Dragon Ball The Movie : A look at Exclusive Screenshots !

Written on 9:33 AM by Rahul Mathur

Hello humanoids . The greatest cartoon or anime ever created for kids of my age group is definitely Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z . Dragon Ball Z used to be the most popular cartoon aired during the end of 20th Century and beginning of the 21st century ( in India )  . I wish to  write a post about the evolution of animated cartoons or anime in the 21st century , but time doesn't permit me , sadly .



Dragon Ball Movie is entirely based on the Cartoon series of the same name / title.

Here is the story of the movie :

Goku (Justin Chatwin) goes on a journey to find Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat) and gather the seven mystical Dragon Balls before the evil Lord Piccolo (James Marsters) can. Along his way, he meets Bulma (Emmy Rossum) who then joins him to help him in his mission. When arriving at Roshi's place, he is not welcomed with embrace but he has to fight Roshi. Roshi soon learns that Goku is the grandson of Gohan (Randall Duk Kim) and thus trains him to prepare him for the ultimate battle with Lord Piccolo to prevent him from collecting the powerful orbs.

So its time to bring on the Screenshots taken from the website  : nedorama.cl  which is a spanish website ,as far as i know .

Be warned , the official trailer will be coming in October 17 and this screenshots are from the trailer itself . So don't see the images below if you don't wanna spoil the fun . Though its recommended to see the images below and take a look at the weird looking and totally unrealistic images from the movie .

Here are the screenshots ripped from the trailer :








The Hardcore Dragon Ball fanboys must have been pretty surprised with these screenshots for sure .

I have 5 Reasons why a Dragon Ball Fanboys would never see this movie :

• None of the characters in movie appear like  the original characters in Cartoon series. The make -up look disgusting  and so does the cartoon .
  

• There is no way Picollo , can be recolored to something yellow . Eww...
  

• The movie is the part 1 of Dragon Ball series which wasn't appreciated as much as Dragon Ball Z , so there are going to face tough times.
  

• The budget of the movie is $100 million , and the time they are taking to make the movie is terribly awful , and adding to their miseries the fanboyism of Dragon Ball  series have decreased , so you cant expect this movie to be a block buster hit movie.
  
• The movie has been delayed multiple times and i bet April 9 , 2009 isn't the date when its going to be released .  The whole reaction from Dragon Ball fanboys have shared constant views  :  The Movie Looks Horrible.

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Google Chrome : 7 Thing I hate and like about You !

Written on 9:04 PM by Rahul Mathur

Hello Humanoids .   Finally , Google Chrome is here and most all of us were waiting impatiently . I wasn't excited  at all until i did download this unique web browser. I think it was worth the wait now , but this is just the first beta and it has loads of bugs and loads of features i love .

First and foremost lets take a look at its features :

One box for Everything : Web search. Web history. Address bar. Suggestions as you type. One unified box serves all your browsing needs


New Tab Page : Every time you open a new tab, you'll see a visual sampling of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs


Application Shortcuts : Use web apps without opening your browser. Application shortcuts can directly load your favorite online apps


Dynamic Tabs : You can drag tabs out of the browser to create new windows, gather multiple tabs into one window or arrange your tabs however you wish -- quickly and easily



Crash Control : Every tab you're using is run independently in the browser, so if one app crashes it won't take anything else down


Incognito Mode : Don't want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing


Safe Browsing : Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website


Instant Bookmarks : Want to bookmark a web page? Just click the star icon at the left edge of the address bar and you're done


Import Settings : When you switch to Google Chrome, you can pick up where you left off with all the bookmarks and passwords from your existing browser


Simpler Downloads : No intrusive download manager; you see your download's status at the bottom of your current window .



Here are some Screen Shots : 








I don't have time for the hardcore testing , but i can give you my first impressions !

So here are  First Impressions  about Google Chrome after using for an hour or so : 


7 Things i hate about Google Chrome : 

• There is absolutely NO integration with google apps, by default. I would have thought it's bookmarks would give you an option to link up with your google bookmarks. Or import them. I figured it wouldn't even be an option just built in. Same with maps, calendar, and mail. They didn't leverage the power of their existing products at all. 
  

• There is no Home button and the status bar doesn't even exists !
  

 Update :  Darn , i found a way to add Home Button . Just go to , Customize and Control Chrome  -> Option - > Basics - > Tick the Add Home page Option .

• Crash doesn't even exist . I have tested it on fully loaded Web 2.0 website , but this did resist pretty well .

