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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Fixing slow TFS2012

I was facing the problem of slow TFS server after I moved to VS 2012 and win 7.

Solution :-

Edit the file :-

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.config

locate the line

<system.net>

and add the following line after it

<defaultProxy enabled="false" />

The problem is TFS client tries to connect to Internet proxy server whereas it should have bypassed it connected to the TFS machine instead.

If this also doesn't works try adding following lines in the same node (<system.net>)

<connectionManagement>
<add address="*" maxconnection="1000"/>
</connectionManagement>

Monday, November 26, 2012

Ownership review - New Ford Figo TDCI Titanium (Nov 2012)

I bought the new Ford Figo TDCI Titanium (Diesel) on 11th Nov 2012 (Dhanteras)

Been in love with it since the first drive I had in it.

Summary

Pros (With respect to my requirement) -
  • Ride Quality
  • Leg Room (Now people can seat behind me and I don't have to push my seats in front)
  • Superb AC - the cooling setting on dash actually works with different degrees of coolness and hotness
  • Nice Comfy seats (drove several hours without fatigue)
  • Adjustable steering, driver seat height and electronic ORVMs  (since my Dad also drives it )
  • No noticeable turbo-lag
  • Big Boot  - 284L ( Big enough to fit a person in it , really !! )
  • Music System - Best factory fitted music system that I have heard in cars of this segment. (Will explain in detail later)  
  • Great looking alloys 
  • Grippy car even at high speeds (high speeds considering the cars in its segment :P ) 175/60 R14 Tyre
  • Aerodynamic 

Cons
  • No climate control (The cooling/heating dial makes up for it )
  • No rear power windows (cannot remember the last time I had to pull down the rear windows)



Scroll down for details and pics :D

The Almighty on new blue color dash-board


Under the Hood :- 

The muscle
1.4L Duratorq Diesel
The accelerator is very responsive, it allows you to easily switch between normal cruising and gradually accelerating drive. Or you can put your foot down and churn out all the power at once. The turbo kicks in around 2000 rpm without any noticeable lag.

Some cosmetic changes:-

These small changes really redefines the looks of this car in a very positive manner .

The new hexagonal grill

New head lamps

New Fog - Lamps
Blue fabric finish (same color as the original seats )

New Y-Bar alloys (Disc breaks in Front)

Rear drum breaks - Tyre 175/65 R14
New Tail - lights
Thats me wid my ride :D

 The ride quality of this car is quiet astonishing, it absorbs all the uneven road and pot-holes quiet smoothly must be because of it weight and suspension. Even at fast speeds (140-150) it does not rattle neither gives you the feeling its going to tear its self apart, instead its very calm.


Sun-visor mirror for the female passenger :P

Fuel filler cap release and factory matting


I was not kidding about the boot space, You really can fit a person in it :P

Diesel :) 

Rear defogger button on center console, tried it too and it works just fine.

Great looking speedo 

The Center console
 The factory fitted music system comes with four speaker fitted in doors. The sound quality is brillian,
dropped the idea of adding sub-woofer for some time now. the treble is very clear and bass is can make the doors and rear view mirrors vibrate.
The bluetooth enabled system works perfectly (call receiving dialing , phone-book BTA etc.)
Speed controlled volume also adds up to your adrenaline when you are accelerating at a faster pace B-)
The new version comes with USB port in the glove box.

The pendrive inside the glovebox


Aux-power

5-speed manual gear box (No auto version as yet)
Front lamps and fog lights switch
Boot lid opener - This would have been a nice place for a automatic start/stop button

Got the black leather seat covers from the showroom

Space in the doors to keep bottles
Have gone 900 km in it now, I will update more after I have gone for some trips in it :D

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Uncanny valley

The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of robotics and 3D computer animation,which holds that when human replicas look and act almost, but not perfectly, like actual human beings, it causes a response of revulsion among human observers. The "valley" in question is a dip in a proposed graph of the positivity of human reaction as a function of a robot's human likeness. (Wiki)

Heres another creepy jap humanoid video showing human like emotions  :




Thursday, September 22, 2011

YouTube - 2D Videos To 3D

YouTube Can Convert 2D Videos To 3D

Currently introduced in the beta stage, this tool does not require the user to set up two cameras to record content and then combine it into a 3D video. Rather, all the user has to do is to upload any 2D video as usual and the tool takes care of the rest. Once the user has uploaded a video on YouTube, the user can convert the video to 3D at the click of a button. This feature can be found by selecting "Edit Info" and then "3D Video". You can then choose the 3D format to convert the video into and save the changes while the conversion takes place on YouTube's servers. Once you convert the video to 3D, the 2D video will still remain available in addition to the 3D version, which can be selected by pressing the 3D button on the status bar and selecting the preferred 3D viewing mode. The results are often surprisingly good. You still require 3D glasses and a compatible display device to view the video in 3D.

Source

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Beware Of Fake Google+ Invites


Spammers find yet another way x( sending out bogus Google+ invitations that in reality point to online pharmacies.




Monday, July 4, 2011

Slow motion video of water @ 7000 fps !!!!

The recording is done by a camera called Photron SA-5 @ 7000 frames per second !!!!!.
Co-produced by Romain Glé and Thomas Séon, this music video titled ‘High Hopes’ is totally awesome.






The camera