Alphabet-filled Resumes Do Not Tell The Whole Story

I love this article. Since the days of internet boom, IT workers have become increasingly reliant on certifications to land on high-paying jobs. Conversely, the companies also have shown their interest in hiring IT workers with alphabet-induced resumes. Certifications provide added knowledge and there is no question about it. But not all certifications and individuals always offer right skills to do the jobs right. Companies must assess skills and requirements of the potential hires innovative and challenging ways that bring out the best of them.

Click on the link below to read an article on this topic.

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/12/01/comment-castro-certification.aspx

Courtesy: ITIF

Why Technology Policy Matters

The neoclassical and neo-Keynesian economists believe countries do not compete.  The firms do.  Paul Krugman, the noted economist, asserts that “countries are not to any important degree in competition with one another” (Ezell & Atkinson, 2010).  But the political, social, and economical climate is dynamically shifting.  The emerging of the BRIIC countries is a testament to globalization.  It also signifies a balance of soft powers – the dominance and emergence of economic gain – from the industrial countries to the emerging countries.

Click on the link below to read an article on this topic.

http://www.itif.org/files/2010-good-bad-ugly.pdf

Courtesy: ITIF

Waving Flag: k'naan official WC 2010 song

Waka Waka: Shakira's WC 2010 theme song

DSLRs Soon To Become 3-DSLRs: the emergence of 3D Camera

Next to the alphabets now add a digit and make it look like this: 3DSLR.  Yes, the 3D digital cameras are on their way to the market. I believe 3D cameras will have a deeper market than the 3D TVs.  Size, cost, and simplicity could be the advantages for 3DSLR. 

Click on the link below to read an article on 3DSLR.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/business/media/08adco.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Courtesy: The New York Times

Twitter, YouTube, Google: news on technology

The New York Times: On Twitter
Eight percent of the internet userers visit Twitter.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/8-percent-of-american-internet-users-go-to-twitter-report-says/?ref=technology


The New York Times: on YouTube
YouTube lifts 15-minute limit on videos.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/youtube-lifts-time-limit-for-some-videos/


The New York Times: On Google
What people searched on Google in 2010 -- a review.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/the-words-we-searched-in-2010-from-google/?ref=technology

Courtesy: The New York Times

Independence of Bangladesh: a collection of videos

Bangladesh was born in 1971. Free from the ignorance and indifference of the brutal leaders of West Pakistan, Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan, some 1100 miles from the West, separated by India in the Middle. It took nine months of bloody battles to free East from the West. To declare Bangladesh as a new free country. The people of Bangladesh for the first time was free on Dec. 16 to say Joi Bangla -- Victorious Bangladesh. And free became the people of Bangladesh.


The following videos illustrate vivid depiction of the independence of Bangladesh during the 1971 war.

Khulna:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAoHaBwwStI

Indira Gandhi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ex5CCxsk

News report:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHlDwu6tigg

Random video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqV7PiVJRb0

Yahya Khan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpBC6CTgeSg

Bhutto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q5tvAYi5js

Surrender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjrNpwLysr8

Dhaka in 1971:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1q-7QLng44

Sheigk Mujib 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWEPrAPZOcU

Speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep74MqbXEWU

ABC news:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-5HzJZmMHo

History:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy554fdH1Hc

Courtesy of all videos: YouTube

The Price of Bangladeshi Independence

Women were tortured and violated. Shamed. Scarred. And killed. The West Pakistan Army carried out unspeakable acts of horror and terror for nine months. The Bangladeshi's never relented, Never gave in. Not even the women who were tortured and violated.
Bangladesh was born not out of the horrors of yet another darkest chapter in human history but out of courage, resolve, and strength of the characters of the Bangladeshis.




Courtesy: YouTube

Bangladesh Genocide: Dhaka University Massacre

A classic, rare, and vivid example of Bangladesh Independence. An engineering professor shot this video from the rooftop of an university housing some 300 yards away.






Courtesy: YouTube

Fight For the Cloud: a new sector in service-oriented business

Fight for the cloud -- the battle for cloud has begun. The giant companies like Microsoft and Google are jostling for a stronghold in the emerging cloud market, especially in the government sector where contracts are longer and lucrative. For example, Google won a five-year General Services Administration (GSA) contract for $6.7 million and Microsoft a similar contract for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Both contracts require managing web-based email and various other services. The benefits of these services include agencies not having to use their own servers on the network, automatic updates which do not require updates on individual workstations. The updates will take effect globally. The enterprise market, especially in large scale and scope, for cloud computing is beginning to influence both public and private sectors. Government, in particular, with its investment in technological innovation, is in a great position to take advantage of the cloud computing.

Click on the following links to read more on this topic.

Link 1:

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-LD2W2A0UQVI901-2OG40QINNVPPCP8RPCT10O3QEU

Link 2:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/05/AR2010120503320.html

Courtesy: The Washington Post

Technology's Unintended Consequences: today's highschool kids

The pervasive, intrusive, and innovative nature of technology is perhaps nowhere more visible than on the grounds of highschools across the country. The kids are always on the airwave. The intersection between technology and everyday life of the highschool kids has become more prominent in ways that it is hard to separate the two. In some ways it is outright scary and in some ways it is outright mind-boggling. There are many sides to this effect of technology.


Follow the link below to view a video report on the effect technology on highschool kids.



Courtesy: The New York Times

Eye-Fi: a seamlessly interactive innovation

Move over Photoshop. Here comes Eye-Fi, a whole new way of uploading images instantly and interactively. Distributed and cloud computing are converging into a system where users now can have the media devices such as a digital camera, storage unit on the cloud, and Wi-Fi network connected all at the same time to share and distribute information anywhere and anytime.

Click on the link below to read more about Eye-Fi.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/12/wireless_photo_transfers

Courtesy: The economist

Distributed Computing: a new era of desk-top computing

Distributed computing:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/17/weatherathome-climate-change-weather-project
This article shows that home PC users will be able to analyze the effect of climate change on local weather patterns.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-distributed-computing.htm
This website, WiseGeek, contains information about distributed computing.

Digital Nomads: a new breed of workers

Digital nomads:

http://almostfearless.com/2009/01/19/becoming-a-digital-nomad-options-for-working-remotely-from-anywhere/
This article discusses how to become a digital nomad and what are the implications of becoming one.

http://www.freepursuits.com/10-digital-nomads-to-learn-from
This article cites real-life experiences of being digital nomads from well-known bloggers, authors, and reporters.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136154/Is_digital_nomad_living_going_mainstream
This article raises questions whether working from home or elsewhere by leveraging technology is becoming a norm.

http://www.lifeofjustin.com/what-is-a-digital-nomad-1889/
This article discusses basic information about digital nomads like what is a digital nomad and who are they.

http://www.infowars.com/our-destiny-digital-nomads-in-a-virtual-void/
This article illustrates how UK has become a place for the digital nomads as people in various parts of UK are increasingly working from home or elsewhere.

Video -- YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49WeeSQWyzI