• There is a Big Argument whether This web browser did pass Acid Test , but according to a genuine source it has passed Acid 3 test.
  

• Scrolling ?  A tad more sensitive than other web browsers  (  I have seen reports that the scrolling doesn't work in some cases )
  

• No recently Closed Tabs , Boo . But there is a History Link , so don't worry !

• There is still no Download link For Mac or Linux OS computers 
  

7 Things i like about Google Chrome :

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Few things to watch out for in September !

Written on 1:46 AM by Rahul Mathur

Hello Humanoids . Welcome to the month of September . August has been a pretty hectic month for me , i did my studies , had exams , played badminton + gave my Physical Education or Physical Fitness Test ( ouch , i am still paining ..).

Lets leave aside what shouldn't have happened , lets take a look back at all the positive moments we have and we truly will be proud of August .

So lets take a look at what September has in store for us , and if you are a new reader you should know that this post is a traditional post which has all the scheduled stuff related to Music , Movies and Video Games . Yeah thats hardcore entertainment .

Music related upcoming songs or albums :

2 September

• Apollo Sunshine Shall Noise Upon
• Giant Sand proVISIONS
• Deitrick Haddon Revealed
• Terrence Howard Shine Through It
• Jefferson Starship Jefferson's Tree of Liberty
• Sonya Kitchell This Storm
• New Kids on the Block The Block
• Olivia Newton-John & Friends Celebration in Song
• Tha Pumpsta Bass Black Treble White
• Chris Tomlin Hello Love
• Underoath Lost in the Sound of Separation
• Brian Wilson That Lucky Old Sun
• Young Jeezy The Recession

9 September

• Joan Baez Day After Tomorrow
• Eric Benet Love & Life
• Calexico Carried to Dust
• Catie Curtis Sweet Life
• The Dark Romantics Heartbreaker
• Michael Franti All Rebel Rockers
• Fujiya & Miyagi Lightbulbs
• Gym Class Heroes The Quilt
• Iced Earth The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked Part II)
• I'm Not Jim You Are All My People
• Hal Ketchum Father Time
• LL Cool J Exit 13
• Patty Loveless Sleepless Nights
• Magic Slim & the Teardrops Midnight Blues
• Meiko Meiko
• Metallica Death Magnetic
• Okkervil River The Stand Ins
• Joan Osborne Little Wild One
• Jessica Simpson Do You Know
• The Sound of Animals Fighting The Ocean and the Sun
• Unspoken Jim Brickman
• Brian "Head" Welch Save Me From Myself former Korn guitarist
• Dar Williams Promised Land

16 September

• Avenged Sevenfold Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough Live CD/DVD
• Blessid Union of Souls Close To The Edge
• Lindsey Buckingham Fleetwood Mac guitarist Gift of Screws
• George Clinton George Clinton and Some Gangsters of Love
• Faith Hill Joy to the World X-mas album
• James Hey Ma
• Nelly Brass Knuckles
• Ne-Yo Year of the Gentleman
• Punchline Just Say Yes
• Pussycat Dolls Doll Domination
• Raphael Saadiq The Way I See It
• Tanya Tagaq Auk~Blood
• Keller Williams Live
• Unwritten Law Live & Lawless Live 

 September 23

• Jackson Browne Time the Conqueror
• CAW! CAW! Wait Outside EP
• Cold War Kids Loyalty To Loyalty
• Dynamite Club Fusion Era
• Elvin Bishop The Blues Roll On
• Everlast Love, War and The Ghost Of Whitey Ford
• Kings Of Leon Only by the Night
• Labelle [Title TBA]
• Mamiffer Hirror Enniffer
• Mogwai The Hawk is Howling
• The Mojomatics Don't Pretend That You Know Me
• Old Crow Medicine Tennessee Pusher
• Plain White T's Big Bad World
• The Pretenders Break Up The Concrete
• Tracy Shedd Cigarettes & Smoke Machines
• Thievery Corporation Radio Retaliation

29 September

• Mercury Rev Snowflake Midnight
• Travis Ode to J. Smith

 30 September

• Amon Amarth Twilight of the Thunder God
• Anberlin New Surrender
• Bayside Shudder
• Flecktones Jingle All the Way
• Ben Folds Way To Normal
• Kinky Barracuda Digital release. CD in Feb
• Tom Morello Rage Against The Machine guitarist The Fabled City
• Porter Batiste Stoltz MOODOO
• Pete Seeger At 89
• T-Pain Thr33 Ringz
• Connie Talbot Over the Rainbow
• James Taylor Covers
• T.I. Paper Trail
• Trivium Shogun

