4 best stats plugin for WordPress

The blogging software of WordPress.org is no doubt the best blogging platform out there. It powers numerous blogs on the web. As a matter of fact the blogs at WordPress.com are all powered by the same platform. Knowing how well your blog stands in the web traffic is very important as it gives you an insight on your blogging. So it is important to install a stats plugin on your blog. In this article we will tell you about 4 very good stats plugin out there.

1. Blog Stats by W3Counter

This Plugin lets you track visits on your blog using the free web stats service from  W3Counter.com. All information is provided to you in real time and lets you have an insight into how and from where are the hits coming on to your blog. Using this plugin you can embed stats in your website or blog, create custom interfaces to view your stats and build custom reports for your company or clients. You can also Mash-up stats with other web service APIs.

2. Google Analytics

Google Analytics (GA) is one of the best stats solutions your wordpress blog traffic. It is  powerful, flexible and easy-to-use. Google Analytics prepares you to write and build better websites. Using GA you can isolate and analyze subsets of your traffic with a fast interactive segment builder. You can also uncover insights using an interactive multi-dimensional analysis tool. Integrating Google Analytics into your WordPress blog is very easy. You might like to read more about how to integrate Google Analytics into your WordPress blog.

3. WordPress.com stats Plugin

WordPress.com stats plugin is yet another stats plugin for wordpress. The best part  about this plugin is that it is simple to install and use and comes from the creators of WordPress. The interface is very soothing. The statistics are packed full with lot of information like Google keywords that brought search traffic to your blog, daily, monthly and yearly charts of the number of visitors to your blog. Another great feature of this plugin is that it doesn’t count your own visits to your blog once you are logged in as the blog author or administrator.

4. Sitemeter

Site Meter's comprehensive real time website tracking and counter tools give you instant  access to vital information and data about your sites audience and the number of pageviews you are clocking everyday. With sitemeter’s detailed reporting you'll have a clear picture of who is visiting your site, how they found you, where they came from, what interests them and much more. Sitemeter registrations are free of charge unless you opt for some of the enhanced features.

World's 1st Practical Artificial Leaf

A team at MIT has developed an artificial leaf from a set of inexpensive catalysts including nickel and cobalt, which is claimed to be 10 times as efficient as a real leaf at the photosynthesis process. Researchers expect the artificial leaf to revolutionise power storage in developing countries like India.

Claiming one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy, a team of scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created the world's first practical artificial leaf that can use sunlight to break water into hydrogen and oxygen which can then be used to create electricity in a separate fuel cell. "A practical artificial leaf has been one of the Holy Grails of science for decades. We believe we have done it. And placed in a gallon of water and left in sun, these artificial leaves could provide a home in the developing world with basic electricity for a day," MIT’s Daniel Nocera, who led the research team, said.

The very first artificial leaf was created by John Turner of the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, over a decade ago, but it lasted for only one day and was made of expensive metals too, making it impractical.
"Our goal is to make each home its own power station. One can envision villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology," Daniel added.
For their research, the scientists identified a set of inexpensive, common catalysts including nickel and cobalt that get the job done with far less expense. And, in the laboratory their playing-card-sized leaves have worked continuously for 45 straight hours without a drop in output. However, scientists are still trying to boost both efficiency and lifespan of their photosynthetic material.
“Nature is powered by photosynthesis, and I think that the future world will be powered by photosynthesis as well in the form of this artificial leaf,” added Nocera.

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5 Universe facts

There is still so little known about outer space by modern science, but of that little we do know, there are some extraordinarily amazing things. This is a list of the top 10 cool facts about Space.

1. Lightweight

Fact: If you put Saturn in water it would float

The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float. The actual density of Saturn is 0.687 g/cm³ while the density of water is 0.998 g/cm³. At the equator Saturn has a radius of 60,268 ± 4 km – which means you would need an extremely large glass of water to test this out.

2. Constantly Moving

Fact: We are moving through space at the rate of 530km a second

Our Galaxy – the Milky Way is spinning at a rate of 225 kilometers per second. In addition, the galaxy is travelling through space at the rate of 305 kilometers per second. This means that we are traveling at a total speed of 530 kilometers (330 miles) per second. That means that in one minute you are about 19 thousand kilometers away from where you were. Scientists do not all agree on the speed with which the Milky Way is travelling – estimates range from 130 – 1,000 km/s. It should be said that Einstein’s theory of relativity, the velocity of any object through space is not meaningful.

3. Farewell old friend!

Fact: The moon is drifting away from Earth

Every year the moon moves about 3.8cm further away from the Earth. This is caused by tidal effects. Consequently, the earth is slowing in rotation by about 0.002 seconds per day per century. Scientists do not know how the moon was created, but the generally accepted theory suggests that a large Mars sized object hit the earth causing the Moon to splinter off.

4. Ancient Light

Fact: The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old

The energy in the sunlight we see today started out in the core of the Sun 30,000 years ago – it spent most of this time passing through the dense atoms that make the sun and just 8 minutes to reach us once it had left the Sun! The temperature at the core of the sun is 13,600,000 kelvins. All of the energy produced by fusion in the core must travel through many successive layers to the solar photosphere before it escapes into space as sunlight or kinetic energy of particles.

5. Solar Diet

Fact: The Sun loses up to a billion kilograms a second due to solar winds

Solar winds are charged particles that are ejected from the upper surface of the sun due to the high temperature of the corona and the high kinetic energy particles gain through a process that is not well understood at this time. Also, did you know that 1 pinhead of the sun’s energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers? [Sourced from Planet Science]

Top 10 amazing earth facts

As well known and well traveled as our planet is, there are still new things being discovered every day. In fact, most of our oceans haven’t even been explored yet which is why when new depths are located; they often come with hundreds of new species. Rain forests offer up new animals and plants as often as we can explore them. The Earth is constantly changing, shifting, and exposing new secrets for humans to marvel at. It took many years and many great minds to solve the problem of getting through Earth’s atmosphere into the wide expanse of space beyond. Here are ten amazing facts about our home that you may not be aware of.

