பெங்களூரு: விப்ரோ நிறுவனத்தின் இரண்டாவது காலாண்டு லாபம் 21 சதவிகிதம் உயர்ந்துள்ளது. இதைத் தொடர்ந்து வரும் காலாண்டுகளில் இந்நிறுவனத்தின் லாபம் இன்னும் அதிகரிக்கும் என்றும் நிறைய புதிய அவுட்ஸோர்ஸிங் ஒப்பந்தங்களைப் பெறும் வாய்ப்பு பிரகாசமாக உள்ளதாகவும் விப்ரோ நம்பிக்கை தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
டிசிஎஸ், இன்போஸிஸ் நிறுவனங்களுக்கு அடுத்து நாட்டின் மூன்றாவது பெரிய ஐடி நிறுவனம் விப்ரோ. இதன் மொத்த வருமானம் இந்த காலாண்டில் மட்டும் 6 சதவிகிதம் உயர்ந்து ரூ.69000 கோடிகளாக உள்ளது. 37 புதிய வாடிக்கையாளர்களையும் பெற்றுள்ளது.
சிட்டி குரூப், சிஸ்கோ, ஜிஎம் மற்றும் க்ரெடிட் சூஸே ஆகிய நிறுவனங்களிடமிருந்து மட்டும் நிகர லாபத்தில் ரூ.10041 கோடியைப் பெற்றுள்ளது விப்ரோ.
வரும் நாட்களில் மேலும் நிலையான வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் தேவை அதிகரிக்கும் சூழல் உருவாகும் என்று நம்புவதாக விப்ரோ தலைவர் அஜீம் பிரேம்ஜி தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item
in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous
word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous
paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or
on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have
multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM
from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the
corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option
buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As
or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the
selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the
parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the
first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move
through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is
selected)
M*cro$oft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one
console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full
screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client
on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as
pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on
the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing
ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
m*cro$oft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
இந்தியாவில் இமெயில் பயன்பாட்டில் யாஹூவை பின்னுக்குத் தள்ளி ஜிமெயில் முன்னுக்கு வந்துள்ளது. இதுவரை மிகவும் விசுவாசத்துடன் யாஹூ மெயிலைப் பயன்படுத்தி வந்த பலர் ஜிமெயிலுக்குத் தாவி உள்ளனர். வைஸி சென்ஸ் (ViziSense) என்ற ஆன்லைன் கண்காணிப்பு நிறுவனம் ஒன்று இந்த தகவலைத் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். இந்தியாவில் இப்போது அதிகம் பயன் படுத்தப்படும் இமெயில் கிளையண்ட்டாக கூகுள் நிறுவனத்தின் ஜிமெயில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளதாக அறிவித்துள்ளது. ஒரு கோடியே 80 லட்சம் பேர்களுக்கும் மேலாக ஜிமெயிலை இந்தியாவில் பயன்படுத்தி வருகின்றனர். சென்ற மாதம் வரை யாஹூ தான் முதல் இடத்தில் இருந்து வந்தது.
யாஹூ மெயிலின் நேயர்கள் எண்ணிக்கை இப்போது ஒரு கோடியே 68 லட்சமாகும். சென்ற ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் முதல் இதன் வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் 8% குறையத் தொடங்கினர். அதே நேரத்தில் ஜிமெயில் பயனாளர்கள் எண்ணிக்கை தொடர்ந்து 3% அதிகரிக்கத் தொடங்கியது. அக்டோபரின் முதல் வாரத்திலேயே ஜிமெயில் முதல் இடத்திற்கு வந்தது. அதே போல விண்டோஸ் லைவ் மெயில் பயன்படுத்துபவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கையும் தொடர்ந்து உயர்ந்து வருகிறது. இதன் வளர்ச்சி 8% ஆகும்.
