Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish

I just came across the transcript of a graduation commencement address that Steve Jobs delivered to the Stanford University class of 2005. Certain parts of this speech strongly coincide with the underlying message in my previous post. Beyond that, it provides some exceptional first hand advice from a man who followed his heart and intuition in pursuit of what he loved in life… and he came out on top. The full commencement address is definitely worth a quick read. Here are a couple excerpts that initially caught my attention:

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of  embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

“Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”

What caused the Recession?

We are now living in one of the worst global financial crisis. This is proven by the fact that a lot of economies are going into recession and trillions of stock values were wiped out. Aside from these, a lot of companies have reduced their earnings with a lot of plant closures and job lay offs. 

We often hear the word recession. We’ve watched news that Singapore, Germany, Japan, and New Zealand officially declared recession in their economies. But what is recession? And what caused it?

Recession, in economics, is defined as the contraction of an economy’s Gross Domestic Product for at least two consecutive quarters. That means the economy shrank.

We all know that the world’s largest economy is that of the United States. A lot of countries depend on them most especially countries which depend on export products. There’s this popular saying that “when United States sneezes, everybody catches a cold”. This is so true nowadays which is evident in the domino effect of the global financial crisis with a lot of economies caught colds.

What caused the recession? The problem started in the United States with the so-called Subprime Mortgage Crisis. The crisis was triggered by the rise in mortgage delinquencies leading to foreclosure of houses and ultimately a credit crunch leading to a freeze in liquidity.

Subprime Mortgage are mortgages given to high default risk credit borrowers. A lot of mortgages issued in US are called subprime which means that little or no downpayment was made by the borrowers to buy houses, cars, etc. Some credit were even given to low income families or with bad credit history. Because of the nature of these mortgages, a lot of borrowers defaulted on their loans which led to banks foreclosing securities of these loans including houses, cars, etc.

All these accumulated and led to the “credit squeeze”. There were no more cash available to other borrowers as all these cash were frozen to foreclosed houses with no willing buyers. The tightening of credit led to a slow down of the economy as there were no more loans available to other borrowers which they can probably use as capital in their businesses. Now, this led to a series of events:

Low Demand.  Because of the tightening of credit, there was a slow demand of products of these businesses.

Decrease of Profits. Because of low demand, then there was a decrease in profits for these businesses.

Plant Closures. Because of decrease of profits, then companies need to shut down some of their plants to reduce costs. There was also a notable increase in bankruptcy filings.

Job Lay Offs. Because of plant closures and bankruptcy filings, then companies laid off a lot of their employees and unemployment rate rose.

Stock Market Decline. All these series of events led to the rampant fear of stock investors dumping their stocks which led to tremendous wipe outs of stock values.

The United States and other countries are all doing their best to combat this financial crisis by using different strategies including the recent US$700 Billion bail out plan to increase liquidity in the economy. US Treasury is providing millions and billions of loans to ailing companies to sustain this financial crisis and prevent further recessionof other economies.

The current recession have caused some companies to succumb and declare bankruptcy. Two of these companies include Six Flags, the world’s largest theme park and CIT Group, the American commercial and finance company.

Why Guys Like Girls

1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo

2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder

3. How cute they look when they sleep

4. The ease in which they fit into our arms

5. The way they kiss you and all of a sudden everything is right in the world

6. How cute they are when they eat

7. The way they take hours to get dressed but in the end it makes it all worth while

8. Because they are always warm even when its minus 30 outside

9. The way they look good no matter what they wear

10. The way they fish for compliments even though you both know that you think she's the most beautiful thing on this earth

11. How cute they are when they argue

12. The way her hand always finds yours

13. The way they smile

14. The way you feel when you see their name
on the call ID after you just had a big fight

15. The way she says "lets not fight anymore"
even though you know that an hour later....

16. The way they kiss when you do something nice for them

17. The way they kiss you when you say "I love you"

18. Actually ...just the way they kiss you...

19. The way they fall into your arms
when they cry

20. Then the way they apologize
for crying over something that silly

21. The way they hit you
and expect it to hurt

22. Then the way they apologize
when it does hurt.
(even though we don't admit it)!

23. The way they say "I miss you"

24. The way you miss them

25. The way their tears make you want to
change the world so that it doesn't hurt her anymore..... Yet regardless if you love them,hate them, wish they would die or know that you would die without them ... it matters not.Because once in your life, whatever they were to the world they become everything to you.