10. The Atmosphere

Many layers of atmosphere coat our planet including the mesosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, and the thermosphere, but it’s the troposphere, closest to the planet itself, that supports our lives and is, in fact, the thinnest at only about 10 miles high.

9. Deserts

Believe it or not, most of the Earth’s deserts are not composed entirely of sand. Much, about 85% of them, are rocks and gravel. The largest, the Sahara, fills about 1/3 of Africa (and it is growing constantly) which would nearly fill the continental United States.

8. The Big Blue Marble

The Earth is, in fact, not really round. It is called an oblate spheroid meaning it’s slightly flattened on the top and bottom poles.

7. Salty Oceans

If you could evaporate all the water out of all the oceans and spread the resulting salt over all the land on Earth, you would have a five hundred-foot layer coating everything.

6. Lakes and Seas

The largest inland sea (or, sometimes called a lake) is the Caspian Sea which is on the border of Iran and Russia.

Stars Facts

There are more stars than all of the grains of sand on earth.

You can see stars from the bottom of a well even in day light.

Stars with really strong gravity cause themselves to become smaller and smaller and eventually turn into black holes.

Stars come in different colors; hot stars give off blue light, and the cooler stars give off red light.

In honor of the original thirteen states, the U.S. $1 bill has the following on the back: 13 steps on the pyramid. The motto above the pyramid has 13 letters (annuity coatis). E pluribus Unum, written on the ribbon in the eagle's beak, has 13 letters. 13 stars appear over the eagle's head. 13 stripes are on the shield. 13 war arrows are in the eagle's left talon.

All of the stars comprising the Milky Way galaxy revolve around the center of the galaxy once every 200 million years or so.

Until the mid sixteenth century, Comets were believed to be not astronomical phenomena, but burning vapors that had arisen from distant swamps and were propelled across the sky by fire and light.

Our galaxy has approximately 250 billion stars and it is estimated by astronomers that there are 100 billion other galaxies in the universe.

A galaxy of typical size, about 100 billion suns produces less energy than a single Quasar.

A Comet's tail always points away from the sun.

A Pulsar is a small star made up of neutrons so densely packed together that if one the size of a silver dollar landed on earth, it would weigh approximately 100 million tons.

The Star Alpha Herculis is twenty five times larger than the circumference described by the earth's revolution around the sun. This means that twenty five diameters of our solar orbit would have to be placed end to end to equal the diameter of this Star.

Population of India - India's Population

India is the second country after China to cross the one billion mark in population. The population of India makes India the second most populated country in the world. India's population currently is 1,147,995,904 (source: www.worldstatesman.org ).

Between 1991 - 2001 India's population rose by 21.34%. India only occupies 2.4% of the world's total land area but India supports over 15% of the world's total population. Around 40% of Indians are young children under the age of 15. There are more than 550,000 villages where about 70% of the population lives and the rest 30% of the Indian population lives in 200 towns and cities. Every year India adds almost the total population of Australia. Studies show that India has more population than the whole of Africa and also more than North America and South America put together.

14 Facts about India

Vinod Dahm invented Pentium chip ( 90% of the today's computers run on it)

Vinod Khosla co-founder of Sun Microsystems

Sabeer Bhatia created Hotmail ( Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program )

Rajiv Gupta is the GM of Hewlett Packard

Sanjay Tejwrika is the Microsoft Testing Director of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems

Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar are the Chief Executives of McKenzie & Stanchart

Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America.

38% of doctors in USA are Indians

12% of scientists in USA are Indians

36% of NASA scientists are Indians

34% of Microsoft employees are Indians

28% of IBM employees are Indians

17% of INTEL scientists are Indians

13% of XEROX employees are Indians

10 Interesting facts about India

If you look at India's history, you will find that India is full of so many interesting facts. Indians have always been intelligent and creative. It is one of the oldest countries in the world. It is a land where all the people from different cultures and religious background live together as a nation. Indian people are very friendly and caring. They like spending time with their families. There are so many different languages spoken in India but still you can communicate with people through the national language of Hindi.

• The famous board game called "Chess" was invented in India.
• In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
• India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.
• India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in 17th century.
• The value of "pi" used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician Budhayana in 6th century.
• India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products. It exports softwares to over 90 countries.
• India has the world's largest pilgrimage destination called the Vishnu Temple the city of Tirupati. About an average of 30,000 people visit this temple donating about $6 million US dollars, everyday.
• The origination of Yoga was done 5,000 years ago in India.
• India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.
• Christians and Jews have been living in India since 52 A.D. and 200 B.C. respectively.

Unusual facts about India

• India has the highest bridge in the world . It is called Bailey Bridge and is located in Ladakh between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayas.
• Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.
• The world's first University was established in India . The University was established in 700 B.C. at the place of Taxila.
• The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million people.
• India has the highest cricket ground in the world. It is located in the northern state of India called Himachal Pradesh. The cricket ground is 2444 above the sea level and was built in 1893.
• Most important studies of Mathematics like calculus, trigonometry and algebra were originated in India.
• Taj Mahal which is among the seven wonders of the world is in India. Taj Mahal was built over a long period of 11 years.
• India has the most number of post offices in the world.

Vodafone Zoo Zoo 3G Ad Superman......Super Cool....:)

 

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Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

 

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Google TV and the Google Era

Google is preparing its Google TV service. The World in the Google Era.

Probably you’ve already heard about the Google TV. Although all the companies involved are very secretive about this new service/product, The New York Times has published yesterday an article about this, followed, of course, by many others copying the topic and sharing their own opinions. In a nutshell, Google and Intel have teamed with Sony and have contracted Logitech for this new technology.  Logitech will design a keyboard-remote control for the new Google child.

So what does Google TV do? To cite the source, rather than rewrite it with my own words:

The partners envision technology that will make it as easy for TV users to navigate Web applications, like theTwitter social network and the Picasa photo site, as it is to change the channel.

