Why people like to work at Microsoft..

Yet, another example I got here,

Why I work at Microsoft

I recently posted my resume on my blog, and this resulted in a few people to contact me wondering if I wanted to leave Microsoft. My answer is always "NO". Here is what I love about my job, which is my minimum bar before even considering working somewhere else.  

1. I get to work with amazingly smart people all around the world, who in turn work with great customers on interesting solutions. There’s nothing like having smart peers to push my own limits.
2. I get to be involved with the different approaches to selling software in different locations around the world. The reasons for the differences are fascinating.
3. I get to come up with strategies, the processes to accomplish them, and then see them through. I see this as ongoing and real-world MBA training.
4. I get to apply our own products to our own problems, such as data analysis, reporting, remote meetings, and I of course live on e-mail and IM.
5. I get to travel the world to help, learn, build community, consult, and visit with the different teams around the world. The cultural differences are fascinating.
6. I get to dig deep into how Microsoft measures business internally (it’s more than just sales). The business aspect is complex (at times) and interesting too.

And of course, Microsoft itself has amazing products, technologies, and people. And being a geek, it’s a blast to get my hands on products long before they hit the market (even if I do have to suffer with pre-release bugs at times).

 

Finally, as it turns out, I completely believe in our mission to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential. I like working at a place where I believe in the company's overall and guiding mission.

 

In other words, I love working here.

Taken from, http://blogs.msdn.com/bgroth/archive/2005/10/27/why-i-work-at-microsoft.aspx

Tauba mein pyar karke pachhtaya !!

ye just move it,everybody in the party, just move it
if u feeling the spark, just hands up
if u wanna get down, just hands up
one charm let me see u 2, just move it
everybody in the party, just move it,
if u feeling the spark, just hands up
if u wanna get down, just hands up
(we can play a ride by now this time
u can be my man n i’ll be ur wife) - 2

o paape pyaar karke, o paape pyaar karke pachtaya - 2
maine socha ek akela, main rahoonga kitna re
dil kabutar ud gaya mera, dekh ke chehra chikna ve
phitte muan, phitte muan, phitte muan, dil ne bura fasvaya
o paape pyaar karke, o paape pyaar karke pachtaya - 3
o maan main pyaar karke, o maan main pyaar karke pachtaya
tauba main pyaar karke, tauba main pyaar karke pachtaya

sher sa tanke tha jeeta, yaar mere mainnu kainde cheeta - 2
o toh supankha lagdi hai, jo kadi lagdi si sita
apne ghar mein kaid hua toh, ye samajh mein aaya re
main jise bulbul samjhaa wo, aise yaan ka saaya, 
ke jinda koi nai bach paaya
tauba main pyaar karke, tauba main pyaar karke pachtaya
o paape pyaar karke, tauba main pyaar karke pachtaya

uah aah baby be my man... uah aah love me the way u can

dil da kamra jad si khali, ros goanda reha kawali - 2
ek haath se hi bajti thi, kitne taal mein meri taali
ab gali sunti hai saari, shor aisa aaya hai
usne ghar wich aake mera, aisa band bajaaya
ki mujhpe hasta hai mera saaya
o paape pyaar karke, tauba main pyaar karke pachtaya - 2

uah aah baby be my man... uah aah love me the way u can

Want to see the song?

hilarious song..

Once I listen this song in the gym! Could do 5 more pushups !! lol..

Orkut needs to improve..

From last many days, I am seeing orkut has one or the other problem continuing.. I know the size of orkut is increasing exponentially.. but they need to figure out how to manage this much load..

I just start getting following in my community list..

Com'on Google, its your name, which counts here..

Serenity !! SF movie..

Yesterday night, I watched a movie (in the office !! lol.. din't have much work.. but this happened for the first time on monday!! Generally, I used to see movies-in office on Fridays!!)

Serenity! A sci-fi movie.. I would say a good movie, but couldn't understand cent percent of the story (I think my english is still not excellent.. lol..) Will see for the second time later next week to understand it thoroughly!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/

Microsoft acquires Medstory..

Microsoft Corp. made its first foray Monday into the growing consumer health care market with its acquisition of Medstory, a closely held company that is developing an Internet search engine for health information.

read more here..
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/tech/D8NF0JB00.htm

Dil de diya hai.. Jaan tumhe denge!!

Good song, indeed..

Aa…aa…
Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge 
Aa..
(Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge
Daga nahin karenge sanam) -2
Ho…rab di kasam yaara, rab di kasam
(Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge
Daga nahin karenge sanam) -2

(Rukh zindagi ne mod liya kaisa
Hamne socha nahin tha kabhi aisa) -2
Aata nahin yaqeen, kya se kya ho gaya
Kis tarha main tumse, bewafa ho gaya
Insaaf kar do, mujhe maaf kar do
Itna hi kar do karam
Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge
Daga nahin karenge sanam

(Awaargi mein ban gaya diwaana
Maine kyun saadgi ko nahin jaana) -2
Chaahat yahi hai ke, is qadar pyaar doon
Qadmon mein tere main, toh jahaan waar doon
Chain mera le lo, khushi meri le lo
De do mujhe dedo saare gham
Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge
Daga nahin karenge sanam

(Mere ashq keh rahe meri kahaani
Inhein samjho na tum sirf paani) -2
Ro ro ke aansuon ke daag dhool jaayenge
In mein wafa ke rang, aaj ghool jaayenge
Paas tum rahogi, bhool ab na hogi
Karoonga na tumpe sitam
Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge
Daga nahin karenge sanam
Ho…rab di kasam yaara, rab di kasam
(Dil de diya hai, jaan tumhein denge
Daga nahin karenge sanam) -2

Want to see the video?

