Bill Gates shares his notes

Bill Gates is launching his "Gates Notes" Web site on Wednesday, featuring his thoughts, travels and more.

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SEATTLE--Now you have a chance to compare notes with Bill Gates.

The Microsoft chairman is launching a Web site on Wednesday designed to to share his thoughts on everything from his foundation work to musings on other topics including energy and the environment.

Bill Gates

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Dubbed "Gates Notes," the site is launching with postings from Gates himself, and in the works are plans to allow for more discussion on the topics he raises.

"Bill has been spending time learning a lot from thought leaders in their fields," Gates' staff said in a note. "He has been taking notes and sending emails, and the site is a collection of the conversations, books, articles, trips and people who have inspired and informed Bill."

In its initial form, the site features articles on education reform, lessons from the swine flu pandemic, and the need for help in Haiti. There's also a podcast series with Gates speaking on climate change and the challenges of developing friendlier alternatives to today's energy sources. (Along with being available for download from the Gates Notes site, the podcasts will be on both iTunes and the Zune Marketplace, I'm told).

Although energy and climate issues are not something the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has directly focused on, it is an area of keen interest for Gates and will be the focus of his talk at next month's TED conference.

Gates Notes also features a section on Gates' travels, where he narrates some of the video footage taken on trips, such as last year's visit to India. Another section includes notes on some of the books Gates is reading.

Another section, dubbed "conversations," is designed to include both interviews with Gates as well as excerpts from some of the long e-mail exchanges he has with various thinkers as well as question-and-answer sessions with students from around the world.

The launch of Gates Notes comes a day after Gates joined Twitter, where he quickly racked up hundreds of thousands of followers.

Although Gates Notes draws on work from the foundation, as well as from Gates' work at Microsoft and at Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures, the Web site is a project of his personal staff.

Microsoft to release patch for IE hole on Thursday

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it will release on Thursday a patch to fix the latest hole in Internet Explorer that was used in the China-based attack on Google and for which an exploit has been released on the Internet since last week.

The company plans to release the patch as close to 10 a.m. PST on Thursday as possible and host a public Webcast at 1 p.m. PST, according to the security advisory.

Microsoft continues to see limited attacks and has only seen evidence of successful attacks against Internet Explorer 6, according to Jerry Bryant, senior security program manager at Microsoft.

"This is a standard cumulative update, accelerated from our regularly scheduled February release, for Internet Explorer with an aggregate severity rating of Critical," he said in a statement.

"It addresses the vulnerability related to recent attacks against Google and a small subset of corporations, as well as several other vulnerabilities. Once applied, customers are protected against the known attacks that have been widely publicized," Bryant said. "We recommend that customers install the update as soon as it is available. For customers using automatic updates, this update will automatically be applied once it is released."

Vulnerable software is IE 6 on Microsoft Windows 2000 and IE 6, 7, and 8 on supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft said.

Microsoft also updated its security advisory on the vulnerability to include technical details to address additional products that may be affected by this vulnerability and to provide guidance related to reports of proof of concept code that bypasses the Data Encryption Protection that can mitigate against attacks.

For an attack to be accomplished, an attacker would have to lure an IE user to a Web site hosting malware that was written to exploit the hole in the browser. This could be done by using social engineering and including a link to the malicious site in an e-mail that looks like it is coming from someone familiar or contains important information. Once a computer is infected, an attacker could take complete control of it.

Microsoft had announced on Tuesday that it would release the out-of-band patch before the next Patch Tuesday in February.

Meanwhile, McAfee announced on Wednesday the availability of a free tool that anyone can use to detect and remove any malware related to "Operation Aurora," the name they have given to the attacks on Google and other companies based on what they believe attackers dubbed it. The "Aurora Stinger" tool from McAfee also includes a link to the cloud-based McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee Chief Technology Officer George Kurtz said in a blog post. "This means it will also pick up on newly discovered variants in real time without requiring an update to the signature files that come with the tool," he said.

