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How to get rid of this Foolish Orkut Virus?

Orkut is banned you fool, The administrators didnt write this program guess who did?? MUHAHAHA!!

My computer was also once affected by this virus.Without knowing this solution,I have reinstalled my system a lot of times and got frustrated.I came to know about this solution only a couple of months ago.

Description about the Virus :

The name of the Virus is W32/AHKHeap.It spreads rapidly through use of USB pen drives.This virus creates a folder named HEAP in C drive of your system.This virus will even make a entry into your registry so that it can every time the system is started.The worm spreads via. removable drives.Infection starts either with manual execution of the binary or by navigating to folders containing infected files whereby the autorun.inf files can cause auto execution.

Instructions for removing the Virus :

• Go to your task manager by pressing ctrl + alt + del and navigate to the process tab.
• Now look for svchost.exe
• You might find more than one of them.In order to recognize the real culprit,look for those who have username as your login name of the computer.
• Select and choose end process option.
• This will temporarily disable the virus.

Permanent Solution for the Virus :

• Go to start and choose the run command.
• Type C:\heap41a and enter.
• It is a hidden folder,and is not visible by default.Delete all files in this folder(ctrl + a) and then(shift + del).
• Now go to start and choose the Run command again.

• Type regedit and hit enter.This will open the registry editor.
• Press ctrl+f to open the search box and find "heap41a".
• You will get something like - "[winlogon] C:\heap41a\svchost.exe" and "C:\heap(some number)\std.txt".
• Select both of these results and delete.
• Close the Registry editor.This will remove the virus completely.

Tips to avoid this virus :

You must scan the your pen drives regularly if you use them frequently on multiple computer systems.I would personally recommand to use Bitdefender (No.1 Antivirus of the year 2008).

Top 100 Celebs Forbes List

1.Oprah Winfrey - the most philanthropic African American of all time who is well known for her The Oprah Winfrey Show.

2.Tiger Woods - an American Professional golfer and currently ranked No.1.

3.Angelina Jolie - an American film actress and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency.

4.Beyonce Knowles - an American singer-song writer,record producer and actress too.

5.David Beckham - a midfield footballer who plays for England and Manchester United.

6.Johnny Depp - an American actor who is well known as Jack Sparrow of Pirates of Carribean fame.

7.Jay-Z - an American rapper and a former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.

8.The Police - a rock band consisting of Sting(bass guitar), Andy Summers(guitar) and Stewart Copeland(Drummer).

9.J.K. Rowling - the author of Harry Potter Fantasy Series.

10.Brad Pitt - an American actor, film producer and a social activist.

11.Will Smith - an American actor and a rapper.

12.Justin Timberlake - an American pop singer-songwriter,record producer,dancer and an actor.

13.Steven Spielberg - an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

14.Cameron Diaz - an American film actress and a former fashion model.

15.David Letterman - an American Emmy award winning television host and comedian.

16.LeBron James - an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Cleveland Cavaliers.

17.Jennifer Aniston - an American film and television actress.

18.Michael Jordan - an American retired professional basketball player and businessmen.

19.Kobe Bryant - an American All-Star shooting guard basketball player and currently playing for Los Angeles Lakers.

20.Phil Mickelson - an American Professional golfer.

21.Madonna - an American pop singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and author.

22.Simon Cowell - an English television personality known for American Idol, The X Factor etc.

23.Roger Federer - a swiss professional tennis player and currently ranked No.1.

24.Alex Rodriguez - a Dominican American baseball player and currently plays for New York Yankees.

25.Jerry Seinfeld - an Emmy award winning American comedian, actor and writer.

26.50 Cent - an well known American Rapper.

27.Kanye West - an American rap artist and hip-hop producer.

28.Celine Dion - a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress.

29.Bruce Willis - a German born American actor and singer.

30.Dr. Phil McGraw - an American television personality, psychologist and author.

31.Tom Cruise - an American actor and film producer.

32.Jay Leno - an Emmy award winning American stand-up comedian and television host.

