WOW 08

WOW 08 - Wish and Hope

Good Afternoon Friends,

First of all, I'm sorry for the delay. It's another weekend ahead. I have made plans for the weekend; I hope it goes as planned. (or should it be wish).

Earlier, I always had this confusion of whether to use wish or hope. Maybe few of them still will be having that. So, here it goes.

I read a few articles and what I understood is that:

We use wish when we want something to happen. (maybe now, maybe after sometime or maybe never)

We use hope when we are definite that something should happen. (maybe now or later; but it should happen)

Example(s):

I wish I had a Dog. (but I don't have one)

I wish (that) you are here. (but you are not)

I hope to see you again. (maybe later)

I was hoping to see you at the party (but you were not there). [We used it here in a negative sense]

One more thing regarding wish. Wish is chosen for greeting and expression of good will.
Example(s):

We wish you a Merry Christmas.

Wish you all the best.

Hope can also be used. But the grammar is slightly different.

I hope (that) you have a Merry Christmas.

So, now I can say definitely that "... I hope it goes as planned."

Danish :)

WOW 07

WOW 07 - No and Yes

Good Afternoon Friends,

Today I am going to share a thought with you which one of my friend had sent me earlier. It goes like this:

NO and YES are two short words which need a long thought.

Most of the things we miss in life are due to saying NO too soon or YES too late.

Danish :)

WOW 06

WOW 06 - GMail

Good Afternoon Friends,

How many of us are here without a GMail account; maybe one or two; maybe the ones who chose to stick on to their existing mail id. I'm a Google fan and I use a few of their services. I started using GMail way back in 2004 when it was launched (It was a invitation only when it was launched). From then until July 2009 (5 long years) GMail was in BETA.

Google finally chose to take GMail officially out of BETA. I noticed that when I logged on to my GMail ID (danish12301@gmail.com) today.

Check out the screenshot of the new logo against the old logo.

Google has also provided a feature (via Google Labs integration in GMail) to display the BETA logo.

Danish :)

WOW 05

WOW 05 - Trust

Good Afternoon Friends,

Today I am going again for yet another one liner that I came up with. This is regarding Trust. People often break down (emotionally) when their someone special (not restricted to Love) breaks their trust. I just want to say that "Don't break down; there would have always been a reason." So, here it goes:

Trusting someone is up to you, however keep in mind that: "Even your shadow will not follow you in dark."

WOW News:

Few of my friends reading this mailer told me that they do have something to share. Hope many of you would be having the same thought. Kindly leave a comment with your article along with your personal details(say your website/ blog). I would get in touch with you.

Danish:)

WOW 04

WOW 04 - Windows Security window

Good Afternoon Friends,

I came back to Bangalore this morning after having a wonderful weekend over at my home with my parents. Today I will be sharing one of the least used (but I consider it most important) shortcut. To know what, read on.

Most of us would have worked on Virtual Machine (VM/ VPC). We normally do a Remote Desktop (RDC) or use some other Presentation Server Client (say Citrix); How do we get Ctrl+Alt+Del (Windows Security) on our VM? We all know that using Windows Security window, we can do the following:

1) Lock Computer

2) Log Off

3) Shutdown

4) Change Password

5) Task Manager

Change Password is an important option here because if we are logging on to our VM using AD(Active Directory) credentials, we have to logon to our mail remotely (Do let me know if there are other ways) to change our AD password. So, changing our password thru Windows Security window would be the fastest way.

To accomplish this in your remote machine, press Ctrl+Alt+End. (Note: This is accessible only for one level. i.e., If you have a RDC(1) in a RDC(0) you would be receiving Windows Security screen only for RDC(0).)

Danish :)

WOW 03

WOW 03 - Entertainment (Movies)

Good Afternoon Friends,

Today is Friday and all are in for a Holiday mood; I'm leaving to my hometown tonight. Let us move on to WOW 03.

A few friends of mine know that I'm a movie freak. Yes, that is true and today I am going to share with you a website which I had known for years, which that has given me enough to read and select movies that I have got to watch.