Apple iPhone SmartPhone - Apple Phones

Key Features
4 Gbyte & 8 Gbyte Memory
EDGE & WiFi Technology
Safari HTML Web Browser with Zoom
OS X Based Operating System
3.5 Inch Multi Touch Colour Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)
2 Megapixel Digital Camera with Camera Settings
Music Player with Touch Screen Search
Apple iPhone SmartPhone Review

The Apple iPhone provides its user with the ultimate mobile device which include high quality features & stunning design concept. The iPhone is a mobile phone, a highly useable widescreen iPod with touch screen controls & a Internet communications device, all rolled into one portable device making it an outstanding smartphone. The casing is small & lightweight which measures 115mm x 61mm x 11.6mm & weighs 135 grams. The casing comes is a selection of popular colours which include a sleek black gloss look finish & a sophisticated glossy white colour. The phone comes with a huge multi touch colour screen which acts as a brilliant display as well as the users input method which allows the user to control all the phones functions using the multi touch screen. The screen measures 3.5 Inches & provides a screen resolution of 320 x 480 pixels on a brilliantly coloured screen. The Apple iPhone has changed the way user will use their mobile phone device & the iPhone provides the user with state of the art technology which is extremely user friendly. The iPhone comes with a new Mac OS X based user interface which is based on the large multi touch colour display.

The iPhone is available in two memory options which are a 4 Gbyte version & a 8 Gbyte memory version. The smartphone comes with a fitted battery which provides the user with up to 16 hours worth of music playback & approximately 5 hours of talk time which includes call time, video time & Internet browsing time.

The Apple iPhone comes with a picture address book which allows the user to see a picture of their contact as well as the contacts name. The address book is easy to access from the phones main menu & the user can make a call by simply touching the contacts details on the multi touch screen. The user can select to mute, use the keypad, switch to speaker phone, add a call, hold a call, access contacts details or end the call all from the call menu. The phone will automatically create a favourites call list which is made up of all the most frequently made calls. The user can easily create a conference call my merging their calls together.

The user will enjoy & quick & easy input method when typing messages as the iPhone will display a touch QWERTY keyboard on the 3.5 Inch screen which is a predictive keyboard & automatically corrects typing errors. The touch keyboard provides a user friendly input method & the Apple iPhone displays the typing above the keyboard which provides a real feel typing experience for the user. The user can create text messages, multimedia messages & emails using the touch keyboard. The email service works just like the users PC, Mac or laptop email client but the iPhone email service is a mobile email service which is easy & quick to use. The email client supports POP3 & IMAP based email service which include Microsoft Exchange, AOL Mail, Apple Mac Mail, Google Email & ISP email services. The user can enjoy a real email experience on the Apple iPhone which can include graphics, images & photo attachments. The visual voicemail feature works like an email service which allows the user to select & listen to their voicemail messages in any order they desire, just like email service. The user can select the voice mail which is of most important & use the touch screen call back control to call their contact back from the voicemail screen.











The built in music player comes with touch screen music controls which allow the user to play, pause, rewind & fast forward their choice of music. The user can view their album covers on the screen & the iPhone comes with a touch screen search facility which allows the user to search by song, album, artist or play list. The multi touch screen controls & easy to create music play lists make the music player fun & simple to use.

The beautiful Apple iPhone comes with a built in camera & video feature which allows the user to capture still photographic images & moving video footage easily with their portable device. The smartphone comes with a selection of camera & video settings which will ensure the user gets the perfect effect & finish to every photograph or video captured. The advanced photo management application provides the user with everything they need to gain the perfect finish to each & every photo. The user can record & play video footage in all popular video formats. The Apple iPhone comes with easy to use touch screen video controls which include play, pause, chapter fast forward, chapter rewind & volume controls which are all displayed on the intelligent multi touch screen. The smartphone allows the user to watch their favourite TV shows & movies which makes the iPhone the perfect companion when the user has some leisure time.

The user can enjoy a real mobile Internet experience on their phone which allows the user to view all Internet sites the way they were designed to be viewed. The user can access the Safari Internet browser which comes with a zoom facility which is activated by the user simply tapping the multi touch screen. The Safari Internet browser comes with a built in Google & Yahoo, Internet search functions. The user can search the Internet on their mobile phone where ever they are, but using either Edge or WiFi. The user can connect to compatible devices using Bluetooth® wireless technology, WiFi & USB connectivity. The Apple iPhone smartphone comes with built in technology which provides the user with a fast & efficient portable device. The phone comes with Edge technology which provides the user with fast data transfers which are up to three times faster than GPRS. The smartphone works over a GSM quad band network which allows the user to use their Apple iPhone Worldwide. The iPhone will automatically synchronise all the users contacts from their PC, laptop, Mac or Internet service.

