Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

Making personal cloud storage for Windows available anywhere, with the new SkyDrive

Here’s what’s available for use, starting now: SkyDrive for the Windows desktop (preview available now): View and manage your personal SkyDrive directly from Windows Explorer on Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista with this new preview app available in 106 languages worldwide. Fetching files through SkyDrive.com: Easily access, browse, and stream files from a […]

April 23, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Tags: , ,  Â· Posted in: General, Microsoft, Personal, SkyDrive, Tools, Tips & Utilities, Windows 8

On Time, in Control…

We had a team training from ADAPT Training Solutions on “On Time, In Control Project”, amazing set of things you can do to manage your productivity using Outlook 2007…sincerely recommend this guys… Technorati Tags: Outlook,Project Management,Rahul Desai

November 18, 2009 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Personal, Project Management, Talman news, Tools, Tips & Utilities, Training

Enabling eSATA compability…..

I bought a eSATA external drive from Astone (ISO Gear 481E), I was not able to connect the drive using the eSATA cable (although was able to connect using a normal USB 2.0 cable), I contacted the manufacturer and here is what was required… http://www.astone.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6 To resolve this issue, enable the AHCI driver in the […]

November 5, 2009 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: General, Personal

Reboot required check SQL Server 2008 and SP1 – "Restart Computer" – Failed

Technorati Tags: SQL Server 2008,Installation,Rahul Desai When installing SQL Server 2008 one can run into “‘Reboot required check’ failed” situation. After seeing it few times already, I think a solution is worth keeping in records. When you view the detailed report, it says: “Why don’t you just reboot?”, you say… Well, most likely it would […]

May 5, 2009 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Blogroll, Personal, SQL Server, Tools, Tips & Utilities

RD is now PMP certified…

I just passed the PMP certification exam yesterday. Overall, it was a good experience going through the whole learning process.   Technorati Tags: Rahul Desai, Project Management, PMP certification, PMI

October 8, 2008 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Personal, Project Management, Training

Some strategies for good impact performance at work

Do you ever wonder why some people have a better work ethic than others?  A good work ethic means being responsible, dependable, accountable and taking initiative.  High-quality work ethics vibrate through the organization.  And we all notice when it’s missing from a environment! As a project manager, it is good to lead by example, have […]

March 10, 2008 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Personal, Project Management

Management training with NRG solutions..

I recently concluded a management training course  with Steve Herzberg, organized by Talman Pty. Ltd. (the company I am employed with), as I have mentioned previously (SBTUG – August meeting..), I get all charged up and motivated whenever I meet Steve Herzberg, he has got that X-Factor. We had 6 session of training to cover […]

November 6, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: General, Personal, Talman news, Training

Welcome Niti…

 We (Me and Sejal) are proud parents of a new baby girl! Niti Desai was born on July 26th 2007, Niti means “Ethics” Zalak enjoy’s being a bigger sister… Technorati Tags: Rahul Desai

August 2, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Personal

Rahul Desai goes Joomla!

I started using the Joomla CMS and have revamped my personal website….. Rahul Desai’s new home on web : Http://Rahul.NationalCom.com  Joomla is a nice CMS….. Will convert my existing website to Joomla soon… The contents are still a WORK IN PROGRESS…..watch out this space. Technorati tags: Rahul Desai, Joomla, CMS, www.Nationalcom.com

May 18, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: General, Personal

Moved from serendipity to WordPress

  Just moved my blog from Serendipity to WordPress. The location remains my own website www.nationalcom.com . The reason I changed to WordPress is: Serendipity did not have api interface to be used by another 3rd party off-line blogging tool I wanted to use Windows live writer (thanks to Andrew Coates who mentioned this during OzFox 2007), which […]

March 2, 2007 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: Blogroll, Commercial applications, Personal, Project Management, Software Engineering, SQL Server, Talman news, Uncategorized, Visual Foxpro, Visual Studio