When TV meets web & Web meets TV. ITS Google TV

A silent revolution that is going on which you might not be aware of it…. yet….!!

Once you've chosen a program, you have to figure out when it's playing; which of hundreds of channels it's on.
In fact,many of us end  up watching videos on the web, because it's easier to find things you want.
I mean think about it, more and more of our favorite shows and videos are showing up online these days, and you can get to them easily, Whenever you want,just by typing in what you're looking for.

The problem is,these smaller screens don't really compare to our home entertainment systems,Which leads us to a pretty big question: if the web is so smart, and our TV's are so fun to watch, Why do we have to choose? Why can't they work together? Well now they can with Google TV. 

Google TV brings everything you love about the web to your television.

Right on your TV screen, you simply type in what you're looking for...and Google TV will find it.
It's basically an entertainment hub that searches all of your channels, recorded shows, youtube and other websites.
If you find something you like, you can add it to your home screen where you will always favorite channels, shows,websites,even music playlists and photo albums.

And with a full web browser, you get unlimited access to the entire internet,so you can do stuff like browse photos or update your status. And that's just scratching the surface.
More on this in the next post.

Prince-O Mere Khuda Dil Hua Fidaaa...

Here are the lyrics of this rocking song


aa bhi jaa sanam
teri baahon mein 
rock with me
aa bhi jaa sanam 
teri baahon mein 
rock this part tonight

rock this part tonight
o mere khudaaaa...
dil hua fidaaa...
rock this party tonight

o mere khuda
dil hua fida
bekhabbar do jahaan se mein hua
o mere khuda 
dil hua fida
haadsah ye najane kab hua
o mere khudaaa.........

khawboan me sirf mein aaunga
palakon me to mein rehjaoonga
yaadon mein aks hoga mera
kisi ko milega nahin mera pata

o mere khuda
dil hua fida
bekhabbar do jahaan se mein hua
o mere khuda
dil hua fida 
haadsah ye najane kab hua

[aa bhi jaa sanam
yu na kar sitam
teri baahon mein mar mittenge hum] x2

tanha raatoin mein baatein hongi
un baatoin me phir raatein hongi
badla badla zamana sara
jabse badli meri ye dooriyaan

o mere khuda
dil hua fida
bekhabbar do jahaan se mein hua
o mere khuda
dil hua fida 
hadshah ye najane kab huaaaaaaa........

Will I Become Ghajini??

One of my favourite pics.
I hope this situation never arises for me.

Road to Success via Failure

Its Almost 1 year, since I started blogging and came to Hyderabad(for job). I should say this 1 year gave me the right platform to demonstrate my skills and taught me lessons to survive.
Year 2008 had left a long list of failures for me, but 2009 was a year of success to me. This post will see how I scaled the wall of failure and proved my resilience.

In  this highly competitive world, a single instance of failure can cause irrecoverable damage to careers. In my  case, When the same thing happened I took failures as precursors for success. As they say "failures are stepping-stone for  success".

I was resolute enough to admit my failures as failures. My uncompromising nature, aim for perfection, determination and attention to minute details helped me succeed in a highly competitive and unstable work environment.

Every failure made me realised my accountability and responsibility for the job I was assigned with. My work environment had fewer controls, so to fit well into it, I had to showcase the sense of responsibility, accountability and ambition to  succeed against all odds.

SHINING INDIA

Very soon all our media channels would start airing advertisements on the festival called XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi.Few of you may be aware that India will be the host for 2010 Common wealth games.

Hosting a sporting event like Commonwealth Games would definitely be a matter of international prestige for the India. With the country already, heralded as the next world economic superpower, the Games will bring a chance to exhibit a new image for itself on the world stage. Improved infrastructure and appearance of the country, and global media exposure will serve to transform the image of the city.

The Games will help to boost urban renewal, create jobs, increase investment. Not only will the Games leave behind improved infrastructure and facilities for the country, but will also promote investment. The hospitality sector is an area that will see a huge growth spurt.

Shera, mascot of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, will be the most visible face of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. Its name comes from the Hindi word Sher – meaning tiger. Shera truly represents the modern Indian, an achiever with a positive attitude, the tiger is associated with Goddess Durga, the embodiment of Shakti and the vanquisher of evil. She rides her powerful vehicle – the tiger – into combat, especially in her epic and victorious battle against Mahishasur, a dreaded demon.

Crowd Sourcing-Next BIG Thing?

Before going into this, Let me make one thing clear that, this article is not a technical one.Its informative, usefull to one & all.

One of the present trends that is picking up pace is CROWD SOURCING.Although it started in the field of Information Technology, it can be readily implemented in any sector,field.

What is Crowd Sourcing?
Crowdsourcing is act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people or community in the form of an open call.
In this public(group) is invited to develop a new technology, carry out a design task, refine or carry out certain tasks in steps, or help capture, systematize or analyze large amounts of data.

Problems are broadcasted to an unknown group of solvers in the form of an open call for solutions.The crowd also sorts through the solutions, finding the best ones. These best solutions are then owned by the entity that broadcast the problem in the first place--the crowdsourcer--and the winning individuals in the crowd are sometimes rewarded.
 
Some of the advantages of Crowd Sourcing are

• Exploring of problems at comparatively little cost.
• Organization's can tap a wider range of talent.
• By listening to the crowd, organizations gain first-hand insight on customer desires.
• The community may feel a brand-building kinship with the crowdsourcing organization.

Difference between Crowd Sourcing and Ordinary OutSourcing?
In Crowd Sourcing, a task or problem is outsourced to an undefined public rather than a specific other body. Another difference between crowdsourcing and open source is that open source production is a cooperative activity initiated and voluntarily undertaken by members of the public.In crowdsourcing the activity is initiated by a client and the work may be undertaken on an individual, as well as a group basis.



The word "Crowd Sourcing" was coined by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 in Wired magazine article.

Don't be under the impression that the Trend has not yet started.

Few examples that I can site here are

• reCAPTCHA is used for digitizing old texts, by providing the text to be read by end users of a CAPTCHA spam filter. reCAPTCHA is helping to digitize over 30 million words per day from the Internet Archive and the New York Times archive. Over 200 million people have helped digitize at least one word using this system.
• The Katrina PeopleFinder Project used crowdsourcing to collect data for lost persons. Over 4000 people donated their time after Hurricane Katrina. It included 90,0000 entries.

Am I part of this TREND?

Yes, I was a part of uTest Bug Battle, Which is a quarterly software testing competition, where thousands of software testers from around the world compete to find bugs in today's most popular web, mobile, desktop and gaming applications. uTest’s business model is based on the idea that crowdsourcing is better suited to web and mobile app testing than other outsourcing models.

GANESH MAHARAJ KI JAI

Yes, the festive season of GANESH CHATURTHI has ended,but the memories of the celebrations are still fresh in the air.One of the famous HINDU festival's "Ganesh chaturthi" is the birthday of Lord Ganesha.The supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune,is widely worshipped in this season.
The last part of this festival which is Ganesh immersion or "Ganapati Nimajjan, also known as Vianayaka Visarjan is the culmination day of 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganapati Navaratri celebrations. In India,Mumbai,Pune,Nagpur,Thane,Andhra Pradesh especially Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, are the main cities where Ganesha nimajjan is celebrated with utmost festivity
Genrally Ganesh nimajjan is performed on the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th or the 10th day of Ganesh Navratri festival.To witness this last rite thousands of people come out in procession to the nearby sea shores or lakes,ponds etc.Largest idol(50 feet) is from the Khairatabad,Hyderabad.




This is one of the video that we have captured while witnessing the immersion of idol at the Hussain sagar lake,Hyderabad.