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When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong-- or absolutely right. Read more
When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong-- or absolutely right. Read more
Another accident and the Indian Military establishment goe scottfree!! WHY CANT WE GET ANSWERS FROM THEM??? Faulty spare parts and bureaucracy and TWO pilots lose their lives! Damn it! A trainer version of the MiG 21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed soon after take-off from Uttarlai airbase in the Barmer district of Rajasthan on Tuesday. Two pilots were killed in the crash. "The aircraft crashed near Uttarlai village in Barmer district at 3:35 pm," an IAF spokesman said in New Delhi. Read more
Google Finance was launched today. Its a good attempt and brings a lot of stuff in from various places which is good.. but I somehow still think Yahoo Finance is better. Here are the positives of Google Finance: 1. Simple looking 2. Brings in blog entries - which is amateur and independent reviews of the stocks 3. You just need to put in names or tickers - anything will do - to bring up information on it! And if it is a foreign company - say one listed on Bombay Stock Exchange or Seoul Stock Exchange - it will still bring up enough information for you to research .. although the financials or graph will be missing (which no one else provides too anyways!) Read more
The top five rankings in the Commonwealth Games in Australia have proved to be a bountiful time for the Indians.. they are in the third spot currently! A country where outside of Cricket we just cannot play any sport - we even rejoice a win in soccer over Nepal!! - this is a welcome change.. The guys leading this "Gold rush" are the shooters and the weightlifters - two unlikely areas! Australia England India Scotland Canada for more details on the latest in the Commonwealth Games with respect to Indian performance go <a href="http://in.rediff.com/sports/melbourne06.html" target Read more
I am appalled and saddened by the British Police.. first their cluelessness after the London Bombings where the guys simply escaped and if it wasnt for the crass stupidity of those guys they would not have been caught.. and now this! From the British rule time in India - most Indians have a good degree of respect for the professionalism of the British Police and that is what saddens me.... it seems to be vanishing! British detectives said on Monday they had launched an inquiry into claims police staff had been selling close-up pictures of a huge group of naked people who took part in a photo shoot for a U.S. artist. Read more
This is a very good article on lessons learnt in freelancing! I think these are useful insights that this blogger brings to all of us... worth a read! 1. Err on the side of abundant contact. If choosing among infrequent contact vs. abundant contact with clients, always offer more than less. Currently only 2 of my clients reside in Utah. The rest are scattered abroad. That typically means a remote working environment, in which email, IM, and phone replace traditional face-to-face or in-house interaction. Do whatever each project requires to ensure clients feel cared for and attended to. I’ve even held daily phone calls with clients over an extended period of time when it meant keeping a project on task. Read more
Here is a new Social Networking site for soccer enthusiasts! The idea of social networking is gaining strength now in niche areas and not just a general MySpace type of an open network!! Nike (NKE) and Google (GOOG), hoping to take social networking to a new realm, have quietly launched the first invitation-only Web site for soccer-mad fans around the world. Joga.com went live late last week and will soon be running in 140 countries and 14 languages. rea Read more
Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something you have never seen before. Read more
Vitaly Friedman | Blog: 20 Rules Of Smart And Successful Web-development “20 Rules Of Smart And Successful Web-development Read more
Here is another great article on what leads to lost business value for an online business! # An e-commerce site lost millions of dollars because overly aggressive homepage promotions made users distrust the price of any product that was not on sale. This is a classic example of the importance of trust-enhancing design in e-commerce. # Rather than offering a unified intranet portal, one big company's intranet had inconsistent design and used different systems to manage different areas. As employees moved around the intranet, the navigation options and structural appearance changed. Parts of the intranet looked outdated compared to newer sections, which made users doubt the accuracy of the older pages' information. Again, this is a credibility problem -- trust is not just an e-commerce issue. Read more
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