Posted on Saturday, 31st January 2009 by Neeta
Google is bigger and much stronger now. There was news earlier that Firefox has been dropped from Google Pack. It was later found out that Firefox as an option is still there. It was still available but not checked as a default option. Industry watchers opined that in order to have a credible alternative to [...]
Tags: Consulting, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Google Toolbar, Technology
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Posted on Thursday, 29th January 2009 by Neeta
Over last week there has been muted reports over Google’s attempt to revive GDrive. We all Google watchers are well aware that company has long been working on “Cloud computing”. Clouds are basically data storage centers where all data will be stored and processed miles away from the scene of action. Through this model Google [...]
Tags: Cloud Computing, Consulting, Google Gears
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Posted on Thursday, 29th January 2009 by Neeta
Google blog announced that offline Gmail is a reality now. Virtually like MS Outlook, all messages can be searched and newly composed messages on pressing send will coolly reside in outbox waiting to fly way on slightest whiff of Internet connectivity.
Tags: Consulting, Environment, Gmail, Google Gears, India, Offline Gmail
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Posted on Wednesday, 28th January 2009 by Neeta
Churchil once said “If I have to make a two hour speech, I may spend ten minutes in preparation, if it is ten minute speech, then it could take me two hours.” Presentations need lots of study, analysis and preparations. Good presenters rarely use PowerPoint or other presentation tools, unless of course it’s a business [...]
Tags: Career choices, Consulting, Effective presentations, Powerpoint, Powerpoint presentations slides
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Posted on Monday, 26th January 2009 by Neeta
After a long time, rumors over Google Drive or GDrive have resurfaced. Earlier when Google had raised its storage and offered paid storage up to 250 GB, the speculations were rife that GDrive will be launched soon. But that was in 2007. Two years down the line, GDrive is still awaited. It was then believed [...]
Tags: Android, Cloud Computing, Consulting, GDrive
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Posted on Monday, 26th January 2009 by Neeta
China after double digit growth lasting 7-8 years is now stuttering. Q4, 2008 recorded 6.8% growth. Analysts feel 2009 may be more worrisome. Year may see growth of 5% only. After having witnessed skyrocketing growth, Chinese will find the current slowdown difficult to accept. Nation, many believe is sitting on the precipice of civil unrest [...]
Tags: China's growth, Consulting, EU commission, India, recession
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Posted on Monday, 26th January 2009 by Neeta
Apache web server was leading over Microsoft IIS with a substantial margin till the year 2005. It was then its market share started plummeting. And in the intervening period from 2005 to 2008, Apache from its 70% market share went down to 50%. It was then widely rumored that probably it is the beginning of [...]
Tags: Apache, Consulting, IIS vs Apache
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Posted on Sunday, 25th January 2009 by Neeta
OHSAS stands for Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. It was developed to help organizations control and minimize Occupation Hazards and Risks. The 2007 version of OHSAS 18001 lays a strong emphasis on Change. Occupational Health and Safety Standards are today adopted by many organizations as part of their corporate governance requirements. Managing the change [...]
Tags: Career choices, Consulting, Environment, Management of Change, MOC, OHSAS, OHSAS 18000, OHSAS 18001:2007
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