SONY WALKMAN TPS-L2. A revolution of life time

After a long, I just thought of writing a blog a about one of my dream to have a Walkman that had made a revolution in the history of the Music World. The TPS-L2 an iconic Walkman made by Sony Corporation, Japan in 1979.

The Sony Walkman TPS-L2 in the streets - 1972

I will continue writing this blog....

Let me put a picture of the Walkman from http://www.walkman-archive.com/gadgets/walkman_sony_01_tps-l2_eng_v3.htm.

Sony TPS-L2 - Courtesy: Hugo Rodriguez

MY WORLD - OVERBOARD

Its 2011 and everything's changed.

My life will never be the same and I am very much grateful for it.

Before I pen out my experience, I would pay my gratitude to

JM, ACM, Steve, Bill, Paulo, Liz who helped me out go overboard.

"Books" pose me with a lot of words, words of people and including a lot of other people's words.

Why should I know them?

Why on earth should I ever confine myself to one's words?

Is it that a one dimensional view gives a one direction of world? Why only that dimension?

What if I could reinvent my own new dimension?

I see lots of people around in my journey and find myself nowhere among them.

Why not me? What made them so different?

Because of where they were born? or what they are?

I always worked as hard as I could so I that didn't end up underneath the footstamps in a hustle.

What if I can work even more?

I want to stand and walk with the people in a way beside and not be so far or beneath them.

For the first time my life had an order to count on.

Then, I found myself thinking what if I just go crazy and use every potential to do it?

I have to do it. I have no choice.

I am so close to this skin now that "I can" cross through it.

It could rearrange. It's not impossible. Not for me any more.

"IM"possible is not a word, it is just a reason for some one not to try.

The world moves.

I am just a speck.

It can all happen without me.

Situations are not conducive to what we want for ourselves.

Someone else's needs,someone else's play.

It's going to be stronger than what our's is.

I think people just get frustrated with our hush.

So they spend their time dwelling on that frustration and calling it to be anger,

Keeping their eyes shut to the wholeness of the situation,

To all the little, tiny things that have come together to make IT.

What "IT" is?

How I could I not do IT.

I found what an alternative could be.

I am forced to look forward. I have to dare because there is no going back.

I've just always been a trash trying to survive every single moment.

Now, I reached a point where I just thought alright, I'm gonna work as hard as I possibly can and see what

happens.

I m gonna live. I m gonna my life in my way, no matter how many odds I have to face.

Protect your Gmail or Yahoo ID with 2- step verification code

Recently 2 months back Yahoo! has introduced 2-step verification beta feature within the security option of the Yahoo Account. This feature was already in place with Gmail, which I am using since a year.


So here I thought I will share how to use this feature to protect your identity by following the steps as described below:

1. Go to page https://edit.yahoo.com/commchannel/sec_chal_manage login into your account and update your mobile number. Turn on "Your second sign-in verification" by checking the checkbox. You also update your security question which is another option you will prompt for.

2. Second way to access this security option is to browse through the account info page and update the "Set up your second sign-in verification"

 

The same kind of option is available for Gmail account too. Just login into google account www.google.com/accounts and activate the 2 step security option with your mobile number. A 2-step verification adds a layer of security to your Google Account by requiring access to your phone - as well as your username and password - when you sign in. If someone steals or guesses your password, that person can’t sign in to your account because they don’t have your phone.

Warmex - India's Best Room Heater Review

Warmex PTC Fan Room Heater PTC 99 N

It's been very cold in india this year so I finally bought a room heater after reviewing all the available heater. I actually wanted to buy an Indian make rather than an imported chinese one for a best price. Warmex room heater was a good deal for the price of Rupees 1900/-, which can heat the room at the maximum rate of 2000W(~). 
The product features/functionality and quality as descirbed below.

Cool/Warm/Hot wind selection as show:

• Cool is fan running without the heater ON as shown on the right know with a ' fan ' symbol.
• Warm is fan runnning along with heater @ 1000W as shown ' I ' symbol. And this is the ideal heat recomemded for most of the rooms in the winter season.
• Hot is fan runnning along withe heater @ 200W as shown ' II ' symbol. At this setting its really hot, and this setting is recomenmed only during first 1 hour to get the room to normal temperature.

The rotary switch used to change this 3 different modes is well a standard one as shown that shall lost longer.

Temperature control : Its controlled by a thermostat which just work fine but not very sensitive as its mounted inside the box as shown below.

The thermostat is connected to the know on the box which is show on the left side that can be rotated to controll the temperature.

Fan speed selection mode: The fan runs at constant speed. There is no such option to adjust its speed.

70° oscillation for even heating:  The Body oscillates whien this option is slected and recomended for the first one hour when its operating at 2000W to spread the heat evenly. The osillation of the body is controlled by a standrad synchronous motor which is attached on the base of the box which rotates it from the base plate.

Built in safety switch: This switch is safety switch which is under the base plate of the complete unit, which prevent it from powering ON, if the unit not place correctly and switched OFF the power to the unit if it falls by anykind of push. The switch is located to the right of the product label under the unit.

Indicator lamp: Indicates when the power is switched ON to the heater and fan which is located on the front panel above the grill in red.

Easy carry handle: Well designed handle to carry the heater anyware u like to.

The room gets heated well with 2000W mode in few minutes. At 1000W the room is warmer whole night and keeps us cozy with a sound sleep.

The fan is made a wind sound which is bearable, but recomemded to keep atleast far of 5-8ft to have a sound sleep during the nights. This fan sound cannot be reduced as it cannot control fan speed.

Some suggestions before you operate this heater:

1. Ensure the you have 16A power plug socket to connect this heater.
2. Place the heater away from hanging clothes, wood, plastics ( away from bed, curtain, woden furniture, TV).
3. Turn on the heater @ 2000 W before 30 min and make it to 1000W while using the room.
4. Turn the thermostat to a desired level clockwise until the unit turns on and reduce it anitclockwise a little to ensure correct operation of switching at desired level, which shall save the power consumption.

Update me with ur comments to add.  

Wish you all a very happy, colorful, prosperous & a successful New Year 2012…!!




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