Great, isnt it?

What if DON again gets made in Gujarati !!

If DON in GUJARATI

દાદાગીરી આપડો નશો સે..
પૈહો આપડો પ્રેમ સે
ને ભય આપડુ હથિયાર સે
જીવન મરણ પગ ની પાણી મો.
પ્રાણ પન્ખીડા મારી મુઠઇ મો લઇ ને હેડુ સુ
જીતવુ આપડી જિદ નથી , પણ આપડી આદત છે
અરે ગેલ-ઘાઘરીનાઓ ...... હવે તો ઓળખો હુ સુ કોણ?
હુ સુ કોણ?
હુ સુ કોણ?
હુ સુ, હુ સુ, હુ સુ દાહોદ નો દાદો

 

Some of the Dialogues
- દાદા ના દુશ્મન ની સૌથી મોટી ભુલ એ સે કે એ દાદા નો દુશ્મન સે
- દાદા ની વાટ તો ૧૧ ગામ ના સરપન્ચો જુવે સે
પણ ૧ વાત હમજી જજો નવરીનાઓ
દાદા ને પકડ્વો અઘરો જ નથી .... અશક્ય છે
કોઇ ની મા એ સવા શેર નુ દુધ પીધુ હોય એ દાદા ને હાથ લગાડી જુવે
- મને જન્ગલી રબારણો બહુ ગમે છે

Shant zharukhe vaat nirakhti...!!!

શાંત ઝરુખે વાટ નિરતી રૂપની રાણી જોઇ હતી,
મે એક શહેજાદી જોઇ હતી,
એના હાથની મહેદી હસતી હતી, એના આંખનુ કાજલ હસતુ હતુ,
એક નાનું અમથું ઉપવન જાને મોસમ જોઈ વિરતુ હતું,
એના સ્મિત મા 100 ગીત હતા એને ચુપતી પણ સંગીત હતું.
એને પડછાયા ની હતી લગ્ન એને પગરવ સાથે પ્રીત હતી,
એને આંખના અસોપલવથી એક સપનમહેલ શણગાર્યો તો,
જરા નજર ને નીચી રાખને એને સમય ને રોકી રાખ્યો તો,
એ મોજા જેમ ઉછળતી હતી, ને પવનની જેમ લહેરાતી હતી,
કોઈ હસીને સામે જોવે તો બહુ પ્યાર ભયુઁ શરમાતી હતી,
વર્ષો બાદ ફરીથી આજે ઈ ઝરુખે જોયો હતો,
ત્યાં ગીત નથી,સંગીત નથી, પગરવ સાથે પ્રીત નથી,
ત્યાં સપના ના મહેલ નથી ને ઉમિઁના ખેલ નથી,
બહુ સુનું સુનું લાગે છે,બહુ વસમું વસમું લાગે છે,
એ નહોતી મારી પ્રેમિકા, એ નહોતી મારી દુલ્હન,
મે તો એને માત્ર ઝરુખે વાટ નિખતિ જોઇ હતી,
કોણ હતું એ નામ્, હતું શું ઈ પણ હું ક્યાં જાણું

 

Really very good song!! will upload the song shortly so that you can listen to it too!

Listen to the song here

Oh carol!!

Oh Carol , I Am But a Fool
Darling I Love Though You Treat Me Cruel
You Hurt Me And You Make Me Cry
But If You Leave Me I Will Surely Die

Darling There Will Never Be Another
'Cause I Love You So
Don't Ever Leave Me
Say You'll Never Go
I Will Always Want You For My Sweet Heart
No Matter What You Do
Oh Carol I'm Still In Love With You

Oh Carol I Am But a Fool
Darling I Love You
Though You Treat Me Cruel
You Hurt Me And You Make Me Cry
But If You Leave Me I Will Surely Die

Darling There Will Never Be Another
'Cause I Love You So
Don't Ever Leave Me
Say You'll Never Go
I Will Always Want You For My Sweet Heart
No Matter What You Do
Oh Carol I'm Still In Love With You

 

Ultimate song!! Isnt it ?

Missing home!!!

While badly missing home sometimes, I listen to this song and get my eyes wet!!!

Remembering my childhood...!!!

અડકો દડકો દહીં દડૂકો,
પીલુ પાકે શ્રાવણ ગાજે,
ઊલ મૂલ ધંતૂરાનું ફૂલ,
સાકર શેરડી ખજૂર,
બાઈ તમારા છૈયા છોકરા,
જાગે છે કે ઊંઘે છે,
અસ મસ ને ઢસ!!!!


