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It is very often as I surf through websites, find some good student websites. There are plenty of them currently online which provide students with guidance… In my times it wasn’t the case. I remember going through web pages which come up in the searches but with nothing what I required… Certainly the times have changed and so does the way to help. Students asks questions and get answers for a payment. At least someone exactly gets what he requires… In the essence to find something new I found this website :

http://www.allmytutorials.com

The website seemed professional at first site but that couldn’t fool me who have gone through thousands of like them. But as I went through the stuff they provided I thought to give it a try. Got scammed many times but always eager to find more, I asked them a question related to my engineering subjects and they were there. Not only they did provide me answer but all the help was pretty professional… I wish I had them early. Asked some friends from University of Phoenix to try them out as they have put up a separate category for this institute providing with the tutorials that can be used for guidance… Pretty easy and Fun!!! I guess. Friends came out good as well and they told me that tutorials are added on daily basis and priority is given to questions that are being e-mailed to them. So it seems finally the solution for students is here… Though not on a larger scale but still some assistance is there… I highly recommend them. Check them out

Letter from Banta Singh to Mr. Bill Gates

Subject: Problems with my new computer

Dear Mr. Bill Gates,

We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice:

1. There is a button ’start’ but there is no ’stop’ button. We request you to check this.

2. One doubt is whether any “re-scooter” is available in system? I find only “re-cycle”, but I own a scooter at my home.

3. There is ‘Find’ button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this ‘find’ button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.

4. My child learnt ‘Microsoft word’ now he wants to learn ‘Microsoft sentence’, so when you will provide that?

5. I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows ‘My Computer’: when you will provide the remaining items?

6. It is surprising that windows says ‘MY Pictures’ but there is not even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.

7. There is ‘MICROSOFT OFFICE’ what about ‘MICROSOFT HOME’ since I use the PC at home only.

8. You provided ‘My Recent Documents’. When you will provide ‘My Past Documents’?

9. You provide ‘My Network Places’. For God sake please do not provide ‘My Secret Places’. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.

Regards,
Banta

Last one to Mr. Bill Gates:

Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but you are selling WINDOWS?

A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad.

U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed the case against the guards accused of the shooting in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007.

The shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead. The Iraqi government wanted the guards to face trial in Iraq and officials there said they would closely watch how the U.S. judicial system handled the case.

Urbina said the prosecutors ignored the advice of senior Justice Department officials and built their case on sworn statements that had been given under a promise of immunity. Urbina said that violated the guards’ constitutional rights. He dismissed the government’s explanations as “contradictory, unbelievable and lacking in credibility.”

“We’re obviously disappointed by the decision,” Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said. “We’re still in the process of reviewing the opinion and considering our options.”

Prosecutors can appeal the ruling.

Ali al-Dabagh, the Iraqi government spokesman, said in a statement Friday that the government was dismayed by the court’s dismissal of the case.

“The Iraqi government regrets the decision,” he said. “Investigations conducted by specialized Iraqi authorities confirmed unequivocally that the guards of Blackwater committed the crime of murder and broke the rules by using arms without the existence of any threat obliging them to use force.”

“The Iraqi government will follow up its procedures strictly and firmly to pursue the criminals of the above named company and to preserve the rights of the Iraqi citizens who were victims or the families who suffered losses from this crime.”

Dr. Haitham Ahmed, whose wife and son were killed in the shooting, said the decision casts doubt on the integrity of the entire U.S. justice system.

“If a judge … dismissed the trial, that is ridiculous and the whole thing has been but a farce,” Ahmed said. “The rights of our victims and the rights of the innocent people should not be wasted.”

Dozens of Iraqis, including the estates of some of the victims allegedly killed by Blackwater employees, filed a separate lawsuit last year alleging that Blackwater employees engaged in indiscriminate killings and beatings. The civil case is still before a Virginia court.

Blackwater contractors had been hired to guard U.S. diplomats in Iraq. The guards said insurgents ambushed them in a traffic circle. Prosecutors said the men unleashed an unprovoked attack on civilians using machine guns and grenades.

The shooting led to the unraveling of the North Carolina-based company, which since has replaced its management and changed its name to Xe Services.

The five guards are Donald Ball, a former Marine from West Valley City, Utah; Dustin Heard, a former Marine from Knoxville, Tenn.; Evan Liberty, a former Marine from Rochester, N.H.; Nick Slatten, a former Army sergeant from Sparta, Tenn., and Paul Slough, an Army veteran from Keller, Texas.

