Trichy Personal Finance: Set Financial Goals

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In the back of your mind, you know you'd like to retire, save some money for your kids' educations, go on a vacation or two and do a few other things. But writing these plans down can help give clarity to those goals. Keep these goals handy, so when you're tempted to spend, you can decide if it's really worth the trade-off.

The financial goals might be:
College studies for children
Marriage arrangement for children
House or Land Buying
When to retire
Medical Expenses for you and spouse
Buying a movable or immovable property
Starting a small businessetc.,

Be sure to list down your financial goals and stick to it.

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Source: Trichy Money

Personal Finance: Control your expenses

There are various ways you can save and increase your personal cash flow.
Controlling your expenses is one way of increasing your earnings.

Maybe you can't control your spending when you walk into an electronics store - or maybe you always have to have an extra pair of shoes and get tempted to buy the extra pair of shoes, even though you have three pairs already. It is all about controlling your senses, documentation and clarity in thought.

If we have sat down and calculated in our excel sheets about how much money is coming in and how much money is going out and what is the cash flow and what is my earning potential, then we won't do the mistake of buying something which is not needed or which is not affordable, considering the money we have in hand.

Source: Trichy Money

Personal Finance: Emergency funds for your financial stability

Always be sure to make and keep an emergency fund of Three Month Salary in a safe savings account. This money has to be reachable and we should be able to take it out anytime you want.

If the emergency fund is not a three month salary, at least you should have the expenses needed for three months and to support the family and the money to pay your credit cards in this period of time.

If you don't have emergency funds, your credit cards will suffer and it will lead to severe credit card debts.

If you are a family man, with your non-earning wife and dependant child/children, then definitely emergency fund is needed.

Source: Trichy Money

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Trichy New Year Resolutions 2007

INVESTING, SAVING, FINANCE, BUDGET, FITNESS, HEALTH, HELP OTHERS, BE GOOD TO EVERYONE, KEEP SMILING...

New Year Resolutions are very easy to list, but it is very difficult to follow them.
Here are some New Year Resolutions I am thinking - I am not sure I will follow, but I wanted to write this:

1. Fitness: Keep yourself healthy. Read all the nutrition facts before you eat anything. Keep your diet carefully - Watch what you are eating daily. Avoid fried items, but have the boiled items. Eat fresh food and avoid frozen food. Avoid Trans fats. If you are eating more, work it out and burn your carbohydrates. Beware of fatty items. Keep yourself active and have physical activity.

2. Start Saving: Start your savings, if you are not doing it already. Start Savings Early. Make your savings automatic. Let the money get transferred to savings and investment accounts. Keep some money aside anytime you get an income. Utilize the retirement accounts like Provident Fund in India or 401K in USA.

Plan yourself where you are going financially in life. Set financial goals and plan clear action items to achieve the financial goals.

Financial Stability is as important as your health!!

3. Keep Smiling: Whatever happens, keep your mind stable. Be positive and keep smiling. Smile is a big jewel for everyone. Being positive and smile will make you a very attractive person to everyone.

4. Be Good To Others: Help others. After doing your work, keep helping others.

5. DO YOUR WORK as it is mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita - There won't be any problem in life!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all "MADE IN TRICHY" Trichy Times visitors. Thanks for all your support so far and in future.

We wish you all success in your job and high time profit in your business.

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Some Trichy Real Estate Contact Details

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Trichy Real Estate Agents

Baba Nagar
Phone: 0452-2568666, 98432-56866

City Constructions
19/A-1, Gokhale Road, Chinna Chokkikulam, Trichy - 625002.
Phone: 0452-2537280, 98430-51995

Kalaivaani Nagar
Phone: 0452-23105258, 98430-65600

KASS Valar Nagar
Phone: 98421-77177/77732

New Kurinji Housing
#16, Corporation Complex, Panagal Road, Trichy - 625020.
Phone: 0452-2526231, 2536313, 98430-99409, 98431-02684

Source: Trichy Money

Key Investment Ideas for middle class folks

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Well, this is year end and we are in December, which happens to be the last month of the year. After this month, we have a fresh new year and new month of the new year starting.

We can do lot of things, before we start the new year. I would mostly talk about better investing here...Some key points to remember while you invest are -

(i) If you are young, single and started earning, that is the best! You can do wonders in your finance side.

(ii) First priority is to close or reduce all your debts. If you have increased your credit card bills, just try to close them as soon as possible. It is waste to pay interest for credit cards. Try to avoid them.

(iii) If you are an important person in the family and an indispensable bread-winner, be sure to have an insurance. It is the important stuff. Many ignore this, but it is highly important.

(iv) Couple of options for investing -

(a) Mutual Funds
(b) NSC, KVP and other post office schemes and small savings schemes
(c) LIC insurances such as Jeevan Shree, Jeevan Anand etc.,
(d) Real Estate
(e) Stocks and Shares
(f) Provident Fund
(g) Little Donations!!

HAPPY INVESTING and BECOMING WEALTHY!!

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Source: Trichy Money

How to become RICH and build wealth!!!

All about investment, financial planning, mutual funds, stocks, shares

Contrary to popular belief, building wealth doesn't necessarily require a large inheritance or an unexpected windfall. What it takes is planning, perseverance and good investing habits. The following time-tested financial plan strategies may help put you on the road to building your own wealth.

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Have a financial goal
Spend time planning your financial future and know what you're working towards. Set clearly defined weekly, monthly, yearly and lifelong goals. Whether it's owning your own home or early retirement, you have to know where you're going if you want to get there.

Evaluate your financial goals regularly
While establishing your goals is an important step, regular evaluation of them is also critical. Just as your life changes over time, so too will your goals and objectives. Marriage, the birth of a child or even a job change are just a few of the events that may require you to revisit your goals and the investment strategies that may help you achieve them.

Spend less than you earn
Living below your means is one sure way to have the money you need to save and invest. Get into the habit of spending less than you earn and paying yourself first through a systematic investment plan. This way the money is invested before you have a chance to spend it.

Minimize your debt
Every dollar you spend paying interest on debt is money lost. Even a 10% return on investments isn't going to amount to much if you are paying 18% in interest charges. Instead, consolidate any debt you have to one credit card. By setting a target date and establishing a regular payment amount, you can reduce your debt and eliminate unnecessary interest expenses.

Invest early, wisely, often and as much as you can afford
Even a small amount of money invested wisely has the potential to grow into a big return over time. This is because investing early allows you to take advantage of the power of compounding gains.

Seek out the professional guidance you need
Developing and maintaining an efficient investment strategy takes time, knowledge and resources — a combination that is not easy to come by. Your financial advisor is there to provide the professional, objective guidance you need to create a plan that addresses your investment needs and can be changed as your life does. Taking advantage of this expertise is a critical step in helping you realize your goals.

Source: Trichy Money

Trichy Women in Trading these days...

Trading in shares is not any more a male bastion. Every one is aware of the change taking place in the metros. What is revealing is the increasing participation by women even in non-metros too, such as Trichy and other towns in south such as Dindugul where Ms Selvi Raman, at 47, is in the trading activity for the last three years in the company of her friends in the Ladies Club there.

