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Bill Gates : last day at Microsoft

Posted by jigneshdodiya on June 29th, 2008 filed in day2dAY






Bill Gates spent his last day at Microsoft Friday, bidding a teary goodbye to the company he built into a global software colossus.

The Microsoft co-founder, 52, known for his boyish face and nerdy manner, will now focus on running the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at fighting disease, reducing poverty, and improving education around the world.

“My life’s work really is about software and working with incredible people,” Gates told more than 800 Microsoft employees picked by lottery to attend his onstage farewell chat with chief executive Steve Ballmer at the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington.

“There won’t be a day in my life that I’m not thinking about Microsoft and the great things it’s doing and wanting to help.” Gates said with tears in his eyes.

“When we miss a big change, when we don’t get great people on it, that is the most dangerous thing for us,” Gates said. “It has happened many times. It’s OK, but the less the better.”

Gates, who will remain Microsoft’s chairman on a part-time basis, said he would still take on Microsoft projects picked by Ballmer and two other executives who have assumed most of his day-to-day tasks, Craig Mundie and Ray Ozzie.

“I do think with my not being here full time there is some opportunity that people will really step up. There’s somewhat of a vacuum created there,” he said. “I have got to get out of the way, and let that new thing step in there.”

When it came time for Ballmer to make his public farewell to Gates, he joked about the inevitable inadequacy of a thank-you gift, and presented him with a large scrapbook embossed with Gates’ signature. Then, the tears came.

“We’ve been given an enormous, enormous opportunity. And Bill gave us that opportunity,” Ballmer said, his face reddening. “I want to thank Bill for that.”

As the employees rose to their feet, Gates swiped at tears of his own.

More links on Bill Gates’s farewell

• Microsoft, then and Now. 
• The Exit Interview with Bill Gates.
• Bill Gates Wiki
• Before Microsoft(early Days)
• [Funny] Bill Gates is looking for a Job, fruitlessly.

My Salute to Bill Gates ….. Jignesh Dodiya 

Adobe MAX 2008/2009

Posted by jigneshdodiya on June 28th, 2008 filed in Flash, Flex




ADOBE MAX is an experience unlike any other — an opportunity to connect with thousands of designers, developers, partners, executives, and Adobe staff for education, inspiration, and community.

MAX 2008/2009 will be held in San Francisco, Milan, and Tokyo. Be sure to mark your calendar for this important global event.

MAX 2008 North America
San Francisco, California — November 16 - 19, 2008

MAX 2008 Europe
Milan, Italy — December 1 - 4, 2008

MAX 2008 Japan
Tokyo, Japan — January, 2009

Click here for more info.

….. Jignesh Dodiya

meglobe.com - do realtime translated chat with your friend - a cross language IM

Posted by jigneshdodiya on June 28th, 2008 filed in Utilites




Meglobe is a free web based instant messenger that has incorporated real-time language translation technology into it’s service.

MeGlobe is here to diminish all language barriers. MeGlobe allows to chat with people who don’t even understand your language. How is it possible? you may ask. Well, it’s simple, you send a message, MeGlobe translates it in real time, and receiver receives your message in his own language. Cool isn’t it.

The best thing about this web based software is that, it lets the community to improve their translating algorithms. How? It’s again simple. Whenever you see some bug or discrepancy in the translation, you can edit it by clicking the square in the chat box. From the next time you won’t see the bug.

MeGlobe is a web based service, that means you don’t need to download any software. It works with almost any browser. Its great utility. Go there here.

….. Jignesh Dodiya