Techno Club

Windws 7 Community Launch “Party” in Pune

gauravthorat — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:02:09 +0000

Hellozzz to all techies arround Sorry for not being active here for so long due to University practs and viva stuff

So here is the great great and great news for you ppl ~~~~

After the coolest launch of Win 7 every where in the world why we are left behind rt ???

Well here you go

Date: Nov 7, 2009

Time: 10am to 2pm

Venue: ICC Towers Hall ICC Towers – I,

Moolgaokar Hall,

Senapati Bapat Road, Pune.

Interested ??? then just visit http://merawindows.com/UserGroups/PuneUserGroup.aspx Register yourself and get entry for the coolest ever launch party of Windows 7

For any queries you can ping me @ gauravthoratpune@gmail.com or call me @ +91-9096828241

Signing off from here ~~~ Cya !!!

Be there @ the event to win Win7 Licenses and lottsa fun

Win 7 SneakPeek from Times of India

gauravthorat — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:28:06 +0000

With 7, Windows rides once again

There’s a new Windows in town. A sneak preview

Nimish Dubey

   It is hard not to feel a little bad for Microsoft at times. The company’s Windows OS runs on most of the computers in the world, and yet it gets criticised more often than praised. Of course, there is reason for this flogging — when so many people use a single OS, any flaws that show up tend to get magnified.
   And show up they did in strength when Microsoft launched Windows Vista in 2006. The OS did look good, but in terms of performance, it was a bit of a nightmare. To start off, it demanded a significant hardware upgrade for Windows XP users who had been lulled into inactivity for almost five years — graphics cards were recommended for the first in Windows history and RAM requirements shot into gigabyte territory.
   However, Microsoft has been known to stumble before getting things right — the popular Windows XP, after all, came after the erratic Windows Me. So it was only a matter of time before, for all its public declarations of support for Vista, Microsoft would come out with an OS to set matters right. And about three years after Vista’s launch, the company will officially take the covers off Windows 7, the latest version of the Windows OS. We got a chance to play around with the OS prior to its official release on October 22 and came away largely impressed.

Getting the basics right

If Vista demanded hardware upgrade to get the most out of it, 7 will pretty much run on most computers that have been released in the past couple of years. In simple terms, if your PC runs Vista, there is a fair chance that 7 will run just dandy on it. An OS that does not demand a significant hardware upgrade is good, but 7 actually runs much faster than Vista ever did. In fact, we even installed it on our Asus 1000h netbook and it ran without any stutters whatsoever — a similar experiment with Vista had reduced it to a slow-motion player. Although it is possible to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, those running Windows XP will have to go in for a clean (read “wipe out everything on your PC”) install.
That said, Windows 7 does install smoothly — we had the OS up and running in less than an hour. On the flip side, while it picked up the drivers for our printers and graphics card effortlessly, it struggled to find those for the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers, which meant that we had to spend some time digging around for them. Incidentally, fiddling around for the drivers also brought us face to face with the devices and printers feature which makes installing and getting drivers for hardware devices a lot simpler and even throws in icons of the hardware you are installing.

Turning on the style

In appearance, Windows 7 looks very much like Vista, which is not really a bad thing. However, Vista users will notice that the icons have been given a polish and made bigger. And then there is the little matter of the new taskbar at the bottom of the screen, which is pretty much the most outstanding feature of the OS. Although Mac fans will titter that it is actually a replication of the dock concept of the Mac OS, we are not complaining. Basically, the task bar will show all applications that are currently open and will also allow you to “pin” applications that you wish to use frequently on to it. Right-clicking on an icon in the taskbar will open the Jump List feature, which shows the actions most associated with that application — so if you right click on Internet Explorer, you will be shown the URLs of recently visited sites and the option to open a new tab, while in MS Word, you will see recently used files as well as the option to open a new one.
There are also some deft touches — if you have many windows open in any application, just run your mouse over the application’s icon in the taskbar and you will see the windows stacked as icons. To go to the one you want, just keep your mouse over it. In fact, these little slick touches abound in 7. If you have a number of applications open at the same time and wish to focus on one, just grab the title bar of the app you wish to focus on and give it a good shake using your mouse — all the other applications will minimise automatically. You can preview images and videos more easily, by simple running your mouse over the Windows Media Player icon and choosing play — to view images on full screen, just hover the mouse over them. You can scatter widgets (or Gadgets, in Microsoftspeak) all over the desktop instead of being restricted to a particular area as in Vista. You can use the Aero Peek feature to look at your desktop, with open applications turning into transparent tabs. And there is plenty of substance to go with the looks too — you have the usual array of applications such as Internet Explorer, Word Pad, Windows Explorer and Windows Media Player, all with significant tweaks.

