Sammelan

It was very nice experience to attend the blogger meet held yesterday at Amethyst - hats off to all those who worked for making it happen for me to be there and this includes my latest FPG (friend philosopher guide) - Mr Narasihman as he agreed to be with me there and ensured that i am there ....thanks to my daughter Nandika who stayed patiently and shared her story books with Kritya - elder daughter of Kiruba....I missed GS, Balu, Jaydeep ....enjoyed meeting Jaleel, Ramesh, Muthu, Somu, Akshay, .........

Nice snaps of the event are available at Ganesh's blog

Kiruba as usual has quickly reported on the event crisply

It was interesting to know that Chennai is India's No.1 blogging city as per details mentioned in the report in The Indian Express on the event....

look forward to stay connected !

Ladies Accomodation in Bangalore

Hey Guys,

Am looking for a 3months accomodation for a friend's wife in Bangalore in Whitefield / ITPL area....do let me know if you can help or if you know someone who can help

have a nice day,

10th One 4 me, way to Go.....Thanks Neetujee 

I get to feel special this day!!

Jus'1 day and so much development?? 

Maun Vratam

on silence till next post and really a good comment else why the hell should i blog?

(Quote and Word of the day courtesy - MyWay @ Google via Personalized Page service)

Jiyo Tum Hazzaron Saal aur Saal ke Din houn Ek Hazzar....

PG,

Just wanted to tell you that we all - me, Kartik & Gopi are wishing you the very best in life along with our families.....stays catch up soon.....(right side image is the screen shot of B'day mail exchanged last year...!!!!!)

have fun with Dr and the kiddos.....

(called u today to catch up..looks like called a bit early)

Mouth Watering as it is supposed to be

Well the image on right of the text is represntation of Raj Kachori serving to give some idea of what this item might look like....

Let me know if you have eaten one yet...if yes, are you crazy about them....

(Raj Kachori Image courtsey - http://www.kalevaindia.com/rajkacho.jpg; located via my lalten on the web ie http://www.google.com/ig)

Lalten is something like what is shown before the image of Raj Kachori. Post starts with image of lalten as i am looking for a Raj Kachori supplier with lalten in my both hands.....

Source of Oil Lamp (as lalten is called in Hindi is http://www.radishworks.com/ModelLib/images/M33OilLampOn.jpg )

Raj Kachori Source Needed!!! quick

Hey guys listen I am just back from few days in Delhi...missing Raj Kachori of Haldirams badly let me know some source in Chennai ....

(for uninitiated Raj Kachori is a chat item made popular by Haldiram Chain)...

Actually jokes apart, mywife and her freinds have a kitty tomorrow evening at Velachery where planned Menu item is Raj Kachori and the supplier who committed has vanished from the scene...she needs around 15 pcs of this. Expected cost per pc is Rs.10-15. Well cost is not the issue if you ask me, time is the essence ...

see if you can help...Take care...will catch up soon back here and lets stay in touch more often...

Honey are they speaking about us btw?

Quote of the day -

(Located at My personalized page at labs.google.com, Source:http://www.quotationspage.com/)

At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies. - PG Wodehouse

--------------My Take on the Quote of Day for Me from G (for God, Google)--------------------

As though their allegations on my manners were not enough, Wodehouse also seems to feel u should be matured as u are in & around the age he mentions you are expected to have poise etc...may be i can sync in when i reach that age which he mentions for me, but then u can see that only when we stay together right?

I am waiting for you to share the Walk Man!!! did you get it.......

I have right to dream that u r and will be only mine

Well as I want you badly i accept that you will go away now to come to be mine for ever, if you don't, then anyway we were not for each other..... and its okay that we parted ways...btw I am waiting to know the outcome of the game :)


(Image Source for this blog: Mail from Alie)

Missing u dost, come back soon

Let me bring you back to my life via my blog!!! i am missing our freindship, can't u see that!!!!!


(Image Source for this blog: Mail from Alie)

Light Table for Heavy Thoughts!! 

Its the communication that went out and ensured that 4 truck loads went out promptly from the residential colony, all managed by senior citizens and home makers!

Doyou like.......(something) not (something else) why....

Check out here to see how we can manage perceptions and also leverage prevailing perceptions

 

Don't Pollute : Stop Avoidable Communication

The message from gurus is clear...manage information exchange with prudence...read on...what usability expert has to say on the matter by clicking here
 
Else your bosses may also take steps like.......
 
"Last month the head of a chain of mobile phone stores banned staff from using e-mail in the office, claiming the phone is more efficient."
 
 

Outsource some laughter....

Check the story
 
http://www.melvindurai.com/callcenter.htm

Do you know what does this rare position of Venus mean for You & Me?!

Information Explosion - Are you ready? to win IT or be ITs victim!!!

There is huge information available on internet and otherwise, but how do we use this effectively and not become a victim of information overload.

Over next few weeks I would like to share views and exchange notes with like minded people on managing the information in an easy and usable yet innovative manner.

As primer I just would like to share a relevant article with you which highlights the extent of information being created by us, just click here.

Another interesting issue related with information management is authenticity and genuineness of information or even the source. I know, we all are having enough common sense to say that we won't get fooled by a fishy source as we do know what makes things genuine. But then have a look at following excercise ! (pardon me for being sounding professorial here):

Go to www.google.com and then type “weapons of mass destruction” for “Search” and then click “I am feeling lucky” and then watch the result.

What appears as a browser error message, actually happens to be an interesting creative work by sellers of T-shirts, Mugs etc to get prospects interested in their merchandise...

This example does illustrate how easy it is to get "phised" (term used to describe a situation where an "innocent" internet user ends up giving personal details on a site appearing as a geunine bank or government site seeking those details). Such techniques are used by "hackers" to gain access to crucial personal details and then use them subsequently for commercial gains.

Thus to begin our journey into world of information management, lets list the key issues to be tackled -

1. How do we locate which sources of information do we use?
2. How do we verify the correctness of information available on a source and also that of source being authentic,safe?
3. How do we search effectively amongst huge information available at diverse sources and keep updated on developments of matter of interest?
4. How do we maintain a repository of information coming during searches and what mechanism do we employ to store and qualify our findings?
5. How do we share information with peers in secure and yet prompt manner?
.............................(& so on for you and me to keep listing...)

By far we have not even considered the management of information from non-digital sources (lets assume that soon every thing would be digitised)....

Together, lets make information management, simpler and relaxing!