Writing
Written Communication - tests, techniques and results
In the communication workshop series, we also covered written communications. Being an offshore software development company, written communication is very…
A language with 900 words?
I and my sister were talking yesterday and she told me about a language that has only 900 words! We were wondering how would you communicate in such a language!…
Meeting with Robin Sharma
Crossword Bookstores organized a book signing by Robin Sharma last Saturday at Kemps Corner, Mumbai. I attended the event and it was a wonderful experience.…
Delegate Registration Page
Thought for the following form for delegate registration. Feedback welcome. Excuse the formatting here. Please enter your profile details here. Details in this…
Creating the future
While doing the communications workshops, we did some amazing work. We actually created the future! Some people were afraid to speak in public. I discussed…
Cracked - Algorithm for searching, sorting and displaying people
We had a challenging task ahead of us in Glancer - to develop the algorithm for searching, sorting and displaying people. What made this task challenging? 1.…
Oral Communication: Elocution, Tips, Results
The first step we took was to ask people to speak for two minutes on a topic of their choice. They were given about two days to prepare for it. The topic could…
Glancer - conference planner and friend finder app specs
I wrote briefly about the idea of developing a conference planner and friend finder app for Foss.In/2005. Here is the spec for that.
Financial Freedom - Part 1
We are having a series of sessions about getting rich in the office! Sharath read the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" recently and the idea came from there. In…
Buying a laptop from the USA
Buying a laptop by doing online research can be quite confusing. The sheer amount of alternatives, configuration and brands lead to a confusion over what to…
Friend Finder / Organizer app for Foss.In/2005
I have been thinking about developing a small app for Foss.In/2005. Something similar to IntroNetworks that Macromedia uses at its MAX conferences. I haven't…
Do you want to be happy?
Are there any shortcuts to happiness? What is the world of self-help books and spiritual gurus that show you the way to happiness? The Apollo gods of Greeks…
Assisting in Landmark
I assisted in the Landmark Advanced Course on 18th September. The left home at 6.30AM and reached back at 4AM! But the twenty one and half hours were worth the…
Mac Office X weirdness with MHT files
We are using Multipart MIME based MHT files (aka WebArchive aka Mail HTML) to create reports that can be viewed/printed/edited in Word. This is the easiest way…
Power of intention and declaration
During the Landmark Advanced course, we learnt that there is great power in language. Language is the source of all creation. If you declare something and…
Astroyogi - Astrologically speaking
Are you interested in knowing your future? Do you believe in astrology, palmistry or numerology? I was drawn to these subjects at an early age, and read a few…
Magnet's Saturday Blast - Events, Organization and Feedback
It is one week after the Saturday blast today. Ashok has narrated the day extremely well, so let me quickly summarize the events we organized and a few quotes…
Creative Visualization
In our Saturday Blast event we had a few exercises in the Mind over Matter section. Most of the participants gave the feedback that they really liked the…
My DJ Experience
Last Saturday we had a party in the office. As it goes with most of our in-house parties, we needed music that would pump people up and get them to dance. The…
Trusting your employees, to do or not to do
About three years back, I went to Germany to attend CeBIT. Magnet was doing very well and we were looking at new markets. There was a strong team in place and…