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Download AIEEE 2009 Solutions

2009-04-26T12:25:00.003+05:30

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination better known as AIEEE was held today. There was a major change in the pattern this year which makes it difficult to guess the cutoff.There were a total of 90 questions.Each subject had 30 questions-24 4 markers and 6 8markers.The total marks were 432.The solutions to AIEEE 2009 have been uploaded.You can now download the AIEEE 2009 Solutions in pdf format.Keep checking this page for further updates on AIEEE 2009 and cut off and analysis.

Click Here To Download AIEEE 2009 Solutions

The download is a zip file containing 3 files-Physics,Chemistry and Maths.These solutions have been provided by Prerna Classes and I take no gaurantee of the correctness of the solutions.

Down For Maintainance

2009-04-25T11:51:00.003+05:30

I'm in process of some major blog maintainance so some of the download links might not work properly and you might need to enter www.namanb.com in place of namanb.com to view my blog.It should take just around 15 hours for my blog to be back to normal.

Get Paid To Be A Hacker

2009-04-23T17:51:00.005+05:30

Do you know it is possible to get paid to be a Hacker?You can take up IT Security as a Profession and get paid for Ethical Hacking.Think about it,you're helping companies tighten their IT Security by Ethical Hacking.There's nothing cooler you could do to earn a living.

Ethical Hacking is basically hacking done with good intentions like finding IT security loopholes.What generally people refer to as hacking is actually 'Cracking'.EC-Council provides many certifications like the Certified Ethical Hacker certification to train people interested in IT Security.

EC-Council provides the following categories of certifications-

*Security Fundamentals-This program covers the basics of IT security and is useful to secure your home network.

*Ethical Hacking-Ethical Hacking,as I've mentioned earlier is Hacking for a good cause.This program aims to fortify the application knowledge of security officers.

*Penetration Testing-This program teaches the students the methods to perform Penetration tests and to design, secure and test networks to protect their organization from crackers.

*Computer Forensics-This course teaches the skills to identify an intruder’s footprints and to properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute in the court of law .

*Disaster Recovery-This course provides the student with a foundation in disaster recovery principles like preparation of a disaster recovery plan, assessment of risks in the enterprise, development of policies, and procedures etc.

*Secure Programming-EC-Council's Certified Secure Programmer program provide the essential and fundamental skills to programmers and application developers in secure programming.

The best part is that all of these are on-line programs which means you can train your IT Security Professional skills sitting at home conveniently.

End Of First Year

2009-04-23T09:57:00.002+05:30

I'm back home after my end semester exams for a 3 month long semester break.With the end of the second semester, I bid farewell to all the useless subjects first year IT student have to study in Engineering colleges. It is quite amusing that at the end of my first year all I've been taught related to IT is basics of C programming. Now since I'm back home, you can expect some posts soon. I'll be busy for the next few days migrating my blog to self-hosted wordpress.I've had enough of all the restrictions blogger offers. Blogger is months behind Wordpress in terms of developments and features. Its time to shift to a superior open-source blogging platform that offers you full freedom.

Download IIT JEE 2009 Solutions

2009-04-12T17:00:00.004+05:30

IIT JEE 2009 was conducted today.Two years of preparation of students across the country was tested in 6 hours that will decide their fate. If you appeared in JEE 2009, you will obviously want to get a rough estimate of your performance.You can check the IIT JEE 2009 Solutions on 100Percentile forums. I have uploaded a pdf version of the solutions by Brilliant Tutorials for download.

Download IIT JEE 2009 Solutions

Web Hosting Choice

2009-04-10T22:19:00.002+05:30

Web Hosting Choice is a free research guide to help users choose the right web host for their personal or business website. As I've mentioned in earlier posts, finding the perfect host for your website is a tedious task if do all the research yourself. Even if you are able to compare different features offered like bandwidth, server software, disk space etc, points like uptime can't be measured or compared. You need a guide like Web Hosting Choice to help you find the perfect host for your website.