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Special question bank for X, XII students - Inefficient Education System!!?

After reading the news article from The Hindu,

I could not stop thinking - what an ineffective education system, we have back home!!
Already the books are being memorized by the students, and now the government or the education board comes up with the question bank.

Question bank is a set of questions prepared by the board of teachers. These questions are likely to be asked in the Board exams.

How is the memorizing studies going to help the students in their life ahead!? I don't see any value addition, by providing question banks!!

Students should be encouraged for thinking independently and living their life by themselves as fast as possible!

Trichy Photo Essay by Kavi Musings

As I was always homesick about Trichy and my longing towards Trichy is increasing to the heights, I happenned to see an essay just posted by Mr.Kavi.

I felt that I myself visited Trichy once!!

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Can we ever create a Silicon Valley in India?

Can we ever create a Silicon Valley in India? - An article by Chandu Thota!

Before you start reading this, I recommend you read Paul Graham's "Why Startups Condense in America" because I keep referring to it in this post.

So, can we ever have a Silicon Valley in India? As Paul says, to create startups the basic ingredients that you need are nerds and rich people. I've been to both Bangalore and Hyderabad - both have great schools (granted Bangalore has IISc and that's one of a kind on the planet so it has an edge over Hyderabad - but this is not about Hyderabad vs. Bangalore) and both have rich people from the IT boom in India - so is that enough to create a right mix to start startups? No, not quite.

Read more here...

Calling India from America

I remember those days, when we have to run to an indian store or a calling card shop for buying a calling card, in order for me to call India. There were many calling cards who have so many loop holes and hidden costs to loot money from the consumers.

Now, it is slowly becoming standardized...
Reliance came up with Reliance India Call - relianceindiacall.com
Tata has come up with Reliable Calling - reliablecalling.com

Now, Airtel has come up with Airtel Call Home - airtelcallhome.com.

Now that there is a healthy competition starting up, we consumers can benefit!!!

Goldman Sachs chalks up record profits in 2006

The New York-based investment banking company that made the financial arrangements for privatizing the Indiana Toll Road had an exceptional financial year in 2006.

In fact, The New York Times reports that Goldman Sachs did so well, each of its 26,000 employees will end the year with an average of $622,000 in salary and bonuses.

It looks as though Goldman Sachs can afford to be generous – its profits increased to around $9.5 billion this year, up 70 percent from 2005.

Source: Landline magazine

Source: Trichy Money

Locate Trichy in the world!

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Some important phone numbers in trichy

Some Important Phone Numbers in Trichy:

The Commissioner
Trichy Corporation,
Aringar Anna Maligai,Outpost,
Tallakulam,Trichy,
TamilNadu ,India - 625 002.

Phone No : Off : 91-0452-2531116
91-0452-2538080
Res : 91-0452-2530566
Fax : 91-0452-2530965

E-Mail : mducorp@yahoo.com



1. Corporation Office 530521 - 530526 -
2. H.W.Mayor 2583008(Camp Office) 2530433(Office) 94439 11234
3 Deputy Mayor 2530398 94439 13456 2335527
4 Commissioner 2531116,2530965(Fax),2538080(Cell), 2530566 (Camp Office) 94437 08066 2539657
5 Deputy Commissioner 2530186 94437 39500
6 Superintending Engineer 2531385 94437 39526 2531345
7 City Health Officer 2531304 94437 39501 2521445
8 Asst. Health Officer 94437 39513
9 Executive Engineer (N&E) 94437 39507
10 Executive Engineer (S&W) 94437 39517
11 Executive Engineer (JNNURM) 94437 39508
12 City Town Planning Officer 2531140 94437 39512
13 Chief Education Officer 94437 39514
14 Asst. Commissioner (South) 2323270 94437 39504
15 Asst. Commissioner (West) 2302431, 2300391 94437 39503 2521880
16 Asst. Commissioner (North) 2536048 94437 39505 2523780
17 Asst. Commissioner (East) 2330067, 2321121 94437 39522 2386933
18 Asst. Commissioner (Accounts) 2530450 2538834
19 Asst. Commissioner (Personal) 94437 39503
19 Asst. Commissioner (Revenue) 2520698 94426 39597
20 Council Secretary 2530006 94437 39515
21 A.E.E. (Vaigai) 94437 39516 2537950
22 A.E.E. (E) 94437 39517
23 A.E.E. (S) 94437 39519
24 A.E.E. (W) 94437 39521
25 A.E.E. (N) WARD 1,2,12-21 94437 39521
26 A.E.E. (N) WARD 3-11 94437 39512
27 A.E.E. Street Light 94437 39523
28 P.A. to Mayor 94437 39510
29 P.A. Deputy Mayor 94437 39518
30 P.A. to Commissioner 94437 39509
31 Rani Mangammal Chatram Supdt. 2341280 94437 39520
32 P.R.O. 2538907 94437 39511 2521444
33 Judicial Officer 2524453
34 System Administrator (Computer) 94426 39599

Source: Trichy Corporation!

Joy alukkas Jewellery Showroom in Trichy

If you are watching various news media, there is a new jewellery showroom being opened in Trichy. - Joy Alukkas (Joyalukkas)

What is special about the Joy alukkas!?
They have showrooms already in Dubai, London, Cochin etc., They are well established already with many wings.

Now, Joyalukkas is opening a showroom in Trichy.

There is already a healthy competition up and going in Trichy, in terms of jewellery market. Thangamayil jewellery, M S Tharam and many other jewellery shops etc., are doing great already in Trichy. Now, the fun is - how are the other competitors going to handle this competitive situation...?

Basically, the advantage is the consumers will be benefitted from it for sure!!!

Change in Trichy Temple timings

The Trichy Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple timings have changed.
Please check the same in The Hindu

Tamil Nadu CM Dr. Kalaignar Karunanidhi in Trichy tomorrow

The Trichy city is being made up neat to welcome the Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi, who is coming on Friday to receive an honorary D. Litt. degree from Trichy Kamaraj University.

This doctorate in literature is being given to our chief minister for his contributions to tamil nadu and tamil language.

Bank of Trichy - part of ICICI

A very interesting story about Trichy bank...

Of the 4,000 employees of the Trichy Bank, only 350 were retained after its merger with ICICI and the remaining were forced to retire.

and the story continues in Business Standard Newspaper

Good News for Trichy - Funds for development work

Chennai city would get Rs 360 crore and Trichy Rs 60 crore for developmental works under the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Reconstruction Programme (JNURP), a top official said here.

Read more in Chennai Online

Right time to invest in industrial ventures: Health Minister

Tamil Nadu Health minister K K S S R Ramachandran on Friday, said it was right time for the industrialists to take up new ventures in the State.

Government is interested in spreading the industrial development to cities like Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Trichy and Coimbatore where the cost of living was cheap, life more peaceful and cost of labour, land etc was much cheaper, compared to bigger cities.

Read more in the hindu

Trichy born woman becomes BBC temporary head

An NRI doctor born in Tamil Nadu’s cultural capital of Trichy is set to become the head of the BBC and arbiter of 21st-century Britain’s broadcasting culture, even if by default and solely in a caretaker capacity.

Read more in the Indian Pad

Trichy industrial development efforts!

