Microsoft’s attempt to buy out Yahoo may never happen

Software giant Microsoft has been attempting to purchase Internet giant Yahoo! in hopes of leveraging the internet presence of Yahoo! in Microsoft’s battle with Google. The original offer for Yahoo! was a whopping $44 billion; however since this offer Microsoft has seen a revenue drop this last quarter which could greatly affect the software giant’s ability to up the price again in hopes Yahoo! would accept. Read on» » » »

PSLV rocket launches ten satellites

An earlier PSLV on its launch pad Source: Wikimedia

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created history by successfully placing ten satellites in orbit in less than 20 minutes using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The 44-metre long rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 03:53:51 GMT (09:24 local time), and reached a polar, Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit a little over seven minutes later. Following burnout of the fourth stage of the carrier rocket, the payloads were released. The PSLV flew in the CA, or Core Alone, configuration, with no solid rocket boosters around the first stage.

The ten satellites aboard the rocket will be used for several purposes by a variety of organisations. The primary payload, Cartosat-2A, is a remote sensing satellite, which will be operated by the ISRO. IMS-1, also known as TWSAT, another ISRO remote sensing satellite, was the secondary payload. Read on» » » »

Trekking in Nepal

Trekking in Nepal is one of the most popular activities tourists enjoy. Trekking means simply walking up and down in higher mountains crossing villages, high passes, dense forests, valleys. Trekking - hiking along the trails that form the main link between Nepal’s isolated villages and settlements is country’s one of the main attractions. The word trekking was almost unheard of in Nepal until the sixties but today many visitors come to Nepal solely to trek. Trekking in Nepal is one of the unique and adventurous activities in the world. Normally you will walk over 18,000 ft. (5.500m) of height where you can enjoy panoramic snow covered mountains.

There are three most popular trekking regions in Nepal: Read on» » » »

Skype launches “Unlimited” monthly service

Luxembourg-based Skype Limited recently announced a new monthly service plan called “Unlimited”. It’s expected that the service will bring on different opportunities for mobile users and change style of communications. Read on» » » »

XI/PI - 1:n Multi-Mapping using BPM

Multi-mapping is a method of message transformation wherein one or more source messages can be combined or split to generate one or more target messages. We can have three types of multi-mapping transformations - 1:n, n:1, and n:m mapping transformation. In this article, we will understand how to create and use 1:n multi-mapping transformation in a BPM scenario. Read on» » » »

The Colors Speak - II

After a great response to The Colors Speak, Divya is back with The Colors Speak II. She has beautifully reproduced Artist Raja Ravi Varma’s ‘The Maharashtrian Lady’. In another of her work, she has penciled ‘A Lady with hat’. The dexterity in her hands wonderfully flows through. It is rightly said - a picture says a thousand words. Have a look Read on» » » »

XI/PI: A Step-by-Step Guide to BPM - Asynch/Sync Bridge

In this article, we will understand the concept of Business Process Management in SAP XI/PI using a simple scenario. Read on» » » »

Book Review: The Enchantress of Florence

You don’t get a more dazzling display of literature’s infinite capacity for playfulness than this. Salman Rushdie comes out firing on all cylinders - and a few extra boosters to boot - with his latest Mughal’n'Medici novel, The Enchantress of Florence. The flavour of the whole enterprise is Umberto Eco on speed. Read on» » » »

Movie Review: U Me aur Hum

Get this. Whenever Kajol acts, she kills the competition. Of the current lot, no one quite compares. No one can hold a close-up like she does or leap straight out of the screen to involve you in her pleasure and pain.

She’s a natural and that quality is mined constantly by first time director Ajay Devgan in U Me aur Hum. Indeed, the direction is remarkably assured, especially in the emotional stretches. You may not connect with the cornball humour in the first-half, set on an ocean liner.

But auspiciously the post-intermission section grabs you by the collar and doesn’t let you go. The actor-producer-director, with cool persuasion, compels you to care for the couple, so made for each other, till…one day, she just forgot his name. Read on» » » »

The Ctrl+Enter Trick Extended

If you have read my earlier articles on Ctrl+Enter Trick and Firefox Tricks, you might be interested to know some more. Read on» » » »