lisa.

It is not entirely similar to the Mona Lisa, but there are allegations of paintings that related to the original Mona Lisa painting that is now dependent on the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Mona Lisa mystery revealed

Berlin, TUESDAY - Some scientists believe Germany has succeeded in solving the mystery behind the Mona Lisa painting works of Leonardo da Vinci.

Lisa Gherardini, the wife of wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, is believed to women as the most possible to be century portrait painting model is 16. However, experts suspect the history of guessing, the women smile can be lovers, mothers or da Vinci himself.

Now, experts at the Heidelberg University Library said the note written on the fringe of the book by the owner, October 1503, proves that Lisa del Giocondo was indeed the most famous painting in the world.

"All doubts about the identity of Mona Lisa tersingkir with the invention of Dr. Armin Schlechter, a Manuscript expert," the Heidelberg University Library pernyaatan, Monday (14 / 1).

So far only little evidence is available from the documents 16 centuries. As a result, the interpretation is open space area and many dilekatkan on the identity of Mona Lisa.

Note in the book are made by city officials Florentina, Agostino Vespucci, a friend near the da Vinci in a collection letter Rowami by orator, Cicero. Note that to compare with the da Vinci Yunandi artist Apelles and said that da Vinci was creating three lukisa, one portrait Lisa de Giocondo.

The art experts who have years painting Mona Lisa, the Heidelberg discovery is a significant breakthrough and the beginning of the utterance that connects with the portrait of his wife tradesman.

"There is no need to have more reason to call this other woman," said Frank Zoellner, art historian from the University of Leipzig to a radio in Germany.

Name Lisa Gherardini was already linked with the painting since 1550 by Giorgio Vasari, an Italian official, but made statements doubt because after five decades of painting created.

Note in Heidelberg was already two years ago found by Schlecter. Although listed in the catalog, but the findings were not widely publicized until a German broadcaster to make recordings in the library.

Painting is now displayed in the Louvre Museum, Paris is also known as La Gioconda, which in Italian means a happy woman. But can also refer to the name of her marriage.

Trial Lite leak Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:23:00 +0000

"You have been selected as a beta tester for Facebook Lite". Likewise the sound message that appears in many Home users Facebook today. In the message, there is an explanation at this time that Facebook is developing a version is simpler and faster Lite called Facebook. The invitation is addressed to the user-selected so that the user can provide feedback on the performance of Facebook Lite Beta. At the bottom, listed http://lite.facebook.com link.

Clearly, this invitation cause it's feeling for the Facebook users who have. Moreover, when the link is clicked, there is no means of visible changes. Both in terms of appearance, features, and applications such as games and quizzes. Some users are automatically connected back to the Home page. What's wrong?

In fact this case is a bug from the developers Facebook. In an official statement, not long after the bug was successfully overcome this, Facebook that they are doing is testing to Facebook Lite platform. Wujudnya akan similar to Facebook Mobile. With a simple interface with many features, there are only options on the status and update, add or approve the request Friends, writing in the Wall, and organization of photos and video. It seems that the developers deliberately Lite provides a platform for users who are reluctant to be burdened length of time due to loading padatnya applications.

Facebook actually target the Lite version of this Beta is the new users who want to start a general experience of pro-Facebook-with its easy and simple. Unfortunately, there are unintentional leaks, so the invitation was spread wide to thousands of people randomly. Immediately after the mistake, and the close access to the Facebook pages Lite.

However, examiner comments and screenshots from the Facebook Lite now has spread in several sites. Sreeyesh Vijayan, for example, is one of the lucky to have the opportunity to be in Beta tester. A few days ago in postingnya on Twitter, Facebook Lite think he looks like a simple version of Twitter, with additional facilities comment. Also be spelled with a similar interface FriendFeed - a site that recently acquired Facebook.

Lately, Facebook is currently incentive to compete against the popularity of Twitter. No wonder if Facebook tried to offer a new platform microblogging site similar, but with few additional features. This has not been too long, Facebook is also launching the new search system that have functions similar to Twitter's search box.

Hmm, after the "war" Google vs. Microsoft in the software vendor level, it seems not long duel level of social networking sites can be seen. Fun!

Yellix, Display Name and Status Update callers Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:18:00 +0000

Want to connect with all your Facebook friends with a mobile phone? Set free from Yellix applications. So all your Facebook friends will be matched with a contact in your phone in real time.

Applications for free besutan Austria this company can run on any mobile phone using the Android operating system, Rim BlackBerry, Symbian or Windows Mobile. One again, the network provider must support 3G. Well, when you are called, the application shall Yellix akan bersinkronisasi with Facebook application and direct the show ring, Facebook profile image, and update the status of the last person.

For that, you need to do is associate your account with Facebook Yellix application that can access your Facebook profile. All information kept confidential, and phone numbers on Facebook not dipampangkan, so Yellix said.

This application lets you know who "sincere friend" you with the "Top 5 Facebook callers" on your Facebook page. You can also know the details of Facebook friends who call you in the last seven days.

The concept of "if you have friends in Facebook, they will also have in your phone" this by Claudia Poepperl (Founder and CEO, adaffix - a company that is behind Yellix) referred to as "caller ID system generations to come."