Defense attorneys said the guards were thrilled by the ruling after more than two years of scrutiny.

“It’s tremendously gratifying to see the court allow us to celebrate the new year the way it has,” said attorney Bill Coffield, who represents Liberty. “It really invigorates your belief in our court system.”

“It’s indescribable,” said Ball’s attorney, Steven McCool. “It feels like the weight of the world has been lifted off his shoulders. Here’s a guy that’s a decorated war hero who we maintain should never have been charged in the first place.”

The five guards had been charged with manslaughter and weapons violations. The charges carried mandatory 30-year prison terms.

Urbina’s ruling does not resolve whether the shooting was proper. Rather, the 90-page opinion underscores some of the conflicting evidence in the case. Some Blackwater guards told prosecutors they were concerned about the shooting and offered to cooperate. Others said the convoy had been attacked. By the time the FBI began investigating, Nisoor Square had been picked clean of bullets that might have proven whether there had been a firefight or a massacre.

The Iraqi government has refused to grant Blackwater a license to continue operating in the country, prompting the State Department to refuse to renew its contracts with the company.

In a statement released by its president, Joseph Yorio, the company said it was happy to have the shooting behind it.

“Like the people they were protecting, our Xe professionals were working for a free, safe and democratic Iraq for the Iraqi people,” Yorio said. “With this decision, we feel we can move forward and continue to assist the United States in its mission to help the people of Iraq and Afghanistan find a peaceful, democratic future.”

The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, declined to comment on the specifics of the case, but said, “I do worry about it, because clearly there were innocent people killed in that attack … it is heart-wrenching.”

The case against the five men fell apart because, after the shooting, the State Department ordered the guards to explain what happened. In exchange for those statements, the State Department promised the statements would not be used in a criminal case. Such limited immunity deals are common in police departments so officers involved in shootings cannot hold up internal investigations by refusing to cooperate.

The five guards told investigators they fired their weapons, an admission that was crucial because forensic evidence could not determine who had fired.

Because of the immunity deal, prosecutors had to build their case without those statements, a high legal hurdle that Urbina said the Justice Department failed to clear. Prosecutors read those statements, reviewed them in the investigation and used them to question witnesses and get search warrants, Urbina said. Key witnesses also reviewed the statements and the grand jury heard evidence that had been tainted by those statements, the judge said.

The Justice Department set up a process to avoid those problems, but Urbina said lead prosecutor Ken Kohl and others “purposefully flouted the advice” of senior Justice Department officials telling them not to use the statements.

It was unclear what the ruling means for a sixth Blackwater guard, Jeremy Ridgeway, who turned on his former colleagues and pleaded guilty to killing one Iraqi and wounding another. Had he gone to trial, the case against him would likely have fallen apart, but it’s unclear whether Urbina will let him out of his plea deal.

Is the Droid the iPhone killer?

Quick answer is……No.

But the Motorola Droid is the 1st in a line of devices that are going to be severe body blows to the Apple/AT&T tandem.

Verizon – TMobile – Sprint – and even AT&T will have Android phones.

Apple’s closed system is going to do to their phone device what their “closed” system did to their personal computers.

Motorola came out with a very good device in the Droid, I have one. I came from Windows Mobile. Never got a iPhone becase AT&T’s coverage is spotty where I live. You have to admit those “MAPS” commercials that Verizon is throwing at AT&T are hurting.

All the handheld device manufacturers are jumping on the Android bandwagaon. One of the best IMHO is HTC, they are almost as good in ergonomics and design as Apple. I love the Droid, expect to get a years full of enjoyment out of it. But odds say this time next year I wll be holding a HTC Android phone on Verizon’s network. And by this time next year Android and iPhone will be on equal footing in the number of users and app store. And the year after that the iPhone IMHO will begin to decline. I didnt say go away, but decline.

Google found a perfect wave and so far seems to be surfing it like a pro. Apple rested on its laurals, tied themselves with one of the worst rated cell phone carriers out there. Windows totally dropped the ball on their platform. Palm/WebOS is looking dated. And Blackberry users keep fighting TOUCH SCREEN devices, get over it carriers and manufacturers, Blackberry users LOVE their little keyboards!!! Let them keep it!

Andorid is going to take over the mobile market…..just wait.

Wireless and Mobile News keeps track of our most read and loved articles. When we tallied the count, we realized that our daily page-views reveal the top trends in the wireless and mobile industries.