When you look them in the eyes, traveling to the depths of their souls and you say a million things without trace of a sound, you know that your own life is inevitable consumed within the rhythmic beatings of her very heart. We love them for a million reasons, No paper would do it justice. It is a thing not of the mind but of the heart.


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Indian Mobile Prices (March 2010)

   Model                                                   Price

Nokia
Nokia N96	Rs.33000
Nokia E90 Communicator	Rs.32827
Nokia N97	Rs.29500
Nokia N97 Mini	Rs.24641
Nokia N85	Rs.21000
Nokia N86 8MP	Rs.20789
Nokia E72	Rs.19750
Nokia E66	Rs.18759
Nokia N82	Rs.17937
Nokia E75	Rs.17378
Nokia 6260 Slide	Rs.17308
Nokia E71	Rs.15750
Nokia N79	Rs.14241
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic	Rs.14000
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic	Rs.13518
Nokia 6700 Classic	Rs.12514
Nokia N73 Music Edition	Rs.11500
Nokia E63	Rs.10800
Nokia 6208 Classic	Rs.10005
Nokia 5320 XpressMusic	Rs.9900
Nokia 7610 Supernova	Rs.9100
Nokia 5230	Rs.9089
Nokia 3600 Slide	Rs.9000
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic	Rs.7254
Nokia 3120 Classic	Rs.7129
Nokia 7310 Supernova	Rs.7100
Nokia 6303 Classic	Rs.6690
Nokia 6300	Rs.6587
Nokia 3610 Fold	Rs.6453
Nokia 3500 Classic	Rs.5243
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic	Rs.5060
Nokia 7210 Supernova	Rs.4800
Nokia 2680 Slide	Rs.4000
Nokia 2700 Classic	Rs.3975
Nokia 3110 classic	Rs.3970
Nokia 2630	Rs.3400
Nokia 2760	Rs.3080
Nokia 2600 Classic	Rs.2952
Nokia 2330 classic	Rs.2775
Nokia 2323 classic	Rs.2250
Nokia 5030 XpressRadio	Rs.1940
Nokia 1661	Rs.1761
Nokia 1650	Rs.1760
Nokia 1208	Rs.1500
Nokia 1209	Rs.1402
Nokia 1202	Rs.1286
Nokia 1203	Rs.1258

Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1	Rs.35440
Sony Ericsson Idou	Rs.30148
Sony Ericsson C905	Rs.26800
Sony Ericsson Aino	Rs.24500
Sony Ericsson W960i	Rs.24000
Sony Ericsson W980	Rs.21100
Sony Ericsson W995	Rs.20432
Sony Ericsson G900	Rs.19500
Sony Ericsson K850i	Rs.19000
Sony Ericsson C902	Rs.18100
Sony Ericsson P1i	Rs.17100
Sony Ericsson C903	Rs.15870
Sony Ericsson W760i	Rs.15000
Sony Ericsson W890i	Rs.14800
Sony Ericsson C702	Rs.14700
Sony Ericsson Yari	Rs.13400
Sony Ericsson G700	Rs.13000
Sony Ericsson W910i	Rs.12450
Sony Ericsson W705	Rs.12200
Sony Ericsson T700	Rs.11500
Sony Ericsson K810i	Rs.11000
Sony Ericsson K790i	Rs.10500
Sony Ericsson W595	Rs.9900
Sony Ericsson K660i	Rs.9600
Sony Ericsson TM506	Rs.9600
Sony Ericsson W660i	Rs.9100
Sony Ericsson W580i	Rs.9000
Sony Ericsson C510	Rs.9000
Sony Ericsson W380i	Rs.7900
Sony Ericsson W302	Rs.7350
Sony Ericsson K550i	Rs.7000
Sony Ericsson G502	Rs.7000
Sony Ericsson S302	Rs.6500
Sony Ericsson F305	Rs.6100
Sony Ericsson W395	Rs.6000
Sony Ericsson Z555i	Rs.5700
Sony Ericsson S312	Rs.4800
Sony Ericsson T303	Rs.4600
Sony Ericsson W205	Rs.4300
Sony Ericsson W200i	Rs.4300
Sony Ericsson W350i	Rs.4300
Sony Ericsson R306 Radio	Rs.3800
Sony Ericsson R300 Radio	Rs.3150
Sony Ericsson T250i	Rs.3100
Sony Ericsson K330	Rs.2500
Sony Ericsson K220i	Rs.2400
Sony Ericsson J132	Rs.1770
Sony Ericsson J120i	Rs.1750