Bid to invite new investments for southern region

A first-of-its-kind expo, Southern Prosperity through Enhanced Economic Development (SPEED) 2006, is to be held here from December 1 to 3 to showcase the immense potential available in the southern districts for industrial investment.

Read more in The Hindu

RR Industries to set-up IT SEZ in Trichy

Trichy News : RR Industries to set-up IT SEZ in Trichy

RR Industries, which is into the business of infrastructure facilities on long-term lease to IT companies, is setting-up an IT SEZ in Trichy. According to sources, the IT Park would be part of an integrated township. The project, planned over 400-acre area in Trichy would be an integrated township around an IT park complex, is being set up at a total investment of Rs 4500 crores. The work on the project is to begin in mid-December. Earlier this month, the company had said it was foraying into Tier-1 and Tier-2 towns in Tamil Nadu.

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Trichy Money Saving Tips for everyone - 1

Money saving tips for everyone - 1

Make sure your office and home/apartment is nearby.
Office should not be more than 10 minutes drive. This will help in couple of ways.

Time - You can save lot of time, if you reduce the commute time. People travel by train or by bus or by their own car or motorbike.
People commute from 10 minutes to 30 minutes to 1 hour and some people even 1.5 hours. Look for an apartment near the office. Do not live far away from office.

For any home need or personal work in home, you can manage by being close to the home and office. Lot of things could be managed, even if you are in office.
You can drive to home and achieve it.

Money - You could lot of money - commute cost - could be gas/petrol/diesel price. Or it could be the bus/train fares.

Source: Trichy Money

Trichy Money Advise

This quote is teaching lot of lessons -

The amount of money you have has got nothing to do with what you earn... People earning a million dollars a year can have no money and... People earning $35,000 a year can be quite well off. It's not what you earn, it's what you spend (save.)"

Paul Clitheroe

Source: Trichy Money

Tenders for developing IT parks to be issued soon

Tenders for developing IT parks to be issued soon

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South Tamil Nadu - an investment hotspot - includes Trichy

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Bad comments on Trichy

There are more and more travellers writing bad about Trichy.
It is not their fault, but of Trichy's!

If a government official sees this blog, please do the needful!

Check out the comments by Eliza(A Very Dirty City) - here

First Woman Trichy Mayor!!

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Trichy Health - Tips for healthy life

Health is Wealth!! You will have to definitely agree to this statement.

If you are able to live healthy, you don't visit the hospital very often, throughout your life, which means lot of money saved. Moreover, without having any health troubles, you work effectively. Agreed!?

Let us take a look at some points to be followed for good health -
(i) Know your numbers - weight, height, HDL and LDL cholestrol levels
(ii) Know what you eat - read the nutrition facts in every product you buy and eat. Did you know Rice is really waste food, in terms of nutrition? Well, if you don't know this - please read the nutrition facts.
(iii) Do your exercise every day. If not, atleast three days a week in GYM. In fact, you don't need to go to GYM, you can go for walking.
(iv) Eat only healthy foods - wheat, fibre, vegetables, fruits, fish, egg and all protein related foods.
(v) Sleep atleast for 6-7 hours daily.
(vi) Have 2-3 hours before you to sleep.

More to come on Trichy Health section.

Trichy Fast Foods and Trichy Hotels/ Trichy Restaurants

Trichy has a huge potential for hotel and restaurant business. Especially fastfood business should go very well.

Trichy Pizza has not reached much, but it definitely is a good business, if you make it as Trichy Biriyani Business. Business model can be prepared very well, by making biriyani to be delivered in a specific time only. We can make it really professional, as we have any Domino's Pizza or Pizza Hut or any similar brands.

But definitely the business has to be structured, planned very well, before execution. The main thing would be the taste of Biriyani as well. If we make sure we have a good chef/master to do this, we are better off.

Think about it guys...If you are away from Trichy - you can have someone work on it in Trichy to execute and make your dream possible!!

Realize the potential of Return of Investment in Trichy!!

Power Soaps Company: RKN brand!

This is not an advertisement for RKN - Power Soaps, but just opinion about a home grown industry.

You might have noticed many target advertisements in appropriate TV channels(eg: SUN TV) for Power Soaps, a bit heavily. They are trying to reach a huge untapped, middle class and lower middle class families' household. Well, All the Best to them.

You can check out their huge range of products - Power Soap - Detergent, Skin Care, Hair Care in their website - powersoaps.com

They have a branch in Kodai Road as well! That is why this article is here in made in trichy.

While many MNCs are doing great in our country, these kind of our entrepreuners has to be appreciated.

Trichy Tea Shop - Comparing Coimbatore

When Coimbatore is working hard, Trichy sits idle. Please don't be offended by the sentence above.

Coimbatore has huge set of industries. They work very hard. They are early to bed and rise early. Huge set of buildings, huge set of industries, huge set of schools and colleges. Coimbatore is also a tier II city, while Trichy is also one.

In Trichy tea shop, two (shop customers)guys will be having tea in the night 3 AM, sitting on the tea shop bench and discussing whether there will be vadai or bajji in the early morning.

While Coimbatore folks will be getting ready for work!
No offense to our Trichy folks, but I want this to change...

All we are concerned is - This situation should change. People should work. Those daytime banyan tree sitting folks has to go to work or do some useful things. Those going for a movie at 11:00 AM in the morning to the theatre has to change and go to work or do useful things. Those tea shop sitting folks has to go to work!

Everyone works for themselves, things will change - Family will get better. Microecomonics will flourish. If families grow and flourish financially, city grows, state grows, country flourishes economically - Macroeconomics.

Trichy Dirty Politics

Recently we had elections in Trichy for Trichy Central constituency. As usual, there was competition between two huge parties. Well, that is good. Competition is good. Please go ahead...

But, when campaigning, things has to be fair right?! Looks like people living in the constituency received money and other gifts from the party folks. I am not sure, if the leaders of the party knew about this. But, still these kind of bribes to voters is still going on.

Moreover, this is not from just one party. It is given by most of the parties contesting.

Will this situation change? Who will change this? Will people reject the offer from the politicians? Or will politicians and supporting people stop doing this and make the elections fair?!

The above article is my personal opinion...

Will Trichy improve?!

Image Courtesy: Dinamalar.com
Thanks to Dinamalar for the photo. I had to take this photo from Dinamalar and write this article, because I don't have a way to refer to this article.

Trichy's youth time, energy is getting wasted in Rasigar mandram activities and praying the actors and actresses. Doing pooja for the actors and actresses etc.,
The passion for these youths seems to be for actors, cinema etc., only and not for achieving something huge in life!

The passion in life seems not to be about doing something different in life, not starting up something or not leaving a different Trichy for the following generation!

Always Trichy is going to be Trichy and never going to become New Trichy, if we keep hearing these kinds of news about TRICHY!!

I am feeling ashamed of it. I want to hear news about Trichy like somebody from Trichy had started an industry, which is going to give job for huge number of civilians of Trichy and not the news about Jin abishekam for Actors!

Will that happen someday??

Trichy Family: Accept what she is!

Are you recently married OR you are about to get married?!
Here are some tips for your happy married life:

Experienced people - please ignore this artile...

