December 2005 - Posts

All Hands Meeting - a lot of energy
13 December 05 11:23 AM | Ivan Joseph | 0 Comments   

Last Friday we had the WWESS all hands meeting for Hardeep Walia's org. It was a day long affair - going into it I was surprised that it would be a day long event since previous experience was of 3-4 hours (in other groups of course). I must admit though Read More...

What's in a name?
08 December 05 10:46 AM | Ivan Joseph | 1 Comments   

I've recently been involved in some naming/ branding work as part of my job and have been thinking about the genesis of some names - it's pretty interesting. Coca- Cola - named based on it's ingredients Mercedes - The founder's daughter's name Bank of Read More...

Gary Becker's blog
06 December 05 12:23 PM | Ivan Joseph | 0 Comments   

Gary Becker, University of Chicago Professor of Economics and Sociology and Nobel Laureate 1992 and Richard Posner have written a piece on the riots in France and how the French govt's 'stick' policy could be replaced by a 'carrot' policy to keep kids Read More...

Windows Embedded Student ChallengE - Registration extended to Jan 22, 2006
06 December 05 11:41 AM | Ivan Joseph | 0 Comments   

That's good news for those who have just got the information about the contest. This has been a great contest over the past two years and we want to see more and more teams register so all of you who are sitting on the fence sign up NOW! www.windowschallenge.com Read More...

movescope.com - a startup for your next move
05 December 05 11:34 AM | Ivan Joseph | 0 Comments   

The husband of a friend from business school has started a company of his own to make it easier for those who are moving to do so safely and cheaply. This was a result of their experiences while moving - 4 times in tha past 12 months to places around Read More...