The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 14, 2006

SOFTWARE
Let me read your hand
Software can help the computer scan human handwriting with accuracy. A look at the possible areas of application. More

INTERNET
Turn rubbish into art
I am under attack from the spam-bots! Mostly one can make out the junk because of the bad spelling and grammar in the subject line, but increasingly genuine e-mail also contains bad spelling and worse grammar, and some mobile shorts thrown in as ... More

Buy your own Net space
Spurred by the success of a UK student, an Indian housewife offers a small slice of her Web site for advertising, at Rs 10 per pixel. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Everybody's partner
The changing role of HR in today's world sees it lending a hand to every other department of a company, the better to boost bottom lines. More

Our gift, your choice
Voucher-based gifting is a win-win for companies and employees. More

COMPUTER USAGE
Restoring CD collection
I had a collection of a few files in a CD, written using Nero (multi secession). There was enough space in the CD for more files. I happened to come across a good video clip in my friend's system and asked him to copy it to my CD. But now, to ... More

Moving e-mail from Outlook to Outlook Express
Assuming you have installed and configured Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook on your system, now you would like to download e-mail messages from your Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders to your Outlook Express e-mail client. To do this, ... More

INTERVIEW
Intel, inside India
The semiconductor giant talks of how it is taking technology to classrooms and beyond. More

CYBER QUEST
Quiz
1. What is Wikimedia Foundation's proposed project to create free online course material for all ages and languages going to be called? 2. What would the abbreviation ICQ, the instant messaging ... More

BOOKS
Adapt with agility
Be it new projects or places, there are three key steps that will help one get ready, says this book. Equip yourself rightaway. More

CARTOON
Cartoon
"Till then I didn't know I had the latest technology! The customer said my meter runs faster than a dual core processor!"

LETTERS
BYTE BACK
Tackling a thin middle
This is with regard to the cover story, `Missing the Middle', by Abhinav Ramnarayan, in eWorld dated July 10, 2006. The article is interesting and covers a wide range of issues. As a middle manager in a PSU, I would like to share a few ... More

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