Friday, August 21, 2009

Video LAN - VLC 1.0.0 has officially been released

VLC media player released final 1.0.0.0 with new multimedia content playing effect. It still supports ordinary audio and video formats together with DVD, VCD and other stream protocol. Additionally, VLC media player also could be used as a stream server for unicast and multicast, and works under high-speed net connection such as IPv4 and IPv6. This VLC at the same time combines decoder from FF mpeg and program from lib dvd css together, extending itself to play multimedia content and encrypted DVD files.
The program has been in beta for an eternity, but the improvements that have been made over the time it’s been out there have been remarkable. The program is very polished, and there’s an incredibly broad array of included codecs. Just about any video or audio file you can throw at the program can be played without an issue (though we still come across the occasional oddball file that nothing can open.) As it’s free, open-source software, you can either get binaries for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BeOS, or get the source code and build it for whatever platform you need it for. (Though we imagine pretty much everyone who reads this particular blog will probably be downloading the Windows and Mac OS X versions the most.)
This new version includes:
• Live recording
• Instant pausing and Frame-by-Frame support
• Finer speed controls
• New HD codecs (AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu-Ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0)
• New formats (Raw Dirac, M2TS …) and major’s improvements in many formats…
• New Dirac encoder and MP3 fixed-point encoder
• Video scaling in fullscreen
• RTSP Trickplay support
• Zipped file playback
• Customizable toolbars
• Easier encoding GUI in Qt interface
• Better integration in Gtk environments
• MTP devices on linux
• AirTunes streaming
• New skin for skins2 interface
Have Fun!!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Meditation

Meditation is basically an intense feeling personal & spiritual experience. It is mainly desired to channel normal walking consciousness into a more positive direction by just completely transforming one’s state of mind to another. To do a meditation is just to turn inwards, & to concentrate on the inner self.

The entire process of meditation usually includes three stages of concentration, meditation and enlightenment or we can say absorption. The mediator starts off just by concentrating on a certain point. Once we get success in getting engaged, concentration turns into the mediation, the mediator merges with the object of concentration which might either be the present moment or the Divine Entity.

In some branches of Indian Philosophy, we just concentrate on the direct perception of our inner self (mana) together with perception that is filtered through the five senses which we call as panch indriya which constitutes valid part of epistemology (pratyaksha jnana). And this self-realization or self-awareness (Paramahansa Yogananda), is nothing but the knowledge of the “pure being”-the Self.

As the Humanity is increasing & it’s basically turning towards various meditative techniques in order to cope with the increasing stress of modern day life styles. Unable to locate stability in the outside world, people are completely directed their gaze inwards in a bid to attain peace of mind. Modern psychotherapists have begun to discover various therapeutic benefits of meditation practice. To obtain the state of relaxation & altered state of consciousness –both will be induced by doing the meditation-that is basically effective in psychotherapy.

But more than anything else, meditation is being used as a personal growth device these days-for inculcating a more positive attitude towards life at large.

Mediation is not just a doing practice, but due to its spiritual element it is consider to be as the integral part of most religions. And we have a look the main objective of meditation it remains the same & are basically performed in a state of inner & outer stillness, they all vary according to their religious framework within which they are placed. Posture, Preparation, length of the period of meditation, particular verbal or visual elements- all contribute to some other different forms of meditation. Some of the popular methods are, Transcendental Meditation, yoga nidra, vipassana & mindfulness.

No Income Proof Loans - Loans for Self-employed People

Are you self- employed? If yes then you have to face many problems for getting loans in some past days before but now you don’t have to face lot because the concept of no income proof loan coming into the market. This will solve your more than 60% of the problem. As sometimes in life everybody is in a condition to want loan but it has no income proof by which they can make it sure that they are earning this much amount per year. So most of the lenders deny them to lend money with a fear of no money back in their minds. But due to payday loans there is still a hope. The lenders of UK issue a no income roof loans only to those people without any query with them for showing any permanent income proof.

The self employed peoples can raise their funds very easily by showing their no income proof loans. If they want loan they can go any time without asking them for any permanent income proof.

These self-employed people can raise funds very easily through the no income proof loans. If they need the loan anytime they can go for it as there need arises. The lender won’t hesitate to lend them money despite of their self-employment. They may also fell into any uncertain needs for their business or personal life, which are well tackled by these loans.

These loans are available to these self-employed people regardless of their bad credit. They are free to use this amount for any of their following purpose no one is to interfere mainly from the lender side also:

  • Debt Consolidation
  • Wedding Expenses
  • Home renovation
  • Educational purposes
  • Vacations
  • Buying any vehicle
  • Other personal purpose

With these loans, a borrower can apply for the amount ranging from £1,000 to £500,000. Since the approval status of the loan amount depends on the cost of collateral, approval of these loans consumes more time then any other type of loan. To save your precious time first of all the one thing is necessary is to evaluate you property then select the loan scheme this will also help you in getting reasonable loan amount. So stop worrying about the unavailability of income proof apply for the no income proof secured loans to arrange worry free finance.