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It's always fantastic to get an opportunity to represent your country in another! So, when such an opportunity knocked my doors, I welcomed it with open arms!My contribution follows that of John Schwarz (Board Member - SAP AG) at around interval 1:30.This video was broacasted also on regional TV (Rhine Neckar Fernsehen). For high-res version, click here.PS: The idea to walk at that leisurely pace

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Phew! I can't believe it! I have taken such a long, long vacation from blogging - something I thought would never ever happen. Indeed, it did!It is definitely difficult to recap over 18 months of my life in a few words, so I think I would simply put down the key features (sounds so terribly official, but can't help it!):Work: going fine, changed my job within the company I am working in. Changed

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Yesterday evening and this morning saw me take two session on the best practices involved in SAP software deployment at our premier technical event. Apart from it being a great experience, I had a fantastic time presenting the software, a live demo, a demo video, answering questions and taking feedback from our customers who manage landscapes at big and small corporations alike.Mandalay Bay

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Catch me at SAP TechEd Las Vegas and Munich in October as I present NetWeaver SAPSetup - SAP's new installation tool that deploys most SAP front-end applications.My NetWeaver SAPSetup BLOG can be reached via my SDN profile:https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/u/251839950More blogs, hurray!

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Continued from: So you drive a lot, huh?There are some things that I do while traveling (especially driving) that are effective, and I wish to share these points with you -Drive at the optimal speed for your car: Every car is engineered to supply optimal efficiency at a particular range of speeds. Find it out, and use it to your benefit! Out here, most cars are tuned to perform their best at 110

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I love driving! Anybody who knows me will tell you that. Driving coupled with a love for traveling and photography is an enriching hobby. Yet, there is a problem, or a guilt-conscience if you will.How do I manage to get these thoughts in my mind, and all of a sudden?I really don't know, but in this case, a probable cause is definitely this:55555+ kms of travel in 15 months. Reason to celebrate?

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My employer hosted a Summer Party at Holiday Park in Hassloch (Germany) that lays claim to having the best roller coaster in Europe - one that even held the record in 2004 for being the fastest in the world. Being one that loves to try these things out, I had to subject this contraption to myself!"Expedition GeForce" as it's been called lived up to it's reputation of being a real thriller and

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2007 is meant to be a year of travels and visits (d'oh, I said the same every year for the last three years). One of the most exciting trips of my life has been that to Sued Tyrol in Northern Italy and to Rome in early May 2007.I don't want to spend too much time discussing it here, for I think I have a nice travelogue ready.(If you find it too verbose, just click the links and let the photos

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So, I just noted that I have been posting a lot of stuff with quite a lot of information. It's high time I posted something that should interest nobody -After the accident en-route Paris that featured a Renault smash itself into my car waiting at a traffic signal at a high speed, with me watch the inevitable happen in the rear-view mirror, I see that I have developed a sudden anxiety when cars

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Its been 4 years of living 200 kms away from Switzerland. It's been 4 years of traveling about almost everywhere, save for this place. Finally, having seen most of West Europe, I decide to explore the jewel sitting in my backyard during the Easter Weekend.I drive over to Lucerne... And experience some of the most spectacular sights I've ever seen...Photo taken at Mount Titlis, 10000 ft above Sea

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It was an enriching experience to meet software experts from around the world as well as professionals from Microsoft that make the company go round. Among these were members from the technical community - Codeguru - that I help moderate in addition to contributing technically.In this happy photo below, you see Codeguru MVPs that this event help bring together...Left to Right: John Cz, Bradley

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Speed of the build -I had to point out how Visual Studio eats up precious minutes of my life when I press F5 on an already built project going through all-dependent projects again, checking for changes to verify if they need to be built again! Surely, Visual Studio can make use of intelligent techniques where it is notified of source-code changes outside the editor! Proposed COM Component

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The MVP Summit also involved many good up-close sessions with the technical people from the Visuai Studio / Visual C++ team. This was Microsoft's way of getting feedback from people like me who are in close sync with the development community about pain points of the past, and features that newer versions of Visual Studio (Orcas, for now) will come up with.One of the most important aspects about

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The morning started with a speech by the Chairman of Microsoft.He spoke in length about the "Digital Age" and the opportunities it provides - often delving into topics such as developments in multi-core processing, and the evolution of technology that has made online video et al possible.Bill Gates captured in an animated momentWhat impresses me most about Bill Gates is his modest demeanor and

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It would not be fair to blame the jet lag for any amount of sleeplessness that I experience out here. The excitement and thrill in being part of such a wonderful international event is more likely to be at blame!Yesterday, eight of us MVPs who come from different parts of the world and knew about each other online - via Codeguru finally met in person. This is a wonderful feeling and always makes

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Rainy and Overcast - first things that came to my mind as I land in Seattle, Washington.The flight to Seattle was particularly weird. My American Airlines aircraft was at times withering like a leaf in a storm and at moments seem to be surfing (imaginary) waves with the skills of an experienced surf-boarder. As AA served neither breakfast nor snacks (those could be purchased if they hadn't been

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A literally translated dialogue from a popular Bollywood film goes this way - "My bad luck is simply too bad..." - and apply to me it truly did.As if all that had happened in the week that was wasn't enough, I was to suffer some more in the weekend. A Chinese friend and I decided on a last minute plan to visit Paris. Hotels were booked, and on Saturday, the 24th morning off we zoomed on our

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I did. Here and here are two samples.It is quite an impressive and simple tool for easy web-authoring. A try is recommended!www.googlepages.com(You will need to sign up for a new Google Account, if you don't already have one.)

