Midwest Book Review has included a review of “Beyond Code” in their latest issue in the “Self-help section. Here is the link: MBR: Small Press Bookwatch | May 2006 | Self-help Shelf Quote from the review: “Beyond Code is very strongly recommended reading and a welcome addition to the personal community library Self Help/Self Improvement… Continue reading
Date Archives → May 2006
Quotes worth recording – Oprah Winfrey
Got this from the brainy quote website. The primary driving force for a relationship has to be based on “who a person is” rather than “what a person has.” “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #7 – The real age
Lawyers please note: Many of you are my friends. I do love you. But I couldn’t resist posting this 🙂 Lawyer shows up at St. Peter’s gate. He asks “Why am I here, I am just 36?” The response is immediate – “Oh I see. According to your billing, you are 96!” Please sign up… Continue reading
Beyond Code (India Edition) available for pre-order now!
My publisher in India – Vikas Publishing House just announced that the India edition of Beyond Code is now available for pre-order. Many of you from India wanted to be notified when the India edition came out. I will respond to all of you by email but that will take me a while. Hence this… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #125: Periodically re-visit your Plan B
The credit for this post should go to Bill Wiles. Thanks Bill. Bill recollected his days at SGI where he used to head International Business Development. One of the requirements for his direct reports was that twice a year, they had to come back to Bill with a “Plan B” – what would they do… Continue reading
CIO Magazine story – De-nerding Your Geeks
I have always argued that one the key skills that geeks should develop quickly is their ability to communicate effectively with non-geeks. I had spoken about this topic extensively with CIO Australia Magazine staff writer Sue Bushell a few weeks ago. Today CIO Australia magazine has a story titled “De-Nerding Your Geeks” that covers this… Continue reading
11 ways to kill your blog
If one of the main reasons you started blogging is because it’s easy to start one, by now you already know that it is a lot of hard work to maintain one. The availability of blogging technologies make it easy to start a professional looking blog in a few minutes. My friend Dave Taylor says… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #6 – Spoof
I know many of you may not understand Hindi here but I guess all of you will enjoy the twist here. First, watch this song (on YouTube) from a movie called Major Saab (Hindi)YouTube: Song – Pyar Kiya To Nibhana (don’t worry if you don’t understand it completely. It’s a love song and they say… Continue reading