About me

I am a Software Architect by profession. When not at job, I alike to read books and online technical articles.

I am a Certified Scrum Master and active in Agile and Scrum Communities. I often attend various conferences and am an active blogger on subjects like Agile, Scrum, current technological and Internet affairs etc.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you find my blog interesting.

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Scrumban at AgileNCR 2011

I am attaching the presentation i did at AgileNCR 2011 recently.

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Symbian takes thousands down

.. or is it Android?

Nokia announced the biggest job cut in its history sending shock-waves to Finland’s economy.

Windows platform as an alternate of Symbian looks weird choice, but then it was a war between Google and Microsoft, and MS seems to have won the battle for now.

That being said, Nokia might have to include Android phones in its kitty in future. Today no company can ignore Android if it does not have a strong alternative in place.

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The Indian Express

Lee HeshOnce upon a time, were Lee-hesh known to exhibit unparalleled game of doubles tennis that was unconquerable by the contemporaries. In their era, they were a force to reckon with, they were a fear for the opponents. Now they have teamed up after a long time of 9 years, and after some warm up tourneys, they produced great result in Melbourne.

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AgileNCR is back

Having participated in the last edition, I am eagerly awaiting this year’s conference. The announcement suggests it will be held in Feb’11.
This year organizers seem to have tightened their belt to make it the biggest Agile affair in India. Having partcicipated in some Agile conferences across India, I can surely say they have been able to attract the largest audience and some very good speakers.
They have launched their brand new website and are also active on Facebook, Twitter.
On adopting good promotion strategy this time, I would say Better late than never :)

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Top 50 Programming Quotes of All Time

.. and this one too: http://www.junauza.com/2010/12/top-50-programming-quotes-of-all-time.html
NJoy!!

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Top 50 Linux Quotes of All Time

Nice collection this one: http://www.junauza.com/2008/01/top-50-linux-quotes-of-all-time.html

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Google monopoly: described best

I tried to express my pain of Google monopoly in one of my posts.

Today I came across an excellent video which shares my sentiments.

Have a look and enjoy:

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Mobile Subscriber figures: are they real?

Recently I overheard a conversation where my friends was suggesting taking a new mobile number to a person. The reason was: a new SIM gives you a talkime of 90 INR when you pay 45 INR. In comparison to this, if you recharge, you never get more talktime than you pay. I was startled. It is a fact that rural India is a big part of this growth story where 1 Rupee is more important to people than retaining a single mobile number for some time. Continue reading

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Facebook email is coming

Facebook EmailHolding my breath to see what facebook email has in store for me.
I hope to see another good email service, which should be worth a try. If it is a service without requiring a facebook social networking account, would be useful for me.
Would it be open for all? only time will tell. a few more hours..


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