My Mind

ALT+TAB is Less Usable in Windows Vista than in XP

Aftab Alam — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:15:06 +0000

I just got a new work laptop which means that I’m now running on Windows Vista. I guess it’s an improvement over XP — at least it looks nicer and search finally works.

However, I was disappointed to discover that the implementation of ALT+TAB (or Windows Flip as it is now known) — for all its good looks — is worse than in its predecessor.

Here’s how ALT+TAB looks in Vista (flashy but hard to use):

And here’s how it looks in Windows XP (boring but functional):

While it might seem on paper that displaying thumbnails of each application is a good idea, in reality it makes ALT+TAB harder to use.

The problem is that thumbnails are too small to be useful, so I still find myself relying on the icons, which as they are now combined with the thumbnails, are harder to see.

In addition, whereas in XP it was easy to read the details of the application you were cycling through, now that the black text is overlaid onto a blue (slightly patterned) background in Vista, it is harder to read.

Looking at the screenshots above it might seem that the Vista implementation is the better one, but when you’re actually using it to quickly switch between applications it clearly is not.

Seems like I’m not the only person who feels this way.

Fortunately, help is at hand through some registry tweaking to make the thumbnails bigger. However, it’s frustrating to have to go to these lengths in order to fix functionality that should have never been broken.

In addition, I’m not that this even fixes the problem. The problem is that most applications look pretty similar in thumbnail view, so it’s not a useful way to differentiate between them. Maybe that’s why Microsoft created Windows Flip 3D.

Smoke?……. Eye Smoke?

Aftab Alam — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:53:55 +0000

this guy figured out how to smoke through his eye.

“15 Strong Signs He Or She Is In Love With You”

Aftab Alam — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:48:54 +0000

Many of us know how it feels to berejected,

not to be wanted and not to be
loved enough. And many of us

stay on guard, protecting our hearts and missing
the greatest gift of all because we are sitting on the

fence of feelings.

What does it feel like to be loved?

And how do you know if a person really loves
you or not?

Below are 15 signals that will help

you decide if the man or woman you are
attracted to — or are with — loves you or not.

1. He/she shows interest in your life -

asks about your day, family, friends and
work; remembers whatever say and do etc.;

2. He/she knows exactly what makes you mile,

feel special and taken care of;

3. He/she is very affectionate,ttentive, sensitive,

considerate and ares about your needs, wants and desires;

4. He/she calls you just because he/she as thinking about you,

misses you, or just felt like it etc.;

5. He/she wants to spend as much

with you as is possible – clears up his/her
busy schedule and makes plans just for you,

travels long distances just to be
with you etc.;

6. He/she talks to you about things

he/she doesn’t talk about with anybody else;

7. He/she walks that special extra mile just for you

- shares your interests
even if he/she doesn’t like what you like,

puts aside what they could be
doing just to talk, listen or do something for you instead etc.;

8. He/she tells you how wonderful you make

him/her feel and how having you in
his/her life enriches it;

9. He/she does small unexpected things

to pleasantly surprise you- sends an
email message, shows up at your workplace,

gets you something you always
wanted etc.;

10. He/she loves and enjoys being physically

close to you;

11. He/she takes time to choose his/her gifts for you

- regardless of the price tag;

12. He/she gives without being asked and accepts

from you with gratitude;

13. He/she wants a future with you in it talks

about it and plans for it;

14. He/she tells you he/she loves you;

15. You just know it no doubting,

noquestioning, no wondering, no convincing
or trying to make him/her love you

andno strings attached. You look into
his/her eyes and you know it.

Something inside of you just knows.

Azureus(p2p software)

Aftab Alam — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:35:28 +0000

I’ve always been a fan of Azureus for it’s easy to use UI and the awesome amount of features.

Azureus is a free Mac P2P client for OS X, that implements the BitTorrent protocol that comes bundled with many features for both beginners and advanced users. The new beta provides a rich and compelling media experience. It includes all the features of version 2.5 and a new high resolution content platform. It now allows you to browse, share, search, discover new content and features a rich streamlined interface.