(i) Accept what she is. Whatever she is accept her! She might be immature, she might not want to discuss on things, whatever may be the case - just accept her!

(ii) Most of the times, say YES to her.

(iii) First year of your marriage might be disturbed for finance. but next year you will have troubles in the marriage - difference of opinions, ego issues, focussing on bad points only!

(iv) Listen to her carefully, whatever important you are doing. Or else just say YES to her, to whatever she says, which will signify that you are listening.

(v) Never ever say bad things about your in-laws at any point of time. Be diplomatic and formal in that case!

More coming sooon. If you have any comments, please comment below.

Trichy Thinking: Best place to think!

These days, I am noting down, where/when am I getting the best ideas for all of my activities. You know where/when?

It is my home Bathroom/Restroom. Please note - it is not other people's bathroom. It is my bathroom. This is a very private place, where even my wife cannot get in into my personal space. It is very private. Nobody can get into your personal space!

I have got solutions to many of my problem, when I am under the shower. Most of the time, while I am in restroom, I think about the problem seriously, but when I am under the shower, I have seen my mind so clear and thinking goes very casually and goes highly logical.

Believe me, my thinking under the shower, does not become emotional, instead it is highly practical, rational and logical. I believe, it should be true for most of you all.

Overall, I think if you are stressed out, you can do two things - (i) sleep off. If you are not able to sleep, then go ahead and sit on the restroom. If that does not help, then take a hot/warm shower. Your mind will become very clear, and you will be out with the solution.

List of Software Products from Customer Satisfied Technologies

Following are the list of products of Customer Satisfied Technologies -

AccountsMAC is a small business accounting software for managing the accounts receivables, accounts payable, invoices, vendors, customers, assets, liabilities and anything pertinent to money for a company. The product has excellent features of reporting, which includes any number of printable customizable reports - for example Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, List of CUstomers, List of Customer Due payment, List of outstanding payments to be made to the vendors etc.,

SurveyMAC
Designed specially for small to medium businesses, SurveyMAC is different from all its competitors. Customer Satisfied Technologies focussed on speed and user friendliness when designing SurveyMAC.

As small to medium businesses do not have enough time, money or resources to create a
survey, they often need managed solutions that can perform the task for them. SurveyMAC is a survey management system that makes life easier for small to medium businesses that need to quickly evaluate their existing customers and better understand their behaviour.

Using SurveyMAC, a user can create a professional looking survey in no time. The Designer module in SurveyMAC makes it easy to create a simple invitation and deploy a survey by selecting question types as required.

Analysing the survey after receiving responses is even easier. The Analyser module in
SurveyMAC makes it easy to evaluate survey responses at respondent level and question level as required.

SupportMAC is a Support Management Software usually used by HelpDesk and Support Staff - exclusively designed to fit the needs of small business. When the support staff interacts with the issues and concerns of the customer, this software helps manage the issues of the customer. Support staff can open, list, change statuses, assign, close issues and most importantly print reports for reporting to the client or to the management.

ContactMAC is a Contact Management Software used by HelpDesk, Support Staff, Receptionist, Marketing team and anybody who interacts with the customer heavily. ContactMAC product provides the complete details of Contacts - which might include contact details of Customers, Vendors, Prospects, Employees, Partners etc., This will help in sales, marketing, advertising processes of any small business.

ChatMAC is a peculiar software product on demand for most of the small business website owners. Here is how the software works - When a visitor opens a company website, the sales/support staff will have a admin user interface to monitor the user traffic - who is coming, staying and who is going out. The sales/support staff will have the ability to chat with the visitor by prompting a chat window to the website
visitor. Sales person can continue chatting about the products and pitch sales and atlast get/give contact details for making the website visitor as a lead for any upcoming sales. Basically a Business Chat program inbuilt with the website.

Contact us at sales@customersatisfied.com

Hardships while building a company

Hardships while building a company

There are lots of hardships, while you are on the process of building the company for
yourself. Let us take up one hardship aspect from that for now.

Ego - If you want to reach the top, you should not have super ego. You should not react to situations. You should always try to be proactive. Do not put your ego before you talk. Set aside your ego away and talk and behave as a simple person in any situation. Do you work and help others as well. Do not think that it is my work and I will do. This is your work and you should do etc., If you have completed your work - you need to help others. Because it is all team work. We all should work together.

Be an example to the whole team for being a driver to all the things and exemplify your role with team work starred on it.

Think that you have a long way to go to build a conglomerate of businesses. Do not get stuck with a simple problem in one business. It is trivial buddy. So keep moving and do not get stuck to some ego issues. You have a long way to build the conglomerate of businesses.

Small Business Accounting Software

Small Business Accounting Software

Any company which is of size 1 to infinity, decides on using the technology to manage the accounts, at some point of time either present, future or past. So far, they would have been managing the accounts using the paper and ledgers and doing everything manually. First time they think of computers to be used for their business would be for managing their accounts.

That is where Business Accounting and Finance Software comes into picture.
We have huge set of business accounting softwares available in the global market all over the world. In fact we have listed few of them here in the publication sometime back - Click here to view the small list

We in Customer Satisfied Technologies wanted to introduce you to the small business accounting software, we have produced -
accountsmac (shortly accountsmac.com). We have other products like SurveyMAC(Survey Management Software) and Support Management Software(HelpDesk - SupportMAC). Check it out in our website http://www.customersatisfied.com

Well, we will be talking more about AccountsMAC here in this article.

As a first advantage, you will have the cost benefit. You don't have to pay hefty amounts for the software. We work on a subscription basis. You can pay monthly a very minimal amount for using our software. Well, again - there is no compulsion on the software to be bought as subscription. If you wish, you can buy the software accountsmac for a minimal total amount as well. Basically, we provide the flexibility on buying the software.

In our next article, we will discuss about the exhaustive features of AccountsMAC.

Happy Diwali to all Trichy Times Visitors

Tally, India's best Small Business Accounting Software and Finance Software

Tally, India's best Small Business Accounting Software and Finance Software

Here is the Tally Solutions history -

Tally’s software business was set up in 1986 by Late Shri S S Goenka, who was the founder of the company Peutronics Pvt. Ltd. He mentored his son Bharat in creating software that would handle the financial accounts for his business. Determined to discover a way to simplify business accounting software, Bharat spent months, researching and developing path-breaking technologies, to achieve his goal. His success lead to the development of the commercial product and Peutronics Pvt. Ltd., was changed to Tally Solutions – a company that would go on to set new standards of excellence in business accounting, as India’s number 1 accounting software developer.

Not content to rest on his laurels, Bharat Goenka, a technical prodigy and a brilliant business man, continues to ensure that Tally keeps pace with new technologies that can be incorporated in our products.

This above content was extracted from TallySolutions.com.

See also, http://www.customersatisfied.com, who are getting http://www.accountsmac.com to the market. You can get CHEAP AND BEST ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE, with FREE INSTALLATION, FREE DEMO AND FREE TRAINING.

Partnership

Partnership

Partnership is a relation which is peculiar and if you will feel a different experience, if you are doing it for the first time. You will have to adjust on many things, in order for you to have the business running. If there are some differences in opinions and ideas, there needs to be adjustments in many places.

