Thursday, 11 July 2013

[www.keralites.net] Khatte-mitten khabhrain from around the world for 11/7/13

 

Top of news of the day:
 
"Perform or perish: Narayana Murthy puts senior Infy executives on notice"
 
Infosy's global sales head Basab Pradhan made to resign.
 
"India Hockey coach shown the door for poor team performance"
 
(Me: Management by results, I recently said, is the need of the hour. This is how things ought to be in India at every level if the country is to deliver all its potential or even the promise. When you don't fix responsibility for performance and accountability for failure, human beings in general and Indians in particular take things a lot easily and don't do money's worth of job, and they easily get away with it with lame excuses, too. An example comes to mind... The company I worked for in the 1990s came out amidst much fanfare some Japanese quality technique – which was tomtommed to have been tried and tested in General Motors, etc. in the US – that laid stress on processes for achieving goals and said if all the processes are in place, the goals in terms of both quality and massive improvement in production would automatically follow. The company sank crores and all the executives, without any exception whatsoever, were tasked on setting 'right' the processes viz. drawing up processes, sub-processes, sub-sub-processes and sub-sub-sub-processes, and preparing countless flowcharts, pareto charts, so on and so forth. Finally, all the huge amount of paperwork remained, but no noticeable improvement in quality or production. The company quietly shelved the plan without much ado a few years later).
 
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A joke is a joke is a joke, plz…
 
In a cramped bus…
 
Lady: "Something of yours is touching me!!!"
 
Man: "Oh! that's just my salary in my pocket"
 
Lady: "Did your salary just triple in the last 5 minutes???"
 
(Me: The purpose of posting this joke isn't to titillate anyone, put the spotlight on those dirty men who unabashedly try to embarrass women in crowded public conveyance…)
 
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Think it over…
 
"Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery" – John Ruskin.
 
(Me: Very thoughtful quote..)
 
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From the world of science…
 
Sushi is low in saturated fats and cholesterol, making it a heart-healthy food choice.
 
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Weird world…
 
Easier to kill than divorce husband: wife to hit man…
 
Julia M, a 21-year-old Michigan woman, is set to be sentenced on July 30 after pleading guilty last month to soliciting the murder of her husband, Jacob. Recorded footage of Julia soliciting an undercover cop posing as a hitman has surfaced on the internet and has shocked viewers for how calm, cool and collected she is while planning the crime.
 
(Me: hahaha. Truth weirder than jokes!)
 
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Express delivery! Python slips out of postal packet..
 
A French post office employee had the fright of her life when a 3.3-foot python slithered quietly out of a parcel and rubbed against her.
 
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Much ado about nothing…
 
Indian doctors in UK claim racial discrimination…
 
London: Indian doctors claim that UK General Practitioners exams are continuously failing them based on racial grounds. Many foreign doctors have ended up losing their jobs and lost thousands of pounds attempting to quality as GPs.
 
(Me: one isn't much impressed by claims of discrimination by doctors. An immigrant doctor MUST have a thorough grip of the colloquial spoken language if he is to fully understand the local patient's actual ailment and a proper diagnosis. No allowance whatsoever can be made here. I, for one, always maintain that if an immigrant has a problem living in an alien country, or with their customs, traditions and practices, he has no business to complain, but should return to the country of his origin and live as he likes)
 
It's love, just after first date..
 
Nearly 50% of men and women get convinced that they have found love even before the end of their first date..
 
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Line Maro…
 
Cat all me AC/DC, because I'm gonna rock you all night long!
 
(Me: Beware! That claim is too TALL to be good!)
 
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Tweet of the day: @Suhelseth: "In India every god forsaken politician has a problem for every solution. When will they ever have a solution?"
 
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Man, watching TV, to wife: "I want home repair shows so I'll know how to fix our home if I ever get tired of watching home repair shows"
 
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Two musicians in a major symphonic orchestra were discussing who they thought the LEAST talented musician in the band was. One of the said, "That's easy. See that guy standing in the back? Well, we just put two sticks in his hands and we call him a drummer."
 
The other responded, "Well, if we take one stick away, we call him a Conductor!"
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[www.keralites.net] fashion

 

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[www.keralites.net] How to Select the Right Mobile Phone

 


Generally speaking, purchasing a new smart phone has become a tricky task because of hundreds of mobiles available in the market. This is actually a good thing because you can chose the best mobile from a wide range of mobiles. If you are an Iphone or Blackberry fan then the task becomes easier but please be sure if you really need an Iphone or a Blackberry. However, if you consider purchasing an Android or Windows based phones then you have a variety of options to consider before you conclude the final model.