There are many websites like web hosting choice, but what makes it better than other such websites is the detail of information provided. The site even has a Learning Center to help those with little or no knowledge of Web Hosting and related stuff. The learning center also has a nice article on Web Hosting Scams and how to avoid being cheated. Overall, the learning center is very useful and has lots of information.

To sum it up, Web Hosting Choice is a great resource and can be of great help if you are having problems deciding your web host. The links on the site also include ones with coupon codes that ensure you get the best deal possible.

Coming Soon

2009-04-10T21:57:00.003+05:30

My end semester exams are from 13th to 21st April. I'm going to miss a couple of things in the interim. These are-

IPL Season 2-The 2009 season of the Indian Premier starts on 18th April. This year,the IPL will be held in South Africa due to the general elections. I'll miss out on the first few matches, but I'll be back in Delhi in time to enjoy a major chunk of the tournament.

Ubuntu 9.04- Jaunty Jackalope is scheduled to release on 23rd April.I'll probably be back in Delhi by then.The pre-order for Ubuntu 9.04 CDs can start any day now.Keep checking shipit to pre-order.

Wordpress as CMS

2009-04-09T15:12:00.002+05:30

Wordpress is a great blogging platform that gives you full control over publishing. It is also very customizable. It can be customized to the extent that it can be used as a CMS.I've heard of a few Wordpress cms Themes. WP Remix is the only Wordpress CMS theme that offers WYSIWYG page template editing. You can create and edit pages in a visual editor just like in a CMS. You can chose from over 50 pre-structured page templates that cover almost all layout possibilities. The WP Remix theme is widget ready and SEO ready. You won't need to edit the code a bit. You can check out all the features on the website. WP Remix on Wordpress is a good alternative to using a CMS.

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Web Hosting Geeks

2009-04-09T13:47:00.003+05:30

Finding the right web host for your site can be a tedious job to do. Checking websites of all top hosts for pricing and offers, checking if the web host offers everything you need is indeed tiring. At such times, you feel the need to have everything compiled at a single, accessible place. Web Hosting Geeks offers exactly what you would desire in such a situation. Web Hosting Geeks offers web hosting ratings and reviews. It makes your job much easier. They have different categories like Green Hosting, Budget Hosing, Hosting with a free domain, Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting, Linux Hosting, Windows Hosting, CMS hosting like Wordpress hosting etc. So all you need to do is know about your needs and search the specific category.

As I mentioned, you need to know what you need. You can go through this article on whether you need paid hosting first.Then decide what all aspects are important like Disk space, Bandwidth, Server Software, Server uptime, Price etc.Web Hosting Geeks can be very useful to decide the best web host for your site. I would suggest everyone to refer to Web Hosting Geeks to decide the perfect host for your website. It will definitely make your task easier.

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All About Dolphins

2009-04-06T19:49:00.004+05:30

Dolphins are the cutest things in the world.They have something about them that makes you happy at any time.I've been to SeaWorld and seen some great dolphin shows.Though I was too young and hardly remember any bit of it,SeaWorld's blog Dolphin Bubbles makes me recall bits of the experience.If you want to know all about dolphins or wish to see dolphins doing cute stuff, visit Dolphin Bubbles.There are some great videos featuring SeaWorld dolphins playing with underwater rings and doing other impressive tricks.

Congress vs BJP-Its Funny

2009-04-02T12:55:00.003+05:30

For those who haven't seen it yet,have a look at Congress' Jai Ho campaign-

Here's BJP's reply to the Jai Ho Campaign-The Bhay Ho campaign

AdWords is also a big part of BJP's advertising strategy.I'm sure there will be a LK Advani for PM ad on the sidebar right now.

Prep Leave

2009-04-02T12:47:00.002+05:30

I'm back in Delhi,yet again.As I mentioned in my last post that I had to make all final submissions and ED sheets,I'm done with all of that.I had planned to come back on 4th April but I managed to wrap up everything before that so I'm back.I won't be making too many posts this time as I need to do some preparation for my End-Sem Exams which are scheduled to start on 13th April.

