Archive for the ‘Management’ Category
Unwritten letters (my love story, my beliefs, my space, etc)
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 16, 2009
Some freak economics a milkman taught me
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 12, 2009
Economics is a very facinating mix of theorotical science and practical art of managing money. Apart from spelling the word economics right, theres very little contribution to world economics from my side..
until now..
Few days ago, one interesting bill was attached to our common notepad – It was the milkman bill..Out of utter curiosity, I looked [...]
Swine flue in Pune, India, some reasons and questions
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 12, 2009
Everything is justified.
However, India is more prone to any kind of epidemics because of the inherent unclean habits the common people have.
Add to it the careless attitude of people who actually are supposed to work on complex issues. The recent epidemic wouldent have had been so grave if the airport authorities would have done a [...]
A sneek peek
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 4, 2009
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Thats the first preview of India Force Linux Desktop. Stay Tuned…
Olympic Medal, Apple iPhone, and me
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 22, 2008
Last two weeks were of great hustle bustle for Indian sports. Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal in 10 m shooting event for independent India, later Shushil Kumar, a Najafgarh lad fetched a bronze in freestyle wrestling, the last one was in 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and on the same day, Bhiwani based boxer, [...]
Unexpected problems??
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 20, 2008
The best way to avoid problems, is to avoid them.
Look around, you will get to see people who are perfect, they just dont seem to have any kind of conflicts, or any issues, they get well with any situation, any kind of people, they appear so natural, so flawles, sometimes we call them [...]
TRAI okays net telephony in India
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 18, 2008
The Telecom regulator in India, TRAI on Monday allowed ISPs to offer unrestricted internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and lower STD tariffs.
“It is envisaged that customers will ultimately benefit from cost effective and innovative internet telephony service.
These recommendations will put Indian telecom sector in [...]
Beijing Olympics 2008 kicks off
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 8, 2008
The Beijing Olympics 2008 ceremony has kicked off and officially, for next 20 days, we are going to see an exciting series of old records broken, new records being set. Top leaders from almost 80 countries are visiting Beijing for this extravaganza. Here’s a joke thats being passed here in India.
Dubya, the George Bush Jr, [...]
What is the greatest achievement of one’s life??
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 26, 2008
- In: Humanity| Humour| Hymns| Love| Management| Orkut| Pune| World Peace| Yahoo!
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Best Answer – Chosen by Voters
The sense of achievement is different for various people
Example
1. For a mother – To hear the first word from her child
2. For a father – The feeling of becoming a ‘father’
3. For a Old person – When his great grand sons hugs him and says “How are you?”
4. For a [...]
The New Age dilemma
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 9, 2008
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S: (n) dilemma, quandary (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)
I have discovered a new ego bruising experience. If you are a single individual, and having lot of virtual girl friends on social networking tools like Orkut, then you might have noticed that whenever the girls status changes [...]
Good Grief
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 22, 2008
This heartbreak hangover has continued for fairly long time, I mean its more then a week I havent been able to pick my spirits up. In one point of view, everything appears as a dead end, especially in this fast globalized ultramodern age, with so much technology and gadgets around, who would bother to wait [...]
A practical approach for blocking Orkut and saving trouble
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 12, 2007
From the past few days theIndian media is in all sorts of frenzy, displaying the news and reports telling that Indian government has instructed CERT India to ‘ban’ Orkut access primarily because,
1. Indian authorities believe that Orkut allowes creation of flame communities that pack enough ammunation to set cities on fire and a punch [...]
The secret behind Bob Woolmers untimely death
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 22, 2007
On 18 March 2007 (the day after Pakistan’s unexpected defeat to Ireland) Bob Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica. He was taken to the nearby University Hospital but it was later confirmed that he had died.
It was a bizzaire news for the most, but there are some very secret motives [...]
The Digital (Anti)Social Networks
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: March 7, 2007
Tired of getting friend requests from MySpace, TagWorld, Friendster, TypePad, Skype, AIM, Yahoo!, Chia Friend, LinkedIn, MSN, TextAmerica, Upcoming, Digg, Google, 30 Boxes, Second Life, Plaxo, Zooomr, ICQ, Flickr, LiveJournal, Dogster, dodgeball, Backwash, BuddyBridge, FriendFan, Classmates, Buzznet, ReferNet… not to mention Friend Surfer, friendsand, Friends of Friends, friendsbay.de, Friends of Friends, Friends Reunited, Friendoo, Friendset, [...]
Police planning to ban Orkut in India
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 22, 2007
According to media reports, the Pune police is in full swing to ban Orkut, the Google owned digital social networking tool following its controversial communities and its probable role in anti social activities.
To a certain extent, I feel that there is a ‘real’ need in maintaining Orkut. Given its liberal policies, a madman can create [...]
Google provided email ids to spammers – The reality behind the closed doors.
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 13, 2007
- In: Google| India| Linux| Management| Mass Communication| Pune| Security| Technology| Ubuntu
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I got this mail a few hours ago.
hi there,
i believe we are in the same boat.
this is in regard to the mail i received from deepta from google and i understand u folks too have got the same. this was on 25th of Jan. later on 26th of Jan, once again i received a mail [...]
Dont mess up with the kids.
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: February 12, 2007
- In: General| Humour| Management| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| web 2.0
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Small kids, children are Gods most awesome creations. They posses an excellant mind that watches everything all around with great curiosity and innocence. We oft take some things for granted, but its a fact – Kids are the smartest bunch of individuals, who can take you by surprise, almost at the time when you least [...]