Movies to watch out for  :

5 September :

• Bangkok Dangerous
• Everybody Wants to Be Italian
• Mister Foe
• Ping Pong Playa
• A Secret

September 12

• Burn After Reading
• Righteous Kill
• Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
• The Women
• Towelhead

September 19

• Ghost Town
• Igor
• Lakeview Terrace
• My Best Friend's Girl
• 12
• Battle in Seattle
• The Duchess
• Fanboys
• Elite Squad
• Hounddog
• Management
• A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

September 26 :

• Blindness
• Choke
• Eagle Eye
• Fireproof
• Miracle at St. Anna
• Nights in Rodanthe
• The Lucky Ones


Video Games to watch out for :


September 1

• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
• Clever Kids: Farmyard Fun
• Clever Kids: Pirates

September 3

• Wipeout Pulse
• Hinterland

September 4

• City Life DS

September 5

• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
• Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe
• 
  
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 
• Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise 
• PictoImage 
• Dinosaur King 
• WSC Real 08: World Snooker Championship 
• FaceBreaker 
• Final Fantasy IV 
• Spore Creatures 
• Jackass: The Game 
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 
• Spore ( PC )
• Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark 

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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 has arrived !

Written on 3:36 AM by Rahul Mathur

Hello humanoids . I know am being distracted from my goal of being the most different blogger but this is a reminder or an alert for readers who don't have any idea about this update .

You all must have heard about Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 , and you all must have noted its failures , updated features and better caching but this wasn't enough as Firefox kept killing Internet Explorer with its updated betas and when Firefox's stable version did arrive , Internet Explorer 8 did lie in its own coffin .

But now it's time for Internet Explorer to bring back its lost glory and to my suprise Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 has been official released by Microsoft .

• Lets take a look at Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 :

Accelerators



Now you can get more done, more quickly on the Web. Accelerators provide instant access to information like maps, Web search, translation, email, blogging, and more. Simply highlight a word or phrase on a page to harness the power of the Web like never before

Visual Search

Search is one of the most frequent and important things you do online. The new Internet Explorer 8 Search Box takes results to a whole new level by adding graphics and images, helping you find exactly what you're looking for, quickly and easily

Web Slices


Web Slices puts you in control of the information you care about most. Now you can subscribe to specific content within a page and monitor things like auction items, sports scores, entertainment columns, weather reports, and more. Internet Explorer 8 automatically delivers updated information directly to a Web Slice in your Favorites Bar, all without leaving the page you're on

Suggested Sites



If you love that site, try this one. That's the idea behind Internet Explorer 8's new Suggested Sites feature. At your request, Internet Explorer 8 can use your browsing history to suggest other sites you may like or find useful. It's another way that Internet Explorer 8 helps you utilize the Web to its full potential.

Improved Performance

Right from the start you'll notice that pages open and load faster than ever before. Plus with powerful new features like Accelerators and Web Slices, Internet Explorer 8 gives you the ability to get more done, more quickly.

New Tab Features

Enhanced for Internet Explorer 8, the Tab page is more useful than ever. From it you can engage a host of Web services as well as open previously closed tabs or begin an InPrivate session.

Improved Search

When searching, it's critical that you get the absolute best results possible. With Internet Explorer 8, search also includes results from your local history and suggestions from your favorite search provider. And with Quick Picks you can easily switch between search providers or Find on Page with a single click.

Tab Grouping

Tab Grouping makes it easier to stay organized while browsing multiple Web pages. Tabs are now visually related to one another, and you can save time by closing a set of related tabs as a group instead of one at a time. You also can right-click on a tab to close tab groups, ungroup a single tab, or clone a tab.

Smart Address Bar

Internet Explorer 8 helps you find where you want to go even as you type it. By using Windows Search for faster performance and a richer return of information, the Smart Address Bar offers useful suggestions from your browsing history, favorites, and feeds. Single words will be matched to simple domain names, making Web surfing fast and efficient.

Improved Zoom

With enhanced resolution and readability, Zoom allows for automatic scaling of a page's content while maintaining the site's intended layout. You can read very large or very small pages more clearly without having to scroll back and forth.

