[AI] digitel signature

2006-09-13 Thread t. sekar
Friends
what is digital signature?in what way it useful to us.

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[AI] alignment problem

2006-09-13 Thread Renuka Warriar
Hi friends,
I have a problem. i.e, the alignment command keys (ctrl r and ctrl l remains 
unmoved even after the text is selected and the alignment command is given.  
Any suggestion to solve this problem?
Renuka.

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[AI] Reading a .txt file using Talks

2006-09-13 Thread Sudhir R
Friends,

As part of my experimentation with my new Nokia 6681 cell phone with the Talks 
screen reader, I tried reading a .txt file.  While the continuous reading mode 
seems to be working fine, I am not able to do simple cursor navigations like 
skipping paragraphs, pages, starting from the last point of halt etc.

Can someone kindly guide me through the intricacies of the application 
(QuickWord) ?  Can we cut, copy and paste text onto other files ?

Thanks in advance and regards

RS
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Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread Mohammed Asif Iqbal
Hi Rakesh,
It pains me to learn that this gentleman has been rejected by ICICI bank.
If you could furnish details; I could write to Chairman through my CII
colleague.
I have been using ICICI account for over 4 years without a problem.  I also
use HSBC account and not much problem their either.
asif
- Original Message - 
From: "Dr Rakesh Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired


> Don't you think that it is sheer hippocricy on the part of the bank! It is
> ICICI bank only who refuse pointblank to open account of blind persons in
> Delhi itself. Mr. Anand Gupta, a visually challenged person, working as
> Lecturer in I G N O U Delhi, Department of Law, has been refused to open
> account in his individual capacity. He finally sent a legal notice to the
> Headquarters of ICICI bank. Pat came the sollution, "open a Joint
Account".
> He refused, the matter is pending. My submission is,
> "For whom the Talking ATM"?
> Dr. Rakesh Jain
> Mobiles (REliance): 09336787900
> Mobile (BSNL): 09415787900
> Phone (Residence): 05224001112 and 0522 2732345
>
> Skype ID: dr.rjain
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "shalini khanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired
>
>
> >   ATM for visually challenged
> >  ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for visually Challenged
> > People. This has been made possible by voice guided system and specially
> > made function display keys which guide a Visually Challenged person to
> > operate the ATM .
> >  Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack on the terminal,
> > customer hears a voice that guides the customer through the transaction.
> > The ATM also gives choice of languages in which a Customer wants to hear
> > Instructions. Once the language is selected, tha ATM guides the customer
> > to insert his ATM card in the slot, which has one 'pip' (a raised,
rounded
> > button) above it. The ATM then guides the customer to enter his PIN
> > through the numeric keypad, which again has one 'pip' on the number 5
(as
> > is available generally on telephones/mobiles).
> >  For picking up the cash that is presented to him, the ATM guides
> > customers to the slot on which there are two 'pips'. Once the cash is
> > taken, the customer is directed to take back the card and pull out the
> > receipt from the slot, which has three 'pips'.
> >  These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance devices. Regular
> > customers can also use this ATM under normal course.
> >  Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are available at the following
> > two locations
> >Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
> >Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
> > Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
> > Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91
> >
> >
> >  http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for one where power trips
> > off automatically when water boils.
> > - Original Message - 
> > From: "Shadab Husain"
> > To:
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:52 AM
> > Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?
> >
> >
> >> Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
> >> kettle in which we can make our tea easily?
> >> Best of regards,
> >> Shadab
> >>
> >>
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> > NAB, India -Centre for Blind Women
> > L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave
> > New Delhi
> > Ph. no. 51656266, 9811772499
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[AI] Planning to upgrade your hardware ?

2006-09-13 Thread Sudhir R
>From rediff.com

Things to watch out for...

For those buying or upgrading a computer, here's what you ought to know about 
its most important component: the CPU.

