Thursday, December 25, 2008

Free Financial Calculators

Hi Friends, 

Are you looking for a good website that helps you calculate your mortgage payments etc. Please visit the following great website that offers many financial calculators to help you. 





-- Enjoy!!!
Kashi

Send Holiday Greetings Free via Phone

Another Great website that offers useful service.

http://www.dialmycalls.com





DialMyCalls lets everyone tap into the power of sending voice messages out to entire phone lists in seconds. No messing around with expensive equipment or calling servers - now you can send your own voice messages from 2 to 20,000 phone numbers all within a few minutes.

Enjoy your holidays!!!

-- Kashi

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Digsby - Excellent Messaging Software

I have tried various instant messaging softwares like trilian etc. However, the best I could find so far it Digsby.

http://www.digsby.com

It not only allows you to consolidates all the differnet messenger accounts into one messenger, but it also allows you to add your social networking accounts. 

Excellent way to be on top of your contacts and network.

-- Enjoy!!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Google Initiative to Help Everyone!!!

I can't express how much I appreciate the Google's services to the technology and the world. On it's it's 10th Birthday, Google has announced Project 10 100 (pronounced as Project 10 to the 100th) . 
Please see the detailed on it's website and let's team up together to help the world.

Project 10100 is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.

Are you looking for new phone??????
Take a peak at G Phone :) 

Google Phone

http://www.google-phone.com/

Are you tired of IE or Firefox?????/

Try Google New browser "Chrome" 

http://www.google.com/chrome


I have no words to compliments all these efforts by Google. 

Most of the time it is hard to keep up with it's new products. But I am glad they are commited and doing the best to the entire world. 

Regards,

Kashi

Thursday, July 10, 2008

8 Business-Travel Tips by Marshall Goldsmith

8 Business-Travel Tips

Posted by Marshall Goldsmith on July 7, 2008 8:35 AM

This week's question for Ask the Coach:

I read that you have flown millions of miles. I don’t see how you do it. Do you have any suggestions for making air transportation less painful?

In my work, I spend a lot of time on the road. In the past four weeks, I have made separate trips to Abu Dhabi, Zurich, and London – along with many stops in the U.S. On American Airlines alone I have logged over 9.5 million frequent flyer miles.
Lots of people have asked me, “How do you do it?”

Here are some of my suggestions:

    • Pack light. (This is easier for me than most humans, since I wear a green Polo shirt and Khaki pants almost every day.) Take what you need. Don’t give yourself options. Make a decision on what you are going to wear – and just wear that. Use the hotel laundry. If you are staying for more than one day, they can clean your clothes. You probably won’t have to have a unique outfit every day.

    • Don’t book the last flight. Things happen. Whenever you can, give yourself a back-up option.

    • Get to the airport with time to spare. Given today’s security precautions, last minute arrivals can be a disaster. I have seen many late passengers trying to jump ahead of everyone in line – and get angry with the security people for doing their jobs. Life is short. Don’t do this to yourself and other people at the airport.

    • If at all possible, don’t check your bags. If I checked my bags on every trip, hundreds of hours of my life would be spent standing by conveyor belts. This doesn’t even factor in the extreme hassle and aggravation that comes when your bags are lost or misplaced.

    • Eat before you get on the plane. I have heard hundreds of passengers sitting next to me grumble about how bad airplane food is. You don’t have to eat it. While some components of air travel have gotten worse, others have improved. The quality of food and quantity of options at major airports is exponentially better today than it was thirty years ago – when I started flying. If you don’t have a chance to eat before you leave for the airport, you can still eat before you get on the plane.

    • Don’t drink alcohol on the plane. The only time that I ever drink when flying is when I have two glasses of wine before an overnight flight. If you are not going to sleep immediately, drinking does more harm than good.

    • Learn to sleep on the plane. I have a unique approach, which works for me. I put on a blind-fold, put the blanket over my head – then go to sleep. I often speak in front of large groups. I have to think about my voice. Having the blanket over my head holds in my body moisture and helps prevent the dry throat problem that occurs when we sleep on a long flight. Another benefit – when you have a blanket over your head – no one talks to you.

    To help conquer jet lag, forget about where you have been – and be where you are. As soon as you board the plane, set you watch to the time zone where you are headed. Never say, “Do you realize what time it is where I began this journey?” This type of thinking just screws up your mind and makes things worse. If you are in Bangalore and it is 10pm, say to yourself, “I am in Bangalore and it is 10pm.”

