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Net PC

Bharti Airtel, the largest mobile operator here, has just launched a new device called Net PC, which as the name suggests, is a low cost computer designed specifically for cloud computing. The device is powered by Windows XP (not Linux as you would expect) and costs INR 5,000 (or $100) in India.

The Airtel NetPC is a small device that takes the place of customer’s regular PC.

It’s designed to be Incredibly simple to use – take it out of the box,plug in the cables,and it is ready to use.
The hardware & Software for NetPC is provided by Nivio while the internet connection is provided by Airtel

1…2…3… Viola you have a PC

Step 1 – Connect a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor to the relevant ports
Step 2 – Plug in the LAN Ethernet Connection. Minimum speed 256 Kbps
Step 3 – Login and start using like any PC

It is easy to configure…
affordable by everyone…
And we need to make few compromises

1.  Cannot download any software on to the device
2.  No inbuilt CD/DVD drive inside the device
3.  Unable to play games
4.  Unableto play movies or video files
5.  Hardware cannotbe up-graded (if required)

Opera Unite – Transforms your Home Computer to Web Server

Do you have photos / music / other files and you are looking for sharing those files with your friends and families across the world.

Now you dont have to upload it to some other place / purchase any web space for sharing the files. You can do it with your home computer itself.

And the best part in it is.

Its is FREE.

Yes. You read it correct. The service is free.

All you need to do is install Opera Unite and you can start sharing in next 2 mins.

Opera Unite is a unique technology that turns any computer or device running Opera into a Web server.

Step 1: Download Opera Unite [http://labs.opera.com/downloads/]

Step 2: Install it.

Viola, you are now running a webserver in your home machine.

Step 3: Start the Opera Web browser (yes, that’s also you web server now) and enable the Opera Unite service from the lower left corner. Now double click the File Sharing link and select the folder whose content you want to share on the web. Any file or folder inside this folder can now be accessed over the internet – you can either use a public URL or specify a password for private sharing.

Watch this youtube video for more information on Opera Unite.

iPhone 3GS in Singapore

Register in the singtel site and be the first to know about the pricing and details of iPhone 3GS.

https://www.singtelshop.com/iPhone3GS

Yes Yes…I guess Singtel is bringing up iPhone 3GS in Singapore.

I am bit disappointed though as Starhub is not bringing in iPhone. I like Starhub service and now i am switching to Singtel for iPhone. I guess it would be a good opportunity to try Singtel services

How to trade in equities

With all the buzz of emerging equity markets, everyone wants to make money. Everyone wants to becomeWarren Buffett[One of Earth's most successful investors] and more basically everyone wants to become RICH. Well thats not so bad or evil. Everyone can make money if they plan properly in investing their money.
One way to make money and to contribute to the economy is investing in stock market.

The market in which shares are issued and traded. It gives companies to access capital and investors a slice of ownership in the company.

Business Man X wants to open a company which produces XX thing. And X does not have entire capital to open the company. X needs a partner. Either he can go with Partnership with another person Or He can go partnership with people. X decides to go partnership with people. Thus X company gets listed in Stock market.

A share of stock is the smallest unit of ownership in a company. If you own a share of a company’s stock, you are a part owner of the company.

If you have X company stock; you are a part owner of X Company.

Having said all that…lets see how to become a part owner of the company X. In olden days, in order to purchase a stock one needs to spend lots of time. Knowing / Researching about the company was another big challenge. Then atlast if someone needs to buy then need to contact the broker and instruct about how much they want to buy. And then everything lies with the broker. And you will be issued a paper bond which will act like a receipt of your purchase. Believe me … It indeed is a big hell of time.

Here comes the WEB.

With WEB comes the DEMAT Accounts which will take out most of the complex part of the olden day investment.

Open a Bank Account, Demat Account & Online Trading Account. You can contact a broker firm to get these accounts opened.
Brokerage firms: Sharekhan, Geojit, Religare, Reliance Money, HDFC, ICICIDirect, etc.

Funds from your bank will be transferred to the trading account. Then shares can be brought using that money. The shares you brought will be held on your demat account.
While buying a share: Bank account -> (cash) Trading Account -> (shares) Demat Account
While selling a share: Demat Account (shares) -> Trading Account (cash) -> Bank Account

Well there is no such thing which comes for FREE. Yes…you need to pay some commissions for making trading transactions known as brokerages. Brokerages are fees for the brokerage firms who faciliates easy way of trading for you. Do you need to pay something for the government. Yes indeed. [You have guessed correct]. We need to pay some taxes for these transactions and also for the gain we make.

Brokerage: For the whole buy and sell value,
STT(Security Transaction Tax): Calculated on the Weighted Average Price of the client for a particular days turnover,
Stamp Duty,
Service Tax,
etc.

This doesn’t include income tax. You need to pay a particular % of income tax for all your Gains only, Also you can deduct your losses from the Gains for the calculation of income tax.

I will post a real life example of a transaction.

Share: UNITECH LTD
No of Shares brought: 200
Buy Price: 147.85
Total Amount: Rs: 29570
Brokerage: Rs: 15
Service Tax: Rs:1.86
NET COST OF BUY: Rs: 29586.86

Now you have a Trading Account ready to buy and sell shares.

Launched my Photo Blogging in WordPress

Just launched my new photoblogging in wordpress. 

You can visit my site here : http://princessdiary.wordpress.com 

Play Googlopoly

Googolopoly (Google+Monopoly) is a very creative monopoly board game inspired by Google.

Like the regular one, the objective of this game is to acquire companies over the internet using google shares. Instead of Hotels and homes you can hire developers or buy new servers for the acquired companies.

And the good thing about this game is “its available for free as a PDF format”. All you have to do is to grab the PDF file, print it, find people and start playing the game.

To download the game in its entirety (including instructions, google shares, googleplex pieces, and more), visit here: http://www.box.net/shared/dguu2bfy88

Race with your friends or anyone in the world

Race with your friends or anyone using just an computer and a keyboard using Typeracer.

 

It’s an online racing game where you can compare your typing speed with other Orkut friends in real-time. The faster you type, the sooner your car will hit the finish line. Extremely addictive.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Explore the universe with new Google Earth

View images of distant galaxies and nebulae from the Hubble Space Telescope.

You can see thousands of stars and galaxies. Its like viewing the heaven right from my desktop…