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Trouble due to Twitting!!
We’ve all had that moment — you’re in an emotional state, and if you could shout from a rooftop, you probably would. The problem with social media such as Twitter is that it gives you the outlet to speak before you think, especially when you have your cell phone handy. A few weeks ago, James … Read more
Six ways IT consultants can build their reputation
You may be one of the best IT consultants in town, but if no one knows about you, it’s impossible to ever be successful. So how exactly do you build a reputation? The obvious (and most simplistic) answer is to do good work. You should also: be honest and responsible; solve actual problems instead of … Read more
Googlers' bonus is a mobile phone?!
Well, I was little busy with real world issues and cannot blog for some time now, to add insult to the injury, My hosting company made a terrible mistake and misplaced my domain renewal agreement and as a result the site was offline for more than 5 days!! I am some pro! Ok back to … Read more
Mumbai under attack, 104 killed, 600+ injured
For this one time I wish to post this (my heart’s content) here as opposed to my personal blog….. Yesterday night, during a regular news at 10 session a small scroll began as it sad “Bomb blasts in Mumbai CST” , dismissing it to be a low intensity blast, I was surfing channels and was … Read more
Wanted: Old-school IT guy to save NASA moonbase
I know i get a more than cursory look from technocrats from around the world, but see if this is useful/infomative for you… For those who hadn’t heard, NASA is gearing up to build a permanent moonbase in the next decade or so — if it can find the right legacy hard drive expert to … Read more
YouTube's 75 Percent Solution- Closing Down Illegal Videos
“Two years ago, illegal use of professionally created video was rampant on the Web, particularly on video sharing sites such as YouTube. Among those most visibly undercut were NBC Universal and Viacom, which filed a $1 billion suit against YouTube parent Google to stop illicit publishing of their content.” Now, a year after YouTube introduced … Read more
Paypal Powered by a mere 4000 Linux Servers!
This is yet another Linux success story. PayPal says Linux grid can replace IBM mainframes: PayPal is currently processing $1,571 worth of transactions per second ( that is $2,262,240 per day) in 17 different currencies on about 4,000 servers running Red Hat Linux. Thompson supervises a payment system that operates on about 4,000 servers running … Read more
IRON :CHROMIUM without leaks – Fatherland's Answer to the CHROME's Privacy concerns..
well, Sorry guys it has almost become a fetish for me to follow and write about Chrome and If you had followed my blog or any technology post for that matter , a hailstorm is averted coz’ of Google License and rights use. And as you probably know by now, The Bundesrepublik Deutschland was really worried about the Data Collection … Read more
Become a Chrome Guru: Part-2
Open the last session’s tabs automatically. Also like Firefox, Chrome can automatically restore the tabs from your last browser session. In that same Options area as above, just select “Restore the pages that were open last.” Add the home button to your toolbar. Chrome’s toolbar is pretty sparse by design, but once you’ve set your … Read more