Archive for January, 2006

What outsourcing is all about?

« 30 January 2006 at 6:56 am | No Comments
Cool people, Ideas/Work | Tags: Outsourcing C K Prahalad »

Often, when I’m asked this question as an Indian in the IT industry, I cannot fully explain what outsourcing really means. Sure it’s cost savings for the company trying to outsource. However, thats like saying I read comics to get a sense of humor. Confusing, right?!
Now here is an answer that I believe will stand […]



Namaste! Aap kaise hain?

« 25 January 2006 at 1:08 am | No Comments
General, Cool people | Tags: »

International readers to this blog have increased over the last few months!
So, in response, here are a few hello’s …
Konnichiwa. Ogenki desu ka ?
Bonjour. Comment ça va ?
Guten Tag. Wie geht es Ihnen?
An Nyung. Gal Ji Net Seo Yo.
Ciao. Come sta?
Hola. ¿Cómo estás?
Hoi. Hoe gaat het ermee ?
Shalom. Ma shlomkha? / Ma shlomekh?



Scoble, Guy Kawasaki and product placements

« 25 January 2006 at 12:52 am | 3 Comments
General | Tags: Scoble Guy Kawasaki Scoblephone Filmloop »

Remember those “is to” relationships taught in school?
Guy Kawasaki :: Filmloop
        as
Scoble :: Microsoft Smartphones
For once, I actually think this kind of product placement/viral marketing is good (is placement the right word here?)
These guys know enough about technology and technical people to only talk about technically sound aspects of the products. But […]



My weekend at ISB Hyderabad

« 23 January 2006 at 6:15 am | 6 Comments
Cool people, Ideas/Work | Tags: ISB Hyderabad MBA Program »

I spend a great weekend at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad thanks to my pal from my GW-Basic days, Umang Kumar.
He made sure all the arrangements were first class … (including calling me 50 times to book the damn tickets … hey I did it already!) and politely asking for ordering an […]



At ISB Hyderabad … no “guest internet”

« 21 January 2006 at 3:21 pm | No Comments
Techy, Nuisance | Tags: Nuisance ISB »

Ok, so here I am … visiting a very dear friend at ISB, in Hyderabad … they have a wonderful campus … comparable to many others around the world (meaning … US, Europe and Australia).
However, one major glitch … they do not offer any network access features to guests.
“Official policy: Students and faculty only.”
Hey … […]



Intel viiv - stop the nonsense

« 19 January 2006 at 9:59 am | 1 Comment
Techy, Nuisance | Tags: Nuisance intel viiv »

So now everyone is going viiiiiiv, vi’iv and even viev …
has someone stopped to consider this shift in intel’s strategy … having their next gen called VI [=6] IV [=4]
or just plain old Intel 64.
I’m sure they still do 32 bit processors, but it’s […]



Infy in the 80s

« 19 January 2006 at 9:44 am | 1 Comment
Cool people, Techy | Tags: Infosys »

Who would have thunk …

(For some details about this pic, goto Sree’s blog)
Somehow, reminds me of that other pic with the founders all looking weird and hopeful …
Tip o’ the 10-gallon lid to Neha from Orkut.



FOUND: Theagasorous Rex

« 19 January 2006 at 3:21 am | 1 Comment
Nuisance | Tags: Stupid »

So I’m walking down MG Road, on my way to some store … when a street book-vendor comes up to me …
“Want to buy a theagasorous? Cheap … 60 rupees”
Oxford Theagasorous and Diktinary, of course.



Stinkers! Aren’t we! (2 of many)

« 17 January 2006 at 6:19 am | 2 Comments
Cool people, Techy | Tags: »

Arvind:: women dont like men who have to explain their jokes
Vinit:: luckily for me, i’m not hunting women anymore
Vinit:: but yes, i agree
Arvind:: yes
Arvind:: luckily for you, that is the case
Vinit:: now, lets get to your jokes and explaining them
Arvind:: i am still a stag waiting to be hunted
Vinit:: ohh, dude, this LINE is sooooo […]



egoSurf

« 12 January 2006 at 2:48 am | No Comments
Cool people, Techy, Ideas/Work | Tags: »

Go ahead and egoSurf.
Something to while away the day … and satisfy your ego while you are at it …
My GoogleEgo …
My YahooEgo … (yeah, thats 20k!!! yah! Yahoo!)
My MSNEgo …
(a fracking ZERO? and thats after the stupid MSNBot hits my website atleast 5 times a day!)
My TechnoratiEgo … […]




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