Barcamp -> Blogcamp Pune 2

After 2 hugely successful blogcamps, BlogCampPune and BlogCampMumbaiStyle and a gap of 2 years we are back with the 2nd edition of BlogCampPune. We are very excited to set the Pune blogosphere buzzing again

What’s it all about?

BlogCampPune is a FREE unconference focusing exclusively on blogging, organized by bloggers for bloggers. It‘s built upon the principles of the famous BarCamp (ad-hoc unconference) focused on sharing, learning and new ideas. This is going to be an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction between attendees. Any blogger who wants to contribute is welcome and invited to join. In the spirit of BarCamp, if you attend, be prepared to present something (even if it’s just 10 minutes).

Event Details

Date: 27th June 2009

Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM

Venue: SICSR (Symbiosis) 7th Floor Atur Center, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony Pune Near the OM Super Market

Google Map

Tickets

The Registrations for the Blogcamp Pune 2 has started. Grab yourself a ticket right away. http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com

Speak at the Blogcamp Pune

If you want to speak on a topic or run a session/discussion at the Blogcamp Pune please mention your idea while you are buying the ticket. http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com

Mafia wars Items guide.

You come from a humble Bronx family and begin your climb up through the mob’s chain of command, leaving a body behind on every step. You must train in the gym, get an education, and find a job to use as a cover for your illegal activities. Once near the top, you can try and eliminate a rival family’s don and assume control of the nation’s most powerful crime family. The choice is yours but it won’t be easy. There are many others out there just like you, a poor Italian kid from the Bronx. Do you have what it takes? Will you become the Don of the most powerful family in the mafia? Only time will tell!!

I had been shuffling through various pages of mafia wars to get to what i wanted and it was too annoying. So i decided to go for a list which is as follows.

STREET THUG 1-4
Beat Up Rival Gangster – .22 Pistol 2 ATK 0 DEF
Rob a Pimp – .9mm Semi-Automatic 3 ATK 2 DEF
Diamond Flush Collection can be looted from any job

ASSOCIATE 5-8
Collect Protection Money – Butterfly Knife 2 ATK 1 DEF
Rough Up Dealers – Brass Knuckles 2 ATK 2 DEF
Take Out a Rogue Cop – .45 Revolver 3 ATK 2 DEF
Preform a Hit – Tactical Shotgun 3 ATK 2 DEF
Heart Flush Collection can be looted from any job

SOLDIER 9-12
Clip the Irish Mob’s Local Enforcer – Lucky Shamrock Medallion 1 ATK 7 DEF
Lucky Shamrock Medallion Attack: 1 Defense: 7
Destroy Enemy Mob Hideout – C4 5 ATK 2 DEF
Kill Protected Snitch – Stab-Proof Vest 2 ATK 5 DEF
Bust Made Man Out of Prison – Automatic Rifle 4 ATK 4 DEF
Fight Haitian Gang – Semi-Automatic Shotgun 5 ATK 4 DEF
Steal a Tanker Truck – Firebomb 4 ATK 2 DEF
Sculptures, Poker Chips and Club Flush Collections can be looted from any job

ENFORCER 13-17
Smuggle Across the border – Armored Truck 4 ATK 8 DEF
Rob an Electronics Store:
Computer Set-up Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Untraceable Cell Phone Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Concealable Camera Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Cigars and Spade Flush Collections can be looted from any job

The enforcer tier also contains the billiards collection [thanks to Sage for pointing]

HITMAN 18-24
Obtain Compromising Photos – Black Mail Photos
Repel the Yakuza – Grenade Launcher 14 ATK 10 DEF
Disrupt rival smuggling ring – .50 Caliber Rifle 16 ATK 11 DEF
Invade Tong Neighborhood – Armored CAR 14 ATK 15 DEF
Sell Guns to the Russian Mob – RPG Launcher 20 ATK 12 DEF
Protect your City From Rival Family – Bodyguards 8 ATK 25 DEF
Assassinate Political Figure – Night Vision Goggles 5 ATK 16 DEF
Exterminate Rival Family – Napalm 25 ATK 9 DEF
Rings and Ties Collections can be looted from any job

