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Is India destined to win the World Cup?

Do you believe in coincidences? If so, you will believe India will come back home with the World Cup!

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How to Block IE 7 from Auto-Installing on Your Computer

The final version of IE 7.0 will be available anytime this month on Microsoft IE Website. Like other Microsoft Security Updates and Patches, Internet Explorer 7 will also be distributed via Automatic Updates for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 users.

This post helps you block the IE7 automatic install.

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Nokia Challenges Bluetooth, Introduces Wibree

Nokia on Tuesday introduced Wibree, a short-range wireless communication technology that will both compete with and complement Bluetooth, another short-range technology used primarily in cell phone headsets.

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How to Power Nap

Honestly, although it is often mocked, the power nap is one of the best tools for busy people who have to rely on clarity of thought in order to be the most effective at what they do. This includes business executives, counselors, programmers, managers, coordinators, mathematicians, and of course, writers, among others. Basically if most of your

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Google: What's yours is ours

Given recent dust-ups over content and copyright at home and abroad, Google apparently felt the need to state its policy more clearly. In a blog posting, the company says it respects copyright--but search comes first.

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From college dropout to big entrepreneur

"Dream big. The earth's the limit!" says Mahesh Murthy.

Murthy represents the new breed of entrepreneurs who have taken the offbeat and unconventional track to build their little empires.

Murthy has funded 10 start-ups in India and three overseas. Murthy-funded firms -- like Geodesic, Webdunia, EasyBuy, CareerLauncher, Tulleeho and Pinstorm,

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The curry mushroom

The British fascination with fungi: The magic of the curry mushroom ...

It ranks up there with the odder-sounding combinations of the culinary world, alongside bacon and egg ice-cream or strawberries with balsamic vinegar. But now, the curry mushroom from Scotland could be about to storm the nation's taste buds.

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Sony Launches GPS for Cameras

Ever been on a trip where you've visited a dozen places, taken hundreds of pictures but can't quite remember where you shot them? Sony has developed a pocket-size, Global Positioning System device and software that helps you identify the location of every picture you've taken within a couple of meters.

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What do you like/hate most about Humdigg? Add your comments..

Blast your comments on Humdigg and let the community know what you like/hate most about Humdigg.

You can register to humdigg in 10 seconds (and don't worry, you dont need to supply your email-id). You may comment as anonymous, if dont want to login OR register..

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Most Frequent Visited Site

I visit the following Indian sites on a daily basis. Do you have anything interesting in your Bookmarks?

ibnlive.com in.rediff.com timesofindia.com humdigg.com cricinfo.com news.google.co.in

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Bangalore Start-ups: Four start-ups get angel funding

Thanks to an initiative of the industry body, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), four Bangalore-based start-up companies have received angel funding and support in terms of incubation space, legal help for processing patents and manpower search.

The companies which received angel funding are: RedBus, an online ticketing firm, PicSquare, a

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Disney set to tell Chandamama stories

Walt Disney, the iconic American brand synonymous with kids and fun across the world, is in talks to buy out Chandamama, the well-established household magazine that kids and adults love equally.

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ViewPoint: Are Indians the Model Immigrants?

They have funny accents, occasionally dress in strange outfits, and some wear turbans and grow beards, yet Indians have been able to overcome stereotypes to become the U.S.'s most successful immigrant group. Not only are they leaving their mark in the field of technology, but also in real estate, journalism, literature, and entertainment. They run

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Intel announces Linux-ready firmware developer kit

The Intel Open Source Technology Center has announced the Linux-ready Firmware Developer Kit, which is aimed at BIOS writers. "The Linux-ready Firmware Developer Kit is an open source tool to test how well Linux works together with the firmware (BIOS) of your machine. The kit consists of a bootable CD that runs a series of tests and then presents

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The high price of Google's free products

What would be the side effects for the gmail user when Google's servers automatically scan the content of users email in order to propose relevant text ads to users at the right-hand side of the email interface.?

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Tips for establishing a solid blog

I have been trying to build blogs worth of note for the last 2 years. From the experience, I have had many insights. Here are some of the tips for establishing a solid blog collected from the insights. (Note to self: Practice the learnings atleast in the future!)

I am putting the tips here in Humdigg for feedback from the community. Also,

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Transcript of Richard Stallman from the fourth international GPLv3 conference, Bangalore, India

This is a transcript of Richard Stallman's presentation made at the fourth international GPLv3 conference, organised by FSF India in Bangalore, India, with the Bangalore Free Software Users Group

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Open BIOSes for Linux

From article ... On many systems, a large portion of boot time goes into providing legacy support for MS-DOS. Various projects, including LinuxBIOS and Open Firmware, are trying to replace the proprietary BIOS systems with streamlined pieces of code able to do only what is necessary to get a Linux® kernel loaded and running.

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Lalu to teach management at IIM-A

Minister Lalu Prasad is set for an image makeover when he dons the role of a lecturer at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad next month.

The turnaround in the financial health of the Indian Railways, with Prasad in charge, has been the subject of major discussion at IIMs and he is already being looked upon as a 'management guru.'

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