What your Email id says about your computer skills

Borrowed from Oatmeal.com

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You’ve got mail: What your email domain says about you

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You’ve got mail: What your email domain says about you

Spoiler alert: if you lean toward visual images, check out the interactive version of this report, or click on the summary image below.  For details and graphs and context, though, keep reading!

I generally keep the volume on my work computer on mute, only turning it on when my career calls for it… However, sometimes I forget to turn the volume down again, and this has, on occasion, led to the embarrassment of “You’ve got mail!” being shouted by my computer at the entire office.

That’s right; I still use AOL as my personal email provider. I know. I can feel you looking at me with pity, thinking, “Oh my God, what century does this guy come from?” (The same one as Buster Keaton.)

-Sam Barry, “The Daily Sam Confessional: I Still Use AOL”

SNAPSHOT OF FINDINGS

• AOL users are most likely to be overweight women ages 35-64 who have a high school diploma and are spiritual, but not religious. They tend to be politically middle of the road, in a relationship of 10+ years, and have children. AOL users live in the suburbs and haven’t traveled outside their own country. Family is their first priority. AOL users mostly read magazines, have adesktop computer, listen to the radio, and watch TV on 1-3 DVRs in their home. At home, they lounge around in sweats. AOL users are optimistic extroverts who prefer sweet snacks and like working on a team.
• Gmail users are most likely to be thin young men ages 18-34 who are college-educated and not religious. Like other young Hunch users, they tend to be politically liberal, single (and ready to mingle), and childless. Gmail users live in cities and have traveled to five or more countries. They’re career-focused and plugged in — they mostly read blogs, have an iPhone and laptop, and listen to music via MP3s and computers (but they don’t have a DVR). At home, they lounge around in a t-shirt and jeans. Gmail users prefer salty snacks and are introverted and entrepreneurial. They are optimistic or pessimistic, depending on the situation.
• Hotmail users are most likely to be young women of average build ages 18-34 (and younger) who have a high school diploma and are not religious. They tend to be politically middle of the road, single, and childless. Hotmail users live in the suburbs, perhaps still with their parents, and have traveled to up to five countries. They mostly read magazines and contemporary fiction, have alaptop, and listen to music via MP3s and computers (but they don’t have a DVR). At home, Hotmail users lounge around in a t-shirt and jeans. They’re introverts who prefer sweet snacks and like working on a team. They consider themselves more pessimistic, but sometimes it depends on the situation.
• Yahoo! users are most likely to be overweight women ages 18-49 who have a high school diploma and are spiritual, but not religious. They tend to be politically middle of the road, in a relationship of 1-5 years, and have children. Yahoo! users live in the suburbs or in rural areas and haven’t traveled outside their own country. Family is their first priority. They mostly read magazines, are almost equally likely to have a laptop or desktop computer, listen to the radio and cds, and watch TV on 1-2 DVRs in their home. At home, Yahoo! users lounge around in pajamas. They’re extroverts who prefer sweet snacks and like working on a team. Yahoo! users are optimistic or pessimistic, depending on the situation.

Check out our new roll-over graphics for the pretty picture version of all this. Ooh! Ahh!

And if this report has you thinking you need another email address, Hunch can recommend online email services. If AOL comes up in your top three, please don’t take offense.

Expedia Mars

This is a very funny and interesting site. Expedia trips to Mars :)

http://www.expedia.com/daily/mars/flights-to-mars/?mcicid=Mars_us     

Ubuntu.... Attempt Part 2

Well, this is my first post after a very long time.  Just thought that I shall share some thoughts.

Recently I installed Ubuntu after a few months. This was my second attempt at trying out a Linux Distro. The first time I had tried it, the entire experiment was a complete disaster. Nothing seemed to be in the right place, and whatever I tried, just seemed to end in a disaster.

This time, when I installed it, the first thing I did was I changed the theme since I had gotten very irritated with the entire look of the default linux theme.  So, in my journey of installing my Ubunutu, I learnt a few small things that might help make your lives a little better.

·         While installing Ubuntu, at the “ Who are you” Screen, enter your name. The Username can be the same as your name, but make sure that the first letter of your name is not in Caps. Otherwise, the installation will not go forward. Yes, Weird, I know

·         Install VLC player first. Else you will not be able to watch any movies on the comp. Download it from the Software centre or from the terminal using the command sudo apt–get install vlc

·         Change the Window Buttons like Close, Maximize, Minimize etc to the right hand side to make the transition easier.  Do the below

§  Press Alt+F2 to bring up the Run Application dialog box, enter “gconf-editor” in the text field, and click on Run.