Features such as:

Multiple Torrent Downloads
Upload & Download Speed Limiting

Advanced Seeding Rules

Adjustable Disk Cache

Use One Port For All Torrents

UPnP Sets The Forward On Your Router

Can Use A Proxy

Tracker & Peer Communications

Fast Resume

Can Import Torrents Automatically

Customizable Interface

IRC Plugin Included

Host Your Own Torrents

Automate Your Shares

Distributed Hash Table

“Hidden unknown fact in microsoft word”

Aftab Alam — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:56:32 +0000

Bill Gates still doesn’t know why it happens:

Try out yourself…

Open Microsoft Word and type

=rand(200,99)

and then HIT ENTER.…

see what happens.it won’t hurt ur system!!

” Use the Notepad as your personal diary”

Aftab Alam — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:34:23 +0000

There is a simple feature in Notepad that can make it work like a personal diary for you.Here is how to go about it:1.Firstly open a blank Notepad file.

2. Now write .LOG as the first line in the file, then press enter. Now save the file and close it.

3.Open the notepad file now and you will find that the current date and time has beenappended (put) at the end and the cursor is in the next line.

4. Type your notes and then save and close the file.

5. Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process,that is it appends the date and timeto the end of the file and places the cursor below it

T£RÏ ¥ÄÄÐ N£¥

Aftab Alam — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:20:30 +0000

Teri Yaad Ney Meray Dil Ko Saja Rakha Hai
Teray Piyaar Main Sab Ko Bhula Rakha Hai

Kuch Acha Nahin Lagta Teri Judai Key Baad
Ek Teri Yaad Ko Sinay Sey Laga Rakha Hai

Tera Milna To Abb Aik Khawab Hi Lagta Hai
Najanay Abb Kyoon Dil Ko Bhula Rakha Hai

Sab Kuch Lut Gaya Hamara Terey Piyaar Main
Teri Yaad Ko Palkoon Main Chupa Rakha Hai

Muqadar Sey Miltay Hain Bichar Key Warna
Ajj Bhi Tera Naam Dil Main Saja Rakha Hai

Najanay Koi Nahin Basta Teray Siva Ankh Main
Aik Tere Tasveer Ko Dil Main Chupa Rakha Hai

All Orkut Member’s…..

Aftab Alam — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:58:26 +0000

ORKUT HAS BEEN CROWDED WITH MORE MEMBERS THIS HAS MADE ONLY 57 ENTRIES
LEFT SO UR ACCOUNT MIGHT B DEACTIVATED. INORDER TO AVOID IT PLS SEND
THE MSG BELOW TO ALL UR FRENDS. THIS IS NO JOKE. IT HAS BEEN EVEN
FLASHED
IN
CNN-IBN (News Channel)

HEY ITS DIANNA, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ORKUT,EVERYBODY SORRY FOR THE
INTERRUPTION BUT ORKUT IS CLOSING THE SYSTEM DOWN BECAUSE TOO MANY
BOTTERS ARE TAKING UP ALL THE NAMES, WE ONLY HAVE 57 NAMES LEFT, IF YOU

WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT, DONT SEND THIS MESSAGE, IF YOU WANT
TO
KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT ,SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST. THIS IS
NOT A JOKE, YOU’LL BE SORRY IF YOU DONT SEND IT. THANKS DIRECTOR OF
ORKUT, TIM BUISKI. WHOEVER DOESNT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL
BE
DEACTIVATED AND IT WILL COST YOU $ 10.00 A MONTH TO USE IT

HOPE,TRUST,CONFIDENCE

Aftab Alam — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:47:46 +0000

HOPE,TRUST,CONFIDENCE

CONFIDENCE:

1 Day all villagers decided to pray for rain.

On the day of prayer all people gathered & only one boy come with umbrella. THATS CONFIDENCE.

TRUST:

Trust should be like feeling of a 1 year old baby, when you throw him in tha air, he laughs….

Because he know you will catch him…

HOPE:

Every night we go to bed, have no assurance to get up alive in the next morning

But still we have many plans for coming day…

KEEP CONFIDENCE, TRUST IN GOD AND NEVER LOSE HOPE…

From:
Aftab Alam

Best Talking for free using jaxtr?

Aftab Alam — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:55:47 +0000

I got jaxtr to make international calls to other jaxtr users using local numbers.

Can you please sign up,

so I can call you for free using jaxtr?

Here is the link to sign up:
http://www.jaxtr.com/user/ticket?n=T1sokotqdb1ra1&type=joininvite