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Articles by Dev Kumar
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Why do we have mirrors in Lifts?
There are different points of view offered by different folks about the origin of the idea of having mirrors inside elevators but on one thing they all have the same view - psychological and ergonomic factors rather than technological factors brought mirrors into elevators. One line of opinion says this business of mirrors in elevators first began in Japan where it helped to resolve an ergonomic problem for people in wheelchairs. As the elevators in those pre-World War II days were really small, it was pointed out that mirrors in these elevators helped the folks in wheelchairs to clearly see ...
Read MoreWhy do we get a mail first on our smartphone and then on a desktop?
There could be quite a few reasons for that and before looking at other reasons, it makes sense if we consider the fact that smartphones have been designed to work smartly, which also means their functionality has been optimized for computing on the go. Going a little deeper, the reason a mail comes faster on smartphones than on desktops could be because the smartphone has its map settings and location on while the received time is prolonged on a desktop because the email server might have been set in a manner that it checks mail every 10, 15, 20 minutes ...
Read MoreWhat is the best answer to the question about your biggest weakness?
When faced with this question, don't ever go on the defensive or offensive either. If you go on the defensive you'll get nervous and might end up spilling your biggest weakness in the stupidest manner. At the same time, if you go on the offensive and try to impress the interviewer that you simply don't have any weakness at all, you could end up convincing him that you actually have more weaknesses than most others.Keep CalmSo, how to get around this million dollar question? Relax, or at least do your best to relax. Try and figure out why the interviewer ...
Read MoreWhat do you mean by Winter Olympics? How are they different than the common Olympics?
Winter Olympics as the name suggests is the global sporting event where all the listed sports disciplines are played on snow and ice, unlike the summer Olympic Games which takes place in pleasant weather. The first ever Winter Olympics took place in 1924 in Chamonix, a small resort town in the Alpine region of south-eastern France.The games were held regularly with the Summer Olympics except for the brief interruption from 1940 to 1944 caused by the World War II. Thereafter, it continued to be held in the same four yearly sequences as the Summer Olympics till 1992 after which it ...
Read MoreWhat are the technologies an IT student should learn?
The IT industry is quite vast and evolving by leaps and bounds every year. There is no specific technology that you learn and start believing that your future is secured. You need to constantly move with the trend and it largely depends on your interest, in which area of IT, you want to excel like, software development, system administrator, database administrator (DBA), researcher, quality analyst (QA), web designer and web developer among others.The Whole Stream Is OpenA developer develops or builds systems and websites using computer programming languages and frameworks. You should be specializing in language or platform in which ...
Read MoreWhy are South Africans called 'Protease'?
Not all South Africans are called Proteas; it's just their national cricket team which is called by that alternate name. Protea is the name of a flower that has pink and yellow petals and it is the national flower of South Africa. It's a tradition in certain cricket playing countries to be called by names of some of their national symbols.Take the case of the South African rugby team - they are called Springboks after the spectacular antelope from the wilderness of this country, which is among the fastest land animals on earth and is known to leap up to ...
Read MoreWhy are TV serials called daily soaps?
The actual phrase used is daily soap opera and it all began in the early part of the last century when the radio was the only broadcasting media as TV had just been invented sometime in the 1920s and was still some time away from becoming a full-fledged media. So, it was the radio that was ruling the wavelengths just as TV does now. Radio stations were getting more and more creative with their presentations and programs but implementing them needed money that nobody was ready put unless there was some tangible ROI (Return on Investment).Condition of PromotionIn those days, ...
Read MoreWhat is ghostwriting and what are the job prospects if I embrace it as a career?
When you write for someone else who pays you just for your efforts and has claimed over the content you created as per your agreement with him, it is ghostwriting. In other words, it's like conceiving a surrogate baby whom you can't claim. However, you needn't get tensed about this aspect of ghostwriting because it is a vast niche today and there are scores of people all over the world who are doing it day in and out.Digital MarketingTake the case of the vast and fast-growing digital marketing industry. Depending on the size of their operations, these online businesses upload ...
Read MoreHow is technology affecting the lives of people with disabilities?
The impact of technology has been nothing short of phenomenal on the lives of people with disabilities. Nothing articulates this better than the statement by Mary Pat Radabaugh, Director of IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities - "For most people, technology makes things easier.Technology Makes Things PossibleFor people with disabilities, technology makes things possible." That's one of the most accurate observations on the matter and it is based on a whole list of examples that could be found across different parts of the world. In fact, there's a term that has been coined specifically for this kind of ...
Read MoreHow do you know when it's time to move on from your current company?
It really depends on your comfort level at your place of work and that's as basic as it gets. The irony here is that you just can't afford to feel comfortable in any place of work for the simple reason that these places aren't designed for comfort. You have to operate like a special forces soldier in enemy territory, alert and alive to the slightest movement in your immediate vicinity or beyond.Find Your Comfort In DiscomfortAs they say in the special forces, you sleep with one eye open and your boots on and you will have to find your comfort ...
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