Goodbye Animated GIFs, Say Hello to Cinemagraphs

Animated GIFs, that are a sequence of images on top of each other, as a miniature movie are always fun to watch. Be it a small portion of a movie, a cartoon or… err, anything, they’ve always been heavily popular.

But Jamie Beck, a fashion photographer has introduced a new form: Cinemagraph.

Cinemagraphs are also animated GIFs, the only difference being that only a particular portion of the image is animated.

A Gallery of some Cinemagraphs

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The Ultimate Guide to – Google 9870807070 SMS Channel

What is Google 9870807070 SMS Channels ?

Google SMS Channels, in simple words, is a free SMS broadcasting and subscription service by Google, available to people of India. With the help of it, you can get SMS notifications of content from SMS groups and different websites and blogs with RSS feature.

Google SMS Channel uses the number – 9870807070. You can create your own SMS channel to which people can subscribe to. It could be about anything, Jokes, Cricket scores, RSS feed etc. There are no charges involved with this service, and people will be able receive SMS for free.

1. How to: Create a Channel

To create a channel, send a SMS in the following format to 9870807070:

CREATE <channel name> <description>

Example:- CREATE ossbymanu Latest Tech Updates from ossbymanu directly to your mobile
(Please note that the channel name’s should contain a minimum of 8 characters)

2. How to: Send a Message to a Channel

To create a channel, send a SMS in the following format to 9870807070:

SEND <channel_name> <message>

The message will be forwarded to all the subscribers.
Example:- SEND ossbymanu This is  a test message

3. How to: Subscribe to a Channel

To subscribe to a channel, send a SMS in the following format to 9870807070:

ON <channel name>

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75+ Insanely Funny Facebook Status Ideas and Updates!

Opened Facebook but couldn't think of any cool status update? How about starting a day with a funny status update that’ll make up your whole day? I’ve compiled a list of insanely funny updates from my friends’ updates and other pages. So Here’s a list of 73+ Damn funny facebook status updates that you can copy and make as your new status update:

1. A man asked a fairy to make him desirable & irresistible to all women. She turned him into a credit card.
2. Cop pulls man over for suspicion of drunk driving. Cop: Sir have you been drinking? Man: No. Cop: Papers. Man: Scissors, I win!
3. Seeing a spider is nothing. It becomes a problem when it disappears.
4. Dear Warner Bros: Now that I'm an adult, I feel I'm am old enough to hear what the "Beep Beep" is hiding when Road Runner talks to Wile E. Coyote.
5. Congratulations!! You are the 100th person to view my status. To see your prize please click Control + W.
6. Blonde and Brunette r walking on the road.brunette says “Look, a dead bird.” Blonde looks up in the sky, “WHERE, WHERE?”
7. Why is it when you run into a spider web, you suddenly turn into a ninja?
8. Scratch here - ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ to reveal today’s status?
9. Would like to congratulate their parents on having such an awesome daughter-well done! :P
10. When you see a man opening a car door for a woman it can only mean 1 of 2 things. Either the car is new or the wife is.
11. Statistics say that 1 in 4 people are insane, so take a look at your 3 best friends and if they are all OK, its you!
12. Welcome to the real Internet, where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are the FBI.
13. I hate weddings. old people would poke me saying "You're next". They stopped when I started going up to them at funerals and poking them, saying, "You're next".

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General Questions on SQL SERVER

What is RDBMS?

Relational Data Base Management Systems (RDBMS) are database management systems that maintain data records and indices in tables. Relationships may be created and maintained across and among the data and tables. In a relational database, relationships between data items are expressed by means of tables. Interdependencies among these tables are expressed by data values rather than by pointers. This allows a high degree of data independence. An RDBMS has the capability to recombine the data items from different files, providing powerful tools for data usage.

What are the Properties of the Relational Tables?
Relational tables have the following six properties:
Values are atomic.
Column values are of the same kind.
Each row is unique.
The sequence of columns is insignificant.
The sequence of rows is insignificant.
Each column must have a unique name.

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How to make a boot-able USB

Making a bootable USB to boot your pc on is no more a big deal. In my post i'll teach you how to make bootable Win7 USB.

Requirements:

• Your motherboard must have the option to boot on usb. Check it out in BIOS settings.
• You must have a 4GB Kingston/Hp pendrive. Personally i prefer Hp pendrives for they offer much faster speed. (2GB pendrive for win XP is enough)
• Software named PowerISO. Download it by clicking HERE.

Procedure:

1. Run PowerISO from the start menu or from the shortcut created on your desktop.

    2. From the menu bar go to click on File and then Open.

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