ICC T20 SCHEDULE

With India the favourites to win , lets wish the INDIAN CRICKET "All the very Best"

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
India	Pakistan	Australia	New Zealand
Bangladesh	England	Sri Lanka	South Africa
Ireland	Netherlands	West Indies	Scotland
Group E	A1, B2, C1, D2	Group F	B1, A2, C2, D1

Date	Lord's	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Fri, 5 June	Opening ceremony England v Netherlands 22:00 IST
Sat, 6 June		India v Bangladesh 22:00 IST	New Zealand v Scotland 14:30 IST Australia v West Indies 18:00 IST
Sun, 7 June			South Africa v Scotland 18:00 IST England v Pakistan 22:00 IST
Mon, 8 June		Ireland v Bangladesh 18:00 IST Australia v Sri Lanka 22:00 IST
Tues, 9 June	Pakistan v Netherlands 18:00 IST New Zealand v South Africa 22:00 IST
Wed, 10 June		Sri Lanka v West Indies 18:00 IST India v Ireland 22:00 IST

Placement for the Super Eight stage is determined as follows:
The first two teams in each group are placed 1 or 2. They will retain this position for the Super Eight stage, irrespective of whether they finish first or second in their group, unless they are knocked out by the team 3 in their group. In this instance, team 3 replaces the position of the team they knock out.

Date	Lord's	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Thu, 11 June		D1 v A2 (18:00 IST) B2 v D2 (22:00 IST)
Fri, 12 June	B1 v C2 (18:00 IST) A1 v C1 (22:00 IST)
Sat, 13 June			C1 v D2 (18:00 IST) D1 v B1 (22:00 IST)
Sun, 14 June	A2 v C2 (18:00 IST) A1 v B2 (22:00 IST)
Mon, 15 June			B1 v A2 (18:00 IST) B2 v C1 (22:00 IST)
Tues, 16 June		D1 v C2 (18:00 IST) D2 v A1 (22:00 IST)

The teams finishing first and second in groups E and F, based on points obtained in the Super Eight stage will compete in the semi-finals

Date	Lord's	Trent Bridge	The Oval
Wed, 17 June	REST DAY	REST DAY	REST DAY
Thu, 18 June		Women's semi-final A1 v B2 (18:00 IST) Men's semi-final E1 v F2 (22:00 IST)
Fri, 19 June			Women's semi-final B1 v A2 (18:00 IST) Men's semi-final F1 v E2 (22:00 IST)
Sat, 20 June	REST DAY	REST DAY	REST DAY
Sun, 21 June	Women's final 14:30 IST Men's final 19:30 IST Closing ceremony

source :http://www.rediff.com/cricket/schedulet20wc.html

Champions League T20

Twelve teams would participate in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament which will be held from October 8 to 23 in India this year. Three teams from India — the two finalists and the top league finishing team — will compete for the trophy against the top two domestic T20 teams from South Africa, England, Australia and the domestic T20 champions from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka.

The new tournament dates are October 8-23, with 23 matches scheduled and $US6 million in prize money up for grabs. A draw will be held on June 23 in London to decide the fixtures.

The teams will be divided into four groups of three each and will initially play each other on a league basis. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the second stage and four teams from the second stage would make it to the semi-finals, it was announced on Sunday.

The tournament was scheduled to be held in India last year but was postponed because of the Mumbai attacks.

Deccan Chargers ( IPL 2009 Champion) The Royal Challengers (IPL 2009 Runner Up), and Delhi Daredevils (Top League Finisher in IPL 2009) will represent India, Victoria and New South Wales will represent Australia, while the Cobras and Eagles will the two South African teams. Otago from New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago from West Indies and Wayamba from Sri Lanka.

The two English teams will be decided after the domestic Twenty20 championship, which ends in August.

Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist said: “Champions League Twenty20 will provide a different level of stimulus as we will test our strength and our strategies against the best in the world.

“We are keen to make our club a global name and (there is) nothing better than winning the biggest league club cricket has to offer across the world.”

Anil Kumble, captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, said on the occasion: “We have achieved our first aim of qualifying for the Champions League Twenty20.We have learnt a lot by competing in the two editions of the IPL and are hopeful that we will do India proud by holding the Champions League Twenty20 trophy later this year.”

Lalit Modi, chairman, Champions League Twenty 20, said, “The inaugural edition did not take place last year due to unfortunate circumstances but we are fully equipped this time around to conduct an extremely successful tournament in India.

