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Different versions of the Google Map of the Sub-Continent showing the disputed borders of India with Pakistan & China

While zooming out on the sub-continent in google maps to check something, I noticed something peculiar with the border India shares with Pakistan & China. Here are screenshots of the different versions of the sub-continent map google has in its repository.


This is the proper map of India as seen by my friend.

This is the version of the map which I see.

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[Updated] How to give Firefox a Chrome like UI (Minimalistic)

With the release of beta 5 of Firefox 3.6, I decided that the willy old fox deserved another try. But being a Chrome user for months now, the sheer number of toolbars enabled by default in Firefox looked like a criminal wastage of screen space!
So I set up looking for addons which would help me trim down the bloated UI of Firefox, and give it a minimalistic as well as a better look that it has.

This is how my Firefox looks at the moment -


You might argue that since we are going for the Chrome look, the tab bar needs to be above the navigation bar. You can move the tabs bar to the top, but I didn't like that look much.

Here is the list of Addons I used to achieve this look (I have removed a few Add-ons from the old list & added a few new ones. Firefox looks much better now! Still trying to see how I can update the screenshots in this post, otherwise Will create a new post with the updated screenshots) -

1. HideCaption - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9256

2. Locationbar² - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4014

3. Fission - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951

4. Tab Progress Bar - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14644

5. URL Tooltip - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12015

To get this look, I used the Strata40 Theme along with its companion StrataBuddy addon.

Strata40 - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14284

StrataBuddy - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14762

In StrataBuddy options, You get to choose between the different looks. The one I have opted for is the Aero Glass one.

Also, I have disabled the Menu Bar as well as the Status Bar, and moved the Bookmarks Toolbar Items to the Navigation bar, which let me disable the Bookmarks Bar too.

There are a lot more changes you get make to this look, but this is the one I went with for now.

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Python for S60 v2 now available via the Software Update app

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Filed under  //   Nokia   Nokia N86   Softwares  

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Nokia N97 Mini is in da house!!

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Filed under  //   N97 Mini   Nokia   Phones  

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Ovi Store client update available. New version - 1.5.436

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Sunset #N86

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Sky at Sunset #N86

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Windows 7 is here! - Windows 7 billboard in Pune

Well, atleast there's some kind of activity happening on the Windows 7 Promotion front! Saw this billboard while going for lunch. My friend who was driving the car spotted it first, from really far away. Though it looks really plain and simple, the white background seems to catch your attention.

Now can we have the full page ads in the newspapers Microsoft?

 

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Filed under  //   India   Microsoft   Windows   Windows 7  

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N86 vs N73 - Macro Mode Compared

I had clicked a pic of this flower with the N73 in Macro mode more than 2 years ago. At that time, I was really impressed with the detail & crispness of the image.

Shot with the Nokia N73 

A few days back, I visited the same place & couldn't resist clicking a few pics with the N86 to compare with the N73. This is the closest pic of the flower, but I wish i would have tried to get even closer.


Shot with the N86.

I am no expert, so I don't know the reason or the cause, But the N86 shot has come out greener and with more natural colors. The N73 shot has a yellowish touch to it.

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iON Battery Timer still doesn't work properly on the N86

I had thought that the 1.03 update would have fixed the bugs in iON Battery Timer on N86. But its still giving me false readings.

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