Warts, but a worthy upgrade

This is not to say that Windows 7 is perfect. We found its much vaunted XP mode (in which it runs Windows XP within Windows 7 to enable to run XP applications) to be a system resource guzzler. The device manager, although neat, needs some work as it struggles with older devices. Rounding off matters is the rather shocking fact that 7 has dumped three of Vista’s handiest applications — Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker and Windows Mail (yes, the OS does not ship with an e-mail client). Yes, they can all be downloaded free of cost from Windows Live, but it would have been much more handy to have them pre-installed, especially Movie Maker, whose Windows 7 version rocks. There is also the little matter of security — there have been no attacks yet, but it is only a matter of time before they start and Win 7 is a bit of an unknown quantity in that regard.
All said and done, Windows 7 does most of the things that you expect from an OS — it is fast, stable and stylish.

courtsey : Times of India

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Imagine Cup 2010 Poland

gauravthorat — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:03:28 +0000

Hello Techno Club members I’m very happy to write this post because as we used to discuss about Imagine Cup in our sessions, It’s registration is already started and the competitions are on the board now!!!

I’ve registered myself as a competitor for Software Design, IT Challenge & Digital media..So just visit www.imaginecup.com and register with your ICCS live ID you have to enter referal code as “gauravthorat”

What is Imagine Cup ?

Solve the World’s Toughest Problems

“I wish there had been an Imagine Cup when I was growing up. It gets people involved in seeing that software is changing the world.”

- Bill Gates
Chairman, Microsoft Corp.

Everything that the world may become “someday” lies in the hands of young people today. As they look at the road ahead, their close relationship with technology enables them to dream in ways we never have before. Put the two together, and you have young minds holding the tools that can make their vision a reality.

This is the recipe that inspired Microsoft to create the Imagine Cup. What begins with a burst of inspiration and a lot of hard work can become a future software breakthrough, a future career, or a flourishing new industry. The Imagine Cup encourages young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its eighth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to real world issues. Take a minute to learn more about the Imagine Cup’s 2010 theme.

Open to students around the world, the Imagine Cup is a serious challenge that draws serious talent, and the competition is intense. The contest spans a year, beginning with local, regional and online contests whose winners go on to attend the global finals held in a different location every year. The intensity of the work brings students together, and motivates the competitors to give it their all. The bonds formed here often last well beyond the competition itself.

Together…We Can Make A Difference!

One world. Unlimited Possibilities.

Together… there has got to be a better way.

Attention software programmers, brilliant hardware developers, cutting edge designers and supreme visionaries of the world. Create a team and put your heads together to imagine a much better world. Then provide the tools through technology to make that world happen.

Technology is the strongest force to transform your brilliant ideas into real world solutions. And that’s the point of the Imagine Cup – to use technology to make a difference. Together…anything is possible.

Slash poverty and end hunger…

Protect our precious environment…
Prevent the spread of diseases…
Provide access to education for all….

No matter which team comes up with the best solutions – the world wins.

