Dotcom World-34: Newspapers to charge for Online Access

Rupert Murdoch's Times and The Sunday Times have announced that they are ending the free access to their online editions. From June, they will be charging for online access.

Based on the article, "Two UK papers to charges for online access" by Hasan Suroor in The Hindu, Trichy, March 27, 2010.

Grateful thanks to Hasan Suroor and The Hindu.

Mobile World-29: "Cheap 3G Mobile with long-life battery!"

If you have encountered the problem of having to recharge the battery of your mobile frequently, then here is an answer: Nokia has come up with a new mobile, a 3G mobile at that, with a long-life battery - a battery that needs charging once in 16.5 days!

The Nokia 2730 - 3G version costing Rs.4,499/- has come into the market. This is claimed to be cheapest of all 3G mobiles. It has features like Nokia Life Tools, OVI Mail, 2 MP camera, Stereo FM Radio, Bluetooth, Address Book with memory for 1000 addresses, SMS, EMail, Flash Message, Audio Message, Expense Manager, Calculator and Hands-free Speaker.

Congrats Nokia!

Grateful thanks to Special Supplement on Computers from Dinamalar, Tamil daily (Feb.22, 2010).

Free eBooks-2: "Building Skills in Object-Oriented Design" by Steven F.Lott

Skills in Object-Oriented Design
by Steven F.Lott

Step-by-Step Construction of a Complete Application

Steven F. Lott is a consultant, teacher, author and software developer with over 30 years of experience building software of every kind, from specialized control systems for military hardware to large data warehouses.

You can go to the following URL to download the book.
http://homepage.mac.com/s_lott/books/oodesign.html

Please note the instructions given below about the Licence:

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* Attribution.
You must give the original author, Steven F. Lott, credit. Please contact me via s_lott at yahoo dot com for permission.

* Noncommercial.
You may not use this work for commercial purposes. Contact the author to make arrangements to use this book for commercial purposes.

* No Derivative Works.
You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.

For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of the work you are reusing or distributing.

Grateful thanks to Steven F.Lott.

Free eBooks-1: "Computer Maintenance and Internet Security"

Computer Maintenance and Internet Security by Brian St.Louis, Third Edition, Updated on January 1, 2007.

This is a 3D interactive, page-turning ebook. For accessing the book:
http://www.livingez.net/tuneup.htm

Grateful thanks to Brian St.Louis and Living EZ.

Dotcom World-33: "Google Website Optimizer"

Grateful thanks to Google and YouTube.

Dotcom World-32: "Stephen Lawler tours Microsoft Virtual Earth"

Grateful thanks to Stephen Lawler, Microsoft and TED.com.

Happy New Year!

Wish You All

a Happy, Prosperous and Purposeful 2010!

- Suri

Digital World-17: "Mag+ from Bonnier"

Mag+ (video prototype footage only) from Bonnier on Vimeo.

Grateful thanks to Bonnier.

Diwali Greetings!

HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL OF YOU!

With Love

Suri

Dotcom World-31:

British entrepreneurs launched Internet Eyes, a program that allows registered users to monitor live feeds from some of the United Kingdom's 4.2 million surveillance cameras in order to search for a crime in progress, with cash prizes for viewers who spot the most criminals.

-- Margaret Cordi
HARPER'S WEEKLY
October 13, 2009

Grateful thanks to Harper's Weekly and Margaret Cordi.