Manu Sawhney, managing director, ESPN Star Sports, said, “Today, we are the biggest stakeholder in the game of cricket globally and with our strong brands, we are well placed to fully leverage and exploit multiple opportunities across platforms and markets.”

The League will carry a prize pool of $ 6 million for 2009. ESPN Star Sports are the commercial rights holders for the League for a period of 10 years. The tournament is a joint venture by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia (CA) and Cricket South Africa (CSA).

How to Clean a DVD or CD Disc ?

Here are a few handy tips to clean your CDs and DVD.The disc media is very delicate and you may unintentionally damage the shiny reflective surface if you are not careful:

» If dust particles are sticking to the CD surface, use a piece of soft cloth to wipe off the dust. To hold the CD, insert a finger or thumb inside the center hole of the CD or handle it by the edges but never touch the shiny surface.

» If the DVD surface feels sticky or greasy, mix some baby shampoo in lukewarm water and use cotton or soft cloth to gently rub the CD surface with this solution. Make sure the CD is completely dry (no water drops) before putting it back in the jewel case.

» If there are fingerprint marks on the CD surface, dip a soft cloth in Isopropyl Alcohol/Ethanol/Methanol and gently wipe the surface. Never use a petroleum based solvent like Acetone as that will permanently damage the CD surface.

» When none of the above alcohol based products are available in the local market, use a bottle of Mineral water to clean the dirty CD surface. Normal tap water has higher concentration of salts that may leave white marks on the CD surface.

» Always wipe the disc surface in a non-radial back-and-forth motion (from the center hole to the outer edge). Don't follow the concentric circles while cleaning.

» There are few DVD polish products in the market that promise to repair the scratched surface of CDs and DVDs.

Final Advice: If you notice a scratch on the surface of a CD or DVD, I would suggest that you immediately make a copy of the disc as it is possible that one fine day, your DVD drive may suddenly refuse to read the disc.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/855395/remove_cd_dvd_scratches_with_toothpaste/

Uninstall Programs Manually

Be aware that these steps may not remove everything associated with the application and can impact other applications on the computer. Have a backup or restore point and use caution.

• Find the directory for the application and delete all the files in the directory. Delete the directory.

• Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.

• Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.

• To remove the application entry from Add/Remove Programs (if present) open regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and find the folder for the application. Delete the folder.

• Some applications have Services attached to them. If this is the case, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services, locate and delete the service.

• In Windows Explorer, navigate to the individual user settings and delete program references. Common places to check would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]
C:\Documents and Settings\%YourUserID%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and delete relevant entries.
[Do this for each User ID listed]

If no entries were found in the previous step and the application launches automatically, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
and delete the entry.

source: http://www.theeldergeek.com

Project IGI 2: Covert Strike

"Project IGI2: Covert Strike "

   This game is the best game i have ever played. I love its graphics i love jones i love anna i love priboi and every other character in this game. Its build to perfection. Ita really difficult  and hence people stay away from it saying its not an interesting game. This game requires a lot of patience and strategy to play and if u use them  u are sure to be lured by this game. The following is a small piece of information to help people install and play the game. I ll soon post the walkthroughs. Guys go try this one and you would surely love it.

I. INSTALLING 
II. RUNNING THE GAME
III. CONTROLS
IV. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS



I. INSTALLING:
============================

Insert Disc 1 into your CD/DVD drive. If you have Autorun enabled the game should start installing immediately. If Autorun is disabled, browse to the CD and double-click on 'setup.exe'.

You will be prompted for your choice of language for the installer program - select it from the drop-down list.

You will then be asked to enter the directory you wish to install the game to.

After a few minutes you will then be asked to insert Disc 2 to continue the install. Swap Disc 1 for Disc 2 and select 'OK'.

II. RUNNING THE GAME:
=========================

After you install "Project IGI2: Covert Strike - DEMO" there will be an "IGI 2
Demo" shortcut on your desktop. Double-click this to start the game.
Alternatively you can start the game by going to: Start Menu -> Programs -> IGI
2 Covert Strike -> Play IGI 2 Demo.


