Archive for April, 2006
CSS Acid Test : Who passed it ?
Today I have installed latest Internet explorer 7 beta 2. Quite stable build and more performant and sleek than previous build. Liked the RSS auto updations as well (you dont have to run IE for this. It shares the common RSS store with Outlook 2007). Then I thought of giving it a CSS acid test. [...]
Yahoo Mail Beta > Gmail > Live Mail
Sounds silly?, but I found it is not. Today I happend to use my yahoo account using the cute and cool Yahoo mail beta. Yahoo literally striked back (not on spam ofc :-)). I was so excited to see Yahoo mail beta, and yahoo did not screwed my excitement. Thanks to yahoo guys.
The first thing [...]
Did you Spleak yet ?
One more excellent bot for your MSN Messenger. But unlike encarta@conversagent.com bot, this one makes your day totally fun filled and informative all the time. Just add "spleak@hotmail.com" and enjoy the features it supports.
FYI : I lied to it as if I am under the age of 13, and was denied forever to chat. I [...]
Boot camp reveals OSX facts?
The Inquirer reports that Bootcamp reveals the OSX performance benchmarks with Windows XP side by side. The original story was written by Penny Arcade. They have installed windows xp on mac pro and did a bench mark on the game "World of Warcrafts".
Read the actual story here.
But i dont think this stops me from buying [...]
What is the best job in America ?
Money Magazine has come up with interesting survey results. According to them its "Software Engineer". In thier words
Software Engineer
Why it’s great Software
engineers are needed in virtually every part of the economy, making this one of
the fastest-growing job titles in the U.S. Even so, it’s not for
everybody.
Designing, developing and testing computer programs requires
some pretty advanced [...]
Web 2.0 has been around for decades?
Very interesting interview with Gary Flake, Director of Microsoft’s web 2.0 stuff "Live Labs". John Battle did a nice interview with this guy here.
Some comments from Gary on Web 2.0 as follows…
"Many folks within MS are now realizing that a lot of the stuff that’s
real about Web 2.0 — not the fluffy buzzwords but the [...]
BarCamp Hyderabad, I was there !
I was too excited to attend BarCamp Hyderabad this weekend (8th, april, 2006). I have some good experiences with this cool community meet to share.
I happend to reach the venue (IIIT campus) at around 2:50 PM. The city has become like a furnace due to high temperature, but something like high spirit and enthusiam made [...]
Australia is to join hands with Microsoft on Security
Australia is the first country to join Microsoft’s SCP (Security Cooperation Program). This enables all the federal agencies in australia to tap in to microsoft’s resources. Read more on SCP here
Via ZDNet Australia
technorati tags: security, australia, microsoft
Microsoft tops the Global Top 10 Brands
According to a survey carried by a brand consultancy Millward Brown Optimor, listed Microsoft on top of world's most powerful brands using thier Brandz(tm) data that provides data for more than 30,000 brands across globe. The stats are as follows.
BRANDZ™ Top 10 (value in $million):
1. Microsoft - 62,039
2. GE - 55,834
3. Coca-Cola - 41,406
4. China [...]
GTalk with a hook on Internet Explorer ?
Now this looks funny though there is no other go for BlackBerry as of now. Blackberry phones now can be used to connect to GTalk services and have fun. But the they have made it deployable only via an activex installation
Make sure you have the correct version of Internet Explorer before you go ahead [...]