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Steve Jobs discusses the MP3 player’s design

2006-10-16T09:53:00.000+02:00

Other companies had already tried to make a hard disk drive music player. Why did Apple get it right?
We had the hardware expertise, the industrial design expertise and the software expertise, including iTunes. One of the biggest insights we have was that we decided not to try to manage your music library on the iPod, but to manage it in iTunes. Other companies tried to do everything on the device itself and made it so complicated that it was useless.

Some people say that iPod might lose its cache because it's too popular—how can it be cool when Dick Cheney and Queen Elizabeth have one?
That's like saying you don't want to kiss your lover's lips because everyone has lips. It doesn't make any sense. We don't strive to appear cool. We just try to make the best products we can. And if they are cool, well, that's great.

Germany gains favour with Indian students

2006-10-10T16:36:00.000+02:00

During 1990-1998, the number of Indian students in Germany ranged between 600 and 1,000. It reached 1,117 in 1999, further rising to 1,412 in 2000.

The number rose to 2,100 in 2001, galloping to 3,303 in 2002. In 2003, the number was 4,112, which increased to 4,249 in 2004 and it was recorded at 4,292 last year. "In engineering, students prefer new areas such as nano-technology, biotechnology etc," he said.

Fairy Tales Can Come True (Just Not Every Day!)

2006-05-29T16:05:00.000+02:00

Here's a "photo story" based on the book,
Fairy Tales Can Come True (Just Not Every Day!),
published by Shake It! Books.

Tip #1

Make a list.
When you find yourself feeling critical
of your beloved, sit down and make a list of
"All The Things I Still Love About My Mate."
This will remind you of why you first fell in love.

You'll have a few giggles... and learn a few things as well!

Seven Rules of Motivation

2006-05-23T18:15:00.000+02:00

Socialize with others of similar interest. Mutual support is motivating. We will develop the attitudes of our five best friends. If they are losers, we will be a loser. If they are winners, we will be a winner. To be a cowboy we must associate with cowboys.

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GAPINGVOID

2006-05-16T11:50:00.000+02:00

HOW TO BE CREATIVE
"If you weren't so stupid I can explain you how stupid you are!!"

1. Ignore everybody.

2. The idea doesn't have to be big. It just has to change the world.

3. Put the hours in.

4. If your biz plan depends on you suddenly being "discovered" by some big shot, your plan will probably fail.

5. You are responsible for your own experience.

EIGHT WAYS TO SELF ACTUALIZE

2006-05-12T16:31:00.000+02:00

"When the four basic needs (Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem) have been satisfied, the growth need or self-actualization need arises: A new discontent and restlessness will develop unless the individual is doing what he individually is fitted for. A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write--in short, what people can be they must be" Abraham Maslow

Experience things fully, vividly, selflessly. Throw yourself into the experiencing of something: concentrate on it fully, let it totally absorb you.
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth): Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.
Let the self emerge. Try to shut out the external clues as to what you should think, feel, say, and so on, and let your experience enable you to say what you truly feel.
When in doubt, be honest. If you look into yourself and are honest, you will also take responsibility. Taking responsibility is self-actualizing.
Listen to your own tastes. Be prepared to be unpopular.
Use your intelligence, work to do well the things you want to do, no matter how insignificant they seem to be.
Make peak experiencing more likely: get rid of illusions and false notions. Learn what you are good at and what your potentialities are not.
Find out who you are, what you are, what you like and don't like, what is good and what is bad for you, where you are going, what your mission is. Opening yourself up to yourself in this way means identifying defenses--and then finding the courage to give them up.

India is an innovation titan, leaves China in the dust: WSJ

2006-05-10T16:41:00.000+02:00

There is no silver bullet to innovation. The Wall Street Journal observed in a powerful commentary that New Delhi had gone the extra mile to revamp its intellectual property rights. Now the dividends were showing — India was cruising imperiously ahead of China in the innovation race.

“It may appear as if India’s recent economic rise is solely due to its low-cost outsourcing opportunities for foreign businesses. But this is only part of the story,” said the US financial daily on Monday.

“India is rapidly evolving into Asia’s innovation centre, leaving China in the dust. Its secret weapon? Intellectual property-rights protection. In recent years, New Delhi has taken big steps to protect these rights, and the results have been dramatic,” it added.