III. CONTROLS:
=================

Control A Control B
Movement:

Move Forwards W Arrow Up
Move Backwards S Arrow Down
Move Left A Arrow Left
Move Right D Arrow Right
Turn Left X
Turn Right C
Jump SPACE NumPad 0
Crouch Left SHIFT Right CONTROL
Raise Stance Q INSERT
Lower Stance Z DELETE
Toggle Walk/Run CAPS LOCK END

Actions & Equipment:

Action E Right SHIFT
Peek \ Numpad .
Binoculars B HOME
Zoom In H Mouse Wheel UP
Zoom Out N Mouse Wheel DOWN
Thermal Goggles T PAGE UP
View Map M NumPad ENTER
View Log L 
View Objectives O 
Contact IGI HQ I 
Quick Load F7 

Combat:

Fire Left CONTROL Left MOUSE
BUTTON
Alternate Fire Right MOUSE BUTTON 
Next Weapon F ]
Previous Weapon V #
Reload R RETURN
Drop Weapon G PAGE DOWN
Select Primary Weapon 1 NumPad 1
Select Sidearm 2 NumPad 2
Select Knife 3 NumPad 3
Select Grenades 4 NumPad 4
Inventory 0 NumPad /



IV. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
==============================

(i) Minimum Requirements
(ii) Recommended Requirements
(iii) Supported Graphics Cards


(i) Minimum Requirements

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
DirectX 8.1
Pentium III or Athlon at 700Mhz
128Mb RAM
Supported 32Mb Graphics Card
DirectX 8.1 Compatible Sound Card
8x CD-ROM
1.9Gb Hard Disk Space
(1.4Gb for game, 500Mb free after installation)

(ii) Recommended Requirements

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP 
DirectX 8.1
Pentium 3/4 or Athlon at 1.2Ghz
512Mb RAM
Supported 64Mb Graphics Card
DirectX 8.1 Compatible Sound Card
32x CD-ROM
1.9Gb Hard Disk Space
(1.4Gb for game, 500Mb free after installation)


(iii) Supported Graphics Cards

3dfx Voodoo 4/5
ATI Radeon, Radeon 7xxx/8xxx/9xxx
Matrox G400, G450, G550, Parhelia
Nvidia Riva TNT 2, GeForce 256/2/3/4
SiS Xabre

MICROSOFT BOOT CAMP nearing

This week thers gonna be a blast for me and other MSPs participating from all the parts of our country. i hope other MSPs would totally agree to it. As the camp was nearing, the anxiety levels of the MSPs were raising as well (technically anxiety levels are directly proportional to nearing of camp date). Now that the Microsoft guys informed us about the hotel details(ELLA SUITES- http://www.ellaasuites.com/photogallery.html) to curb our curiosity, we are more eagerly waiting and looking forward to experience a great BOOTCAMP. though the bootcamp is scheduled for a very short period, the very fact that we are going to visit the MICROSOFT campus makes it more interesting. This is one of the greatest opportunities for me to peep into the world of Microsoft which has always been my dream. Apart from this, another alluring thing is connecting with all the MSPs in person than the online connection which we have been doing from quite a long time. So, guys i am on my way into enjoy this camp to the fullest. Do wait for my next post to find out what fun we had over there !!!

MICROSOFT VIRTUAL TECH DAYS

For MSPs in search of points, here is another opportunity of gaining 40 points. just check out the mail sent by studpart@microsoft.

Here’s an opportunity to get trained on the latest Microsoft technologies! Virtual Tech Days (VTD) are back from 18^th-20^th Feb 2009.

Help your Student Tech Club members & faculty get up to speed by screening VTD in your Campus- and you could get rewarded for this!

All you need to do is:

• Screen at least one full VTD session for at least 50 people- a good internet connection and a projector would be required. Additionally, we strongly recommend that you encourage your peers and Faculty to register online as well using the attached invite.
• Print copies of the attached feedback form and get these filled by the attendees.
• Dispatch the feedback forms to Microsoft Bangalore (we shall send the address later this week)
• Earn 40 points flat (no multiples) by submitting an activity under the “Contribution to Special Activities” along with some cool prizes listed below:

Ø If you send 100 properly-filled VTD attendee feedback forms, you will receive a Microsoft USB kit.

Ø If you send 200 properly-filled VTD attendee feedback forms, you will receive a Microsoft jacket.

Ø If you send 500 properly-filled VTD attendee feedback forms, you will receive a Digital photo frame.

Ø If you send 1000 properly-filled VTD attendee feedback forms, you will receive a Windows Mobile Phone!

To be eligible for prizes, you have to submit appropriate proof (like photographs of the session) along with the feedback forms.