Want to try it? Please go http://apps.facebook.com/yellixfb/

Overnight, Twitter KO More

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Twitter crippling attack that approximately 30 minutes was the second attack against Twitter in August after the Thursday (6 / 8). When the first attack, Twitter was paralyzed for an hour.

Until now, there has been no news of the connection between the first and second. The first attack carried out by Russian hackers origin. Hacker attack is an account owned by a Georgia blogger origin often criticize the Russian government.

Alex Payne from Twitter eWeek.com explain to the Twitter team is working together with the service provider staff, operational staff, and experts to deal with this attack. Currently, service Twitter is working again.

10 Alertfor Facebook Addictions

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:08:00 +0000

Since 4 was launched in February 2004, the social networking site Facebook has been enthralling millions of hearts users. Start school students, housewives, celebrities, to politicians, social networks now have a facebook. Thanks to the advances in technology, now we can update the status on facebook and photos every time. It is, now when there are less every day does not go to this site and conducting activities "facebook-ing."

Benefits facebook is not only socially, but also a means of communication, looking for work, to the campaign. Unfortunately, busy work especial facebook make a lot of people now spend more time working instead. It is not surprising that many companies began implementing policies mengeblok this site in the office. A research also shows the relationship between the increasing number facebook with divorce in England and Australia.

Well, if you include people in his life began to be a facebook? See 10 signs below.

1. Facebook has become the home computer or the internet in your laptop.

2. You change the status of more than two times a day and diligently on friend status changes.

3. Your friend's list already exceeds the number 500 and half of the almost unknown.

4. When you're away from your computer, you mencek facebook via BlackBerry, iPhone or other smart phone.

5. Diligently read the profile friend more than two times a day, although he does not send a message or men-tag in your image.

6. You change your profile picture more than 12 times.

7. You read this article while mencek facebook.

8. You clean the "wall" that has been shown not to fb.

9. You become a member of more than 10 groups and respond to any invitation even though not actually interested.

10. You change your relationship status to only increase in popularity of facebook.

Noordin M Top Got Busted in Temanggung

noreply@blogger.com (Comel) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:19:00 +0000

Noordin Mohammed Top, the man wanted in connection with the recent bombing of two luxury hotels in Jakarta, has been arrested, Al Jazeera has learnt.

Noordin, one of two people suspected of being involved in the blasts at the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in the Indonesian capital last month, was reportedly taken into custody on Friday.

Nine people were killed and more than 50 others injured in the blasts on July 17.

"Officially the police are still denying that they have captured Noordin Top in central Java, but a very reliable source on the ground have told us they captured a man very likely to be Noordin Top," Step Vaessen, Al Jazeera's correspondent, reported.

Noordin was a key member of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), an al-Qaeda-linked group that wants to establish an Islamic state across Southeast Asia.

But his group broke away from JI after an alleged falling-out with the leadership over the targeting of civilians.

JI is blamed, among other attacks, for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing that killed 202 people.

Noordin is thought to have been behind attacks on the Jakarta Marriott in 2003 and the Australian embassy in 2004, and also on a series of restaurants in Bali in 2005 in which more than 20 people were killed.

Noordin M Top, the fugitive sought in the case of explosion, especially in the luxury Jakarta hotel 2 months ago, has been successfully diringkus. However, this report is issued by the Qatar TV, Al Jazeera.

According to Al Jazeera, one of the suspects allegedly involved in the explosion at the Marriott Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton has diringkus, Friday (7 / 8). "Officially, the police have disputed the meringkus Noordin M Top in Central Java. However, the source can be trusted in the field, explaining that the man who successfully diringkus that is likely to Noordin M Top," said Step Vaessen, Al Jazeera correspondent. (Al Jazeera)

Police of the Republic of Indonesia, precisely the Densus 88, involved shooting with a group of people in Temanggung, Central Java. One of them was suspected to be similar with the fugitive bully in Indonesia, Noordin M Top.

"In Temanggung have contact shot," said the Head of Public Relations Division of the Inspector General of Police Mabes Nanan Sukarna through short message to the Kompas.com truth when asked about the news, Jakarta, Friday (7 / 8) night.

However, Nanan not declare the truth about the identity of the person who is suspected that Noordin M Top. Shooting is alleged to occur since at 17:00, Friday. "The result so please be patient," he said. Noordin M Top is a bombardment of the brain in some places, such as the Bali bombing I and II. Finally, Noordin M Top aksinya throw at Hotel JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Shooting that occurred in the home is suspected of hiding Noordin M Top is a residential property in the family M Sahri Temanggung.

The house is located in the Hamlet Beji Village Kedu District Kedu Temanggung regency, Central Java. Police came to the house at 16.00 WIB be shot and started at 16:30 more than 10 times until the sunset prayer.
After the police came, and have direct access road closed

Based on the description of witnesses called Marsono (34), Sahri neighbors,
the house was inhabited family M Sahri with his wife daughter and 4 grandchildren. Sahri families already living in the village since 6 years ago.

According to information Marsono, one of the children Sahri called Tatak, had brought the police after the incident Marriott Hotel bombing in Kuningan and the first years after 2003 is no longer visible. Residents suspect that the target is a target Tatak.