Samsung
Samsung i8510 Innov8	Rs.40000
Samsung i8910 Omnia HD	Rs.27800
Samsung i900 Omnia	Rs.26500
Samsung M8910 Pixon 12	Rs.26000
Samsung i8000 Omnia II	Rs.25000
Samsung i7500 Galaxy	Rs.24000
Samsung M8800 Pixon	Rs.22321
Samsung B7610 OmniaPRO	Rs.22100
Samsung S8300 UltraTouch	Rs.21800
Samsung S8000 Jet	Rs.19000
Samsung i780	Rs.17500
Samsung GT-M7500	Rs.16000
Samsung 7603 Beat DJ	Rs.15000
Samsung TouchWiz	Rs.12500
Samsung GT-S7330	Rs.12000
Samsung Omnia Pro B7320	Rs.12000
Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO	Rs.11700
Samsung i200	Rs.10400
Samsung S5603 Star 3G	Rs.10050
Samsung D880	Rs.9900
Samsung U800 Soul b	Rs.8900
Samsung Corby Plus	Rs.8800
Samsung S5233 Star	Rs.8750
Samsung S3650 Corby	Rs.7800
Samsung D780	Rs.7700
Samsung Beat 3510	Rs.7600
Samsung J800	Rs.6800
Samsung Corby Txt	Rs.6675
Samsung L700	Rs.6300
Samsung Corby Mate	Rs.5900
Samsung C5212	Rs.5500
Samsung J700	Rs.5300
Samsung S3500	Rs.5200
Samsung Metro 3310	Rs.4600
Samsung J150	Rs.4300
Samsung B2100 Marine	Rs.4200
Samsung M620	Rs.4200
Samsung E251	Rs.4100
Samsung M200	Rs.3700
Samsung C3010S	Rs.3500
Samsung B520	Rs.3150
Samsung M150	Rs.2900
Samsung M120	Rs.2850
Samsung E2130	Rs.2800
Samsung GT-E1410	Rs.2700
Samsung Guru 2120	Rs.2700
Samsung E2100	Rs.2650
Samsung Solar Guru E1107	Rs.2200
Samsung Guru 1310S	Rs.2100
Samsung Guru 1160	Rs.1800
Samsung Guru 1210	Rs.1775
Samsung GT-E1117	Rs.1750
Samsung Guru 1125	Rs.1700
Samsung B130T	Rs.1520
Samsung B130	Rs.1480
Samsung B100i	Rs.1430
Samsung E1100	Rs.1425
Samsung E1070	Rs.1400

Motorola
Motorola Aura	Rs.84000
Motorola Q9h	Rs.17400
Motorola ZN5	Rs.15500
Motorola ROKR E8	Rs.11200
Motorola ZN300	Rs.7000
Motorola W270	Rs.2800
Motorola SLVR L9	Rs.2750
Motorola W388	Rs.2700
Motorola W218	Rs.2400
Motorola W230	Rs.2316
Motorola W181	Rs.1550

LG

Philips

Panasonic

Blackberry
Blackberry Tour 9630	Rs.30000
Blackberry Bold 9000	Rs.28100
Blackberry 8800	Rs.28000
Blackberry 8820	Rs.26200
Blackberry Curve 8300	Rs.23000
Blackberry Curve 8900	Rs.22200
Blackberry Storm 9500	Rs.19350
Blackberry Curve 8520	Rs.13850
Blackberry 8320	Rs.13400
Blackberry Curve 8310	Rs.12800
Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220	Rs.12000

Palm

O2

I-Mate

Fly

HP

HTC
HTC HD2	Rs.41000
HTC Touch Pro	Rs.32000
HTC Hero	Rs.29000
HTC Magic	Rs.25000
HTC Touch 3G	Rs.19900
HTC Touch Diamond	Rs.19000
HTC P3300	Rs.16750
HTC Tattoo	Rs.16000
HTC S710	Rs.13700
HTC Touch Viva	Rs.9900

