2005-12-13T15:56:35-06:00

I believe this is useful stuff .. I got from About.com.. Direct Deposit Overview Direct Deposit is a great way to move money electronically. You don't have to mail or sign any checks over to the bank, and your money tends to move more quickly when you use direct deposit. Where to Set Up Direct Deposit To set up direct deposit, just give instructions to whoever is paying you. If your employer offers direct deposit, ask the Human Resources contact what steps are necessary. The U.S. Government offers direct deposit for tax refunds and Social Security payments. Many investment and insurance payments can come to you via direct deposit. Read more

2005-12-13T15:43:59-06:00

Guys.. THANKS for visiting my blog.. I am looking for feedback on my effort and what you think about it? Can you please take a moment to write a few comments/suggestions on what you find good here.. and how I can improve by writing on my guestbook Thanks.. dk Read more

2005-12-13T12:50:55-06:00

1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. 4. Only in America......do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet Coke. 5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors to the vault open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. Read more

2005-12-13T02:07:54-06:00

Now, this is all these IDIOTS of politicians can end up doing!! Nothing constructive except jingoism! For heaven's sake Bangalore is a brand! No corporate house in its right mind plays with its No. 1 brands.. except these dimwit Indian politicians! If Bombay could become Mumbai, Madras Chennai and Calcutta Kolkata, could the country’s IT hub Bangalore lag behind? Bangalore in Anglicised form will be known as Bengaluru as pronounced in Kannada. Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh told reporters here today that he had asked the chief secretary to take steps for renaming Bangalore. Read more

2005-12-12T21:33:52-06:00

So Yahoo has bought Flickr, Del.icio.us and is now working out a partnership with MovableType to provide blogging services! It seems as if it is mopping up all the services that pertain to blogging pretty rapidly! It is going to become a fairly important player in the blogosphere! Yahoo! Inc. and Six Apart Ltd., creator of Movable Type -- the most popular software used to create professional blogs -- said on Sunday that Yahoo! will be the preferred supplier of Movable Type for small businesses. The partnership is the latest in a string of deals by the Internet media giant as it seeks to embrace so-called "social media," the new generation of Web sites that encourage Internet users to share written text, photos and videos. Read more

2005-12-11T09:42:47-06:00

“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Read more

2005-12-08T17:30:35-06:00

Here is a post on the technological innovation lead that India and China may take over the US on FastCompany Bill Gates is in India this week, talking to a variety of government officials, business leaders, and technological allies. He announced that Microsoft was going to invest $1.7 billion in India over the next four years, increasing its workforce in India by 3000 to a total of 7000. A survey in our latest issue (still behind the subscriber wall) has our online readers saying that the Unites States lost its edge in innovation. Who do they believe is surpassing us? China and India both, with China less than 2% ahead of India. It seems Gates agrees with those of you who were polled. Read more

2005-12-07T17:00:14-06:00

Ford announced a layoff of 30,000 employees over 5 years and closure of 10 plants. GM had announced last week a layoff of 30,000 and 9 plants. Thats 60,000 layoffs and 19 plants. Do you think these two companies will survive? Maybe we are looking at a new company - GENERAL FORD... merger of the two losers!! What say? Read more

2005-12-07T15:19:28-06:00

Its the same story in every country now... a strong right wing and an overzealous "secularists" ...while the minorities grow more and more belligerant and poorer! Buddhist monks are being murdered, Christian schoolchildren beheaded and dissenters blown up. Southeast Asia's peaceful co-existence among religions is under siege, from Bangkok to Jakarta. Meanwhile, politicians and military leaders are using Islamic fervor to boost their own power. Read more

2005-12-07T13:17:35-06:00

This week alone has brought in Investment pledges worth USD 2.7 billion! First it was Intel and now MSFT... Is this a sign of things to come? Bill Gates' big plan: $1.7 billion investment in India Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software company, said that the company will invest $1.7 billion in India over the next four years to expand its operations. The amount is to be deployed across select focus areas in line with Microsoft's strategic vision for Ind Read more


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