If you have the same wavelength, then you must be fine. But when you think the other person's stuff is stupidity and if you are not able to convey it properly to him, you screw the partnership.

You might think that partnership is good, when you work like friends. No conflicts and adjust on things - as if you are arranging for a birthday event, working with other friends.

Patience is very important in all aspects. In some cases, you cannot blow up the
relationship. Because the other person might be very important for the business, in some cases later.

So practice the following:
1) You should set your mind that when you are into partnership - you will have some
disturbances then and there.
2) Be friendly
3) At the same time professional in all the matters you discuss.
4) Be Patient
5) Learn to adjust and accept ideas.
6) Any action should do justice to all of the members of the organization.
7) Just do your duty - God is there to see to the results. He knows what to give for what

you have done on the job!! Do not think of the results - Just do your duty!!

Remembering Trichy - Yen Sontha ooru - Vadivelkarai!!

Remembering Trichy - Yen Sontha ooru - Vadivelkarai!!

Though I was born in Trichy, the place my father was born and the place where my
grandfather lived was Vadivelkarai, a small village just near Nagamalai Pudukkottai, like less than 10 Kms away from Central Trichy.

Just for reference sake, a nearby village is called Keezhakkuyilkudi.
Just in between these two villages - there is a temple called Karuppana saamy temple. This temple is surrounded by a lotus pond and a small mountain/hill.
The hill is called Samanar Malai(Samanar's hill). I have noticed steps carved for the visitors to climb up the mountain. When you go really up, you can see statues carved out of the mountains for the buddha and mahavira's. Looks like many saints and artists do their work or meditation in this mountain. In the back of the mountain you can see an archaelogically safeguarded cave kind of a thing, in which you can rest in peace.

The pond which has lotus flowers looks beautiful. You can find people taking bath in four entries to the pond. It is even said that there is a crocodile inside this pond. Well, I have not seen one, but I have seen lots of fishes. In winter, we can see lot of water. In summer, the water gets reduced.

I used to visit this village very often, from my school days. I always loved this place, because it is a village and life is very simple. I have felt the difference even in those days - about city and village. A complex to simple life - just with Trichy and Vadivelkarai!! I have felt more happiness in a village, rather than Trichy city.

My grandfather passed away, but he is still lived by his wife - my grandmother. We still have a small house in the village.

If you are a visitor or tourist of Trichy, if you get a chance, please visit this place - If you are in Trichy - you can go to this village from any busstand. There is a direct bus from Trichy Periyar Central Busstand, but you have to take two buses from other busstands.

DMK won in Trichy Central, to fillup the place of PTR

The DMK won again after assuming power in May, winning the first bypoll to the state assembly by an impressive difference of over 30,000 votes when its nominee Ghouse Basha has won AIADMK candidate Rajan Chellappa to retain the Trichy Central assembly seat.

Read more here...

tamil remix rap album

I wanted to see Tamil Albums like this become very popular.
Please take a look at this tamil remix rap album and please forward it to your friends...

Watch the video here

Features of a startup Entrepreuner

Features of a startup Entrepreneur:

1) lower my standard of living for a while trying to get my business off the ground
2) Don't hire initially, try to do everything yourself.
3) If you are unhappy about the job, switch to another job - just not a new business.
4) be prepared to pay bills for 3 years, without depending on the new business.
5) be a salesman yourself.
6) bounce back easily
7) networking with people
8) discuss with family and friends, before you start
9) hire an accountant for all specialities
10) Wonderful business plan, but risks might be there! Realize that!!

Find out what you are good at and also what you love to do!

In order for us to flourish in life, safe and be successful, we need to have lot of money. In order to achieve that, there are various things we might have to do.

But here are two important things, I could think of right now.

1) Find out what you are good at.
2) At the same time, find out what you love to do.

If you have a thing, which answers both the above parameters, then start doing that rigorously and make your work structured.

Add discipline, punctuality, planning into the work and I am sure you will be very successful and safe in life.

Tuticorin News

It is interesting to note that there is someone posting Exclusive Tuticorin news, while we blog for Trichy news.

Please check out http://tuticorinnews.blogspot.com

Sorry folks, I referred to a wrong website, when I posted the article initially. It was not tuticorin.blogspot.com, instead IT IS tuticorinnews.blogspot.com

Polling peaceful in Trichy Central by-election, 70 per cent turnout

Polling peaceful in Trichy Central by-election, 70 per cent turnout.

Check it out...

Trichy Wisdom: Do not be materialistic - to be happy!

Do not be materialistic - To be Happy!

this is something every saint has been telling, including Buddha, Jesus, Krishna -
everyone.

Main cause of any problem is due to attachment. Being materialistic is a subset of "being attached", because there will be more things involved when we say "being attached".

If we avoid being materialistic, we can be more happy in life, in a permanent manner!
It is very simply said, but not done!

It is again a choice of things. It is about a small decision you take in various
situations. When there is a time, when you have to decide which one you want - humman or a material. Choose human!

If some action is going to hurt a human or a material. Avoid hurting human.

As someone said it nicely - "If you want to be happy, love people and use things, instead of loving things and using people".

If we just follow this, we should be really happy in life!!

Happy being non-materialistic!!:-)

Trichy Wisdom: Giving back to the family and society

Giving back to the family and society

Every man should give back to the family and his society.
If your mother and father are suffering from some difficulty in their olden days and you don't help them or even care for it, you are eligible for a punishment. Yes, that is a SIN.

Even a single drop of tear from your mother's eyes will not let you live properly later in your life.

Whatever happens, do not leave your father and mother behind.
If you want to live happily and get moksha, it is good to have your parents happy as well!!

I think I have talked about giving back to society quite a bit and moreoever it will be covered in other articles later.

Coimbatore Tidel Park

Good News for Coimbatore: Coimbatore Tidel Park:



Note: I don't own this image - I received this image as a forwarded email!

Saraswathi Pooja Special

I received this image through my friend as a forward mail. This is a special for saraswathi pooja!!

Seyyum Thozhile Deivam!!

Remembering Trichy - Compound house

Today I live in one bed room house, which has a hall, bedroom, kitchen, dining hall, restroom, balcony etc., in a liesure manner. When I think back, when I was in school days...

We were a middle class family, living in a small house, which had one room and one kitchen. That belonged to a "compound house". The compound house has five such small "houses". we lived in one of them, which is in the end of the compound.

These kind of houses are of totally different kind. No privacy would be there. Whatever you do, neighbour knows. Even if we don't tell, the neighbour will ask about it. Any guests come, whole street and compound people will know.

I guess my parents might have given Rs.100 to Rs.250 as rent on those days!

When we get inside the home, the first small "space", not room - is the kitchen, where some cooking happens on the floor. we used to have food, by sitting on the floor, just near the stove. If we have made it to gas stove, then we are richest. If you had a kerosene stove, you are richer. if you have the mud stove, which burns with the woods, then you are OK and slightly poor.

Need to explain another space in the small house. This is used as a living room, study room, also bed room and everything is done here. We were three boys, no sisters and my father and mother. In fact, in that small space we had a cot as well. One of us sleep on the cot and all others will sleep on the floor with our legs under the cot!!

