England Wrecks SouthAfrica

South Africa 50/6 with still adefecit of 182 Runs. England fired up.

in reference to: SA 50/6 (21.2 ov, M Morkel 0*, MV Boucher 1*, GP Swann 3/12) | Live Scorecard | Cricinfo.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Error No:150 MySQL Solution with example

I was trying to create a foreign key using phpmyadmin. It was throwing an error :

ERROR 1005 (HY000): Can't create table '.\test1\ppe_job_time.frm' (errno: 150)

MySQL query was:

ALTER TABLE properties ADD FOREIGN KEY (fk_address_id) REFERENCES address(address_id);

After some trouble I found out that the table types were different.( i.e the properties table was type InnoDB and the address table was of type MyISAM. So I made sure that the table types were same and the problem was solved.

So make sure the table types are same, to avoid error No: 150 in MySQL

Wing Suit base Jumping

Wow, Yes, of course, the coolest thing that I have seen in a while. Watch this video.  I would love to do this sometime in the future.

Click here to watch the Wing Suit Jumping Video

Internship Jobs :NYC

Contact : job-xg4c5-1119762241@craigslist.org

NYC Based Web 2.0 Startup is opening a Miami area Web Production office, and is hiring for the following positions:

1. PROJECT MANAGER / WEB DEVELOPER
As Project Manager, you will be in charge of web application development. Initial responsibilities include web development and management - eventually directing an expanding team of developers, programmers, ad copy writers and vendors. Requirements include successful web development experience, excellent people & communication skills and expert knowledge of current web technologies. This is an excellent opportunity for a talented web developer who possesses ambitious career goals, intelligence, resourcefulness, and a dedicated work ethic.

2. FRONT END WEB DESIGNER 
Strong layout, design and graphic skills with expertise in Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Experience in current technologies such as CSS, search engine optimization techniques, JAVA, Flash, etc. is strongly desired. Must be a creative and consistent producer at developing a finished product. Your flexibility is key to success at our startup company...meaning that you will need to be resourceful in solving problems as the come up.

3. BACK END WEB PROGRAMMER
Coding genius needed to develop and manage web applications. Expertise in PHP or JSP, Good understanding of DHTML/XHTML, AJAX, JSON, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, Action script, and other web development skills is a plus. Ability to function well in startup environment a must - meaning you must be a resourceful and self motivated problem solver.

4. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Perfect opportunity to use your basic web development, graphics or business marketing skills, while getting valuable real world experience at a web 2.0 new media start-up company. Requirements include a strong work ethic and desire to succeed. Internships available in Internet Marketing, Business Communication, Web Development, Programming and Graphics.

To apply, please email resume and/or summary of qualifications. Include links to online examples of recent work. All replies are confidential.

My Hand on a Logo

Converting .daa files to .iso on Mac

I was wondering How to mount the .daa files that I had on my mac. Googled it and found that lot of people were suggesting to use Parallel's/ Boot camp and run Windows, So that I can use Power ISO software to mount the .daa files.  That's not the only Option.

After searching for a long time, I found this software called daa Converter, Which is a open source software, that you can use to mount your .daa files. Here is the link to find the daa converter for mac.

It works like charm :)

Mac, is always superior than windows. Support Mac programmers.

Ruby on Rails Tutorial

Here is an wonderful article that will help you jump start you on Ruby on Rails. Wonderful and Well explained tutorial. One of the best I have seen.

Hopefully, It will of some use to you.

Ruby on Rails Tutorial

Skype for IPhone and Ipods

This has been there in my mind, since, I got my Ipod touch. This will make me little bit less worried when It comes to minutes in my sprint nexttel connection. I have just 300 minutes of outgoing calls on my phone. So this is something that I have been looking for long time.

Yes, there is a limitation to it. The calls from skype to phones will work only on Wi-Fi networks and not on telephone networks. But, chatting is enabled on telephone networks too. How about video chatting? Hmm, Iphone has the camera behind the screen, which could make it tough for the users, even if it comes up in the future. 

Why Apple design did not take this into consideration while designing. Hmm, yeah, there is a conflict, if they would have designed the Iphone with camera in front, then the picture taking capability would have taken a hit. How apple is gonna deal with this conflicting design need?

Let's see....

Managing your money online :An article from Economic Times

Like most people applying for a loan, Adhil Shetty, a graduate from the Columbia University and former consultant with Deloitte went through his share of intensive search and confusion. “On one of my trips back home, I tried applying for a home loan for my parents and realised that a major pain point existed in the space. There was no clarity in terms of eligibility for a loan and consumers were often left running from one bank to the next,” he recalls. 

Shetty teamed up with his brother Arjun who had experience in setting up an online finance marketplace for Amazon.com. With seed funding from Chennai-based AVT Group, the brothers launched Bankbazaar.com, a unique web platform that works in line with the financial product approval system in banks. So a user can enter his details, find out which financial products he is eligible for and apply for all of them within 2-3 minutes. 

While Bankbazaar’s model is recent and regulatory issues regarding online applications are yet to be sorted out, scores of similar online plays such as Apnapaisa, Rupeetalk and Ratekhoj are making their presence felt in the personal finance market. The early players in this space have been web portals such as Web 18’s MoneyControl, Sify’s Walletwatch and Rediff’s MoneyWiz, which have served as an information resource for users. 