The Central Processing Unit, sometimes simply called the processor, is your 
computer's brain. It manipulates information within the computer and 
co-ordinates
its flow around the different devices that make up the computer. Intel and AMD 
manufacturer the bulk of CPUs seen in personal computers. Other manufacturers
with a small share of the market include VIA and Transmeta. Processors may be 
classified into four categories:

. Server processors
. Budget desktop processors
. Performance desktop processors
. Mobile processors

Server processors

Intel Xeon processors and AMD Opteron processors fall into this category. These 
CPUs are used in corporate servers and will generally never be used in the
desktop computers most individuals have.

Budget desktop processors

In this category we have the Celeron series from Intel and the Sempron series 
from AMD. These processors are more than adequate for normal office work like
typing letters, working with accounts, checking email or browsing the Internet. 
They can even be used to comfortably watch movies or listen to music. The
Celerons range in cost from Rs 2,800 to Rs 3,500, while Semprons cost between 
Rs 2,400 and Rs 3,000.

Performance desktop processors

These are suitable for those who like to play the latest games or those who 
work on tasks that require a lot of processing power -- for example, image or
video editing. AMD offers the Athlon 64 series (Rs 3,500 to Rs 8,000) and the 
Athlon 64 X2 series (Rs 8,500 to Rs 10,500). Intel has the Pentium 4 series
(Rs 4,000 to Rs 6,000), the Pentium 4 D Series (Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,500) and the 
Core 2 Duo Series (Rs 9,500 to Rs 16,500).

Mobile processors

Used in
laptop computers.
Examples are the AMD Turion and Intel processors with Centrino technology. 
These processors are optimised so they do not heat up as much or drain the 
battery
as much as normal processors do.

Picking the right CPU

Several factors are to be considered when deciding on the CPU for your 
computer. These are, in order of importance, the applications you will be using,
the cost (of course), actual architecture of the CPU, and the way the CPU 
integrates with the rest of the system.

The 32-bit versus 64-bit debate

The CPU handles data and instructions applied to the data. The 
data/instructions are transferred to/from the main system memory (generally 
called RAM) using
a pathway known as the data bus. The wider this pathway, the more the data that 
can be transferred simultaneously. Therefore, 64 bit CPUs can transfer
more data at a time to/from the CPU as compared to 32 bit CPUs. This translates 
to better performance for certain kinds of operations. The AMD 64 series
and Intel CPUs with EMT64 technology are examples of 64 bit CPUs.

What's a cache?

The CPU can operate much faster than the main system memory. Hence, all CPUs 
also have some memory of their own to speed up their operation. This memory
is known as cache and is classified as L1/L2/L3 cache. Generally, the greater 
the cache, the faster the CPU operates.

Does clock speed still matter?

In order to synchronise its operations, the CPU uses a clock. The speed of this 
clock is measured in GHz. So, you have processors rated at 2.66 GHz, 2.8
GHz, 3 GHz and so on. Earlier, it was true that the higher the clock speed, the 
faster the processor. However, this no longer holds true, as lower clock
speed processors can outperform higher clocked processors due to other 
architectural differences.

While on the subject of speed, it is also important to note that the processor 
name doesn't always indicate clock speed. For instance, the AMD Sempron 2600+
gives the performance of a 2.6 GHz processor but actually runs at 1.8 GHz.

Two hands are better than one

In order to speed up the operation of the CPU, manufacturers resort to 
different strategies. Hyperthreading is one such strategy from Intel. This 
technology
attempts to obtain higher performance from the CPU by allowing instructions to 
be simultaneously executed. However, you will see performance gains only
if you are using the right mix of applications. To use an analogy from the 
kitchen, if you were preparing soup, you could begin chopping vegetables instead
of waiting while the water boils. However, if you were preparing tea, you'd 
have to wait until the water boiled before doing anything else.