In an effort to align itself with international treaties such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation, India revamped its copyright laws in the 1990s. The Indian Copyright Act was overhauled in 1994 to explain the rights of a copyright holder and the penalties for infringement of copyrighted software. The daily hailed the Indian law as one of the “toughest in the world.” “These changes, which significantly ramped up enforcement provisions, will undoubtedly prove the most important for copyright protection on the subcontinent — far ahead of other countries in Asia,” said the daily.

“The Indian courts have risen to the challenge. They have taken a broad approach to applying the new laws — especially to protect intellectual property in emerging fields such as information technology.” Last year, India’s new patent law extended protection to computer software and pharmaceutical products. The changes have acted as a catalyst for foreign and domestic investment. India’s Patent Office also got a pat on the back for getting its act together: “Today, a patent can be granted in less than three years, as opposed to only a few years ago, where it took up to an average of five to seven years.”

“As a result, copyright-based industries such as the Indian IT sector have enjoyed rapid growth,” it said, adding that within the next few years, annual revenues from Indian software exports were tipped to touch $50 billion. It pointed out that Indian business and government labs were both filing for patents at astonishing rates.

“The number of Indian patent applications filed has increased 400% over the past 15 years. Nearly 800 Indian companies submitted international patent applications to the World Intellectual Property Organisation in 2004…more than double the number of Indian patents applied for in 2000,” said the daily. It noted that Indian drug makers who have been producers of generic versions of brand-name drugs have also started “embracing innovation-based business models.”

The Wall Street Journal summed up that New Delhi’s actions are a “stark contrast” to China and Brazil. “When it comes to reigning in the rampant piracy of music, movies and software, these governments are lagging behind India. But to truly reach their potential for creativity and innovation, other emerging economic powers could take a few pointers from New Delhi.”

Asia’s innovation centre

As a result of the Indian Copyright Act which was overhauled in 1994, copyright-based industries such as the Indian IT sector have enjoyed rapid growth.

The annual average rate of growth of Indian software exports from 1994 to 2002 was 48%, marking a drastic surge from the preceding five years, when the average growth was about 35%.

The number of Indian patent applications filed has increased 400% over the past 15 years.

HOW TO TICK PEOPLE OFF

2006-05-10T10:39:00.000+02:00

Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.
Specify that your drive-through order is "TO-GO."
If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.
Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up."
Reply to everything someone says with "that's what you think."
Practice making fax and modem noises.
Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc" them to your boss.
Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophesy."

More ...here Source

Electrical / Electronics Conversions, Formulas & References

2006-05-09T15:21:00.000+02:00

Capacitance

Capacitance Conversions

Capacitor Dielectrics & Descriptions

Capacitor Dielectric Properties

Capacitor Families, Mil-Spec

Capacitor Values

Transmission Lines 1, 2, 3
Thévénin Equivalent

And many more.....

Interestin Panorama Pics

2006-05-09T11:26:00.000+02:00

At panoramas.dk you can see interactive 360 degree panoramas

also called VR Photography by some of the best VR Photographers in the world. They are presented in Fullscreen and you need Quicktime

New panoramas are presented weekly. Scroll down for the last features. The Archive contains more than 160 panoramas from all the world.

Study Guides and Strategies

2006-04-27T10:11:00.000+02:00

Study Guides and Strategies

Lot of useful information about:

Preparing Learning to learn Scheduling and setting goals - Interactive day & weekly planner Managing time Managing stress Avoiding procrastination Thinking critically Thinking like a genius Motivating yourself Adaptive decision-making Making decisions/solving problems	Learning As student-athlete or student-performer Visual learner Mapping information for learning Adult learner Distance education & learning Thinking aloud/private speech Problem based learning With ADHD Exploring your own learning style - outside links