A very important aspect, technology wise, is that the platform adopted for Google TV is the open Android. This will make the TV box accessible for developers to write their own application for, unlike the product from the Google’s more and more direct competitor, the Apple TV. (mrrr…)

But enough about this Google TV thing. There are many technical or visionary discussions on the internet. Others are making a comprehensible comparision between Google and Apple. I am sure you can find all this by yourself, using Google, of course…

What I want to question here is: Where will Google stop? and Will it, eventually, stop? How will the Google Era look like?

I want to start saying that I love Google products. Almost all of them. And I am using many of them myself. But even more because I love them, what is happening is frightening. Imagine this: you just bought an inexpensive netbook, coming preinstalled with Google Chrome OS. You don’t have to install or import anything for this to feel like your computer, because all your data and profile is in the cloud. So, you just open the Chrome Browser and login to your private Gmail account. You see some Youtube videos, get a Buzz, you click some Google ad for a wanted product, you use Google Checkout to buy it. Next you want to see what’s up with your company, so you log in to your work Google Apps account, bla bla bla…, use a lot of Google Docs.. bla bla bla.. . You spend money with Google, you earn money with Google (AdSense, and now… Google Affiliate Network!). I didn’t cover all the applications, all I want to point is : there are so different areas and markets! But there is more: you get a call on your Android mobile, you develop your own applications with the App Engine… And now: you close the computer and go to the living room, and you open the Google TV. What’s next: you use your GCard to lock your home, go into your GCar and drive to the closest GFood (or McG)? Abroad you travel with GAirlines and register to one of the many GHotels in the area? But why travel, when you’ll have so many Google virtualization technologies? Welcome the Google Era.

What scares me is that in the past one company had to have a long history in that specific field to be an authority. You want to shave, you must at least consider Gillette, you want to buy some cheap generic thing, you may go to Wal-Mart, you want to read some news, The New York Times would be a good choice… you get the idea. A newcomer would have a hard time to compete with that brands, so everyone specialized in its domain and there were different companies for different products. You would not get a razor branded The New York Times.  Now, because Google controls the search – slash – the content – slash – the ads – slash the digital life, it goes in all kind of areas, put its mark in just a glimpse and want to control it all. This will be what I call the Google Era.

I am not going into the privacy/Big Brother polemic, I just want to expose the monopolization and to defend the diversity. I don’t even think that Google TV will be a bad technology.

Nokia N8

 

Pros

HD video support

Superb 12-megapixel camera

 

Cons

Software feels dated

Keyboard difficult to use

 

Bottom Line

The Nokia N8 has some cutting-edge multimedia features, including a 12-megapixel camera and HDMI output, but the operating system feels stale and dated.

 

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Nokia N8: Hardware Impresses, but Software Underwhelms

 

When I first got my hands on the Nokia N8 ($550 unlocked; price as of 10/3/2010) back in June, I was impressed with its hardware and multimedia features, but had the feeling that the software was stale and outdated. After spending more time with the N8, I haven't changed my opinion very much. If anything, I am even more impressed with the attractive hardware and the fantastic camera--which makes the dated OS even more  frustrating.

Slick Design

The N8 gives the impression of being a high-end device, starting with its attractive, blue box. Opening the box reveals the equally good-looking phone and all of its accessories: an HDMI cable, earbuds, a wall charger, and data cable.

When held, the N8 feels lightweight yet sturdy. The scratch-proof metal chassis gives the phone a luxurious but durable feel. The N8 comes in five attractive colors: dark gray, silver white, green, blue, and orange. The face of the phone is minimalist, with the 3.5-inch 640-by-360-pixel display dominating its face and a single hardware button below it. This hardware button lets you switch between the homescreen and the menu screen; and when held down, it shows you all of your open applications.

 

The right spine of the phone houses the microSD slot (the N8's memory is expandable up to 32GB) and the SIM card slot. The micro-USB port is located on the right as well. On the left spine, you'll find the oblong volume rocker, a ringer off-and-on switch, and a dedicated camera key. The power button, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an HDMI port are located at the top. The rather large 12-megapixel camera, equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens and a Xenon flash, is on the back. Annoyingly, the N8 does not have a removable battery, so you'll have to attack the device with a screwdriver to get the back cover off.

Stale Software

I dislike Symbian's typography. The boxy, small text just looks so late-1990s to me, and it isn't easy on the eyes. When Nokia announced the Symbian S3 revamp, I had hoped for cleaner, more modern-looking typography and aesthetically pleasing icons. But S3 looks more or less the same as the previous version with some tweaks and added features here and there.

A few features in the software didn't strike me as user-friendly. For example, unlike the iPhone OS, Android, and WebOS, S3 doesn't allow you to upload photos or videos to your social networks directly from the camera or gallery app. Instead, to share your photos, you must go into the dedicated Ovi social networking client, which aggregates your social networking accounts into a single app.

The on-screen keyboard felt cramped--even more so than the native Android keyboard. In portrait mode, you're stuck with a 12-key alphanumeric keyboard.This may be a nice trip down memory lane for some people, but it's incredibly annoying to use. I found myself always using the keyboard in landscape mode, which meant having to text two-handed rather than one-handed.

You also get only three homescreens to work with. For some users, three may be enough to accommodate all the widgets they need, but I wanted more. The widgets are all of identical size, and they're rather large, so you don't have a lot of room to work with. If you want to add a shortcut to an app on your homescreen, you must open the "shortcuts" widget; you can add a total of four icons on there. The process is a lot more complicated than Android's system of adding a widget or shortcut simply by holding down the touchscreen.

Arranging widgets is a bit of a pain as well. You can't move a widget between homescreens; instead, you have to delete it from one homepage and then add it to another. Moving widgets around on the same homepage is a simple matter of holding and dragging it to the desired place, but the OS's slow reaction time makes this task unduly frustrating (see Performance below).

S3 does introduce some improvements over older Symbian versions, such as multitouch in the browser and photo gallery (at last!), a navigation system that requires fewer taps, and a simpler multitasking system. Also, when you press the battery icon in the homescreen, a window pops up to display available Wi-Fi connections, USB connections, and a bigger clock that you can use to adjust the time or set an alarm.

Despite these tweaks, Symbian S3 feels outdated and overly complicated in comparison to the Android OS and iOS. Simple tasks--such as adding shortcuts to your homepage--are more difficult to perform than they should be.

