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Microsoft's So.cl Now Online..!

So.cl; the Microsoft social media site that accidentally went online a few months ago, is now officially live and inviting you to try out their new service. You can join the service as long as you're 18 years and older, and have a Facebook or Windows Live account. Microsoft's So.cl, pronounced "Social" is a product of Microsoft's research lab Fuselabs. The site offers enhanced features such as Explore, Feed, Post, Video Parties and the ability to share any web content. It looks like Microsoft has indeed created its own social network to compete with the likes of Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Pinterest. The timing of the launch is perfect, since Microsoft silently launched So.cl two days after Facebook became a public company. If you remember, Microsoft invested $240 million, or 1.6% stake in Facebook in 2007, which is now reportedly worth anywhere between $250 million to $1.6 billion. One thing that any user of So.cl needs to remember is that all your data on so....

Bye, Bye Waterfall: 5 Steps to Implement Responsive Web Design

Congratulations, you’ve finally convinced the powers that be that your next Web-design project needs to be responsive. It was tough work convincing them, but you can’t rest on your laurels now. The most critical decision of the project remains: how is your team going to build it? Responsive Roundup You're probably familiar with the typical "waterfall"process: start with strategy, then onto design, followed by front- and back-end development and finally analytics implementation. The main attribute of the waterfall process is its linear nature: once a stage ends, the next one begins with a near-perfect dovetail. The progression through the stages only goes in a single direction, and unfortunately as problems accumulate, they inevitably flow downhill and changes are not handled very gracefully. Waterfall process: If you’re unfamiliar with the term "responsive Web design", it describes a website-building process that utilizes the same set of code to display properly...

Nightmares and Daydreams!!!

1) •X is divided into 15 books. It deals with the qualities of a Rajashri . Y is supposed to have been authored Y which specifies •a Rajashri as one who: •Has self-control, having conquered the inimical temptations of the senses; •Cultivates the intellect by association with elders; •Keeps his eyes open through spies; •Is ever active in promoting the security and welfare of the people; •Ensures the observance (by the people) of their dharma by authority & example; •Improves his own discipline by (continuing his) learning in all branches of knowledge; and •Endears himself to his people by enriching them and doing good to them. •Name X and Y. 2) •After taking a trip to Washington DC, Y needed something to enrich the photos that he took, so  he started using a software. This particular software (let’s call it “S”), stopped giving updates . •Y announced that HE would fork the software , and thus X was born . The creator of “S” wanted to be a part of this show and jumped aboard alon...

A Ride To Remember!

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Article 15 of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of Gender... Who are we to say otherwise?