As much as we complain about the air transportation, I am amazed at how well the system works. In my thirty years of being a “road warrior”, I have only missed on client meeting because of travel issues (a blizzard in Chicago).

Readers – please share your ideas on ways to make travel as positive as possible.

Extracted from: http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/goldsmith/2008/07/suggestions_from_a_road_warrio.html

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Google's new 3D Social Network Website

Hi All
Today, I came across the news that Google has launched the new beta website to put the 3D twist on social networking. The new website is called Lively by Google i.e. http://www.lively.com.

So, I explored it and created a test room on that website. Following is the URL my test room. I think it is pretty cool and will attract most of the users.

http://www.lively.com/dr?rid=4581401539175031137




Google did it again! Gooogleeeeeeeeee Geeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Enjoy!!!

Monday, June 30, 2008

Dangerous Storm in Omaha on 6/27/2008

Hi Audience,
Last weekend, I witnessed the worst storm in my life here at Omaha, NE. I have never seen the storm and winds like that. It was like hurricane. Below is the video I captured and some pictures.
Storm Video



Storm Pictures











Friday, June 06, 2008

Excellent new Calling Card Service - Highly Recommended

Hi Friends,

I recently tried a new oversees calling card service and loved it. I would highly recommend everyone to at-least explore it. I am sure you will love it too. My favorite part is that I do not have to dial 1-800, or pin or destination number. I just dial a local number assigned to the oversees number and it takes cares of everything. Click on the following link to explore it and use it. You will get bonus double minutes for your first purchase.

http://www.stanacard.com/?ref=264632

Recommend StanaCard to friends and family. When they sign up and buy credit, They'll double it for free. They'll also credit you with the same amount.

Here is how it works:

If your friend signs up with $5, he actually gets $10 and you receive $5.

If your friend signs up with $10, he actually gets $20 and you receive $10

Enjoy!

Thanks
Kashi

Monday, June 02, 2008

A New PeopleSoft CRM Blog

Hello Everyone

This is Kashi here (http://blog.kashifahmed.com). Due to very limited knowledge and information available on the internet about PeopleSoft CRM, I have created this new blog where I will be publishing tips and how-to's of PeopleSoft CRM, as I learn them. I hope everyone of you will appreciate this effort, support me, and will contribute to it.Bookmark this wonderful blog :) and check it out priodically. I am sure you will find good information here.

You can also visit this blog by remembering easy url i.e.http://crm.kashifahmed.com

c ya!

Regards,

Kashi

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Google App. Engine - another platform for developers

Check out the Google App. Engine for developers:

http://code.google.com/appengine/



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Monday, March 31, 2008

Another Excellent Post by Marshall - Turning 360 Feedback into Positive Change

Turning 360º Feedback into Positive Change






The leaders in our company are participating in a 360º feedback process. How should I respond to feedback from my co-workers?



The key to helping you turn 360º feedback
into meaningful behavioral change is for you to follow-up with your
co-workers. Shortly after reviewing your feedback I would suggest the
following guidelines for responding to your feedback with each of your
co-workers:



Thank them for participating in the coaching
process. Take the time to acknowledge the value of them time. Express
gratitude for their input.

Review strengths. Personally commit to continued effort in these areas of strength and express gratitude for their positive recognition.

Openly discuss desired areas for development. Sincerely apologize for any mistakes that may have made in the past and commit to improve.

Solicit ideas for the future.
Ask for specific suggestions that can help ensure his improvement in
targeted areas for change as well as general suggestions that can help
you on your journey to become a more effective leader.

Make realistic commitments. Avoid over-promising. Commit to listen to all ideas, consider every suggestion and make a ‘good faith’ effort to do the best you can to improve.

Ask for their continued support.
Let them know that you plan to follow-up and get ongoing ideas and
suggestions. Communicate that positive, lasting change is a process –
not a program.



After your initial response to feedback, follow-up with your
co-workers every couple of months or so. For example, if your area for
improvement is listening, just ask, “After receiving my 360º feedback,
I committed to becoming a better listener. Based upon my behavior over
the past two

months, can you please give me a couple of suggestions that might help me become a better listener over the next two months?"



Listen to their ideas. Thank them. Keep learning and following-up.
Our research is very compelling. Leaders that follow-this process can
greatly benefit from receiving 360º feedback.

So can you.



I would love to hear comments from any of our readers on your personal experience with 360º feedback

Reference:
http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/goldsmith/



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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Lunar Eclipse 2008 video



Today I observed the lunar eclipse, I think the first time. It was very clear and visible in Minnesota. See the pictures and the video of this amazing event. ....