After sitting in front of a PC for more than 9 hours, I don’t feel like staring into my Computer screen just to read a news article or a blog post. And for the last few days, I’ve not been quite well as far as my eyes are concerned. So I thought, what if I can listen to a blog post or an article? This reminded me of technologyreview.com which had indeed incorporated the audio podcasting feature some time back. And I really liked listening to their podcasts because the voice was natural and easy to understand.

So, I’ve been looking around for some audio synthesizer and did found some cool tools. One of them was the MARY Text to speech which is an open source project on text to speech coversion. I tried this out and the voice was clear and natural. It is the perfect choice if you own a commercial site and you don’t want dependencies on third parties. However, MARY is a generic TTS tool and apart from being a self hosted service, it doesn’t really have ready to use plugins for wordpress.

As the search kept going, I finally stumbled into odiogo which is a hosted service and of course free for bloggers. You need to register in their site but hey, that takes 10 secs only. And yes, odiogo has a wordpress plugin and to use it, you don’t have to do anything else apart from installing the plugin. Once you install the plugin and enter the feed id, it’s all good to go. There will be “listen now” button below the title of your blog post. Just click that button to listen to your blog post. Well, you can try this out by listening to this blog post by clicking the same button at the top (I’ve removed this plugin as it doesn’t work properly. I hope they fix the issues soon). I hope you enjoy reading this and try out this awesome plugin. Happy blogging .

Barron provides around 4000 GRE words that you are supposed to remember. But unless you have a photographic memory, remembering 4000 words isn’t an easy task. I was like “Who the heck is going to remember all these words?”. And as always, I tried to find an easier way to remember or rather, help me remember these words. And here’s a very popular and fruitful solution. ANKI is an open source software which helps you remember more easily. By reviewing repeatedly for only those which are difficult, ANKI helps your minimize your time spent on learning and also remember more. Well, what can I say more. With ANKI, learning the 4000 words doesn’t seem that difficult as earlier. So, those who are giving CAT, GRE or whatever; you should definitely try this. Let me know what you feel about it.

And for those who needs a little help in the steps to use it, below are the steps to install and configure ANKI for the GRE words list.

1. Download and install ANKI.
2. Open ANKI
3. Click File -> Download -> Shared Deck
4. Type “GRE words” in the search box and download the deck – “GRE words(with examples, antonyms and notes). This one is the best if you are giving GRE.
5. Now, load the deck and you are ready to go.

Also, you can always sync your data by creating an anki account so that you can access your deck from any device. Anki has an application for android also with which you can review your desks. Well, I personally like Anki and there are lots of cool stuffs you can do. Find more about it at http://ankisrs.net. Finally, hats off to open source .

I’m just republishing it as it was unpublished some time back. So don’t bother trying to wish me luck. Also, I got a lot of wishes that time and I really appreciate you all. Thanks but I didn’t get it through. Anyway, here’s the original post. (I had to unpublish it as I was trying to crack a couple of other interviews at that time and thought they might not like the post.) BTW, one of the mistakes I made was that the interview was done through some consultants. I really think I should’ve applied from Microsoft’s website. So guys, if you are planning to go to Microsoft, you better get it referred or apply through their website. Don’t get it through a consultant.

I’ve always wanted to join Microsoft – ever since I was like in 8th class, when I first laid my hands on a Windows 95 machine. Microsoft was the first IT company that I was aware of and I’ve always wanted to become a software engineer at Microsoft since that time. And came a long journey until my final year at college, when I was expecting to appear for Microsoft. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn’t come for our batch and it was indeed the year 2009 – where thousands of employees lost their jobs worldwide.

But I’ve been waiting for an opportunity and even though I didn’t have much time to prepare, I think I’m ready to go for my dream Company. Well, I was looking for a job change and it seems luck has favored me till now by giving me this opportunity to give an interview for a position at Microsoft IDC Hyderabad. Microsoft is coming down to Pune tomorrow and I think I’m ready to do this.

I’ve prepared a bit, well, I’ll say – prepared in a short and smarter way and I’m confident that I can do this. Hey, I gotta prepare a little more. And I’ll surely update you guys if I get the position. Wish me luck frens .

