Thursday, June 16, 2011

Top 10 downloads of the past 10 years

By Kelly Green Morrison and Karen Whitehouse, Download.com
When CNET Download.com opened its doors in 1996, it was home to 3,000 small shareware and freeware applications. Online software distribution was still in its infancy. What a difference a near-decade makes! Since 1996, we've watched the rise of instant messaging, digital audio and the MP3 format, file sharing, spyware and antispyware, and the open-source movement, just to name a few. And we've watched as online software distribution has gone from pipe dream to reality. These 10 applications best represent the top trends in downloading over the past decade.

ICQ

Today instant messengers are ubiquitous, but when ICQ ("I Seek You") was first released in 1997, it was truly the first of its kind. Though competitors such as Yahoo Instant Messenger and AIM have since encroached on ICQ's territory, this chat client remains enormously popular with international users, and it has remained one of Download.com's most popular applications since its launch.

Winamp

Arriving fast on the heels of the emerging MP3 digital format, Nullsoft's Winamp was one of the darlings of the burgeoning digital audio scene in the late '90s. This free audio player quickly gained popularity, becoming one of the most popular files on Download.com, and Nullsoft was eventually acquired by AOL in 1999.





Napster
Who doesn't remember this controversial file-sharing kingpin? Developed by Northeastern University student Shawn Fanning, Napster was a groundbreaking application that enabled users to share MP3s painlessly for the first time through a peer-to-peer network. Napster has since been sued, shuttered, and reborn as a subscription music service, but its legacy remains.
Firefox
Developed by the open-source Mozilla project in 2003, Firefox was the first browser to show the promise of breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the browser market. Lightweight, secure, and packed with useful features, Firefox exemplifies the promise of the strengthening open-source movement.

WinZip
When CNET Download.com launched in 1996, WinZip was among the first programs in our library, and in the past nine years, it has remained near the top of our Most Popular list. The reason is simple: For many years, WinZip was an essential utility. You couldn't download or send large files without it. Even the fact that Windows XP now has built-in ZIP support hasn't diminished its popularity. The keys to WinZip's success are its simplicity and its singularity of purpose: it does one thing--compressing and decompressing files--and it does it very well.
iTunes
Apple's music player and organizer makes our top 10 list for the sheer beauty of its product design. iTunes is not only a full-featured media player and library in its own right, it's also the gateway for Apple's iPod and popular music store, creating an elegant and simple interface for buying and organizing music. If only all software were this easy to use.
Ad-aware
Almost as soon as there was software to download, there was adware coming along for the ride. Lavasoft did its part to hold the line with Ad-aware, a spyware scanner and remover. Its simple interface and excellent results have gained the program acclaim over the past five years, including a recent monopoly on the No. 1 slot in Download.com's Most Popular list. We wouldn't download files without it, and apparently, neither would most of you.

Skype
If Internet signals can travel over a phone line, then voice calls can travel over the Internet, right? With a Voice-over-IP (VOIP) program such as Skype, they certainly can. The prospect of making free calls to folks all over the globe has persuaded millions of people to install the software; the ease of use and surprising voice quality have earned Skype a loyal user base and accolades that include a CNET Editors' Choice and a Webby.
RealPlayer
Ten years ago, the Web was full of static content. The 1995 debut of RealPlayer changed all that. Streaming audio and video in a free media player was a bold step forward into making the Internet a viable entertainment platform, and RealNetworks was there. Today the software plays almost every media format, and the online music store sells tunes compatible with most MP3 players--even the iPod. RealPlayer hasn't always been at the head of the class, but it was there first, and it keeps adapting to the developing world of online media.

Adobe Acrobat Reader
Bridging the gap between print and Internet publishing, Adobe's portable document format (PDF) lets publishers distribute their articles, newsletters, and documentation online without worrying about formatting problems or unauthorized alterations. By giving away the Acrobat Reader early on, Adobe helped create a nearly unassailable market position. If you want to read magazine archives or software manuals online, you need Acrobat Reader--as its nearly seven-year occupation of the Most Popular list can attest.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Weather.com Codes for Indian Cities - Digit Technology Discussion Forum