In fact, there was ONE common restroom for all the 5 houses(spaces) out there!

We are living a luxurious life today!! All this luxury is all given by my mother and father, by their lot of hard work and sweat! They have worked hard to give us good and quality education and quality food and knowledge!

thank you amma and appa!! I will owe you a lot anytime in my life! Naan ungallukku romba kadamappatturukkaen...

To be continued...

Violation of election norms in Trichy

Violation of norms by both the ruling DMK and the Opposition AIADMK during filing of nominations for the bye-election to the Trichy Central Assembly constituency has been reported to the Election Commission, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Naresh Gupta said on Monday.

Please read in The Hindu

A news about Fenner Trichy

A news about Fenner Trichy - please read here

Summary: Fenner is expanding to Uttaranchal as well, in addition to Chennai and Trichy plants.

Trichy Election News: Nomination Closed today

A total of 26 persons have filed their nominations for the October 11 bye-election to Tamil Nadu Assembly from Trichy Central Constituency as the nominations closed today.

Deputy Mayor of Trichy Corporation Gowz Batcha (DMK), Rajan Chellappa (AIADMK) and M R Panneerselvam (DMDK) are among those who have filed their nominations.

Trichy Central Constituency Bye-Election Update

Tamil Nadu - Trichy Central Constituency Election Update/Election News

This is a cover story from TamilanExpress and I found it very interesting, as a Trichy Machan. Election is definitely not a small deal guys!! This is a real soft-war between DMK and ADMK. Also, some important persons have to prove themselves in this show.

FYI, Tamilan Express is a branch of IndianExpress/Dinamani version.

Please read on - Tamilan Express.

Safe Retirement Hint!

In order to be safe in our retirement period and live cooly - it is better to have an income which is equivalent to the pre-retirement time. At the basic - 75% of the current income is a good amount for a retirement income every month. But, here is an advice from an expert in this field -

If you want a 90 percent chance of having adequate retirement income, you should save 26 percent of your income every year.

Source: Trichy Money

Clean and Green Trichy

Clean and Green Trichy is one of the key things which will facilitate our tourism. Again there are three tasks. Slight relation with KAIZEN. First - Clean the whole Trichy. Second - Maintain the clean and green trichy. Third - Bringing in new improvements and procedures(probably LAW) for proactively clean New Trichy, rather than reactive solution. Bring in the student population and use their time effectively, for cleaning whole of Trichy. If we have to take up the reactive solution, maintenance is going to be tough and costly. If we put the rules and laws across, then we don't need to spend time and money on maintenance. Give options for bigshots, businessmen for adopting certain areas for improvement. Calling 555 for cleaner Trichy enforcement force.

Individual Trichy's responsibility

If every citizen has the following idea in mind in order to take the responsibility, we have the synergy to accomplish the task. Feel that whole Trichy is one entity. It is all team work doing various tasks, but the goal is same. Every citizen should feel that first of all individual task has to be performed for individual improvement, next comes family, next comes his relatives improvement, next comes community, next comes the street improvement, next comes improvement of section of trichy, next comes whole city improvement. If everybody realizes this basic idea, we are on right track.

Trichy to New Trichy - High Level Action Items and Tasks

There are three main tasks to be carried out. One is solving the existing problems, next is improvement of the solved Trichy, next is taking Trichy to a world class place. Time period for creation of New Trichy will take a lifetime. Before 2030. This is going to be Vision 2030.

Unused potential productive population in any country

There are two categories of people who can be made productive in the society in order for our improvement in revenue for the city. They are: Majority of women and college students. In addition to this category, there are certain lazy category of men, who are not productive. Every person is responsible for the improvement of himself, his family and the society of Trichy and in turn for the country. While designing the improvement of industrialization, we should include a percentage of employees as the above category of people.

Trichy Agriculture

Since Agriculture is one of the prime activities, we got to make that as a business, which will be a win-win situation. First of all, the farmers have to be made self-sufficient, since they are the main building blocks of the agriculture business. If we are not able to provide a good lifestyle for a farmer, then the city is still backward.

Trichy into New Trichy

Solution is very simple, in order to make Trichy as New Trichy. Let me explain very clearly. As basic roots, every citizen of Trichy should get the basic things for life - Food, Shelter, Clothing. In order for everybody to get these basic things, they should have a job. Everybody should have a job. If everybody is given proper education and if we are able to bring literacy rate to 100% and sow the entrepreneural seeds, then industrialization and more business should happen in Trichy, which will lead to more jobs, and then eventually decent lifestyle for every citizen with 3 times food per day.

Trichy - Law and Order

Trichy Law and Order:

There should not be any rowdies. There are two problems here. One is corruption and another is not enough police force to control them. If we are able to make 1 police constable for 100 persons, we should be good. If there is any crime, increase the punishment and make it effective, without any exemption. Here if we handle corruption and increase punishment and increase the police force, then law and order will be under control. If we have to increase the police force, we have to have much finance to feed them. That actually comes from increase in entrepreneurship/industrialization of Trichy, which will provide more revenue inputs to the city.

Don't give birth - if you will not be able to afford!

Why would a family give birth to more than two children(at the minumum), when they will not be able to afford financially to bring up the family. It is really crazy. This happens mainly in third world countries only. Apparently it happens in Trichy too. The main reason for this problem is illiteracy. If the family head has some common sense, if not basic education, he should not give birth to children, whom he will not be able to take care. This is a shame of the family head. Do not give birth to children if you will not be able to afford to bring them up.

Angry Trichy Machan!!

Sathunavu thittam - free meals

Sathunavu thittam was one of the best schemes our past leaders have implemented. It has be commended very much. The reason is this particular scheme solves both literacy and also food issue. The reason poor people are not sending the children to school is that they don't have money for their food. So they send their children to work. In order to make the parents rethink about sending their children to school, Dr.MGR have put across this scheme, which gives the children food and also education. The solution is a very simple one, but it is just brilliant. Kudos to Dr.MGR.

Recently Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha came up with meals in temple - well, I am NOT completely FOR it! but there might be different perspectives to it, because some say - it is good. This might lead for unemployed and lazy youths to just stay lazy! We need to leave the people and youngsters to work hard for their food! We should not just provide food to people without work!!

There is no such thing as free meals in this world - This is what every country has to follow - Don't give free food, unless somebody is totally disabled!!

Remembering My Great Trichy - A special report from Trichy Machan! - Part I

Considering the fact that this article is a 400th article in Made in Trichy, I am writing this special article remembering trichy.

Dear Trichy,
I LOVE YOU my dear Trichy. I love you so much that no one can measure. I was born and did my schooling in Trichy. I just feel at home. No Hassles and No problem. Always had fun in Trichy. In fact some calm times are in Trichy only.

You are a perfect blend of rural emotions and urban facilities. People who live in Trichy enjoy both the advantages of rural and urban combinations. You can see whole lot of Rural floating population and also settled Urban population.

This article will manifest my love towards Trichy and also my dreams for Trichy.
I cannot make Trichy as New York, but I can make Trichy as another New Trichy, which is better than New York. This is my dream for my Trichy.

