Sunday, April 27, 2008

Freerice.com -- WFP first

www.Freerice.com , a simple program which donates 20 grains of rice for every correct word meaning we give..In this video, its showing how the collected grains were given in Bangladesh...WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance...

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

CLICK A MOUSE, FEED A MOUTH



This link is for a nobel cause.


www.freerice.com


"A food-linked word game put on the Internet a month ago has proved a runaway success and has already generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday."

All you need to do is select the correct definition from the multiple choice options of the given word and you help to contribute 10 rice grains for the needy.

In way to doing this, you might actually improve your vocab.

Shows how the tech. things is having impact everywhere.

SPREAD THE WORD.

HINT : Keep your favourite(favorite) dictionary out or just google ;)

Monday, October 1, 2007

Five Common Misconceptions About Linux

1. Linux is Behind the Times ...Wrong2. Linux is Hard to Use ...Wrong3. Linux isn't Compatible with Anything ..WrongAnd finally 4. Linux isn't Enterprise Ready / No One Uses Linux ..Also wrong4. Linux isn't Enterprise Ready / No One Uses Linux ...Wrong

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Web application disaster planning

On the evening of Sept. 17, one of the biggest hosting providers in the US, Layered Technologies in Plano, Texas, suffered a major security breech. Hackers managed to access the company's support database and download client data on something between 5,000 and 6,000 user accounts.

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Corruption in OOXML standardization vote also in the Balkans?

Votes from South-eastern Europe and former Yugoslavia countries showed Microsoft's domination of that market, and especially good connections with authorities because most of the national standardization bodies voted "Yes with no comments". Just how did Microsoft get OOXML support in Eastern Europe? More corruption?

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Company will monitor phone calls to tailor ads - CNET News.com

Pudding Media to introduce Net phone service supported by ads related to what people are talking about during their calls.The New York Times

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