Apple
Apple iPhone 3G	Rs.27500

Dopod

Spice

Intex

Usha Lexus

Micromax
Micromax GC700	Rs.12600
Micromax X500	Rs.5800
Micromax Q3	Rs.4000
Micromax X280	Rs.3700
Micromax X310	Rs.3600
Micromax X2i	Rs.3250
Micromax X250	Rs.2900
Micromax X225	Rs.2750
Micromax C2i	Rs.2300
Micromax X115	Rs.2250
Micromax X211	Rs.2250
Micromax X116	Rs.2150

Lava
Lava KKT-24	Rs.3750
Lava KKT-22	Rs.3500
Lava KKT-11	Rs.2850
Lava KKT-12	Rs.2850
Lava KKT-1	Rs.2600

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AHCI vs IDE

Recently, more and more user start to notice (note : not enthausiast) their main board or notebook has AHCI, instead of IDE (or legacy IDE). Most of us already aware what is IDE but what the heck is AHCI? What advantage could be gain from AHCI? Is AHCI is future thing of good old IDE interface. Will it slow down my system? Will it conflict my system?

What is AHCI ?

AHCI stand for Advance Host Controller Interface. AHCI is a hardware mechanism that allows software to communicate with Serial ATA (SATA) devices (such as host bus adapters) that are designed to offer features not offered by Parallel ATA (PATA) controllers, such as hot-plugging and native command queuing (NCQ). The specification details a system memory structure for computer hardware vendors in order to transfer data between system memory and the device.

Many SATA controllers can enable AHCI either separately or in conjunction with RAID support. Intel recommends choosing RAID mode on their motherboards (which also enables AHCI) rather than the plain AHCI/SATA mode for maximum flexibility, due to the issues caused when the mode is switched once an operating system has already been installed.

AHCI is fully supported out of the box for Microsoft Windows Vista and the Linux operating system from kernel 2.6.19. NetBSD also supports drivers in AHCI mode out of the box in certain versions. Older operating systems require drivers written by the host bus adapter vendor in order to support AHCI.

Advantage of AHCI

1. Hot-Plugging (will not cover here as it will not affect computer performance)
   
2. Native Command Queuing (might improve computer/system/hard disk responsiveness, espcially in multi-tasking environment
   

Will it slow down my computer

Several websites claim, NCQ (one of AHCI component) will cause performance degradation in single threaded benchmark, but other author claim otherwise. Let put our think hat here.

Their claims might correct at certain extent, but it is hard to prove that those single threaded benchmark will reflect real world application. Nowadays, hard disk is the slowest component in any modern PC (except we are using SSD). Antivirus, firewall, anti-spyware, windows update, background defragmentation, indexing (search), user applications (firefox, word, media player) ; all contribute to super multi-tasking, which I believe NCQ (AHCI) will show it advantage. So, in order to have better understanding on how NCQ (AHCI) could improve system responsiveness, let see what is NCQ actually is.

So, what is NCQ?

In principle, Native Command Queuing is relatively simple. It allows the drive to execute write /read commands that are transmitted randomly in order to optimise the movement of the reading head.

Speed is increased but there is also an impact on power consumption and noise level which is reduced। Of course, applications don’t have to work simultaneously and don’t have to wait for the previous result to send the next command. This of course isn’t always possible. Another possibility in using NCQ is multitasking in the case where you run two very heavy applications simultaneously from the drive point of view.

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Office Humour...

After 2 years of selfless service, a man realized that he has not been promoted, no transfer, no salary increment, no commendation. So he decided to walk up to his HR Manager. His manager looked at him, smiled and asked him to sit down saying:"My friend you have not worked here for even a single day." The man was surprised to hear this, but the manager went on to explain.