The user can view their iPhone in either portrait or landscape mode & the intelligent built in technology will automatically change the viewing screen to suit the users requirements. The user can see the whole width of an Internet site or a photo in true landscape setting by simply turning the iPhone to landscape mode. The iPhone automatically knows when the user lifts the phone to their ear to use & will switch off the display to save the battery & prevent any touch controls being selected in error. The Apple iPhones comes with a Google map application which allows the user to view maps & satellite images on their phone. The maps application can provide the user with directions, & traffic information when the user is on the move. The widgets application provides the user with helpful real time information on stock reports & provides Worldwide weather reports.



































Apple iPhone Specifications & Features

Screen
3.5 Inch Multi Touch Colour Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)

Imaging
2 Megapixel Digital Camera
Camera Settings
Video Record
Video Player
Movie & TV Show Player
Video Controls (Play, Pause, Chapter FF, Chapter Rewind & Volume)
Video Record
Viewfinder Display
Screensaver
Wallpaper Animation
Picture Address Book

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email (POP3 & IMAP)
SMS Long (Long Text Messaging)
Visual Voicemail

Sound
Music Player
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Ringtones
Touch Screen Search (Song, Artist, Album & Playlist)
Album Artwork
Cover Flow
Audio Books

Entertainment
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Address Book
Calendar
World Clock
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Notes
Conference Calls
Maps with Google Maps
Widgets (Live Stock, Weather Reports)
Full QWERTY Predictive Keyboard
Operating System OS X

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
EDGE
WiFi
Synchronization PC or MAC

Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GMS 900, GMS 1800 & GMS 1900)

Internet
Safari Web Browser with Zoom
HTML Browser

Memory & Talk Time
4 Gbyte & 8 Gbyte Memory
5 Hours Talk Time (Talk, Video & Browsing)
16 Hours Talk Time (Audio)
Standby Time: TBC

Weight & Size
135 g
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm

* Overall Rating: 82.7%
* Design: 66.9%
* Features: 61.5%
* Usability: 64.0%

MQM richest party, PPP poorest

56 registered political parties of the country including PPP, PML-N, MQM, ANP and PML-Q have submitted the details of their assets and bank accounts with the Election Commission under the Article 13 of the Political Parties Orders 2002.

All the submitted details of the assets have been verified by the Chartered Accountants.
According to reports received by the Election Commission MQM is the richest party of the country whose moveable, immovable and cash assets are near Rs 90 million. The party income for year 2008-09 stands around at Rs 77.04 million while expenditures were Rs 37.67 million.

The ruling party PPP surprisingly has no property in the country and the cash assets are merely RS 435,000.

During year 2009 only Rs 600 were spent from party accounts.

PML-N moveable, immoveable and cash assets stand at more that Rs 70.6 million and the income of party was Rs 5.80 million while expenditures were RS 4.10 million.

PML-Q immoveable assets for 2009 were Rs 54.62 million and cash assets Rs 1.34 million.

During the last year the party income was Rs 11.88 million while expenditures were Rs 12.11 million.

PML- and PML-N also not only have declared PML buildings in Lahore and Islamabad as their property but also have shown the expenditures on it in their declarations.

Awami National Party has also declared its moveable and immovable property for 2009 at Rs 27 million and RS 1.8 million account balance.

The party income for last year was RS 3 million and expenditures 0.50 million. Jamaat-e-Islami declared its moveable and immoveable property of more than Rs 1.5 million. During last year JI income was at more than RS 4 million while expenditures were more than RS 5 million.

PML Functional income last year was Rs 1.4 million and expenditures more that Rs 1.3 million.

The moveable and immovable assets of the party are more that RS 0.6 million. Awami Muslim League has no bank balance while Tehrik-e-Istaqlal Bank Balance is mere Rs 5000.