So you are a complete social networker – use Gmail for Emailing your friends, enjoy Blogging, have a Flickr account, you are active in myspace too, and 24*7 you are seen chatting with your friends in Y!/GTalk. Don’t you feel like as if you are suffering from identity crisis/multiple web personality disorder? I mean you [...]
While IE 7 reports 3 million downloads in 4 days, Firefox was downloaded by 2 million users in 24 hours!! (a sure sign that it will surpass IE7 if not now, then in future). An interesting coincidence about Firefox is that Firefox 1.0 – was downloaded 1 million times in the first 24 hrs. Firefox [...]
One of the biggest USP of Blogger over WordPress is that it allows embedding custom code/javascripts (e.g. adsense etc) in the template. While WordPress is one of the most widely used and technically advanced platform (highly customizable), it has a very strict no-javascript policy. What if a blogging platform combines the beauty and usability of [...]
Calling all ye IT folks – did you ever give a damn whether to join an IT product or a services company? Frankly speaking, does it really matter to you? Well, here is a post on why it should matter whether you are joining an IT product or an IT services company. Comprehensive list of [...]
B-schools are known for producing employees and not entrepreneurs. Most of the B-school grads I know, accepted the high-paying job; and after the honeymoon is over, are all frustrated and looking for answers to a basic question: Is this what I really want to do? What’s my calling? How about a B-school run by entrepreneurs, [...]
Addicted to cold drinks, but worried about the calories? Looks like coke has got something up its sleeves. Conceived by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) – a joint venture of Nestlé S.A. and The Coca-Cola Company, Coke has launched Enviga, a sparkling green tea containing green tea extracts, calcium, and caffeine. Priced somewhere between $1.29-$1.49, Enviga [...]
Reproducing a post that I wrote for one of my most favorite Bollywood/Hollywood review site: Moviewalah ——— So what’s so special about turning 30? Because 30 signals the end of recklessness and calls for responsibility in personal as well as professional life.. Moreover, there are things that people should learn/experience before completely going out on [...]
What’s in a name? Lots actually. Especially if your site name is similar to a successful site. YouTube traffic has almost killed Utube. If you are wondering what Utube is, well it is NOT any clone of YouTube, but is a rollform equipment corporation that specializes in buying/selling tube mills etc. Utube.com, active since 1994 [...]
Do you think big monitors helps you improve your work productivity? Honestly, did you ever give a damn to the monitor size? Probably you should. According to Pfeiffer (a French consulting company), 30 in. monitors can very significantly boost (by 50-60%) a worker’s productivity, compared to the standard 17/19 in. monitors. The study was conducted [...]
NASSCOM did the skill survey and has rated the countries in their ranking of IT skills. Here are the findings: IT Database Development and Administration RDBMS Concepts India 48% United States 22% Romania 4% Russian Federation 3% Ukraine 3% SQL (ANSI) Fundamentals India 60% United States 14% Russian Federation 5% Ukraine 5% Romania 3% MS [...]
