Ever since it’s prototype launch, there has been speculations on the Windows Vistas design - mostly alleged that it’s nothing less than just a copy of the Macintosh OS X.

NYT’s tech editor David Pogue tells you how the Windows Vista is “not” a rip off from the original Mac OS X - in his own style!

He starts saying that - even though windows vista features
- the small traingle menu icons, just like the Mac,
- the calendar program that has resemblance with the Mac
- the photo organizer program resembling iPhoto
the Vista is NOT a rip off from the Macintosh.

1. The Macintosh’s spotlight feature v/s The Vista searchbar.
   While Mac’s spotlight search is located at he top right corner, Vistas searchbar pops up from the Start button! Clear difference.
   
2. Vista has come up with the side bar that contains “Gadgets” which help you track weather/stock/notes etc - but the MAC’s similar program is called “Widgets!”
3. Mac has a built in 3d chess game for which you can change the boards texture to marble,wood,metal or grass - while in the Vista you have a similar looking chess game but the options for texture are marble,wood or porcelain.

These are clear differences that prove that Microsoft Vista is not a rip off from the Macintosh OS at all. All allegations in dust!

He ends by saying that - Windows is not just a copying machine having no ideas of it’s own. But it has an identity of it’s own!

Watch the full video here.

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Recently, Amit and Darren had posted in their blogs that young chaps aged 12-ish are already in to the blogsphere for some serious blogging. And Amit(Labnol) came across a case where one chap(very young one) asked him by email as to whether he should give up his studies to make a career in blogging.

With these incidents in mind, i just ran a quick check on the job/career opportunities for bloggers in India and came up with a reasonably good news.

A company pagetraffic.com has listed their vacancy of a professional blogger, on Naukri.com.
The salary offered is 80K - 120K per annum. You need to be a sound in English writing skills and a net savvy guy.
This is actually good news! At least for those who are thinking of giving up studies for blogging, this is an alternative(though the salary is low).

My prediction is that down the line you’ll have more options on a career in blogging and more attractive offers. Count on it!

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Just noted another strange yet interesting ad - this time on Problogger.net

This ad was seen in the small 125 x 125 adsense rectangle seen between the posts main content.

It read - I love you Darren Rowse!
Further, down the second line - Your blog that is.Keep up the great work from John Chow.

This was an instant eye-catcher to me. Mainly because the “copy” of the ad was well written and was “outstanding”. When you normally see the “Click here to get rich” type of copies in every adsense plugged blog - this one was definitely crafted to take you by surprise.

With no space for thinking at all - I clicked on the ad to visit John Chow’s blog. He was an Internet Enthusiast and had been blogging for some time now - a pretty interesting blog there. I must salute the guy for thinking of something like this.

All he did was this - Crafted an excellent copy - Targeted the right space, Problogger.net(You can use your adwords settings to select any site/blog you want), and bid for the higher amount.
I’m sure he must have got a 90% or closer click through on those ads.

Another good example of creativity, talent and smart work.

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Selecting a domain name for your blog/site is often confusing.

First of all, with everybody registering domain names like there’s no tomorrow - you are running out of options. If you go to godaddy and search for a domain name(I’m not talking about your family name), it’s most likely that it’s already taken and you got to select from the other options they suggest.

These options are funny too.Because they are randomly generated - they make no sense at all.
If you search for “mydeath” you get the options like - Myofficialdeath, mydoomday, mydecease,myownrests,bestofmydeath etc.

Here’s a quick tip.
If you are looking for Synonyms of a word, just goto Godaddy and search for a domain rather than go to synonym.com. (By the way you get negative results for “death” at synonym.com)

You have the advantages of
- getting a variety of synonyms,
- funny usages,
- a brief idea of wrong usages and
- a good laugh if your’e lucky(proportional to your creative skills).

I tried (eff - you - cee - kay.com) and it suggested me globalbang.com . Cool - I’ll take it

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Amit, may wonder why I’m bringing up such silly issues about his blog every time(this is just the second one). Actually, I’m a fan of labnol that i watch it very carefully(more than mine may be), so such things grab my attention.Since he remains busy reading emails, i thought i’ll post it down here.

This time, it’s about a simple basic mistake on labnol. If you see the left hand panel, there is a small subscribe box and right above the translator tool, there are two links.
1 - Take a site tour link and 2- Site statistics for 2006.

Interestingly, just like on all the blocks on the right and left hand panels - Amit has used the arrow character as bullet list. But in fact, it isn’t a bullet, it’s only a special character(seen as >>).

The mistake here is that he has forgotten to leave a break space between these two links, that’ll separate them into two lines. As of now, both the links align on the same line, with the bullets!

I would have taken this for a deliberate attempt, had Amit not used the bullets prior to the link.
Whenever there’s a bullet , it’s supposed to be on the next line.

Here’s how the corresponding code looks like -
&raquo; <a title=”Are you new here ?” href=”javascript:void(window.open(’http://support.artic…….nY=0′))”>Site Tour for New Visitors</a>

&raquo; <a title=”Traffic for 2006″ href=”http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/12/last-12-months-at-digital-inspiration.html”>Site Statistics for 2006</a>

All Amit need to change is, instead of the two spaces in between the links replace it with a line break(br /) just after this code(before the raquo thing) - Tour for New Visitors</a>

&raquo; <a title=”Traffic for 2006

I’m sure Amit will take up this and correct this soon as he did for my earlier discovery on Labnol.

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- Have you been browsing the internet from the Office?
- During work hours?
- Does your employer not allow you to do so?
- Do you have a chance of getting fired if you browse during work hours?

If the answer to any of the question above is Yes, then you might want to try this tool - GhostZilla!

Ghostzilla is a small browser application designed to enable you to surf the net without others knowing that you are. In fact it’s a camouflage. The Ghostzilla window adjusts/camouflages itself to the current application you are running like MS Word or IE, or any other.

It adapts so well, that you cannot make out that it’s a different application at all.

Despite camouflaging itself, it also dims/camouflages the images and text you are browsing through it so that it doesn’t catch a by standers or your bosses attention.

It even can be resized to the size of a small chat window - but enabling the browsing.

This is pretty useful if you want to check your email while at office or remain in g-talk chat/meebo while at office.

How it works?

Just move the mouse over to the other application(job related) when someone passes by, then ghostzilla automatically goes to invisible mode.

All the images are shown dimmed/grey unless you point the mouse over it.

It does not show itself on the taskbar when hidden!

You can browse websites in tab mode just like in firefox.

Download it here

Other methods of using messengers at office

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