Today when I was sending a official mail with attachment , I wrote ," Dear Sir , Please find attached blah blah .. " and I actually forgot to attach the document and just click on send ... Google saved me from so much embarrassment when the mail was not processed but a message popped up , " You wrote "find attached" in your message, but there are no files attached. Send anyway? "
The words which came from my mouth were literally , Oh My God , Google !
I felt so good after reading that message and quickly attached the file before sending the mail, My respect for google went up a few notches today ..
Then as usual I searched it on the internet if it is a new feature of gmail but only found out that its a pretty old one and was released way back in 2008 but it has its own key words to find wheather the mail should have attachments .
Sunday, February 28, 2010
IIM Ahmadabad CAT 2009 Shortlist , Really Short
The CAT-2009 results were finally announced today after days of speculations. The sanctity of the exam was questioned in the 3 month long exam exercise when students from across the country complaint about the irregularities in the exam . The problem in the online format are the stories which plagued the whole nation and people are even doubted the credibility of the top management of the IIMs which could have compromised on the terms of the exam with external agencies like NIIT , Pro-Metrics and others.
What came as the biggest surprise to me is just the list of 940 + announced by IIM Ahmadabad. In order to dilute the effect of exam problems , ideally IIMs should announce bigger shortlist and more weight age should be given to group discussion and Personnel Interviews .
I really don't understand the reason behind not increasing the number of calls when compared to last year.
What came as the biggest surprise to me is just the list of 940 + announced by IIM Ahmadabad. In order to dilute the effect of exam problems , ideally IIMs should announce bigger shortlist and more weight age should be given to group discussion and Personnel Interviews .
I really don't understand the reason behind not increasing the number of calls when compared to last year.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Some of the Best Quotes for God !
These are some of the quotes I love to read again and again ! Its like listening to Bhajans .
From Cricket Legends
"Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal" ~ Brian Charles Lara
"If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard." Dennis Lillee
" I saw him (Sachin) playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...hi compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel. " Sir Don Bradman.
"Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has
many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the
world" - Allen Donald
"He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease." - Greg Chappell
"I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of Cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that's going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say he's 99.5% perfect" - Viv Richards
Some from Twitter by Tendulkar Fans
" ICC announced that Sachin Tendulkar's b'day i.e. 24th April will be will be celebrated as "World Cricket Day"
" A cricket fact - Most of the countries have history in playing cricket but INDIA has SACHIN TENDULKAR to rewrite it "
" All kneel down and praise whatever God you fancy for the mighty Sachin Tendulkar. "
Other credible Sources
" Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives." BBC
" I'm hounored to take birth in the same Land, I'm blessed to breathe the same air, and I'm fortunate to see god in True Sense, No words to describe this great Man , Thanks Sir Sachin ! Kudos ! " Abhishek Mahajan via SMS
"They say that God created the world – the grossly flawed world that we know and live in. Sachin created another world where in people live in pure harmony till the time he is on the pitch. No egos are hurt when a guy in a Mercedes comes to a autowallah with a radio and asks “Kitne pe khel raha hai??“. There are no class distinctions when outside a TV showroom you can see people with expensive clothes standing alongside street vendors looking at the screens – all with the same wish in their hearts. And a world where a whole nation can rise with one voice if something goes against the God. Where else can you find such a homogeneous world?"-Sidharth Bedi
I believe time is ripe for Indian government to award him Bharat Ratna , Oxford to include the word Tendulkar in their Dictionaries, Ms-Word to recognize Tendulkar as a word and Tendulkar critics to bow in front of him and go to Himalayas .
From Cricket Legends
"Sachin is a genius. I'm a mere mortal" ~ Brian Charles Lara
"If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard." Dennis Lillee
" I saw him (Sachin) playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...hi compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel. " Sir Don Bradman.
"Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has
many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the
world" - Allen Donald
"He is a perfectly balanced batsman and knows perfectly well when to attack and when to play defensive cricket. He has developed the ability to treat bowlers all over the world with contempt and can destroy any attack with utmost ease." - Greg Chappell
"I think he is marvellous. I think he will fit in whatever category of Cricket that has been played or will be played, from the first ball that has ever been bowled to the last ball that's going to be. He can play in any era and at any level. I would say he's 99.5% perfect" - Viv Richards
Some from Twitter by Tendulkar Fans
" ICC announced that Sachin Tendulkar's b'day i.e. 24th April will be will be celebrated as "World Cricket Day"
" A cricket fact - Most of the countries have history in playing cricket but INDIA has SACHIN TENDULKAR to rewrite it "
" All kneel down and praise whatever God you fancy for the mighty Sachin Tendulkar. "
Other credible Sources
" Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don't know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives." BBC
" I'm hounored to take birth in the same Land, I'm blessed to breathe the same air, and I'm fortunate to see god in True Sense, No words to describe this great Man , Thanks Sir Sachin ! Kudos ! " Abhishek Mahajan via SMS
"They say that God created the world – the grossly flawed world that we know and live in. Sachin created another world where in people live in pure harmony till the time he is on the pitch. No egos are hurt when a guy in a Mercedes comes to a autowallah with a radio and asks “Kitne pe khel raha hai??“. There are no class distinctions when outside a TV showroom you can see people with expensive clothes standing alongside street vendors looking at the screens – all with the same wish in their hearts. And a world where a whole nation can rise with one voice if something goes against the God. Where else can you find such a homogeneous world?"-Sidharth Bedi
I believe time is ripe for Indian government to award him Bharat Ratna , Oxford to include the word Tendulkar in their Dictionaries, Ms-Word to recognize Tendulkar as a word and Tendulkar critics to bow in front of him and go to Himalayas .
