Sushil Kumar is a computer operator and tutor who earns Rs.1,000 per month. He is also preparing for competitive examinations that made him think that he can easily win as much as Rs 12.5 Lakh - Rs 25 Lakh from KBC. But it was his fortune and the intelligence that resulted him to win the top prize of Rs 5 crore in the show hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sushil Kumar - 5 crore Jackpot Winner on KBC 5
Sushil Kumar is a computer operator and tutor who earns Rs.1,000 per month. He is also preparing for competitive examinations that made him think that he can easily win as much as Rs 12.5 Lakh - Rs 25 Lakh from KBC. But it was his fortune and the intelligence that resulted him to win the top prize of Rs 5 crore in the show hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Love Brings Smile Of Contentment
You are in a relationship to be happy, to smile, to
laugh & to make good memories. Not to constantly be upset, to feel
hurt & to cry. When someone comes into your life, God sent them for a
reason. Either to learn from them, or to be with them until the end.
Please stop searching for perfection. Imperfect moments make the
greatest stories. Imperfect people are often the most wonderful. Life is
an imperfect, completely unpredictable experience. i don't know much
about Love but i guess Love is something that does not need compromises
or explanations, Its spontaneous, sudden and surprising . It is the only thing that can connect you with the smile of contentment ♥. You may have felt it in the past, Like your first kiss, or the feeling when you found your lost dog, those are the moments when you connect with " Smile of Contentment ".
Armaan.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Nokia unveils its first Windows Phone devices
The Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display and is powered by a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera with Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Campus placements: 10 preparation mantras
A great first job can go a long way in paving the road for a
rewarding career. That's why campus placements occupy a student's mind
right from the day he or she enters professional college. But
approaching them in a systematic manner is a must.
Step 1: Build a resume
IIM students get started six months ahead of placements. What's more,
the resume undergoes at least 30 cycles of change and review!
Start by reading at least 15 articles on resumes,
online, and develop your own understanding of what constitutes a good
resume.The layout must be clean avoid unnecessary clutter, fancy fonts or
colours. Keep the text sharp by editing out unnecessary words but at the
same time highlighting your strengths.
Choose your words strategically. For instance, 'Was captain of my
college cricket team at the inter-college sports meet' could read as
'Led my college cricket team in the inter-college tournament'.A useful rule of thumb while deciding what to include in the
resume - see if it really helps the recruiter make a decision
about you. For instance, writing your father's name or marital status
(in most cases) adds no value.Projects, training and internships must be described in such a way
that they reflect your contribution. You could use a three-point format,
each point not more than one sentence - project objective, what you did
and what you achieved, that is, the result.Highlight extracurricular activities where you excelled over others.Show the first draft to your Training & Placement Officer (TPO), a
lecturer who has worked in the industry or anyone with professional
exposure whom you can trust for the right guidance. Get it reviewed by
as many people as possible and incorporate whatever feedback that makes
sense to you.
Step 2: Know the opportunities
Talk to your TPO and keep abreast of companies visiting the campus,
the roles on offer and their selection processes. Some companies may
cancel their visits at the last minute and some new ones may be roped
in. Keeping track of these developments as they happen could prove to be
vital.
Step 3: Practise interviewing
What would you do if you were asked to give a guitar performance at
the Taj Mahal in six month's time? You'd learn to play the guitar and
practise till your fingers hurt. And then, practice some more! Do the
same for your campus interview performance: Read all you can about interviews, by logging on to the Internet.
Create, collate or download a list of common interview questions.
Reflect on who you were as a child, a teen, an adult, a student and a friend. What excites you in life and what depresses you? What are you good at and what are you bad at? The key is to know yourself. Only then you'd be able to tell others about yourself with conviction. Next, think about the interview questions: strengths/weaknesses, long-term/short-term career goals, what motivates you, skills, career interests. Develop and answer your list of questions.
