Sankaranand Balaradjou

Author: Sankaranand

  • IndiMIX ‘06 – The Next Web Now

    IndiMIX ’06 is an online event that is going to take place on 9th november at National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai. The special host for this event is Mandira Bedi, who anchors the show and engages the participants in special contests by which you can win thousand of real cool prizes from Microsoft.

    This event welcomes every individual who indulges in web business, web developing and design.
    You can learn and explore how future Microsoft products and Microsoft’s new consumer services strategy help your business. A session for Web developers, designers and business professionals.

    It is testimony to the promise of effective Web experiences; it is the point of inflexion; it is the demonstration of the genesis of creativity and innovation; it is The Next Web Now. — IndiMIX ’06

    Some of the speakers who are going to take part in this event are Steve Ballmer (CEO of Microsoft), Anil Kumble (Indian Cricketer & Director, StumpVision (P) Ltd). So buddies if you are of Mumbai or willing to attend the Mumbai event, you can register here and for non-mumbai residents you can either watch the event online by live webcast and for residents of Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata you can watch online by visiting your nearest Virtual Townhalls. To view the townhalls near your city please click here.

    Register for Event | Live Webcast | Virtual Townhall.

  • Use Disclaimer in your Email to seek relief from legal actions

    Wonder your mail contains Sensitive or Confidential materials or Phonographic which you intend to send one of your friend but unfortunately you misspell the email address and it was sent to someone whom you don’t know! Just think about the sequences or how bad the user might have felt or hurt reading your mail but mistakes or mistakes. What if the user takes a legal action against you ? So although its recommended to be safe while sending email, i strongly recommend you to add email disclaimers for your outgoing emails.

    What is Disclaimer ?
    It is a statement that states that entity is not responsible for something in some manner. There are many types of Disclaimers. E-mail Disclaimers alerts the readers to risks involved. These disclaimers are appended to email either as signature or attachment. I cannot assure you that email disclaimers will protect against actual libelous but it will certainly help you in some situations from liability.

    Example of a standard email disclaimer which i use

    This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sankar Anand or Gmail™ of Google® accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

    Adding Disclaimers as Signature in your mail:
    Gmail or Googlemail:
    *Click Settings.
    *Enter your new signature text in the box at the bottom of the page next to the Signature option. As you type, the radio button will shift from No Signature to the text box.
    *Click Save Changes.

    Yahoo Mail :
    * Select Mail Options from the Yahoo! Mail navigation bar
    * Follow the Signature link (under Personalization).
    * Enter the desired signature in the text field.
    * Click Save.
    Other Mail Service users can contact their local mail providers for instruction on adding signature to their outgoing mails.

    You can get more samples of email disclaimers here.

  • Wibree the new open connectivity technology for Nokia

    Wibree wirelessly connects mobile devices and pc’s to small size devices, such as watches, wireless, keyboards, toys and sports sensors.

    What is Wibree ?
    Wibree is a radio technology that operates within a short range (10 meters / 30 feet) based around low-cost transceiver microchips in each device. This technology is designed for ultra low power consumption (button cell battery) with power consumption as its key design requirement.

    Relationship of Wibree an Bluetooth:
    The main relationship of Wibree to Bluetooth is that it can be interoperabile with Bluetooth by Dual-mode implementation which will greatly extend the functionality of Bluetooth. Although Wibree can be used as an alternative to Bluetooth but Wibree’s power consumption will reduce as data transfer increases.

    Technical Specifications:
    Wibree technology complements close range communication with Bluetooth like performance within 0-10 m range and data rate of 1 Mbps. It is optimized for extremly low power, small size and low cost. Wibree enables or extends Bluetooth’s capability to connect new range of small devices.

    Recently Nokia has introduced Wibree has their open Industry local connectivity initiative.

    The technology will be made broadly available to the industry through an open and preferably existing forum enabling wide adoption of the technology.

    from the Wibree Press Room.

  • Mercedes Benz a Passionate for Indians – do you owe one ?

    Whether its Sachin Tendulkar or Amitabh bachan or Shahrukh khan or whosoever it may be, might have a passionate to have a Mercedes Benz at their garage. Hmmm is this part of just royality or a show off to public ? Do you think owning a Mercedes Benz is just for fame? Then you are absolutely wrong !

    Mercedes Benz cars are not just about class, style, comfort but also the engineering technology and performance. The average car models going in India are E-Class, C-class and S-Class with price variation from 27 lakhs – 60 lakhs. The five highlights of each and every Mercedes Benz car is its Design, Safety, Performance, Comfort, Environment Friendly and the Innovation and Technology behind it.

    You don’t have to be a celebrity to buy it, only money that matters and i tell you that the car is very worthy for every penny. Your passionate over Mercedes Benz should not be limited only on the basis if john abe rides it or Big B owns it but a 360 angle exploration over the thing you love. I do have passionate to own a benz but i will when can owe it.

