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December 2008

Movie Review: Ghajini

December 29, 2008

Sounds like the director A. R. Murgadoss could not identify what to copy from Memento, the original chef-d’oeuvre. Though he could successfully adopt the Polaroid camera, post-it notes and a tattooed body from Memento, he failed to justify the nonlinear cabal theory and produced a lengthened romance track with hyperbolized revenge drama. Aamir’s 8-pack abs [...]

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LifeRay Social Office – An Interesting Alternative To Microsoft SharePoint

December 28, 2008

Sharepoint is considered as one of the most powerful extranet / intranet creation solution available today and there is no doubt that SharePoint 2007 includes in addition to the search, portal and document management features that are great for an Intranet, also a CMS (Microsoft CMS bundled in) and support for external authentication to build [...]

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Seven Habits Of Highly Ineffective People

December 28, 2008

Do you want to be ineffective? Look no further. Here are the cool 7 ways to be one. Be Reactive: React to external forces. Wait for the things to happen to you. Be ‘Effect’ in the matter, not the cause. Begin without the End In Mind: Take life as it happens. Planning is a total [...]

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Eight Practices To Convert Ineffective Project Sponsor Into Effective One

December 20, 2008

Learn to politely say “No” – Emphasis on clear project specifications. Do not accept any requirements from informal sources like phone calls and chats. Educate her that developers are just human beings. They can not assume anything on their own and perform unto the expectation. Patiently demand specific requirements from her. Carefully listen to her. [...]

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Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Project Sponsors

December 19, 2008

They provide ambiguous project specifications. They expect that the developer should understand the requirements based on his past experiences. If she doesn’t she is not a developer, she is just a coder! They shout on you when there is even a little issue identified in the system. They love to play the blame game. They [...]

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