Manager: How many days are there in a year?
Man: 365 days and sometimes 366.
Manager: How many hours make up a day?
Man: 24 Hours.
Manager: How long do u work in a day?
Man: 10am to 6pm i.e 8 hours a day.
Manager: So, what fraction of the day do u work in hours?
Man: He did some arithmetic and said 8/24 i.e 1/3 (one third).
Manager: This is nice of u! what is 1/3rd of 366 days?
Man: 122(1/3 x 366=122 in days)
Manager: Do u come to work on weekends?
Man: No sir.
Manager: How many days r there in a year that r weekends?
Man: 52 Saturdays and 52 Sundays equals to 104 days.
Manager: Thanks for that. If u remove 104 days from 122 days. how many days do u now have?
Man: 18 days.
Manager: I do give u 2 weeks sick leave every year. Now remove that 14 days from the 18 days left. How many days do u have remaining?
Man: 4 days.
Manager: Do u work on Republic Day?
Man: No sir!
Manager: Do u come to work on Independence Day?
Man: No sir!
Manager: So how many days r left?
Man: 2 days Sir!
Manager: Do u come to work on New Years Day?
Man: No sir!
Manager: So how many days r left?
Man: 1 day sir!
Manager: Do u work on Christmas Day?
Man: No Sir!
Manager: So how many days r left?
Man: None Sir!
Manager: So what r u claiming?
Man: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Moral - NEVER GO TO HR FOR HELP!!!


HR - HIGH RISK.


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Profile of a Software Engineer (ORKUT) !!

About me: I think I am changing the world, but I am not. I think I am contributing to the Indian economy, but I guess I am not. I think I love my work, but I do not. I think I hate all people who made me earn my engineering degree, and I do. I think I am living, but and most importantly, I am LOOKING for someone!! Ok...I won't be funny anymore. I am a cool guy with a zeal to enjoy life (If you know me--> "Just stop laughing!!")


Relationship status: what

Birthday :The day my PL is about to fire me

Age : 10111

Here for : web browsing in company hours.

Children : can't be (hey, don't get me wrong here!!)

Ethnicity : Programmer.

Languages I speak : Java, C/C++, 010101110101

Religion: I get holidays on all religious festivals, so I love all religions.

Political view : the guy sitting beside me is a pig!!

Humor : weekly.

Fashion: Ask my company HR. Btw, I like jeans, t-shirt and a cross-bag

Smoking: The second greatest pleasure on the earth.

Drinking : The first is this.

Pets : Yeah, my PL looks like a dog.

Living : Cummon, this is a stupid one. How can this be asked to a software engineer? Believe me, I am living!!

Hometown : My company (Oh God! Please bring my appraiser to this page

Webpage : http://naukri.com , http://jobsahead.com - Isnt it Ultimate???

Passions : searching for the cheapest pub around, cursing my company, looking for other company, remembering my good old college days, worrying about my future

Sports: quake, CS (Counter Strike), computer chess.

Activities : Are you crazy?

Books : "How to lose weight in 20 days?", "How to live a happy life?", "101 ways to attract a girl", "Java Unleashed", "C++ at your footsteps", Others censored.

Music : Metallica, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, ACDC, and anything depressing

Tv shows : can't afford one.

Cuisines : Bread Butter, Maggi, anything available within 200 meteres of Home.



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what is LOVE? what is MARRIAGE?

A student asks a teacher, "What is love?"

The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the wheat field and choose the biggest wheat and come back. But the rule is: - you can go through them only once & cannot turn back to pick."

The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big wheat, but he wonders....may be there is a bigger one later. Then he saw another bigger one... but may be there is an even bigger one waiting for him. Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he starts to realise that the wheat is not as big as the previous one he saw, he knew he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted. So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand. The teacher told him, "...this is love... you keep looking for better ones, but when later you realise, you have already missed the person...."*

"What is marriage then?" the student asked.

The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."

The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium sized corn that he felt satisfied, and came back to the teacher.

The teacher told him, "this time you bring back a corn.... you look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get.... this is marriage."

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Newton in Romantic Mood...

Universal Law oOf Love:

" Love Can Neither Be Created Nor Be Destroyed; Only It Can Transfer From One Girlfriend To Another Girlfriend With Some Loss Of Money "

First Law of Love:

"A Boy In Love With A Girl, Continue To Be In Love With Her And A Girl In Love With A Boy, Continue To Be In Love With Him, Until Or Unless Any External Agent(Brother Or Father Of The Gal) Comes Into Play And Break The Legs Of The Boy. "

Second Law of Love:

"The Rate Of Change Of Intensity Of Love Of A Girl Towards A Boy Is Directly Proportional To The Instantaneous Bank Balance Of The Boy And The Direction Of This Love Is Same To As Increment Or Decrement Of The Bank Balance. "

Third Law of Love:

" The Force Applied While Proposing A Girl By A Boy Is Equal And Opposite To The Force Applied By The Girl While Slapping."

