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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Wm. Shakespeare's Five and Twenty Random Things Abovt Me




1 - Sometimes I Feele so trapp’d by iambic pentameter... Does that make me a Freake?

2 - I haue been Knowne to cry at Bear-baiting.

3 - I am not uery ticklish. I am Not. So prithee, do not euen try. Waste. Of. Time.

4 - I cannot keep Lice, and know not why.

5 - Sometimes I thinke plays are all Talke, Talke Talke, and wish for a cart-chase scene. I tried one in The Merry Wives, but it looked like Shitte, so I cut it. The men playing the horses were so Pissed at me.

6 - I once threw vp on a man's head, from a high Windowe. I was so fvcking Sicke that Daye.

7 - I hate to wear a Ruff, for I haue such a pleasing Necke.

8 - As a player, I am painful-slow to learn my part. Once whilst playing Edward I, I used the prompter so ouermuch that a groundling yell’d ~Stop interrupting, Will! And it was my Dadde. (Kydding!)

9 - Sometimes when I am Stvck for a rhyme, I new-mint a Worde because I jvst want to get the Damned script ovt the fvcking doore.

10 - I play the Flute yet poorly, but I can make any crumhorn beg for Mercy.

11 - When I am happy I call Anne my Kicky-wicky. When I am cross I call her “Olde Fun Killer Hag-Ass.”

12 - I keepe my Stashe hidden in our seconde best bedde. Shhh. Don’t tell the Fyve-Oh.

13 - The people that loue my Wordes the best are always the most disappointed vpon meeting me. Is thisse List ouer yet?

14 - On the topic of dating, my daughter Susanna loues to remind me: ~Jvliet was only thirteen! And I remind her that i) she was Italian, an impulsive race ii), she was actually played by a middle-aged Eunuch named Ned, and iii) she died. That always shvts her right vp.

15 - I deteste it when the Low-Comedians improuise the scenes I writ them… becavse they always make them so mvch fvnnier.

16 - I haue, on occasion, thovght abovt hiring a Boy to fixe my Latin.

17 - When I was sixe, my Goode-Friend Charles brovght to Schoole a wood-cut of his mother, qvite naked. After that we called him Charles Nudie-Mummy, whiche did make him Crye.

18 - I take my eggs ouer-medium. If I get them O’er-Easily, I tell my Porter, ~You may thinke this is what I ordered, but it’s snot. I thinke that one is a real Slap-A-Th’Knee.

19 - I work ovt my calues thrice weekly, usvally three pyramid sets of Calf-Rises whilst holding a flagon of Meade. I knowe I should stretch afterwards, but it Bores me so I do it not.

20 - As a boy in my Bed, I would shriek i’the night that Witches wovld come to eat me. My Mother (bless her) wovld smooth my Hair and whispr ~ Be not afear’d, the Witches onlie eat the Jews.

21 - Whitsuntide has become so commercial.

22 Nobody euer forgets where they were the moment they heard that Thomas Kyd died. I was shopping for codpieces in West Cheape. I came ovt of the Change-room and the proprietress was i’tears. I said ~What is it, now?~Kyd is dead. There was a melancholy qviet, and then she said ~And that Piece is a mite too small on ye.

23 - Euery time we do the Taming of the Shrew, some pvnter wants his Money backe, because we don’t actually show a shrew getting tamed.

24 - I do not vnderstand all the Fvss over Currants. Sure, they are both sweet and Small, but must they bee added to EUERY FVCKING MEAL these days? Yestermonth, found I currants in a Tarte of Spinnedge. I meane come on, People. Seriovsly.

25 - When I am feeling Melancholic, I console myselfe with the Knowledge that, aboue all else, I will be remembered for my Musick.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Processor war

Hello readers of  Technophilia, greetings to all. Let me Introduce Myself. My name is sandhan. I have completed Computer Science Engineering and currently staying in Bangalore and doing NIIT course. Pritam is my classmate of NIIT and from him i came to know this blog. I feel this blog is wonderful. I hope we can share and learn ideas. Lets Share our Ideas and explore the world...

>>This is my first small post.

