LoGoS AnD LoGiC!

I am not sure how many of you have noticed a hidden symbol in the Federal Express logo:

Yeah, I am talking about the 'arrow' that you can see between the E and the x in this logo. The arrow was introduced to underscore speed and precision, which are part of the positioning of the company.

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The SUN Microsystems logo is a wonderful example of symmetry and order. It was a brilliant observation that the letters u and n while arranged adjacent to each other look a lot like the letter S in a perpendicular direction. Spectacular.

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The above logo is for an editing studio. I like the way the logo attempts to convey what they do.

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The above are two magazines from the Readers Digest stable. Again, the attempt to communicate what it is about quite figuratively through the logo catches my attention.

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I liked this logo of a hair stylist for the cheeky humour it brings to the (dressing) table.

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This was a logo created for a puzzle game called Cluenatic. This game involves unravelling four clues. The logo has the letters C, L, U and E arranged as a maze. and from a distance, the logo looks like a key.

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This logo is too good. For the name Eight, they have used a font in which each letter is a minor adaptation of the number 8.

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Eighty-20 is a small consulting company which does sophisticated financial modeling, as well as some solid database work. All their work is highly quantitative and relies on some serious computational power, and the logo is meant to convey it.

People first guess that 20% of the squares are darkened, but that turns out to be false after counting them. The trick is to view the dark squares as 1's and the light squares as 0's. Then the top line reads 1010000 and the bottom line reads 0010100, which represent 80 and 20 in binary.

Kinda like the surreal green screen of The Matrix, they want us to read stuff in binary

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This was a logo designed in-house for some internal event at IBM. I like that they are quite relaxed about the logo, unlike certain other companies who do not like the logo to be tampered with in any way even for internal promotions.

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You might think the arrow does nothing here. But it says that amazon.com has everything from a to z and it also represents the smile brought to the customer's face. Wow, that is quite deep.

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word about windows vista

What's the Word about Vista?





As most of us know by now that amidst all the hype of Vista, Vista, Vista... in both national and international markets, it was finally launched in India last month.

Windows Vista was launched with the promise to "wow" consumers with the new user interface (UI), greatly enhanced security, integrated search, and improved overall performance.
Although, Vista has not yet reached considerable number of hands, it has surely managed to grab the attention of every single person who has some interest in new computing technologies. And that includes a vast set of people, ranging from students to professionals to enthusiasts.

We spoke to a cross section of people (consumers, OEMs, and dealers) to get a drift of what they thought about the newly launched system, and whether it is living up to all the hype.

Right at the start of our small survey, we realized that as a result of the hype, curiosity, and the cost factor, most people have downloaded the beta version. And since its Microsoft's flagship product, it is getting rave reviews from those who have used it.

Taking the users' point of view, we spoke to one Madhuker Sinha, Software Engineer from Siemens, who said, "Windows Vista is the much-anticipated next version of the OS produced by Microsoft. Its upgrades are easier to deploy, and less expensive to maintain than earlier versions of Microsoft Windows. And what I would want from an OS i.e. a great graphical user interface, better security, and more user friendliness, I got from Vista. So I can say it is near to my expectations, but not bang on because of its hardware configuration and cost."

However, he is reluctant to switch his OS to Vista as hardware requirements are much higher than previous versions of Windows. Sinha added, "But still, I think all the hype created by Microsoft is to an extent justifiable because of Vista's new interface, faster search capability, and better security."

Sharing his viewpoint, Ashish Saxena, Branch Manager - Consumer PC Division, HCL, one of the OEMs shipping Vista-ready PCs, said, "In terms of hype and demand, I can say its really good as a lot of inquiries have already being generated. But as far as sales are concerned, they are not as high because customers are still apprehensive about the product because of its cost factor. However, we have managed to liquidate all the Vista-ready PCs we had in stock, and the volume will definitely rise but that too will take another 6 months to a year to create a good impact."

"Windows Vista, however, is not going to replace Windows XP or any other OS. Yes, it has some advantages over the existing Windows OS in terms of Quick Search, Data Management, and virus protection, amongst others, which I think will help it in positioning itself in the market. Vista is not up to the expectations of the consumers, but the transition will happen - but it will take time," added Saxena.

Keeping his expectations high from Vista, Navinder Singh Chauhan, Rashi Peripherals, said, "Yes, we also do have high hopes as an industry, as it is going to be a unique experience for everybody. Though at the moment it's not directly available to users, but those who have used the beta version are giving good reviews about it."

