Device Doctor

Device Doctor is a freeware Windows application that scans your computer hardware and checks to see if there are new driver updates available for your devices. It also locates drivers for "unidentified devices" in the Windows Device Manager. This tool was designed to be very simple and easy to use. Just click on 'Begin Scan' to detect your hardware; Device Doctor queries our manufacturer driver database and immediately fetches the correct driver files for your computer.
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• Version: 1.0.0.1
• License Type: Free
• Price: Free
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
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• Abstract from pcworld.com.

Microsoft Students Champs

Microsoft Students Champs

"Now's your time to shine" this the motto of Microsoft students champs. Absolutely this is the place of shine.

First of all, I would like to write what is it?This program is for undergraduates and it's organized by Microsoft Sri Lanka. 

Many sorts of activities are organized by Microsoft Students champs monthly and annually.

The monthly students meeting is exclusive activity held at Microsoft Sri Lanka office and sometimes it may be various  university premises. We discuss about activities that take place in universities and three presentations can be heard in that meetings,one by an industry professional and the other two by students champs.

These are the other activities organize by students champs

• Work shops

  

  University of Sabaragamuwa .NET work shop

• Seminars
• Competitions
• Exhibitions
• Presentations in Universities
• Share our experiences among champs.
• Annual trips

A lot of benifits can be gained  from students champs program .This is a place to meet students from other universities and enhance our knowledge.Apart from that this is a good importunity to improve our soft skills such as presentation /communication skills,You know these are very essential for competitive computer industry.

Not only that you can win Microsoft T-shirts, caps, key-tags and more.....

To join with us to visit www.champ.lk .

Best regards.....

feeds in websites...

Every one knows this icon that tells us about feeds.The feed is called as RSS feed,syndicated feeds,XML feeds which help to demonstrate updating content in particular website.We can use these  features in most of news websites and blogs.

You can simply click on this icon and subscribe to a feed.Otherwise you can get feeds to your own profile.In Internet explore following steps should be included.

• Go to web site which you want to subscribe to
• click the RSS icon
• It's only view RSS  feed for one time.
• To get feed to a certain  folder :
• 
  1. and then click Subscribe to this Feed.
  2. Type a name for the feed and select the folder to store the feed in.
  3. Finally click Subscribe.

However feeds are different from web site  and
web feed formats are based on XML (Extensible Markup Language).

Portable appilication

virtual globe and atlas

This very notable portable software application .Marble is Free Software / Open Source Software and promotes the usage of free maps.It will helps you to learn about earth. You can 

• search particular place in world map
• Demonstrate different views(precipitation/Earth at night/Historical view/temperature etc)
• Zoom In & Zoom Out 

FOR Download Click here.

Google POP & IMPA

What is POP?


POP, or Post Office Protocol, lets you download messages from Gmail's servers onto your computer so you can access your mail with a program like Microsoft Outlook Express or Netscape Mail, even when you aren't connected to the Internet.
POP access is free for all Gmail users, and we have no plans to charge for it in the future. If you're thinking about using POP, however, we encourage you to consider IMPA, which offers all the benefits listed above plus two-way communication between your web Gmail and your email client.

What is IMAP?
IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, lets you download messages from Gmail's servers onto your computer so you can access your mail with a program like Microsoft Outlook Express or Apple Mail, even when you aren't connected to the Internet.
IMAP creates a constant connection between mail clients (desktop and/or mobile) and Gmail.

What's the difference between IMAP and POP?Unlike POP, IMAP offers two-way communication between your web Gmail and your email client(s). This means when you log in to Gmail using a web browser, actions you perform on email clients and mobile devices (ex: putting mail in a 'work' folder) will instantly and automatically appear in Gmail (ex: it will already have a 'work' label on that email the next time you sign in).
IMAP also provides a better method to access your mail from multiple devices. If you check your email at work, on your mobile phone, and again at home, IMAP ensures that new mail is accessible from any device at any given time.
Finally, IMAP offers a more stable experience overall. Whereas POP is prone to losing messages or downloading the same messages multiple times, IMAP avoids this through two-way syncing capabilities between your mail clients and your web Gmail.
If you're trying to decide between using POP and using IMAP with Gmail, we recommend IMAP.

How much does IMAP cost?IMAP for Gmail is free.

Great! How do I get started?First, you'll need to  enable IMAP in Gmail. Once IMAP is enabled, follow the configuration instructions  for your client of choice. Currently, only the clients listed are supported for IMAP. If you'd like to download your Gmail messages with a different client, please check to see if it's on our list of supported POP clients.
When you've enabled IMAP and set up your client, sign in to Gmail through the client and watch your messages arrive. You'll notice that all of your custom Gmail labels will appear in your client as folders, with your labeled messages inside. While we'd like to make your IMAP experience match the Gmail web interface as much as possible, some Gmail-specific features and terms, such as conversation threading and stars, won't appear in your client. Don't worry; you can still perform all the usual Gmail functions, just in a slightly different way. The IMAP behavior chart shows you how to perform common functions on your IMAP client.
Please note that every client handles IMAP in a slightly different way. If you're curious about the specific use of your client, contact the client's support team.

(Abstracted by Google)

Android operating system

What is Andoid ?

This is the latest operating system that developed by Google. Android is fully open source  and free of charge.Android uses Linux for its device drivers, memory management, process management, and networking.The next level up contains the Android native libraries. They are all written in C/C++ internally, but you’ll be calling them through Java interfaces. 


Let's see what are the communication technologies use in Android.

• GSM mobile-phone technology
• 3G
• 802.11 Wi-Fi networks 

Advantages of Android

•The ability for anyone to customize the Google Android   platform.

•The consumer   will  benefit   from having a wide range of mobile applications to choose.

•Ex: Features like weather details, Maps, live RSS feeds

•Google Android, companies will come up with such innovative products like the location, games.

• Entertainment  functionalities will be able to offer online real time multiplayer games.

Limitations

v Bluetooth limitations

oAndroid doesn't  support:

§Bluetooth stereo

§Modem pairing

§Wireless keyboards

vBut   it’s  support   Bluetooth  headsets.

vFirefox  Mobile isn't  coming  to  Android