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Continued from Part I...Having checked my luggage in for flight AI 131, I now waited patiently for the next 4 hours to pass. I was impressed that we boarded the flight on time! At exactly 12:25, all the passengers were in, and I was impressed! Things seemed to be working out, and I was eagerly awaiting the thrill I experience at takeoff time in every flight I take!However, the doors of the

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I like traveling by Air India. The food is usually good. On second thoughts, the first sentence may need a rethink given my experiences in this week!I was supposed to catch the Air India flight AI 127 leaving Bombay for Frankfurt (direct) scheduled for departure from Bombay at 08:05 am. In spite of the sleepless nights that I had endured, I managed to make it to the airport at the check-in

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The early morning flight from Bangalore did not mean that I could get sleep before my return flight to Frankfurt. We decided to wake up early the days after and on a Sunday visit the Siddhivinayaka Temple in Mumbai.I must say that the stall-keepers (hawkers, really) who provide flowers and take care of the chappals outside the temple are simply terrible. First off, they almost force the visitors

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On the 15th, I return home at midnight from the Wedding Party hosted by Swapna and Vijay at Bowring's Club. It was quite nice - food or drinks apart, I like parties when one gets to meet people with an interesting perspective.A good night's sleep was to be a distant dream. Not only had I to complete packing for my flight to Bombay, but the scheduled departure at 05:55 am meant that I had to leave

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No, I am not the one doing that. But, Pasu certainly is. For all the buzz one senses in the city, Bangalore is an active hub for those getting into new jobs and those that hire. Pasu who is one of the most networked people I know (there must be a legend of him hosting a USB port in his brain) left Software Development / Management for a recruitment company. An ambitious step that seems to be

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I am the last person on this planet (as of today) who likes early morning meetings arranged at places that are a good 1 hour of travel away. But, wedding chants are cited on auspicious times and not those convenient to sleepy geeks. Swapna's Muhurtha was scheduled for around 08:00 at Jaynagar (Bangalore). I am proud to say that I wasthere on time to witness the holy union of husband and wife. Te

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The Reception was nice. My friend Swapna Srinivasan looked pretty as usual, but this time stunning too! She probably would have woken up way too early in the morning to get ready for the ceremonies in the day time, and the reception in the evening. She looked stunning too, to say the least.As it is with receptions, one needs to wait in a long queue to meet the new couple only to get a minute with

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This time, I decided to pay a visit to my company's campus (if you noted the average age of people working in that, you'd even agree that the word is an aptly chosen one) in Bangalore. This is a new construction – about 3 years old and one that I have never visited since having left for Germany. My first impression was Wow! This was when I saw the exteriors and the reception. My second impression

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I met Swapna last evening. She gets married tomorrow, and this is the only time we manage to spend discussing the year that's been, people et al – at her residence, while she sits like a bride-to-be, waiting for the Mehendi to dry.I also got to meet her brother Kumar. Ditto for her mother who had prepared delicious Avlakki (also known as Poha / Powa in North India). It felt very nice meeting a

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I try making it a point to return to the city I started my career with – once upon a time, Bangalore was that fortunate quaint town blessed with great weather and a good life. Today, it is a citizen's nightmare. My flight landed in Bangalore on the 9th Feb 2007 – pretty uneventful save for an airhostess who giggled every time she saw me. She could not complete her safety instructions mime-routine

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Only one word to describe them – very fulfilling.We covered Udaipur, Jaipur, Delhi and the Taj. Do I need to say more?We also visited the majestic Kumbalgarh Forth and the pretty Amer Fort. We saw the Taj, and we consumed the Shahi Paneers.Hope to update my photo blog… Whenever that happens... In the meanwhile, let me share a photograph taken by my sister at Udaipur's City Lake...

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Two things terrible happened a day before I had to catch a flight to India. Strange as it may seem, but these are exactly the two worries that dominated my mind for no sound reason, weeks before my trip. Weirder still is the fact that these two unrelated events happened in a span of 1 hour. It was the last thing I wanted before an internation trip for 5 weeks! I entered my flight tired and

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Winter is a time of the year I always look forward to – this is the time when I make my annual trip to India. It is the time when I get to see loved ones and reach out to friends in the Indian Subcontinent! This winter is even more special… For the first time, I return home to see my sister working full time, fully independent! It is also special because a trip to North India – Rajasthan, Delhi

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Lynne and Henning have returned from vacations a day back and have invited some friends over to New Year's Eve celebrations with them. The deal was that all participants bring something along – the inviting couple also took care of the drinks (that brings to my mind memories of a wonderful cocktail evening that their house-warming party was).I was busy all day long but managed to take along a