Another IT vendor, Gulbir Bhatia, Proprietor, Prime ABGB, in his unique way, explained, "It's very simple. Those who have money will go for it and those who don't will stick to their existing OS. Only tech savvy people are going the whole hog. The fact is there's not that much excitement about Vista. But we still have sold a couple of Vista-ready units, and that too Ultimate edition and not Premium/Home Basic/Starter editions. I think gradually the system will make its place in the market."

After taking the industry view point, we thought it's also necessary to know what the younger generation has to say about Vista...

Once again we found students have mostly used the beta version, and are of the view that without doubt Vista is more secure as compared to Windows XP, at least while using the Internet. It is the visual display that has managed to appeal to most of them.

According to Vasant, a Final Year Bachelor of Engineering student, "To run Vista (Beta 2), you need RAM of more than 512MB, so you need a PC of very high configuration, and the requirement of a backup of 11GB adds to it. Moreover, it does not support some of the popular games and applications. Therefore, I would like to stick to Windows XP as its user friendly, and can be loaded on computers with low configurations."

Considering all view points, one thing can be said with utmost surety that Vista is the most secure OS till date. But when it comes to practical application it seems that it might not be able to replace XP (at least) in the near future.
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word of the day

Word of the Day
Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help

beau ideal \boh-ay-DEEL\, noun;
plural beau ideals:

A perfect or an idealized type or model.

Their commentaries inspired generations of schoolboys to pen compositions in praise of the Spartan lad who flinched not as the fox gnawed his vitals, and shaped the American beau ideal of the "strong silent type."
-- Florence King, "Oh, Sparta!", National Review, September 12, 1994

To the populace, of course, Hindenburg remains the national hero and beau ideal; nay, almost the national Messiah.
-- H.L. Mencken, "Ludendorff", The Atlantic, June 1917

Beau ideal is from the French beau idéal, "ideal beauty."

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word of the day

Word of the Day
Friday, February 16, 2007

Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help

impregnable \im-PREG-nuh-buhl\, adjective:

1. Not capable of being stormed or taken by assault; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress.
2. Difficult or impossible to overcome or refute successfully; beyond question or criticism; as, an impregnable argument.

During this destruction the villagers . . . relied on their ancient instinct for survival and retreated to the impregnable fortress of the mountain.
-- Suheil Bushrui and Joe Jenkins, Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet

What Spinoza says of laws is equally true of party-platforms,--that those are strong which appeal to reason, but those are impregnable which compell the assent both of reason and the common affections of mankind.
-- James Russell Lowell, "The Election in November", The Atlantic, October 1860

Impregnable is from Old French, from the prefix im-, "not" (from Latin in-) + prenable, "able to be taken or captured," from prendre, "to take," from Latin prehendere.

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Word of the Day
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help

slaver \SLAV-uhr; SLAY-vuhr\, intransitive verb:

1. To slobber; to drool.
2. Saliva drooling from the mouth.

The tiger was slavering. It was thirsty. Or maybe hungry.
-- Eliseo Alberto, Caracol Beach

Two ancient, lopsided wooden signs declared NO TRESPASSERS! and BEWARE
OF GUARD DOGS! The latter featured a slavering Doberman frothing at the
mouth.
-- Meera Syal, Anita and Me

Slaver is probably of Scandinavian origin, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse
slafra.

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guess who she is?

Guess Who is She?

Came across a rather amazing picture of Benazir Bhutto, the ex-prime minister of Pakistan! I suppose that, by seeing this picture itself, one can understand and see through, ...... What a sadistic and impotent evil bunch !!! Pakistani Prime Minister from showing off her Fat Legs to the world God Damn Them ........... She (Born. 21 June 1953 in Karachi) was the first woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state. She was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988, only to be deposed 20 months later by the country's military supported president Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

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And now these are IAS i.e. UPSC Exam 1998 Interview Question and there Answer given by candidates..........oh sorry!! IAS Officers now
.01 Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
.02 Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it takefour men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS)
.03 Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples andthree oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
.04 Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with onehand.(UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
.05 Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs, He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
.06 Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
.07 Q. What looks like half apple?
A: The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper)
.08 Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A: Dinner.
.09 Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A: It caused a revolution.
.10 Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A: Liquid (UPSC 33Rank)
.11 Q: what is the opposite of Nag panchmi?
A: Nag did not punch me.

