Windows Embedded @ Imagine Cup 2009

Solve the World's Toughest Problems

"I wish there had been an Imagine Cup when I was growing up. It gets people involved in seeing that software is changing the world."

- Bill Gates
Chairman, Microsoft Corp.

Everything that the world may become "someday" lies in the hands of young people today. As they look at the road ahead, their close relationship with technology enables them to dream in ways we never have before. Put the two together, and you have young minds holding the tools that can make their vision a reality.

This is the recipe that inspired Microsoft to create the Imagine Cup. What begins with a burst of inspiration and a lot of hard work can become a future software breakthrough, a future career, or a flourishing new industry. The Imagine Cup encourages young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its eighth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to real world issues.

Open to students around the world, the Imagine Cup is a serious challenge that draws serious talent, and the competition is intense. The contest spans a year, beginning with local, regional and online contests whose winners go on to attend the global finals held in a different location every year. The intensity of the work brings students together, and motivates the competitors to give it their all. The bonds formed here often last well beyond the competition itself.

Following are the videos of Image Cup 2009 held in Cairo...

Windows Embedded @ Imagine Cup 2009 - Days 1

Windows Embedded @ Imagine Cup 2009 - Days 2



Windows Embedded @ Imagine Cup 2009 - Days 3



Windows Embedded @ Imagine Cup 2009 - Days 4



Windows Embedded @ Imagine Cup 2009 - Days 5

Get ready for Imagin Cup 2010 in Poland!

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My Blog - Google Analaytic Report

Google Analytic is very handy tool to manage traffic on your website. Its easily integrable with any web page and very power tool to improve traffic on your website. Following is report for www.mrmubi.com for 12th July 2009.

Map Overlay:

	Country/Territory City Country/Territory Sub Continent Region Continent	Visits	Pages/Visit	Avg. Time on Site	% New Visits	Bounce Rate
1.	Ireland	134	1.81	00:03:37	2.24%	65.67%
2.	Germany	6	1.33	00:00:09	83.33%	66.67%
3.	Belgium	6	1.50	00:03:23	16.67%	66.67%
4.	France	5	2.60	00:03:13	80.00%	60.00%
5.	Turkey	5	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	40.00%
6.	India	4	1.75	00:04:35	100.00%	75.00%
7.	United States	3	1.33	00:00:29	100.00%	66.67%
8.	Pakistan	3	1.00	00:00:00	33.33%	0.00%
9.	Philippines	2	1.50	00:00:57	50.00%	50.00%
10.	Indonesia	2	1.50	00:00:12	100.00%	50.00%
11.	Netherlands	2	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	0.00%
12.	Poland	2	1.50	00:00:01	100.00%	50.00%
13.	Malaysia	2	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	30.00%
14.	South Korea	2	1.00	00:00:00	50.00%	20.00%
15.	Jordan	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
16.	Portugal	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
17.	Brazil	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	30.00%
18.	Maldives	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	20.00%
19.	United Kingdom	1	9.00	00:48:16	100.00%	0.00%
20.	Canada	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	0.00%

Network Locations:

	Network Location	Visits	Pages/Visit	Avg. Time on Site	% New Visits	Bounce Rate
1.	customers ie	75	2.01	00:03:57	2.67%	60.00%
2.	irish broadband internet services limited.	59	1.54	00:03:12	1.69%	72.88%
3.	adsl-premium	5	1.60	00:04:03	0.00%	60.00%
4.	linkdotnet telecom limited	3	1.00	00:00:00	33.33%	100.00%
5.	bayantel broadband dsl - st50_bras_pppoe	2	1.50	00:00:57	50.00%	50.00%
6.	bsbor552 bordeaux bloc 2	2	1.00	00:00:00	50.00%	0.00%
7.	korea telecom	2	1.00	00:00:00	50.00%	0.00%
8.	packet one networks (m) sdn	2	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	20.00%
9.	versatel deutschland	2	1.00	00:00:00	50.00%	30.00%
10.	1&1 internet ag	1	2.00	00:00:10	100.00%	0.00%
11.	adsl	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
12.	adsl ull pool	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
13.	adsl-alc-static pool	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	100.00%
14.	alice dsl	1	2.00	00:00:46	100.00%	0.00%
15.	bsbor152 bordeaux bloc 1	1	8.00	00:14:50	100.00%	0.00%
16.	bsmso158 montsouris bloc 2	1	2.00	00:01:17	100.00%	0.00%
17.	bt gb amsterdam international data centre	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	80.00%
18.	business internet	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	100.00%
19.	canaca-com inc.	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
20.	comnet	1	2.00	00:00:01	100.00%	0.00%
21.	dataspec gmbh	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	50.00%
22.	dhivehi raajjeyge gulhun (private limited)	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
23.	indosat internet service provider	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
24.	kpn belgium ipv4 dynamic - consumer	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	40.00%
25.	mobile network provider	1	2.00	00:00:23	100.00%	0.00%
26.	national internet backbone	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	30.00%
27.	neostrada plus	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
28.	nib (national internet backbone)	1	4.00	00:18:20	100.00%	0.00%
29.	road runner holdco llc	1	2.00	00:01:26	100.00%	0.00%
30.	the boeing company	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
31.	tt adsl-alcatel dynamic_aci	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	50.00%
32.	tt adsl-huwaei ttnet dynamic_gay	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	30.00%
33.	tt adsl-meteksan ttnet dynamic_gay	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	20.00%
34.	tt adsl-ttnet zte dynamic_ulus	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	30.00%
35.	unitymedia gmbh	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
36.	universidade estadual de campinas - unicamp	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	20.00%
37.	university of east anglia	1	9.00	00:48:16	100.00%	0.00%
38.	upc broadband operations b.v.	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	50.00%
39.	vainavi industries ltd	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
40.	verizon internet services inc.	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	10.00%
41.	wipro technologies	1	1.00	00:00:00	100.00%	50.00%

