Medley of Many Things

I'm gonna be talking about a concept which cannot be ignored even if you are not part of the Technology Industry. Of course, I will simplify the terms and technical stuffs involved. But trust me, the topic i'm talking about is the future, so continue reading if you are not short of time. :-) Although it is an erstwhile concept , it is the current in-technology called " Cloud Computing ". Before I get into details, here is a fact:  Each one of you would have ( used or using ) this technology already! How come? If you are reading this blog, then you definitely have access to web-based e-mails. And if you are using email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail....etc, then where do you think you are storing your mails, attachments, drafts, pictures...etc? Yes, you guessed it right! It is not stored in your system but in the cloud. Also the software required to run the web-based email service and the storage of your account does not exist in your system. It is located o

Importance of "Plus One" : If you have been thinking that the G+ feature " Plus One(+1) " is nothing but Google's avatar of " Like " button in Facebook, with not much of an importance attached to it, other than showing the person who posted the content that you like the content - Then my buddies, you got it all wrong!!!!!! Any idea, what is the market share of  Google Search Engine ( Oh, I call it "God of Internet" )??? - Nearly 70%. Which ideally means, any content that you are sharing in the Internet space by utilizing any social media, should go via Google's purview to target maximum audience . Google's " Search Algorithm " is very sophisticated and trying to crack the pattern of ranking content is a big deal. That said, the "+1" that you do in Google Plus has much more significance, because it gets counted in Google's search algorithm to rank the content. So go ahead and keep "+1ing" and "Sha

“What happens in 'Vegas' stays in 'Vegas'; what happens on 'Twitter' stays on 'Google' forever!” -  Jure Klepic Ever heard this quote before? Although, the quote is sarcastic, isn't it scary? For the past one week, we have been hearing news about NSA( National Security Agency ), PRISM( A Govt. program, where corporates are supposed to provide user's data shared in social media and call records to Govt. ) & several other Govt. agencies gathering personal data out of social media et al. Here comes the question: Why do NSA or Govt. spy on our personal information? What do they achieve, by doing this? A brief overview -> According to me, Govt. and the National Security agencies have always spied on the shared information available online. Only now, we are getting to know that our data is being monitored, thanks to a Whistle Blower named " Edward Snowden ". Why is this freaking people out?  Mainly because of over-sharing of personal

Google showcased the concept of  " Google Glass " in 2012, but for the past couple of months people( 500 to 600 so far ) started using the Glass and have come up with mixed reviews, with the feedback slightly tilting towards the negative side. Well, it is just a beta version(a test version)! The good thing about Google is that, they have sold Glasses only to app developers, testers and couple more and not to general public. Google is open to feedback and ready to fix problems and make them fool proof, before selling them to general public. I have been following this topic for quite sometime now and have read nearly 100 articles on this. Hence, I'm more or less capable of imparting some knowledge gained theoretically and sharing the same here. Is it a computer, a tablet, a phone or what on earth is ' Google Glass' ? Google Glass is a head-mounted wearable technology(or a computer) that easily rests on your nose and ears very similar to a pair of glasses, only that

Although we have been hearing a lot of news recently about medical negligence, the news I read today morning made me pen down something related to this topic. Having experienced a not-so-fatal medical negligence myself( Click here to read -> Swine Flu Vaccine Goof up ), I have a good hold on this topic. And yes, Bangalore has some of the horrendous and most lethargic medical staffs( of course, not all ) in India. The Incident : Yesterday, a 25-year-old woman died after being transfused wrong blood group in KC General Hospital , Bangalore. Her blood group was ' O ' positive, but she was given ' B ' positive instead, causing fatal complications, ultimately resulting in her death. Yes, it is not a mistake made by the Doctor nor the Manager of the Hospital, but because of their lethargic staffs/nurses. But do you think the doctor and the Manager will be spared? Nope. I'm sure the hospital will be sealed in no time. But can we get back the life? Ultimately who is ge

We all know ' Google Reader ' would shut it's service down on the 1st of July this year. If you are not aware, then try logging into Reader, you get a popup reminder like the one shown in the picture below. There are so many people, who logs into Reader as the first thing in the morning than logging into their own blogs, for them this shut down means letting go of a helping hand. And the worst thing is, there are umpteen number of alternatives available in the market for free, so which one to choose? To be honest with you, there are pluses and minuses in each and every product. But there are 2 Reader alternatives which come close to Google Reader and that is Feedly and Digg ! I'm somehow inclined to try  Feedly , so here I have jotted down some basic information to get started. If you already are using some other alternative, good for you! - You don't have to read further, coz this post is only about Feedly! Ok, So why do you think Google is shutting down the Reade