Public Speaking Tips

Public Speaking Tips

Ensure your speech will be captivating to your audience as well as worth their time and attention. Videotape your presentation and analyze it. Emphasize your strong points during your presentation.
Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Establish rapport with your audience. If a microphone is available, adjust and adapt your voice accordingly.
Master the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint well before your presentation. Persuade your audience effectively. Speak loudly and clearly. Sound confident. Maintain sincere eye contact with your audience. If what you have prepared is obviously not getting across to your audience, change your strategy mid-stream if you are well prepared to do so. Allow yourself and your audience a little time to reflect and think. Keep audience interested throughout your entire presentation. Remember that an interesting speech makes time fly, but a boring speech is always too long to endure even if the presentation time is the same.
Check out the location ahead of time to ensure seating arrangements for audience, whiteboard, blackboard, lighting, location of projection screen, sound system, etc. are suitable for your presentation.
Tell audience ahead of time that you will be giving out an outline of your presentation so that they will not waste time taking unnecessary notes during your presentation.
Here are just a few hints, public speaking tips and techniques to help you develop your skills and become far more effective as a public speaker.

Mistakes

Mistakes are all right.Recovering from mistakes makes you appear more human.Good recovery puts your audience at ease - they identify with you more.

How to use the public speaking environment

Try not to get stuck in one place.Use all the space that's available to you.Move around.One way to do this is to leave your notes in one place and move to another.If your space is confined (say a meeting room or even presenting at a table) use stronger body language to convey your message.

Tell stories

Stories make you a real person not just a deliverer of information.Use personal experiences to bring your material to life.No matter how dry your material is, you can always find a way to humanise it.

Technology

Speak to your audience not your slides.Your slides are there to support you not the other way around.Ideally, slides should be graphics and not words (people read faster than they hear and will be impatient for you to get to the next point).If all the technology on offer fails, it's still you they've come to hear.

Humour

Tell jokes if you're good at telling jokes.If you aren't good, best to leave the jokes behind.There's nothing worse than a punch line that has no punch.Gentle humour is good in place of jokes.Self-deprecation is good, but try not to lay it on too thick.

You can learn to enjoy public speaking and become far more effective at standing in front of a group of people and delivering a potent message.
And remember to keep practicing!

Modern Wonders of India

Modern Wonders of India

Ramoji Film City 1996 To Present Day

Various Designers Hydrabad Last year.

Ramoji Film City was officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as Eath's Biggest Movie - Studio Complex. Now 10 years old, the site have growing over the years and spans 1666 acres to house 47 sound stages. A shopping 40 Bollywood (Bombay) film can be made simultaneously at Ramoji.

Environmental Township Pune

To be completed by 2016

Chris Lee Architects/Kapil Gupta

This Approved urvan plan for a "green" township features buildings oriented to minimize sun exposure-and air conditioning bills. Half of the roofs will be equipped with sloar panels. The township's 15000 resisdents will be encouraged to walk in a pedestrian-friendly street layout, to cut down on carbon emissions and promote health.

SD Tower

To be completed 2007

Arup and Hafeez Contractor Bombay

These 60-story twins will be India's Highest-reaching residential tower. But Mumbai (Bombay) is prone to humidity, heat, intense wind pressure, and heavy rains, Arup's Engineers Designed a facade with extra-sturdy aluminum extrusions to protect the buildings. The abundance of glass windows also provides natural light for the apartments, reducing overall energy usage.

InfosysGlobal Education Center2005

Mysore

Various Architects

This 270-acre Corporate Campus really is a campus in the traditionals, educational sense - 12000 to 15000 Infosys employees can be trained here each year, making it the world's largest IT education center. The comples is also home to India's biggest gym and a cricket pitch that some Indian Journalists argue is the best in the Nation.

Tata Consultancy Services Campus

To be completed 2010Bombay

Designed by Tod Williams and Billies Tsien.

This office complex features eco-friendly elemnts that also imcorporate traditional India design. Seen here is an abstract, angular update of the jali, a carved sunscreen that's both decorative and functional. The campus will also feature shaded, open-air walkways for ventialtion. Buildings will be built around existing Banyan Trees to preserve the landscape.

Noida Tower

Scheduled to be Completed 2008 Noida

Designed by Hafeez Contractor.

The early renderings for this 2330 ft. Skyscraper, which will vie for the title of world's tallest, feature a conical silhouetted rather than the more traditional rectangular one. While its flamboyance has drawn criticism, the Noida Tower attempts to be establish a new syle of super tall building, differentiating it from angular paradigms.

