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101 Power Thoughts (self help audio book by Louise Hay) - review 2008-08-29 11:53:08 I am not a big fan of motivational/self help books, but I read/hear through them looking for interesting stories and different personal perspectives. Since I have plenty of time driving to office and back, I usually prefer audio books. Somehow I hate reading novels/stories as audio books.
Recently I picked up a motivational audio cd [...] Read more:Louise
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J2EE Web Application Performance - Concepts & Overview 2008-08-26 10:43:39 Introduction
Over the last 7+ years I have worked on over a dozen J2EE based Web applications. The most common and recurring problem across all these projects was the “performance problem”. Some of these Web applications once put in production system or in UAT (User Acceptance Testing) displayed poor performance. This caused last minute panic and [...] Read more:Application
, Performance
, Concepts
, Overview
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BSNL EVDO Review - High speed 3G Broadband in India 2008-08-23 08:12:59 Introduction
India
n government is yet to give 3G band licenses for mobile access. Yet months before that BSNL has introduced 3G in the form of wireless EVDO broadband service (the advantages of being a public sector company!). It is only available in select cities in India and offers download speeds up to 2mbps! But if [...]
Detailed Dreamhost shared hosting review - success story of honesty 2008-08-20 06:08:35 If you are looking for the best web hosting service or the cheapest web hosting service, beware of the pitfalls in the hosting market. The cheapest hosting service may be the worst service provider and the best hosting service may cost you a fortune! If you are looking for a honest, cheap and decent shared [...] Read more:review
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How to configure JBoss AS - Production Settings and Tuning Tips 2008-08-13 05:25:14 Introduction
JBoss is a free and open source Java based application server widely used. Since it is Java based, it is supported in a wide range of platforms. JBoss can be used in large scale deployment and supports clustering, load balancing, Enterprise Java Beans and almost all latest J2EE specifications. The current production version is 4.2.2 and a new version (5+) [...] Read more:configure
, Production
, Settings
, Tuning
9 must have free software downloads for Windows XP 2008-09-18 02:10:36 First a clarification - the free in this article stands for "free as in free beer". I am not talking about open source or GNU software, but rather software which you can download without paying a cent (legally of course).
I have two computers at home and on the main desktop I have Windows
XP installed. [...]
KSTDC New Bangalore (Bengaluru) conducted tour review 2008-09-17 11:35:37 Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka state in India and is commonly known abroad as the “silicon valley” of India. A large number of IT companies and service industries are located in Bangalore. The average elevation of the city from sea level is about 1000 Metres and hence the climate here is very comfortable compared [...] Read more:Bangalore
, Bengaluru
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Book Review - The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle 2008-09-05 23:09:54 Written in 1999, EckhartTolle
’s book Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is one of the best sellers in Amazon and it was also featured on the New York Times bestseller list. It is a self help book intended as a shortcut for spiritual enlightenment. The central theme of the book is [...]
How to build a high end computer under $888 (Rs. 35000) 2008-09-02 11:46:03 Introduction
Obviously the first question is - why should you build/assemble a computer when there are so many branded PCs available in the market? Well, if you want maximum bang for your buck, there is no better option!
I always prefer to assemble my own computer than buy a branded one. The most obvious is the price [...]
The Greenberg resort experience - A visit to Nadukani in Idukki 2008-10-07 11:52:18 My parents are from the beautiful mountain district of Kerala - Idukki. Even though I was born in Idukki, I spent most of my life in Trivandrum and Kannur. We used to go to Idikki to visit
our relatives there on every vacation and whenever I return, there is an overwhelming nostalgic feeling which [...] Read more:Greenberg
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Neyyar dam picnic - one day tour 2008-10-04 03:06:15 Recently our prayer group at Vattiyoorkavu church organized a one day tour to Neyyar dam on Gandhi Jayanthi. The tour party had about 50 people enough to fill a tourist bus. The main aim of the trip was to spend a day knowing each other and at the same time enjoy a fun filled [...]
Movie Review - Return to Paradise - What is justice? 2008-09-23 13:23:49 Today I saw the movie “Return
to Paradise
” on HBO. It is a powerful movie with an interesting story line and is thought provoking. The following review contains spoilers and if you haven’t seen the movie, don’t read further!
Here is a quick summary of “Return to Paradise” story - 3 young Americans meet in Malaysia and use a large [...] Read more:Movie Review
Kanyakumari travel report - trip from Trivandrum 2008-10-19 06:15:42 Introduction
Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) is a village barely 90KM away from my home. It is a tiny Tamil village located at southernmost tip of India and what makes it unique is its location. It is the meeting point of three oceans, namely Indian ocean, Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal sea. And if you are at [...] Read more:report