Honor Among Thieves

Now, we all know about the licensing agreement that we have to agree to whenever we want to install a program right? It’s some long winded statements that tell us what we can’t do with the software and how we can be persecuted if we do this and that to the software. I don’t know precisely what it contains because I just never did have the time to bother to read them. I see a tick box and I ticked it, and then I press ‘Next’. Easy.

Well, looks like the malware and virus authors are lining up side by side with those legitimate software authors and companies with their licensing terms. They are now protecting their rights to their virus codes as well. Who would have thought? What an honest thing to do!

According to the news at wtopnews.com, there are professional virus authors out there that are selling a suite of software on the Internet with a highly unusual attachment; a detailed licensing agreement that promises penalties for redistributing the malicious codes without permission.

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A few weeks ago, Nikon launched a new high-performance model to satisfy digital camera enthusiasts. The Nikon Coolpix P80 not only offers an impressive 18x optical zoom, it also features 10.1 megapixels of sharp resolution, and a new digital image processing engine. The camera features an electronic viewfinder to allow accurate composition throughout the zoom range and also includes a large 2.7 inch monitor with anti-reflection coating and a wide viewing angle.

The 18X optical zoom-Nikkor lens VR (Vibration reduction) covers focal lengths from 27 – 486mm (35mm format equivalent). I think this is wide enough and at the same time provides far enough reach for most shooting conditions.

Let’s take a quick look at some of the features of P80.

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Last time, I challenged you to press your space bar until it dislodged itself from the keyboard. This time, I have a new challenge for you. Don’t worry, it’s very easy but much more fun compared to the space bar challenge.

The object is very simple. Keep this copter as long in the air as possible!

To fly this copter, click and hold the mouse to go up and release to go down. Avoid the randomly placed obstacles. See how far you can fly… Very fun and addictive… now I realize I am good at neither space bar nor the mouse.

Ready? Take up the helicopter game challenge. Tell me what’s the best distance you fly, OK!

The iPhone simply deserves all the praise that can be heaved upon. I agreed that you may have some small problems adjusting to the type of keyboard it introduces, but its mobile Internet experience is still the best. There are also reports that there is more web access done over the iPhone than actual call activity.

What are the five most important features that you would love to see in the next iPhone? There is enough rumors already that a 3G version is just round the corner so no point wishing about that. Here’s a list of 5 features that I thought would be on top of every iPhone followers wish list.

1. Copy Paste Feature
This one is a sure must. Can’t figure out how the guys at Apple just could not incorporate a technique to accomplish this easily on the iPhone.

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Starting a blog and publishing new posts are super easy that these days even a primary school kid can do it without much problem. The difference is to make the blog reach out to a sizable readers and maintain them. So what are the factors that make a blog tick so your readers will come and stay?

Sarah Austin from Search Engine Journal has explained the essence of how to make a blog appealing to an audience. You don’t want to read the long article, but it can be summarized into four points:

Write Strong: Be passionate and have thorough knowledge on what you write.
Write Tight: Choose few words to make the greatest impact.
Write Right: Grammar matters. Always.
Write Easy: Make your content interactive and easy to comprehend.

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