Author Archives: divakar

A busy year

As you can guess by no activity on my blog for last 1 year, I have been quite busy on personal front to write blogs.
However now I am trying to give some time to this blog.
Will try my …

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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 …

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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 …

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About me

I am a Software development professional. When not at job, I alike to read books and online technical articles.

I like technical challenges. They keep me engrossed and busy most of the times.

I am Certified Scrum Master and active …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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