In case of multiple MSPs who jointly organize the VTD screening in a college, here’s an example of how the distribution will happen: If 3 MSPs jointly organize a screening, then (3 x 100) three hundred attendees are required for each MSP to be eligible for a USB Kit.

All the best!

Regards,

MSP India Team

MSP Boot Camp : 6th to 8th March,2009‏

 ALL INDIA MICROSOFT BOOTCAMP for MICROSOFT STUDENT PARTNERS has been anounced. just putting a copy of that mail on my blog. 

 For MSPs hailing from hyderabad there is a bad news, the bootcamp venue is HYDERABAD so there would be no travelling for us. Anyway i am looking forward to it as it would be my first ever bootcamp.

The mail goes this way..............

Folks,

We are glad to announce the all India MSP Boot Camp to be held from 6^th to 8^th March,2009, at Hyderabad. You will be glad to know that this time around, we are conducting the Boot Camp in the Microsoft Hyderabad Campus and during the days that you are in Hyderabad with us, you can expect some great technical content with, of course, loads of fun in the process.

 

   You will also be glad to know that this Boot Camp is coupled with an internship test for Pre Final year MSPs, organized exclusively for Microsoft Student Partners. Read the mail very carefully to know more about the same.

However, please read the portion below very carefully for the eligibility criteria for attendees. If you are to attend the Boot Camp, you will have to satisfy both the criteria.

 

This email contains 3 sections. Read all of them very carefully.

 

Criteria 1:

 

·         All MSPs who did not attend the MSP Boot Camp in Goa in October 2008 and who satisfy the criteria 2 are eligible.

OR

·         MSPs who attended the Boot Camp in Goa but are in the Pre Final year of their degree course and satisfy criteria are eligible.( read the section below related to Internship selection drive)

 

Criteria 2 :

 

Every MSP who intends to attend the MSP Boot Camp in Hyderabad has to have a minimum of 150 activity points in his/her account. Activities submitted on/before 28^th  February, 2009 will be considered.

 

So if you do satisfy both the above criteria, start packing your bags and get ready to set out to Hyderabad.

 

Remember, you have to have at least 150 points in any case to be a part of the boot camp or internship test.

 

1.Travel Arrangements.

You will have to make all travel arrangements on your own. You should plan your travel in such a way that you reach Hyderabad on the 6^th of March, afternoon and leave on the 8^th March, evening. Microsoft will provide you accommodation only for the period of

 

4 PM, 6^th March to 11 AM, 8^th March. However, we suggest, you take a train/bus/ flight in the evening of 8^th so that you don’t miss on any sessions on that day.

 

We will not make arrangements for you in case you wish to arrive earlier or leave later than scheduled. In all such cases, you are advised to get all such reservations done beforehand. Microsoft will not bear such expenses.

 

All your meals will be taken care of by us in the above mentioned period.

You shall be provided a travel reimbursement as per the fixed plan below. Please note that the Re-imbursements typically take time to get processed and you will receive them at least 2 months after the Boot Camp completion.

 

Slab	State/region
Rs. 700	Andhra Pradesh except Hyderabad
Rs 1500	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
Rs 2000	Kerala, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh
Rs 2500	Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan
Rs. 3000	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Assam

 

 

 

 

2.Internship Test.

As mentioned, the Microsoft campus recruitment team is going to conduct an internship drive for MSPs during the Boot Camp in Hyderabad. The eligibility criteria for this will be

 

·         You have to be a pre-final year student currently( example: you should be in 3^rd year currently if you are in a 4 year UG/PG course)

·         You should be able to spare a at least 8 weeks( all in a continuation) anytime between April 2009 to June 2010.

 

If you satisfy the above two criteria and have a minimum of 150 points in your account, here is your chance to appear in an MSP exclusive internship test on the 6^th of March (5 PM onwards)

 

 

3.Registration process for Boot Camp and Internship test.

 

You need to control click  registration link here to register for the boot camp. The sequence that you should follow should be

 

·         Read the mail and check if you are eligible.

·         Get your tickets booked

·         Fill in the registration details on the above mentioned link before 11.30 PM, February 15^th, 2009.

 

 

Registrations after 11:30 pm IST on 15th February 2009 will not be accepted under any circumstances.

 

 

We shall send you more information about your hotel details and other such issues after we close the registration on 15^th February,2009.

