October 26, 2009 – 1:05 am
They are many infrastructure related issues which result in problems like the water pipeline collapse on the train last Friday. Thousands of commuters were affected.
September 14, 2009 – 12:34 pm
Web based applications, productivity suites and tools get a lot of coverage in the websites covering technology. These include online office tools like Google Docs, Zoho and personal finance management tools like Onyem, Boxfer , Perfios . These tools may be very popular but may not succeed locally because of several reasons Internet access is [...]
August 23, 2009 – 2:06 pm
I have been searching for a reliable wireless internet connection for some time , which allows some amount of flexibility while using it. My requirements are simple , it should be a prepaid USB connection and should work in Mumbai and Goa. Since I do not view videos or download movies, the connection should have [...]
August 12, 2009 – 11:46 am
Like a movie sequel , my Airtel prepaid balance is again being debited for Rs 3 for Thought for the day service to which I have never subscribed. In June I was facing this Airtel prepaid problem and after repeated follow up, I managed to get a refund. Now in the space of 30 minutes [...]
August 1, 2009 – 11:08 am
If you have an internet business which is exclusively online, there is always a lot of competition since the entry barriers are low. One of the things to track is the costs which other companies who could compete with you have, so I found this post (and comments ) on startup costs interesting. In India [...]
As this article indicates, corporate espionage is widespread in India today , and some Indian companies are very careless about their internal security systems. With the lifestyle people lead, “integrity is the cheapest commodity that can be purchased in India today” and I will write more about it later. In the internet sector, you will [...]
These articles on Cybercrime networks in Mumbai and the e-crooks confirms what something that has troubled me for the last two years. From the article The latter two cases indicate social engineering, where the victim has been spied on and cultivated. The Pune man had to have had a reason to believe he had African [...]
Infosys has fired 2100 employees and a confirmation from ex-Infosys employees about layoffs. The problem is that when you provide services to only a few major customers, your fortunes are tied to how well their business does. Compared to developing a product, providing a service is not very risky , but is very labour intensive. [...]
Though Google’s official motto is “Do no evil” , they certainly do hire evil employees. Internet marketer sues Google employee . When I was using Adsense on my websites , I always felt that the code was used to track the websites I owned , how I marketed them, how I gathered content for my [...]
March 14, 2009 – 10:44 am
This recent ragging death has got a lot of media coverage. The students who suffer the most are those who stay in hostels, usually 17 or 18 years , living far away from their parents for the first time. Its been a long time, but from what I remember from my hostel days, those who [...]