Category Archives: Technology

4th IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Opens Call For Papers

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Harshad Oak

The 4th IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology is scheduled for 11 – 12 Dec 2009 and will be held in Pune, India. The call for papers is now open.

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Compare Candidates Contesting In India Elections 2009

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Harshad Oak

In a previous post “Wealth & Assets Of Candidates“, I mentioned how you can access the affidavits filed by the election candidates.  However there’s an easier way than having to go through the affidavits of all candidates. Check out http://myneta.info/. … Continue reading →

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Facebook : “Push To Open”

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Harshad Oak

A couple of days back, I wrote about Facebook vs Orkut, where I talked about the rapidly growing popularity of Facebook in India. However despite the success and popularity of Facebook, I haven’t been able to get comfortable with Facebook … Continue reading →

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Fading Orkut – Rising Facebook

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Orkut has easily been the most popular social network in India for the past few years. However things are changing and Facebook seems to now have replaced Orkut as the happening network. Orkut users are seemingly migrating in herds to … Continue reading →

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IT slowdown and emerging technologies dominate conversations at 3rd IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Harshad Oak

The 3rd IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology was held at the Hotel Sun n Sand in Pune, India from 25-27 November 08.

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Session Schedule For The 3rd IndicThreads Conference On Java, Pune India

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Harshad Oak

The conference will be held from 25-27 Nov 2008 at the Hotel Sun n Sand in Pune, India. Please visit http://conference.indicthreads.com for details.

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What’s The Impact Of The Economic Slowdown On The Software Business?

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Harshad Oak

Rightrix Research & IndicThreads.com have undertaken a research to gauge sentiment of the insiders to the software business (the developers, architects and managers) and know what they think about the slowdown and its impact. Participating in the survey also gets … Continue reading →

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Facebook Privacy Settings Are Unfair And Intentionally Complex

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Harshad Oak

I am not a very active Facebook user, but I am amazed at the number and frequency of alerts and updates I keep getting from friends and family. I doubt if these friends are aware that even their micro changes … Continue reading →

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