Dear friends I hope this will help you people in someway. If this hurts u in anyway i apologies for that.

PROCESSOR WAR: AMD Vs. INTEL... and the best is...


Vs

Many of us don’t know which the best processor is. Why this question arises? cos we need to own the best one. There the problem arises. People don’t know to choose a reasonable one that best suites for them. Not only AMD and Intel also there are some few processors in market but not that much popular and failed to attract regular people.

Okay let’s come to the stuff. Intel and AMD are the leading companies producing processors that are widely used all over the world.

Before going to discussion just look those facts:

*As a general rule, Intel has always been better at Office Apps and music/video encoding. AMD always seems to pull slightly ahead when it comes to game performance.

* The difference between them performance wise is soo slight, that I doubt the average person can spot the difference.

* Intel is the larger company with a larger piece of the market. For this reason, their prices are a little bit higher.

* AMD was originally an underdog and a favorite of the Geek Elite (in the early-late 90s), but have since risen to be Intel's primary rival. Their prices are still lower then Intel's.

*AMD recently merged with ATI, who makes video cards. So ATI video cards will probably start to be optimized for AMD CPUs in the near future, but for now, that shouldn't be a deciding factor.
* AMD was the first to create a 64-bit CPU and arguably sells the most 64-bit processors, but most applications and Operating Systems (Windows) are still written to using 32-bit code, so the extra 32bits aren't really taken advantage of.

* Intel has some 64-bit chips but they are largely dedicated to High-end Servers not laptops. Intel's Core2 Duo is only 32-bit.

Okay Now…

lets start with AMD ..

AMD is meant for gaming. For those people are games freak. They should use amd. It’s a dedicated processor for gaming which support high end graphics.

Also AMD is good for video playback.(only).

For Intel..

Best for office packages like MS OFFICE, and VB, oracle, and programming compliers. (AMD too can perform a better!). And also video conversions, using codec for video/audio Intel is the best. (AMD can use only for playback, not the best one for conversions).

One important technology that confuse people. It’s Multi-core

>>A multi-core CPU (or chip-level multiprocessor, CMP) combines two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit (IC), called a die, or more dies packaged together. A dual-core processor contains two cores and a quad-core processor contains four cores. A multi-core microprocessor implements multiprocessing in a single physical package. A processor with all cores on a single die is called a monolithic processor.

Lets understand the thing better.. AMD introduces the multi core processor with two cores as X2 models. And Intel releases it as core duo (dual core). Later they introduces Core 2 duo that has some modification in the architecture in dual core. Core 2 duo is just only a series model with some improved performance (up to 36% faster over dual core) Okay. Get it. So don’t confuse both things. It’s all about your wish to choose AMD or INTEL.

some Comparison and suggestions..

For music playback u can use either any processor. It not depends on which processor u r using. It purely based on the sound card u r going to use.

For gaming -- AMD
For video/music encoding -- Intel
for Energy Efficiency/Battery Life -- Intel
for Price – AMD

AMD can also used for some office packages but not recommended for heavy threaded software’s like Photoshop etc.

Many of my friends used to run same application and games in different CPU’s like AMD, INTEL models to check the performance. Performance is not only depends on processors, but also depends on what type of main board, how much RAM, video card memory you are using. If you choose Intel’s top end model processor and a low cost cheap motherboard then it’s ultimately a waste. A good combination will give you a better outcome.

Some people are just AMD people and others are just Intel people. For them, they have to compromise when their processor failed to achieve. This will happen for all Intel and amd users. IT’S ALL IN THE GAME.

Most of the time, it comes down to the personal preference of the person giving the advice or writing the review. So choose the stuff which best suites for you…

Intel has a slight edge on Heat and energy efficiency over AMD. So if you want to go "Green" -- Intel might save you a few cents a month on your energy bill (probably like 30 or 40 cents per month) .Also that energy efficiency might translate into 10-15 minutes of longer battery life (but most people keep their laptops plugged into an A/C Outlet anyways)

Intel generally has slightly higher "clock speeds" meaning their CPUs cycle faster, enabling them to process instructions quicker, BUT, in recent years, AMD has almost eroded Intel's clock speed advantage and because of AMD's RISC architecture - AMD is able to actually calculate MORE per clock cycle than Intel, causing some people to say AMD is a better chip.