Get someone with industry experience (and of course, the willingness to help), to review your answers. Revisit your answers and incorporate whatever feedback makes sense. The objective is to portray that you know yourself well enough to be able to make sound career decisions. When someone asks you about your strengths and you take two minutes to blurt out a badly-formed answer, he would think you don't know yourself well enough and hence he cannot trust you when you say you are interested in working for his company. All the thinking that can be done before the interview should be done before the interview.
Get someone - Ask your friend, senior or TPO to interview you and give you objective feedback.
Reflect on who you were as a child, a teen, an adult, a student and a friend. What excites you in life and what depresses you? What are you good at and what are you bad at? The key is to know yourself. Only then you'd be able to tell others about yourself with conviction. Next, think about the interview questions: strengths/weaknesses, long-term/short-term career goals, what motivates you, skills, career interests. Develop and answer your list of questions.
Get someone with industry experience (and of course, the willingness to help), to review your answers. Revisit your answers and incorporate whatever feedback makes sense. The objective is to portray that you know yourself well enough to be able to make sound career decisions. When someone asks you about your strengths and you take two minutes to blurt out a badly-formed answer, he would think you don't know yourself well enough and hence he cannot trust you when you say you are interested in working for his company. All the thinking that can be done before the interview should be done before the interview.
Get someone - Ask your friend, senior or TPO to interview you and give you objective feedback.
Step 4: Practise for written tests
Talking of hurdles, this is one big one! If you don't get through the
written tests (aptitude or technical), you don't get to see those smart
company executives who will eventually hand over your job offer letter.
Step 5: Review curriculum
Information is power, and having prior information about who is
coming to recruit on campus, will help you determine what you need to
study beforehand. For instance, for an IT job, data structures, sort
algorithms and basics of C/C++ would generally suffice. Similarly, a
VLSI design job might require basic knowledge of digital circuits,
Boolean algebra, electronic systems design and finite state machines
etc.
If you are clueless about the kind of questions the interviewers will
ask, then be ready with a list of three to four 'favourite subjects'.
Some companies try to test how good you are in your strength areas and
select you on the basis of that knowledge even if that is not relevant
to the job profile on offer.
Step 6: Ace group discussions
One, surf the Internet for some good tips on GDs for the ground
rules. Then form a GD practice group along with some serious fellow
students. GDs can be tricky affairs because you need to walk a fine line
between being too aggressive and too meek. You can't hog all the
limelight, yet you can't hide in the background. You can't be too loud
or too soft. Practise well to get the balance right.Two, you must share your own views, or else you will not be able to
speak with conviction. But to develop a viewpoint, you need facts and
awareness. Read newspapers, magazines and watch news basically, know the
world around you. Awareness will give you sufficient fodder for a
discussion.
Step 7: Research companies and industries
Surf the Internet for information regarding the company - history,
locations, main products/services, and for any major news story in the
past two to three months. Also read about the industry-major players,
industry history, major challenges, trends and future direction.
Knowing the company and industry, adds credibility when you say you
want to work there. Being well-informed reflects interest, a potential
to become productive early, and also one's ability to make a sincere
effort.
Step 8: Get a set of formals
You may already possess a white shirt and a pair of black trousers.
But get a new set! The best policy is to be conservative. Go for plain
white well-fitted full sleeve shirts, black trousers without pleats (and
other fancy stuff) and plain black leather shoes.You could give the tie a miss. If not, then make sure you are
comfortable - wearing a tie in the hot summer sun and getting drenched
in sweat is hardly impressive. Just to reinforce, err on the
conservative side. For instance, avoid metal embellishments on shoes and
breast pocket buttons on shirts.
Women have several options when it comes to formals. A light-coloured
formal shirt and black trousers or a simple, light-coloured saree or
salwar suit, will do. Avoid something too flowery or ornate, and team it
up with a pair of formal shoes (but avoid pencil heels!).