To make this task easy, I recommend visiting gsmarena.com where you can easily filter down the huge database of mobiles to a small number and then you can compare these mobile with each other to conclude which mobile is best for you. The filtering process is easy to use and can be completed in a minute. The Filtering Tool consequently brings you very less number of mobiles which fulfill your requirements. The filtering is done based on your choice of selecting the screen size, front/back cameras specifications, processor (CPU) speed (CPU), memory size, RAM/ROM, , Operating system, GPS, wifi (WLAN) etc. Once you are left with 2-5 options you can use the phone comparison feature to select the master piece you are looking for.

This is how the Phone Finder looks like:

Below are some key questions you might have while selecing your mobile:

Which Operating System:
The most common now a days is Android as it gives hundreds of thousands of free applications and games to download and enjoy however few applications might be vulnerable. On the other hand, iOS has less number of applications but more secure compared to Android. If you are curious to know more about Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows then visit this page

Which Camera:
If you are not too techy and want to capture the pictures for Facebook or personal home usage then 5Mega pixel is sufficient for you. If the Camera has Flash then it is an add-on.

Which Processor:
I suggest considering 1GHz processor minimum at the time of this article. Less than this may result in slow response time in using your mobile

What Memory Size:
If you are looking for good response time, consider 512MB minimum for RAM. For storage consider 8GB to 16GB since you would like to keep a lot of pictures and multimedia in your mobile.

I have tried to keep this article simple and easy to understand in order to buy the best mobile phone. If you would like to discuss any in-depth features or if you have a high-end technical query, please reach me here and I shall try to help as early as possible.
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[www.keralites.net] Twitter - Overview For freshers

 

When you say something on twitter, it has to be under 140 characters. That's a hard limit. What you say is called a tweet. It's a noun and a verb. "Oh, I saw this tweet..." and "He was tweeting all day."

Alternatively, some folks say "twittered" as in "I am twittering" and "I sent a twitter." I would say this is not typical.
Twitter is permanent (so far) so every tweet has a permalink. That means that every single tweet you put out there is now something that can be linked to, for example, this one:http://twitter.com/socialfans/status/6945283285. This immediately makes twitter different from IRC or other chat systems. That tweet is public and it's out there and it's web searchable.
I have always said, don't give bile a permalink. If you're a jerk on Twitter (and you care) it's in the record. Tweet positively.

 
Twoosh

A twoosh is a tweet that is exactly 140 characters, no more no less. You've maximized the size of your tweet. Some folks believe this is a sign of skill. You'll tweet and learn that it's usually luck.


 
Tweeple

People on Twitter. 'Nuff said.


 
Tweetup

When Tweeple meet in person.


 
Twitter Client

While you can read tweets and tweet yourself at http://www.twitter.com and http://m.twitter.comon your phone, most folks use a Twitter Client that talks to the Twitter API. Just like you can read your email on the web, but many folks use an email client.
There's lots of them...here's the top 100 twitter clients.
Me, I like:
  • Windows Mobile - Tiny Twitter - fast and small and basic.
  • iPhone - TwitterFon - simple and clean, lets you do everything you can on the web and more.
  • Power User - TweetDeck - powerful as it lets you have multiple columns for search terms you want to monitor.
  • Most Pretty (Vista) - Chirp - Missing some functionality, but it's gorgeous.
  • .NET Educational - Witty - A free open source client for XP and Vista written in WPF
I use TweetDeck the most.


 
Followers and Following

When you "follow" someone, you are saying you want them to appear in your "timeline" of friends. I follow something like 500 people. It's like subscribing to a blog you're interested in. However, I have more than 500 people following me...but (here's the important part) I don't need to follow everyone back.
If you follow everyone and keep some 1:1 ratio between who you follow and who follows you, that will render your main timeline useless. Follow who is interesting to you, but make sure you can see the @replies from folks you don't follow. This leads me to:


 
@replies

When you want to reply to someone, you hit the little reply arrow in your client or on the web. The client will insert that users name with an @ sign, like @socialfans. It will also populate some hidden metadata indicating which tweet you were replying to. It's helpful to reply to specific tweets as it makes the conversation easier to follow later. Often newbies reply to the most recent tweet, but then make reference to tweets from days before.
For maximum social-ness, the first setting you should change when you sign up for Twitter is your @replies setting. Set it to show replies from anyone rather than just the replies from people you follow. Otherwise you'll miss out on a lot of the conversation.
I can see your replies even if I don't follow you. You don't need permission from me or anyone to reply and jump into a conversation.