Those looking for specific financial products usually go through search engines like Google and are directed to platforms such as Deal4loans, Loanraja and Loanshop, which form the category of ‘lead aggregators’. Here essentially, the user expresses his desire to purchase a loan and provides his contact information, this information is sent to financial companies, which then compete with one another by calling the user and providing him with their best offer. 

Another category is that of financial comparison engines that go one step further by providing customers with an opportunity to compare multiple financial products in the market and then apply for the one they believe best suits them. The leader of this category in terms of traffic is Apnapaisa.com, started by ex-ICICI banker Harsh Roongta, 

“The biggest challenge in this format is in updating product information from the vast array of financial products in the market. We have a team of 60 people dedicated only to this. Our value proposition thus is in giving consumers the most neutral selection of products, empowering them to make a decision.” Apnapaisa has gone through a complete cycle, starting first as a DSA (direct sales agent) for banks, then moving to lead aggregator and finally finding its current format. 

True to its proposition, Apnapaisa deals with investments, insurance and loans and lists information both on products of its advertisers as well as on other products. Roongta claims his website attracts approximately 500,000 unique users per month with a conversion of 12 percent. 

Buoyed by the success of Apnapaisa, startups such as Rupeetalk and Ratekhoj have followed suit with all of them offering similar comparison engines on their site. Founded by IIM Lucknow graduate Satkam Divya, RupeeTalk has been built on the basis of the founder’s learnings while working with financial institutions such as Times Financial Services and ICICI. 

“I helped set up the credit card sales module of ICICI Bank’s website and within just six months, I noticed the number of credit card applications go up from 1,500 to almost 35,000 a day. I thought, if this can work with credit cards why not with every other financial product,” he says. So with early stage investment from Seed Fund he launched RupeeTalk, which covers the entire gamut of credit, investment and insurance products. The site has seen a revenue run rate of Rs 10-12 lakh a month with approximately 10,000 leads being generated every month. 

Another startup that uses the comparison model is Policybazaar, which is an insurance comparison engine from the Naukri.com group. 

Unlike startups in the West, KYC norms of the IRDA and the RBI in India require at least one face to face meeting before a customer avails a financial product. This means that there is always a possible lag between the Web platform and the financial service provider as the entire transaction can never be completed on the Web. It also means that such startups lose out on more attractive cost-per-transaction revenues while the cost of sourcing from search engines goes up with increasing competition. 

Delhi-based Itrust.in has adopted a balanced strategy to counter this problem. Karthik Verma and his partner Dhruv Agarwala were classmates from the Harvard Business School class of 2002. Dhruv went on to head institutional sales for GE while Karthik worked for TCI Fund Management, one of Europe’s leading hedge funds. With both experiencing the entrepreneurial urge they evaluated multiple industries such as healthcare, education and financial services, finally settling on financial services. 

“We evaluated 10 success stories from across the world and realised that the common thread amongst all of them was an integrated online/offline model. More so in India where Internet penetration is still low, we realised that in order to build trust in the Indian consumer an offline model would be necessary,” says Karthik. A team of trained financial consultants from the company personally meets with those posting enquiries on the website, finds out their requirement and revert on behalf of the banks with an application form for the relevant product. “With this process we hold onto the customer for all his banking needs thus reducing our cost-per-acquisition,” he explains.

Meet the Innovators

Innovator: Santosh Ostwal  
Innovation: Nano Ganesh—a modem coupled with a mobile phone, connected to the starter mechanism of the water pump. Farmer does not physically need to go to water pumps, often miles away from his location, and can switch on/off the pumpset using his mobile phone. Recognition: First prize at Nokia’s ‘Call Innovators Challenge’, Barcelona. 

Innovator: T Raghavendra Rao  
Innovation: Polycrack process—converts plastic and organic waste into petroleum fuels. Recognition: Lockheed Martin Innovation Award; The Tech Awards nominee. 

Innovator: Kranthi Vistakula 
Innovation: ClimaGear— air-conditioned jackets, helmets and neck scarves using its patented ‘ClimaCon’ technology that works on the thermoelectric principle. Recognition:Among the top five at the Intel-Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge.

Innovator: Devesh Agarwal 
Innovation: ‘Power over Ethernet’ (PoE)—describes a system which transmits electrical power, along with data, to remote devices over cable in an Ethernet network. So Agarwal’s company Infomart is credited with developing the world’s first high-power PoE endpoint solution to address the emerging high power needs of video surveillance and wireless access points, where it would otherwise be inconvenient and expensive to supply power. Recognition: Lockheed Martin Innovation Award. 

Innovator: Gopi Kumar Bulusu  
Innovation: Teraptor—allows the design of new embedded systems devices at an architectural level, reducing the workforce on embedded design and bringing down the time to market. Recognition: Gary Smith Wall Chart 

Innovator: Janak Seth 
Innovation: Apoptopic Proteins— he designed a molecule that goes into cancerous and asthmatic cells, forcing them to commit suicide. He claims it is a completely new molecule with no parallel the world over. Recognition: Lockheed Martin Innovation Award.