Category Archives: Internet

Conference On Java Technology, Pune India, Oct 07

I am pleased to inform you about the IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology 2007 that will be held on 26th and 27th October 2007 at Pune, India. The conference is an independent event with indepth vendor-neutral technical sessions about Web … Continue reading

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Pune Corporation egovpmc.com becomes PuneCorporation.org

For reasons only known to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the PMC has now changed the official website from http://www.egovpmc.com to http://www.punecorporation.org and killed egovpmc.com. PuneCorporation.org is definitely a better name than egovpmc, but why kill the established egovpmc.com? They … Continue reading

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Call For Speakers For The IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology Closes Tomorrow

IndicThreads.com invites submissions for the IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology 2007 to be held on 26th and 27th October 2007 at the Symbiosis Infotech Campus, Hinjewadi IT Park, Pune, India. The conference is the premier independent conference on Java technology … Continue reading

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Blame It On The IT Wallas

“IT walon ney sab mehanga kar diya hai” said the travel agent after charging me a hefty sum for a Volvo bus ticket. Apparently it was peak season and any bus destination that was remotely interesting to the IT walas … Continue reading

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Write Java Code – Win Music Players, Books and an iPod

IndicThreads.com is currently running a Java code contest in association with Devsquare. As part of the contest a new question is presented every week. The Java code solution you provide is evaluated on various factors like code correctness, compliance with … Continue reading

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Searching For A City In CyberSpace

An article about how and why city administration should use new age mediums like the internet to communicate with citizens and manage the city. Also a quick look at the recent PMC scheme about including citizen suggested projects in the … Continue reading

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As Sweet As Honey, As Free As The Web

“Article about freedom on the Internet published in my bi-weekly column for the Maharashtra Herald daily newspaper.” Orkut.com has been getting the Internet a lot of bad publicity of late. Orkut is a site where you can find old friends … Continue reading

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Pune Municipal Transport (PMT) Online at PMTPune.org

Just browsed through PmtPune.org, the new official website of the Pune Municipal Transport (PMT). The site is impressive. Kudos to everybody involved in creating the site.

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