ગામ આખું કે’ છે
એ હસે છે તો
એના ગાલમાં સુંદર મજાના ખાડા પડે છે.
હું પડ્યો પડ્યો ગણું છું,
આ ખાડામાં, મારા સિવાય
બીજા કેટલાં પડે છે ? ........

વારતા રે વારતા
ભાભો ઢોર ચારતા,
ચપટી બોર લાવતા,
છોકરાવ સમજાવતા,
એક છોકરો રિસાયો,
કોઠી પાછળ ભીંસાયો,
કોઠી પડી આડી,
છોકરાએ ચીસ પાડી,
અરરર… માડી

Remembering those old days!! those golden old days :) When I dint have anything but still I had everything!! :-)

First look at the Visual Studio "Orcas" edition..

The future of development environment! Microsoft is busy developing next version of Visual Studio product suite, codenamed "Orcas". Have a first look at the product here.

Scott Guthrie is guy who is one of the lead devs on studio products, really respect his knowledge!

Tere Bina Lyrics - Guru

Tere bina .... a song from guru.. one of my darling songs.. Here is lyrics for that song as its not thorough hindi ! The meaning of the song is also too good..

Enjoy

Song Title: Tere Bina Kya Jeena
Movie/Album Name: GURU
Singer(s): CHINMAYEE, A. R. RAHMAN

(dum dara dum dara mast mast dara - 2
dum dara dum dum
oh hum dum bin tere kyaa jeenaa) - 2

tere bina beswaadi beswaadi ratiyaan, oh sajna - 2
rookhi re oh rookhi re, kaatore kaate katena
tere bina beswaadi beswaadi ratiyaan, oh sajna - 2
(dum dara dum dara mast mast dara - 2
dum dara dum dum
oh hum dum bin tere kyaa jeenaa) - 2

naa jaa chaakri kaa maare
naa jaa souten pukaare
saawan aeyega toh poochegaa
naa jaa re
pheeki pheeki beswaadhi
yeh ratiyaan
kaatore kate naa kate naa
ab tere binaa sajnaa sajnaa
kaate kate naa
katenaa katenaa tere binaa
tere binaa beswaadi beswaadi
ratiyaan, oh sajnaa oh
(dum dara dum dara mast mast dara - 2
dum dara dum dum
oh hum dum bin tere kyaa jeenaa) - 2

tere binaa chaand kaa sonaa khotaa re
peeli peeli dhool undaawe jhootaa re
tere binaa sonaa peetal
tere sang keekar peepal
aaja katenaa ratiyaan
dum daraa dum daraa mast mast daraa - 2
dum daraa dum dum
oh hum dum bin tere kya jeena
tere binaa beswaadi beswaadi
ratiyaan, oh sajnaa oh
rukhiri re rukhire kaatore katenaa
(dum daraa dum daraa mast mast daraa - 2
dum daraa dum dum
oh hum dum bin tere kyaa jeenaa) - 2

Download the song here..

Want to buy something online?

I have become great fan of e-commerce. Its so simple and fast, you cant even imagine. You dont have to go outside of your home [suits me the most :-)]

Following are some of the sites which I have used for one or the other purchase and all of the below sites delivers in India.

• http://www.ebay.in
• http://www.sifymall.com
• http://www.futurebazaar.com
• http://shopping.rediff.com/

Happy shopping !!

Vodafone wins Hutch Essar auction in $19 bln !!

Now, hutch-essar will be taken over by vodafone..

read more here..

Yahoo pipes !!

Was just trying out the latest Yahoo Pipes!! While accessing for the first time, could not get all the advantage of this project (still in beta). But could find a tutorial on the Yahoo Pipes!!

So, before trying the pipes, try reading the tutorial once here.. and then go ahead and create your own pipes.. possibilities are endless

Happy piping!!

note: On the first day of release of this project, Yahoo servers clogged with load.. and they put the message "Our pipes are clogged, we have called for plumbers!!" :-)

The largest windows API...

I was just wondering that I should be proud of the fact that the technology I am working right now has the largest windows API named, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream. This is COM API used to marshal the COM interface pointer between different threads to stay compliant with COM threading model.

From my experience till now, I have helped couple of my customers to solve their issues just because of lack of this API knowledge. Very important thing to understand in COM basics.

In one way its not at all an important thing.. but just thinking another way round :-)

64 bit machines..

As a part of my need for studying 64 bit windows-machine architecture, read few things about 64 bit machines. The complexities comes when we are trying to run 32-bit applications (yes, we can run 32 bit applications on 64 bit machines.. Microsoft has given special emulator for this purpose..)

In a nutshell, 64 bit machines are having whole system for both 64 bit and 32 bit. e.g. you might find 64 bit version of regedit as well as 32 bit version of regedit in the 64 bit machine.

Another thing is, whenever we will start using native 64 bit applications, its going to boom the performance and we will jump a big leap towards high performance computing.

Want to read more benefit of 64 bit machines? Download document here

Sify gets ISO certification !!

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8N3LTD03.htm

Back from vacation :-)

I'm back from a loooong vacation :-) Sorry for not having any posts during that time.. but I was solely on vacation :-) Enjoyed a lot !!!

Watch out for new posts on the blog !!