Web Browsing and Multimedia

The Web browser's interface is unnecessarily complicated, too. For example, to get to your toolbar while viewing a page, you must hit an icon in the corner to call it up. You then have three unlabeled icons to work with. Anybody unfamiliar with the Symbian browser will be puzzled by these icons and what they do; in fact, they all perform slightly different functions, with some overlap.

The browser renders pages quickly over both Wi-Fi and 3G connections. Though it doesn't have full Flash 10 support, the browser does work with Flash Lite, so you can play some videos.

Overall, the video-watching experience is brilliant on the N8's OLED display. The phone supports HD quality video and Dolby Digital surround sound--a boon for movie junkies. I hope that Nokia makes purchasing movies easy--and available to U.S. audiences.

 

Excellent Camera

Nokia says that the built-in 12-megapixel Zeiss camera has the largest sensor on any phone. It certainly takes incredible photos. I snapped a few shots and was impressed at how bright and natural the colors looked and how sharp the details were.

The camera also captures 720p HD video, which looked great on both the phone and when played back on an HDTV. Playback was smooth and crisp, with bright and natural colors (for a look at how powerful the N8's camcorder is, check out this stop-motion video shot with the phone). The N8 has HDMI-out so you can play high definition videos from your phone to your home theater. Even better, Nokia includes the HDMI adapter in the box (unlike the way another company I can think of handles its HDMI-capable smartphone). Nokia also supplies a front-facing camera to handle video calling.

 

Performance

In terms of responsiveness, the N8 was hit-or-miss. I noticed a bit of a lag when flipping between the homescreens. On an iPhone or an Android device, the page turns with your finger when you flip between homescreens. With the N8, you swipe first and then the screen moves. Web browsing was speedy, but the browser did crash on me once during my tests.

Call quality on the N8 over the AT&T network was excellent. Voices sounded loud and clear with no distortion or static. Though we didn't conduct any formal tests, the N8 had very good battery life in my hands-on tests. The phone lasted for a full weekend of normal use (a few phone calls, text messages, video, and a few hours of music).

Ovi Maps Rocks

Nokia's excellent, free navigation service Ovi Maps comes loaded on the phone. What makes Ovi Maps better than say, Google Maps? Nokia has been aggregating data and building its mobile mapping technology since the company's acquisition of digital map supplier Naviteq. Ovi Maps shows local country data as well as more than 6000 3D landmarks. Users also have access to data from Lonely Planet and Michelin travel guides.

Ovi Maps doesn't require a network connection for navigation, so you'll conserve your phone's battery life and you won't be thrown off by cellular dead zones while on the road. Ovi Maps uses "hybrid vector maps," which Nokia says are high quality yet less data intensive so you can store them on your phone after downloading them. In contrast, Google Maps will cache along your planned route so you can continue to receive turn-by-turn directions to your destination even if you hit a dead zone; but if you try to switch to another map or plan another route, Google Navigation won't work.

Conclusion

The N8 is a remarkably hot-and-cold phone. It has some amazing features, such as the camera and video support, but the software is almost too frustrating to work with. I can onlyt imagine what a superphone the N8 would be if it had a different OS. Symbian needs a complete overhaul in appearance, functionality and performance; little tweaks here and there just won't cut it. I'm excited to see where Nokia's Meego platform with Intel may go, but we may have to wait awhile before any phones start to surface.

The lack of a carrier partner may hurt Nokia N8 sales; Nokia confirmed that the N8 will be sold "through the usual N-series channels." This means that the phone will be sold unlocked via Nokia's Website and from other retail partners. Nokia has made a big deal about reaching out and working with American carriers--AT&T in particular--so at some point a carrier is likely to offer the N8 at a subsidized price.

What to Expect: Windows 8

 

 

It started with an accidental posting on Microsoft's Dutch website saying Windows 8 was two years away from hitting the market. Then there were a few slides at the recent Microsoft Professional Developers Conference suggesting the next release of the Windows Server OS, which typically arrives just after a desktop edition debuts, was due in 2012. To add to the titillation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, when interviewed at the Gartner Symposium, said the next version of the Windows desktop would be "Microsoft's riskiest upcoming product."

Ballmer says Windows 8 is a big risk for Microsoft
We know Microsoft is not afraid of taking risks, even when it brings ridicule. I've said it before and I'll say it again -- although Vista (pre-SP1) earned a bad reputation for a variety of valid reasons, it was a necessary risk that Microsoft took to provide better security now, in Windows 7, which is built on Vista. Meanwhile, Vista will go down in history as one of the worst OS releases due mainly to a media frenzy launched by InfoWorld that trashed the OS mercilessly and an inexperienced public that bought into the negative press.

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Is that what Ballmer is referring to when he says the next version of Windows is risky? Will Windows 8 be the next OS to take a bullet for the future of computing that we'll embrace with the Windows 9 to follow? Hopefully, history won't repeat itself so soon.

One thought is that Windows 8 will be only x64 and x128 (yes, you heard me), positioning Windows 7 as the last 32-bit OS. As crazy as that sounds, everything moves forward eventually. It wouldn't surprise me if the next flavor of Windows is 64-bit only. If it offers a 128-bit flavor, that would ensure Windows 9 will fully support 128. But this doesn't seem to be the big "risk" that Ballmer hinted at.

I'm more inclined, and excited, to think that the risk that Ballmer is speaking of relates to features. It's obvious the economy may not be ready for a new version of Windows that might require enterprises to spend money on more hardware upgrades. Also, those who upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 will not be eager to move to Windows 8 unless the features are compelling enough.

I believe the big risk Ballmer hinted at is whether the release will be significant enough to encourage the transition for XP stragglers and Windows 7 users alike. Given how good Windows 7 is, I'd have to be really impressed to make that move personally.

What Windows 8 may feature
What are the rumored enhancements? PC World reports three potential form factor "center of gravities" related to "lap PCs" and tablets, workhorse PCs, and family hub PCs. The lap PC will have tablet features, the workhorse PC is the traditional desktop or laptop system, and the family hub PC is your next evolution of Windows Media Center, where it ties your TV and other media devices.