I want to call it "Pudhiya Trichy".
Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu kandaen.
Yen Pudhiya Trichy Uruvaaga Kanavu Kandaen...Naan..
Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen..

This is a song written by me. But this dream has to be made to reality. That is what I will work towards.

I want to bring everything world class in Trichy. You might think why should I work on Trichy to get things straightened. Yes. I am thinking globally, acting locally, which I think is a success formula. Seeing the changes I make in Trichy, that exemplify for other cities over the country.

The areas which we will have to concentrate on:
1. Education to reach all and walking towards 100% Literacy in Trichy.
2. Every citizen in Trichy should get full meals three times a day.
3. Employment for every citizen. Walking towards 100% employment in Trichy.
4. Sow Entrepreneur seeds and make banyan trees out of this activity.
5. Clean and Green Trichy
6. Clean and Organized Traffic
7. People's Attitute towards Life
8. Improve Technology and Business in Trichy to lead towards a wealthier city.
9. Concentrate on Food, Clothing and Education.
10. Every Trichy citizen should get the basic thing and everything should be affordable to everybody.
11. Abolish child labour
12. Introduce a single number to track and help all of the population.
13. e-Governance
14. Population control
15.Sow Entrepreneurship in everyone's mind
16.Reduce tax rate
17.Abolish Corruption
18.Legalize abortion
19. Make it a best welfare city. Improve the income of the government by more and more industries, which in turn will create jobs.
20. Promote Small savings
21. Promote Tourism, which will be the highest revenue generating business for the city
22. Start a Mayor relief fund
23. Youth welfare and Sports development
24. Health improvement - Hospitals
25. Animal Husbandry
26. Horticulture
27. Agriculture
28. Poultry
29. Trichy District Mil Producers Union Ltd.,
30. Education - Schools, College/Universaties - UG, PG, PhD.
31. Fisheries
32. Handlooms and Textiles
33. Health and Family Welfare
34. Industries
35. Kallar reclamation
36. Revenue
37. Social Welfare
38. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
39. Tourism
40. Transport
41. TWAD

People might think I am crazy, but probably I am. Why am I worrying only about Trichy - shouldn't I be concerned about all about India or all about mankind? You are right! But, my approach is - if we are able to make some positive change in Trichy, which is a small city in India and it is a part of India - automatically this positive change will spread across India and across the world. This is my opinion and I believe in this chain reaction.

In my life time, I can only work on something small and I want to achieve that. I don't want to take up a task in my life, which I will not be able to achieve it. I want to take up something which is challenging and at the same time achievable!! That is why Trichy!!! Moreover, I love Trichy!!!

Well, I have not talked yet about "remembering trichy". I have to talk more about Trichy in terms of what I remember!:-) in the following part II!!

Trichy Machan State Election Report

When tamil nadu state elections were going on this year, I have posted a report to Chennai Online as an internet citizen reporter. That was posted by them in their website.

You can find that report HERE, authored as "Trichy Machan"

Taking this as an inspiration, planning to include politics also into the postings hereafter, in addition to various included subjects.

Quigo - Competing Google and Yahoo!

Quigo: The next Google?
Privately held search firm Quigo is quietly winning business from Google and Yahoo!

I found this link interesting, Quigo's AdSonar seems to be upcoming and already taken over by many businesses for adspace.

What CNN Money has to say about this?

Also check out quigo.com

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA BOOK BANK

Following is a mail from HelpingMinds Group - a Non-profit group for a good cause. They are referring to "SWAMI VIVEKANANDA BOOK BANK", who need books for their book bank. Please read on...

Moreover - there is no relation between Swami Vivekananda Book Bank and New Trichy Foundation. I received this mail through Helping Hands Group with great hearts!

Hi,

We need the following Engg books for our book bank to help some underprivileged students. If you or your friends have any of the following books, pls contact anyone of us (in the “cc” - ravi.ramasamy@cognizant.com, suresh.jayaraj@cognizant.com, a.tamilvanan@tcs.com ) or call us at the earliest (9894412884, 9840723394, 23750433).



BOOK

1 System software by L.Beck
2 Electronic circuits by Bakshi
3 Object oriented programming with C++ by Balagurusamy
4 Digital principles & System design by A.P.Godse & D.A.Godse
5 Electrical & Electronics Engg by Nagrath & Kothari
6 Discrete Mathematics by Balaji
7 Theory of Computation
8 Data communication & networks by Forouzan
9 Database system concept by Silberschatz.K,Sudharsan

For those who don’t know abt us:
We are running “SWAMI VIVEKANANDA BOOK BANK”, with the prime objective of lending a helping hand to deserving and underprivileged Engg students. This semester we were able to help 14 Engg students and looking forward to help 5 more students. We identified the students with the help of few govt.school H.Ms and friends’ circle. Our principle is very simple – “serving only the deserving”.

Just a summary of book bank processing:

* Issue of appln forms to the students. The students have to mention the contact of a reference (School principal/ neighbour) by means of whom he/she came to know abt our book bank.
* The forms should be filled in with all the details of the student and it should be attested by dept.H.O.D.
* Address proof & income proof should also be produced along with completed appln. Forms.
* Elimination of students who don’t fit into our scheme of things
* Issue of books to the deserving students.

For any query/clarification, pls write back

Regards,

R.Ravi (+91 9894412884).

Eat your brain!

See this link……….. find the clue in each page to the next page until you reach the 23rd page

http://www.freestuffhotdeals.com/hacker/1.html

Jobs By Referral - a new concept website

Checkout this new job site JobsByReferral.com which taps internal job postings in India based on employee referral concept. you can register for free and post job or walk-in opportunities and refer candidates to your company. or as a job seeker you can search for jobs, walk-ins and apply for jobs.

Please note that the website posted above is no way related to us.
New concepts has to be appreciated for sure!! That is one reason I post and wanted to share with people who are in need of this information!!

thank you
Trichy Machan!

Cool Email Signature

There are various cool signatures, I have been seeing. I would like to list here two of them, which I liked most!

1. How am I doing? Please email my managers abc@xyz.com or def@xyz.com!
2. Every morning I see the Forbes 40 List of Billionaires and if my name is not there, I go to work!!

Aren't they cool signatures? Yes, I like them!!

What do we infer from these two signatures? Here are my thoughts -
1. First one is a very responsible signature. It shows responsibility of the person. It shows the way he/she is sure that he will do the right thing in work. He/she is not afraid of anything. He is bold enough and quite sure that he will do the duty perfectly. Also he wants it to be notified to the managers. This email signature can be added to the company email.

2. Second one is a really cool one. It shows that the person is a fun loving person. Also, he wants to become a rich person, but not sure how to achieve that. But definitely looks like a person who would want to do the work perfectly. This email signature can be added to your personal email.

Thank You!
Trichy Machan!

Two choices in the morning!

Everyday, we have two choices in the morning.
Either to be happy or not happy!
Either to be enthusiastic or dull!
Either to be active or inactive!
Either to be with a smiling or angry and irritated on everyone!

Why take negative option, while we have an option of picking a positive one!?
It is easier to ask, rather to practice.
We don't realize this decision making point, when we are at that point.

