SMS: A Simple Message Story

Be careful when you SMS...
A True Story:

This lady has changed her habit on the hand phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag which contained her mobile, credit card, purse etc. was stolen.
Twenty minutes later when she called her hubby, telling him what had happened, her hubby says 'I've just received your SMS asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The pickpocket had actually used the stolen hand phone to sms 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from the bank account.

Moral of the lesson:

Do not disclose the relationship between you and the person in your
contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart,
Dad, Mum etc...... and very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked
thru SMS, CONFIRM by calling back.

Hulu: Watch Movies Online 100% Legally

Have you heard of Hulu?
If yes, that's great! But, don't skip this article, as it tells you how to watch Hulu outside USA.
If no, just read on...

Hulu is a video on demand service launched by NBC, FOX and their cable networks (US). The site was launched on 12th of March 2008.

Features:

• The soaps/shows/MOVIES available on this site are absolutely free and 100% legal.
• Ad-supported streaming.
• Users have the choice to view the ads ahead of the movie or in between the movie.
• Superior Look 'n' Feel.
  
• Quality of the video is richer than that of other sites (earlier there was divx, but they have shut down their site).
  
• Hulu is currently available only to US visitors due to copyright issues with other countries. Soon this site will be available to viewers all over the world. (But, until then viewers outside US need not be disappointed... just read on).
  

Viewers outside US, who cannot watch Hulu videos can watch now by using Hotspot Shield.
Hotspot Shield shields your IP address from others....

~R.A.V.I.N.D.E.R
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Warning: Be sure to type "blogspot" correctly

Accidentally, I mistyped the word "blogspot" with "blogpsot" and what I see is another site.

For e.g., If you type "gmailblog.blogpsot.com" instead of "gmailblog.blogspot.com" then you are redirected to another site and eventually your browser may crash immediately.
Possibly a malware or a spyware site !!!
It happens with any ".blogpsot.com" address, for that matter even with this site address.

So, be sure to type the word blogspot correctly, or instead I would actually recommend bookmarks.

Happy Browsing!!!

~R.A.V.I.N.D.E.R
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Walmart: An Experience to Ponder

The other day, I and my friend, Manoj, went to Walmart to purchase mats and some other stuff. We found mats for $4.98 and we thought it was worth buying them. We also took two cutlery plates for $1 each. It was a good deal that day.

We went to the billing counter and our billing was done. To our utter shock, we noticed that the mats were priced at $14.98 instead of $4.98 and the plates were priced at $2 instead of $1, but the remaining stuff was billed properly. When we asked the billing counter agent, right then, she directed us to Customer Care Centre (CCC). Then we went to the CCC and narrated the whole story. The CCC Agent was quick enough to understand the problem and readily fixed it. The refund amount was instantly credited into my credit card without any delays. Thanks to Walmart!!!

But, hadn't we noticed the incorrect billing we would have lost about $14.00. When we asked them the same question, they readily accepted the mistake and said that it would be corrected.

I would suggest one and all to at least cross check the bill before leaving the counter, even though these kinds of situations are very uncommon in USA.


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Join files without using any third party software

Joining files is simple with our Windows command/Unix command.
No third-party software is required.
Use "type" for Windows and "cat" for Unix command to join files.

Follow these steps to join file1.txt and file2.txt on Windows :

1. Go to Start->All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt (alternatively, type cmd from run).
2. Go to the file location (say, C:\Ravinder).
3. Use the following command
1. type file1.txt file2.txt > newfile.txt
4. The above command creates a new file output in the current directory (C:\Ravinder).
5. That's it... Very simple, Right!!!

You can join even video files or for that matter any file.
Do away with third-party softwares like HJ-Split to join files.

Screenshot:



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