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Identifying Genuine Microsoft Windows

admin — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Tips to identify a Genuine Microsoft Windows operating System License:

Genuine Microsoft Windows is signified by the certificate of authenticity (COA) ( affixed on the PC) & CD with edge-to-edge hologram.

In case of an Original equipment manufacturer ( OEM ) the CD will be a recovery CD from that OEM which has MS Win XP along with other software
- so it will not be a Microsoft edge to edge hologram CD. Also the COA will clearly state OEM by name.

Now the recovery CD from OEM will be bios locked to OEM PCs and will not recover on any other PC. So for an end user this CD is clearly a waste -
because he can never use it. This software is not meant to be activated on the net.

Also, the COA is for OEM PC and does not signify a genuine copy of Windows when affixed on a non OEM PC.

Windows at low prices and older versions of Windows will be - in most cases - counterfeits.

Take note MS windows 98 is no more sold nor supported by Microsoft.

It is advisable to pick their copies from genuine sources in the market.

For more details visit : http://www.howtotell.com

This information is based on conversation from Miscrosoft India Officials as on 10th Oct 2006.

Message From Mumbai Police Commissioner

mumbai — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:04:11 -0700

The Mumbai Police commissioner has informed all cyber cafes to be extra alert for the next 15 days from 18th Aug, 2006 to 1st September 2006 & has sent a circular addressing all Mumbai cyber cafes to maintain the register.

In these difficult times, where Mumbai police has several challenges, it is our duty to help as a responsible citizen.

Please maintain the register as per the guidelines forwarded. It will be in our interest to maintain the register even beyond the above mentioned period.

For your convenience, we have created a format. Save as Template & create a fresh page.

How to maintain register, some suggestion:

We have to be extra careful to ensure that the name & address details does not fall in wrong hands hence printout a fresh page every time.

See to it there are limited entries in a single page.

As the page finishes, preserve it in a file & store it carefully so that no one can access the files.

Do not handover the files to anyone from any department except from the Police department after verifying the identity of the Police.

It is your right to demand an identity card of the police & it is their duty to furnish one. In case of doubt, you can dial 100 or the local police station & verify the police officers identity.

Lets make our city safe.

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Govt of India plans to roll out 100000 Internet enabled centres in villages

web-admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

The Govt of India released a draft frame work for roll out of over 100000 common Service centres.

Advances in Information and Communication Technologies have made it possible today to provide a whole range of high-quality and cost-effective services relating to video, voice and data content through a single communication channel using appropriate terminal equipment. This opens up a whole realm of possibilities for provision of e-government, entertainment, education, telemedicine, e-commerce, info-services, etc. ubiquitously. Government of India is committed to leveraging these advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of the citizens, especially those in rural and remote areas. It is therefore considered necessary to create a network of access points termed Common Services Centres(CSCs) throughout the country as outlets for such services.

A Common Services Centre is an ICT-enabled Service Delivery outlet providing a range of services to the people in the village / town in which it is located. Various nomenclatures e.g., Common Services Centre, ICT Kiosk, Community Information Centre, e-Community Centre, Rural Service Delivery Points, Village/Rural Knowledge Centre, etc. currently exist in the country for such Integrated Service Delivery Centres, providing similar services to citizens. For the sake of clarity and uniformity, throughout this document, all such Centres are universally termed as Common Services Centres (CSCs).

Download the document : CSCframework.doc ( MS-Word )

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