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My current JAVA project requires a lot of check points, for example, 1. if the format of the ID passed is correct, then go ahead and 2. check if ID exists or not, if it does, 3. then check if ID has some kind of specific attributes or not and so on!
So, I was using the regular if-else for something like 6-7times!
if([condition]) { [do this] }else if([condition]){ [do this]}else if{[do this] }else if([condition]){ }else{ [do this]}
When I looked back at the code, it sucked! The deep nesting of the if-else construct made the code hard to understand and comprehend! (More …)
Today, Google launched their new service, Google Public DNS for “faster browsing experience”! (At the cost of vital technical details which Google will log for their analysis). Google claims they won’t save any personal data.

So, what is a Public DNS anyway?! To put it in simple words, (More …)
I came across this interesting white paper – Hype Cycle of Emerging Technologies, 2009 published by Gartner Inc. This paper describes the emerging technology trends and how are these technologies performing in the year 2009. The hype cycle is divided into 5 phases based on their conception and market adoption.
So, what is so interesting about a Hype Cycle?! Here is how wikipedia describes it: (More …)
Check out the new Google homepage and a permanent sidebar in the search result page. The Google guys are still testing it and you can enable this by the following steps:
1. Go to Google.com (More …)
You can merge your GNOME desktop (Ubuntu 9.10) with Google Calendar via iCalendar Format. This a very nifty hack for people who use Google Calendar and want your Linux to in sync with Google Calendar.
What is iCalendar?
XML or iCalendar – Use these formats to view a read-only version of your calendar from other applications. You can use this address to access your calendar from feed readers (like Google Reader) as well as products that support the iCalendar format (like Apple’s iCal). via Google Support
Google just released their latest pet, Google Chrome OS. This is not exactly what you think it is.
The existing idea of an operating system is a software which is packed with load of goodies, games, system tools, a desktop, some kind of menu bar, task bar and blah blah blah!
But Google is trying to defy that concept of a traditional operating systems. They have a built this OS which primarily targets the Internet. Their OS is the Browser! If you are running Chrome OS, you need to do all your stuff on the Internet. It has a vague offline support. I do not see any option to install some software. I would say, its not just an OS, its a Cloud Based OS.
Will it replace Windows? – NO WAY!! (More …)
I have installed Chrome OS on one of my netbooks and the performance of Chrome OS is just okay. there is nothing fancy or very special about it. It was just a sort of GUI version of linux or something.
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Chrome OS is just another rebranded Linux GUI, it would be much better if Google came up with an OS that would directly compete with Windows. x
PC World released a list of the top 10 Google Chrome Add-ons. http://www.pcworld.com/article/185744/top_10_chrome_browser_add_ons.html
I have installed Chrome OS on one of my laptops. Well, it feels like Ubuntu GUI the first time i use it. It is pretty much very basic.
i installed Chrome OS on two of my netbooks. the Chrome OS works great and its loading time is very fast too.
Amazon.com, started in 1994 is one of the greatest example of diversification of an e-commerce player. Started out as an online book store has diversified it self to an online e-commerce website, the Kindle, even door to door grocery delivery service with AmazonFresh and now of the biggest player in the Cloud Computing business!!
Amazing! Nice tip. All compiled at one place.