33.Sean "Diddy" Combs - an American rapper, record producer, actor and clothing design entrepreneur.

34.Stephen King - an American director, film producer, actor and musician.

35.Miley Cyrus - an American child actress, singer and songwriter.

36.Kimi Raikkonen - a race car driver and currently driving for Scuderia Ferrari.

37.Jeff Gordon - a professional American race car driver.

38.Ronaldinho - a professional football player who plays for Brazil and Barcelona.

39.Shaquille O'Neal - an American professional basketball player, rapper and actor.

40.Judge Judy Sheindlin - an American author and television personality.

41.Howard Stern - an American Radio host and television personality.

42.Tyler Perry - an American playwright, actor and film director.

43.Fernando Alonso - a Spanish Formula One racing driver.

44.Leonardo DiCaprio - an American actor.

45.Donald Trump - an American business magnate, television and radio personality.

46.George Lucas - an American film director, producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm.

47.Keira Knightley - an English film and television actress.

48.Jerry Bruckheimer - a film and television producer.

49.Nicolas Cage - an American actor, director and producer.

50.Spice Girls - an English pop group consisting of Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm.

51.Matt Damon - an American screenwriter and actor.

52.Dale Earnhardt Jr. - a professional American race car driver.

53.Bon Jovi - a hard rock band from Jon Bon Jovi.

54.Jennifer Lopez - an American actress, singer, record producer, song writer and fashion designer.

55.Ben Stiller - an American comedian, actor, film producer and director.

56.Kevin Garnett - an American professional basketball player and currently playing for Boston Celtics.

57.Nicole Kidman - an academy award winning American actress.

58.James Patterson - an award winning American author.

59.Rush Limbaugh - an American radio host and a conservative political commentator.

60.Reese Witherspoon - an American actress and one of the highest paid actress in recent years.

61.Maria Sharapova - a Russian professional tennis player and currently ranked World No.1.

62.Ryan Seacrest - an American television/radio host and television producer.

63.Gwen Stefani - an American singer, song writer, fashion designer and occasional actress.

64.Daniel Radcliffe - an English film, television and stage actor known for Harry Potter series.

65.Alicia Keys - an American soul and neo soul singer-songwriter, pianist and actress.

66.Gisele Bundchen - a Brazilian model and she is the highest paid supermodel in the world.

67.Gwyneth Paltrow - an academy award winning American actress.

68.Tyra Banks - an American supermodel, television personality,actress and businessperson.

69.Serena Williams - an American former World No.1 tennis player.

70.Eva Longoria Parker - a Mexican-American film and television actress.

71.Ellen DeGeneres - an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress.

72.Sarah Jessica Parker - an American actress and producer.

73.Katherine Heigl - an American Emmy award winning actress.

74.Regis Philbin - an Emmy award winning television personality an occasional actor.

75.Tom Clancy - an author of bestselling political thrillers.

76.Rachael Ray - an Emmy nominates television personality and author.

77.Cate Blanchett - an academy award winning Australian actress and stage director.

78.Heidi Klum - a German supermodel, actress,TV presenter and fashion designer.

79.Carrie Underwood - a three time grammy award winning singer.

80.Jon Stewart - an American comedian , satirist, actor, writer and producer.

81.Justine Henin - a retired professional Belgian tennis player and ranked World No.1. at the time of her retirement.

82.Judd Apatow - an American screenwriter, director and producer.

83.Kate Moss - an English model.

84.Patrick Dempsey - a Golden Globe award nominated American actor.

85.Charlie Sheen - a Golden Globe award winning and Emmy award nominated American actor.

86.Drew Carey - an American comedian , actor and game show host.

87.Steve Carell - an American comedian , actor, producer and writer.

88.Lorena Ochoa - a female Mexican golfer and currently ranked female World No.1.

89.Jonas Brothers - an American pop rock band consisting of brothers: Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas.

90.Howie Mandel - an Canadian stand-up comedian , actor and television host.

91.Wolfgang Puck - an Austrian celebrity chef, restaurateur and businessman.