Imagine Cup 2010 Worldwide Finals: Poland

Each year the Finals are held in a different city of the world. Past Worldwide Finals include Cairo, Egypt (2009); Paris, France (2008); Seoul, South Korea (2007); Delhi, India (2006); Yokohama, Japan (2005); Sao Paulo, Brazil (2004); and Barcelona, Spain (2003). The Imagine Cup 2010 Worldwide Finals will be held in summer 2010 in Warsaw, Poland.

Step Up to the Challenge!

In 2010, once again, the Imagine Cup challenges the world’s most talented students to “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.” You are encouraged (but are not limited) to using the United Nations Millennium Development Goals as your team’s beacon of light. Take a minute to learn more about these eight ambitious challenges. We hope they provide you with inspiration to help you create change for the world: United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Some competitors might use technology to find a cure for malaria. Design an entirely new way for pregnant women to access emergency medical attention. Discover a way to counter inequalities that exist between genders around the world. Or maybe envision and design a way to enable farmers to manage crops better and provide food faster throughout developing countries.

Yes, the solutions that together you create and submit as part of the Imagine Cup 2010 are that crucial.

Competition Overview

Competition Categories

Software Design

This is the only Imagine Cup competition that is run locally each year in countries/regions all around the globe. The mission is simple: create real world software and service applications that use Microsoft tools and technology. Think big! The competition requires students to use their creativity and drive to make it to the Worldwide Finals stage. This is where legends are born and lives are changed – where an application starts as an idea and ends up creating change all over the world.

Visit the Software Design competition page to learn more!

Game Design
Build a full game experience from scratch! Create a game that uses Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio 3.0, Visual Studio and/or Silverlight. Calling all students who’ve always enjoyed playing games … this is your chance to create your very own game and at the same time change the global community. The Game Design competition is a great opportunity for learning and advancement towards an important step in a budding career either as a game developer or as an entrepreneur in the game business. The world cannot wait to play YOUR game!

Visit the Game Design competition page to learn more!

Digital Media

The popularity of homemade videos created via editing pictures, text, music, voice, and video footage has exploded with the easy-to-use processes available to post them on websites around the world. The Digital Media competition challenges students around the world to use their creativity to create web videos by combining user-generated content in order to address the Imagine Cup theme. Submissions will use the internet to communicate, explain, and touch on issues in our global society. Your team will need to convey its message in a brief period of time while also being visually and audibly stimulating.

Visit the Digital Media competition page to learn more!

IT Challenge

The object of the IT Challenge is to highlight the art and science of developing, deploying, and maintaining IT systems that are efficient, functional, robust and secure. IT professionals have a base set of tools and techniques, but still have to work through customer needs and configurations that require an intimate understanding of how the pieces fit together. They also need to know how far the systems can be pushed before they will break, and how to make the systems highly available, so that they are always available.

Visit the IT Challenge competition page to learn more!

Coming Soon – Embedded Development Competition and Award Opportunities!

Unleash the cloud developer in you! Participate in the contest before 31st Oct

gauravthorat — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:52:22 +0000

Just visit http://www.thecloudapp.com/ & Register !!!!

MindSPARK ‘09

gauravthorat — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:53:58 +0000

MindSPARK ‘09

OCT. 9, 10, 11

www.mind-spark.org

INSTALL FEST & MINI DEVCON

Install Fest:

Win7, Expression Studio 3, Robotics Developer Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008…

And for all this you just need

Ur laptop with licensed version of MS OS

Devcon :

Enthralling & Comprehensive Sessions by Microsoft Student Partners

Robotics and Embedded Development

Windows Live Services & Cloud Development

Azure Computing

For any queries:

devcon@mind-spark.org

Piyusha Dani Deepal Dhariwal

9225525327 9860178940

Great Response from Indira School of Business Studies

gauravthorat — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:20:15 +0000

Hey guys i had 4 sessions with ISBS,Wakad students.

These future managers were surprisingly very techy !