CAPO 25-34
Steal an Air Freight Delivery – Prop plane 5 ATK 20 DEF
Run a Biker Gang Out of Town – Harley Davidson Motorcycle 18 ATK 6 DEF
Steal Bank Records – Illegal Transaction Records
Paintings and Cufflinks Collections can be looted from any job

CONSIGLIERE 35-59
Influence a Harbor Official – Luxury Yacht 10 ATK 20 DEF
Ransom a Businessman’s Kids – Porche 911 20 ATK 14 DEF
Fix the Big Game – Bookie’s Holdout Pistol 24 ATK 12 DEF
Great Race Horse Collection can be looted from any job

UNDERBOSS 60-99
Break Into the Armory – Humvee 26 ATK 22 DEF
Rip Off the Armenian Mob – AR-15 Assault Rifle 32 ATK 10 DEF
Take Over an Identity Theft Ring – Falsified Documents 2 ATK 30 DEF

BOSS 100+
Buy Off a Federal Agent – Federal Agent 15 ATK 25 DEF
Make a Deal with the Mexican Cartel – Private Jet 12 ATK 38 DEF
Blackmail the District Attorney – Police Cruiser 22 ATK 28 DEF
Shake Down a City Council Member – Armored Limosine 16 ATK 36 DEF

Job Mastery Rewards:

Street Thug: Pistol Bayonet: +4% damage dealt in fights.

Associate: Bugatti: -7% damage received in fights.

Soldier: Golden Skull: a 30 second reduction on your health regen timer.

Enforcer: Money Plate: a 5% discount on property purchases.

Hitman: Chainsaw Bayonet: a 30 second reduction on your stamina regen timer.

Capo: State Senator: a 5% discount on property repairs.

Consigliere: Helicopter: a 30 second reduction on your energy regen timer.

Underboss: Private Island: a 5% bonus on job experience.

Boss: Golden Throne: 2x the energy regenerated per regen period.

iPhone 3GS

Speed
The “S” stands for “SPEED!” And according to Apple, it is faster launching applications or rendering Web pages.

• The iPhone 3GS has a new processor built-in. Apple claims that it is up to two times faster than the previous generation: Launching messages is 2.1 faster, load the NY Times in Safari: 2.9 times faster. It also consumes less, which has an impact on the improved battery life.

Camera
This is one of the strong points of the iPhone 3GS, according to Apple. They increased the resolution to 3 megapixels, which—judging from the shots they showed-seems much better quality under all conditions.

• 3 Megapixels sensor.
• New camera, with auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance.
• You can also tap to focus, changing white balance in the process. That is really neat, if you ask me.
• Special macro and low light modes.
• The camera also supports photo and video geotagging.
• Any application can access all the camera functions now.

• It supports video, 30 frames per second VGA with auto focus, auto white balance, and auto exposure.
• You can trim the video shot just using your finger, then share it via MMS, email, MobileMe and YouTube.

Connectivity
The other part of the “S” is the support for the faster 7.2 Mbps 3G standard, which in theory will deliver data faster to your iPhone.

• Three band UMTS/HSDPA.
• Four band GSM/EDGE.
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Graphics
• The new iPhone 3GS includes new 3D graphics support in hardware. This means faster and more complicated 3D games.
• Same 3.5-inch widescreen multitouch display, but this time it has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. I wonder if it will withstand a full frontal Shake Shack burger attack.

Design

• Same design as before, including the glossy finish of the back (so much for all the rumors about the matte back.)
• Same size as the old iPhone 3G: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches.
• The weight increases a bit: One ounce to 4.8 ounces (135 grams vs 133 grams).
• Greener materials: Arsenic-free glass, BDF-free, Mercury-free LCD.

New special features

• It has a magnetometer, which works with a Compass application, third parties, and it is integrated into the new Google maps app, showing your orientation with a small semitransparent cone.
• Voice control. You can now talk with your iPhone, Enterprise-style. You can instruct it to play similar songs to the one you are playing, or call people.
• Nike + support built in.
• Supports accessibility features, like zooming on text, inverting video, and voice over when you touch whatever text is on screen.