92.Zac Efron - an American actor and singer.

93.Annika Sorenstam - a Swedish professional golfer.

94.Ashley Tisdale - an American actress and singer.

95.Gordon Ramsay - an Scottish chef, television personality and entrepreneur.

96.Jennifer Love Hewitt - an American actress and singer-songwriter.

97.Lauren Conrad - an American television personality and an aspiring fashion designer.

98.Vanessa Williams - an African-American pop singer and actress.

99.Tina Fey - an American writer, comedian, actress and producer.

100.Paula Deen - an American cook, restaurateur, writer and Emmy award winning television personality.

Which is the Gamer's Gadget?

Sony's PSP (PlayStation Portable) was released in 2004.The PlayStation Portable is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc.The PSP is currently available in nine colors. These include piano black, ceramic white, icy silver, rose pink, deep red, champagne gold, felicia blue, mint green, and lavender purple.The PSP has a 333Mhz 128 data width CPU,a 32MB RAM with Memory Stick Pro Duo Storage.The PSP supports WLAN,IrDA,Wi-Fi and USB connectivity.In September 2007, Sony announced that a new version of the PSP would be released for all regions which will be 33% lighter and 19% thinner than the original PSP.The PSP slim and lite included composite TV output, supports USB charging, 64MB onboard RAM, and has a brighter screen.It has a 4.3inch LCD screen of 480 x 272 pixel video playback with 16.77 million colors.The PSP includes an 1800 maH that will provide about 4-6 hours of gameplay, 4-5 hours of video playback, or 8-11 hours of audio playback.The PSP has a XrossMediaBar which includes Settings, Photo, Music, Video, Game, and Network.It also has a Internet Browser with Adobe Flash Support.It also includes the Remote Play which allows PSP to access the PS3 HDDs within a LAN Network.Games are availabe in UMD and Memory Stick Format.

Check the CNET Prizefight comparison of Sony PSP and Nintendo DS Lite :

The Nintendo DS Lite is a dual screen handheld console and is released in 2006.It is available in three colours Crystal White, Ice Blue and Enamel Navy.It has two processors one with 67Mhz and another with 33Mhz with 4MB storage.It supports LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity.It is released in various editions depending upon the game.The games are available in Game Boy Advance Cartridge.It also includes a Nintendo Headset with one earphone and one microphone.In 2006, Nintendo announced a version of the cross platform browser Opera for the DS system.It also includes a WiFi USB Connector,a Slide Controller,a Camera,a Paddle Controller and a Guitar Grip Controller.

In the above screenshot,the left screenshot shows a car race played on PSP while on the next screenshot it is played on Nintendo DS Lite.Though you could find the difference in the Graphics.If you are hardcore gamer and you are more important about the graphics then your choice is PSP while if you are timepass gamer to have fun then opt Nintendo DS Lite as it has light pen gaming also.

Google's Endless Work Continues!!!

Living in an imaginary World is not so far when you have Google who are creating a Virtual World.Google first acquired the virtual globe program from the Keyhole Inc. in 2004.Actually at first the superimposition of the images of the earth are obtained fro the satellite imagery and aerial photography.

Check the Google Sky Feature in Google Earth 4.2 :

In 2005,the officially renamed it as Google Earth and now it is available in most of the platforms.Google Earth also uses the digital elevation model data collected by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.This made the Grand Canyons and Mount Everest to look like in three dimensions.Google Earth supports managing three-dimensional Geospatial through Keyhole Markup Language.

Check the video of Disneyland 3D created by Google Earth Team :

It all started in 2007 when Google started using SketchUp,a 3D modeling program used to show 3D buildings and structures.In versions prior to Google Earth 4, 3D buildings were limited to a few cities, and had poorer rendering with no textures.In August 2007,Hamburg became the first city to be entirely show in 3D.Later the Irish town of Westport was added which was made using long-distance laser scanning technology and digital photography.