Search.Twitter.com

If you want to watch the replies for a Twitter user that is not you, you can usehttp://search.twitter.com or a new column in TweetDeck. For example, here's me:http://search.twitter.com/search?q=socialh. By searching for the string "shanselman" you can see both replies as well as mentions, like http://search.twitter.com/search?q=socialh. Often new folks try to reply but mention your name rather than correctly using the @shanselman syntax.
You can also subscribe to an RSS feed for search.twitter.com queries. But it's not just for ego-surfing. I also watch for blogger and design. You get the idea.


 
Retweet or RT

When you see a tweet you really like, you can "retweet" it. Usually newbies will over-retweet, so watch for that.
The idea is that if @foo has 100 followers and @bar has 100 different followers and @foo retweets @bar's tweet, the idea is magnified, and may go viral.
If you care, there are tools to measure and track retweets. I don't care. I'm in it for the conversation and the sharing. If something strikes you as awesome, retweet it. Many Twitter clients have a "retweet" button now that will do this for you.


 
Twitter #Hashcodes

Sometimes you'll see a tweet like
Having fun at #mix09
or
bill gates mosquitoes / unleashed on #ted audience / where is the 'green' deet#haiku
The hashcode is an informal way to "tag" something to a category or categories. For example, the second tweet there refers to both the Ted conference and marks the tweet as a Haiku. (Haiku on Twitter are called "Twaiku" but that's pretty geeky. ;)
Hashcodes can help you be social at a conference like #oscon or #mix09 but they can also create informal "chat rooms" like for the show #lost or to find folks that share a common interest like:

When I got to a conference I always ask around for the conference hashcode, then create a search so I can find out where folks are hanging out. It really enhances the experience.


 
Tiny URLs


Since you've only got 140 characters for a Tweet, it's really important that you not share large URLs. Nearly everyone on Twitter will use a URL shrinking service like http://bit.ly or http://is.gd or http://tinyurl.com. Funny, TinyUrl is positively HUGE! Make sure your client will automatically shrink URLs. Most do.

Sharing Pictures with TwitPic

There are a lot of services that "orbit" Twitter. They aren't Twitter, and they usually aren't affiliated with Twitter, but they enhance the service, like the tiny URL makers above.
One of these services is TwitPic. It has an API that lets you attach a photo from your client, then it'll include a tiny link to that photo. Some clients can even extract the photo seamlessly. British entertainer Stephen Fry used Twitter and Twitpic and a mobile phone recently to tweet his way to safety whilst trapped in an elevator, er, lift.



 
Direct Messages

These are exactly what they sound like - private tweets between two people. The only trick here is that you can only "DM" people who follow you.


 
Integration with Facebook and other Social Sites

Facebook has "Status Updates" and my friends think I update my status all the time. In fact, there's a Twitter Facebook application that you can add to your Facebook Profile so that your Facebook Status is updated with your Tweets.
I find this to be fun as it allows topics to fire up inside Facebook and lets folks who aren't on Twitter get in on the conversation. Other social sites like FriendFeed and Live.com have similar features.

 
Overwhelmed?

Most people try out twitter, follow a few people, tweet some, get confused or bored and never come back. Totally understandable, as it's all a big secret handshake.
Here's what I suggest.
  1. Sign up
  2. Pick a Twitter Client (see list above)
    • Don't set the client to bother you (sound, notify, etc) every time something happens. You'll go nuts. I set mine to notify on replies only. I check the "river of tweets" whenever I feel like it. It's an interrupt, remember. You'll never keep up with all the tweets. You'll never have fun if you try to drink from the firehose, so don't. When it bothers you, shut it down. When there's a fun topic happening, jump in.
  3. Pick at LEAST 20 people or more to follow.
    • Mix it up. Follow people in all of the things you're interested in. For example, don't just follow programmers, or famous people, or news sites.
      I've seen folks follow just a few people, then get frustrated because they feel one person is dominating their "tweetstream." If you follow just me and@codinghorror, you'll immediately hate us both because it'll seem like we tweet all day. (I don't, honest) If you have enough people, it'll seem more like a cocktail party with lots of folks talking, as opposed to a lecture by two obnoxious dudes.
    • There are many famous people on twitter but there's also lots of useful bots and news services. For example, @cnn, and @npr, but also companies with Twitter specific discounts like @DellOutlet.
      Another example: I wrote a Twitter-bot that posts funny things that my 3 year old says (or yours!) and cute things that are OverheardAtHome using the totally automated Twitter name @overheardathome.
  4. Watch for other interesting people to follow.
    • If someone you follow seems be having a conversation with someone you aren't following, why not use the "Follow" feature of your client to listen to that new person. You can always unfollow them.
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