One possible feature is called "My PC Knows Me," which will use a proximity sensor to detect your movements in a room and, for example, wake up your PC. When you sit at your system, it will scan your face and log you in. Multiple user accounts won't be a problem -- it will instead switch between users. I see this as an interesting parental control. Even if Junior discovers Mom's username and password, he won't be able to get around the facial-recognition-based parental controls.

Another new feature in Windows will be the equivalent of Apple's forthcoming Mac App Store or the iTunes store. Microsoft has already been working on this with Windows 7 and Vista in the form of the Games for Windows Marketplace, which is installed in PCs via Windows Update and will roll out in mid-November.

With the recent emphasis on Office 365, the productivity-oriented successor to Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS) cloud server suite that integrates with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (code-named Aurora), it is logical to imagine tight integration with Windows 8 as well. Some rumors say Microsoft will call its next operating system "Windows 365," which would further support the speculation that the desktop will be linked to its cloud offering.

One rumored change for Windows 8 is in the updating of key kernel OS files through the cloud servers. In doing so, Microsoft could ensure systems are updated (supposedly without reboot) with the enhanced files. Plus, this could help prevent piracy. In the event a connection with the Internet is broken, backup kernel files will be used until the Internet connection can be reestablished.

What else? According to leaked documents, as reported by Computerworld's Preston Gralla, we can look forward to improved energy efficiency, faster startup, and better help and support (although you don't have to read leaked documents to expect those updates). A push-button reset is mentioned, which would allow you to reinstall Windows without losing documents and applications. There is also mention of enhanced identity management that allows user identities to exist in the cloud and move with users as they go from PC to PC. These, too, are not incredibly futuristic in nature and should almost be expected in the next version of Windows.

My advice to Redmond: Take your time on this one. Windows 7 is doing just fine in the marketplace. Windows XP is slowly being retired where budgets and workload needs allow. The damaged reputation over Vista (earned or not) is beginning to fade, just as it did for Windows ME before it. Make sure the next flavor of Windows gets our mouths watering. Delay the release for as long as necessary until that is the case. We'll wait.

The State of Windows 8

 

Only Microsoft knows how the next version of its Windows operating system will look and what it will be called, but big changes could be ahead for the OS that observers refer to as "Windows 8."

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced that Windows 8 will support system-on-a-chip architectures using ARM processors. Unlike the x86 architecture that today's Windows laptops and desktops work with, ARM-based chips tend to run such low-power devices as tablets and smartphones.

In his CES keynote speech, Microsoft CEO Steve Ball­mer said, "This announcement is really all about enabling a new class of hardware, and new silicon partners for Windows, to bring the widest possible range of form factors to the market."

In other words, Windows won't be just for laptops and desktops anymore.

 

Actual Facts

Microsoft's ARM announcement represents the firm's only officially released factual detail about Windows 8. Consistent with it, the company named Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments as silicon partners, so Windows devices built upon their three low-power platforms are likely.

At an architectural summit in London last year, Microsoft en­­couraged the idea of virtualizing Windows more heavily, possibly storing apps, data, Windows settings, and parts of the OS itself in the cloud.

Rumors

No rumor about Windows 8 is more precise than a series of leaked slides that supposedly provide a blueprint for Microsoft's next OS. The slides alone don't indicate final features of Windows 8, but they do show where Microsoft is headed, especially since other reports have corroborated them.

One slide, for example, talks about an OS that follows users wherever they go; instead of being tethered to hardware, users may roam between desktops, laptops, and tablets in whatever way is most convenient.

Another slide speaks of a reset button that preserves apps and settings while wiping out viruses and other hindrances. Some industry watchers suggest that storing apps and data in the cloud could make this feature possible.

 

 

As for Microsoft's goal of "instant on" computing, blogger Manan Kakkar spotted a Microsoft patent for using a hypervisor-another virtualization method-to split the operating system into a general-purpose OS and a number of appliancelike applications, such as for TVs and tablets. Those uses, Kakkar says, could switch on instantly even if the core OS took 30 seconds to start up.

How will Microsoft achieve these lightweight versions of its operating system? A ru­­mor circulated by Paul Thurrott posits that Windows 8 will introduce a tile-based interface called "Mosh" to serve as an alternative UI for tablets and other low-power touchscreen devices.

We've also heard rumblings about a new application de­­velopment framework code-named "Jupiter," whose goal is to help developers create dynamic, visually appealing, and immersive applications for a forthcoming Windows app store. It may also be an attempt by Microsoft to enable developers to create apps that work on both traditional x86-based CPUs and ARM-based processors without extensive recompiling and reprogramming.

 

Speculation

If you doubt whether Windows 8 will be a profoundly different operating system from its predecessors, consider this breathless bit of hype that briefly appeared on a Microsoft developer's blog in 2009:

"The minimum that folks can take for granted is that the next version will be something completely different from what folks usually expect of Windows...The themes that have been floated truly reflect what people have been looking [for] for years and it will change the way people think about PCs and the way they use them. It is the future of PCs."

Microsoft quickly removed the blog, as if to erase the evidence. So is the company really trying to shake things up with Windows 8?

 

The Big Picture

Microsoft clearly wants to create an operating system that scales between devices. ARM support provides the foundation, and cloud services could be a major building block. The challenge for Microsoft will be to leave the core Windows experience and legacy compatibility intact while also pursuing its lofty ambitions.

A final rumor: Reportedly, Microsoft is targeting a 2012 release for Windows 8. Think the company can get everything figured out by then?

Windows 8 Coming in 2012?

 

By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld    Oct 25, 2010 8:00 AM

Just as you were getting comfortable with Windows 7, it looks like Windows 8 is coming in the next two years. In a post celebrating the one-year anniversary of Windows 7 -- the fastest selling OS in history -- Microsoft's Dutch Web site briefly mentioned the construction and release of its successor:

"Microsoft is on course for the next version of Windows. But it will take about two years before 'Windows 8' on the market." Winrumors.com grabbed and translated the post, and CNET took a screenshot of the text, which unsurprisingly disappeared shortly after the news stole headlines. Now Microsoft is back to being tight-lipped about Windows 8 and its expected release.

