Indian family in bay area needs help!

Hey, I don’t know these folks but this came to me via someone in the office & I am guessing people won’t lie about such things. Otherwise the email is self explanatory. Thanks, Vidur ========================================== Santanu Poddar, age 32 living in Sunnyvale is a graduate from Jalpaiguri Engg College and postgraduate from IIT Kharagpur in [...]

Can you help out?

Hey, I don’t know these folks but this came to me via someone in the office & I am guessing people won’t lie about such things. Otherwise the email is self explanatory. Thanks, Vidur ========================================== Santanu Poddar, age 32 living in Sunnyvale is a graduate from Jalpaiguri Engg College and postgraduate from IIT Kharagpur in [...]

Little Johnny & a plane ride

A stranger was seated next to Little Johnny on the plane when the stranger turned to the Little Johnny and said, “Let’s talk. I’ve heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.” Little Johnny, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly, and said to the [...]

If Ghandhi ji could communicate like this…

This link is an old one. An ad by Telecom Italia featuring Mahatma Gandhi.

Commercial Break

In a risky experiment, Chevrolet asked Web users to make their own video spots for the Tahoe. A case study in customer generated advertising. This a very interesting and dangerous use of Internet for advertising. Chevrolet got some pats on the back but others used this as opportunity to criticize the product and the company. [...]

Asha for Education

Itisha, a friend of friend or lets just say a friend of mine, is training to run the AT&T Full Marathon as part of Team Asha. She is doing the hardwork so you do the easy part and donate some money for “Asha for Education“. Asha is a hindi word which means ‘hope’. To give [...]

Can a Manager Be a Techie and Survive?

Interesting article about need of managers managing technical staff to be a techie. I being a “techie” can’t agree more. It is more important for someone like me who is new to the industry as I look towards my manager not only to clarify administrative issues but also technical ones. If the manager is not [...]

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Throw out nonessential numbers.This includes age, weight, and height.Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them. 2. Keep only cheerful friends.The grouches pull you down.(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!) 3. Keep learning:Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.Never let [...]

Don’t look back, you’re not going that way!

As you travel through life there are always those times when decisions just have to be made when the choices are hard, and solutions seem scarce and the rain seems to soak your parade! There are some situations where all you can do is to simply let go and move on gather courage together and [...]

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