Archive for July, 2007

Gulfnews: Burj Dubai: Record high

I have been following this story since some time now (through a friend of mine who is in Dubai), and it indeed is a master piece and “Inspires future generations to think beyond the ordinary and to challenge their mind and spirit.” Full article here: Gulfnews: Burj Dubai: Record high

July 23, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Gulfnews: Floating bridge completed in just 300 days

A rare achievement, although not related to Information Technology, it is a great achievement as far as Project management is concerned. Full details at the below link:  Gulfnews: Floating bridge completed in just 300 days

July 23, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Meet "most widely read" blogger in the world – Computing – Personal Tech – Indiatimes Infotech

  Meet “most widely read” blogger in the world – Computing – Personal Tech – Indiatimes Infotech

July 20, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Remarks of Bill Gates — The Harvard University Gazette

Thanks Craig Bailey, for pointing to this link on your blog…here it goes in my collection of articles… Remarks of Bill Gates ? The Harvard University Gazette   June 7, 2007 Bill Gates Remarks of Bill Gates Harvard Commencement (Text as prepared for delivery) President Bok, former President Rudenstine, incoming President Faust, members of the […]

July 10, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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» Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July | All about Microsoft

  » Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com Technorati Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista

July 9, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Microsoft Windows Network: Element not found

I just experienced this issue, thought might help someone else as well….  You have a computer on a network that has mapped drives from a server. It all works across reboots. One day, though, it stops working, i.e.you can see the drives showing up in Windows Explorer, but whenever you click on them, you get an […]

July 8, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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What categories to cover during interview…

We are in the process of hiring few resources for our team. I did a quick regrouping of what the important categories are, categories which should be covered during a primary personal interview, here are my thoughts:   Area of measurement  Importance Personal and Family Very important as this will demonstrate how effectively the person is […]

July 7, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: General, Talman news

How to convert XLS files to XML?

A good step by step tutorial to convert XLS files to XML. Thanks to Rakesh Sharma and CIOL for this tutorial. How to convert XLS files to XML?   Technorati Tags: CIOL, Rakesh Sharma, XLS, XML

July 6, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Tools, Tips & Utilities, Training, Visual Studio

Good morning SIR…..interview time….

I had a great experience on one of the calls today morning. Talman Pty. Ltd. is currently in the process of hiring a senior testing and QA professional. As part of the process we received few good profiles and we arranged a date and time with various candidates. Now…we are talking about this special candidate, he […]

July 4, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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TCS wage bill up by 64% – Software – News – Tech News – Indiatimes Infotech

Refer to the previous article: TCS among top 10 profitable cos – Software -News – Tech News – Indiatimes Infotech  Good to know….great profits shared a great way….more details in the article below:  TCS wage bill up by 64% – Software – News – Tech News – Indiatimes Infotech Technorati Tags: Tata Consultancy services, Rahul Desai

July 2, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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