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Japanese railway workers take 'Smile Scan' test

Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. has introduced a "Smile Scan" system to evaluate the grins of its station staff.

The smile-measuring software has been developed by Kyoto-based precision equipment maker Omron Corp. The device analyzes the facial characteristics of a person, including eye movements, lip curves and wrinkles, and rates a smile on a scale between 0 and 100 percent using a camera and computer.

For those with low scores, advice like "You still look too serious," or "Lift up your mouth corners," will be displayed on the screen.

Some 530 employees of the Tokyo-based railway company will check their smiles with Smile Scan before starting work each day. They will print out and carry around an image of their best smile in an attempt to remember it.

"We aim to improve our services to make our customers smile," says a company official.

Identity Theft: Be Prepared

Reduce the info available about you in the public domain. Data you provide on the Net lasts forever and can assist someone in assuming your identity or targeting you for a crime. Keep personal info out of business profiles. Where you live, who you know, and what you do with spare time makes you an interesting person but an easy target.

Every time I watch the news, it seems a new frightening event is occurring. Swine flu, economy, identity theft and gun-carrying coworkers weren't things I used to worry about. How do you keep yourself safe in an increasingly chaotic world?

As I frequently tell my clients, I want you to be prepared, not just scared, about events you can't control.

I interviewed a security Relevant Products/Services specialist, Christopher Falkenberg, for tips on workplace safety. He's worked as a secret service agent and lawyer before starting Insite Security.

Falkenberg surprised me by pointing out that our risk for identity theft has gone down. He said the big problem now is identity impersonations. Apparently, Facebook and LinkedIn can be useful but dangerous because they can give the wrong people too much information.

I asked Falkenberg what he would advise readers to do. His hot tips included:

1. Reduce the information available about you in the public domain. Data you provide on the Internet lasts forever and can assist someone in assuming your identity or targeting you for a crime.

2. Keep personal information out of business profiles. Where you live, who you know, and what you do with spare time makes you an interesting person but an easy target.

3. Be wary of calls you get at work. Falkenberg said criminals are masters at pretending to be a close friend of someone they stalk. If in doubt, don't give out information about coworkers.

4. If a caller pressures you to cough up confidential corporate information, be suspicious. Falkenberg said con artists may use bits of information and pressure tactics to get what they want. Check out the identity of callers.

I was surprised to learn there's actually research on who survives a crisis. Turns out that pessimists fare better than optimists. Having a survival mindset means you have to imagine worst- case scenarios. If you're on a plane, have you counted the rows between you and the exit? If you're staying at a hotel, did you pay attention to the exit route? At work, have you asked about whether the organization has a plan for violence, disasters or pandemics?

Falkenberg said the biggest hurdle for people in a catastrophic event is not to freeze or act habitually. Did you know that most people in a plane crash actually slow themselves down by automatically getting their carry-on luggage?

Having more money or visibility actually increases your security risks (some comfort for the rest of us during this economy). Falkenberg recommends that those with higher income or visibility make certain they keep public information about them vague, business oriented and impersonal. He highlighted the need to do thorough background checks on anyone working for you.

[I] frequently point out that we can't avoid adversity but we can learn ways to handle it well. Falkenberg advises that denial is no protection against a crisis.

Go through your worst case scenarios, listen to your gut instincts, and don't ignore information that makes you uncomfortable.

By Daneen Skube