Another strategy involves placing more than one CPU core within a single CPU 
package. The Core Duo processors from Intel and the Athlon 64 X2 processors
from AMD are examples of this. If we go back to our kitchen analogy, two cooks 
can certainly cook faster than one, provided the kind of dishes they are
preparing allows this. In a similar manner, you would obtain performance gains 
from dual core CPUs depending on the type of applications you are using
and your usage 

Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread Vedprakash Sharma
really a good news. I have an account with icici bank. i am forwarding this 
mail to the bank with a view to install more such machines.
Regards.
- Original Message - 
From: "shalini khanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired


>   ATM for visually challenged
>  ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for visually Challenged 
> People. This has been made possible by voice guided system and specially 
> made function display keys which guide a Visually Challenged person to 
> operate the ATM .
>  Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack on the terminal, 
> customer hears a voice that guides the customer through the transaction. 
> The ATM also gives choice of languages in which a Customer wants to hear 
> Instructions. Once the language is selected, tha ATM guides the customer 
> to insert his ATM card in the slot, which has one 'pip' (a raised, rounded 
> button) above it. The ATM then guides the customer to enter his PIN 
> through the numeric keypad, which again has one 'pip' on the number 5 (as 
> is available generally on telephones/mobiles).
>  For picking up the cash that is presented to him, the ATM guides 
> customers to the slot on which there are two 'pips'. Once the cash is 
> taken, the customer is directed to take back the card and pull out the 
> receipt from the slot, which has three 'pips'.
>  These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance devices. Regular 
> customers can also use this ATM under normal course.
>  Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are available at the following 
> two locations
>Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
>Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
> Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
> Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91
>
>
>  http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
>
>
>
>
> Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for one where power trips 
> off automatically when water boils.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Shadab Husain"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:52 AM
> Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?
>
>
>> Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
>> kettle in which we can make our tea easily?
>> Best of regards,
>> Shadab
>>
>>
>>
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> Asst. Director
> NAB, India -Centre for Blind Women
> L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave
> New Delhi
> Ph. no. 51656266, 9811772499
>
>
>
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Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread Taraprakash
No one can defend ICICI for this discrimination. But their ATM's, or any 
other ATM's for that matter, can be used by users with their accounts in 
other banks also.
I think, They charge rs50 extra if you use their ATM and don't have an 
account with them.
Taraprakash
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- Original Message - 
From: "Dr Rakesh Jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired


> Don't you think that it is sheer hippocricy on the part of the bank! It is
> ICICI bank only who refuse pointblank to open account of blind persons in
> Delhi itself. Mr. Anand Gupta, a visually challenged person, working as
> Lecturer in I G N O U Delhi, Department of Law, has been refused to open
> account in his individual capacity. He finally sent a legal notice to the
> Headquarters of ICICI bank. Pat came the sollution, "open a Joint 
> Account".
> He refused, the matter is pending. My submission is,
> "For whom the Talking ATM"?
> Dr. Rakesh Jain
> Mobiles (REliance): 09336787900
> Mobile (BSNL): 09415787900
> Phone (Residence): 05224001112 and 0522 2732345
>
> Skype ID: dr.rjain
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "shalini khanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired
>
>
>>   ATM for visually challenged
>>  ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for visually Challenged
>> People. This has been made possible by voice guided system and specially
>> made function display keys which guide a Visually Challenged person to
>> operate the ATM .
>>  Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack on the terminal,
>> customer hears a voice that guides the customer through the transaction.
>> The ATM also gives choice of languages in which a Customer wants to hear
>> Instructions. Once the language is selected, tha ATM guides the customer
>> to insert his ATM card in the slot, which has one 'pip' (a raised, 
>> rounded
>> button) above it. The ATM then guides the customer to enter his PIN
>> through the numeric keypad, which again has one 'pip' on the number 5 (as
>> is available generally on telephones/mobiles).
>>  For picking up the cash that is presented to him, the ATM guides
>> customers to the slot on which there are two 'pips'. Once the cash is
>> taken, the customer is directed to take back the card and pull out the
>> receipt from the slot, which has three 'pips'.
>>  These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance devices. Regular
>> customers can also use this ATM under normal course.
>>  Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are available at the following
>> two locations
>>Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
>>Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
>> Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
>> Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91
>>
>>
>>  http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for one where power trips
>> off automatically when water boils.
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Shadab Husain"
>> To:
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:52 AM
>> Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?
>>
>>
>>> Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
>>> kettle in which we can make our tea easily?
>>> Best of regards,
>>> Shadab
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Asst. Director
>> NAB, India -Centre for Blind Women
>> L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave
>> New Delhi
>> Ph. no. 51656266, 9811772499
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread Dr Rakesh Jain
Don't you think that it is sheer hippocricy on the part of the bank! It is 
ICICI bank only who refuse pointblank to open account of blind persons in 
Delhi itself. Mr. Anand Gupta, a visually challenged person, working as 
Lecturer in I G N O U Delhi, Department of Law, has been refused to open 
account in his individual capacity. He finally sent a legal notice to the 
Headquarters of ICICI bank. Pat came the sollution, "open a Joint Account". 
He refused, the matter is pending. My submission is,
"For whom the Talking ATM"?
Dr. Rakesh Jain
Mobiles (REliance): 09336787900
Mobile (BSNL): 09415787900
Phone (Residence): 05224001112 and 0522 2732345

