Category: Technology

  • DIGITAL FORTRESS-A Peek Into The Arcane…

    DIGITAL FORTRESS-A Peek Into The Arcane…

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    For most fans of the thriller-mystery-history genre, Dan Brown is a name synonymous with this category itself. A master story-teller with an uncanny knack for seamlessly merging apparently different aspects into one cohesive theory. On this front ,the book doesn’t disappoint especially it being his first standalone novel,which would set the course for his successive books,his trademark style of a male/female protagonist, an awe-inspiring , well-read personality paired with an equally stunning partner of the opposite sex, their quest for the the truth, riveting back to history,just reaching in time and averting a major catastrophe.Huff! For readers unaccustomed with his works, Digital Fortress serves as the best starter to embark on a journey of Europe,the splendour of Spain,the medieval-era churches with David Becker , professor and a foreign language specialist  sent on a covert recce to find a treasure that would save the US its face and protect the world from annihilation  : an encryption code pass-key from a dead-man. Running parallely is a diabolical plot which threatens to finish off the very purpose of NSA’s existence, the premier intelligence agency of the United States,  When it’s multi-billion dollar technological mammoth, TRANSLTR, the knowledge of it’s existence remaining within the walls of NSA, encounters an unbreakable,the head cryptographer Susan Fletcher, a gorgeous yet exceptional programmer is called in. What Susan discovers in the course of breaking the code is something she hadn’t believed even in her wildest dreams : Digital Fortress,a bait to which the world’s most powerful intelligence agency was held hostage to. It was just a matter of time before NSA’s whole database would be accessible to every person with a router-modem .Gradually ,she realises the stakes of the game , a game in which she had voluntarily participated,and uncovers betrayal,treachery,lies..above all deception.,layered under honour,trust and national security. Will she make it on time to save herself as well as her life’s love? The plot is wicked and with each turning page it unravels…..And just when you had thought that “Aha, I know what the next scenario would be!” , Brown drops a bombshell. You cannot but applaud his sense of timing and the mind-boggling amount of research that has been put in to the creation of this riveting,thought-provoking masterpiece.

    Dan does the fine work of balancing the views on public privacy V/s and government authorised mass surveillance snooping ,ironically to protect national interests and their security, a issue which is hotly debated topic. Seemingly difficult topics of programming,encryption,computer-coding are effortlessly blended with incredible characters,cutting edge technological wizardry and the dark corridors of intelligence networks and their attitude: Nation above all. The real-time threat emanating from cyber theft,digital extortion, terrorism are duly addressed in a lucid yet engaging manner which will linger in the minds of the readers for a long time.  Seasoned with real-life human emotions and topped with oodles of thrill, Digital Fortress is bound to enrapture the reader and give him an adrenaline rush. A must read for ANY book-worm wanting to know more about the secret-world.The reader would definitely return,craving for more to quench his thirst.

    P.S. : For all Dan Brown lovers who are reading this,do look out for a copy of ORIGIN, his latest Robert Langdon venture to be released on 10-03-2017. Save the date!! If you liked this review( and of course the book),please do comment your suggestions,criticisms…..just any kind of feedback!! Buh-Byee!!

  • The App Story – 2

    The App Story – 2

    After establishing a mobile application that helped varied hotels and restaurants nearby their appstore gang started working with full flow. There are obstacles and hindrances in between but they knew how to remove them. Seema is the one who started managing things in a way they wished. Creation of novel applications requires dedication and incessant efforts. For the same they needed to roam and collect data. For letting ideas to flow with full extent they used to hang around, sit and walk, jump and dance all together itself…..

    One day, Mustafa and Satish both are standing in this crowded veggie market which is full of fresh vegetables and fruits. Since these markets have farms attach to the same it is the most crowded area on weekends. Mustafa said. “People always wish to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. For the same many conventional people visit market places, not malls. If we are capable of creating and application over which the vegetable vendor and the customer can communicate, it will help in the crowed management of the market.” That thought kept on whirling in those genius minds. Satish said, “Yes! That is a nice idea…We might be able to convert into an application.” Now when they walked out of the market they knew that they have a new idea, one special idea…another situation ….their next app.

