Some interesting sites on the web to share with, this month
Techie - Buzz : A very interesting blog on the latest softwares, technologies in the Information Technology Arena
Mininova : A great source for bit torrent files
Shankri-La : Another good technology blog with regular updates and news on technology
CNN’s Eco-Blog : I was impressed by CNN’s Green Warriors programs and here is their blog which shares eco-friendly solutions
I usually back up my work into my Western Digital Passport 80 GB the manual way i.e Copy & Paste and if it asks for over write I say ‘Yes’ . But this I found to be cumbersome and trying some free back-up softwares didn’t cut the ice with me.
But when I read about Microsoft’s Sync Toy V2.0 , I was curious enough to download and try it. First of all its free and relatively a small download package at 8 MB. The installation was easy & straight forward but additional services like Microsoft Sync Framework runtime & services.
After running the software, it first asks to create a Folder pair with one on the left (usually my HD folder) & other on the right (my portable drive folder) and then it gives 3 options
- Synchronize - Renames & deletes both sides
- Echo - Renames & deletes only on right side
- Contribute - Renames and updates on right side no delete.
After that, the task can be previewed or run. It was able to run in the background without majorly affecting any other tasks and the time it took to run was quite OK. All in all a good software to backup and synchronize your work, files, photos, music etc.
In this last part …..here are some of the other aspects of this phone
Connectivity *****
Dubbed “Web on the Go” phone its connectivity department is well rounded with GPRS,EDGE,3G,UMTS,HSDPA (the latter 3 has no way to be tested here in India), but the Netfront browser with landscape browsing was good to use. Local connectivity is looked after by USB 2.0 and bluetooth 2.0 (with A2DP). The E-Mail client was also easy to work with. A youtube player would have been nice and a bigger screen would have made the browsing experience little richer but at Rs. 9,000/- (185$) you have to make some sacrifices.
Extras *****
The inbuilt games like my personal favorite Quadrapop were nice to play and with its excellent java support many java games and apps can be installed. Other applications include Google Maps, Play Now,Track ID (to identify song info through internet), and the usual suspects like PictureDJ,MovieDJ,VideoDJ, Remote Control (a app to use your phone as a remote control to control your pc via bluetooth)
Summing up
Pros
+ Crisp screen quality
+ Good battery life
+ Value for Money
Cons
- Sluggish UI at times






