Confidom – The first female condom of India

Confidom – The first female condom of India

I heard about this product on a local FM radio few days back and thought of finding out some more details. I came to know that the product was released some time back but as I don’t have access to television at my home, I didn’t have any idea of it whatsoever. And I wonder how many people are aware of this, so thought of writing this on my blog.

There has been a big buzz in the media about the release of female con-doms from a long long time. And finally it is out. It’s being marketed by HLL (Hindustan Latex Ltd.), one of the most trusted brands in India. It has partnered with a US health company called –The Female Health Company to market their female con-doms in India under the brand name – Confidom. The name symbolizes the motto “Confidence”.

And just for some facts: The female con-dom was first introduced in Europe and the US in 1992 and 1993 and was introduced in Asia only after 2000.

As it’s just the first launch in India, the price range is pretty high. It will cost Rs. 250/- (US$ 6) for a pair. It gives an impression that it’s targeted to the elite classes only. And as per the information available it can be reused too. In order to popularize the product the Government has already placed an order for 500,000 con-doms that will be distributed either free or at a subsidized price of Rs.5 per piece to the s-e-x workers.

Right now it’s only available in 8 cities in India: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Erode, Namakal, Salem and Mapalayam. And as the time passes by, it should be available in other parts of the country too.

You can find more details about this on the official site: http://www.confidom.com. I know most of the people will think twice before clicking this link. Not because they are worried what will be there, but it’s more because they are worried about what if others catch you browsing this site. I think we need to come out of this conservativeness. And no wonder why I am not expecting many comments to this post :)

To get the list of retail stores vending Confidom in your city, visit http://www.confidom.com/pleasuredom.aspx and click on the city name on the page.

We hope that this initiative by HLL will work to secure more indians.

Be safe, be confident.

Cheers!

Deutsche Bank Online Login Blues - Here is a trick

Wow! I just got my brand new Bank a/c with Deutsche Bank and immediate I went to its site https://login.deutschebank.co.in/ to check out it's online banking feature.

I noticed that the login page had a totally new thing called "Virtual Keypad" (picture below), which is used for entering Passwords. I realized that it's there to secure your login details as any Key-Logging software can track your typed password and do havoc to your bank a/c as well as your life.


At the very first look it looked Damn Impressive to me. And I went ahead to enter my password with the help of that Virtual Keypad. But just 30 seconds later, I realized the hitch involved in it. It's not only time taking but very tiresome. And to add problems, every time you visit the login page, the keys in the virtual keypad are shuffled.

I was stuck and thought of finding an easier way, I typed the password in a notepad and tried copying & pasting but it also didn't work. I was puzzled. But as I always believe that all puzzles have answers, I tried the other way round. And here is what I settled with at last.

Though this is not fully secure but still it's a good way out for me and I am perfectly happy with it. Read ahead to get an idea.


Virtual Keypad Alternative - Step By Step

Generally when we login to a site we type in the ID first & then the password, but in this case we go in the opposite order. Here is how:

1. Open the login page and type your Password in the Customer ID field. (make sure no one is peeping at your monitor).

2. Now select the entire password (just press Ctrl+A)


3. Drag the selected text with Mouse and drop it on the Login Password field.


4. Now enter your Customer ID in the Customer ID field as you normally do.


5. Click Login! And you are done.


Hope it helps you.