Reading skills Reading critically Prereading strategies Taking notes from a text book Reading/understanding essays Reading difficult material Speed & comprehension Marking & underlining SQ3R reading method	Preparing for Tests General test preparation Anticipating test content Review tools for tests Overcoming test anxiety Organizing for test taking Cramming Emergency test preparation Testing bibliography
Writing Basics Basics of writing assignments Prewriting and drafts Revising Proofreading Transitional words & phrases Modifiers & commas Spelling - American Print bibliography for writing Internet bibliography for writing	Writing Types Writing under deadline Writing for the "Web" The five-paragraph essay Essays for a literature class Expository essays Persuasive essays Position papers *Writing Strategies Learned* by Stephen Wilbers
Math Solving linear equations Solving math word problems Evaluating algebraic expressions Order of operations/ P.E.M.D.A.S. - with exercise Math tests Math bibliography - web sites with on-line help	Science and Technology Writing lab reports and scientific papers Writing white papers Following the scientific method Lab safety - outside links Sudoku 数独 - links: having fun thinking logically

32 Keys: About life

2006-04-25T18:04:00.000+02:00

32 Keys: About life

Introduction	11 Confidence	22 Revenge
1 Life	12 Relaxation	23 Problems
2 Worry	13 Purpose	24 Love
3 Attitude	14 Past	25 Self-Esteem
4 Anger	15 Appreciation	26 Cooperation
5 Thoughts	16 Kindness	27 Sleep
6 Friendship	17 Fear	28 Faith
7 Today	18 Responsibility	29 Cheerfulness
8 Happiness	19 Values	30 Humility
9 Acceptance	20 Stress	31 Health
10 Despair	21 Future	32 Meditation

The Woman's Code

2006-04-08T15:12:00.000+02:00

The Woman's Code

- Invite a man to go shopping with you only if you need someone to carry your packages or drive.

- Assure your boyfriend that every female movie star has had a boob job.

- When your man asks you what's wrong, say "Nothing." However, when Oprah, Dr. Phil or Dr. Laura asks you, go into excruciating detail. Leave nothing out.

- The negative effects of cheese puffs and chocolate-chocolate chip ice cream are offset by the positive effects of diet soda.

- Feet are flexible and can be made to fit into shoes varying from size 7 to 9, depending on what's on sale.

- You can skimp on clothes, but a good bra is worth its weight in gold. (That's Victoria's secret.)

- The Patricia Principle: The more you've been trying to attract the attention of a particular man, the more likely it is that you'll run into him when you're sweaty, short of sleep, without makeup, wearing house-painting clothes, with your hair in a bandana.

- The best response to a married man who's hitting on you is, "Say, don't I know your wife?"

- Learn how to say "Back off" very loudly and look fierce while you say it.

- Let every new man in your life know that you've got a black belt in karate.

And more...............

The Dale Carnegie Page

2006-04-08T14:37:00.000+02:00

"Believe that you will succeed, and you will"

Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955

The Dale Carnegie Page

10 Intermediate Ways To Speed Up Windows

2006-03-20T10:05:00.000+01:00

10 Intermediate Ways To Speed Up Windows
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1. Disable Unnecessary Services
2. Turn Off System Restore
3. Defragment Your Pagefile
4. Speedup Folder Access - Disable Last Access Update
5.Disable System Sounds

and more.....

10 Wonders of the New China

2006-03-09T15:13:00.000+01:00

10 Wonders of the New China

Thank God for iPods

2006-03-09T09:14:00.000+01:00

: "Pope Benedict owns an iPod Nano"

India's New Export: Video Games

2005-12-14T20:50:00.000+01:00

India's New Export: Video Games: "Kali is appearing in the forthcoming Emperor Ashoka (pronounced 'Ah-shoke,' with the 'a' silent), which recreates battles from the life of a legendary Indian king who lived in the third century B.C. The game allows players to engage in bloody historic battles based in ancient temples and other antique environments. Some mythical creatures are also thrown in -- in addition to Kali, there are gargoyle-like interpretations of the voluptuous female statues that adorn sacred buildings in India, who come alive and fight."

Business Basics - Forbes.com

2005-12-14T19:28:00.000+01:00

With the dawn of the Internet age, many of the little, practical things about working and getting ahead seem to have been lost. Our new Thursday series, Business Basics, will help anyone from recent graduates to senior managers build the skills needed to succeed.

You may find many interesting topics like,
The Job Search
Office Etiquette
Managing The Workflow
Business Travel
Issues In The Workplace

WORTH READING

The Dilbert Blog

2005-12-14T13:19:00.000+01:00

The Dilbert Blog: "All I ask from life is that I be slightly less miserable than the people who hate me. I call that winning."