Check the new features of Google Earth 4.3 :

In the latest version of Google Earth 4.2,Google added a Sky tool for viewing stars and astronomical images on August 22,2007.Google Sky produced by Google a partnership with the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope.They also created Google Moon and Google Mars in Google maps.With Google Earth 4.3 they launched with integrated Street View in Google Earth on April 15,2008.Google Street View provides 360° panoramic street-level views and allows users to view parts of selected cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas at ground level.

Check the secrets places taken from Google Earth:

Silverlight - A Futuristic Vision

Microsoft® Silverlight™ a cross browser, cross platform .NET plug-in that enables designers and developers to build rich media experiences and RIAs for browsers. The preview builds we released this week currently support Firefox, Safari and IE browsers on both the Mac and Windows.It is a is a web browser plugin that provides support for rich internet applications as animation,vector graphics, audio video playback and it competes with products such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Adobe Shockwave, and Java FXApple Quicktime.Silverlight was developed under the codename Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E).Silverlight has been written in the combination of C and C++.

To get a sense of the types of rich browser applications you will be able to build using Silverlight, please check out this 7 minute video of the Metaliq "Top Banana" video editor sample application:

The "Top Banana" application was built with C# and runs cross platform on any system where Silverlight is installed. The total download size of the application (meaning the size of all of the XAML + compiled code when a user types in the URL of the site) is only ~50kb. Some of the applications built on Silverlight are Netflix (showing off a great "movie on demand" video service with social networking support), CBS (showing off user generated video support), Metaliq (showing the above video editor application) and MLB.com (showing off their awesome new Major League Baseball online experience).

Silverlight 1.0 is made up of
1.Input – handling input from devices like keyboard, mouse,etc.
2.UI core – managing rendering of bitmap images
3.Media – playback of MP3,WMA Standard, WMV7, WMV8 and WMV9/VC-1 streams.
4. XAML to allow the UI layout to be created using XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language)markup language.It has a file size of 1.6 MB.

Check this TV Commercial for Silverlight :

In Silverlight 2.0 the developers can write Silverlight applications using any .NET language including VB, C#, JavaScript and IronPython.It has a Beta Version of filesize 4.3MB. Silverlight is compatible in Firefox, Safari and IE browsers in Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS 10.4/10.5.It is also planned to support Windows mobile edition also.The same product in Linux has been planned in the version named "Moonlight" which supports both linux x86/x86-64 architecture.

Social Networking Website

If you’re young and Internet-freak user, you probably run an account on a social networking website.A social networking website build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others.MySpace is an online community that lets you meet your friends’ friends. Create a private community on MySpace and you can share photos, journals and interests with your growing network of mutual friends.MySpace is owned by Fox Interactive Media and it was launched in 2002.Facebook, on the other hand, was initially a website reserved strictly for

students of Harvard University. It was launched in February of 2004 and gradually extended its membership to include students from other universities across the globe. Today anyone with a valid email address and falling within a specific age group can sign up for a Facebook account. It also offers members the chance to join groups online and run forums within them. Facebook is particularly known for its photo-sharing feature.Almost all the United States users use only MySpace or Facebook.

Check this CNET Prizefight between MySpace and Facebook :

hi5 is another social networking website launched in 2003 and it became the one of the top 25 most visisted websites of 2008.It wasnt a huge success yet it is getting visitors everyday.Friendster is developed in 2002 the first to come in social networking websites group.It was mainly created to find and keep in touch of the High School friends(mainly US) as they might be joining different colleges.Later it gainly popularity then it was promoted worldwide with a heavy list of colleges and schools.Orkut is created by an Turkish Google employee(Orkut Büyükkökten) and it was launched in 2004.At present,Orkut is owned by Google and it was a huge success in Brazil and India.Almost 54% of the Orkut users are from Brazil and 17% are from India.Most important fact is that only 2% are from US.

