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Monday, 6 August 2012

Create passport size photos at home


If you go to a studio in India to get a Passport size photo clicked, it will easily cost you Rs. 100 for 8 photos (that's $2). I made it at home using MS PowerPoint and got 6 photos for Rs. 8 (14.55 cents). This blog post will tell you how.



There are four steps involved.

  1. Taking your photograph
  2. Improving the photograph (adjust contrast/brightness)
  3. Setting it up in PowerPoint
  4. Getting the print
Step - 1 Taking the photograph
Take any digital camera and get a close-up picture of yours taken. Transfer the image onto your computer. For the purpose of this blog post we will use Sachin Tendulkar's photo.


Step - 2 Improving the photograph (Optional)
When you take a photograph with a digital camera, you might need to touch up your photo. If the original image you have taken is looking good to you then you can skip this step.

For editing follow the instructions. Open MS PowerPoint 2010. Insert the image on an empty slide. Insert -> Picture -> Select your photo from your hard disk (Short-cut: Press ALT and N together. Then press P)

Left click on the photo to select it. Go to Picture Tools Format on the top panel. UnderCorrections chose the option which improves the photo.


In MS PowerPoint 2007 you can right click on the photo and choose Properties. Now you can manually increase or decrease the brightness and contrast.


Step - 3 Setting it up in PowerPoint
I paid Rs. 8 because I gave only one photograph to my local studio. It was a 4 inches x 6 inches photograph which contained 6 passport size photos. If we take these prints separately we will end up paying Rs. 48. So in this step you need to arrange 6 of your photos into one rectangle of size 4 inches x 6 inches.

Open a new slide. We need to make the slide blank. No header and body place holders. Right click on the slide and choose Layout and choose Blank.


Now go to Insert and choose a rectangle from Shapes. Draw a rectangle. Now click on the rectangle. In PowerPoint 2010, go to Drawing Tools Format. On the extreme right you have an option called Size. Enter height as 4" and width has 6".


Now fill the rectangle with white colour and give a border. For white colour, right click on the rectangle and choose Format Shape. Under Fill choose Solid Fill and choose the colour white. Transparency will be 0%. Click okay. For black border, open Format Shape again and go to Line Color and choose Solid Line and select black (you can choose any other colour as well).


We now need to create layout of one passport photo. I chose the size 4.5 cm height x 3.5 cm width.


Insert another small rectangle and adjust its size to 1.77 inches height x 1.38 inches width. 1.77 inches = 4.5 cm. PowerPoint does not allow us to enter sizes in cm. Our slide now looks like this now.


Now place your photo over the smaller rectangle. The photo might not fit exactly. Keep the photo slightly bigger than the smaller rectangle. Crop the photo and make it the same size as the small rectangle. To crop, select the photo. Under Picture Tools Format at the top choose Crop. Keep the cursor on the -- marks on the sides of the photo and cut the photo to the same size as the small rectangle.




You can now delete the rectangle. Cannot see your rectangle? Your rectangle is behind the photo. Right click on the photo and choose Send to back. Now click on the rectangle and delete it.


We just need to copy and paste the photo five times and arrange the photos nicely on the 4" x 6" layout. Remember after printing, we need to cut out the photos with a scissor.


Now select all the six photos and the rectangle in the background. You can press CTRL+A or manually drag your cursor over the bigger rectangle to select everything. Now right click (while your cursor is on the items selected) and choose Save as Picture... and save it as PNG or JPEG.


Step - 4 Getting the print
You can now take this file, give it to your local studio and ask for just one print. Take the print and using a scissor make 6 photos from it. If you have a good printer at home, you need to buy professional photo quality paper and print at home. Simple!

బోర్డు తిప్పేస్తున్న సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ సంస్థలు!


అమెరికాలో ఉన్న భారతసాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ సంస్థలు ఎలా మాంద్యంలో కొట్టుమిట్టాడు తున్నాయో రాష్ట్రపరిస్థితిని పరిశీలిస్తే అర్థమవుతోంది. ఇటీవల కాలంలో అనుకున్నంత స్పందన రాక, నష్టాలు భరించలేక సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ కంపెనీలు తమ షేర్‌హోల్డర్స్‌కు కూడా చెప్పకుండానే బోర్డులు తిప్పేస్తున్నాయి. దీంతో హతాశులైన వాటాదారులు పోలీసులను ఆశ్రయించి తాము మోసపోయిన విధానాన్ని తెలియజేసి కేసులు పెడుతున్నారు. సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ బూమ్‌ లేకపోవటం వల్ల ఇటీవల కాకినాడలో టెక్నికల్‌సెజ్‌లో ఎటువంటి నిర్మాణం జరగలేదు. అందుకే అక్కడ భూమి ఖాళీగానే ఉంది. ఇండస్ట్రీయల్‌ ఎస్టేట్‌కు దగ్గరలో ఉన్న ఈ సెజ్‌లో నిర్మాణానికి ఏ కంపెనీ కూడా ముందుకురావటం లేదని తెలుస్తోంది.

