How NOT to lead geeks

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (positivesharing.com)

This interesting blog post lists the top mistakes managers make in leading geeky people. The one that makes a big problem for me is: Don’t give them tools. Here in my company, the IT guys have to 'approve' before we install some useful tool. What about you?.. more »

Paul Graham on why it is difficult for India/China to reproduce Silicon Valley

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (paulgraham.com)

Quoting: "I could see India one day producing a rival to Silicon Valley. Obviously they have the right people: you can tell that by the number of Indians in the current Silicon Valley. The problem with India itself is that it's still so poor." How true is this one? What is your take on this?.. more »

Video: India vs Pakistan: Bowl Out after the Twenty20 match between

posted by   mblaster (217)   14 months ago (humsurfer.com)

Watch the video if you dont know what a bowl out is. Finally India winning the bowl out to win the match.... more »

India wins the Twenty20 "semifinal" and evict South Africa

posted by   mblaster (217)   14 months ago (content-eap.cricinfo.com)

India 153 for 5 (Rohit 50*, Dhoni 45) beat South Africa 116 for 9 (RP Singh 4-13) by 37 runs RP Singh was sensational and provided India the much-needed cutting edge against a formidable South African batting line-up © Getty Images A sensational spell of 4 for 13 from Rudra Pratap Singh dumped South Africa out of the Twenty20 party as India .. more »

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

posted by   mblaster (217)   26 months ago (humdigg.com)

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..

Video: Manchester United vs Arsenal 2-2 full highlights

posted by   mblaster (217)   13 months ago (humsurfer.com)

Enjoy the full video highlights of Manchester United vs Arsenal. Arsenal finding last minute goal to equalize... more »

Fat salaries lure Indians to killing fields

posted by   mblaster (217)   31 months ago (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

ToI article on why Indians work in Afghanistan: it's the money. About 3000 indians still work in Afghanistan and they have no plans to leave despite threats.... more »

Steve Wozniak audio - a must hear for techies

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (www.itconversations.com)

Woz talks about his life story, Apple and pranks..

"Rare and brilliant presentation by Steve Wozniak, a true geek's geek. His playing started with games and pranks, crystal-set radios, reading Popular Electronics."

"Woz wanted to be an HP engineer forever and never thought he'd start a company, but his friend, Steve Jobs, said, "Let's sell ..... more »

Do email convey ideas clearly ? No, say researchers

posted by   mblaster (217)   31 months ago (labnol.blogspot.com)

Amit Agarwal writes about recent research by NYU on email communications. The bottomline is: only 56% of the receipients gets the intended message (compared to 73% for phone). Only thing I can say is email works better for some people (including myself). comments??.. more »

Video: Aishwarya Abhishek after wedding at cannes 2007

posted by   mblaster (217)   18 months ago (humsurfer.com)

The video of newly wed Bachchans and finally they made a public appearance at the Cannes Festival. Looks like Aishwarya changed her mind as initially she had decided to give a miss to the festival!

How to build a Bulletproof Startup

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (money.cnn.com)

Another guide for would-be startup founders.. "Got a great idea? There's never been a better time to turn it into a great company. Here's a 16-step guide to help you do it right.".. more »

Srinath thinks Ganguly not finished yet

posted by   mblaster (217)   31 months ago (sify.com)

Match referee Javagal Srinath feels Ganguly should come back. "The career of Ganguly is far from over. I think he needs to take a break and come back fresh. In today’s set up, you cannot shut the door on anyone," Srinath said. IMO Ganguly is finished... more »

India transit and india transportation by Private bus - online portal

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (www.routeservices.com)

Provides free information on India transportation and India transit. Road transportation website, one of the best with 90% accuracy on the bus routes that are displayed. People have a choice to travel by Private bus or a public state road transportation busses... more »

Need a Blog Holiday? Hire A Professional Blogsitter

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (www.quickonlinetips.com)

Planning to go on a long holiday and wondering what to do with your blog? Now you can hire a professional blogger who will act like a blogsitter and will blog in your absence while you travel around the world on a vacation... more »