Find on Page

Searching for a keyword or phrase on a Web page is easier than ever. In Internet Explorer 8, the Find on Page search feature is built right into the browser and each instance of the search item is highlighted for a streamlined and efficient experience.

Privacy



With industry-leading security features like InPrivate, you can browse and shop confidently using Internet Explorer 8, wherever you go on the Web, knowing you have control over the protection of your personal information.

Domain Highlighting

When you visit a site, its domain is highlighted in the Address Bar. This helps alert you to Web sites that are imposters of trusted sites, thus reducing the chance of compromising your personal information.

Automatic Crash Recovery

Web site crashes are now isolated to individual tabs rather than entire browser windows, meaning when a site crashes on one tab, you don't lose the rest. And Internet Explorer 8 will automatically recover the lost tab once it has identified the problem. You can surf with peace of mind knowing that Internet Explorer 8 is the most reliable version of Internet Explorer available.

SmartScreen

With the new and improved SmartScreen® Filter, anti-phishing tools screen threats from imposter Web sites seeking to acquire personal information such as user names, passwords, billing data, and more. SmartScreen also includes new anti-malware tools to help prevent spyware, adware, and other potentially dangerous software from infiltrating your computer system and monitoring your every move.

 One of the most important feature in IE 8 Beta 2 :

Compatibility View

 

 

First and foremost , the main problem is that to install Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 you have to remove the previous version of Internet Explorer ., which is pretty said i must say . I havn't tested it right now so can't tell you much about it now ,  will tell  you more about this in upcoming posts  ( studies , ehm ) .


I am writing this post on my Firefox browser , and this is the biggest failure of Internet Explorer . The market has completely changed and people's view have changed immensely and now people prefer to use Firefox , Opera or even Safari but most of the people use as its the default web browser.

Lets wait and watch if Internet Explorer can regain its " lost "  old glory .


Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 !



Windows XP users click on download button below  :

 


Windows Vista users click on the download button below ( 32 bit ) :

 


For other Operating systems and  Languages click here 


Hopefully Internet Explorer doesn't disappoint us after so much criticism ,

Take care ,

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Thoosje Sidebar Finally gets updated to XP Users delight !

Written on 10:17 PM by Rahul Mathur

Hello humanoids . I know its been a while ( released on 19.08.2008 )  since the release of Thoosje Sidebar 2.5  but surprisingly didn't grab the attention like it did with its previous version . Thoosje has been pretty busy with forum updates , website updates , windows Vista tweakers and lots more and after months and months of wait , Thoosje Sidebar has finally arrived .

In case you don't know what Thoosje Sidebar is then please read this : 

Thoosje Vista Sidebar works on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Gadgets are easy to use mini applications that give you information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools. Thoosje Vista Sidebar helps you to organize your gadgets. As you use your computer to access information, perform tasks, and interact with software, you may at times feel like you're facing information overload. You have to open a web browser just to check the weather, open an application to view your calendar, and open a calculator program just to add up a few numbers. Now, with Windows Sidebar and its associated mini-applications called gadgets, the specific information you need is at your fingertips.

Our Vista sidebar for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista has gadgets like media players, google search, yahoo search and lots of more search engines. It has also vista sidebar gadgets like weather and system uptime and lots of more useful gadgets. The sidebar uses 50% less RAM and is faster than the original Microsoft Sidebar with more extras and works on Microsoft Windows Vista and XP. Thoosje's Vista Sidebar is also part of the Vista Transformation Pack that turns your XP OS into Windows Vista.

Here are some of the updates from Thoosje Sidebar 2.3 to 2.5  from the website itself  :

Sidebar works on any resolution Gadget AutoSave v2.1 RSS Gadget v 2.3 Torrent search Gadget v2.1 Internet search Gadget v 2.2 Mail Gadget v 1.1 Calculator Gadget v 1.1 Picture slider Gadget v 2.1

System Uptime Gadget v 2.1 Media Player Gadget v 2.1 Clock Gadget v 2.1 More clock adjustable skins Recycle bin Gadget v 2.2 Sticky Gadget v 1.2 Run Gadget 1.1

Help and Suport Links Added Harddisk Status reader Gadget CPU and RAM reader Gadget 2.3 Internet Traffic Gadget v 2.1 Calender Gadget v 2.1 Weather Gadget v 2.1 And Countless of Bug Fixes Better and more userfriendly interface

Since i don't have Windows XP ( I use Windows Vista ) so i cant test it out for you right now , but you can trust me i actually know a lot about him as i was a forum member months back . He is a pretty dedicated person and there will be no doubt about the quality of the sidebar . The good news is that no bugs have been found yet so you can be pretty sure of its stability. I did use Thoosje Sidebar when i had Windows XP  and actually was very surprised to see that Thoosje Sidebar hogs the tiniest amount of your RAM and suprisingly is good enough to decorate your Windows XP !

