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Man on moon Pictures

August 25th, 2010 danger musa No comments

Man on moon date is July 20 and Man on moon year is 1969 when the first man on moon Neil Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited in the Command Module. So finally man walk on moon was an imaginable concept.

Furthermore, see Nasa man on moon and Man on moon photos. These all are high Quality pictures, you must click on the pictures to see the enlarged version of it.

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With two currently functioning orbiters, and five more missions planned in the next year, Earth’s Moon may soon have seven active probes operated by five nations, with even more coming soon. NASA’s plans to return humans to the Moon by 2020 are moving steadily ahead, with some concrete prototypes and initial designs beginning to emerge. Called the Constellation Program, NASA’s vision involves new and upgraded launch vehicles, exploration vehicles, autonomous rovers, new spacesuits, crew and cargo vehicles, and much more. Here are seven photographs of our possible future on the Moon, and a look back, with ten images from our last visits with the Apollo missions, more than 36 years ago now

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Looking Forward — Spacesuit engineer Dustin Gohmert drives NASA’s new lunar truck prototype through the moon-like craters of Johnson Space Center’s Lunar Yard. The lunar truck was built to make such off roading easy, with six wheels that can be steered independently in any direction. In addition, the steering center can turn a full 360 degree, giving the driver a good view of what’s ahead, no matter which way the wheels are pointing. (NASA/JSC)

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During field tests near Moses Lake, WA, NASA’s Autonomous Drilling Rover demonstrated dark autonomous nagivation with a light detection and ranging system. (NASA)

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The Crew Mobility Chassis Prototype is NASA’s new concept for a lunar truck. Researchers were trying it out at Moses Lake, WA, as part of a series of tests of lunar surface concepts. One feature is its high mobility. Each set of wheels can pivot individually in any direction, giving the vehicle the ability to drive sideways, forward, backward and any direction in between — important if the truck becomes mired in lunar dust needs to zigzag down a steep crater wall or parallel park at its docking station. (NASA)

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NASA’s ATHLETE (All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) robotic vehicle seen during field tests near Moses Lake, WA. Athlete could be the RV of choice for future explorers. Its multi-wheeled dexterity could allow robots or humans to load, transport, manipulate and deposit payloads to essentially any desired site on the lunar surface. (NASA)

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NASA’s lunar truck during field tests near Moses Lake, WA. Whatever direction the lunar truck is headed, the driver has a good view.. The astronauts’ perches can pivot 360 degrees. The whole wehicle can be lowered to the ground for easy access in bulky spacesuits. (NASA)

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Man on moon Picture 6


Testing a critical Launch Abort System. NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) performed an igniter test of the Orion Launch Abort System at ATK’s Promontory Facility on June 13, which lasted for approximately 150 milliseconds. The igniter was just over 36 inches tall and was the first time the newly developed igniter had been tested. Its purpose is to ignite the primary motor on the LAS that pulls the capsule away during an emergency on the pad or during launch. (NASA and Alliant Techsystems)

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Man on moon Picture 7


A mock-up of the NASA’s new Orion space capsule heads to its temporary home in a hangar at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. In late 2008, the full-size structural model will be jettisoned off a simulated launch pad at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to test the spacecraft’s astronaut escape system, which will ensure a safe, reliable method of escape for astronauts in case of an emergency. NASA’s Constellation program is building the Orion crew vehicle to carry humans to the International Space Station by 2015 and to the moon beginning in 2020. (NASA/Sean Smith)

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Man on moon Picture 8


And Looking Back — A view of the Moon’s surface taken from lunar orbit in the summer of 1971. Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission to the Moon. (NASA)

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April 20, 1972 – Apollo 16. A view from the Landing Module, looking toward the Command and Service Module with Earth over the lunar horizon. Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke took this shot as they piloted the LM down to the lunar surface. (NASA)

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Man on moon Picture 10


Also April 20, 1972 – The Command and Service Module named “Casper” viewed from the Lunar Module shortly after undocking. Astronaut Ken Mattingly stayed aboard the CSM while the LM went to the surface – orbiting over 60 times, and performing twenty-six separate scientific experiments. (NASA)

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Man on moon Picture 11


December 10, 1972 – Apollo 17. A tiny, distant Command and Service Module seen above the Taurus-Littrow landing site photographed from the Lunar Module as it descended to the Moon – the last time Men would set foot on the lunar surface. (NASA)