Bandra-Worli Sealink

To be completed 2007 Bombay

Dar Consultants (India)

This set of cable-suspension bridges will span a total of 850 meters. The Sealink should cut commuting time between congested bombay and its suburbs by 40 minutes. Although not on of the world's longest, the Sealinks is still noable because it paves the way for more contermporary bridges to be built, alterin india's urban landscapes.

Wipro Technologies Development Center

Gurgaon

Vidur Bhardwaj, Architect

Wipro's New Home in Gurgaon promises to be the largest platinum-rated green building in Asia. The design will be play on the traditional India Courtyard-house structure of the haveli. The countryad will be shaded to keep it cool, and the water pool in its center will also cool the air and thus reduce power usage.

Mall of India

Scheduled to be completed by 2007

Gurgaon

Developed by DLF \n

The Mall of India Will Sprawl over 3.6 million sq. ft. and house stores, cafes, movie theaters, and indoor and outdoor amusement parks. While not as large as the dubai Mall, this promises to be one of the planet's largest, and the biggest in India. Its organic, rather than linear, floor plan suggests natural, undulating landscapes.


Sirsuseri Techno Park

To Be completed by 2007

Chennai

Carlos Ott, Architect

This Corporate campus for Tata Consultancy Serices - Designed by Carlos Ott, the noted Uruguayan Architect of Paris's Bastille Opera - will house up to 20,000 workers. Its 12 glassy buildings rely on natural lights. the stip-like structure evokes traditional South India Temples, and the Tower will be the highest in Southern India.

actual full forms of company names

Actual Full Form of Company Names

1. INFOSYS: Inferior Offline Systems

2. WIPRO : Weak Input, Poor & Rubbish Output

3. HCL : Hidden Costs & Losses

4. TCS : Totally Confusing Solutions

5. C-DOT : Coffee During Office Timings

6. HUGHES : Highly Useless Graduates Hired for Eating and Sleeping

7. BAAN : Beggars Association and Nerds

8. IBM : Implicitly Boring Machines

9. SATYAM : Sad And Tired Yelling Away Madly

10.. PARAM : Puzzled And Ridiculous Array of Microprocessors

11. HP : Hen Pecked

12. AT&T : All Troubles & Terrible

13. CMC : Coffee, Meals and Comfort

14. DEC : Drifting & Exhausted Computers

15. BFL : Brainwash First, and Let them go

16. DELL : Deplorable Equipment & Lackluster

17. TISL : Totally Inconsistent Systems Ltd

18. PSI : Peculiar Symptoms of India

19. PCL : Poor Computers Ltd

20. SPARC : Simply Poor And Redundant Computers

21. SUN : Surely Useless Novelties

22. CRAY : Cry Repeatedly After an Year

23.. TUL : Troubles Un Limited

24. CTS : Coffee, Tea and Snacks

25. ICIM : Impossible Computers In Maintenance

26. BPL : Below Poverty Line

27. NIIT : Not Interested in IT

Cool insults for immediate use!

Cool insults for immediate use!
01. Any similarity between you and a human is purely coincidental!
02. Are you always so stupid or is today a special occasion?
03. As an outsider, what do you think of the human race?
04. I'd like to kick you in the teeth, but why should I improve your looks?
05. At least there's one thing good about your body.It isn't as ugly as your face!
06. Brains aren't everything. In fact, in your case they're nothing
07. Careful now, don't let your brains go to your head!
08. I like you. People say I've no taste, but I like you.
09. Did your parents ever ask you to run away from home?
10. If I had a face like yours. I'd sue my parents!
11. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent!
12. Don't get insulted, but is your job devoted to spreading ignorance?
13. Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent!
14. Don't you love nature, despite what it did to you?
15. Don't think, it may sprain your brain!
16. Fellows like you don't grow from trees; they swing from them.
17. He has a mechanical mind. Too bad he forgot to wind it up this morning.
18. He has a mind like a steel trap-always closed!
19. You are a man of the world-and you know what sad shape the world is in.
20. He is always lost in thought-it's unfamiliar territory.
21. He is dark and handsome. When it's dark, he's handsome.
22. He is known as a miracle comic. if he's funny, it's a miracle!
23. He is listed in Who's Who as What's That?
24. He is living proof that man can live without a brain!
25. He is so short, when it rains he is always the last one to know.
26. He is the kind of a man that you would use as a blueprint to build an idiot.
27. How come you're here? I thought the zoo is closed at night!
28. How did you get here? Did someone leave your cage open?
29. How much refund do you expect on your head now that it's empty.
30. How would you like to feel the way you look?
31. Hi! I'm a human being! What are you?
32. I can't talk to you right now; tell me,where will you be in the next 10 years?
33. I don't want you to turn the other cheek; it's just as ugly.
34. I don't know who you are, but whatever you are, I'm sure everyone will agree with me.
35. I don't know what makes you so stupid, but it really works.
36. I could make a monkey out of you, but why should I take all the credit?
37. I can't seem to remember your name, and please don't help me!
38. I don't even like the people you're trying to imitate, if you are at all.
39. I know you were born silly, but why did you have a relapse?
40. I know you're a self-made man. It's nice of you to take the blame!
41. I know you're not as stupid as you look. Nobody could be!
42. I've seen people like you, but I had to pay admission!
43. Why are you so stupid today? Anyway, I think that's very typical of you.