Quota debate: Merit is the luxury of the privileged

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (www.tehelka.com)

Tehelka debates the forgotten side of the story while the the mainstream media has been replete with only one side of the story. "There are linkages between the backward castes/classes and poverty, which are in turn intricately related to the education system.".. more »

More than 10,000 American expatriates working in India

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (www.southasiabiz.com)

We have been hearing about reverse brain-drain - fuelled by Infosys. Razib Ahmed concludes that the number of Americans working here at 10K. I am amazed!!.. more »

How to carry your PC in A USB Key

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (www.travelingforever.com)

You can carry an entire computer's worth of software everywhere you go, and keep a personal mini computer stored on a usb key, accessible through almost any computer in the world... more »

New plugin: Live Cricket scores on Google Desktop.

posted by   mblaster (217)   31 months ago (desktop.google.com)

Google Desktop has now got a plugin which displays "Live Scores Panel shows the scores for all Cricket matches played by INDIA". This plugin is contributed by Srinivas Murthy. Good going Google!!.. more »

Harmison and Hoggard axed by England

posted by   mblaster (217)   8 months ago (content-eap.cricinfo.com)

England's two most senior bowlers, Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard, have paid the price for their poor performances in last week's 189-run defeat against New Zealand at Hamilton. Both men have both been dropped for Thursday's second Test at Wellington, with Stuart Broad and James Anderson coming into the side at their expense... more »

Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic - Leonardo and Kate

posted by   mblaster (217)   17 months ago (fvdload.blogspot.com)

Related photos from the video song "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic by Celine Dion : About This Video Song :"My Heart Will Go On"(1998) is the theme song of the 1997 romantic and dramatical blockbuster film Titanic.Originally released in 1997 on Dion's album "Let's Talk About Love", it went to number one all over the world.The most successful .. more »

Vista Races to the Finish Line

posted by   mblaster (217)   27 months ago (www.redherring.com)

Races at a snails pace, I should say..

IRCTC : Online railway ticketing for India

posted by   mblaster (217)   28 months ago (www.irctc.co.in)

Buy tickets with a credit card and have them mailed to you... more »

Photo in the News: Mouse Rides Frog in India Monsoon

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (news.nationalgeographic.com)

Great photo! "Photographed Friday in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, a mouse perches on a frog in waist-deep (for a frog, anyway) floodwaters—a small sign of the early arrival of annual summer monsoon rains.".. more »

Ram Shriram: Things looking bubbly in India

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (www.siliconbeat.com)

Similar to Silicon Valley's boom in the late 1990s, the Indian tech world is in full frenzy... more »

25 and growing: Origin of Sardarji jokes

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (masti-time.blogspot.com)

Sujoy Neogi tries to answer why the popular jokes are Sardarji jokes.. and not Tamilian/Mallu/whatever jokes.. more »

Five reasons no one will replace Google - Valleywag

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (www.valleywag.com)

Google has five advantages that will keep all but the most determined innovators from beating it to artificial intelligence... more »

Podcast Interview: How To Do Start-ups in India

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (kamlabhatt.wordpress.com)

How do you do start-ups and run a business in India? The money is there, the talent is there, there is a market.. in other words, the ingredients required to do a start-up is here in India. What does it take to do a start-up when you are an expat in India?.. more »

How to Retire Six Months Every Year

posted by   mblaster (217)   29 months ago (www.motherearthnews.com)

Very old article about an alternate lifestyle that seems like it could still work today, obviously with different numbers. Warning: American story and way too old (1970s).. more »

Startups: Why Your Software Is Not Selling

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (onstartups.com)

The article lists 10 top reasons why your software isn't selling... more »

O'Reilly's Guide to Web 2.0

posted by   mblaster (217)   30 months ago (www.businessweek.com)

Podcast 'The CEO's Guide to Web 2.0' from O'Reilly. "Here, O'Reilly explains what Web 2.0 means for business, as well as what executives should be wary of when they try to use Web 2.0 services in their own companies".. more »