Author Archives: Tarun Rattan

10 must-visit places for IT pros

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Tarun Rattan

1. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) NASA’s John F Kennedy Space Centre tops the list of must-visit places for techies. Located on Merritt Island, Florida, the center manages and operates America’s astronaut launch facilities. KSC’s Visitor Complex provides public tours of … Continue reading →

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Allied Irish Banks (AIB) takes Oracle FSS to court

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Tarun Rattan

02 February 2011 IBS Journal – News AIB headquarters Allied Irish Banks (AIB) is attempting to recoup around €84 million from Oracle FSS, which was contracted by the bank to supply its core banking software. The bank claims these were … Continue reading →

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Designing the Star Schema Database

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Tarun Rattan

by Craig Utley Introduction Creating a Star Schema Database is one of the most important, and sometimes the final, step in creating a data warehouse. Given how important this process is to building a data warehouse, it is important to … Continue reading →

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The Migration Patterns Of Humanity

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

Historical migration of human populations began with the movement of humans out of Africa across Eurasia approximately a million years ago. Homo sapiens appear to have occupied all of Africa about 150,000 years ago, moved out of Africa 70,000 years … Continue reading →

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Sorry state of Indian intellectuals!

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

Arundhati Roy wants an Azad Kashmir! This Sunday she took up the dais with separatist leader (sic) and Pakistani stooge Syed Ali Shah Geelani and made a statement that Kashmir has never been an integral part of India. Arundhati’s statement … Continue reading →

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Arundhati’s statement from Srinagar: Full text

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

Noted writer Arundhati Roy Tuesday said her speeches supporting the call for azadi were what “millions” in Kashmir say every day and were “fundamentally a call for justice”. Following is the full text of the statement that she has issued. … Continue reading →

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Quotations on Courage & Manliness

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

1) “Once you have got them by the balls, their hearts and minds would follow.” – Movie Three’s Crowd

2) “Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.” – Wilson, Earl ; 1907-, American newspaper columnist

3) “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” – Churchill, Winston ; 1874-1965, British Statesman, Prime Minister Continue reading →

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World’s first Laptop

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

Just came across this picture of the world’s first laptop, manufactured by Toshiba in 1985 and was called the T1100.It sported a 256KB RAM, had a QWERTZ keyboard, a 4.77MHz Intel Processor and weighed 4.1 kg. Not bad for 1985 … Continue reading →

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The Great British Venn Diagram

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

So I guess a lot of people are in some doubt as to what the difference is between England, Great Britain, the British Isles and the United Kingdom. Here I present a handy-dandy Venn diagram to explain this. The republic … Continue reading →

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Moved the Blog to WordPress

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Tarun Rattan

Microsoft ditched the live spaces service so moved the blog to WordPress! Tarun Rattan

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