Bebo is one such website launched in 2005 by husband and wife named Michael and Xochi Birch."Bebo" is a backronym for “Blog early, blog often".The unique feature of Bebo is that a 'Video Box' may be added, either hot-linked from Youtube, uploaded directly to Bebo's servers via Videoegg copied from a Bebo Media Content Provider's page.Bebo most received his almost 80% of visitors from United Kingdom.MySpace attracted more than 114 million global visitors age 15 and older in June 2007, representing a 72% increase versus year ago.Facebook experienced even stronger growth during that same time frame, jumping 270% to 52.2 million visitors.Orkut continues to dominate the Indians and I wonder how long before Google acquires a social networking site . However,Orkut is definitely not working in the United States and Europe.

Which optical format is the best?

Format means we are talking about the recent optical device formats.HD-DVD which are used to store High Definition Video of 1080p at a resolution of 1920x1200.HD DVD was designed principally by Toshiba.It is similar to DVD as they have reduced the wavelength of laser and it can store 3 and a quarter(15 GB instead of 4.7 GB)(30GB in dual layer).The other competitor is Blue Ray,it is similar to DVD as the wavelength of the blue laser is further reduced to 405nm and it can store about 25GB (50GB in dual layer)and it also supports High Definition Video.Theoretically, HD-DVD can store a maximum of 60GB while Blue ray can go upto 200GB.HD-DVD play 5.1 or 3.3 hours of HD Videos, depending on encoding method while a Blue Ray can play 8.5 or 5.6 hours.Both the formats supports the following audio soundtracks Uncompressed linear PCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution, Dolby Digital, DTS.

Check the CNET Prizefight comparison of HD-DVD and Blue Ray :

The manufacture support HD-DVD are Microsoft, Intel, HP, NEC,Toshiba, LG, Thomson/RCA, Onkyo, Samsung while for Blue Ray it comes from Apple, Dell, BenQ, HP, LG, Panasonic, Philips, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Samsung, Sony, TDK,Thomson/RCA.Yet Blue Ray gets more support then HD-DVD.The studio support for HD-DVD are Paramount, Studio Canal, Universal, Warner, the Weinstein Company, DreamWorks Animation while for a Blue ray it comes from Sony Pictures (including MGM/Columbia TriStar), Disney (including Touchstone, Miramax), Fox, Warner, Lions Gate.HD-DVD has a console compatibility with Microsoft's Xbox 360 only with an external accessory which you need to pay to get that one while Blue ray can played in Sony Playstation 3.Both the HD-DVD and Blue ray cost more or less the same price ranging US$20 to US$30.Both of the formats has a 300+ titles released so far.Region-coded discs and players are not possible in HD-DVD while it is possible in Blue Ray.

Yet the DVD's are still pretty great.They're cheap and plentiful, can play single universal standard and not HD video. And even though they're limited to a mere 480p native resolution, they're still the best-looking video source on HDTVs outside of actual HD sources and maybe some of the latest video games. From a picture-quality and convenience standpoint, the move from DVD to HD DVD/Blu-ray isn't as compelling as the jump from VHS to DVD was.The Blue Ray and HD-DVD writers are expensive,and even the HD-DVD and Blue Ray discs are expensive.So wait for some time until the hike for HD-DVD and Blue Ray comes down.

TBBT - Hoping for Season II

The Big Bang Theory is an American Sitcom premiered on CBS on September 24,2007. About 17 episodes of the first season has been premiered till May 19,2008.It has got a good response from the viewers with an average of 8 million people.I have become a big fan of this The Big Bang Theory.The story revolves around two uber-nerd roommates Dr.Leonard Leakley Hofstadter,PhD and Dr.Sheldon Cooper,PhD living across the hallway from a dumb blonde girl named Penny.They both live in an apartment building,in which the elevator always seems to be out of order.He keeps a white board in their living room on which he works on experimental physics.Leonard is proficient in and literature and history and he can solve crosswords in seconds.He used to tell the combined IQ of his and Sheldon to be 360.To prove his nerd status,he uses some Star Wars products.While Sheldon's genius seems to be focused primarily in math and science.He is holder of a Master Degree and 2 PhDs.His current area of research is String Theory.He's a theorectical physicist and he does a lot of experiments and it all ends dead end.He has a scientific explanation for everything. At age 14, he worked in lasers and this resulted in his being sent to boarding school; it is heavily implied in a CBS promotional clip that the government took Sheldon's laser away and hushed the college professor who witnessed the experiment.