§  The Configuration Editor should pop up.

§  The key that we want to edit is in apps/metacity/general.

§  Click on the + button next to the “apps” folder, then beside “metacity” in the list of folders expanded for apps, and then click on the “general” folder.

§  The button layout can be changed by changing the “button_layout” key. Double-click button_layout to edit it.

§  Change the text in the Value text field to: menu:minimize,maximize,close

So, you guys can start off with this. once I come across more things, I shall keep posting them.

The Answer Man

I saw a movie today titles "The Answer Man". It was nice, in the typical hollywood kinda way. Man struggles through a crisis and meets a girl, falls in love, etc etc. But what i really liked about the movie was that he says that he had questions and he started writing them down. Slowly he started to answer those questions. and what came out of it was a book. he says that he meant what he said and he sticks by it.

i find that to be very true. again it comes back to the "truth" what might be the answers to the questions are personal and dependent on each person. and they keep changing.

Will Start Writing Again

I know it's been a long long time, and yes, i will start writin once again... Just gimme a day or two, and i'll put all my thoughts down on paper.

25 Random Things about me (picked up from Facebook)

Ok since everyone seems to be doing it, so will I. Plus. It looks like fun :D
Anyways, 25 Random Things ( I had so much fun that I decided to write 30)

1. I hate odd numbers. Except multiples of 5. Can’t stand them especially when they represent volume. I need to put the volume to an even number even if it means a louder volume than I would like

2. The small small things in life interest, amuse and fascinate me.

3. Me and a close friend of mine would make the perfect couple. There's just one small snag. We're not attracted to each other.

4. I wanna send my kids to a KFI (Krishnamurti Foundation of India) school.

5. I want a daughter.

6. My friend Vikram tells me that I should have a daughter so that a guy “like me” will go out with her when she’s older and it’ll torture me.

7. I loved Kate Beckinsale in Underworld. The black patent leather body suit and everything.

8. I’m obsessed with vampires, The Sphinx, the name Lucifer and Greek mythology.

9. My ex girlfriends say that I have mood swings. I think I agree with them.

10. U should never mess with me when I’m hungry or sleepy. I’m either one of them 99% of the time. The rest of the time, I’m eating or sleeping. Or maybe it’s 40% - 60%.

11. I love my job (Hey, I’m still new at it)

12. I don't bother with the way people spell my name. As long as I know that I'm the one being called. If you can't spell or pronounce it, call me D.

13. I believe that 90% of women say that they don’t get mood swings when “it’s that time of the month”.

14. They’re lying.

15. I hate Hindi movies. When someone drags me to one, I keep making fun of the movie while it is
going on. (You know who you are)

16. I hate watching sports. Don’t find the point of it.

17. My friend Akshay is my most unconventional friend. Thought he’s fallen prey to a very conventional predator. Love. :D (Sorry Pad, never thought he would :D)

18. I think I’m a very boring person. I don’t talk much and I don’t know any jokes.

19. I just realized that my life is empty coz I can’t write 25 simple, random things about myself

20. My best “insights” into “life, the universe and everything” come only when I’m driving or riding a bike at 80 – 100 kms per hr. (You literary types will get the reference to a book in this one)

21. I wanna learn archery. Now that’s a weapon that needs skill. I also wanna learn long range shooting (Sniper School)

22. I wish guys had an excuse like “it’s that time of the month” to scream incoherently at someone.

23. My friend makes fun of me by calling me pregnant every time I feel like eating chocolates (Jahnvi, this one’s for you)

24. I tend to blurt out the first thing that comes to my head.

25. I always feel that my head is empty coz there doesn’t seem to be any legitimate thought in it. Ever.

26. I don’t think I know what kind of a girl I’m looking for. I’ve gone out with all possible combinations. Sure I have a general idea, but that also keeps changing. (Rane, u know what I’m talking about.)

27. I tend to make it sound like my life is shit when someone asks me how my life is. Even if my life is
really good at that point.

28. My friends, especially Tejveer thinks that it’s high time I got a girlfriend. I think that they think that I become neurotic when I’m single.

29. Little do they realize that I’m usually neurotic. It’s just that my poor girlfriend needs to listen to all my neuroticism.

30. I’m genuinely sorry about the way I treated one of my exes. She really didn’t deserve it.