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Who works for India ?

The population of India is 100 crores.

100,000,00,000

But 19 crores are retired -19,000,00,000

That leaves 81 crores do the work 81,000,00,000

There are 25 crores in school - 25,000,00,000

which leaves 56 crores to do the work- 56,000,00,000

Of this there are 22 crores employed by the Central Govt -22,000,00,000 ( No Use )

leaving 34 crores to do the work 34,000,00,000

4 crores are in the Armed Forces -4,000,00,000 (Salute them)

which leaves 30 crores to do the work -30,000,00,0 00

Take away from above total the 20 crores people work for State Governments

(State Government employees officially do not work!)

-20,000,00,000

and that leaves 10 crores to do the work 10,000,00,000

Total unemployed are 8 crores -8,000,00,000

and that leaves 2 crores to do the work -2,000,00,000

At any given time there are 1.2 crore people in hospitals -1,200,00,000

leaving 80 lakhs to do the work 80,00,000

Now, according to Indian Statistical Institute, there are -79,99,998

people are in prisons throughout the country -79,99,998

That leaves just 2 people to do the work.......

2

You and me!!!


And currently YOU are sitting at your computer reading my BLOG .

So I am the only person in our country who is working! And that's why India
is surviving!!!

Now, please log out and do your job because, for a change, I
want to rest. And I don't want India to suffer because of that.


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Waiting for a Perfect Man

This is dedicated to all ladies who end up searching for a Perfect Man all their life time who can love them a lot and all the time..care for them a lot..do their work..help them all the time ..spend all his time with them..earn a lot.. buy any thing for them..call them Miss Universe.. praise them all the time.. !!!!! Enough.. this blog space is not enough to explain what they expect......!!!
Gentlemen - U can have a good laugh at it.

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CV and Resume

Question: Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume?
What is the difference between a curriculum vitae (CV) and a resume?
Answer: The primary differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV) are the length, what is included and what each is used for. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. While a resume is brief and concise - no more than a page or two, a Curriculum Vitae is a longer (at least two page) and more detailed synopsis.

A Curriculum Vitae includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details. In Europe, the Middle East, Africa, or Asia, employers may expect to receive a curriculum vitae.

In the United States, a curriculum vitae is used primarily when applying for academic, education, scientific or research positions. It is also applicable when applying for fellowships or grants.

How Does Resume Differ From Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae and Resumes are both used in job applications. They have the same intent which is to state the facts about the applicant's education, work experience, skills and accomplishments. The main difference between the two is the way these facts were presented.

The resume is the brief summary of the individual's work history, educational attainment and relevant skills and accomplishment to the job being applied. An individual can create several resume for different positions or different companies.

The Curriculum Vitae on the other hand bear all the information of an individual. Every detail of education, employment, achievements and skills are listed with the addition of the organizations or affiliations, licenses and commendations. All previous work experiences must be properly listed with elaborated job descriptions. It allows the individuals to elaborate the oldest achievement or the earliest award they received in the past. All trainings and seminars attended are likewise listed in the Curriculum Vitae. Thus, Curriculum Vitae are actually longer than Resume

Resume by standard should be concise and relevant to the position being applied. It should be tailored to fit the requirement of the prospective company or employer. No unnecessary achievements or skills must be mention because it would rather gain an impression of audacity. Personal details in Resume are likewise limited to residence address, contact details, date of birth, civil status and nationality.

The Curriculum Vitae on the contrary depict substantial details on the personal life of an individual. It contains even the voluntary work and social affiliations of the applicant. It is this reason that Curriculum Vitae are usually used when applying in academic, medical, scientific and overseas jobs because employers in these industries prefer to know each applicant thoroughly.

Computer Science And IT

Computer science, in every school I've ever seen, is programming. So its the study of algorithms, data structures, complexity theory, all the way down to learning what makes an operating system work. Its the science of computing, not the electrical engineering of the hardware, as some seem to think. That's an entirely different topic.

Information technology is learning to use computers in business or in any practical application. While most schools require at least some basic programming courses for information technology, they don't become programmers. It is simply so they understand, at a very basic level, what is involved behind the scenes.

