Moribund Trajectory

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No matter how much we accomplish success or the money we earn, our life is still bound to the one moribund trajectory that we have been set upon since the moment we breathed our first. What I mean to convey by this metaphor is that any of our personal achievement will hardly be a influential factor in deciding where our course of life ends. No matter how much we struggle or go against our wish to achieve something in life, how long will that success last ? How long that achievement will remain valid ? Well, put in the cosmic metaphor, it will last till it is consumed by the ultimate black hole. 

But that is not true in its entirety. Well, it is true if the achievement is selfish, it will live and die with us, but what if we are trying to achieve something that affects other people's lives ?

Dragging the cosmic metaphor further, an asteroid or a planet floating through space will be unseen, unnoticed and uncared for in the dark oblivion. But what if it is a star, Brightly illuminating ? Of course, that star is still on its way to get sucked in by the black hole but its light will live on for a much longer time after it is once gone. A non-luminous object in the infinite dark doesn't stand a chance compared to this. Moreover, light can go on forever in a vacuum until it is absorbed, further, it is a single photon capable of carrying that light and being visible. So, long after the star has become invisible in its entirety, the light has already spread far beyond and unlikely to be ever consumed and die away.

So let us try to be light and bring some effect into the life of others in the best possible way, because that might be the only possible way to live on forever.

શિર કુર્માં / ખુર્મો

સામગ્રી : ૫ લીટર દૂધ, ૧૦૦ ગ્રામ ઘઉની સેવ (કાચી), ખાંડ જરૂર મુજબ, ૫ નંગ ખારેક ,(પાણી માં પલાળી ને નાના કટકા કરેલા ) ,બદામ ,પીસ્તા ,કાજુ ,ઝીણા કાપેલા ૧ વાટકી ,કીસમીસ ૨,ટેબલ સ્પુન (પાણી માં  પલાલીને નીતારેને ) ૧ ,ટી સ્પુન એલચી નો ભૂકો

રીત:

• સેવને હાથ થી ભાગી ને જીની કરી નાખો .
• તેને તપેલામાં સ્લો તાપે સેકો સેવ શેકવા આવે એટલે તેમાં બદામનો ભૂકો નાખી ૧ થી ૨ આતા લેવા. 
• તેમાં દૂધ નાખો (દૂધ વધારે ફેતવાલુ લેવું અને મલાઈ ઉતાર્યા વગરનું તાજું દૂધ લેવું ).
• દૂધ ને ઉભરો આવે ત્યાં સુધી હલાવતા રહો તેથી નીચે ચોટે નહી. 
• ઉભરો આવે એટલે ચૂલો ધીમો કરી નાખો તેમાં ખારેક નાખી દયો.
• દૂધ બદામી કલરનું થાય ત્યાં સુધી ઉકાળો (અદાજે ૧ થી ૨ કલાક ) લગભગ માવા જેવું થાય ત્યાં સુધી.
• થવા આવે એટલે એલચી નાખી.
• ચૂલો બંધ કરી સતત હલાવતા રહો તેમાં મલાઈ વળી ન જાય વરાળ નીકળી જાય ત્યાં સુધી હલાવો.
• તેમાં ડ્રાયફ્રુટ અને કીસમીસ નાખી ફ્રીજ મૂકી ઠડું કરી ખાવાના ઉપયોગમાં લ્યો.

On Friendship Day

On Friendship Day this year, my cousin brother and me tried something with the Time Lapse feature in my phone camera. The result was pretty amusing to us. There are plenty of videos out there like these on YouTube, but there is always some pride in our own creations.

Check out our experiment here.

1. The first one was a rough try that I did on my own. The biggest challenge is to keep the camera still at the desired angle without tripod or any sort of do dedicated equipment.

2. And it is the second one that displays my cousin brother's skills.
Enjoy!

Faces

Lost in spaces,

In the myriad of faces

Those sweet souls.

Where are they now ?

Are they still here,

Or have they not left traces ?

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HTC Desire S ICS update now available as RUU.

HTC has finally kept its August deadline and released the RUU (Rom Upgrade Utility) for the Desire S. However the August deadline was meant to be for an OTA upgrade and not an RUU. But this is indeed a blessing in disguise for the advanced users who were willing to root their phones, update to custom ROMs and then switch back to Stock ROM.

Anyway, users of the HTC Desire S, willing to taste the ice cream sandwich can visit htcdev and filter the results through device name to find the RUU update file of size 404.0 MB and download it. Yup its that big!

For those who are not sure how to upgrade their Desire S here are a few basic guidelines and tinsy-winsy warnings.

Guidelines:

1. RUU or a Rom Upgrade Utility is windows executable file (.exe). Meaning that it will need a Windows OS (XP, Vista or 7) to run it.
2. Backup the Messages, Contacts and Calendar entries. (Leave a comment if you need guidelines on how to backup)
3. Now, once done with the backup, to start the upgrade process the phone needs to be connected to the PC via USB.
4. Run the .exe RUU file and follow the on-screen instructions (They are really simple, don't worry.)
5. Oh and yes... keep the battery charged to atleast 30%.

Warnings:

1. RUU is not the same as an OTA (Over The Air) upgrade. OTA upgrades preserve your personal data, i.e. your Messages, Contacts, Calendar entries installed Apps to name a few. Whereas upgrading your phone through RUU is like resetting your phone. YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL BE ERASED, but it will leave the SD Card alone. So don't worry about the songs and camera photos stored on the SD Card.
2. Do not interrupt the phone by pressing any buttons or removing USB while it is in the process of update. The progress bar may stop in the process but have patience. In case the worse happens... like a power outage.. you should be able to recover your phone without much problem.
3. And lastly I shall not be held responsible in case things don't work out for you as intended. This is just a standard disclaimer, don't worry.