ரீடிப் மெயில் 62 லட்சத்து 50 ஆயிரம் பேர்களுடன் இயங்கி மூன்றாவது இடத்தில் உள்ளது. ஆனாலும் உலக அளவில் யாஹூ மெயில் இடத்தை ஜிமெயில் பிடிக்க இன்னும் சில மாதங்களாகலாம். ஏனென்றால் மைக்ரோசாப்ட் நிறுவனத்தின் விண்டோஸ் லைவ் மெயில் இரண்டாவது இடத்தில் உள்ளது.
அமெரிக்காவில் ஜிமெயில் வளர்ச்சி தொடர்ந்து அதிகரித்து வருவதாக அங்குள்ள ஆய்வு நிறுவனம் ஒன்று அறிவித்துள்ளது. எனவே யாஹூவும் மைக்ரோசாப்டின் விண்டோஸ் லைவ் மெயிலும் ஏதேனும் அதிரடியான மாற்றங்களையும் வசதிகளையும் கொண்டு வரவில்லை என்றால், நிச்சயம் உலக அளவில் ஜிமெயில் முதல் இடத்தைப் பிடிக்கும் நாள் வெகு தொலைவில் இல்லை என்றே கூறலாம். இதனால் தான் அக்டோபர் தொடக்கத்தில் இந்தியாவின் பிரபலமான ஆங்கில நாளிதழில் யாஹூ ஒரு முழுப் பக்க விளம்பரத்தினை க் கொடுத்தது. தன்னிடம் விசுவாசமாக உள்ள மெயில் பயனாளர்களைத் தன் பக்கம் தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்ள யாஹு எடுத்த முயற்சியே இது என்று இந்தத் துறையில் உள்ளவர்கள் அனைவரும் எண்ணுகின்றனர்.
Overweight women should avoid pregnancy until they lose weight as it leads to their children becoming obese, according to a new study.
The findings by researchers from medical centres in New York and Canada's Quebec city said an obese mother's womb may send a signal to their unborn baby that encourages them to grow into a fat child and adult.
The process is more than just passing along genes that promote obesity but the scientists said they are yet to track down a biological explanation for the signal, the Daily Mail reported.
DrJohnKral, who led the study, said his research suggests that obese women can help the coming generation by losing weight just before pregnancy.
Kral, along with researchers in Quebec, studied children of severely obese women who were born before or after their mother's weight-loss surgery.
In comparison to the kids born before surgery, those born afterwards were far less likely to be severely obese, the researchers found.
Besides, those born afterwards showed lower levels of blood fats and indicators of future diabetes.
The obesity in pregnancy raises the risk of complications like diabetes, caesarean deliveries and stillbirth, the experts pointed out.
NASA is set to blastoff a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning humans to the Moon, and for the first time to Mars, despite deep uncertainty about the program's future.
The space agency said everything is in order for Tuesday's two-minute, 30-second test of the Ares I-X rocket, a first look at the launch vehicle designed to replace NASA's aging space shuttle fleet.
It is "an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I," the space agency said.
Data will be collected from over 700 sensors spread across Ares I-X, providing a stream of information that will be scrutinised for months. But more rides on the launch than data.
It is the culmination of three years work on Constellation, a human space flight program conceived by former president George W Bush in the wake of the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster that killed all seven crew onboard.
The program includes plans to create "Orion," the space shuttle's successor that by 2017 would carry astronauts into space in a bid to return to the moon and later make a first human trip to Mars.
But an independent panel of experts threw cold water over Constellation's starry-eyed aspirations in a report to US President Barack Obama on Thursday, warning that NASA needs three billion dollars a year more to meet its goals.
Genetically Modified (GM) Bt brinjal was 'safe' to human beings, animals and environment, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) said on Wednesday. The university has been involved in the research for the past six years.
The brinjal was safe to human and animal consumption. Moreover, it required less pesticide applications during cultivation, a TNAU release said.
It was free from pesticide residues and therefore were safe for human consumption, it said.