Skype ID: dr.rjain

- Original Message - 
From: "shalini khanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired


>   ATM for visually challenged
>  ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for visually Challenged 
> People. This has been made possible by voice guided system and specially 
> made function display keys which guide a Visually Challenged person to 
> operate the ATM .
>  Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack on the terminal, 
> customer hears a voice that guides the customer through the transaction. 
> The ATM also gives choice of languages in which a Customer wants to hear 
> Instructions. Once the language is selected, tha ATM guides the customer 
> to insert his ATM card in the slot, which has one 'pip' (a raised, rounded 
> button) above it. The ATM then guides the customer to enter his PIN 
> through the numeric keypad, which again has one 'pip' on the number 5 (as 
> is available generally on telephones/mobiles).
>  For picking up the cash that is presented to him, the ATM guides 
> customers to the slot on which there are two 'pips'. Once the cash is 
> taken, the customer is directed to take back the card and pull out the 
> receipt from the slot, which has three 'pips'.
>  These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance devices. Regular 
> customers can also use this ATM under normal course.
>  Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are available at the following 
> two locations
>Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
>Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
> Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
> Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91
>
>
>  http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
>
>
>
>
> Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for one where power trips 
> off automatically when water boils.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Shadab Husain"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:52 AM
> Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?
>
>
>> Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
>> kettle in which we can make our tea easily?
>> Best of regards,
>> Shadab
>>
>>
>>
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> NAB, India -Centre for Blind Women
> L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave
> New Delhi
> Ph. no. 51656266, 9811772499
>
>
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Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread Mayavan Gopalakrishnan
Hello,

Good news!  This should be implemented in other
branches and other banks 
also.

With regards,

Gopalakrishnan
- Original Message - 
From: "shalini khanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired


>   ATM for visually challenged
>  ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for
visually Challenged 
> People. This has been made possible by voice guided
system and specially 
> made function display keys which guide a Visually
Challenged person to 
> operate the ATM .
>  Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack
on the terminal, 
> customer hears a voice that guides the customer
through the transaction. 
> The ATM also gives choice of languages in which a
Customer wants to hear 
> Instructions. Once the language is selected, tha ATM
guides the customer 
> to insert his ATM card in the slot, which has one
'pip' (a raised, rounded 
> button) above it. The ATM then guides the customer
to enter his PIN 
> through the numeric keypad, which again has one
'pip' on the number 5 (as 
> is available generally on telephones/mobiles).
>  For picking up the cash that is presented to him,
the ATM guides 
> customers to the slot on which there are two 'pips'.
Once the cash is 
> taken, the customer is directed to take back the
card and pull out the 
> receipt from the slot, which has three 'pips'.
>  These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance
devices. Regular 
> customers can also use this ATM under normal course.
>  Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are
available at the following 
> two locations
>Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road,
Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
>Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
> Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
> Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91
>
>
> 
http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
>
>
>
>
> Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for
one where power trips 
> off automatically when water boils.
> - Original Message - 
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> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:52 AM
> Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?
>
>
>> Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
>> kettle in which we can make our tea easily?
>> Best of regards,
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Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread Renuka Warriar
Really it is a very good news.  Hope that this facility will soon spread to
other branches of this bank all over India and to  the major branches of all
other major banks in India.
Renuka
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>ATM for visually challenged
>   ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for visually Challenged
People. This has been made possible by voice guided system and specially
made function display keys which guide a Visually Challenged person to
operate the ATM .
>   Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack on the terminal,
customer hears a voice that guides the customer through the transaction. The
ATM also gives choice of languages in which a Customer wants to hear
Instructions. Once the language is selected, tha ATM guides the customer to
insert his ATM card in the slot, which has one 'pip' (a raised, rounded
button) above it. The ATM then guides the customer to enter his PIN through
the numeric keypad, which again has one 'pip' on the number 5 (as is
available generally on telephones/mobiles).
>   For picking up the cash that is presented to him, the ATM guides
customers to the slot on which there are two 'pips'. Once the cash is taken,
the customer is directed to take back the card and pull out the receipt from
the slot, which has three 'pips'.
>   These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance devices. Regular
customers can also use this ATM under normal course.
>   Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are available at the following
two locations
> Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
> Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
> Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
> Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91
>
>
>   http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
>
>
>
>
> Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for one where power trips
off automatically when water boils.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Shadab Husain"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:52 AM
> Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?
>
>
> > Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
> > kettle in which we can make our tea easily?
> > Best of regards,
> > Shadab
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Re: [AI] ATMs for Visually Impaired

2006-09-13 Thread shalini khanna
   ATM for visually challenged
  ICICI Bank has launched Special ATM machines for visually Challenged People. 
This has been made possible by voice guided system and specially made function 
display keys which guide a Visually Challenged person to operate the ATM . 
  Through the use of Headphones plugged into a jack on the terminal, customer 
hears a voice that guides the customer through the transaction. The ATM also 
gives choice of languages in which a Customer wants to hear Instructions. Once 
the language is selected, tha ATM guides the customer to insert his ATM card in 
the slot, which has one 'pip' (a raised, rounded button) above it. The ATM then 
guides the customer to enter his PIN through the numeric keypad, which again 
has one 'pip' on the number 5 (as is available generally on 
telephones/mobiles). 
  For picking up the cash that is presented to him, the ATM guides customers to 
the slot on which there are two 'pips'. Once the cash is taken, the customer is 
directed to take back the card and pull out the receipt from the slot, which 
has three 'pips'.
  These ATMs are equipped with Video Surveillance devices. Regular customers 
can also use this ATM under normal course. 
  Currently "ATMs for Visually Challenged" are available at the following two 
locations 
Venkatesh Meher, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005
Ground Floor, Kala Academy,
Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi,Mumbai - 400 028.
Tel nos : 022 - 24210589 /90 /91

   
  http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/channels/atm/newinnovations.htm#3
   



Rohit Trivedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  go in for one where power trips off 
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To: 
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Subject: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?


> Friends, I want to know that is there any electric
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> Best of regards,
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[AI] Accessible mathematics software for VI

2006-09-13 Thread Sanjay Prasad
On 9/13/06, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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hi friends,

I am quoting the following information from "Braille Forum"  I have
downloaded this software but I yet to use it.

MathTrax is a free computer application from NASA that helps students
who are visually impaired to understand math. Its text descriptions
and "audio graph" allow students to "see" and "he

Re: [AI] Role of Internet Explorer

2006-09-13 Thread Harish
Hi Vikas
Actually the Web view is not convinient with the screen reader. But, I guess 
it is visually appealing.