Out of the thousands of web based proxies available for free, only a few are reliable and good. If you click at the proxies listed at proxy.org, you will find a useful proxy in around 20 proxies. And that single proxy that you found will most probably be overloaded and too slow for browsing your favorite sites like myspace, facebook, etc. This is because, most of the web proxies are hosted on cheap proxy hosting companies where proxies are overloaded. A single server will have some 50-100s of proxies which when overloaded will not only mess up their servers but waste your time. In fact, these proxies are so overloaded that when you try to browse a 50K sized website, it takes minutes. If it was me, I would get frustrated and never visit that proxy site again.

But there are few proxies which are good and reliable. Some of them are daveproxy.uk, ninjacloak.com, etc. Imagine, these proxies have been running for more than 2 years. These are not like the “create a proxy today and discard it next week” type of web proxies. These are considered premium proxies and users are loyal. I would always remember the names of such proxies as if I had to think of a good proxy. Besides, these are free proxies, not like proxify and all. You’ll surely love it once you get your hands on it.

However, these are old proxy sites and must be already blocked by almost 99% of network filters. So, you need a new one but as reliable and good as these. Well, the new one is hideipproxy.com. Hide Ip is only a few weeks old and is still a new proxy which leaves it unaware to many of the network filters. It is fast and not overloaded. It runs on a 1GB dedicated Intel dual core server and has lots of bandwidth to accommodate its users. It supports SSL or secure browsing. And not like those quick proxies which get expired tomorrow, this proxy was created with the same intention as those of the premium proxies mentioned above. So, start using it, tell your friends and share it with everyone as you enjoy the surfing.

If you are looking for a new proxy site which has a speed fast enough so that you don’t have to wait for opening the front page of myspace, if you are looking for a secure proxy which supports SSL/HTTPS mode and support cookies to login into the target website like facebook; if you are looking for something new which hasn’t yet been blocked, and if you are tired of pop-up ads in every page that you open through a web proxy, bypass is the perfect web based proxy for you.

Bypassy.com is a new web based proxy which is based on the proxy script glype. It runs on a dedicated server with pentium 4 CPU and 1GB RAM. It has a high network connectivity of 10 Mbits/sec and has large amount of hard disk space to store your proxy session information and cached data. Bypass proxy is a reliable web proxy which will be active for years. You don’t have to find another proxy for months and enjoy the unrestricted browsing for free. You can browse the web with full anonymity and keeping your privacy protected.

Security is one of the main features of bypassy.com which makes it one of the best web proxies. With bypassy.com, you don’t have to worry about malicious programs like malwares, viruses, trojans etc. into your PC. You can freely browse the web as it filters all suspicious codes and forward only the safe content.

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Stock market is an area which fascinates each and every individual who is craving for more money.Many of us would like to try our luck in the Stock markets. Yes, Why Not ? Trading stocks is one of the most lucrative methods of making money.
Here’s why everyone eager to jump into this Bull market.
1.Do not take much efforts to do trading.Nowadays its all online.
2.Do not need a lot of money to start trading and making more money unlike other businesses.
3.You can always convert shares into liquid money whenever required.
4.Last but not the least its very easy to learn stock market.(When i am here)
Be little wiser while investing and have patience you will definitely earn good profits.
For exactly that reason i am here to assist you.I have compiled some articles on my blog stock market tricks that will help you to understand stock market inside out.In my blog i will try my best to search out best picks for you .Its still initial days for me but i can assure i ll never let you down.Also included here explanation of Stock Market Terms and jargon used by people involved in trading stocks and share be it Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE), London Stock Exchange (LSE) or New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), trading terms are more or less similar.So what are you waiting for when things are at your doorstep.Do subscribe for feeds and let me know what all you need to learn.I will try at the earliest.

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all of you. Today i’ve collected the most popular ganesh chaturthi sms messages for your frens and family. See the following sms messages and send the best sms to closed ones.