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TOP MNC'S OF THE WORLD

Top MNCs in the World

Rank Up Dn	Company U.S./World Headquarters Sort Up Sort Down	Web Site	Software / Services Revenue ($Million)	Software / Services Revenue Growth	Corporate Revenue ($Million)	Corporate Revenue Growth	Services as %	R&D as % of Corporate Revenue	Employees	Software Business Sector
1	IBM		$61,307.00	7.7%	$96,293.00	7.8%	75.0%	6%	329,000	Middleware/Applicat ion Server/Web Server
	Armonk, NY	www.ibm.com
2	Microsoft		$33,969.00	15.4%	$36,835.00	14.4%	NA	21%	57,086	Operating Systems
	Redmond, WA	www.microsoft. com
3	EDS		$20,669.00	0.5%	$20,669.00	3.3%	100.%	NA	117,000	IT Sourcing
	Plano, TX	www.eds.com
4	Computer Sciences Corporation		$15,188.10	9.7%	$15,188.10	9.7%	NA	NA	76,000	System Integration Services/IT Consulting
	El Segundo, CA	www.csc.com
5	Accenture		$15,113.60	12.8%	$15,113.60	12.8%	NA	NA	100,000	Operating Systems
	New York, NY	www.accenture. com
6	Hewlett-Packard Company		$13,778.00	35.5%	$79,905.00	41.2%	NA	NA	151,000	System Integration Services/IT Consulting
	Palo Alto, CA	www.hp.com
7	Oracle Corporation		$10,156.00	7.2%	$10,156.00	7.2%	NA	NA	41,658	Database
	Redwood City, CA	www.oracle.com
8	Hitachi, Ltd.		$9,490.70	2.5%	$84,365.00	4.6%	85.0%	4%	347,424	Telecommunication Services
	Brisbane, CA	www.hitachi. com
9	SAP		$9,313.50	5.0%	$9,313.50	5.0%	68.3%	14%	32,000	Business Process Management
	Newtown Square, PA	www.sap.com
10	Capgemini		$8,580.90	18.8%	$8,580.90	18.8%	NA	NA	59,324	System Integration Services/IT Consulting
	New York, NY	www.capgmini. com
11	NTT Data Corporation		$8,014.90	15.4%	$8,014.90	15.4%	NA	NA	17,389	System Integration Services/IT Consulting
	New York, NY	www.nttdata. co.jp
12	Lockheed Martin		$7,651.00	16.0%	$35,526.00	11.6%	NA	NA	130,000	System Integration Services/IT Consulting
	Bethesda,, MD	www.lockheedmartin. com
13	Atos Origin		$7,231.90	89.9%	$7,231.90	89.9%	NA	NA	46,584	Vertical Industry Applications
	Houston, TX	www.atosorigin. com
14	Science Applications International, Inc. Pvt		$6,720.00	13.8%	$6,720.00	13.8%	NA	NA	42,400	System Integration Services/IT Consulting
	San Diego, CA	www.saic.com
15	SYNNEX Corp.		$5,314.00	28.8%	$5,314.00	28.8%	NA	NA	2,676	Supply Chain/Manufacturing
	Fremont, CA	www.synnex.com
Rank Up Dn	Company U.S./World Headquarters Sort Up Sort Down	Web Site	Software / Services Revenue ($Million)	Software / Services Revenue Growth	Corporate Revenue ($Million)	Corporate Revenue Growth	Services as %	R&D as % of Corporate Revenue	Employees	Software Business Sector
16	Ingram Micro Inc.		$5,092.40	12.7%	$25,462.10	12.6%	NA	NA	13,600	Supply Chain/Manufacturing
	Santa Ana, CA	www.ingrammicro. com
17	QUALCOMM Incorporated		$4,880.00	22.9%	$4,880.00	22.9%	NA	NA	7,600