Hope you find this informative. If you need any help leave a comment. To share your thoughts on ICS for Desire S... for that too leave a comment.

ENJOY!!!

Once upon a time in the future

Kids in the school bus were returning home. A group of three kids were amusing themselves at what the teacher had told them that day in class.
One of the boys named Anand said, 'Hah! Can you believe people those days thought that the universe had no boundaries, stars were infinite and  if they were to reach the nearest one it would take years if they travelled at the speed of light. And that's not all they thought light was the fastest. Ha ha ha.'

Another boy added, 'My Mom once said that people used to consider 80 km/h speed 'reckless' and used to crash into each other at these speeds.'

Anand: 'Of course they had tiny roads back then, could move only sideways to avoid another vehicle and relied too much on their reflexes.'

A quiet boy named Mohan, who was dreamily gazing at the stars zooming by from his window said, 'Atleast they enjoyed a quiet, worry free life. Kids our age were not given assignments to build a working model of a frog, constructed cell by cell.'

Anand said in his usual air of a genius, 'Quit complaining, you know that you can just print out the frog from wikipedia, besides cellular paper are cheap now a days.'

Mohan retorted saying, 'Oh come on, then what is the point in doing the homework if you aren't going to do it on your own?'

Anand: 'We can make human bodies in a matter of minutes. What is the use making things on our own? This whole idea of education is cynical.'

Their bus landed at their neighbourhood planet and they got of the bus. They walked a little distance where they had parked their self driven pods. On their way as they reached their pods, they exchanged sources to complete their homework and initiated print jobs. As he sat in his pod Anand jumped his pod over Mohan's and disappeared from the view before the blink of an eye. Mohan's frog would be printed and ready at his desk when he reaches home... unless the frog decided no to stay.

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Some fun Android Apps

I upgraded to my Android device HTC Desire S from my Symbian S60 running N73 and it changes the way you interact with the mobile. I am now making deliberate efforts to not let my phone become an inseparable obsession. 

Over the course of few months that I have had this device I have installed and deleted plenty of apps, many are productive and others are just fun. I am listing here some of my favourite apps with links to Google Play (formerly known as the Android Market)

So here it goes:

1.    BitTorrent Remote:

First of all you must have your computer running with BitTorrent to make use of this app. With this app you will not have to email the link of any torrent you had found on internet the internet. Simply get the link in this app and the download begins right away in your PC. Setting up the remote functionality is easy too.

Download BitTorrent Remote

2.    CamScanner: 

This is a life saver app. Take a photo and convert it to a pdf file. This app also auto-enhances the photo saturating the blacks and whites of the document making it appear more clear. There is also in-app function to upload the scanned files to DropBox.

       Download CamScanner

3.   DiceShaker 3D:

This is just for fun app that would be practically of no use unless you wish to play a Board Game and don't have dices to play it. This is the best Dice Rolling app on the market. The looks are pleasing and the soft sounds are soothing to the ears. Plus it can make use of the G-sensors to let the dices roll and fall with the gravity.

       Download DiceShaker 3D 


4.   GPS Status & Toolbox:

Know your GPS co-ordinates with the help of this app. It has a small number of important features besides just displaying co-ordinates which come in handy to keep records while travelling. Note that you will have to rely on some other app to keep the records since the above app tells and shares co-ordinates only.

       Download GPS Status & Toolbox 


5.   Instant Heart Rate:

Place your finger before the lens of your phone's camera and this app can calculate your heart rate. Besides it also displays a graph that moves to your heart beat. Now do remember that this is not a medical device and the score could be a little inaccurate. Still this is a fun app to impress your friends and family.

       Download Instant Heart Rate

6.   Shake-Screen Off:

This app has received poor ratings because users couldn't figure out how to uninstall it even though the app's description clearly mentions the procedure. Now this app can switch off your screen by just a shake of your hand. It also has option to set the sensitivity level to suit your needs. This app saves a button press to switch off the screen and also looks impressive. Word of Caution: This app has AirPush Notification ads. Still it is worth installing despite the spammy ads.

       Download Shake-Screen Off 

7.   Smart Measure:

A bit complex to set up but the measurements of height and distance this app can make are fairly accurate. Try this app and other cool apps from this developer.

       Download Smart Measure

8    Ulysse Gizmos: 

Many attractive gadgets including a compass and GPS co-ordinate display. Has a clean and attractive interface. However, I haven't been able to put this app into any productive use.

       Download Ulysse Gizmos

9    Ulysse Speedometer:

An Android device could scan documents, measure heartbeats, measure length and distance of objects, tell GPS co-ordinates & now it can also function as a Odometer. Ulysse Speedometer can measure your speed & distance covered while you are driving your car with the help of GPS. Select the HUD option and place the screen facing skywards to get the car odometer to reflect the display. 

       Download Ulysse Speedometer

10. Wordnet Dictionary:

A simple dictionary with offline access, which many dictionaries don't offer. If you are connected to the internet, this dictionary will offer a voice clip enunciating the word.

       Download Wordnet Dictionary

Well that's it folks! I hope you guys will enjoy these apps like I do and do leave your comments below.