Reports from last year suggested Microsoft was building a 128-bit version of its OS, which could very likely be Windows 8. More recently, Network World acquired more than 15 confidential slide decks detailing possible additions, including body-sensing features similar to the Xbox Kindest, a desktop app store like Apple's forthcoming Mac App Store, near-instant CPU booting, and a focus on powering tablets.

But most importantly, by the time Windows 8 supposedly drops, Microsoft is going to have Apple's latest OS to contend with. Apple just gave a sneak peek of Mac OS X Lion -- called a marriage of OS X and Apple's mobile iOS -- that includes some drool-inducing features like a desktop app store, advanced multitouch gestures, and more.

If Microsoft acts wisely, it stands a chance to emulate -- and perhaps one-up -- all of OS X Lion's key features ... or it could rush and produce another Vista.

Windows XP

 

                                                                             Windows XP screenshot

 

 

In 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP (code named "Whistler"). The merging of the Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/Me lines was finally achieved with Windows XP. Windows XP uses the Windows NT 5.1 kernel, marking the entrance of the Windows NT core to the consumer market, to replace the aging 16/32-bit branch. The initial release met with considerable criticism, particularly in the area of security, leading to the release of three major Service Packs. Windows XP SP1 was released in September 2002, SP2 came out in August 2004 and SP3 came out in April 2008. Service Pack 2 provided significant improvements and encouraged widespread adoption of XP among both home and business users. Windows XP lasted longer as Microsoft's flagship operation system than any other version of Windows, from 2001 to January 30, 2007, when it was succeeded by Windows Vista.

Windows XP is available in a number of versions:

• Windows XP Home Edition, for home desktops and laptops - lacked features such as joining Active Directory Domain, Remote Desktop Server and Internet Information Services Server.
  • Windows XP Home Edition N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by a European Union ruling
• Windows XP Professional, for business and power users contained all features in Home Edition.
  • Windows XP Professional N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by a European Union ruling
• Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), released in October 2002 for desktops and notebooks with an emphasis on home entertainment. Contained all features offered in Windows XP Professional and the Windows Media Center. Subsequent versions are the same but have an updated Windows Media Center.
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, released on October 12, 2004. Included Windows XP Service Pack 2, the Royalle Windows Theme and joining a Windows Active Directory Domain is disabled.
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, for tablet PCs
  • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
• Windows XP Embedded, for embedded systems
• Windows XP Starter Edition, for new computer users in developing countries
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, released on 25 April 2005 for home and workstation systems utilizing 64-bit processors based on the x86-64 instruction set developed by AMD as AMD64; Intel calls their version Intel 64
• Windows XP 64-bit Edition, is a version for Intel's Itanium line of processors; maintains 32-bit compatibility solely through a software emulator. It is roughly analogous to Windows XP Professional in features. It was discontinued in September 2005 when the last vendor of Itanium workstations stopped shipping Itanium systems marketed as "Workstations".
  • Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003, based on the Windows NT 5.2 codebase.

Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.0

 

The first independent version of Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, released on 20 November 1985, achieved little popularity. It was originally going to be called "Interface Manager" but Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows would be more appealing to consumers. Windows 1.0 was not a complete operating system, but rather an "operating environment" that extended MS-DOS, and shared the latter's inherent flaws and problems.

The first version of Microsoft Windows included a simple graphics painting program called Windows Paint; Windows Write, a simple word processor; an appointment "calendar"; a "cardfiler"; a "notepad"; a "clock"; a "control panel"; a "computer terminal"; "Clipboard"; and RAM driver. It also included the MS-DOS Executive and a game called Reversi.

Microsoft had worked with Apple Computer to develop several Desk Accessories and other minor pieces of software that were included with early Macintosh system software. As part of the related business negotiations, Microsoft had licensed certain aspects of the Macintosh user interface from Apple; in later litigation, a district court summarized these aspects as "screen displays". In the development of Windows 1.0, Microsoft intentionally limited its borrowing of certain GUI elements from the Macintosh user interface, in order to comply with its license.

 

 

 

                                                                       Screenshot of Windows 1.01

 

For example, windows were only displayed "tiled" on the screen; that is, they could not overlap or overlie one another. There was no trash can icon with which to delete files, since Apple claimed ownership of the rights to that paradigm.

Microsoft Windows version 2 came out on 9 December 1987, and proved slightly more popular than its predecessor. Much of the popularity for Windows 2.0 came by way of its inclusion as a "run-time version" with Microsoft's new graphical applications, Excel and Word for Windows. They could be run from MS-DOS, executing Windows for the duration of their activity, and closing down Windows upon exit.

Microsoft Windows received a major boost around this time when Aldus PageMaker appeared in a Windows version, having previously run only on Macintosh. Some computer historians^[who?] date this, the first appearance of a significant and non-Microsoft application for Windows, as the beginning of the success of Windows.

Versions 2.0x used the real-mode memory model, which confined it to a maximum of 1 megabyte of memory. In such a configuration, it could run under another multitasker like DESQview, which used the 286 Protected Mode.

Later, two new versions were released: Windows/286 2.1 and Windows/386 2.1. Like previous versions of Windows, Windows/286 2.1 used the real-mode memory model, but was the first version to support the High Memory Area. Windows/386 2.1 had a protected mode kernel with LIM-standard EMS emulation, the predecessor to XMS which would finally change the topology of IBM PC computing. All Windows and DOS-based applications at the time were real mode, running over the protected mode kernel by using the virtual 8086 mode, which was new with the 80386 processor.

Version 2.03, and later 3.0, faced challenges from Apple over its overlapping windows and other features Apple charged mimicked the ostensibly copyrighted "look and feel" of its operating system and "embodie  and generated a copy of the Macintosh" in its OS. Judge William Schwarzer dropped all but 10 of Apple's 189 claims of copyright infringement, and ruled that most of the remaining 10 were over uncopyrightable ideas.

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Why is the next Microsoft operating system expected to be called Windows 8?