This is a really useful site (just like a one stop shop) for all movie/ TV/ actor/ etc, etc. related stuffs. The site which I am talking about is: "http://www.imdb.com" (IMDb - Internet Movie Database) Check this out while you have time; you will never regret the time you spent on this site.

A few of you may not be able to access this site over corporate networks. I have attached a few screenshots of this site for them. Take it from me; "Do bookmark this site; "You'll never regret."

This is a International site; so you would be finding a page each for popular regional actors too.

A few other websites that you would be interested in:

• http://www.rottentomatoes.com
• http://www.allmovie.com
• http://www.aintitcool.com
• http://www.movies.com
• http://www.fandango.com
• http://www.moviefone.com

Have a fantastic weekend...

Danish :)

WOW 02

WOW 02 - Registry (Disable Write Protect)

Good Afternoon Friends,

Hope you like WOW. I know it's too early to ask, but leave me a comment so that I could improve on that.

How many of you have faced the error: "The Disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection..." when you try to copy something from your PC to a removable media and didn't know what to do. Well, you would know what to do once you finish reading this, so read on...

Why:

There could be two reasons why we receive this error. One is due to Hardware and the other due to Software.

Hardware: You may have to refer to the hardware manual on how to disable write protect. In case of floppy disk (where you don't get a manual), you can do this by sliding the Write Protect slot in the bottom left corner of the floppy disk. (Anyways, who uses a floppy these days?)

Software: Write Protect settings may be enabled in your Operating System. I shall explain to you the step by step process on what needs to be done to disable that:

Steps:

Method 1:

1. Open your Registry Editor. (Start -> Run -> regedit)
2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\StorageDevicePolicies"
3. Click on the "WriteProtect" Binary key and set it to '0' ('1': To Enable Write Protect; i.e., You will not be able to copy data from your PC to a Removable Media)
4. Close the registry. At times, it may require re-booting the PC.

Method 2:

1. Open Notepad (or any other Text Editor) and paste the following lines:
2. -------------Copy below lines------------- Don't copy this line
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
   "WriteProtect"=dword:00000000
   -------------Copy below lines------------- Don't copy this line
3. Save this file with the filename "DisableWriteProtect.reg". The extension of this file should be "reg".
4. Double click on this file and click "Yes" when you are shown a warning. Lo, wasn't that easy.
5. To enable it again; change the content of the file to "dword:00000001" instead of "dword:00000000" and follow steps 3 and 4.

Now, you know what needs to be done when you want to copy something onto your thumb drive and the PC throws you an ugly message.

Danish :)

WOW 01 - The Pilot

WOW 01 - Wisdom

Wow, this is the day WOW is scheduled to start. Last night I went to bed thinking of what should be the contents of WOW 01. Should I start WOW with something technical; something which swept me off my feet recently? How about Windows 7; shall I start with it!!

I woke up the next morning thinking: Let me start WOW by following the KISS (Keep It Simply Simple) principle.

So, here goes WOW 01; A one liner which I came up with:

The older you grow, the wiser you become; provided you never stop asking "What is that?"

Danish :)

WOW 00 - An Introduction

Dear Friends,

We all know that "An idle mind is a devil's workshop". I was made aware of the importance of this saying at a very young age by my parents. I started reading and used to read books/ magazines/ newspapers and other articles of varied topics.

I became passionate about reading....

This Monday, I asked a question to myself: "What have I gained by reading?". The answer I gave to myself was: "Well, I have gained a lot of knowledge and I don't freak out when someone says something and ask my opinion on that." Though this answer was acceptable to me, it was not satisfactory.

Hence, I have decide to spread my knowledge and that I will be doing through you. I shall be blogging once a day and in this blog I will be sharing the knowledge and wisdom I have acquired over these years.

What does WOW stand for?

WOW is a term that I came up with. It stands for "Words Of Wisdom".

Keep looking for the WOW Blogs starting tomorrow.

Heartfelt thanks,

Danish

Danish :)

Quotes

Quote 1: (Thursday, June 04, 2009; During Lunch)

The older you grow, the wiser you become; provided that you never stop wondering "What is that?".

Danish :)