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December 2004 - Posts

'GIANT' Leap for Antispyware

Posted Tuesday, December 28, 2004 12:09 PM by mayurk
I like to think of myself as a geek. As a geek, I pride upon the fact that I have never been infected with a virus (besides cold, of course). Imagine my geek pride taking a hit when the bad guys came up with a new set of tools - tools to get past the Read More...
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Cool toys to play with

Posted Friday, December 17, 2004 4:42 PM by mayurk
Playing with cool software has always been something I really enjoyed. Primary reason being it allows you to admire the works of a talented set of people. They are a manifestation of the fact that there are so many problems in the tech world which I am Read More...
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MSN Spaces - Non-geek avenue for blogging

Posted Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:05 AM by mayurk
Scenario: My dad is a metallurgical engineer in India. The only time he use he makes of a computer (my old Pentium I with 32MB RAM) is to send/receive emails, browse news websites and call me using Net2Phone service. But he is one enthusiastic individual. Read More...
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MSN Spaces - An Impressive v1 product

Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:47 PM by mayurk
v1 products generally suck. Beta of v1 products surely suck. That was my belief till today. MSN Spaces has changed that. For the uniniated, MSN Spaces is Microsoft's foray into the Blogging arena ( http://spaces.msn.com ). And the balance they have struck Read More...
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The Redmond PM

Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:40 PM by mayurk
Henry Longfellow inspired me to write a whole poem on Microsoft PM, borrowing from his lovely composition. The Village Blacksmith . Disclaimer - this is purely for creative purposes and no money is being made. So here it is - In the evergreen state of Read More...
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Best part about being a PM @ Microsoft

Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:38 PM by mayurk
Program management is the most talked and the least understood position in Microsoft from an outsiders perspective. A number of blogs about PMs talk about this art (and science) and they make a fascinating reading Joel on Software , KC Lemson , Vernal Read More...
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Secrets of Success Part Two - WHY

Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:35 PM by mayurk
If you followed me till now through the seemingly nonsense journey of how and what, well you are in for a surprise. Today I answer the question that has troubled generations of men. And if you wish to know my qualifications for making these esoteric statements, Read More...
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Secrets of Success Part 1 - WHAT

Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:31 PM by mayurk
WHAT is something everyone worries about. Everyday we wake up wondering what to do today. A trip to the supermarket is a treasure cove for what. Which shaving cream to buy, what about the new 2% fat milk, what is more cheaper, etc. The more choices we Read More...
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My Venture in the Land of Thoughts

Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:29 PM by mayurk
Words have always eluded me (well, except Microsoft Word). Never thought I'd embark on a journey which had to deal with lot of words (and even more important was to coherently link them together to form meaningful statements that depicted somewhat accurately Read More...
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