Harish.

- Original Message - 
From: "BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Role of Internet Explorer


> is the same for firefox?  tell more, if we install browser other then
> internet explorer, like netscape or firefox.  if the default browser is 
> set
> other then internet explorer.  i never used any browser other then 
> internet
> explorer yet. thanks.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Harish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [AI] Role of Internet Explorer
>
>
>> Hi Sudhir
>> To make it simple, Both in My-computer and Windows Explorer, there is a
> web
>> view.
>> In this view files and folders are presented like stuff In Internet
>> explorer.
>> Harish.
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Sudhir R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Access India" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:05 AM
>> Subject: [AI] Role of Internet Explorer
>>
>>
>> > Hi folks !
>> >
>> > This is more of an academic question, though of course, it has 
>> > practical
>> > implications for all screen reader users.
>> >
>> > As we have all learnt from experience, any degradation of Internet
>> > Explorer immediately seems to affect the performance of Jaws, even when
>> > one is not browsing.  This implies IE has a larger role to play within
> the
>> > OS and not just as a browser.  I remember a particular sentence in
> Cathy's
>> > tutorials where she refers to Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer and 
>> > My
>> > computer as three different views of the same piece of code.
>> >
>> > Can someone kindly throw some difinitive light on this matter ?
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > RS
>> > M: 98 472 76 126
>> >
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Re: [AI] A Big Problem, Help Requested Soon.

2006-09-13 Thread Harish
Hi Anubha
Did you do scann disk?
Harish.

- Original Message - 
From: "Anubha Bhargava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] A Big Problem, Help Requested Soon.