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Man on moon Picture 12


December, 1972 – Apollo 17. Astronaut Eugene Cernan drives the final Lunar Rover (of 3 total) sent to the Moon. Also seen is one leg of the Lunar Module, at right. (NASA)

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December, 1972 – Apollo 17. Astronaut Harrison Schmitt near the Lunar Rover at Shorty crater. (NASA)

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April, 1972 – Apollo 16. Astronaut Charles Duke’s family portrait, laid on the lunar surface. Pictured are Charles and Dotty Duke, and their sons Charles, 7, and Tom, 5. (NASA)

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July 21, 1969 – Apollo 11. The Lunar Module approaches the Command and Service Module for docking, with earthrise in background. Aboard the LM were astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, returning from a 21-hour stay on the Moon – the first Moon landing by Man. (NASA)

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Microsoft warns about application security flaw

August 24th, 2010 Muhammad Jahangeer No comments

Microsoft issued an advisory on Monday about a security issue that could leave many Windows applications vulnerable to attack.

The advisory deals with a type of attack mechanism known as DLL preloading, or binary planting. Although the attack mechanism is not new or entirely unique to Windows, Microsoft acknowledged that there appears to be a new remote-attack vector that could allow more systems to be attacked quickly.

Two researchers at the University of California at Davis published a paper earlier this year on how programs that were vulnerable could be automatically detected. In recent days, security expert and Metasploit creator HD Moore published more information about this issue and is adding the vulnerability to his Metasploit program.

Moore said he did so in an effort to both make customers aware and encourage vendors to patch their applications, and he noted that he opted not to publicly list all the affected programs, though he did release a tool that helps users uncover which of their software could be vulnerable.

“As a compromise between releasing the full list of affected products and not saying anything at all, I decided to push a generic exploit module to the Metasploit Framework and release an audit kit that can be used to identify affected applications on a particular system,” Moore said in a blog post.” The audit kit should make it easier for other folks to identify vulnerable applications and hopefully have them addressed by the vendor.”

The existence of such proof-of-concept code makes it likely that an attack could appear in the wild soon, according to Joshua Talbot, a senior intelligence manager for Symantec security response. “Attackers then look at that and try to adapt it for their own uses,” he said.

Last Thursday, security research firm Acros Security warned that iTunes was vulnerable to such an attack. However, Moore and others point out that the vulnerability appears to affect far more than just iTunes, with potentially dozens of Windows programs similarly open to attack.

In the past, such attacks have required a malicious library to be implanted onto a local system. However, new research shows how the malicious code could also be planted on a network share, potentially making it much easier to attack vulnerable systems.

In its advisory on Monday, Microsoft said it has also issued guidance to developers on how to avoid the vulnerability and that it is checking its own code to see if any Microsoft products are at risk.

“We are currently conducting a thorough investigation into how this new vector may affect Microsoft products,” Microsoft said in a blog post.

Microsoft said it has also released a software tool that “allows system administrators to mitigate the risk of the vulnerability in question by altering the library-loading behavior for the operating system or for specific applications.”

Attacks using such libraries have been growing, as Windows and other operating systems have become more hardened to attacks that exploit memory corruption flaws, Talbot said.

Talbot recommended that users look at a mitigation suggested by Microsoft that involves changing a registry key setting so that libraries cannot be loaded over a network. Talbot also suggested that users take other steps, such as being cautious when clicking links or visiting unknown sites and also to make sure that their antivirus software is up-to-date.

Current antivirus software won’t necessarily stop a vulnerability from being exploited, Talbot said, but the software can sometimes detect the payloads that an attacker might try to install on a vulnerable system.

Facebook Emoticons for Chat (smileys codes)

June 17th, 2010 Amy 1 comment

Show your friends how you really feel…

:42:

New facebook emoticon :42:

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Facebook chat aiya emoticon – >:o

Aiiiyaaa! What did you do?! I can’t believe you said that!

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Facebook chat shark emoticon – (^^^)

The second newest Facebook chat emoticon in the whole of chat, it was introduced to a vigorous welcome and is used by more chatters than almost any other! Be careful going near the water!