కేంద్ర మంత్రి పళ్లంరాజు విజ్ఞప్తి మేరకే ఈ సెజ్‌ను నెలకొల్పారే మినహా ఎటువంటి ప్రయోజనం లేకుండా పోయిందని విమర్శలు వినిపిస్తున్నాయి. సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ రంగంతో భవిష్యత్తు ముడిపడి ఉన్నా ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌లో అనుకున్నంత అభివృద్థి సాధించలేకపోతున్నామని ప్రపంచ సాఫ్ట్‌మార్కెట్‌ విజేత మైక్రోసాఫ్ట్‌ ఉన్నత ఉద్యోగి ఒకరు స్పష్టం చేశారు. అందుకే సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ కంపెనీలు మూతపడుతున్నాయని ఆయన అభిప్రాయపడుతున్నారు. తాజాగా హైదరాబాద్‌లోని రాజ్‌భవన్‌రోడ్డులో ఆర్చీస్‌ఐటీ ప్రాజెక్టు సంస్థ బోర్డు తిప్పేసింది. దీంతో ఆగ్రహించిన బాధితులు ఆ కంపెనీ యజమాని చిరునామా తెలుసుకుని ఆయన్ని నిలదీసిన తరువాత సరైన సమాధానం రాలేదని చితకబాదారు.పైగా, యజమానిని పోలీసులకు అప్పజెప్పారు. అన్ని ప్రాంతాల్లోనూ ఇదే తరహా స్ఫూర్తి ఉండదు కాబట్టి యజమానులు అన్నీ సర్దుకుని వెళ్లిపోతున్నారు. బాధితులు పోలీసులను ఆశ్రయిస్తున్నారు. ఈ పరిస్థితి ఎప్పటికి మారుతుందని సాఫ్ట్‌వేర్‌ నిపుణులు ఆందోళనగా ఎదురుచూస్తున్నారు.

Today I saw a cute Girl...
Her father surprised her with a nice gift...
It was a pleasant surprise for her...
She hugged her father...
And opened gift with a big smile...
She could not stop those beautiful tears on her chick...
Her father was the happiest person watching at his daughter...

Life is a beautiful Surprise...
It gives us many surprises every moment...
Many unexpected events are part of our daily life...
We also love to give and take some surprises...

We plan some surprises for our loved ones...
and keep them secret...
We wait for the correct moment and present the surprise...
All such surprises deserve some beautiful tears...
And those are the moments we remember in our life...

Even when I think of Every memorable moment in my life...
I remember all pleasant surprises I have given...
Or all surprises that I received...
All were unexpected and memorable...
And those are the moment I like to share...

Life is always full of surprises...
It is just time that knows which and when to give a surprise...
Life plans bigger and bigger surprises...
To make us more and more happier...
We seldom realize them...
Our small exceptions cover joy in unveiling surprises...

Be grateful to life...
And believe...
Life is full of surprises...
Give some surprises and take some...
Experience it and make your life beautiful...

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Upcoming Bank Recruitment Exams:-



Direct - Not Through IBPS Scores


BankPost & VacanciesLast date for applyingTest dates (tentative)
Sikkim State Co-Operative Bank (SISCO Bank) 10 Staff Officers Recruitment 201210 Staff OfficersJuly 26 , 2012,To be announced later
Abhyudaya Co-Operative Bank 150 Clerks Recruitment 2012150 ClerksJuly 28 , 2012,Aug 1, 2012
South Indian Bank 40 Clerks Recruitment 2012(In Hyderabad Region) 40 ClerksAug 04, 2012,Aug 19, 2012
SBI Associate Banks 7740 Clerks Recruitment 2012 7440 Clerks in SBI Associate BanksAug 13, 2012,Oct 7 & 14, 2012

Through IBPS Scores

BankPost & VacanciesLast date for applyingInterview dates (tentative)
Oriental Bank of Commerce 325 PO and 100 Agri. Officers Recruitment 2012325 PO and 100 Agri. Specilaist OfficersJuly 28, 2012,To be announced later
Union Bank of India 598 Specialist Officers Recruitment 2012598 Specilaist OfficersJuly 31, 2012,To be announced later
IDBI Bank 500 Assistant Managers Recruitment 2012 500 Assistant ManagersJuly 26 to Aug 09, 2012,To be announced later

 


Wednesday, 25 July 2012

HIGH ALERT Getting Call from +375 It +375602605281 From Afghanistan



HIGH ALERT Getting Call from +375 It

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**HIGH ALERT** (This is my phone image as a proof)
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 or any number starting from +375 number one ring & hang up. If you call back it's one of 
those Numbers that are charged 15-30$ & they can copy ur contact list in 3 sec & if u 
have bank or credit card details on your phone, they can copy that too. +375 is from .......
other numbers are

+2399882104
+92....
+2693913246

Don't answer or call back. Please forward this to your friends and family.