Hi got the big list for city codes

IN,India
Agartala,INXX0153
Ahmadabad,INXX0001
Ahmednagar,INXX0183
Aizwal,INXX0200
Ajmer,INXX0002
Akola,INXX0160
Allahabad,INXX0003
Alleppey,INXX0004
Amer,INXX0005
Amravati,INXX0006
Amritsar,INXX0007
Anakapalle,INXX0008
Anantapur,INXX0174
Ara,INXX0009
Aruppukkottai,INXX0010
Auraiya,INXX0011
Aurangabad,INXX0184
Aurangabad Chikalthan Aerodrome,INXX0162
Balasore,INXX0158
Bangalore,INXX0012
Barddhaman,INXX0013
Basirhat,INXX0014
Batala,INXX0015
Belgaum/Sambra,INXX0170
Benares,INXX0016
Bhandara,INXX0017
Bhatkal,INXX0018
Bhatpara,INXX0019
Bhiwandi,INXX0020
Bhiwani,INXX0021
Bhongir,INXX0022
Bhopal,INXX0023
Bhubaneshwar,INXX0024
Bhuj-Rudramata,INXX0150
Bihar,INXX0025
Bikaner,INXX0141
Bombay,INXX0026
Bulandshahr,INXX0027
Calcutta,INXX0028
Chandigarh,INXX0185
Chavakkad,INXX0029
Chennai,INXX0202
Chhapra,INXX0030
Chitradurga,INXX0173
Chittoor,INXX0031
Cochin,INXX0032
Coimbatore/Peelamedu,INXX0177
Cuddalore,INXX0178
Cuttack,INXX0033
Daman,INXX0034
Daosa,INXX0035
Darjiling,INXX0036
Daund,INXX0037
Dehradun,INXX0140
Delhi,INXX0038
Dewas,INXX0039
Dibrugarh/Mohanbari,INXX0143
Dindigul,INXX0040
Dispur,INXX0187
Dod Ballapur,INXX0041
Duraha,INXX0042
Elamanchili,INXX0043
Etawah,INXX0044
Faizabad,INXX0045
Faridabad,INXX0046
Fatehpur,INXX0047
Gadag,INXX0171
Gandhinagar,INXX0048
Gangtok,INXX0049
Gauhati,INXX0147
Gaya,INXX0050
Ghaziabad,INXX0051
Ghazipur,INXX0052
Goa/Panjim,INXX0169
Godhra,INXX0053
Guwahati,INXX0188
Gwalior,INXX0146
Haora,INXX0054
Hisar,INXX0055
Hoshiarpur,INXX0056
Hyderabad,INXX0057
Imphal,INXX0189
Indore,INXX0058
Itanagar,INXX0190
Jabalpur,INXX0151
Jagdalpur,INXX0163
Jaipur,INXX0059
Jaisalmer,INXX0144
Jalandhar,INXX0060
Jamshedpur,INXX0156
Jatni,INXX0061
Jaunpur,INXX0062
Jharsuguda,INXX0063
Jodhpur,INXX0145
Kakinada,INXX0168
Kalimpang,INXX0064
Kalyan,INXX0065
Kamthi,INXX0066
Kanpur,INXX0067
Kasaragod,INXX0068
Kerala,INXX0201
Khadki,INXX0069
Khammam,INXX0070
Kharagpur,INXX0071
Kohima,INXX0191
Kolar,INXX0072
Kolhapur,INXX0192
Koregaon,INXX0073
Kozhikode,INXX0176
Kurnool,INXX0172
Lucknow,INXX0074
Ludhiana,INXX0193
M. O. Ranchi,INXX0152
Machilipatnam,INXX0167
Madras,INXX0075
Madurai,INXX0076
Mahbubnagar,INXX0077
Mahesana,INXX0078
Malegaon,INXX0079
Mandya,INXX0080
Mangalore,INXX0081
Medinipur,INXX0082
Meerut,INXX0083
Mhow,INXX0084
Minicoy,INXX0181
Mirzapur,INXX0085
Moga,INXX0086
Mumbai,INXX0087
Murud,INXX0088
Muzaffarnagar,INXX0089
Muzaffarpur,INXX0090
Nadiad,INXX0091
Nagercoil,INXX0092
Nagpur,INXX0093
Nasik,INXX0194
Nawabganj,INXX0094
Nellore,INXX0095
New Delhi,INXX0096
New Delhi/Safdarjung,INXX0142
Neyyattinkara,INXX0097
Nizamabad,INXX0098
Panvel,INXX0099
Patiala,INXX0139
Patna,INXX0100
Pendra Road,INXX0155
Pondicherry,INXX0101
Poona,INXX0164
Port Blair,INXX0179
Pune,INXX0102
Puri,INXX0103
Quilon,INXX0104
Rae Bareli,INXX0105
Raigarh,INXX0106
Rajapalaiyam,INXX0107
Rajkot,INXX0154
Ratnagiri,INXX0165
Rohtak,INXX0108
Sambalpur,INXX0109
Sanwer,INXX0110
Saraipali,INXX0111
Satara,INXX0112
Satna,INXX0149
Sehore,INXX0113
Shertallai,INXX0114
Shillong,INXX0196
Shimla,INXX0195
Sholapur,INXX0166
Sitapur,INXX0115
Sivakasi,INXX0116
Solapur,INXX0117
Sonipat,INXX0118
Srikakulam,INXX0119
Srinagar,INXX0197
Surat,INXX0157
Tambaram,INXX0120
Tezpur,INXX0148
Thana,INXX0121
Thiruvan,INXX0198
Tiruchchirapalli,INXX0180
Tirupati,INXX0122
Tiruvottiyur,INXX0123
Tonk,INXX0124
Trivandrum,INXX0125
Tumkur,INXX0126
Udupi,INXX0127
Ulhasnagar,INXX0128
Unnao,INXX0129
Vadodara,INXX0130
Varanasi,INXX0199
Vellore,INXX0131
Veraval,INXX0159
Vidisha,INXX0132
Virudunagar,INXX0133
Visakhapatnam,INXX0134
Vizianagaram,INXX0135
Warangal,INXX0136
Wardha,INXX0137
Zahirabad,INXX0138