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September 2009

Why Big Structures Fall, A Civil Engineering Perspective.

Structural Engineering is a sub domain of Civil Engineering which deals with Structures, their design, Construction and Stability. All Civil Engineering designs are with “Factor of Safety of 3.0. Structural designs are planned and put on the drawing boards with the highest possible Factor of Safety, compared to other disciplines of Engineering. But then we [...]

Keeping your Desktops and Laptops Safe.

Many of us spends close to ten hours everyday on computers. While we are all aware of basics like keeping good posture, placing laptops on hard surface, 20-20-20 rule of computing, using anti glare screens, good earthing, proper ventilation for all computer peripherals etc but still getting reminded through updates goes a long way in [...]

Are You a Student and An Internet Addict, Then Read On.

We all live in a world which is so connected that we hardly have time to lead our offline lives.No doubt Internet has loads of information and one can find virtually anything and everything on Internet, but it has also brought along with it some sort of addiction. Surfing aimlessly without any specific purpose is [...]

Top SEO Secrets, Good SEO Tricks Remains The Same.

SEO has always remained a puzzle for all webmasters. People employ many tricks for SEO but basics remains the same as they have been in past. There is a big difference between Good SEO and Great SEO.Good SEO tricks are inherently honest and are based upon solid and quality content while great SEO tools rely [...]

OHSAS 18001 Certifications, Risk assessments and Safety Audits for Projects

Our CSR practices need drastic improvements. We hear about many accidents taking place around us but after initial blame games are over we put ourselves in to comfortable zone, relax our standards and norms and prepare grounds for another tragic incident to happen. This has been the story of every project, be it is in [...]

Microsoft Bing Galloping

Bing has been growing at phenomenal pace. Month to Month, the growth for Bing has been 22% against Google’s 2% and Yahoo’s negative numbers.Nielson’s numbers for August 2009, places Bing at a market share of 10.7% of against Google’s 64.6% and Yahoo’s 16%. Nielson’s statistics reveal that the gap between Yahoo search and Bing has [...]

A profession on the cusp of major change – Core Engineering.

Present India’s story is about high proficiency in Information Technology and lack of proper infrastructure. While metros in India have grown and are trying to match their counterparts in other parts of country, but still there are many sections and areas where even India metros have to catch on. With mobile and internet revolution, even [...]

How to Excel at Freelancing Web Portals.

Elance, GetAFreelancer, LimeExchange, Guru etc these are a few a few of the renowned portals which are acting as the meeting ground for Service Providers and Buyers. Elance and GetAFreelancer are equally good but don’t expect work of very high standards as the charges are pretty low. Anyone who is looking for Service Providers for [...]