30 Day Goal For Regular ExercisesJuly 29th, 2007 Inspired by Steve Pavlina's article, I have decided to take a 30 day program to exercise every day for at least an hour from August 2007. While it may sound simple, even obvious to many, it isn't so simple for someone with 110 Kg (kilogram), not to mention my work schedule which keeps me busy for 15-16 hours daily.
Images From My DoubleTwist PastMay 3rd, 2007 Working at DoubleTwist was my best experience as an employee. I loved every minute working there.
DragonBall Z Stops After 29th June, 2007 in Cartoon Network, IndiaMay 27th, 2007 Cartoon Network, stupidly as before, plans to stop DragonBall Z before Goku goes Super-Saiyan! As a commenter (Karthik) on my blog pointed out DragonBall Z isn't on display on June 30th (Saturday). In short this is plain stupid and ridiculous.
We Are Being Hit By Category 5 Cyclone SidrNovember 15th, 2007 We in Kolkata / Calcutta are being hit by a Category 5 cyclone Sidr. It has been overcast from late night with chilly winds blowing.
Milestone: 1 Million Visitors in February 2007June 10th, 2007 We received over 1 million visitors as early as Feburary 2007 and with over 12 million page hits. We have been observing steady growth throughout the year so far.
Wipro admits to World Bank barring it from securing contractsJanuary 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Technologies Monday admitted that the World Bank had barred it from securing its contracts from 2007 to 2011. 'The World Bank determined in June 2007 that Wipro would be ineligible to contest direct contracts from 2007-2011,' the IT bellwether said in a notification to the stock exchanges.
MindTree net profit 48 percent down on huge forex lossJanuary 18th, 2009 BANGALORE - Hit by a massive forex loss due to a weakening rupee, global IT services firm MindTree Ltd. Monday reported a lower consolidated net profit of Rs.103 million (Rs.10.3 crore) for the third quarter (October-December) of this fiscal (2008-09), posting a negative growth of 48 percent year-on-year.
$100 Linux Laptop To Debut With 500 Thai Children (1 Million in Thailand Only by 2007)August 18th, 2006 The ambitious One Laptop Per Child program, which began at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, to provide low-cost laptop computers to poor children around the world is about to take a big step forward. More than 500 children in Thailand are expected to receive the machines in October and November for quality testing and debugging.
22-year-old woman, software engineer, commits suicide in NoidaFebruary 20th, 2009 NOIDA - A 22-year-old woman, wife of a software engineer, committed suicide at her home here, police said Friday. Kirti Nath, who was married to Manju Nath, a software engineer with IT firm HCL, was found hanging in her room at their house in Sector 20 in Noida Thursday night, a police official said.
No impact of World Bank ban on business, says MegasoftJanuary 11th, 2009 CHENNAI/HYDERABAD - Indian technology firm Megasoft Ltd Monday said there would be no financial impact on its operations from the World Bank decision to debar it from outsourcing services. The list of Indian software companies debarred by the World Bank from transacting any business on the grounds of unfair practices now includes Wipro and Megasoft, besides the tainted Satyam Computer Services.
Dell shows off smart phone 'prototype' at China Mobile event in BeijingAugust 17th, 2009 Dell developing smart phone for China MobileROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.
DragonBall Z Starting in Cartoon Network India on 30th AprilApril 18th, 2007 Cartoon Network have started advertising about the popular anime series Dragonball Z starting in India from 30th April. I have seen it twice.
Great Deal For Lenovo Desktop PC (India) at Rs. 21,100November 16th, 2007 Lenovo (formerly IBM division) announced very good price for Lenovo H Series (531188Q) Desktop with Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E2140 (1.6 GHZ), 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD and 17" Flat CRT monitor. E2140 Mini Review
E2140 processor has 1MB L2 cache at 1.6Ghz speed.
Despite Obama, H1B Visa Crisis, Job cuts (because you are a non-US), Asian are flooding in Silicon ValleyMay 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The numbers of Indians and other Asians and Latinos in America's Silicon Valley continued to surge from 2007 to 2008 even as the population growth of the two ethnic groups unexpectedly slowed nationwide. For years, Santa Clara County's diverse population - with more minorities than whites - has served as a pointer for the rest of the US, but the latest data released by the US Census Bureau Thursday is expected to push back the projected date that minorities will outnumber whites across the US by a decade.
Recruitment in Bengal IT sector may slump due to meltdownJanuary 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - The recruitment in the information technology (IT) sector in West Bengal is likely to be lower than the target set by the government due to the global economic meltdown, state IT minister Debesh Das said here Thursday. 'Last year we generated employment for around 15,000 people in the IT sector and this year we had set a target of 20,000.