Noting that TNAU would approach Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) for the formal release of these varieties pending the final decision of the Centre, it said adding, once approval was obtained, Bt brinjal varieties would be released by the university.
The seeds of Bt brinjal could also be stored for sowing for next season, since they were not hybrids, it said.
Brinjal was an important cash crop for poor and marginal farmers and in India it was cultivated in about 5,10,000 hectares, with an annual production of 8.2 million tonnes.
In Tamil Nadu, brinjal was cultivated in 7,676 hectares with an annual production of 82,049 metric tonnes, the release said.
The average productivity was around 10.69 metric tones per hectare and the crop was usually damaged by the insect fruit and shoot borer (FSB) it said.
At times, farmers lose even to the extent of 70 per cent of their produce due to insect attacks and traditional management strategies have proved to be ineffective and farmers, therefore, heavily relied on chemical pesticides to control pests.
Sometimes farmers used pesticides indiscriminately to ensure a good harvest, leading to harmful effects on the environment, health
of farmers and consumers, the release said.
Since no genotype resistant to FSB insect was available, 'well proven' Bt technology has been employed in brinjal cultivation to effectively manage the pest.
Bt brinjal has undergone rigorous bio safety tests before they were approved for commercial cultivation by GEAC and TNAU had developed brinjal varieties Co2-Bt MDU-Bt, KKM-1 and PLR1
Bt, the release said.
1) Always back up your files. There is a remote possibility that your hard drive could fail or you could encounter a lethal virus that could wipe out your whole hard drive. Invest in USB sticks and back up your important files. Another way to backup is to partition your hard drive and keep copies of important files on each partition. Software such as partition Magic or Handy Backup can help with this. You could also obtain an external hard drive and backup using Norton ghost.
Ways Increase PC Performance
2) Viruses can be backdoors into your computer, making your computer crash or even worse letting hackers gain access to your personal information. Always use an anti-virus program and had it regularly update. You can get some free anti-virus software from the Internet such as AVG, so there is no excuse to keep your computer vulnerable to attack.
3) PCs can be vulnerable to attack even without viruses. Hackers can detect your computer on the Internet and attempt to upload viruses without your knowledge. Therefore it is important to get a firewall. Again firewalls can be obtained free on the Internet one example with the zone alarm. Make sure you set the firewall to on.
4) The recycle bin on the computer is one of the most overlooked items. Remember once you deleted the program or a file the unused files will stay in the recycle bin until you’ve emptied it. Only by entering the recycle bin you free up the space on your hard drive.
5) Defragment your hard drive at least once a month. The defragment tool is available in your system tools. This will ensure that your most commonly run programs will start faster and your overall experience will be smoother. You can also use tools like JKDefrag or Smart Defrag.
6) Make sure you use a Registry cleaner to keep your computer running smoothly. Registry cleaners are available free online.
7) Temporary Internet files especially cookies can clog your hard drive resulting in poor performance of your PC. You can usually quite easily get rid of the temporary Internet files using the disc cleaner in Vista, going to the tools in Internet Explorer.
8 ) Desktop PCs the CPU usually has a fan that cools the processor down. Fans can accumulate dust particles and prevent the blades from going round which will result in the CPU overheating. This can reduce the performance of your computer. Remove the dust particles with a cloth and below the rest of the particles away making sure that you don’t touch the components on the motherboard. Keeping your processor cool is very important.
9) When you install some programs they are automatically placed onto the startup programs list. You may find that after doing a lot of installs your computer may take a long time to startup. Go to the startup items list by going to “run” and typing “msconfig”.You’ll then get a list of the startup programs. Here you can uncheck any programs that you don’t need.
10) Spyware and adware are very similar to viruses in that they can slow your computer down. These can invade your privacy and even damage the PC. Windows vista has a free spyware and adware scanner and of free adware spyware scanners on the Internet such as Spybot search and destroy.
Guest Writer – Bob has been writing Technology related articles from years and is also a Software Developer at www.qiqisoft.com