Apps Avalanche – The phrase “There’s an app for that,” became a reality in 2009. The app avalanche was propelled by a flurry of new apps stores and new development platforms. There are are cornucopia of excellent BlackBerry apps Android apps, Palm Pre webOS apps, and iPhone apps.

Android Invasion – Samrthone makers and carriers are embracing the Android OS quickly. Android smartphone market share could be as much as 10% in 2014. New Android handsets are increasing Android use. The Motorola Droid, HTC Magic, and HTC Hero generated 22 percent, 21 percent and nine percent of Android requests worldwide in November 2009, respectively.

iPhone Contenders and Pretenders – The iPhone raised the bar for smartphones and reviewers continually compare new smartphones to the iPhone. The Droid by Motorola’s advertising highlighted the things that “Droid Does” and iPhone Doesn’t. Smartphone’s with keyboards such as the key-boardtastic HTC Touch Pro2 sold-out. Although the iPhone came in first in the Wireless and Mobile News’ Top Ten Best Coolest Smartphones of 2009, the rest of the list contains a lot of iPhone contenders.

Social Networking Networked to Smarter Phones – Contacts are not just in a list any more. Friend connect via social networking with a plethora of ways. The Palm Pre’s almost physic ability to make and collect connections was followed by the Motorola Cliq’s Moto Blur.

On Horizon: Cloud Consciousness – Services, called could-sync, such as Funambol, Mobileme, Windows My Phone Lookout, and Dazzboard are collecting data and making connections and sharing easier.

Google Partnerships Take-Overs, Buy-Outs – Google’s partnership with Verizon for the Droid and Google mobile development teams are taking Google to mobile phones. Google’s acquisiton of AdMob and unlocked Nexus One Google phone are all part of them garnering more and more mobile mind-shares.

Cheaper All-You-Can-Use Voice, Text, Web – Boost, Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS and Cricket, created compelling programs and cut prices, heating up the competition. For example Cricket is offering a Holiday Special – Unlimited Talk & Text for $25/Month until 01/04/10.

Free Cell Phones for Low-Income Households – Tracfone’s Safelink and Virgin through programs in certain states are offering an alternative for low-income households.

Losing Landlines – Every year, more users in all incomes are cutting their landlines and opting for mobile only service.

More Wireless Devices and eBook Readers – The sold-out Nook, Amazon Kindle, Buy One Get One Free BlackBerry Other Device (Netbook or Modem) deals and MiFi USB modems that create Wi-Fi networks all contributed to mobile broadband usage in 2009.

The iPhone has moved into position as the most popular cell phone in the land, although it does not rank number one against all companies that sell multiple phone models, such as RIM.

For the first time, Apple’s iPhone became the most popular single mobile handset in the U.S.A., although not the most popular brand. Confusing, you say? Well, it just depends how you count. The iPhone has just become the most popular when compared to the other most popular individual models of handset from companies like RIM and LG. But if you count by brand, including all of the models built by each manufacturer, the iPhone comes in third behind RIM’s Blackberry line and all of LG’s handsets. In the case of RIM, brand to brand, the iPhone sells barely more than half of the numbers attained by the Blackberry brand, according to a story on MobileCrunch.

It is also interesting that there are only 4 manufacturers of cell phones on the top ten list: Apple, RIM, LG, and Motorola. The Motorola’s that made the list are all Razr V3’s. There is as yet no Android-driven phone on the list of the top 10. These numbers come from The Nielson Company, and provide the first proof that the iPhone is the most popular single handset. The Apple mobile platform continues to climb through the ranks across the board, continually posting better growth numbers than any other manufacturer.

It is interesting to note that every time a cell- or smart-phone survey or sales analysis appears, the iPhone has posted a little bit better numbers than has RIM. At the same time, almost none of the buzz this year has been about any of the RIM or LG phones. Instead, it has been all about the iPhone, the Pre or phones running Google’s Android operating system, though none of the Android phones have made the top-seller list yet. If the Blackberry is going to maintain its lead into the future, it needs to update its telephony and user interface ideas.

The next generation of iPhone will have a 5-megapixel camera. OmniVision Technologies will supply CMOS-ins for the new smartphone. Total up to 2010 for the iPhone will put 40-45 million sensors against 20-21 million in 2009, DigiTimes reports citing sources in the industry.