Friday, February 26, 2010
Changing times ...
The pace at which technology is progressing every day is really scary, there was a time when Hardware used to sell like hot cakes and there was no real value for software... IBM did this historical blunder of concentrating too much on Hardware and leaving scope for likes of Microsoft to develop a operating system , they realized there mistakes when they started incurring huge losses .. finally after many years they sold there hardware PC/Laptop division to Lenovo and now focusing on software developement...
Time has taken one more turn after few years, software programs became so important and vital that new range of hardware are designed just to accommodate certain software features... new handset with no appreciable change in designs but featuring advanced software applications like blackberries of the world took over the market by storm .. the change was so fast , within no time every one was checking there mails on Blackberry .
Now this was not enough for us , another big change , entrepreneurs are developing specialized hardware to accommodate just a few dominant websites , this is micro specialty feature and people are buying it without second thought. ,For example new mobiles which are face-book enabled are spending millions just in advertising their products , face-book might not be making any money but these new generation of Entrepreneur bring new innovation and changes in market are reaping the benefits ..
The change might be a bit easy for non paying users but is very tough for entrepreneurs and licensed users who spend lot of money in developing and marketing a application which goes off line in a flash .
Time has taken one more turn after few years, software programs became so important and vital that new range of hardware are designed just to accommodate certain software features... new handset with no appreciable change in designs but featuring advanced software applications like blackberries of the world took over the market by storm .. the change was so fast , within no time every one was checking there mails on Blackberry .
Now this was not enough for us , another big change , entrepreneurs are developing specialized hardware to accommodate just a few dominant websites , this is micro specialty feature and people are buying it without second thought. ,For example new mobiles which are face-book enabled are spending millions just in advertising their products , face-book might not be making any money but these new generation of Entrepreneur bring new innovation and changes in market are reaping the benefits ..
The change might be a bit easy for non paying users but is very tough for entrepreneurs and licensed users who spend lot of money in developing and marketing a application which goes off line in a flash .
Monday, February 22, 2010
I Play for the Audience
When it comes to Indian Cricket Team, I must say they are totally committed towards customer satisfaction, they want to make every match really interesting for the audience. Yesterday in the close encounter with South Africa, Appam and party were again in top form, they made sure that the match goes to the last ball.. I have captured some of the excepts from the post match interview session with Appam
Reporter: How do you rate your performance yesterday?
Appam: My performance was awesome, I was good in both fielding and bowling, never got the chance to bat, could have been a complete day for me.
Reporter: You were taken for runs all round the field Appam , your fielding was awful, and you are still saying that you were good .. your batting could have ended a lucky escape for India ..
Appam: You are talking rubbish, In the field we play as global players, there were few of the players in the opposition of my IPL team,I cant mess around with my IPL career..
Reporter: So what was your approach in the Game
Appam: I want each spectator on the field to be involved, be its Indian or South African and it should be the prime work of all the players. We are entertainers and end of the day the thrill of the match should be kept alive. I wanted to throw the balls to covers but my accuracy was not upto the mark and the ball fell few feet away from Dhoni .
Reporter: What kind of result were you aiming for?
Appam : Tie would have been the best result and could have kept the interest of all the spectators in the remaining matches. Only my inaccurate throw needs to be blamed for the same.
Thanks Appam for the brilliant performance, just because of the players like you the interest in 50 over match is still alive. Appam has definitely taken the game to a different level.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Taste of Water ...
When we travel from one place to another the usual belief is that the taste of the water changes? But is it just a myth or there is some real truth behind this belief? This is one of the doubts I always had, When I came to Jammu, I water didn’t tasted good and I have been drinking Aqua Fina water only from few days ,Infact I believe I have started to like the taste of Aqua Fina water from months of usage.
So in order to clarify my doubt I started to search it on internet and found an answer which was quite a surprise to me. The humans are actually not capable of tasting water, few of the animals like Dogs and Pigs are. Our tongue cannot taste pure water and the taste we find in drinking water is purely due to the extra minerals or impurities which are the part of it.
So why do we like water of particular brand or say particular city? May be because each one has different kinds of mineral or chemical impurities and due to daily consumption of a particular kind of water (impurities), one tends to like that kind of water.