Amazing Wallpapers

2005-12-13T17:35:00.000+01:00

Amazing Wallpapers one may want to have......

World's 1st wallet friendly credit card sized USB Flash Drive!

2005-12-13T12:55:00.000+01:00

Wallet Flash? - the world's 1st wallet friendly credit card sized USB Flash Drive! Made of double laminated unbreakable plastic, it combines a great memory in a slim body, providing speedy availability of large volumes of information on a chic and durable platform.

Four ways to make a big decision - Lifehacker

2005-12-12T13:29:00.000+01:00

Humans can be surprisingly bad at making logical choices, especially when decisions involve too many factors for our puny brains to comprehend at once. The process of making a big, hard decision can involve lots of teeth-gnashing, gazing off into space, fear of regret and visions of the worst case scenario. But it doesn?t have to be that way.

1.Make a weighted pros and cons list
2.Create a grid analysis of multiple criteria
3.Calculate expected value of every outcome
4.Trust your gut
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Read it in detail.....

Read about decision theory in Wikipedia

Best Leaders, Ideas & Products of 2005

2005-12-12T10:51:00.000+01:00

The Best Of 2005
It was a vintage year for innovative leadership, creative ideas, and terrific products

Best Leaders
In corner offices, design shops, ad agencies -- these executives were ahead of the pack

Best Ideas
A clutch of concepts -- from the whimsical to the life-altering -- that came to the fore and could shape the future

Read more...

Web, Web & Web!!

2005-12-12T10:48:00.000+01:00

There are some links which could help some webdesigners!! I have just found them, Didn't use them yet..............try them!!

Cute display of basics of a webpage
Photoshop for better colour schemes
Fonts & Fonts
Pixel fonts
CSS for Bar Graphs

The 5 Investment Must-Haves [Fool.com: Commentary] December 8, 2005

2005-12-09T13:16:00.000+01:00

The 5 Investment Must-Haves [Fool.com: Commentary] December 8, 2005: "And while we're on the subject of things we don't understand -- satellite radio, anyone? -- how about nano-stem-fuel cells? Companies like WorldSpace, Altair Nanotechnologies, ViaCell, and Ballard have two things in common: They're all 'hot' stocks and they're all losing money hand over fist."

At Google, Cube Culture Has New Rules - New York Times

2005-12-08T11:09:00.000+01:00

Google, like I.B.M., says that it is forging a corporate culture in which success depends on performance.
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Meals of all kinds, painstakingly prepared by company chefs, are free at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., a modern corporate campus known as the Googleplex. Other amenities there include children's day care, doctors, dry cleaning, laundry, a gym, and basketball and volleyball courts. Maternity or paternity leave is 12 weeks at 75 percent of full pay. There is also up to $500 available for takeout meals for the entire family after a newborn arrives, courtesy of Google. Shuttle buses (with wireless Internet access for working while commuting) ferry employees to the Googleplex from throughout the Bay area.

And the big perk: the company's engineers are given 20 percent of their time to pursue their own ideas instead of company assignments.

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read more....

Yahoo copies Skype!!

2005-12-08T09:46:00.000+01:00

Yahoo said a new version of its Yahoo Messenger text, voice and video communications software to be introduced in the next few days will include "Phone Out," with low per-minute charges for calls from computers to phones, and "Phone In," a low-cost subscription service for phone callers to call computer users.....

read more...

It's very similar to the names used by skype..... skype out & skype in...but, why we care if we get better quality with cheaper price...

What do I want? ipod or Zen Vision:M?

2005-12-07T18:03:00.000+01:00

Creative is introducing their new Zen Vision:M, an answer to Apple’s 5G iPod, and what an answer it is. We know it gets old hearing every new player get compared to Apple’s flagship offering, but can you seriously blame us here? The specs are vaguely familiar, with a 2.5-inch screen at 320x240 resolution and a 30GB hard drive, though thankfully Creative squeezed in 4 hours of video playback, doubling Apple’s endurance on at least video.

Read more....

After Cisco Systems and Intel, Now Microsoft pouring a billion $ in India!!