Battery life
• One of the more important new features is the increased battery life.
• According to Apple, you will get up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G and 5 on 3G, with a up to 300 hour standby time.
• On 3G, it will deliver 5 hours of internet use.
• On Wi-Fi, Internet goes up to 9 hours.
• Video playback is 10 hours vs 30 hours for audio.

Would be available in India in last week of August….

Sony unveils new PSP Go

Sony on Tuesday unveiled a sleek next-generation PSP Go handheld videogame, movie and music gadget in a direct challenge to Nintendo’s freshly-launched DSi devices.

Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai showed off a new PSP Go at a press conference in the Shrine Auditorium as a major Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) got under way nearby in Los Angeles.

“We call it the worst kept secret of E3,” Hirai quipped, referring to news of Go news leaks more akin to streams.

“There will be more content that is easier to get on your PSP. It’s entertainment everywhere.”

Go is half the size of the original PSP and built to download and store video, pictures and games, according to Hirai. Go devices have built-in wireless Internet and Bluetooth capabilities.

“It’s built for people who live a more digital lifestyle,” Hirai said. “It’s designed to bring all kinds of content to the PSP.”

All future PSP videogame titles will be available for digital download, skipping any need to buy software on disks, according to Sony.

A new Sense Me feature analyzes music stored in Go devices and then creates playlists to suit users’ moods. Go gadgets will also be built with a video delivery service Sony launched last year.

Hot videogame franchises including “Gran Turismo,” “Metal Gear Solid,” and “Resident Evil” are creating new games tailored to Go devices, according to Sony.

“I think the PSP is getting really hotter,” said Hideo Kojima, whose eponymous studio makes the “Metal Gear Solid” franchise whose protagonist is a fearsome soldier called “Snake.”

“And Snake is coming back on the PSP.”

Go devices will be priced at 249 dollars, or 249 Euros respectively, when they are released in the United States and Europe in October, according to Sony. The gadgets will be available in Japan in November, Sony says.

Nintendo reports that it has sold more than a million of its new-generation DSi handheld videogame gadgets in the United States since they became available in April.

Sony PSP go first hands on @ Engadget

Mac OS X 10.5.6 on my XPS 1210

I have been fascinated by the Apple’s Mac OS ever since I got to know about it. And when I came to know that I could install it on my laptop, I was delighted. I have been successfull in installing various versions from days of OS X 10.4 [Tiger]. Lately I thought of installing 10.5.6 and upgrading it to 10.5.7 on the same old XPS m1210 which I bought in November 2006.

Mac OsX 10.5.6 on my XPS m1210 with triple boot.

My previous posts.

Leopard 10.5.1 [Kalyway] on my XPS1210

My Dell o MAC

Mac OSX + XP dual boot

XPS 1210 camera hack.

I got hold of an additional logitech camera that is used in Dell XPS 1210 [just dont ask me how]. I had no use of it as i already had my XPS camera replaced. It laid in my drawer for several weeks and then one day I decided to connect it to my desktop for my younger brother to VDO chat with me.

The advantage of this camera is that it is USB and has a builtin microphone.

So no hassels of connecting a mic to the rear of the cabinet.

What all you need…

1.

XPS 1210 camera.

2.

USB extension cable and USB connector

3.

Something to cut wires and plastic.

4. A CD case of 10 CDs [ the ususal round plastic one ].

What i did was simply cut wires of the camera connector, took another USB connector and connected the same colored wires. Tested it and It worked.

I cut the CD box cover to screw the camera on the hinges like structure that i cut from the same plastic.

I also made a cut on the edge to fix the USB connector.

This is how it looked like after being done.

I used aUSB extension cable to plug the camera into the USB ports on the rear panel of my desktop.

The reason for using the extension was to keep it modular and most of all I didn’t want to cut the extension cable as it was a new one and It remains usable with other devices.

The above pictures show the end result. And u can see it working!

Politicians, Helmet and Saint Gobain

After the inspiration from the Bush and Manmohan Singh shoe incident.

Cement Ad

Kala Hit: A new and creative perspective

Created by Mohit Shukla [one of my best buddies] and his friends Rohit Prakash, Vishal Ranjan and Amit Kumar