My Introduction to stock markets …
When I first heard about stock markets way back in 90’s, it was always from the kind of money my relatives or my neighbors are making in the business, they all became my role models. They used to be surrounded by people asking for tips to invest or rather trade in the market.I used to think if I have money, I will invest in a 5 Rs stock , it will jump to 20 than again I’ll invest in another 5 Rs Stock and it will again jump to 20 in few days , the money will become 16 times .. Oh is it so easy, I said to myself, I just need to have 1000 Rs and I will become millionaire one day..this was how I was introduced to the stock market and I was barely 8 year old.
My father used to invest only in IPOs (Initial Public Offering, where one invest in the companies going for listing). I used to wonder why he is so conservative with investment, why not invest in the rapidly moving stocks in the exchange, the money is so huge there, you need to just bet on one and make merry for yourself.
I used to check out daily stock prices of father’s holdings, finding out whether we are making money or losing? In a classic bull market everything used to move so fast, wow we are making money even in IPOs. Everyone just used to talk about share and its returns those days. I used to feel that everyone is so intelligent, I should also know about it. Then there was an Uncle living close to our home and used to always talk big about the latest killing he has made in the market. I used to think, he must be so rich.
The euphoria didn’t lasted long, the whole market crashed, few of the people were badly hit, few sold of their houses, Harshad Mehta became the talk of the town. The Uncle living next door was never seen again in the neighborhood, people say he fled with his family due to the fear of creditors..
Then I thanked my father for being conservative, It’s not so easy after all.. but still that feeling was there inside me ,may be these people were not wise enough I can still make money in this market .. They should have short sold the stocks and they could all had been so rich.. I can do it one day, I used to say to myself..
To be continued..
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Insurance against Alien Kidnapping ..
What are the chances of you being kidnapped by Aliens ? You can call it a Hollywood effect, some kind of phobia, good marketing game by Insurance company but there had been more than 40,000 buyers of such insurance policy which will protect them from it .
Goodfellows Insurance offers such a policy which provides massive coverage of $1.7 millions for just 400$ premium . Needless to say that insurance companies makes money out of diseased state of our minds.
The protection against terrorist is one more popular policy nowadays chances of which is again minimum but people are happy to pay a high premium for it !
Goodfellows Insurance offers such a policy which provides massive coverage of $1.7 millions for just 400$ premium . Needless to say that insurance companies makes money out of diseased state of our minds.
The protection against terrorist is one more popular policy nowadays chances of which is again minimum but people are happy to pay a high premium for it !
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Top Websites in India
I was just surfing through internet and found alexa.com, it is one of the most popular website for finding out traffic of a site on Internet. It is being used as one of the industry wide benchmark for checking the popularity of the site . Infact one can very easily create his account on Alexa and check out the traffic ranking of it.
I was just curious to know that how many google websites are there in top 20 of India . The list goes as such .. ( Courtesy Alexa)
Sites to look out for :
I believe two the website which can enter the top 20 in next 4-5 years : -
1. moneycontrol.com with excellent research on Equity markets .
2.
valueresearchonline.com : - One of the best websites I have ever seen on Mutual Funds
I was just curious to know that how many google websites are there in top 20 of India . The list goes as such .. ( Courtesy Alexa)
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google.co.in
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google.com
Google wins it again 2/2 -
yahoo.com
Legacy of yahoo , which started the email revolution in India , quite deserving but more tech savvy people have moved on ... -
facebook.com
This was a surprise (pleasant one ), I thought orkut is more popular in India .. online games like Farmville and mafia wars has improved its visibility .. -
blogger.com
Another google website and host for our blogs .. 3/5 -
youtube.com
hmm , right there on the top , number one streaming videos website, even when webspeed is not great here . The content is just too good . (4/6) for google -
orkut.co.in
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rediff.com
surprise surprise , an Indian website in Indian top 20 , -
wikipedia.org
I am a big fan of Wiki , they are doing a great social service .. Very deserving . -
orkut.com
Orkut.in and Orkut.com combined might overtake facebook , what do you think .. (6/10) . wow google is killing the competition here -
twitter.com
Social Networking redefined , I see great future for this website and should enter top 10 very soon . -
indiatimes.com
Another desi website , good portal -
linkedin.com
Recession might have improved the popularity of this website in India . Another social networking website just behind facebook , orkut and twitter . -
live.com
Another surprise , Personally I found this website really good but never seen anyone surfing it though . -
wordpress.com
Blogging is becoming a rage in Indians , second blogging webpage in top 20. -
cricinfo.com
It has to be there , by far the best Cricket webpage , Automated page refresh after every 20 second might again be making it easier for it. -
ie100.net
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msn.com
Still popular , specially people love hotmail and the new page on Indian news is very popular amongst youth. -
microsoft.com
Windows default homepages might be helping it to enter top 20 otherwise I dont see any daily need for anyone to visit this portal. -
in.com
Indian website which has made waves in last year , another surprise for me .
Sites to look out for :
I believe two the website which can enter the top 20 in next 4-5 years : -
1. moneycontrol.com with excellent research on Equity markets .
2.
valueresearchonline.com : - One of the best websites I have ever seen on Mutual Funds
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