Top 10 laptops in India(2012)

Popular Laptops 2012:

Top 10th(posiotn) Laptop in India 2012 : Acer Aspire

Acer Aspire is in 10th position among Top 10 Laptops in 2012


Acer Aspire 5542 15.6" is a AMD mobile processor.It has Full HD 1080p playback attributed to HD widescreen.It delivered superb media experiences and mobility.  It also got a Blu-ray Disc. 

Loaded with all those features it is a more attractive and  towards gaming rather then the basic laptop which is suitable for work And this is why it is 10th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....




Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 31,500 /-* 
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)




Top 9th(position)  Laptop in India 2012 : Lenovo IdeaPad V460





Lenovo IdeaPad V460 is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012
Lenovo IdeaPad V460 have Intel Core i5-450M-HM55 processor and Windows 7 Professional 32bits ,4 Giga Bytes DDR3 (1066MHz) RAM, 1.3 Mega pixels Camera,  320GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.0 HD LED Glare and 6 Cell.
This laptop is reasonably good on hardware front but it's looks and battery is what really pushes it backwards, and there is no customization option for the same. This is a medium budget basic laptop. We feel they should have improved on the battery and have gone ahead with the 64 bit OS And this is why it is 9th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....



Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 36,400 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)









Top 8th(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Dell Studio XPS 16






Dell Studio XPS 16 is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012



Dell Studio XPS 16 has blending power with elegance, the Dell Studio XPS™ 16 delivers the superb multimedia laptop experience, providing ultimate performance and design.You can   see and feel it's inferior to other which are listed above it And this is why it is 8th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....



Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 70,800 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)






 Top 7th(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Sony VAIO S Series


Sony VAIO S Series is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012




Sony Vaio S Series 
This is the top selling laptop model from Sony Vaio. It lead medium budget market when it comes to the look and feel of the device and performance, but lags on the hardware front where as it's competitor give much better hardware in the same price And this is why it is 7th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....





Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 54,990 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)






Top 6th(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Dell Inspiron 15R



Dell Inspiron 15R is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012


Dell Inspiron
 is the Value for money laptop from Dell, It's among the basic ones in the market but still got quite good hardware which includes core i3 processor from Intel with 3 GB of RAM.On demand graphics card and increase in battery life by upgrading to 9cell lithium battery 
And this is why it is 6th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....




Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 31,990 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)





Top 5th(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Compaq Presario



Compaq Presario is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012

Compaq Presario
 is a value for money laptop and HP has sold lot of these equipments. It's better finished as compared to it's competitor Dell Studio 
And this is why it is 5th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....




Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 36,990 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)






Top 4th(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Hp (Hewlett-Packard) Envy




Hp (Hewlett-Packard) Envy  is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012

Hp (Hewlett-Packard) Envy
 is a very neat machine , The keyboard is very good to use and the hardware with which it comes is also of top class. It lags on battery back 
And this is why it is 4th in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....





Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 65,990 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)






Top 3rd(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Dell Studio





Dell Studio is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012

Dell studio
 is the best value for money it as as powerful as Mac book Pro which is more then double the price of Dell Studio Laptop.

The batter backup is very good provided you opt for the Nine Cell lithium Battery. It's display screen is best in class. The best thing about dell studio laptops is that you can customise them according your needs.

If oyu want it to be higher on graphics for intenstive gaming you can add a bigger and better Multimedia/ Graphics Card. If you want it to more speeder with the applications you can opt for speedier processor 
And this is why it is 3rd in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....




Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 44,800 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)







Top 2nd(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Sony Vaio Z Series


Sony Vaio Z Series is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012


Sony Vaio Z serie
s laptop is the best one can get in terms of the hardware with which it is being shipped. It got 8 Gigabytes of RAM, Core i7 Processor, Blue-ray etc 
And this is why it is 2nd in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....




Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 159,900 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)







Top 1st(position) Laptop in India 2012 : Mac Book Pro





Mac Book Pro is 10th in Top 10 Laptops in 2012

Macbook Pro
 is by far is the best Laptop in the market. Not because of the hardware it provides but because of the features, final product finishing and combinations it offers 
And this is why it is 1st in Our List of the Top 10 Laptops in India 2012....




Standard Retail Price: 

MRP Rs 104,900 /-*
(MRP inclusive of all taxes. Quoted MRP is for 1 unit of the product.)