    Moral: Don’t love a thing since someone loves it, coz you might miss something more nicer than that…

    And do owe a Benz car not because of its class but its a perfect car…

  • Sony Ericsson W830i [review]

    Are you planning to buy a cellphone and addicted to brand name of Sony Ericsson ? Then go for W830i ! Sony Ericsson W830i is a triband phone that has triple face according to which it can be used as mobile phone, Walkman® and Digital Camera.

    W830i – a phone that touches your senses

    Although all phones do have this feature but when it comes to walkman its Sony that rocks no matter if you are an i-pod fan. Considering the specifications of this phone it has a 512Mb Memory Stick PRO Duo™ with the Walkman® player 2.0.

    With this phone, you can download music, videos etc from its PlayNowâ„¢ service which Sony has expanded recently. The another bit of this phone is its Music recognition technology by which it allows you to track a song by TrackIDâ„¢.

    Coming to the third face of the phone, the built-in digital camera in this phone has 2.0 megapixel with 4x Zoom. This phone is compatible for connectivity with EDGE, GPRS, WAP, Java, Bluetooth and USB. This is an Upcoming model for Sony India and i will update this blog post if its launched.

    P.S: I like the colour theme of this phone coz it matches my blog and website perfectly..

  • Happy Birthday Day to Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam

    Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam referred to as the Missile Man of India , Current President of India celebrates his 76th birthday today. On this day, we must recognize this great man for his talent and intelligence. This blog post would remind you of this great mind and his vision towards India.

    Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity.

    –Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

    On seeing the personal life of Mr.Kalam he practices vegetarianism, teetotalism and celibacy. Happy to know that he is a vegan like me. Kalam is a scholar of Tirukkural; in most of his speeches, he quotes at least one kural. He reads the Qur’an regularly and also the Bhagavad Gita.

    Because of his popularity among Indian Youths, MTV-India recently nominated him as one of the prospectives for its MTV India Youth Icon for the year 2006 Award. You can nominate him as MTV Youth Icon by sms. SMS ICON APJ to 6882. Read IndiaVision 2020 a book based on vision for the New Millennium by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

  • Speak English with a tRend and sTyle..

    First of all i tell you that i am not good enough to teach English but i believe i can help you speak english with a trend and mix..
    Why does one prefers to talk english with a trend or style?
    >The answer is simply to gain one’s attention and uniqueness… We always like someone who does things in a different way, don’t we ? If you decide to go on this topic then read it… Speaking a trendy english is not a matter of training or course study with grammer limits but its all about your networking with people…

    Like adding masala to stuff, the reciepe of trendy english can be made with mix of colloquial english words and slang bits. To develop your english, you need to communicate and practice with the community that uses it., especially someone good in oral communication. Links and frequent interaction with english people around world will boost your progress. Watch english movies, try to understand each and every phrases, english series like friends etc would boom your communication skill. With advance in technology, English Dvd’s come with subtitle that acts as user friendly learning resource.

    Spend some time watching channels like HBO, AXN etc to stay updated in latest slang. Most of the all it depends mainly on your co-workers, friends and social community, if you mingle with some one who is trendy then you do learn some by interacting with him or her. With the aid of Internet, take advantage of using social networking sites like Orkut, Myspace, Google groups etc to interact with other parts of world.

    huh, hey just comment if this article is useful or not, so that i can improve my english via blogging….lol.

  • CBZ Xtreme from the makers of CBZ

    Biking is my passion but i am not a power biker having those imported bikes, just do some normal stunts. There’s a huge competition among bike marketers in India but this would surely discourage mass transist which leads to over traffic and accidents. Each and every house owns atleast a bike. Well that doesn’t matter but i am here to tell you about a brand new bike called CBZ X-treme from the makers of CBZ.

    You can see the ads in televisions now. With much eagerness i was trying to get a pic of that bike, but searched all over internet and could’nt find one. If you miss the Ad of CBZ extreme you can visit their website in which they have placed two promotional videos.

    Check the Full Bike Picture here at Sushubh’s Photostream. Photo Source Insanity Rediscovered.

    Regrading the bike, there have been some rumours going on that it would be around 150-200 cc but the ad makes me sense like it would be more than 150 cc. By the way i believe CBZ Extreme is just a modified CBZ.

    Do you think CBZ Extreme would hit Pulsar Dts-I 220 cc’s market ?.

    [update] CBZ X-treme Photo Uploaded.

    [update] Check for specs and more pics from Neo999 Blog.

  • Type Indian Language text easily via Quillpad beta

    After re-designing my blog header with a little mix of masala, i asked my friend Thilak to suggest its design. As we were talking about some tech issues he directed me to a site called QuilliPad which is brother was working with. After visiting the site, the first thing i discovered is that “Typing Indian Language text” has never been this easier”.

    QuilliPad of Tachyon Technologies is a web-based site that displays any text entered in language based English to your desired language. Currently it allows you to type in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam. The interface and usability is very friendly. Currently this site is compatible with Internet Explorer 6.0 and above but it works fine in Firefox too.