I have been planning to replace my old desktop PC with a new one and now I have to decide whether to go for a desktop or notebook (laptop) computer. My first preference is laptop keeping in view the kind of mobility it offers but there are other factors that I have to take of such as speed and price. Notebooks are available starting from Rs.30,000 onwards but they don’t have best processor serving it.
In recent past Intel has come up with new processors especially for notebook users so it has become diffcult to decide what to go for. I have started looking on net for information which is essential for notebook buyers to know about latest processors. This is what I have found -

• Basically there are 2 kind of processors from Intel : Penitum 4 & Pentium M (which is a mobile processor).
• Pentium M processor + Intel 855 chipset+ Intel/Pro wireless network connection makes a Centrino. Remember CENTRINO is not just a processor but a combination of all three.
• The Pentium M was built from the ground up, it is a completely new design from Intel
• Centrino uses far less power than any previous Intel processor consumes, thats why its battery life is good on notebooks which uses Centrino.
• Centrino is available in 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7GHz speeds. It has 1Mb of on-die L2 cache.
• Frequency doesn’t matter so much, as long as the chip design includes big caches and highly accurate branch prediction. The Centrino processor has met or exceeded expectations here, making notebooks based on the Mobile Pentium 4 completely unappealing for almost all practical purposes. In tests, Centrino—which is actually based on a modified Pentium III core and Pentium 4-like bus—outperformed the higher-frequency, power-hogging Pentium 4 devices hands down.

After having gone through all this I think Centrino is good option. If anyone of you is using Centrino or any other notebooks yours views on it will be helpful for me in deciding what to buy.

Customer Service Rep: Hari Om!

Customer: Hari Om!

CS Rep: Can you install LOVE?

Customer: I can do that. I’m not very technical, but I
think I am ready to install now. What do I do first?

CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you
located your HEART, ma’am?

Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programs
running right now. Is it okay to install while they
are running?

CS Rep: What programs are running, ma’am?

Customer: Let me see…. I have PASTHURT.EXE,
LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running
right now.

CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase
PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It
may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no
longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually
overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own
called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely
turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs
prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you
turn those off, ma’am?

Customer: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you
tell me how?

CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke
FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary
until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been
completely erased.

Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started installing
itself automatically. Is that normal?

CS Rep: Yes it is. You should receive a message that
says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do
you see that message?

Customer:Yes I do. Is it completely installed?

CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base
program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS
in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops…I have an error message already. What
should I do?

CS Rep: What does the message say?

Customer: It says “ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON
INTERNAL COMPONENTS.” What does that mean?

CS Rep: Don’t worry ma’am, that’s a common problem. It
means that the LOVE program is set up to run on
external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your
HEART. It is one of those complicated programming
things, but in non-technical terms it means you have
to “LOVE” your own machine before it can “LOVE”
others.

Customer: So what should I do?

CS Rep: Can you find the directory called
“SELF-ACCEPTANCE”?

Customer: Yes, I have it.

CS Rep: Excellent, you are getting good at this.

Customer: Thank you.

CS Rep: You’re welcome. Click on the following files
and then copy them to the “MYHEART” directory:
FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALIZEWORTH.TXT, and
GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any
conflicting files and begin patching any faulty
programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE
from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin
afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and
never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with
really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor
right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and
CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my
HEART!

CS Rep: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should
be able to handle it from here. One more thing before
I go…

Customer: Yes?

CS Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and it’s
various modules to everybody you meet. They will in
turn share it with other people and they will return
some really neat modules back to you.

Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

CS Rep: Hari Om!

Customer: Hari Om!

Source : A fwd. email :: - Compiled by Sriram Ramaswamy

Today, when I had gone for a walk in the morning I overheard a discussion among few eldely people. One of them said something like this :
Bachpan me itna pado ke Jawani me pachtana na pade,
Jawani me itna kamao ke Budape me kaam karna na pade,
Budape me itna Bhagwan ka naam lo ke phir is duniya me aana na pade.

I have translated this into English below :
When you are very young & studying, study so hard that when you are in youth you don’t regret.
When you are in youth, work so hard that you don’t have to work in you old age.
When you are old, remember God so hard that you don’t have to come to this world again.

I find this so true…how about you…??

Have a look at this. Just let me know how di you find this one ?? Try using the mouse over it.

These days every TV & FM channel are offering their viewers/listeners to participate in some kind of SMS contests in which they offer the winners the sponsored prizes which often are not very attractive. The channels are always the winners because not only they distribute sponsored prizes as well as get commissions on SMS charges.

Just have a look at this >> Link1 / Link2 / Link3

I feel sorry for the people who are wasting their hard earned money on such scams. C’mon guys wake up !!