Most people think amd will produce heat. But now they just introduce the cool and quiet technology... That reduces the heat and hence same like intel..

If u r really an amd lover and planned to buy laptop or a notebook close ur eyes, make ur heart harder and choose INTEL!! Even I am a amd fan. I would choose INTEL for laptop or notebook.

If you plan on running on battery ALOT, do a lot of converting and burning of music and/or video then go with Intel.

Otherwise, I'd say, save some money and go with AMD.

SOME PEOPLE WILL BLINDLY BUY THE LATEST AND TOP END PROCESSORS, WITHOUT KNOWING THEIR REAL USAGE. FOR THEM THEY THINK THE ARE UP TO DATE. BUT REALLY THEY ARE WASTING THEIR MONEY.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ALL PROS AND CONS -- MOSTLY COMING DOWN TO WHAT YOU PREFER THE MOST.

SO THE BEST PROCESSOR IS WHAT YOU HAVE. :)

Have a Nice Day!!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Monday, December 15, 2008

Silverlight-A Closer Look

Hi Friends

In my last post i introduced you to Silverlight, Microsoft's latest technology which is used to create Rich Internet Applications. Today I will be talking about why silverlight is important.


Why Silverlight?

The web was invented as a system that allowed static documents to be stored on a web server and linked. The capability of HMTL tags is limited. Trying to draw a line, use animation, or play a movie with plain HTML is difficult or impossible with HTML alone. Over the years CSS and Javascript were added to basic HTML pages, but the user experience was not comparable with desktop applications. Today’s web applications require a richer user experience. SilverLight provides a means of creating Rich Internet Applications.

Silverlight Architecture


Base-Class Library (BCL) provides classes for collections, reflection, regular expressions, string handling and data access.The networking support in Silverlight can be used by Silverlight applications to communicate using HTTP, or at the lower socket level. Cross-domain communication is supported. A Python interpreter in Silverlight 2 hosted in Mozilla FirefoxSilverlight 2 includes the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) which allows dynamic compilation and execution of dynamic (scripting) languages. With the integration of .NET Framework, Silverlight also allows HTML-managed code interaction, which enables the manipulation of HTML elements from managed code, and permits JavaScript code to call managed code and use objects instantiated by managed code.

Important Components of Silverlight

Silverlight Framework consists of following components
Input – Handling input from devices like keyboard, mouse, stylus etc.
UI core – Managing rendering of bitmap images (including compressed raster images like JPEG), vector graphics, text and animations.
Media – Playback of MP3, WMA, AVI Standard, media streams.
XAML – To allow the UI layout to be created using XAML markup language.

XAML-> Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) is a markup language for declarative application programming. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) implements a Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) loader and provides Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) language support for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) types such that you can create the majority of your application UI in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) markup.

How Silverlight Works?

- A Silverlight application starts by invoking the Silverlight control from the HTML page, which then loads up a XAML file.

- The XAML file contains a Canvas object, which acts as placeholder for other elements.

- Silverlight provides various geometrical primitives like lines, ellipses and other shapes, to elements like text, images, and media etc.

- The elements are properly positioned to achieve the desired layout. Any arbitrary shape can be created as well.

- These elements can be animated using Event triggers; some animation effects are predefined, others can be created as composite of the pre-defined effects.

- Events like keyboard or mouse movements can also raise Events which can be handled by custom scripts

Silverlight - Integrating Design and Development

Generally there is a communication mismatch between different roles e.g. A designer is concerned about the look, design, appearance of an application where as a developer is concerned about the security, management, performance of an applicaton irrespective of its looks and feel.

Since XAML is a declarative application programming language which provides a Canvas which acts as a placeholder for various elements so a designer and a developer can work simultaneously and in real time aware of the interface. Hence the performance as well as the richness of the application is improved.

NIIT has come up with some new programs to provide training on Silverlight. To know more about these programs plz visit your nearest NIIT centre.

Cheers

Madhu S
www.edgeineers.blogspot.com