Death of print media? So what?
September 3, 2009 by Madhav Shivpuri
Filed under Gadget & Technology
There is much lamenting about the death about the print media i.e., newspaper and magazines (the most recent in the widely read Trak.in. Well, let me say this very bluntly, I am not shedding a tear for them. My reasoning is as below. Newspapers served 2 purposes: 1. Provide timely news and analysis. 2. Provide Classifieds. Let’s [...]
Humour – Indian hell
July 25, 2009 by Madhav Shivpuri
Filed under Humour
A man dies and goes to hell. There he finds that there is a different hell for each country. He goes to the German hell and asks, “What do they do here? He was told, “First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails [...]
Business start up in India made easy!
July 17, 2009 by Madhav Shivpuri
Filed under Finance, Start-up
Check this beautiful post for step by step guidance on how to start a business in India, from the one of the best business blogs in India – trak.in Ever wondered what are the pros and cons of having a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), how to do it etc.? 1. Pros and cons of an [...]
Skype Took My MONEY!
July 17, 2009 by Madhav Shivpuri
Filed under Gadget & Technology
My hard earned is gone!!! My guilt? I used Skype, added credits to be able to make phone calls and didn’t used it for sometime, but my account was inactive for 180 days. Skype claims they sent me reminder emails 30, 5 and 3 days before the expiry day, today. I searched for the emails [...]
What is a blog?
July 13, 2009 by Madhav Shivpuri
Filed under Gadget & Technology
A blog was initially created as a digitial online diary (internet-based) where people would record their daily activities, their feelings and share the same with the people they knew. So the early adopters used it as a place to record their thoughts before they hit the bed. Now blogs have come a long from that [...]