> Dear Sir,
> Thanks a million for all yr invaluable help & guidance.
> In yr previous mail on this subject u had asked me the name of the
> application/program for which the error message 'THIS PROGRAM HAS 
> PERFORMED
> AN ILLEGAL OPERATION & WILL BE SHUT DOWN.
> IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS CONTACT THE PROGRAM VENDOR', is displayed, so now 
> I
> want to tell u
> that this application is MS WORD.
> I've also started facing another problem, which is, earlier I had told u
> that JAWS 5.0 told me, spoke this error message when this error message 
> was
> displayed & even after my unloading JAWS 5.0 each & e'y key , except the
> WINDOWS KEYwhich was pressed was being told, but now, without my trying to
> do anything, JAWS 5.0 simply stops speaking abruptly without giving any
> warning what so ever,it doesn't say anything,after running for 10-15 
> minutes
> with MS WORD or even sometimes with OUTLOOK EXPRESS. So now I don't come 
> to
> know WHAT & WHEN ERROR MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED.
> What do I do now?
> I also want to bring this fact to yr kind attn that I'm very confused, I
> just
> don't know why I'm facing these problems just after installing JAWS 5.0 &
> why only with MS WORD.
> Why did I not face any single problem when I was using the DEMO VERSION OF
> JAWS 4.5, except to restart my comp after e'y 40 minutes, while using the
> same
> PC with the same WINDOWS'98 & the same MS WORD.
> Thanks a million once again in anticipation for all yr invaluable help,
> guidance& suggestions  which
> are truly deeply appreciated.
> With best regards.   ANUBHA.
> TELE : 0532-2409434, 0532-3291880.
> FAX : 0532-2409434, PP FAX : 0532-2405352.
> E.mails :
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> POSTAL ADDRESS : Bhargava Villia,
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> Opp Patrika Press/House,
> Civil Lines,
> Allahabad.
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>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 10:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [AI] A Big Problem, Help Requested Soon.
>
>
>> open start menu, program, jaws, tools, enter on installation mentainance.
>> or start typing window key, p, j, t, i,
>> hope this will help.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Anubha Bhargava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AI] A Big Problem, Help Requested Soon.
>>
>>
>> > Sorry, No,I did not.  I don't know How to do it or from where.
>> > Will be extremely grateful if u could pls guide me as to How Do I run
> the
>> > installation  maintainance & From Where.
>> > With many Thanks in advance & best regards.  ANUBHA.
>> > - Original Message
>> >  -
>> > From: "Divyanshu Ganatra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > To: 
>> > Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:06 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [AI] A Big Problem, Help Requested Soon.
>> >
>> >
>> > > did you try running the installation  maintainance?
>> > > divyanshu
>> > >
>> > > On 9/9/06, Anubha Bhargava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > > > Dear All members of accessindia,
>> > > >
>> > > > This is Anubha from Allahabad. I'm facing a problem since 2-3 days,
>> ever
>> > > > since I've installed JAWS 5.0 in my PC which has WINDOWS'98.
>> > > >
>> > > > Jaws 5.0 runs fine for first 10-15 minutes when I'm working either
> in
>> MS
>> > > > WORD or OUTLOOK EXPRESS ( these are the only applications I use
>> > frequently
>> > > > ), after
>> > > >
>> > > > the comp is switched on.  Then after 10-15 minutes ,an error is
>> > displayed,
>> > > > which is 'THIS PROGRAM HAS PERFORMED AN ILLEGAL OPERATION & WILL BE
>> SHUT
>> > > > DOWN.
>> > > >
>> > > >  IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS CONTACT THE PROGRAM VENDOR.'
>> > > >
>> > > > Even when I unload JAWS 5.0 by PRESSING ENTER, after PRESSING 
>> > > > INSERT
> +
>> > F4,
>> > > > jaws keeps on telling aall the keys ( for eg if I press the SPACE
> KEY
>> or
>> > any
>> > > >
>> > > > alphabet or number or even the ESC KEY, JAWS 5.0 will inform me
> about
>> > it,
>> > > > even after I've UNLOADED JAWS 5.0 by that time )except the WINDOWS
>> KEY.
>> > > >
>> > > > Now, I request u to Pls guide me as to What should I Do?  Is there
> any
>> > > > solution for my problem ?
>> > > >
>> > > > I also want to inform u that I also have the DEMO VERSION of JAWS
> 4.5
>> > > > installed on my PC since last 3 years & it is working fine without
>> > causing
>> > > > me any
>> > > >
>> > > > problem what so ever except that I've to RESTART my PC after e'y 40
>> > minutes.
>> > > >
>> > > > Yr earliest kind attn & reply with some permanent solution to my
>> problem
>> > > > will be deeply appreciated.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanking u in anticipation.  With best regards.   ANUBHA.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > TELE : 0532-2409434, 0532-3291880.  FAX : 0532-2409434, PP FA

[AI] The Hard Drive Turns 50

2006-09-13 Thread Vikas Kapoor
The Hard Drive Turns 50

A look back at where hard drives have been--and where they're going.

Melissa J. Perenson, PC World

Today, the hard drive is found everywhere--from the PCs we use daily to MP3 
players and memory keys so small you can toss them in your pocket and forget
you're carrying around a hard drive. But when the hard drive was first 
introduced on September 13, 1956, it required a humongous housing and 50 24-inch
platters to store 1/2400 as much data as can be fit on today's largest capacity 
1-inch hard drives.

Back then, the small team at IBM's San Jose-based lab was seeking a way to 
replace tape with a storage mechanism that allowed for more-efficient random
access to data. The question was, how to bring random-access storage to 
business computing?

Enter the RAMAC, 1956

IBM's answer to this quandary was the Random Access Method of Accounting and 
Control, dubbed the RAMAC for expediency. The device's name is a direct 
reflection
of the need for such capabilities in the enterprise. Led by project leader Rey 
Johnson, IBM's San Jose lab brought the RAMAC 305 to market.

Recalls Al Shugart, who worked as a field engineer at IBM before joining the 
RAMAC project and went on to later found Seagate Technology: "They were starting
from scratch in the lab. The RAMAC was not just a disk drive, it was a whole 
system. Nobody had made disk drives before."