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Ganesh Chaturthi SMSs

• !!!!GANAPATI BAPPA MORYA!!!!###MANGALMURTI MORYA###
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  Happy Vinayakar Chaturti…
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  This is Drishti Ganpati.Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
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  Yeh Ganesh ji ki Murti hai ..Dont worryForward nahi karna hai..Pooja karke MOBILE visarjan kar dena..!!
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  HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI TO U & UR FAMILY
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  HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI
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  HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI
• Aapka Sukh GaNesh ke peth jitna bda ho, Aapka dukh undar jesa chota ho, Aapki life Ganeshji ke sund jitni badi ho, Aapke Bol modak jaise mithe ho BOLO GANPATI BAPPA MORAIYAA NITIN
• As you celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi
  May Lord Ganesha shower his choicest blessings on you and your family
• At Ganesh Chatrurthi
  Hoping this Ganesh Chatrurthi
  will be the start of year that
  brings the happiness for you.
  Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
• Bakthi Ganapathi…
  Sakthi Ganapathi…
  Siddhi Ganapathi…
  Lakshmi Ganapathi…
  Maha Ganapathi…
  May this Ganesh Chaturthi brings you
  Bakthi, Shakthi, Siddhi, Laskhmi and Maha samriddhi!
• Celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi the Festival of Lord Ganesha. Spread the message of honesty and love through this world on this day when Lord Ganesha ascended on this earth to kill evil——————————————————————————–
• Dhoomraketu, Sumukha, Ekadantha, Gajakarnaka, Lambodara, Vignaraja, Ganadhyaksha, Phalachandra,
  Gajanana, Vinayaka, Vakratunda, Siddhivinayaka, Surpakarna, Heramba, Skandapurvaja, Kapila, Vigneshwara.
  He is also known by many as Maha-Ganapathi. Happy Birthday to Lord Ganesh.
• Dhoomraketu,Sumukha,Ekadantha,Gajakarnaka,Lambodara,Vignaraja,Ganadhyaksha,Phalachandra,Gajanana,
  Vinayaka,Vakratunda,Siddhivinayaka,Surpakarna,Heramba,Skandapurvaja,Kapila,Vigneshwara.
  He is also known by many as Maha-Ganapathi.Happy Birthday to Lord Ganesh.
• May Lord Ganesha bestow Success, Happiness and Prosperity upon You and your familyshashikant shinde
• Ganesh Maharajki Jai… May Lord Ganesh removes all obstacles, and gives U happieness to you and your family and entire to the society. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi…………
• GANPATI BAPA MORIYA GAM GANPATENAMH JAIGANAPATIDADA Jai Shri Ganesh Ronak Patel
• Ganpati Bappa Morya!…Ganesh Chaturti ki aapko bahot bahot subh kamnayee.
• GANPATIBAPA MORIYA@(. = .)@() ,jj ()( )( /. )( )May the Lord vigna vighna vinayaka remove all obstacles and shower you with bounties.By:- MoneyProfit Group
• Happy Ganesh Chaturthi sms At Ganesh Chatrurthi Hoping this Ganesh Chatrurthi will be the start of year that brings the happiness for you. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
• I wish u Happy Ganesh Chaturthi and
  I pray to God for your prosperous life.
  May you find all the delights of life,
  May your all dreams come true.
• Jiske saath hai GANPATI, Use mile sukh sampatti. Happy Ganesh chaturthi
• MAY GOD GIVES U- A RAINBOW 4 EVERY STORM, A SMILE 4 EVERY TEAR, A PROMISE FOR EVERY CARE, AN ANSWER TO EVERY PRAYER.WISH U A HAPPY GANESH PUJA….
• May Lord Ganesha bestowSuccess,Happiness andProsperity upon You and your family
• OM Gan Ganpataye Namoh Namah!Shree Siddhivinayak Namoh Namah!Shree Ashtavinayak Namo Namah!Om Mangalmurti Moraya!!!
• wish u HAPPY GANESH PUJA and I pray to God for ur prosperous life. May you find all the delights of life, may ur all dreams come trueRonak Patel
  May Lord Ganesha bestow
  Success,
  Happiness and
  Prosperity upon You and your family