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A drive to Guido and Nathalie's at Stuttgart followed my visit to Bad Kreuznach. Some people may find it crazy that I did 400 kms of traveling on that day – but, believe me, driving is a stimulant.This time, I made it a point to reach Stuttgart on time, Guido Standard Time (GST) that is. The last time I reached there precisely on the dot as most Germans would expect me to, I had to see them

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25th December started with a drive (wow, what a way to start any day!) to Bad Kreuznach. This quaint little town used to be at its helm in the days when its saline baths were doing good business, and is now a pleasant, quite place that Hildegard lives in. Her home was very well appointed, and her liking for metal is visible in the choice of most artifacts, decorations and even lighting fixtures.I

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Frau Stuber invited me to an Apple-Pie at her place.Like always it was incredibly delicious and we spent a nice afternoon talking dime to a dozen alongwith Herr Stuber, her daughter Martina and her husband Thorsten.I wish them all great health and a merry time!

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I guess she would squirm at the thought of me calling her a visitor to Heidelberg... :)It was wonderful meeting Simone after a gap of almost 6 months. We spent the Saturday evening together catching up on all the lost time and philosophising on human tendencies, attitudes and ethics. Apart from all this talking, we also did some serious power-shopping for her. This is also when she conveyed the

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Reached home at around 03:00 am from the company Christmas Party that was. Being fundamentally nocturnal, I had to check my emails and respond to them before going to sleep!Why is this detail so important? It is because a few hours later I had to drive over to Ellerstadt where Fred lives to help him gather firewood for winter. This was a real first-time in my life that still makes me feel WOW!I

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This is one time of the year when people - young and old alike seem to feel incredibly positive and happy - at least in the Parties!SAP hosted one on Friday night - this time in SAP Arena again - a large stadium in Mannheim that belongs to the company. This party attended by about 4000 employees was great fun and the organizers really did put in a lot of effort into taking our feedback from last

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One of the highlights of my visit to Microsoft TechEd 2006 was my interaction with Technocrats - be it at the Ask the Experts (ATE) pavilion where I was invited as one, or outside it.In addition to meeting intelligent geeks that had challenging questions aplenty, I also got to meet and interact with two stalwarts in the Microsoft Visual Studio development team - namely, Steve Teixeira (Group

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Honestly speaking - at first, Sid attending Microsoft Tech Ed 2006 almost didn't happen!The story goes this way: having attended Microsoft TechEd 2005 at Amsterdam last year, the deal (in my company) was that this be the year when a ticket would be purchased and for another employee (actually, my boss... So, no scope for negotiations there).It was pretty clear since the beginning of 2006 that I

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Yes, you read it right - I am talking of Diwali, and in Deutschland!Before I continue, let me just ensure that you know what Diwali is! For one, it is the biggest and the happiest festival that is celebrated in all of India also called the "Festival of Lights". For another, it is one of those few festivals in the world that are celebrated by people of many religions. Yes, though the origins of

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Find me at the "Ask The Experts" pavilion!Looking forward to my first Microsoft Tech Ed experience as a MVP for Visual Studio / Visual C++... :-)

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Here is a new add...How to convert from std::string to CString?How to convert from CString to std::string?

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In the weekend that went, Le Thuy - a Vietnamese friend of mine tugged me along to a grill invite. I was more excited by the prospect of meeting some really interesting people than by the grill itself. Guess what? We made a group of five from five different countries - all with an experience of living a life outside one's own terra-firma - all with stories aplenty to tell.As a previous mentions

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An addition that panders to the photographer in me...Roses, Tulips and wild ones...

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...Are perhaps one of the few words in Spanish I know, thanks to Eva.She and Simone are having a blast of a time in sunny PA... Much as I dig not being there, I wish you both better luck with flights, trams and lots of fun... ;-)Germany is more fun when you are here. :-)

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My childhood friend Vinay got married this weekend. What a wonderful thing.Living in a foreign country comes with it share of pains - one of them being the inability to be physically present in days so important as these. My best wishes to you Prajakta and Vinay towards a long, happy, peaceful and blissful marital life.Much as I envy Sujit for being able to make it, I am very happy that at least

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Hope you enjoy the photos at: http://ilovemycam.blogspot.com/I'll keep updating it... You keep visiting it.Simple!

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Announcing the arrival of: http://cstrings.blogspot.com/More to follow...

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I've been a member of a popular programming bulletin board (online, of course) called Codeguru for some time now. It all started about 3 years back when I had some queries, and posted them here. As time passed, I became a contributor of solutions too, and in general - started enjoying this community. Eventually, I got recognized by Microsoft and some doors opened.It does seem that lady luck was

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So... I wonder - what makes me start Blogging?Is it just to experiment with what seems to be a new idea? Is it simply to "experience the pleasure of Blogging" as many put it? Is it with the intention of making my thoughts and opinions reach people? Is it one way to spend free time in what seems to be a meaningful activity?Perhaps, it is all this and a lot more...I will compose side-by-side

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