 

Please post any queries/discussions on http://microsoftstudentpartners.groups.live.com only. We will not entertain irrelevant questions on studpart@microsoft..com.

 

Hope to see you all in Hyderabad soon.!

 

 

Cheers,

MSP India team

MICROSOFT RESEARCH INDIA SUMMER SCHOOL 2009

Microsoft Research India has come with Microsoft Research India Summer School 2009 on Networking for students and faculty. The Summer School is hosted by MSR India in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science from June 08 – 19 2009 at the IISC Campus in Bangalore.

The primary goal of this summer school is to expose students in India to cutting-edge research in computer networking. There are many sound and experienced speakers, who’ll each be giving a series of lectures on a broad range of sub-areas within networking. More information on the summer school is available at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/events/indiasummerschool2009/.

The selection of students will be made through a competitive process. The selected students need to attend and participate in the entire summer school. They will be offered train fare to/from Bangalore and local accommodation in Bangalore. More information on the application process is available at the webpage pointed to above.

The application form can be obtained from the following link: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/events/indiasummerschool2009/application.doc

You can send the form:

• By email to msrinss@microsoft.com (Please put the email subject as "Summer School Application").
• By post to Mr. Ashwani Sharma, Microsoft Research India, 196/36, 2^nd Main, Sadashivnagar, Bangalore - 560080 (Please write "Summer School Application" on the envelope).
• By fax to (080) 2361 4657 (Please mark the fax as "Attn: Mr. Ashwani Sharma").

For any queries, you can email msrinss@microsoft.com

( or )

you can drop a mail to my mailbox: madirajutarun@gmail.com. i would get back to you at the earliest with the solution to your queries.

All the best for the selection process!

Flashing/Flexing your MOTO ROKR E6

This guide will teach you how to flash/flex your Motorola ROKR E6 using RSD Lite. This guide assumes you have a firmware you'd like to flash.

Start your phone up in boot loader mode. To do this, hold down the camera button (top on the right side of the phone) and the Red power button at the same time. Your phone will boot up with a red screen which will say something similar to:

FLASH_KEY_PRESS
Boot Module:
BOOT_G_00.02.21P_MACAU

MBM FLASH MODE

 

Now, connect your phone to your PC. You will see a Found New Hardware message with the Motorola Flash Interface, and perhaps a couple others. 

 

Assuming you installed the drivers in the Get Connected section, you will then see the Your new hardware is installed and ready to use. message. If not, point Windows to your P2k drivers on the comp. 

 

Open RSD Lite. I am using RSD Lite 3.5 in this tutorial, but I'm fairly sure anything 3.0 and up will work, maybe even previous versions. You should see a Model of NS Flash Bulverde and it should say Connected.... 

 

Click the ... button by the Filename menu and navigate to your firmware version you are installing. In this tutorial I am flashing R533_G_11.12.08P. Once you have the file selected (make sure its unrar'ed), click Start. 



Your phone will now look like it is off. Its not, don't worry--there just isn't any screen which indicates your upgrading the software. Watch RSD Lite as it goes through its motions so you know where you're at in the process. The entire process of the flash took me about 10 minutes, give or take. 

 

 

 

 

 

The phone will hang out at 99% for a long time--over a minute for mine. Don't worry, its fine. It will then reboot, and go through another few processes. 

 

 

Assuming all went well, you will then see a PASS in RSD Lite. 

 

Congrats! You have successfully flashed your Motorola ROKR E6!

INTRODUCTION to certifications

  Cisco offers three levels of general IT certification namely associate, proffesional and expert(where CCIE represents the highest level of achievement). There are seven different tracks for you to choose so that you can match your certification path to your job role or industry. Apart from the general IT certs cisco also offers IT certs in Focused Areas through which network proffesionals can enhance their core networking knowledge by achieving specialist certification in technologies such as security,IP telephony, and wireless.

the seven tracks and their respective certs in the three levels are as per the table:

General Certifications
Certification Paths	Associate	Professional	Expert
Routing & Switching	CCNA	CCNP	CCIE Routing & Switching
Design	CCNA & CCDA	CCDP	CCDE
Network Security	CCNA Security	CCSP	CCIE Security
Service Provider	CCNA	CCIP	CCIE Service Provider
Storage Networking	CCNA	CCNP	CCIE Storage Networking
Voice	CCNA Voice	CCVP	CCIE Voice
Wireless	CCNA Wireless	Coming Soon!	CCIE Wireless