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2012-01-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

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Is It Possible?- Real Life Batman

2010-05-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

ISB - Building a Wharton for Emerging Economies

2010-04-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

The Indian School of Business aims to be the best at teaching how to manage in developing markets

Read the full article at Businessweek

Wisdom from the Godfather

2010-02-23T10:24:00.000-08:00

Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di | csmonitor.com

2009-06-28T00:04:00.001-07:00

Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di | csmonitor.com

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Michael Jackson- A true icon

2009-06-26T11:32:00.000-07:00

Its so painful to know that the legendary artist is no more.

Was watching some videos in tribute of Michael Jakson and stumbled upon a comment - " Just think now he's entertaining God and his angels " . How true!

He revolutionized dance. His invention 'moonwalk' was incredible.
I grew up watching his videos and listening to his songs. I remember me and my brother getting his DVDs and watching his performances with awe.

A Video Tribute to MJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FergwMYt6Dc&feature=related

Zune HD coming

2009-05-27T08:19:00.000-07:00

Microsoft finally revealed the existence of the much rumored Zune HD.
The great thing is that it supports multi touch and it has capacitive screen.
It also has a OLED screen which allows crisp display. It features an HD radio as well. Zune and other services are going to get tightly integrated with other services like Live and Xbox marketplace.

This should definitely be great news for Windows Mobile users/enthusiasts because most of these technologies and services will find their way on to Windows Mobile 7.
Hooray..Microsoft has made my day. I am already waiting for a Multitouch-Capacitive-OLED -Windows Mobile 7 phone from Microsoft/Partners

Swine Flu -- Now in Massachusetts

2009-04-29T18:39:00.000-07:00

Swine flu has now spread to Massachusetts . Its been confirmed by health officials today.
It is advised to use anti bacterial sprays on items commonly used by friends or coworkers like tables, door knobs, computer keyboards etc to contain the spread in offices and schools

Ratan Tata and the Tata Nano

2008-01-18T15:21:00.000-08:00

I beleive its a really great moment for India. Seeing the global Auto giants and global media waiting for the unveiling of a purely Indian product is so refreshing.

After getting fed up with the media and tech industry go gaga over Steve jobs and his keynote at Macworld, its really great to see Ratan Tata being the super star at the Auto Expo in Delhi.

Tata made Indians proud.

The Indian enterprenuers are driving India to the future. Now its the Indian goverment that has to lay the infrastructure for them to drive on.

Digital Kitchen - maker of an awesome Zune 2 Video

2007-12-18T15:25:00.000-08:00

Check out the new Zune Video

Check out their portfolio of other ads.

http://www.d-kitchen.com/

Microsoft Surface

2007-11-15T10:56:00.000-08:00

Microsoft's Innovation with Multitouch - The Microsoft Surface. Coming to a Casino/Hotel near you soon.

My cute new bestfriend

2007-10-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

Dude! How long to click

2007-10-22T18:15:00.000-07:00

PHP on WIndows

2007-03-29T11:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.simongibson.com/intranet/php2003/

Performance hassle: compilation debug="true"

2007-03-16T22:57:00.000-07:00

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/04/11/442448.aspx

.NET Frequenly asked Questions

2006-09-27T14:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.andymcm.com/dotnetfaq.htm

Global Assembly Cache

2006-09-25T15:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/DemystifyGAC.asp

AR Rahman's Vande Mataram

2006-09-01T09:31:00.000-07:00

AR Rahman's Vande Mataram

The greatest video of Rahman

I am India

2006-08-10T11:32:00.000-07:00


This film is a journey through emerging India," the fastest growing free market democracy in the world". It celebrates the relentless spirit of the people of India, who through their karma give it a place amongst the leading economic nations of the world. Conceived and produced by Bharatbala Productions (BBP) for India Band Equity Foundation (IBEF).

Good Enterpreneurship Site

2006-06-29T11:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.zeromillion.com/business/starting/

Java Scripts Collection

2006-06-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

http://www10.brinkster.com/A1ien51/javascripts/

Abstract calsses vs Interfaces

2006-06-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

first, let's look at when to use normal class definitions and when to use interfaces. Then I'll tackle abstract classes.