    The next day, when they met over the lunch, Mustafa reminded Satish about the application they discussed the day before, “The application will randomly allot the populace the vendors and people can place their orders. As soon as the order gets ready the vendor will give a call to the customer and in no time they can collect their veggies.” Satish said, “That is a workable idea. Such ideas can help a large number of people and make their lives easier.” Then further they went into their office and discussed the idea with the team. The team actually helped them with more ideas about the market cleanliness and e-trasactions. After getting those ideas Satish and Mustafa exclaimed at the same time, “Wohhhh! Thanks a ton guys! You all really are of awesome help!”

    Other things Mustafa mentioned, “Similarly, if possible they can do the home delivery services also via the application. Taking help of several maps and location tracker they can reach to the destination. People are now a days least inclined to do efforts for cutting the veggies and cooking them. So if we can reduce the cutting and separating jobs people are ready to pay whatever we mention. In this way the vendors will buy the application in a way and we can make more amount of money.”

    Satish took the flow and continued, “Simpler things for working males and females can be made are…if the vegetable vendor himself cut and deliver the vegetables to the abode. People will be more than happy to collect such. All the e-transactions can make their lives simpler and vegetables can be finished in no time. So time saving is also an advantage of the same.”

    Seema mentioned, “Such application if comes into reality people are ready to check the quality of the vegetables and may get ratings out of the application so that they will know how the vendor is and what is the status of the vegetables. They can even mention a weekly time table so that they don’t worry about the same for the whole week.” Now the team had two application ideas which they wished to pitch to a company who can provide finance for the same.

  • The App Story – 1

    The App Story – 1

    After watching the Social Network Mustafa and Sathish got enamoured a lot. With that level of confidence and motivation one can have on his work, the level of dedication team is showing is the thing that really moved them to the highest extend. Then the team of friends got into discussion……and that went on and on and onnnnnnnn!!

    “There are several applications which involve reports about the restaurants, their food products. Such ratings helped people find several places”, Mustafa said. “But in my opinion there can be an application designed in the near future which can give the live update of the restaurants”, Satish said with true eagerness. They both were standing in a queue for last one hour. Both of them were extremely excellent coders who did try to hack various systems around their campus.

    They started building this idea and wanted to make it happen for real. Mustafa after imaging the new code, “For the same we need the restaurant owner to be logged in into the application so that walk in restaurants can co-ordinate with the people waiting outside of their restaurants. Those people will set a time span in which they wish to visit the restaurant.” Satish started writing the rough pseudo code on his phone. He is one person who loved coding and used to code in his dreams as well.

    One day Mustafa said, “I want to make an application that can change the future of some business. With that application I will gain money…..that can make my present life. After that money I will design another app and I will prepare for my next life as well.” Such things keep in churning in the minds of those two coding geniuses. After coming back from the dinner they started working on the fact that they wish to convert into reality.

    “So from this application the owner can mention the amount of time it will require more for the tables to get empty, so that people can visit the restaurants without getting bored”, suggested by Seema, their best friend after they went into the library. Listening to that thought Satish said with all the enthusiasm he had, “This can help in crowd management very well. Similarly he can also take confirm orders from people online itself so when they enter the restaurant and sit on their table the food will be served in no time.” Mustafa got busy in getting those ideas on paper and over the script file as well. They both were so moved by the idea that they wish to convert into reality. “Payments and customer satisfaction data can also be collected using the same. So e-transactions can also help in maintaining the track record of the cash clearly”, are the ideas flowed out of Mustafa’s mind.

    Then they strived for nearly two weeks for preparing the same application. After preparation of the application they wished to taste the same and for the same they went to Dr. Samuel, their faculty who is really interested in innovations. “This is an amazing idea and can be helpful to many who actually come out their company and prefer to move to a restaurant for lunch and dinner. Saving time and efforts of many you guys have an excellent job.” Hearing to those positive words both the app makers got a wave of enthusiasm with which they wish to work even in the near future……..