Technology

Tips for All

Tips.net is a great resource for quick helpful tips on a variety of topics.  Whether you are looking for household tips, cooking tips or computer tips – its all there on this comprehensive and useful resource.

Many topics which demand detailed explanations have sub-sites of their own. So we have excel.tips.net for tips on Microsoft Excel, health.tips.net for Health Tips, home.tips.net for Home Improvement Tips that you can use, and cooking.tips.net to cook up a storm !

A nifty feature is that several tips are also accompanied by videos on How To, which become very valuable when we are looking at Fixing Scratches in CDs and DVDs, Using Hair Removal Creams or even Washing Your Sneakers

We all seem to love our cars. We spend a good part of each day either driving or being driven in cars, and that is no accident. We seem to grow more attached to our cars each day. Because cars are such a big part of our lives, doesn’t it make sense to learn all you can about how to better get along with your car? You can find the tips and techniques to do just that at Car.Tips.Net.

From now on, if you are surrounded by clutter, just look up organizing.tips.net and if you love your pet and looking for ways to help – you have pet.tips.net. And, of course, we all love our families – so if you are looking for Behavioral Tips, Marriage, Parenting, Parties and Safety tips, just connect to family.tips.net

So just go ahead have a tip-sy day !

Business Ideas, News

Logo Contest – UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been established by the Government of India to assign unique numbers to all residents of India. The role that the UIDAI envisions is to issue a unique identification number (UID) that can be verified and authenticated in an online, cost-effective manner, and that is robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities.

The UIDAI invites proposals from the public for the logo. If a particular logo is found appropriate and selected by the UIDAI, it would carry a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh to the sender of the logo. Consolation prizes of Rs.10,000 would also be provided.

Click here for the Contest Guidelines

Marketing, Resources

Tenders Information System

This Indian Government Tenders Information System is the Central Source for Government and Public Sector Procurement / Tenders/ Notifications issued by the Central and State Governments and other public bodies across India for goods, services and works.

Tenders by  Products / Service
Tenders based on specific Product/Service category to which your business can respond
Civil Works, Equipment, Machineries, Support Services…
Tenders by  Agency
View all Tenders floated by a certain Government of India entity
Central Govt. Min. / Dept.
State / UT
Public Sector Units
Public Sector Banks
Other Organisation
Tenders by  Classification
Tender notifications by the Tender Category, namely
Buy
Sell
Auction
Empanelment
Work Contract

Click Here for this storehouse of the latest Tenders by the Government of India

Motivations, People / Stories, Startups

Startup Advice in 3 Words

Dharmesh Shah is the co-founder and CTO of Hubspot.  Dharmesh has held a number of technology management and development positions.  In this very interesting piece, he gives brief, focused and extremely valuable advice to startups which can be practically used in all situations. He calls them triplets ! Some Samples :

1.  Watch your cash.

2.  Pick founders carefully.

3.  Hire generalists early.

10. Never fudge numbers.

11. Encourage diverse thinking.

Click Here for the full article

Calendar, Finance, Networking, News

Conference on role of Venture Capital in Financial Inclusion

APEX’10 Summit to Discuss Role of Venture Capital in Financial Inclusion

The Venture Intelligence APEX ’10 Private Equity & Venture Capital Summit, scheduled for February 3-4 at Mumbai, is to feature a high power panel discussion on the role of Private Equity and Venture Capital in Financial Inclusion.

Industry speakers on the panel include:

• Padmaja Gangireddy, MD, Spandana
• V.P Nandakumar, Chairman, Manappuram General Finance
• Madhusudan Menon, Chairman, Micro Housing Finance Corp.

Benefits of Participating at APEX:
• Face-to-face interaction with leading Private Equity / Venture Capital investors.
• Learn from leading PE/VC backed entrepreneurs on their experience with raising funding.
• Networking with other entrepreneurs and leading intermediaries who assist in fund raising.
• Opportunity to be part of the ‘Company Showcase’ manual which will be mailed/distributed to leading PE/VC firms, Consultants & Investment Banks.

For participation details, email info@ventureintelligence.in or +91-44-45534303

More information about APEX ’10 is available at http://ventureintelligence.in/ev040210.htm

News, People / Stories, Social Entrepreneurship

Green Data Protection Software

My company had developed one of India’s First GREEN DATA PROTECTION SOFTWARE and we finally got featured in the print / online publication of
DataQuest  (One of India’s Leading IT Magazines)

http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/GreenIT/2010/110010705.asp

We also got featured on Keen For Green

http://www.keenforgreen.com/b/energy-monitoring-included-new-usb-software

& 2nd Green Revolution

http://2ndgreenrevolution.com/2009/12/09/data-protection-goes-green/

Have a great day

Regards
Zarir Karbhari

Technology

Expense Sharing

We all go out with friends for dinners, movies, parties. And at the end of it all, we need to share the expenses. It is pretty inconvenient to share on the spot, especially if the payment is made by Credit Card. And it is much more inconvenient to keep track of multiple occasions and people.

Enter www.billmonk.com –  a simple way to split the bills with friends for free. BillMonk just needs you to enter the total amount of the bill and the no. of persons you want to split it with. Normally, the bill is split equally, but you can also split it manually for whatever amounts you please. You can add the names of the persons too. And BillMonk starts keeping track. BillMonk supports 30 currencies – including Indian Rupees.

So it becomes really simple – sometimes you could be paying the bill and sometimes someone else could be paying. BillMonk tracks the amounts once they are entered and at the end of the week or month, it will do the arithmetic and show who owes whom how much. When a settlement is made, you just enter it and the account is squared. Pretty neat!

Many transactions can be entered by Mobile Phones by just sending an SMS on the move – very convenient after a late night party – just sleep peacefully knowing that the money matters are safely taken care of!

It’s not just money. You could be lending or receiving CDs, Movies, Books to each other. BillMonk allows you to track who has borrowed what from whom and the suggested return dates. This helps track your assets and you will never forget whom you lent them to.

BillMonk keeps track of your money and stuff, so you don’t have to. And remember it is FREE !

Motivations, Networking, News

NASSCOM India Leadership Forum

Conference

The conference would offer a bouquet of tracks to choose from. There would be sessions dedicated to leadership and vision; emerging economies and segments; smart use of technology to further growth; aligning strategies to match customer expectations; importance of marketing and its role in tough times. You wouldn’t want to miss on the chance to be in the company of luminaries who would act as catalysts of change. Register now!