I interacted with some PGDM students from ISBS, shared my knowledge about Windows Live Services & Live @ Edu ! The students were very good listners [I MUST SAY THIS].They have whole day Lectures with very less leisure time during a day! On 26th and 27th August i had session with them @ 5pm [I don't stay in college so late ]. IT Admin, Mr.Abhijeet sir told me that the students had whole day lectures and now I’ve to take their session . But i was very surprised that being very busy for a whole day they listened each and every word by me and assured me that they’ll start making use of their IDs as well as Windows Live Services

Rock on Guys

Be updated ALWAYS

Get your Personalised IDs of Indira

gauravthorat — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:07:59 +0000

Hey guys its very great news actually!

Indira Group of Institute’s IT Team is gearing up, Thanks to Mr.Rohit Khirapate[Web & Network Admin] and mainly Mr.Santosh Kumar sir[IT Director of IGI].

You wanna know how ???

Just like companies from industries gives personalised email IDs to their Employees [For e.g. Suppose you join Infosys someday,they'll provide you their own personalised email ID like gaurav.thorat@infosys.com {Just an example } ] So same is the case with Indira Students

We are gonna get such IDs with the power of Microsoft Live Services, Thanks to Microsoft offcourse

So gear up and get involve in this IT revolution in IGI

Ask your co-ordinator/ IT Admin for further details

Be updated ALWAYS

Welcome Back :P from Swineflu Holidays :))

gauravthorat — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:08:47 +0000

Hello techies hope you all are doing fine no prob coz of swine flu right ?? :P We couldn’t conduct any session because of the same for so long now!

But now as all of you are returned from your hometowns with refreshed minds Lets start rocking again with TechnoClub.

Agenda For September

This month will mainly see what exactly is there in Windows Live Essentials, a set of integrated softwares & services from Microsoft.Then will move on to “Blogger Camp” come for Hands on Session and get yourself with your own blog on Live Spaces So don’t miss the opportunity!Further moving most waited “Windows 7″ well yeah guys we all are gonna check out this best OS from Microsoft.

Well thats all from me now see you soon at TechnoClub Sessions

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Be updated with latest Tehno ongoings only with TechnoClub~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DevCon09

gauravthorat — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:35:10 +0000

PUG Devcon09 is an event for developers to share, collaborate and meet up with like minded technology enthusiasts. Along with interesting interactive sessions, DevCon proves to be a platform for learning and sharing new technology. You get to meet the industry gurus, people in Microsoft and explore the issues in working on mobile devices, working on Windows application development, integrated Web solutions, Microsoft Office programming ,language enhancement and IDE productivity features.

Day I (8th August, 2009) 08:30 To 05:15 (Tea & Lunch Break Included)

Day II (9th August, 2009) 08:30 To 05:00 (Tea & Lunch Break Included)

Featured Products/Topics: Windows 7, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Expression Studio, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, .NET Framework, Visual Studio Team System, Business Intelligence, Security, Reporting Solutions, Live Mesh, Expression Studio, Expression Web, Expression Design, Expression Blend

Venue:
Seminar Hall 1 and 2,
College of Engineering, Pune,
Wellesley Rd,
Shivajinagar,
Pune-411 005.
Maharashtra, INDIA.

Registration is absolutely FREE!!!!!….
Visit us @ www.puneusergroup.org & Register yourself!

Techno Club’s 1st meeting

gauravthorat — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:55:58 +0000

Hey guys hello It was our first meeting on 4th August 09 & it was really fantastic. I was very happy to see the great response from you. Though many of you are not at all aware of latest technology but some of you are pretty good. Anyways no worries as you are member of Techno Club, we’ll try to update you all with new Technology. Here at Techno Club we’ll try to give you kick start to learn a particular technology!

Meeting on 4th Aug

Speakers

We’ve already discussed about Techno Club in our meeting like what are we going to do in Techno Club, how you all are going to get benefit by being a member of Techno Club etc.

I expect you to get involve actively in all the events of Techno Club and proudly call yourself ‘A geek from Techno Club’

See you soon!