January 15, 2012 / Kannan / 0 Comments
Recently I was checking out Canon lens reviews and came across a zoom lens. Call it super or hyper or whatever. But this one is really a long one !.
This is a full autofocus lens first marketed in July 1993 and took nearly 18 months for delivery. It’s a hand made one !.
The actual price might be $89,579 and the current price is $120,000.
By the way it weighs around 16.5 kg.
Pictures of the lens attached to Canon 1Ds Mark III DSLR or rather should we say the camera attached to the lens.
To understand the size better, checkout the below picture. Now is that a lens or rocket launcher ?
The below pictures show the view at various focal lengths.
24mm
50mm
105mm
800mm
1200mm
1680mm
2400mm
That’s one hell lens and a luxury “L” class too. But at $120,000 we don’t need to bother about luxury or not, right ?
Source: The Digital Picture
January 5, 2012 / Kannan / 0 Comments
Continuing from previous post My Mobile (Part 1) I am going to provide information on technical aspects and notable features.
I got my Samsung Galaxy S II (SGS2) after couple of weeks. It took 2 weeks because that was a pre-order.
The pre-order has it’s own offers and I got the following along.
- The handset itself
- MoLife case with both front and back cover
- Scratch Guard
- HDTV Adaptor
- Bluetooth Headset (Mono)
Handset
The acutal model number is I9100
Specification
General
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 1900 – for Telus
Announced
2011, February
Status
Available. Released 2011, April
Body
Dimensions
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight
116 g
– Touch-sensitive controls
Display
Type
Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
– TouchWiz UI v4.0
Sound
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Memory
Card slot
microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
Internal
16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Data
GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE
Class 12
Speed
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0+HS
NFC
Optional
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
Camera
Primary
8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary
Yes, 2 MP
Features
OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Chipset
Exynos
CPU
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Mali-400MP
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors
Black, White, Pink
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
– SNS integration
– MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
– Organizer
– Image/video editor
– Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
– Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
– Voice memo/dial/commands
– Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Stand-by
Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Misc
SAR US
0.16 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.34 W/kg (head)
Source: GSM Arena
The above specification speaks for itself 🙂
MoLife Case
Its a hard case with both front and back cover which slide from top to bottom with ports for charger, headphone jack, volume control, power button & speaker.
This case has a rubber plastic feel and is easy to clean with dry cloth.
The other important feature of this case is the flip stand which can hold the mobile in landscape mode. Check the picture above to visualize.
Scratch Guard
Scratch guard was a bummer. Even though it could fit the screen fully, the slots for front camera and speaker didn’t match and they were overlapping.
Anyhow who needs a scratch guard when the screen is a gorilla glass.
HDTV Adapter
To tell the truth I haven’t used this and the package is still sitting fresh. But would like to use it someday.
One feature I would like to highlight is, it doesn’t need external power unlike the others in the market.
Bluetooth Headset
I always prefer to use Bluetooth headset instead of holding the mobile. This is for 2 reasons.
- Avoid that oily sweat from ears sticking screen
- Radiation from the handset
This post has been mostly technical and not much in the experience perspective. The next post in the series will be on the perspective of the experience. So keep checking for an update.
November 12, 2011 / Kannan / 0 Comments
A Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 farm-level feature called SocialRibbonControl causes the I Like It and Tags & Notes controls to be displayed on the Documents and Items tabs of the ribbon for document libraries and lists, as well as on all browse pages. These controls enable users to tag and rate items and to leave notes on Web pages, including the users’ My Profile pages. By default, the SocialRibbonControl feature is enabled.
Please Note : Disabling the SocialRibbonControl feature is not the same as removing the Use Social Features for a user or a group. To see how to disable them for a particular user or group see the Post DisableHide social Tags, Notes for a group in Sharepoint 2010
Activate or deactivate the SocialRibbonControl feature by using Central Administration
After you perform this procedure, users will not see the I Like It or Tags & Notes controls when they browse pages or edit document libraries and lists
To activate or deactivate the SocialRibbonControl feature by using Central Administration
- Verify that you have the following administrative credentials: * You must be a member of the Farm Administrators group, or you must have been assigned permission to administer the User Profile service application that is running in the farm. For more information, see Assign administration of a User Profile service application (SharePoint Server 2010).
- On the Central Administration Web site, in the System Settings section, click Manage farm features.
- In the list of features, in the Social Tags and Note Board Ribbon Controls row, do one of the following: * Click Activate. * ClickDeactivate, and then click Deactivate this feature.
Activate or deactivate the SocialRibbonControl feature by using Windows PowerShell
After you perform this procedure, users will not see the I Like It or Tags & Notes controls when they browse pages or edit document libraries and lists.
To activate or deactivate the SocialRibbonControl feature by using Windows PowerShell
- On the Start menu, click All Programs.
- Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.
- Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.
- At the Windows PowerShell 2.0 command prompt, type one of the following commands:
Enable-SPFeature -Identity “”
Disable-SPFeature -Identity “”
Where: * is the name or GUID of the SharePoint feature you want to enable or disable. To find the name or GUID of a SharePoint feature, use the Get-SPFeature cmdlet.
Source: http://www.learningsharepoint.com/2010/11/07/hide-social-tags-using-socialribboncontrol-sharepoint-2010/
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