Class vs. interface
Some say you should define all classes in terms of interfaces, but I think recommendation seems a bit extreme. I use interfaces when I see that something in my design will change frequently.

For example, the Strategy pattern lets you swap new algorithms and processes into your program without altering the objects that use them. A media player might know how to play CDs, MP3s, and wav files. Of course, you don't want to hardcode those playback algorithms into the player; that will make it difficult to add a new format like AVI. Furthermore, your code will be littered with useless case statements. And to add insult to injury, you will need to update those case statements each time you add a new algorithm. All in all, this is not a very object-oriented way to program.

With the Strategy pattern, you can simply encapsulate the algorithm behind an object. If you do that, you can provide new media plug-ins at any time. Let's call the plug-in class MediaStrategy. That object would have one method: playStream(Stream s). So to add a new algorithm, we simply extend our algorithm class. Now, when the program encounters the new media type, it simply delegates the playing of the stream to our media strategy. Of course, you'll need some plumbing to properly instantiate the algorithm strategies you will need.

This is an excellent place to use an interface. We've used the Strategy pattern, which clearly indicates a place in the design that will change. Thus, you should define the strategy as an interface. You should generally favor interfaces over inheritance when you want an object to have a certain type; in this case, MediaStrategy. Relying on inheritance for type identity is dangerous; it locks you into a particular inheritance hierarchy. Java doesn't allow multiple inheritance, so you can't extend something that gives you a useful implementation or more type identity.

Interface vs. abstract class
Choosing interfaces and abstract classes is not an either/or proposition. If you need to change your design, make it an interface. However, you may have abstract classes that provide some default behavior. Abstract classes are excellent candidates inside of application frameworks.

Abstract classes let you define some behaviors; they force your subclasses to provide others. For example, if you have an application framework, an abstract class may provide default services such as event and message handling. Those services allow your application to plug in to your application framework. However, there is some application-specific functionality that only your application can perform. Such functionality might include startup and shutdown tasks, which are often application-dependent. So instead of trying to define that behavior itself, the abstract base class can declare abstract shutdown and startup methods. The base class knows that it needs those methods, but an abstract class lets your class admit that it doesn't know how to perform those actions; it only knows that it must initiate the actions. When it is time to start up, the abstract class can call the startup method. When the base class calls this method, Java calls the method defined by the child class.

Many developers forget that a class that defines an abstract method can call that method as well. Abstract classes are an excellent way to create planned inheritance hierarchies. They're also a good choice for nonleaf classes in class hierarchies.

out and ref parameter in C#

2006-06-01T09:58:00.000-07:00

The out and the ref parameters are used to return values in the same variables, that you pass an an argument of a method. These both parameters are very useful when your method needs to return more than one values.

In this article, I will explain how do you use these parameters in your C# applications.

The out Parameter

The out parameter can be used to return the values in the same variable passed as a parameter of the method. Any changes made to the parameter will be reflected in the variable.

public class mathClass
{
public static int TestOut(out int iVal1, out int iVal2)
{
iVal1 = 10;
iVal2 = 20;
return 0;
}

public static void Main()
{
int i, j; // variable need not be initialized
Console.WriteLine(TestOut(out i, out j));
Console.WriteLine(i);
Console.WriteLine(j);
}
}

The ref parameter

The ref keyword on a method parameter causes a method to refer to the same variable that was passed as an input parameter for the same method. If you do any changes to the variable, they will be reflected in the variable.

You can even use ref for more than one method parameters.

namespace TestRefP
{
using System;
public class myClass
{

public static void RefTest(ref int iVal1 )
{
iVal1 += 2;

}
public static void Main()
{
int i; // variable need to be initialized
i = 3;

RefTest(ref i );
Console.WriteLine(i);

}
}
}

JAVA RANCH --good resource for Java and AJAX

2006-05-18T15:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.javaranch.com/

Create Windows services, Web services, and deploy applications with C# .NET 2003

2006-05-12T15:48:00.000-07:00

http://techrepublic.com.com/i/tr/downloads/home/0672325470_chapter_12.pdf