Well, Of all the days, Tomorrow I have my OOPS model examinations. I thought of preparing for the one question I like the most, which is Exception Handling. I prepared a neat “ESSAY” for 6 pages, content that my new lame ass Lecturer would fall for the page count. Then after, when I tried to print, I got the error “Printer Driver not installed” from my new Ultra fast WinServer 2003 OS. Strike one. I inserted my Driver CD and began to install. After finishing the installation, I got the Error “INSTALLATION FAILED: Printer RPC Call Disabled”. Strike two.

Being smart as I already am, I simply went into Control Panel, Opened Adminstrative services, Opened “Services” and scrolled for Remote Procedure Call (RPC). There it was Enabled and set to Automatic. Strike three. I was at a loss! Then, Luckily, a few lines above that, was Printer RPC Call. That golden word struck my eye.. phew, As expected, It was disabled! So, I clicked it, enabled the thing and restarted.

After I finished Installation of my printer driver,… well,.. the printer worked.. thats it. what were ya expecting?
PS: Win 2003, Huh.. big deal! MCSE, here I come!!

Finally, Its over! After a slight confusion in the examination preponement etc, things are back to normal. Well, its not that I’m gonna start studying yet, but, I got to know the date of commencement of the university examinations, which is important than anything else.
Check it for yourself, here ya go:
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SAMBA 75 EDGE USB Modem

The SAMBA75 is a Plug-and-Play, compact, light-weight, wireless modem that provides EDGE, GPRS and GSM connectivity for portable, handheld computers and others. It allows subscribers to send and receive data, including digital images, web pages and photographs, with a transfer rate three times higher than possible with GSM/GPRS network. It supports SMS, fax & MMS. The SAMBA75 is designed for use on any GSM network in the world. It is a Quad-Band EDGE and GSM/GPRS engine that works on the four frequencies GSM 850, GSM 900, DCS 1800 MHz and PCS 1900 MHz. This full CE type approved integrated modem constitutes a self contained, fully integrated implementation of the GSM/GPRS and EDGE functionalities. The SAMBA75 provides an integrated SIM card reader and an internal GSM antenna. The physical interface to the modem application is made through an embedded USB connector.

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Seagate announced the results of a magnetic recording demonstration, setting a world record of 421 Gbits per square inch (421 Gbit/in2). The demonstration used perpendicular recording heads and media created with currently available production equipment that validates Seagate’s ability to scale the technology for the foreseeable future without major technology changes or capital additions. Dr. Mark Kryder of Seagate unveiled the findings during his keynote presentation at the IDEMA DISKCON show in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the hard drive. At the demonstrated density level, Seagate expects the capacity ranges to result in solutions ranging in 40GB to 275GB for 1-and 1.8-inch consumer electronics drives, 500GB for 2.5-inch notebook drives, and nearly 2.5TB for 3.5-inch desktop and enterprise class drives. At 2.5TB capacity, a hard drive would be capable of storing 41,650 hours of music, 800,000 digital photographs, 4,000 hours of digital video or 1,250 video games. Seagate anticipates that solutions at these density levels could begin to emerge in 2009. Seagate continues to invest its resources in research to serve the needs of the storage market and sees a strong future in disc drive development. During Dr. Kryder’s DISKCON keynote, he explained future technologies designed to extend magnetic recording beyond perpendicular including Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) and bit patterned media techniques. Using these recording methods, Seagate researchers have estimated capacities to reach or exceed 50 terabits per square inch.

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