Put simply, computer science is learning to program applications and the theory behind that. Information technology is learning to use technology in business.

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Computer Science is basically concerned with the study of computers. A student of Computer Science learns about hardware and operating systems. It is also about highly technical stuff like registers, multitasking kernels, databases and address buses. It is said to be about the principles of computing and about the design of the computer and its operation. Computer science is concerned only with computers while it is not so with Information technology.

Information Technology on the other hand is about how the computer can be employed to various operations in life. Thus it concerned with the study of applying computer science to day-to-day human operations in industries and businesses. A student of Information technology would deal with subjects like programming, databases, software, application etc rather than the actual operation of the computer itself. Thus IT is about the use of the computer for certain functions that would make work easier and better without actual delving into the details of computer operations.

Electrical and Electronics

What is the difference between Electrical and Electronics?

Electrical is transmitting or operated by electricity while Electronics are the science development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons.

[Electrics are circuits which transfer and manipulate energy, where electronics are circuits which manipulate signals (information). ]

Examples
Electrical Elements / Components:
Resistors, Inductors, Capacitors, Diodes, Switches and Transistors
Electronics:
TV, VCR, Radio, CD Player, Computer, etc....

Eletronics refer to items such as computers or anything that runs on electric., it also refers to the general of electric.
Electractrial refers to it running on electric.
dictionary definition:
e‧lec‧tron‧ics  /ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪks, ˌilɛk-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-lek-tron-iks, ee-lek-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors.

e‧lec‧tri‧cal  /ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-lek-tri-kuhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective 1. electric.
2. concerned with electricity: an electrical consultant.


Electrical deals with A/C voltage (Usually 110 to 440 volts are more) and electronics deals with D/C voltage (Very low voltages), for the most part. Now understand that they each could have both, but in basic terms, thats how it boils down. D/C voltages are usually in circuit boards, being generated by an A/C to D/C transformer. Confused? Yeah, so is everyone else! Thats why so few people can fix a TV set nowadays.

Guarantee and Warranty

What is the difference betwen a guarantee and warranty?

According to the 1985 Moss Magnuson Act, warranty and guarantee are the same thing.

A guarantee is a document to protect consumer rights. It is a promise by a seller with a buyer for complete replacement of the item/ article or product; usually guarantee is valid for a fixed period of time. It has a legal status, even if we do not pay for or it was offered free of cost by a seller.

Warranty is also a document that protects consumer rights. It is more or less like insurance policy for that we have to pay certain amount to come into legal contract. So on the basis of this legal bond the company can be taken to court if it does not bound what has been agreed in the warranty document. Warranty covers only repair of the article.

Guarantee is more in manufacture, Warranty is more in distribution and reselling parts; for example, a company manufacture a scooter is liable for manufacture guarantee,on the other hand, some importer or distributor resell the products will use warranty.

Plasma and LCD

What is the Difference Between Plasma and LCD?


One of the greatest confusions in the television market today comes from the two major types of newer television display technologies competing against each other, plasma and LCD. While, on the surface, it may not look like there is much of a difference between plasma and LCD, looks can be deceiving. Each has its own technology and its own pros and cons.

The main difference between plasma and LCD monitors and televisions is how the pixels are lighted up. In plasma screens, plasma gas is used to excite visible light photons, which produce color on the screen through the lighting of the pixels into different colors. Thus, it is actually a gas that is responsible for the images one sees on a plasma televisions.

The technology for LCD screens is somewhat different. Each pixel has three colors: red, green and blue. LCD televisions require a backlight. However, the liquid crystals, when energized, block certain colors in the pixels from showing, or at least showing as much. This produces the desired color. The main difference with LCD televisions is the backlight is always on.

The decision between plasma and LCD comes down to a matter of personal preference. LCD, which was never meant for video displays, has a slower refresh rate than plasma. Thus, the criticism is that fast-moving images can sometimes show what are referred to as ghosts, images that have not cleared themselves completely from vision. However, the technology has improved over the years to refresh rates that are very comparable to plasma.

Some prefer LCD televisions because they weigh less and use less energy than do plasma screens. However, both types of display technologies weigh less than conventional televisions, so there is always a net gain when going from traditional to the newer technology. However, for wall mounting, LCDs are usually much simpler.

