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Here are the updated instructions for Asianet Dataline Auto Login – Thanks to Vasu d’ evan

Step 1: Download and install Firefox –> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html

Step 2: Download and install Firefox add-on “Secure Login” –> http://securelogin.mozdev.org/

Step 3: After installing the add-on, open fiefox and in the address bar type “about:config” which will take you to the Firefox configuration settings after you click the “I will be careful, I promise!” warning.

Now, in the filter box you type “secureLogin”, which will give you the settings for the add-on, here you change the “extensions.secureLogin@blueimp.net.autoLogin” value to “true” by double-clicking it. In this way the username and password saved by you would be automatically used by “secure login” to login to your ADL account.

Step 4: Open the ADL login page (mine is “https://mwcp-tvm-02.adlkerala.com:8001/”) and type in your username & password to login. Secure login will check if you want it to remember the password, say Yes! (This method works even without the secure login add-on, however, I found secure login to be useful and makes life all the more easier)

Step 5: Download and install the Firefox add-in “Reload Every” –> http://reloadevery.mozdev.org/

Step 6: After installing Reload Every navigate to the ADL login address, secure login will automatically log you in. Now using the Reload Every, you can simply “refresh” the login, i.e., you can set Firefox to send the same information again after a specified time-interval (I prefer 5 mins)

Note: When activated, Reload Every immediately asks whether you would like to resend info (click on RESEND). Unlike other WebPages being refreshed, when refreshing the login page of ADL, you are asking Firefox to resend your Login info (POST DATA). Thus, Reload Every checks back (after the initial time interval specified by you, 5 min in my case), whether you are ok with this. Once you click on YES, it will work perfectly fine from then on.

Step 7: Reload Every fails sometimes if it does not get enough bandwidth/memory allocation. Thus to ensure that it works smoothly, set your max download speed to a little less than your actual max. speed. For example I have a max. speed of 29-30 kbps for downloads. So in my Bit Torrent client, I set a max download speed of “25 kBps”. This ensures that Reload Every works perfectly fine and I am never disconnected.

Ever wondered how to share your EVDO connection with multiple users using WiFi? This can be easily done using an EVDO Wireless Router.

The USB modem will be connected to the device as shown in the images. No software or drivers are necessary. The router will directly dial and establish the connection which you can access from your laptop using WIFi.

The problem with EVDO is that the signal may not be strong everywhere thereby reducing the speed. You can position this device at a location where the signal is great for example in the balcony and access the internet at good speeds from anywhere in the house.

Now this product is available in India for a price of Rs 4999 for the HM-432R model and Rs 5499 for the second HM-433R portable model which can be powered directly from your laptop’s USB port.

You can also purchase it from eBay US for a much lower price but you won’t get the warranty or support. I will be ordering one from eBay US, will post once I receive it.

This giveaway is now over, I only had few keys and have already given it to few of the people who have posted here. Sorry.

What is DreamSpark?

Microsoft DreamSpark enables students to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge.

Now, for the first time, Microsoft is giving its valuable software developer and design tools directly to students worldwide at no charge! This site enables students, like you, to download professional-level Microsoft developer tools to advance your learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities.

Products offered

Several development software titles are available for download through the program. They include

1. Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
2. Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Editions
3. Expression Studio 3 (includes Web, Blend, Design and Encoder)
4. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition (x86 and x64)
5. Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition, with SP2 32-bit
6. Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 32-bit
7. Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition 64-bit
8. Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Academic Edition
9. Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 R2
10. XNA Game Studio 3.1

So here I am offering a  DreamSpark key which you can use to get access to all these software for free.

All you have to do is leave a comment and one of you will get the key.