Play Safe on Orkut: Inapproprite Comments Could Land You in Jail

Watch what you post on Orkut. Your comments on your favourite communities, if considered inappropriate, could land you in jail. Rahul Krishnakumar Vaid, a Gurgaon lad, learnt it the hard way when he was arrested for posting obscene comments about Sonia Gandhi on the community ‘I hate Sonia Gandhi’.

Vaid was arrested under section 292 of the Indian Penal Code and section 67 of the Information Technology act. He could be jailed for five years and fined one lakh rupees. Read on» » » »

Gmail sports a new favicon

Did you notice this? Gmail has got a brand new favicon! See the screenshot below -

However when you login to Gmail with your Google Account, you still see the old favicon with a red envelope. May be the new one is being rolled out slowly.

Update: In fact this favicon is as well being used by many other Google Services as well.

Channel 4 of the UK Launches First Ever Live Advert

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The first ever live advert to be shown on British television was Broadcast on Channel 4. The advert, created by car manufacturer Honda, showed people jumping from the sky and forming the individual letters of the word HONDA as a group while falling. Read on» » » »

XI/PI: Step-by-Step Guide to XI Transports Using CMS - Part III

In the previous parts, we covered transporting SLD objects and IR objects using CMS (Change Management Service). Now, let us understand how to use CMS for Integration Directory transports. Read on» » » »

The Taste of India

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When food is on your mind there can’t be a better option than Destination India. With a cuisine as diverse as the Punjabi chholas and Kancheepuram dosais, there is just so much to choose from. Here’s looking at the food hubs of the country. Read on» » » »

XI/PI: Step-by-Step Guide to XI Transports Using CMS - Part II

In the first part we covered transporting SLD objects. In this part, we will look at how to transport Integration Repository objects using the CMS (Change Management Service). Read on» » » »

Orkut India is Live with New Themes

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Microsoft IE8 Beta 2 Coming Soon

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Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 is expected to be released in the third quarter of 2008, which is between April 1, 2008 and June 30, says Microsoft employee Nick MacKechnie in a blog written and posted yesterday. The beta will be aimed at end-users, whereas beta 1 was aimed at web developers. Read on» » » »

Google: Lawsuit Against Youtube Threatens Internet

Google, the owners of YouTube, claimed in a court briefing today that the one billion dollar lawsuit against the company “threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information.”

Viacom Inc. is suing Google over the 150,000 videos, for which Viacom owns the copyright, that were allegedly being shown on YouTube. Google has responded by saying that they followed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which prevents companies from being prosecuted if they bring down copyrighted content as soon as they are made aware of it. Read on» » » »

XI/PI: Step-by-Step Guide to XI Transports Using CMS - Part I

One can transport SAP XI objects either by using File System Transports (Export/Import way) or by using the CMS (Change Management Service). Many a times, File system transport is preferred over CMS. However, transporting via CMS is the recommended way as it helps you to carry out transports in a more organized manner allowing you to keep track of transports, thus ensuring proper traceability. In this article series, we will understand how to carry out SAP XI transports using CMS. Read on» » » »