Plasma televisions, because there is no competing backlight for distorting any of the colors, produce much truer colors. For those who are truly interested in getting the most lifelike colors possible, the plasma technology is nearly comparable to the old CRT technology. Plus, there is an additional benefit of having a sharp, clean picture to view, much more so than a traditional television display can deliver.

For those living at higher altitudes, there are also considerations when considering plasma and LCD. The gas in a plasma set acts somewhat differently at higher altitudes and could produce a distorted view. The LCD television does not have this problem. Therefore, LCD sets may be preferred in mountainous areas.

In the end, for most viewers, the differences between plasma and LCD are a matter of academic debate. Most will find the difference between traditional displays and these newer displays to be so much greater that the differences between plasma and LCD pale in comparison. However, doing a little research before buying will help ensure the consumer gets the best product they can afford, and one especially suited to their purposes.


Question: Should I Buy an LCD Television or a Plasma Television?
Answer: The final decision as to what type of flat panel television to purchase (LCD or Plasma) is really up to you; both types of flat panel televisions have advantages and disadvantages.

Plasma Television Advantages

For Plasma televisions, the advantages over LCD, are: Better contrast ratio, better ability to render deep blacks, more color depth, better motion tracking (response time), and more availability in very large screen sizes.

Plasma Television Disadvantages

However, the disadvantages of Plasma vs LCD include: more susceptible to burn-in (although this is not as much of a factor now, due to technology improvements in the past few years), more heat generation (as well as more power consumption), does not perform as well at higher altitudes, screen glare in brightly lit rooms, heavier weight, and more delicate to ship.

LCD Television Advantages

LCD television advantages include no burn-in susceptibility, cooler running, less screen glare, more functional at high altitudes, longer display life (although improvements are being made in Plasma screen life), looks better in brightly lit rooms, and less power consumption than Plasma.

Also, LCD televisions have made great strides in upping-the-ante in native pixel resolution, with a growing number of sets offering a full 1080p (1920x1080) display capability at affordable price levels in screen sizes ranging from 37-inches and up. On the other hand, the number of Plasma Televisions offering 1080p native pixel resolution are increasing, there are aren't as many affordable 1080p choices in the 42-inch screen size, as well as being more expensive in comparison to their LCD counterparts.

One factor to consider in favor of LCD over Plasma (at least for the near future) is that if you are planning to purchase a Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD, or Upscaling DVD Player, LCD may be a more cost-effective option as you can get a 1080p LCD set from 37-to-42-inches at a lower price than and 42-inch size Plasma set that has 1080p resolution.

One other factor to consider is that LCD televisions are typically lighter (when comparing same screen sizes) than their Plasma counterparts, making wall installation easier.

LCD Television Disadvantages

LCD televisions do have drawbacks in several areas vs Plasma televisions: Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks, not as good at tracking motion (although this is improving, especially with the implementation of 120Hz refresh rates (and some now offer 240Hz) on higher-end models).

Also, although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you. Finally, large screen LCD televisions are usually more expensive than an equivalent-sized Plasma television, although the price gap is closing.

The Mercury Issue

Also, one argument that Plasma Television manufacturers are making about LCD Televisions is that they use mercury as part of the chemical makeup of the florescent lighting used to illuminate the screen surface.

However, this is a "red herring" with regards to choosing a Plasma Television over an LCD Television. In LCD sets, the amount of Mercury used is not only small, it never comes in contact with the user. Also, keep in mind that most common high-efficiency florescent lamps also use Mercury.

Mercury is one of the Earth's elements; its existence in nature is a part of natural processes and has both beneficial and non-beneficial uses, just as most other elements and chemical compounds. You are probably in more danger eating fish, that may contain traces of Mercury, a couple of times a week than watching, touching, or using an LCD TV. Also, with the development of LED lighting sources for use in LCD televisions, which is Mercury-free, this issue will resolve itself in the years ahead.

Closing Thoughts

My recommendation is to go to a dealer and really take a look carefully at several Plasma and LCD televisions and compare the performance based on the above factors and narrow down your choices to one or two of both types and make your decision based on what type will give you the most pleasing image, connection flexibility, and fits your overall budget expectations.

However, both Flat Panel Plasma and LCD televisions are viable options for home theater, and, with prices continuing to come down and features and quality continuing to go up, both types are quickly becoming a good value for consumers.