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Facebook chat penguin emoticon – <(“)
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20 Recommendations on How to Take Proper Care of your Laptop

April 1st, 2010 Aatish 1 comment

1. Do not bring a beverage or liquid to the proximity of your laptop, if you want prevent liquid spills and any short circuits inside.

2. Do not put a laptop close to the magnetic field source, such as TV, Speaker, Radio Transmitters, Magnetic Tape, or phone. Magnetic field might substantially affect the hard drive components of your laptop.

3. If you plan to carry your laptop around, use the special carrying case or bag. The certified cases are designed for the safer laptop transportation needs and protect the case from scratches, hits, direct sun light, etc. To keep the case clean, you might decide to spend some money on the special cleaning utilities, which can be purchased in computer stores.

4. Prevent mechanical damage. Do not place or drop objects on top and do not insert any foreign objects into the Notebook PC.

5. Do not move laptop before it is completely shut down. When the Hard Drive still working, and you move the laptop, the cylinder head might scratch the disk, causing the fatal damage, or it might affect the mechanics of the Hard Drive.

6. Use stable electric power. All the computers with Windows Operating system hate, when you shut them down improperly. They scream aloud, when still alive. Sometimes, power break might cause permanent damage to the Hard Drive. Therefore, you might consider using the power stabilizer / power normalizer / UPS, if your electric power supply is not stable.

7. Lend your laptop to no one. The laptop is intelligent device, which is already learned your lifestyle, working standards and techniques. You give one computer to a friend, and you get back absolutely different one. You do not recognize new programs; you see unfamiliar order in your directories. And what if the person is not familiar with virus threats? You might get back not laptop, but its “dead body”.

8. Lock your notebook, when not around. This might sound unnecessary but locking your laptop will keep anyone around you from looking at what you are working on and ensure that anything private stays that way. To lock your laptop easily all you have to do is just press the Windows Key + L at the same time and it will lock your laptop. To unlock your laptop simply press Ctrl + Atl + Del and then enter your password and you will be returned back to exactly where you were previously.

9. Install anti-virus and anti-malware software and update them periodically. Yes, it is a must in the modern world, when you are definite target for spam, viruses, Trojans, malware, greyware, adware, spyware, and more –wares. Note, that some malware elements might not be visible at first, so do not wait before you see the problem. Make the automatic scanning for viruses a part of your computer routine.

10. Put the laptop into a horizontal position. Try to avoid working on your laptop when it is not placed horizontally on the flat surface. In addition to recommendations of ergonomists, your Hard Drive will suffer always, when it is not parallel to the ground. Save you eyes by choosing the proper working position, and save your drive as well.

11. Store in places with normal temperature. Never leave your laptop in the parked closed car, if the weather is hot, and do not leave it in direct sun light. Excessive heat can damage the components of a laptop.

12. Avoid excessive humidity. Regardless of the reason for the humidity, you should do your best to protect your laptop from humidity. This can cause damage to the motherboard as well as possible damage to the screen.

13. Do not place laptop on a soft surface, while working. Laptops placed not on solid flat surface, are inclined to absorb heat very quick, so you might experience computer overheating pretty fast. It is definitely higher danger to drop it as well…

14. Do not open and disassemble your laptop. It is a definite NO-NO, if your computer is still under warranty, since no technician will accept the responsibility for the computer damage, if there will be any signs of the forced entry. But even later, do not “try” to fix the computer, if you are not sure what you are doing. Sometimes, if there are just signs of the trouble, you can still revive the data. But, after repair attempts, in most cases, the data becomes unrecoverable.

15. Wipe LCD screen with special clothes. Cleaning the monitor screen, use the special soft pad. Do not press too hard, and motion the pad in one direction only, from left to right. LCD is formed by liquid crystals, and its surface is thin and fragile. So, be careful and gentle while cleaning it. Using harsh cleaners like Windex, ammonia, or alcohol is not the best thing for your LCD screen.

16. Clean the keyboard with a vacuum cleaner or air sprayed on the sidelines of a button. Do not knock or shake the keyboard hard.

17. Periodically check the laptop vents. It is recommended to review status of all the vents on your laptop at least once a week to ensure that they are clear and not blocked. Be sure you do not push anything into the air vents; the safest way to clean these vents typically is using a simple can of air that can be purchased at most computer supply stores.

