It’s a fairly common phenomenon. You open your mailbox and you see an enticing looking mail that gets your curiosity going and although you’ve been told by experienced netizens that the last thing you should do is open a funny looking e-mail, yet your curiosity gets the better of you and end up opening it.

The result is as predictable as Elizabeth Hurley in Versace and your computer gets infected by a virus.

The damage might be controlled by the virus protection software that you’ve installed but in many cases if you haven’t updated your Antivirus you’ll probably end up rebooting your system or in the worst case scenario you are going to have to probably get a new hard disk.

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Last week a really interesting film was released in India titled “Apna Aasman.” This particular film revolves around the theme of science and technology and the basic premise on which this particular film is based is how far you would be willing to go to make a genius out of your child.

Starring Shobhna and Irrfan khan the film explores the anguish of parents who are perfectly normal in every respect whose child is autistic.

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The internet is by and large a very interesting place that exists in totality without beginning or end.

The most interesting aspect of the internet is its ability to cloak people in anonymity and at the same time it encourages them to shed their inhibitions and get acquainted with others of their ilk.

Take for example the social communities that flourish on the net. In case you have never visited one any social network requires you to create a profile and also gives you the space to post your picture.

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The Internet has been around for a while now. The first phase has already come and gone and the second coming of the web has been marked by increased user participation that you can see all around you.

Perhaps the biggest and the most visited website that you can find on the net is “youtube.”

You tube is website that allows budding artists and directors to post their videos on the net. There are other websites as well. In fact the second phase of the internet has been characterized by the proliferation of websites that you can easily access and upload content.

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I was sitting out side letting the rain wash over me. The raindrops beating a rhythm that is as ancient as time itself. I was wondering what else could have made this a perfect experience. At that point of time my room mate asked me, “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could listen to some music?”

I had to admit that the thought was rather tempting in it’s entirety. Things could be better if only you knew how to make them better. It would enhance the perfection if there were some lovely music to accompany the rhythm of the rain.

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