Microsoft has changed its approach to naming operating systems (e.g XP, Vista) and is using

an internal numbering system and the next Windows operating system, Windows 7, is the 7th

release.  Hence the replacement for Windows 7 is expected to be called Windows 8.

When will Windows 8 be released?

Microsoft normally release a new OS every 3 years, so Windows 8 should be launched in

20011/12, approximately 3 years after Windows 7.

Are there beta or release candidate versions of Windows 8 that can be downloaded

for testing purposes?

Yes.  I’m sure Windows 8 early builds will be spotted on torrents soon.

Remember to check back as this FAQ will be constantly updated.

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How to Order Windows 7 SP1 DVD Disc Media

 

 

Microsoft has officially released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM comprising the previously released security patches, performance and stability updates. There are a few convenient ways to obtain this service pack via online mode, including direct download from Microsoft Download Center or just allow the Windows Update to take care the service pack installation automatically.
However, if you do not wish to utilize the network bandwidth to download the gigantic service pack build, you can opt to order DVDs that contain the first service pack for Windows 7. In order to cater for the Windows 7 machines that are not connected to the Internet, the Redmond company is providing the DVD to the customers from various countries in North America, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

Each customer is eligible to order up to 3 copies of the physical media DVD. Note that the DVD only contains the service pack build and the Windows 7 setup installer is not bundled. In other words, it’s not Windows 7 with SP1 integrated DVD media. Although the product DVD media itself is free of charge, but the shipping and packaging costs apply.

Here’s the direct link to order Windows 7 SP1 RTM DVD:

US/Canada: https://om2.one.microsoft.com/opa/start.om?StoreID=d8f7bc03-a729-4829-88fe-3060615fec1b&LocaleCode=en-us

International: https://om2.one.microsoft.com/opa/start.om?storeid=2D43158F-9EF0-472D-8D70-ECC0E0102782

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 (Service Pack 2) Official Download Links (for Suites with Language Packs)

As announced by Office Sustained Engineering earlier, Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) final RTM version has been released by Microsoft to general public on schedule. Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 delivers major performance enhancements for Office applications such as Outlook, adds built-in native support for PDF and ODF, improves calendar reliability, fixes significant bug for charts in core Office application and many other improvements. Other than including all public updates, security updates, and hotfixes released through February 2009, SP2 also adds previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack.
For those who wants to know more details about the SP2 can read the summary of changes and fixes include in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2. Microsoft has also published a complete list of changes in 2007 Office SP2 in 2007 Office Service Pack 2 Changes.xlsx document.

Microsoft Office 2007 Suite SP2 has the Knowledge Base Article ID of KB953195, and has the file build version of 12.0.6425.1000. The SP2 will update Office Basic 2007, Office Enterprise 2007, Office Home and Student 2007, Office Professional 2007, Office Professional Plus 2007, Office Small Business 2007, Office Small Business Management 2007, Office Standard 2007, Office Ultimate 2007, Office Access 2007, Office Excel 2007, Office InfoPath 2007, Office Outlook 2007, Office PowerPoint 2007, Office Publisher 2007, Office Word 2007, Office OneNote 2007 and Office Groove 2007. Also released is Microsoft Office 2007 Servers SP2.

Download the 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B444BF18-79EA-46C6-8A81-9DB49B4AB6E5

Direct Download Link: office2007sp2-kb953195-fullfile-en-us.exe

Download Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E1203DB2-1CC9-4809-9B6E-3F232CB8899F

Direct Download Link: officelp2007sp2-kb953195-fullfile-en-us.exe

The Service Pack 2 (SP2) is also available for the following standalone Microsoft Office application programs, which are not updated by Microsoft Office 2007 Suite SP2:

Microsoft Office Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 (KB953326)

Direct Download Link: project2007sp2-kb953326-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft Office Microsoft Project Language Pack 2007 SP2

Direct Download Link projectlp2007sp2-kb953326-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 SP2 (KB953292)

Direct Download Link: sharepointdesigner2007sp2-kb953292-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft SharePoint Designer Language Pack 2007 SP2

Direct Download Link: sharepointdesignerlp2007sp2-kb953292-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP2 (KB953327)

Direct Download Link: visio2007sp2-kb953327-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft Visio Language Pack 2007 SP2

Direct Download Link: visiolp2007sp2-kb953327-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2007 SP2 (KB953328)

Direct Download Link: office2007-kb953328-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

Microsoft Office Access Runtime and Data Connectivity 2007 SP2 (KB957262)

Direct Download Link: accessruntimeanddataconnectivity2007sp2-kb957262-fullfile-en-us.exe

Calendar Printing Assistant for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 SP2 (KB953329)

Direct Download Link: cpao2007sp2-kb953329-fullfile-en-us.exe

Microsoft Office InterConnect 2007 SP2 (KB953330)

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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP2 (KB953331)

Direct Download Link: compatibilitypacksp2-kb953331-fullfile-en-us.exe

Excel Viewer 2007 SP2 (KB953336)

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PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP2 (KB953332)

Direct Download Link: powerpointviewer2007sp2-kb953332-fullfile-en-us.exe

Visio Viewer 2007 SP2 (KB953335)

Direct Download Link: visioviewer2007sp2-kb953335-fullfile-en-us.exe

Direct Download Links for Microsoft Office 2007 Suites and Applications

 

 

When you try to download any suite, application or edition release Microsoft Office 2007 retail products or Office 2K7 Enterprise edition installer setup file online, you will need to login with your Windows Live ID or Microsoft Passport account, and/or have to fill up profile information such as name, contact address, email address, phone number, company name and other personal details. However, all this order and checkout process to download the setup binaries of Office 2007 is just the requirement to obtain a free trial product key which valid for 60 days to evaluate Office 2007 program that has been downloaded.
If you just need the full standalone setup installer for Microsoft Office 2007 suites such as Office 2007 Enterprise and Office 2007 Professional, or redistributable setup package for individual Microsoft Office 2007 applications such as Office Groove 2007, Office OneNote 2007, Office Publisher 2007 and Office Visio 2007, and do not need the free-of-charge evaluation license or product key, you can skip the sign up step and download directly from Microsoft the full setup files which will install complete features and functionalities that the genuine perpetual purchased versions will get, if you can provide the installed Office program a genuine and legal product key and successfully activate it.