2005-12-07T16:52:00.000+01:00

After Cisco Systems and Intel, Now Microsoft pouring a billion $ in India!! Every week we read some news like this...some big company pouring money, not leass than a $1b, to india. Last week Broadcom was looking for soem alliances in India and it is ready to spend it's $2b!! What makes India so attractive now? It's growing economy? growing Engineers? some thing...difficult to figure out....But one thing is sure "India is the Country of this century"!!!

Fun with Google

2005-12-06T18:59:00.000+01:00

Google can do many interesting things than you could imagine. Find the list of them here...

Google: Ten Golden Rules

2005-12-06T18:22:00.000+01:00

Getting the most out of knowledge workers will be the key to business success for the next quarter century. Here's how we do it at google.

Read more...

Colorize black and white photos - DevLobby.com - The Developer Lounge

2005-12-06T18:20:00.000+01:00

Colorize black and white photos - DevLobby.com - The Developer Lounge

India and China: An Energy Team?

2005-12-06T17:39:00.000+01:00

India's globe-trotting Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is paving the way for what could become the cornerstone of his unique brand of oil diplomacy during a trip to Beijing in January, 2006. Aiyar plans to sign a broad memorandum of understanding with Ma Kai, chairman of China's state energy policy planner, the National Development Reform Commission, that would have the competing Asian giants join hands in their quest for energy resources.

Read more....

Google's Galaxy

2005-12-06T15:17:00.000+01:00

Interesting picture by BusinessWeek showing how the tech industry revolves around Google.
Market capitalisation:
Google $120b
ebay $65b
Yahoo $60b
Texas Instruments $53b
SONY $36b....

Read more.....

Free e-books!

2005-12-06T13:32:00.000+01:00

God's Debris, (may be for the next flight)
The book by Scott Adams (the guy who makes DILBERT cartoons)
You may get it here.....

The other one...It is about "loosing weight by stress & poor nutrition" by John Walker. I'm not sure whether I would read or not...(i'm giving here since it's free). Get it here......

Speed up your windows XP PC

2005-12-06T13:18:00.000+01:00

If you are sick with your windows start up times....it's really a nice guide to revamp your system!! Without buying any software. more.....

There are many tools which you could use to make your system better. Find the here....

AMD 64 Dual core is "THE BEST"

2005-12-05T17:23:00.000+01:00

Have a look at this CNET review on comparing the performances of AMD & INTEL Processors......(only have a look in case you didn't buy any intel PC in the last 6 months)

100 Stress busters...

2005-12-05T14:46:00.000+01:00

These 100 things could help. If you read them without any pressure/stress!! (I don't know where they got it from. Don't come to me fighting your copy rights). Worth reading!!

The best ones are:

Say 'no' more often
Ask for help
Don't try to know all the answers
Learn to whistle!

How to survive worst case scenarios

2005-12-02T15:50:00.000+01:00

How would you survive in "A Car With No Brakes"...."A Volcanic Eruption"...."A Fall Through Ice" ....worth reading (click on the title)

The problem with paranoid parents

2005-12-02T15:05:00.000+01:00

"So children are never bored, they never learn how to fill their own time, they never discover things for themselves. I am in favour of children being bored. In fact I think we need a Boredom Tsar (I suggest my old geography teacher)."
Read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4419160.stm

Isn't he right? At least I'm convinced that he is right! Definitely, it wouldn't save the world after reading it...so do it if you have extra free time!

Tharusu

2005-11-23T16:07:00.000+01:00

Tharusu means Wasteland in, Tamil, one of the oldest languages in the world. The wasteland is not orderly....it has no special characteristics...it may have mixure of many things, like rocks, small plants, fruitless trees, and etc...

So is this blog going to be....it's going to have many things without any order. it may have
1.) Views or just links to interesting arcticles I came across (like, "The problem with paranoid parents"
2.) Views or just links to new things in Technology (say gadgets)
3.) V.O.J.L to some business developements which is of my interest (like, SBC
communications adopting "at&t" as it's name, What Google's next move could be)

and so on....it will be updated irregularly, whenever needed. Be patient and watch the developments....if it matches your wavelength you'll really enjoy it!!

Thanks for coming (assuming there are some visitors)!