Happy Birthday Orkut
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 30, 2007
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Today is Orkuts 3rd birthday.
The Beginning
Orkut was quietly launched on January 30, 2004 by Google, the search engine company. Orkut Büyükkökten, a Turkish software engineer, developed it as an independent project while working at Google (required by its policy). Some discomfort with this exists among users and potential users of orkut, especially since Google’s [...]
Rahul Roy wins Bigg Boss 2006-2007
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: January 27, 2007
Rahul Roy got 5 million rupees as a prize when he won the reality show Bigg Boss on 27 Jan. Bigg Boss is a reality show known for high emotional drama and various controversies involving clebraties, the latest one being from its UK edition Bigg Brother.
It should be noted that Rahul Roy taught a number [...]
Maps on Orkut
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 13, 2006
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Today, 13 Sept 2006, 12:30 IST Google has now added an extra facility for Orkut users. Yup, its the much awaited Maps service allowing users to view their friends location.Please click here to view the snapshot I got…
I ask myself an obvious question – Was it necessary? I mean theres a more good friends mapping [...]
Zen Haiku
- sevenlives: Autumn comes / Autumn goes / leaves grow by themselves..#haikusevenlives: Autumn comes / Autumn goes / leaves grow by themselves..#haiku
- sevenlives: pacifying little baby / neighbour sings an old lullaby / and I get hurled in sleep...gently..!#haikusevenlives: pacifying little baby / neighbour sings an old lullaby / and I get hurled in sleep...gently..!#haiku
- sevenlives: no sound / leaf falls down / autumn sorrow for tree...#haikusevenlives: no sound / leaf falls down / autumn sorrow for tree...#haiku
- sevenlives: gazing at the wall / lizard crawls silently / would like to see a squirrel though...#haikusevenlives: gazing at the wall / lizard crawls silently / would like to see a squirrel though...#haiku
- sevenlives: autumn rain..!! / where will squirrel hide? / this leafless tree...#haikusevenlives: autumn rain..!! / where will squirrel hide? / this leafless tree...#haiku
- sevenlives: pea soup steams in bowl../ covers all trees...! / thick fog in sky #haikusevenlives: pea soup steams in bowl../ covers all trees...! / thick fog in sky #haiku
- sevenlives: its so cold / pricking me / frosty thoughts...#haikusevenlives: its so cold / pricking me / frosty thoughts...#haiku
- sevenlives: o autumn wind / even if you whisper / the fog will blow away...#haikusevenlives: o autumn wind / even if you whisper / the fog will blow away...#haiku
- sevenlives: remove this fog / why are you silent? / autumn wind? #haikusevenlives: remove this fog / why are you silent? / autumn wind? #haiku
- sevenlives: who waves the fan ? / blow slowly / wind from Mt Fuji...#haikusevenlives: who waves the fan ? / blow slowly / wind from Mt Fuji...#haiku
Google News
- UN chief Achim Steiner warns of high cost of climate delays - guardian.co.uk
- Summit disappoints UN food chief - BBC News
- Palin Onstage, Still Moving Off Message - New York Times
- Iran plays down UN nuclear report - BBC News
- Headley case probe: Links with Kasab & Co now NIA focus - Times of India
- Senators reject unilateral PA moves - Jerusalem Post
- Border mine left behind by militants kills DIG - Calcutta Telegraph
- SC turns down Maya plea in Taj scam case - Economic Times
- Pak spy's passport was issued from Lucknow - Times of India
- Make names in Koda diary public: BJP, JDU - Economic Times
GigaOm
- FourSquare Opens API, Invites Developers to Play
- VLAB Event — SSDs: Technology for Bigger, Better, Faster Apps
- How Will We Keep Supercomputing Super?
- This Is Your Phone Calling: Get to the Doctor
- What to read on the GigaOM network
- Time for a Standard for Touch?
- WiMAX Hits Austin and San Antonio Today
- Evernote Gets $10 Million in New Funding
- Cisco Yields to Tandberg Shareholders
- How Many Droids Has Motorola Sold?
Slashdot
- SSL Renegotiation Attack Becomes Real
- Microsoft Open Sources .NET Micro Framework
- Optical Mice Used To Detect Counterfeit Coins
- Are There Affordable Low-DPI Large-Screen LCD Monitors?
- Intel Allows Release of Full 4004 Chip-Set Details
- DNSSEC Implemetation Held Up By Tech Delays
- 100 Million-Core Supercomputers Coming By 2018
- Russia Recalls Modern Warfare 2
- Mark Cuban's Plan To Kill Google
- If the Comments Are Ugly, the Code Is Ugly
Yahoo! Answers
- [ YouTube ] Open Question : What's the point of uploading Youtube videos or creating an account when you get suspended cause of copyrights?
- [ Religion & Spirituality ] Open Question : Whether you are religious or not, how many characters in the Bible can you name (without researching it)?
- [ Tattoos ] Open Question : Microdermal question?
- [ Singles & Dating ] Open Question : BF help... please...?
- [ Elections ] Open Question : Who will Obama bow to next?
- [ Toddler & Preschooler ] Open Question : I am 19 years old 3'4" tall and 32 lbs and still in pampers?
- [ Dogs ] Open Question : Senior dog food question?
- [ Video & Online Games ] Open Question : Are new video games on Black Friday prices cut-off?
- [ Marriage & Divorce ] Open Question : my mom is moving in w/ boyfriend which is breach of separation agreement w/ my dad.do i have legal recourse?
- [ Rock and Pop ] Open Question : Have you ever seen Metric live?
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