18. Check the fan. If your fan is not working correctly you could experience some huge problems with your laptop overheating, which can cause troubles with your monitor, memory or even the hard drive. To avoid this problem you need to make sure that the fan is working properly. If you are unsure whether the fan is working properly check the website for the laptop manufacturer, you can frequently find software there to use for testing purposes.

19. Exercise caution when opening and closing the laptop screen. There are special hinges between LCD and the CPU case to allow you open monitor to the most convenient angle. These hinges are one of the weak points of the laptops design, so at the time of opening and closing laptop, be extra careful.

20. Treat the battery properly. For the first time, the laptop battery should be charged completely, before you use the computer. Experts say that you need to charge and discharge the battery completely three times in the row for better battery performance and longer lifetime. You should do the same for the laptop, which was not used for month or longer. If you do not plan to use your laptop for long time, remove the battery from the laptop and store it separately.

Great Collection of Excel Shortcut Keys

March 28th, 2010 Virdan No comments

Some Excel Short Cuts
Ctrl+A Select All None
Ctrl+B Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold
Ctrl+C Copy Edit, Copy
Ctrl+D Fill Down Edit, Fill, Down
Ctrl+F Find Edit, Find
Ctrl+G Goto Edit, Goto
Ctrl+H Replace Edit, Replace
Ctrl+I Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic
Ctrl+K Insert Hyperlink Insert, Hyperlink
Ctrl+N New Workbook File, New
Ctrl+O Open File, Open
Ctrl+P Print File, Print
Ctrl+R Fill Right Edit, Fill Right
Ctrl+S Save File, Save
Ctrl+U Underline Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single
Ctrl+V Paste Edit, Paste
Ctrl W Close File, Close
Ctrl+X Cut Edit, Cut
Ctrl+Y Repeat Edit, Repeat
Ctrl+Z Undo Edit, Undo

F1 Help Help, Contents and Index
F2 Edit None
F3 Paste Name Insert, Name, Paste
F4 Repeat last action Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode.
F4 While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs None
F5 Goto Edit, Goto
F6 Next Pane None
F7 Spell check Tools, Spelling
F8 Extend mode None
F9 Recalculate all workbooks Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now
F10 Activate Menubar N/A
F11 New Chart Insert, Chart
F12 Save As File, Save As Read more…

Forbes World’s Richest Man..!!

March 11th, 2010 GrApEwAtEr 1 comment

Bill Gates ain’t the richest man of the world anymore.

Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World’s Billionaires List.

1) Carlos Slim Helu

Net Worth: $53.5 billion

Source: Telecom

Residence: Mexico

• Telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico’s national telephone company in the 1990s becomes world’s richest person for first time after coming in third place last year. Net worth up $18.5 billion in a year.


2) Bill Gates

Net Worth: $53 billion

Source: Microsoft

Residence: U.S.

• Software visionary is now the world’s second-richest man. Net worth still up $13 billion in a year as Microsoft shares rose 50% in 12 months, value of investment vehicle Cascade swelled.

Domain names now in Arabic

November 16th, 2009 Amy 4 comments

Egypt’s communications minister on Sunday announced the introduction of the first Arabic domain, in a step easing Internet access to millions of Arabic speakers around the world.

From midnight (2200 GMT), registration was to begin for the. misr country code top-level domain, Tarek Kamel told the fourth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.domain-name

“Now we can really say that Internet will speak Arabic,” Kamel said at the opening of the four-day conference, hours before the launch.

The announcement follows a decision by the US-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to end the exclusive use of Latin characters for website addresses, allowing Internet users to write an entire website address in Chinese, Arabic, Russian and several other scripts.

At present, all domain names — the part of the website address after the dot, as in .com and .org — end in letters from the Latin alphabet.

“The voice of developing world must be heard,” Sha Zukang, the UN undersecretary-general for economic and social affairs, told the Sharm el-Sheikh conference.

“Good and democratic Internet governance is a means of achieving development for all,” he said.
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10 Most Popular Games on Facebook

November 6th, 2009 Amy 3 comments

Mashable has compiled a list of 10 most popular games on facebook.
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With 11 million daily players and counting, Farmville is a virtual force to be reckoned with and it tops the chart as the no. 1 game in facebook. Here is the summarized list:

1. Farmville
2. Word Challenge
3. Mafia Wars
4. YoVille
5. Bejeweled Blitz
6. Zynga Poker Read more…