 

Office 2007 Direct Download Link

• Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
• Microsoft Office Professional 2007
• Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
• Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
• Microsoft Office Standard 2007
• Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
• Microsoft Office Groove 2007
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007

Color code of Resistance

The 4-band code is used for marking low precision resistors with 5%, 10% and 20% tolerances. Identifying the value will become easy with a little practice, as there are only a few simple rules to remember:

• The first two bands represent the most significant digits of the resistance value. Colors are assigned to all the numbers between 0 and 9, and the color bands basically translate the numbers into a visible code. Black is 0, brown is 1, red is 2 and so on (see the color code table below). So, for example, if a resistor has brown and red as the first two bands, the most significant digits will be 1 and 2 (12).
• The third band indicates the multiplier telling you the power of ten to which the two significant digits must be multiplied (or how many zeros to add), using the same assigned value for each color as in the previous step. For example, if this band is red (2), you will multiply it by 10² = 100 (or add 2 zeros). So, for the resistor we used in the previous example, the value would be: 12 x 100 = 1200Ω (1.2kΩ).
  Note: If the multiplier band is gold or silver, the decimal point is moved to the left by one or two places (divided by 10 or 100).
• The tolerance band (the deviation from the specified value) is next, usually spaced away from the others, or it's a little bit wider. A color is assigned to each tolerance: gold is 5%, silver is 10%. 20% resistors have only 3 color bands - the tolerance band is missing.

So, for a 560 ohm, 5% resistor the color stripes will be green, blue, brown and gold. Green and blue are the first significant digits (56); brown is the multiplier (10¹ = 10) and gold is the tolerance (5%). 56 x 10 = 560Ω.
If the 3rd band would be red instead of brown, the multiplier would be (10² = 100) instead of 10 and the resistor value would be 56 x 100 = 5600 ohms = 5.6 k ohms.
If the multiplier band is gold or silver, then the decimal point is moved to the left one or two places (divided by 10 or 100). For example, a resistor with green, blue, silver and gold rings has a value of 56 x 0.01 = 0.56Ω.

The 5-band code

The 5 band code is used for marking high quality, precision resistors with 2%, 1% or lower tolerances. The rules are similar to the previous system; the only difference is the number of digit bands. The first 3 bands will represent the value, the 4th band will be the multiplier and the 5th stripe will give us the tolerance.

Optional band

A few resistors have an additional band - often giving beginners a bit of trouble - indicating either the reliability or the temperature coefficient.
The reliability band specifies the failure rate per 1000 hours (assuming that a full wattage being applied to the resistor). This stripe is found primarily on 4-band resistors made for military applications and seldom used in commercial electronics.
The temperature coefficient is more commonly marked, especially on quality 5-band resistors, as it starts to become an important factor for precision components. For a resistor with temperature coefficient of 200 ppm, for example, a change in temperature of 50°C causes a value change of 1%. The most common values for this band are presented in the color chart above.

Examples:

Four band code:
Green, blue, red, with silver tolerance band: 56 x 100 = 5.6 kohms, with a tolerance of 10%


Brown, black, orange, gold tolerance band: 10 x 1000 = 10000 ohms (or 10K ohms), with a tolerance of 5%

Red, red, brown, silver tolerance band: 22 x 10 = 220 ohms (220 ohms), with a tolerance of 10%
More 4 band resistor color code examples: E12 and E24 series.
Five band code:

Blue, brown, white, brown, red tolerance band: 619 x 10 = 6190 ohms (6.19K ohms), with a   tolerance of 2% 

Red, red, brown, black, with a brown tolerance band: 221 x 1 = 221 ohms, with a tolerance of 1%
Brown, black, black, red, with a brown tolerance band: 100 x 100 = 10000 ohms (10.0K), with a tolerance of 1%

Standard EIA Decade Resistor Values

Resistors are available in standard values such as 1K, 2.2K, 4.7K, and so on. The two most common standards are the E12 and E24. You will notice that in the E12 series each succeeding value falls within +/- 10% of the previous value. The E24 range includes all of the E12 values, plus a further 12 to enable the selection of more precise resistances.
The E6 (20%) range is a subset of the E12 (10%) range and the E12 range is a subset of the E24 (5%) range. Similarly, the E48 (2%) range is a subset of the E96 (1%) range and the E96 range is a subset of the E192 (0.5% or less) range. Note, that the E24 range is technically also a subset of the E48 range, however, because of the different number of digits used for representation and rounding errors, the corresponding values in the two series do not match.
E6 series: (20% tolerance)
10, 15, 22, 33, 47, 68
E12 series: (10% tolerance)10, 12, 15, 18, 22, 27, 33, 39, 47, 56, 68, 82
E24 series: (5% tolerance) 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 43, 47, 51, 56, 62, 68, 75, 82, 91
E48 series: (2% tolerance) 100, 105, 110, 115, 121, 127, 133, 140, 147, 154, 162, 169, 178, 187, 196, 205, 215, 226, 237, 249, 261, 274, 287, 301, 316, 332, 348, 365, 383, 402, 422, 442, 464, 487, 511, 536, 562, 590, 619, 649, 681, 715, 750, 787, 825, 866, 909, 953
E96 series: (1% tolerance)
100, 102, 105, 107, 110, 113, 115, 118, 121, 124, 127, 130, 133, 137, 140, 143, 147, 150, 154, 158, 162, 165, 169, 174, 178, 182, 187, 191, 196, 200, 205, 210, 215, 221, 226, 232, 237, 243, 249, 255, 261, 267, 274, 280, 287, 294, 301, 309, 316, 324, 332, 340, 348, 357, 365, 374, 383, 392, 402, 412, 422, 432, 442, 453, 464, 475, 487, 491, 511, 523, 536, 549, 562, 576, 590, 604, 619, 634, 649, 665, 681, 698, 715, 732, 750, 768, 787, 806, 825, 845, 866, 887, 909, 931, 959, 976