BRB

2009-03-22T21:00:00.001+05:30

I'm on my way back to Bhopal to attend a hectic week of college.Got to make all final submissions,make some ED sheets.I expect a lot of work load.I'll be back after that during the Preparatory leave.I'll be back in one and a half weeks time.Till then,keep following me on twitter.

IPL Goes Abroad

2009-03-22T18:50:00.000+05:30

I've been looking forward to the second season of the IPL ever since the end of the thrilling first season.I had plans of going to watch a few matches.But darn,the elections are clashing with the IPL and the second season of the IPL will be held abroad.Currently England and South Africa are the top contenders to host the IPL.The timings of the matches will be 4pm IST and 8pm IST to suite the Indian audience.This makes it more probable for England to host the IPL.So lets see what happens.

A Friend's Blog

2009-03-22T18:46:00.000+05:30

This post was due for quite some time so I would like to apologise for the delay.An old school friend of mine,Saurabh Jain(aka Jammy) has started blogging.His blog is new and has some good,genuine content.So have a look at his blog-I Say What I Feel.

Ford Transit Vans

2009-03-21T13:04:00.004+05:30

There are loads of options available to someone who wants to buy a commercial van. Sometimes it becomes difficult to select the right one. I'll make this job a bit simpler by suggesting a multi-award winning commercial van. I'm sure everyone would have heard of Ford Transit Commercial Vans. Transit is almost like a synonym for van. Transit is the perfect choice for a commercial van.

The Ford Transit has a great design that gives it a formal look.The simple and elegant design conveys a professional attitude. Inside, it is spacious and comfortable which makes driving it a pleasure. Transit definitely mixes work and fun. Transit may look like a fancy, delicate van from the outside but its engines and transmission have been designed to withstand extreme operating conditions.

Warranty and Servicing are very important factors while selecting any brand and product. Ford is known for its good customer service and support. The Ford Transit comes with a 3 years, 100,000 miles warranty and servicing for 12 months or 15,000 miles. The Ford Transit is thus a must buy. If you are looking to buy a commercial van, whether used or new, I suggest you to check out the Ford Transit.

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Minor-2

2009-03-19T08:09:00.002+05:30

I'm back in Delhi after my second minors.I couldn't post earlier because my elder sister needed to work on the PC almost the entire day for an important project.I spent all my time reading mails,feeds etc.My second minors were from 12th to 14th March.I hope I get a 15/15 in Computer Programming like I did in the first minors.I'm in Delhi till Sunday and won't be posting too often in this visit.

Off to Bhopal,Again

2009-02-23T21:15:00.004+05:30

I'm sitting in my train to Bhopal.I have my second minors from 12th March and a couple of weeks of classes before them.After that I'll be back home again and this time for a longer span of time.There won't be any posts for the next 3 weeks or so.You can follow me on twitter till then.I'll try to tweet regularly.

Save Our Sofas

2009-02-21T17:38:00.003+05:30

The Save Our Sofas campaign was established in February 2009 to promote the re-use of unwanted sofas.This campaign is aimed at providing people alternatives to throwing their old sofas in the junkyard.The Save Our Sofas Campaign encourages people to refurbish, recycle or Re-use their old sofas.If you have an old sofa,the S.O.S campaign can help you re-use it,saving your hard earned money.You can also participate in the 'Ugliest Sofa in the UK 2009' competition.All you have to do is upload a picture of your ugly sofa.The winner of the competition will receive free re-upholstery.So don't just throw away your old furniture, visit the Save Our Sofas campaign and competition for better alternatives.

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OpenSUSE USB ADSL Modem Problem

2009-02-19T22:18:00.003+05:30

I recently installed OpenSUSE 11.1 on my PC.When I installed it,I faced just one problem that bothered me a bit.OpenSUSE was not detecting my ADSL modem connected via USB.I searched for a solution to this problem.Ankur also searched for a solution but most of them said-"Hard luck,get Ethernet".My PC does not have an Ethernet card so connecting the modem through Ethernet was not a possibility.I also did not have time to buy an Ethernet card.I eventually did find a solution to the problem.Read on.