Step 9: File all certificates
Get together all your educational/ non-education certificates
including Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets, technical certifications,
the one that you received for singing on Gandhi Jayanti in Class 5 and
NCC/ NSS certificates every documentary proof of achievement so far.
Arrange them neatly in a file folder, have them at hand during your
interview.
Step 10: Enjoy the ride!
This is more important than it seems. After all, how can you give a
winning performance if you do not enjoy it? People invariably do much
better in the interviews they enjoy while messing up the ones they are
too 'psyched up' about. Just before the interview, think of your past
successes and achievements. Get into a positive, confident mood. Now its
not the time to remember the weaknesses in your preparation and go,
'Oops, I did not revise bubble sort!' Just go out there and have fun.
Campus placements can be one's ticket to a great future. Plan well,
prepare hard and be positive.
CREDIT: yahoo campus
Friday, October 21, 2011
STEVE JOBS AND BILL GATES TOGETHER
Steve and Bill reveal the greatest misunderstanding about their
relationship, joke with Walt and Kara and receive a standing ovation
from the crowd as they conclude their fireside chat.
STEVE
JOBS AND BILL GATES PART 1
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Famous school/college dropout
1. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar never attended a college.
2. Steve Jobs got himself enrolled in Reed College in Oregon, but one semester later, he dropped out.
3. Reliance founder Dhirubhai Ambani was only 16 when he left for Aden to work as a clerk owing to financial issues in family.
4. After scoring a near-perfect 1590 on his SATs, Gates enrolled at Harvard but left without a degree to start Microsoft Corp.
5. Larry Ellison, Oracle co-founder, attended the University of Illinois but left at the end of his second year, as he skipped the exams following the death of his adoptive mother. He then went to the University of Chicago, but didn't stay beyond a term.
6. After the wonder effect of Facebook, Zuckerberg packed his dreams and left Harvard to relocate to Silicon Valley.
7. Steven Spielberg was not known for his academic excellence. Interestingly, he even failed to get admission into a film-making institute!
8. Sir Richard Branson had a difficult time in school because of his dyslexia. He left school when he was only 16.
9. Doris Lessing, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007, had to end her formal schooling when she was 14. She had worked as a nanny, telephone operator, stenographer, and a journalist before becoming a novelist at the age of 31.
10. Former American Idol judge Simon Cowell dropped out of school at age 16 and landed a job in the mailroom at EMI. At 23 he left to start his own record label, Fanfare.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Linux Directory Structure Explained
One of the largest hurdles with learning Linux is always the directory structure. it is very different from any Windows based operating system which is where most new Linux learners come from. Here's a quick explanation of the most important directories on a Linux distribution ---------------------->
/bin - This directory
contains most of your non-privileged system commands such as ls, mkdir,
rm, etc.
/boot - Contains
the systems boot image, bootloader, and the kernel
/dev - Symbolic links to
system devices such as optical and removable drives
/etc - Contains all system
configuration files and most configurations for installed packages
/home - Contains a
directory for each user and contains profile information
/lib - Contains dynamic
libraries and modules for the Linux system and installed packages
/media - Contains mount
points for optical drives and removable media
/mnt - Used as a location
for mounted drives and shares
/opt
- Contains user installed packages and custom software not
handled by the system or package manager
/proc - An interface between the kernel and the
system, useful for
diagnostics and system information
/root - The root
superuser's home directory
/sbin
- Contains privileged commands that are usually run as
superuser (root/sudo)
/sys
- An interface between the kernel and the system, used for
modifying system settings
/tmp
- A location for temporary files such as sessions on a web
server
/usr - Contains
most installed packages that are not part of the system, user installed
programs
/usr/bin - Contains
commands related to user installed packages in /usr
/usr/sbin - Contains
privileged commands related to user installed packages in /usr
/var - Contains files that
change often or accessed frequently
/var/log - Contains all system logs and most
logs generated by installed packages
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)