Penny is Leonard and Sheldon's new neighbor across the hallway and is, as described by Wolowitz, a cheesecake-scented goddess.This description is true because she is a waitress at the cheesecake Factory. She is also writing a story about girl from Lincoln who travels to Los Angeles to become an actress but wends up working in a cheesecake Factory. She first meets their friends Wolowitz and Rajesh when she comes out of the shower in nothing but a towel. She's either ignorant of or all too aware of her effect on the boys, because within minutes of meeting them, she asks Leonard to retrieve her television set from her ex-boyfriend's apartment, which he immediately sets out to do. Whenever Penny goes on a rebound relationship, she picks up an attractive man and then has 36 hours of meaningless sex over the course of a weekend; afterward, the relationship deteriorates. She is better at the video game Halo.

Howard Wolowitz is an engineer at Caltech's Department of Applied Physics who often hangs out at Leonard and Sheldon's apartment.He designed a satellite that is currently orbiting a moon of Jupiter taking high-res photos.He could speak six foreign languages which includes French, Mandarin, Russian, Arabic and Farsi.Wolowitz has a photo on his Facebook page captioned "Me and My Girlfriend", which depicts Penny sleeping on Wolowitz's shoulder during the fight between Leonard and Sheldon at the conference. Howard unlike Sheldon and Leonard doesn't have a Ph.D.However, he likes pointing out that he has a master's degree in engineering. Rajesh Koothrappali is Wolowitz's best friend and yet another genius. His area of expertise is astrophysics.He approaches women in the exact opposite way of Wolowitz: he is so shy that he is unable to speak to them. More often he just remains silent before any attractive women.

Leonard: Are you sure you are not doing this just because of all the alcohol you just had?
Penny: You might be right. Leonard, you are so smart.
Leonard: [sarcastic] Yeah, I am a friggin' genius.
Penny: Why can't all guys be like you?
Leonard: If everyone were like me the human race wouldn't be able to survive.

The Game of All-Time

Grand Theft Auto IV is action adventure sandbox-style game developed by Rockstar North.It was released worldwide on 29th April,2008 for both Playstation3 and Xbox 360.The game starts in Liberty City,a fictional city based heavily on modern day New York City with Niko Bellic,a war veteran from Eastern Europe comes to US to find his cousin and later turns out to be the most wanted Gangster by NYPD. GTA4 is the first console to have multiplayer mode which contains fifteen different modes.It broke the sales of 3.6 million units on the first day itself and grossing more than $500 million in its first week.

Check out this Teaser Trailer :

The gameplay is similar to previous versions of GTA.It consists of third player shooter and driving in a large environment.The player character is capable of walking, running, swimming, climbing, jumping and can steal variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, helicopters, and motorcycles.If Niko gets injured, he can recover health by using an escort service, eating, drinking soda, sleeping, using medical kits, or by calling for paramedics using his phone.Police and wanted levels operate differently from previous GTA games. When the police are in search of Niko, a search radius appears on the map in which the police will be looking for him.he player can evade the police by escaping the search radius and temporarily keeping a low profile by not committing further offences.Every car in the game utilizes the in-game minimap a GPS Device, with voice directions to the destination. Car damage physics are more detailed in GTA IV than in its predecessors. When major collisions on motorbikes occur, the player's helmet will most likely fall off.

The use of the mobile phone been expanded to perform multiple actions. When selecting the mobile phone, a zoomed-in version of the phone pops up in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. The phone allows the player to view text messages and appointments, as well as arrange to meet friends for a variety of activities.He can dial 911 and call the police for help and also call the fire service.An in-game version of the Internet be used by accessing the cyber café chain,"TW@", located throughout the city.He can browse a number of fictious websites and send and receive emails.In the police vehicle he can access the criminals database and even track them for a reward.The game also features in-game television programming, with several viewable channels featuring programs and advertisements.