OutPost: PostBack Over XmlHttp

By Ashutosh in .NET Web Dev on

OutPost (PostBack Over XmlHttp) [http://www.codeproject.com/Ajax/OutPost.asp] is an interesting new approach to resolve the issues of no state management, and cross browser difficulties with Ajax.…

Time to Say Goodbye

By Ashutosh in Entertainment on

Andrea Bocelli, an Italian classical artist, performed a solo composition a few years back titled “Con Te Partiro” (Time to Say Goodbye). The story goes that Sarah Brightman, another renowned classical artist, was so enchanted when she heard the solo version in a restaurant that she asked staff about it.…

Matriarchal Society and The coolest non-metros

By Ashutosh in General on

Shillong (North-East India) maintains a matriarchal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarchy] society. What this means is that the guys go to the girl’s house after marriage and take their title. More on the coolest non-metros [http://people.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/1256270.cms] in India: 34 per cent of…

Ning

By Ashutosh in Entertainment on

Ning [http://www.ning.com/] is a free online service for building and using social applications. Social apps are web applications that enable anyone to match, transact, and communicate with other people.…

Advice for Microsoft

By Ashutosh in Business on

Joe Wilcox [http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/010960.html] has an excellent piece of advice for Microsoft: “Stop following Google! When Microsoft obsesses, it makes reactionary decisions and releases reactionary products that mimic its competitor. That’s not how Microsoft can succeed here.” It makes me wonder, what if Microsoft…