WMA DRM cracked - Again !

Yes thats true. A piece of software of just 220 KB in size , "FairUse4WM" has been able to strip the DRM from WMA files - albeit only files for which the user owns a license & works on Windows Media DRM 10 and 11. It has reportedly been able to work on files purchased from subscription based services like PlayForSure,Urge,Napster etc.

This is not exactly the first time it has been cracked - It was in 2005 , but Microsoft quickly patched it. It's be interesting to see how long Microsoft takes to patch this one up.

Via Slashdot

Playing Stopwatch on Aircraft

During my school days (& sometimes in college too),we used to play with the stopwatch feature that was available in digital watches. It was a game played to kick off boredom,that involved stopping the 100th of a second display precisely at "00".

Just thought how people would react if someone played that game on a aircraft in today's paranoid filled world.Today anyone who can make passengers feel uncomfortable unintentionally with his clothes or beard are susceptible to be offloaded if the passengers feel so in the western world.More so,if the person happens to be a Arab/Asian.

So a game on the stopwatch with some beeps and running counter will count as "setting a bomb" in the minds of paranoia mania filled passengers and he will be arrested!

Google's website warning's

The other day,I happened to click on a google search result link for a site called Asta-Killer,which is a site for cracks,serials etc .Clicking the link took me to a warning message from google about the 'malicious' nature of ths site .. Google would still let me procced to that site if I wanted.

This is good,considering that these crack sites are a source of virus/malware programs that are downloaded in the background without the knowledge of users.However,this message didnt appear for most other crack sites ,notably Astalavista.

Munbe Vaa Lyrics

Below is the lyrics of Munbe Va from "Jillunu Sillunu Oru Kadhal - written after listening to it umpteen times [If there was a fan club for Shreya Ghoshal I would certainly join! :) ]

I still couldnt figure out a few words.See if you can find out. :) [One word in the Rangoli bit,plus a stanza by Shreya]

Anyway here you go!

Song: Munbe Va
Lyrics: Kavignar Vaali
Music: Isai Puyal A.R.Rahman
Singers:Shreya Ghoshal,Naresh Iyer
Movie:Sillunu Oru Kadhal

[music ]

[ shreya ]
Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone va uyire va

Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
poo poovai poopom vaa

Naan naana kaytane ennai naane
naan.... neeya, nenjam sonnathey..

Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone va uyire va

Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
poo poovai poopom vaa

[chorus]

Rango rangoli
kollangal nee potal
kollam potava kaigal
vallayal sattham

Jal jal....

Rango rangoli
kollangal nee potal
kollam potava kaigal vazhi

Sundara maligai sandhana maligai
sithira punagai vannam intha [or enna?]

[shreya]
Ah....
Poovaithai poovaithai
nee poovai-kor poovaithai
mana poovaithu poovaitha
poovaikul thee vaithai
Ohhhh...

[ Naresh ]
Theyney nee malaiyil aada
naan maan naan nanainthen vada
en nalathil un ratham nadikul un satham
uyireah..Ho...


[shreya]
Thozhil oru sila naazhi
thaniyena aa-naal tharaiyinil meen mmm....

Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone va uyire va
naan naana kaytane ennai naane....


[naresh]
Naan naana kaytane ennai naane..

[shreya]
Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
poo poovai poopom vaa...

[music interlude]

[naresh]
Nilavidam vadagai vaangi
vizhi veetinil kudi vaikalama
naan vazhum veetukul
verarum vanthaley
thagumaaaa......

[shreya]

Then malai thaykathu nee thaan
unthan thozhgalil idam tharalama
naan saayum tholmel verorum saainthaley...
thagumaa...

[naresh]
Neerum sengula cherum
kalanthathu poley kalanthavar yaar...?

[shreya]
Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone va uyire va

Munbe Vaa En Anbe vaa
poo poovai poopom vaa..

[naresh]
Naan naana kaytane ennai naane
naan.... neeya, nenjam sonnathey
munbe vaa....

[shreya]
Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
oone va uyire va

Munbe vaa en anbe vaa
poo poovai poopom vaa....

[chorus]

Rango rangoli
kollangal nee potal
kollam potava kaigal vazhi
valaiyal sattham

Jal jal..

Rango rangoli
kollangal nee potal
kollam potava kaigal vazhi

Sundara maligai sandhana maligai
sithira punagai vannam intha

Rango rangoli
kollangal nee potal
kollam potava kaigal vazhi
valaiyal sattham

Jal jal...

Rango rangoli
kollangal nee potal
kollam potava kaigal vazhi

Sundara maligai sandhana maligai
sithira punagai vannam intha.

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Click here for Newyork Nagaram Video Starring A.R.Rahman

Sillunu Oru Kadhal !

After listening to the amazing songs by A R Rahman,most people seem to be in the imagination mode trying to figure out what the video is going to be like! Iam particulatly interested about "New York" & "Munbe Va" Videos.