The Solution to the Problem
I kept trying different things to solve this problem.There are 2 types of network managers in openSUSE.You can either use the GNOME Network Manager or you could use the YaST network manager.I tried using the GNOME network manager first.I was unsuccessful in connecting to the Internet using the GNOME network manager.Then I used the YaST Network manager.I first set the DNS in the 'Hostname/DNS' tab and then set the default gateway in the 'Routing' tab.Then I switched to the overview tab and set all the IP address and Subnet preferences.Also set the device to automatically start on cable connection.Basically,I did not do anything special but I just decided to share my experience to help out other people facing the same problem.

If you too are facing the same problem,try doing what I did and leave a comment to tell me if it works or not.

openSUSE 11.1

2009-02-18T17:23:00.003+05:30

I've been using Linux for about 2 years and all I had used properly was Ubuntu.A few months ago,I felt like I needed some change and wanted to try something new.This feeling was also motivated by a couple of buggy Ubuntu releases.Ankur suggested me to wait for openSUSE 11.1 which was scheduled to be released on 18th December 2008.After my Majors(in December),I decided to try out openSUSE 11.1.

So I started my quest to get an openSUSE CD/DVD.I checked out various tech-magazine DVDs but none of then had openSUSE11.1.I was not in the mood to download the CD so I decided to buy a DVD.This decision was also motivated by the huge repositories availiable on the DVD.Thus,I ordered a openSUSE 11.1 DVD from Linux Bazar.I got the DVD the very next morning but it turned out to be an openSUSE 11.0 DVD.I spoke to the Linux Bazar guys about this and they offered to send me a replacement DVD in a few days.They took 2 to 3 days to download the openSUSE 11.1 DVD.By the time I received the openSUSE 11.1 DVD I had just 2 days of my semester break left.

The installation was a bit slow as compared to Ubuntu but considering the number of packages the installer was installing,it was pretty fast.The openSUSE installer-YaST is very good and has a user friendly interface.YaST is also a system management application which is used by openSUSE as a Control Center.I decided to install openSUSE with GNOME as the desktop environment.The installation was hassle-free and I didn't face any problems in installation.I installed all the essential stuff,media codecs etc and just got a feel of openSUSE before leaving for Bhopal.

openSUSE gives equal importance to GNOME and KDE.This is something that lacks in Ubuntu.Ubuntu variants in other desktop environments like Kubuntu and Xubuntu are just KDE or Xfce and nothing more than that.The GNOME version of openSUSE looks like KDE because it has a single panel and a menu that looks similar to the KDE4 menu.openSUSE has given me an opportunity to use rpm package manager.Using openSUSE 11.1 has been a good experience so far.Somehow it gives me a better feel of Linux.I would therefore say that it is not suitable for absolute noobs.People who know their way around Ubuntu should definitely try out openSUSE 11.1 once.

First Break of Second Semester

2009-02-17T15:39:00.003+05:30

Its time for the first long break of my second semester of college so I'm back in Delhi.This semester,my subjects are-

Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Communication Skills
Computer Programming
Engineering Graphics

I had my minors from 12th to 14th February(5 exams in 3 days) and an Engineering Graphics exam yesterday(16th February).So now its time for a break from studies(Mass Bunk time).I'll be in Delhi for a week so you can expect some posts soon.

Second Semester

2009-01-18T21:00:00.001+05:30

I'm leaving for Bhopal for my second semester.I'm currently sitting in a train to Bhopal.I will be attending classes from tomorrow.I'll be back soon(not sure exactly when).As always,my blog won't be updated for a while now.

Firefox Bikes??

2009-01-18T12:07:00.008+05:30

Recently I found some interesting/wierd advertisements in a mall.The first one is Firefox Bikes.It obviusly has nothing to do with Mozilla.Have a look at the advertisement-

Atlantic Ice-Atlantic Ice is an ordinary ice cream parlor but have a look at the banner-

For those who didn't get this one,the penguin in the center is Tux in the center.I guess then it becomes opensource ice-cream!

Suicidal Garfield

2009-01-12T18:00:00.000+05:30