In the current generation of smartphone Apple iPhone 3GS used 3.2-megapixel sensor and the production of OmniVision. It is expected that by the end of 2009 the volume of supply OmniVision sensors of Apple, including sensors for players reach up to 65 million units.

Announcement of the new iPhone is expected in late June 2010 at the Apple WWDC developer conference in San Francisco.

Thousands of BlackBerry users across North and South America were left in the dark Thursday as the company reported a widespread email outage.

A spokeswoman with Research in Motion said the outage only affects emails sent and received on personal BlackBerry accounts. The majority of users on corporate plans should not have any interruption in service.

“Our technical teams are working to resolve this issue for those impacted, ” said Marisa Conway in an email from New York. “Phone services, browsing and PIN-to-PIN messaging are not impacted. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

The delays on the hand-held devices were reported just before 4 a.m.

Spokespeople from Rogers, Telus and Bell were not immediately available for comment Thursday.

The Nokia E71 has probably been the most popular smartphone in the company’s history after the 6600 and N95, and not without a reason. The phone packed in incredible messaging and communication features in a sexy, slim metal casing that made it such a hit. The E71 was not only preferred by business users at whom the phone was targeted but by anyone and everyone who wanted to buy a phone in that price range. Not ignoring such amazing talent, we at Techtree have always recommended the phone at every chance that we got for we would have been doing our readers a great disservice if we didn’t.

So how does one improve on such a successful formula? The main thing to do would be to take all the ingredients that made the phone such a massive hit and then improve upon things that it lacked. The E71 was an amazing phone but by no means was it perfect (however, it did came pretty close). So you take all the good things in the E71 and add all the things that were missing and what do you get? Well, you get the new Nokia E72.

What the E72 faces in front of it is by no means a small feat. Its predecessor has set the standard pretty and high and the E72 better be really good to come close to matching that benchmark. The E75 has tried before it but did not succeed. The E72 does have all it takes to achieve what the E71 did and more, but will it? Read on to find out.

Bundle:

* Nokia E72
* Battery
* Charger
* Headset + 3 Ear-tips
* Usb Data Cable
* 8 GB microSDHC card
* Carry Case
* Cleaning Cloth
* Wrist Strap
* User Manual

The E72 comes with a new headset that looked a bit like the one which came with the N97 mini, but the speakers were different and not of the in-ear type. Also, it lacks the music control buttons found on the N97 mini headset. You get a carry case and a cleaning cloth with the phone and an 8 GB microSDHC card, which is all very impressive. However what is unimpressive is the extremely short USB data cable.

Santa arrived early for Apple Inc. shareholders: The stock surged $6.94, or 3.4%, on Thursday to close at a record high of $209.04. That topped the previous closing high of $207 on Nov. 17.

The buzz continues to build about the company’s widely anticipated — albeit unconfirmed — tablet computer. The Financial Times reported that Apple has rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in late January, most likely for a product announcement.

An Apple tablet, which some speculate might be called the “iPad,” is expected to be a cross between the iPhone, with its touch-sensitive screen and numerous useful applications, and the Amazon Kindle reading device, with its much larger screen.

But as the Financial Times notes, “Apple has explored making tablet style devices for years, only to back off. The company also has a history of scrapping products very close to their scheduled launch dates.”

But Apple stock bulls, who haven’t been held back much by such caveats, figure something good is coming in January. The shares now are up a massive 145% year to date, more than making up for their plunge in the market meltdown of 2008.

A share of Apple now costs about 27 times the average analyst forecast of the company’s earnings per share for the fiscal year that ends next September.

That’s expensive relative to the Standard & Poor’s 500 index’s average price-to-earnings ratio of about 15 based on 2010 earnings estimates.

But it’s a far cry from the P/Es of tech’s bubble days of the late 1990s.

Apple’s stock market value now is $188 billion, which tops IBM Corp. ($171 billion), General Electric Co. ($164 billion) and Chevron Corp. ($155 billion), among others, and is closing in on Google Inc. ($196 billion) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ($204 billion).

Besides the hype over the tablet, Apple is benefiting from Wall Street’s strong appetite for tech stocks in general in 2009.

And in a year like this, the rich tend to get richer as the calendar runs out: Some money managers are probably buying hot tech stocks to dress up their portfolios for year-end statements to clients.

Other tech issues hitting new 52-week highs Thursday: Google, Microsoft Corp., IBM and Xilinx Inc.

Year to date, the tech-dominated Nasdaq is up 45% to the S&P’s 25% gain.