The approach IBM's engineers came up with represented a clean approach to 
random data access, notes Shugart: "The concept of the whole disk drive was 
random
access." To achieve random access, the device would have to move its read/write 
heads around to different data tracks. "The easiest way to do that," he
says, "was a stack of disks."

The integrated RAMAC was about two refrigerators in width and not quite as 
tall, and it literally weighed a ton. Its 50 24-inch platters were in a stack
inside the unit, in an assembly that spun at 1200 revolutions per minute. The 
unit used two magnetic recording heads. The RAMAC could hold 5MB--about the
storage that today is needed for one 5-minute MP3 encoded at 128 kilobits per 
second.

In order to read and write the data, the RAMAC heads moved across a series of 
circular tracks on each disk surface. Albert Hoagland, who helped build the
first drive and is working to preserve the history of magnetic disk technology 
as executive director of the
Magnetic Disk Heritage Center ,
elaborates: "A shaft ran the length of the disk stack, with a horizontal arm 
that moved in and out; that arm, which weighed three pounds, had to get to
another track in less than a second."

"The disks' surfaces were covered with a paint that had magnetic 
properties--very similar to the paint used on the Golden Gate Bridge," says 
Bill Healy,
senior vice president at Hitachi (which bought IBM's storage division in 2003). 
"They needed a disk with magnetic properties, so it would be magnetically
susceptible to recording 1s and 0s; and they needed a read element, such as a 
disk head, to detect, read, and write that data," he explains.

The initial prototype, remembers Shugart, "was a relay machine, it wasn't even 
a vacuum tube machine. They ended up building 12 of them. From there on,
we would design a system for production, including a disk drive. The production 
[version] was a vacuum tube machine, and I was in charge of designing the
computer system for the vacuum tube machine."

Although the RAMAC shares only passing characteristics with today's hard 
drives, it is the drive that launched the industry. "The [technology] industry
reinvented itself as the applications for the hard drive changed," says Healy. 
"In the fifties and sixties, these devices were made for large corporations,
government--the enterprise. The 24-inch diameter platter reduced in size in 
time. As the devices got smaller over that time, they were mainly aimed at
the enterprise environment," he continues. Disk capacity doubled every two 
years, a 40 percent compound growth rate.

Adds storage industry analyst Tom Coughlin of Coughlin Associates: "Many 
companies started to make hard drives for computers, because it was a relatively
inexpensive, high-performance way to make mass storage."

>From the late fifties to the early seventies, hard drives were largely used in 
>mainframe computer systems, the kinds found in large corporations and 
>government.
The
rise of personal computers
in the late seventies and early eighties opened the door of opportunity for 
hard drives--and in turn dramatically influenced where computer technology could
go. "With the introduction of hard disk drives," notes Coughlin, "you had large 
amounts of storage that were always attached to the computer, and that
enabled personal computers to achieve the levels of success they had. A hard 
drive allowed you to create higher-performance computers with more features
because you could have a richer operating system running off the hard drive."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127

Re: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?

2006-09-13 Thread Vedprakash Sharma
Not really. but I have heard of an egg-boiler on zee teleshopping which 
makes a sound as the eggs get boiled. I suppose, it may be used for making 
tea too.
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Re: [AI] Electric kettle for blinds?

2006-09-13 Thread Rohit Trivedi
go in for one where power trips off automatically when water boils.
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[AI] MS OFFICE RECOVERY NEWS

2006-09-13 Thread BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA
OfficeRecovery News #038 for 12 September 2006
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In this issue:

1. DBRecovery 2006 Suites. New Release of Database Recovery Solution
2. FileMakerRecovery 1.6 Features FileMaker 5.5 Support
3. Recovery for Backup 1.6 Brought In Compliance With Windows Service Packs

1. DBRecovery 2006 Suites. New Release of Database Recovery Solution


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