In case you didn't know , the Thoosje Sidebar can have external Gadgets and you can download them from here :





Download the Thoosje Sidebar by pressing the download button below  :

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Beijing : Mission Successful ! Watch the Closing Ceremony !

Written on 11:04 PM by Rahul Mathur

Hello humanoids . I must say job well done China ! A breathtaking opening ceremony and now a marvelous closing ceremony . The ceremony started with fireworks , the Premier of China was there and so was their special guest : The IOA president . The ceremony was was pretty calm and composed . They had various formations and every dance had a meaning : it either depicted a story or had a read life influence . The most attractive part was the use of lights , brilliant !

Then came the Olympians , i.e. the athletes,etc , waving their flags proudly , they would look back when they prepared for the Beijing Olympics and when it is over they would surely be proud of themselves .

Lastly but not the least they had a song " Beijing , Beijing " , people were hanging in air , and special appearance was made by Jackie Chan who sang a song to my utter surprise :O There were few more singers who were definitely unknown to me but they did sing well actually .

And not to forget the last part of closing ceremony , the torch was handed to London as they will hold the next olympics in 2012 . The people from London were : David Beckham who came on a double decker bus ( this is how we call a bus which has another floor here in India ) , and as far as i know he even did kick a ball and i came to know the David Beckham is more famous than any other star or celeb in China , then there was Leona Lewis singing here way through, and so were the Led Zeppelin legend and the guitar lord Page were present too .

So that was a brieft summary of the Closing Ceremony , the people of Chine deserve a round of applause for whatever they have done to achieve such a successful Olympic game .

Now lets see how London prepares itself till 2012 , Good luck London !

Ah , i forgot about the main part .

Those who missed the closing ceremony and don't trust the description i wrote above can see the video below :

UPDATE : The video has been updated and for your information this is the official Youtube Closing Ceremony Video :




Embedding courtesy of Dintillion

Zai jian ( Zai jian means " Bye " in English ;)

Take care,

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The Biggest Lego Model Ever : Taj Mahal !

Written on 10:39 PM by Rahul Mathur

Hello humanoids . Lego , my favorite pastime when i was a kid , its was  so much fun : Make your own skyscrapers , make your own limousines , make your own 7 star Hotel , and lots more ! I remember i did make a Sky scraper and yeah made a tank too and blew the building up , mwahah evil ? :-/

Ah so back to the topic ,you must have seen people messing around with Lego and making Huge and creatively artistic structures . But this structure is the Big daddy of them all , yes this structure is THE BIGGEST LEGO STRUCTURE EVER !

Here is how it looks :

Here is some interesting fact about the Lego Taj Mahal :

Lego have launched the biggest toy in the company's 74 year history - a 5922 piece model of the Taj Mahal. The model includes replicas of the minarets, domes and arches. Lego spokeswoman Jenny Brown said the Taj Mahal model was designed only for very experienced enthusiasts.
She added: 'It will certainly present a worthy challenge to most Lego fans - but a fun one.'
The model measures 3ft wide and 2ft tall. It has 800 more Lego bricks than the company's next biggest model - the Star Wars Millennium Falcon.

Here is another view of the jaw dropping Lego structure :


So much hard work .....how do they do that so efficiently ?Making this structure needs hard work  , concentration and definitely ability to be creative and perfect . !


In case you  did forget how Taj Mahal did looks ( You won't forget it of course , but there maybe people who are not aware of it ) .

Here is the true and original beauty of my country , India and yeah Its on of the Seven Wonders of the World :)



I still cant believe how the Lego guys and gals made it . Its on auction for  £200 so you better go and hurry before this gets out of your hands and yes the original Taj Mahal, in northern India, was built in the 17th century in memory of an emperor's wife. It took 22 years and 20,000 workers. How many would have made this ?

UPDATE :  Here is another masterpiece of Taj Mahal made out of Logo made by Arthur Gugick .


Share your thoughts ,

Take care,

Posted in biggestlegomodelever, entertainment, kids, lego, tajmahal, toys | 7 comments