We need to realize this and make the decision appropriately and control our mind appropriately. Direct the mind accordingly to take the positive option - to be happy!!

Hope you agree to this!?!

Surya Jothika Marriage : TrichyMachan.com website

TrichyMachan.com team is stunned to see a huge response for Surya and Jothika's marriage coverage and its pictures posted.

Team had posted pictures of Jothika and Surya's marriage in trichymachan.com's site and we have got a huge click rate like more than 1000 unique individual visits for the day! Page views will be beyond control for a 1000 unique visitor traffic.

There were comments like 100 comments in a day so far!

Please check out trichymachan.com

THANK YOU AGAIN

- trichymachan.com team

Consistency pays off!!

Whatever job you do, if you think you are on right track, then keep doing the same consistently. One of the example, I would like to mention to you all is -
When we started MadeInTrichy blog, there were very few visitors. But we definitely thought this will be a very useful blog and highly beneficiary for everyone. Also we liked doing the same. So we kept on writing the blog, even though there were some discourages and no motivation and kept the consistency up and running.

Today consistency has paid off and we have many visitors to the blog site. http://www.TrichyTimes.com.

Thanks to all of you again for supporting us, by reading our blog.

Overall, lesson for all of us is we need to be consistent in whatever good thing we are doing!!

Paper based Newspapers and magazines

As you know, there are many newspapers and magazines online has come up with their own online image based paper magazines and newspapers.

I have seen dinamalar as epaper - the link is there in dinamalar.com site.
Also I have read tamilmurasu epaper.

In fact, indianexpress.com has the epaper version.

I was excited to see a epaper latest - http://epaper.thehindubusinessline.com

Consumer Reports - Website

I want you to introduce to one more useful site as a consumer.
Everyone acts as a consumer at every point of time, whoever it may be.

please find the site here - ConsumerReports.Org

Gas Price Watch

Found a site, which notifies you about the Gas Price in your area, if you are in the United States. If you are conscious about your money and if you are economical and the same time you drive a lot - this site will be helpful.

Please check out GasPriceWatch.com

Ideal Budget Plan

Ideal Budget Plan:

It does not matter how much you earn.
If you can control your expenses, then your financial future is great!

Housing and Debt: 30%
Taxes: 25%
Insurance 4%
Saving and Investment: 15%
Living Expenses: 26%

Human Resources Needed - Part-time Online - Memo from Customer Satisfied Technologies

Memo from Customer Satisfied Technologies:

This is an excellent opportunity for you to earn extra and real money, while you work full-time in some other job.

We are in need of developers who are well versed in Java, XML, XSL, EJB, JSP and Servlets. Experience period from 1+ to 5 years of experience would be enough. We provide a flexibility of working part-time for us. We provide the flexibility of working from your home.

We would be interested in only getting the work done in the specified time. We will not care what you are doing daily. If you have the determination needed, you will definitely complete the project on time, by working even nights and weekends also. If you think you have it and at the same time want to earn extra money, you can contact us.

If you feel, you are not challenged enough in your current job, you can take up this part-time job and this will be very complementary to your current job to accomplish your aims and also quench your hunger for more work and more money.

Please send in your resume to career@customersatisfied.com. We will contact you, once we receive your resume.

Thank you
Deputy HR Manager,
Customer Satisfied Technologies.
www.customersatisfied.com

Plan Ahead - Daily Planner - Hand Journal

I bought a planner handbook last month and I am using the planner for quite a month and I am very happy and satisfied about that.

This PlanAhead planner contains diary, which has a sufficient space for every day activities and I can write down my ToDos in the diary. I mark some appointments and tasks well ahead and be prepared and make every day successful.

Also there is a notepad attached to it, using that I can write down notes and my thoughts then and there, whenever I want.

Some folders are also there, so I keep some important documents or printouts or maps in that folder.

This is bound with a black leather and I keep a pen with it.

I definitely see some difference in life by managing effectively and planning ahead and have better control over the personal and work related tasks.

I bought this in Walmart. I have seen the same in any book shops in India or any stationary stores. Check out in book shops like Walden etc., so that you have some options to pick it up. It comes in around Rs.500 or 6$-10$ US.

It is definitely worth the money!!

Economy Watch

Not sure, I mentioned this website to you all or not!
Anyway, let me refer you to this site.

I found this website very informative...

EconomyWatch

Trichy Tidel Park finally!!

The Trichy Corporation Council today decided to allot 28.93 acres of land at Kochadai, a city suburb, for setting up a Tidel Park.

Read more in Chennai Online

This is really cool, read this!!!

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One another news about Trichy IT initiatives

One another news about Trichy IT park and IT hub related!

Click here to read the news

Chennai IT Directory 2006

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Different stages in life!

As you know and would have read in many scriptures that there are various stages in life for every human being. If you have not read in scriptures, you should have at least seen in TV/movies or read it in some books.

There are various stages in life for every NORMAL human being. Even if we are not fitting to the lifestyle, the society and various other parameters will try to pull you into the lifestyle. You will have to go through this, unless you are escapist/enthusiast and you do different things in different stages of your life.

In the childhood days, need to play.
In the school days, need to study.
In the college days, need to study and have fun - love!! - for a modern trend!
In the working days, need to learn at work and earn
In the married days, need to spend time with family and keep earning and saving for the future of the children.
In the later stages, need to donate and live the money you saved.
In the much later stages, go places and pray god rigorously and also be sure to live life!!

If we don't do the right things at right time, we will repent later for not doing what we have not done. Well, this is not a forward. Composed it myself!!

Thank you
Trustee
New Trichy Foundation

Time consciousness matters!!

For any project to be successful, all of the team members have to remember few important things. The important things includes - time, cost and effort.

In order to have control over the cost of the project and working within the budget, we need to be cost conscious. In order to be profitable, if we utilize lesser money resources, it is good. There is more chance of being profitable, if we are cost conscious.

At the same time, we need to be time conscious for being effective and efficient in executing any project. If we have to complete a task within a particular time we need to make sure it is completed well ahead of the deadline or on time. It makes us lazy if we postpone things and procrastinate. We won't be able to get things done sooner.

A month project can be prolonged to a year project, if time factor is not under control. Determination drives most of the time consciousness.

If we are not determined to succeed in life and work, then we won't feel like being time conscious and we will try to push time!

It is good to be time conscious. When something is good, why to leave it! Take the habit of time consciousness and live with it.

Every cent matters!!

This article is about your personal finance.

Be aware of every cent which goes out of your pocket. Being aware of the money you have and where it is going gives you more idea, knowledge and awareness about the money you have. More awareness and knowledge gives more control and intelligence to you. It allows you to make important decisions without any problems.

It is very important you log and maintain the files either soft copy or as a ledger for your home itself. Your home has to be run like a business. Need to be aware of the income and expenditures. Need to log them periodically. Accounting is not a big deal.

It has very few parameters and it is very easy to manage in home. Personal finance is no big deal!! If you spend time and want to have control over your finance, you can do it!! We are no experts, but we can definitely help!

If you have any questions, please mail us!! Mail at mailto:trichytimes@gmail.com

Thank you

Economical Shopping in USA

Here are some of the shops we hit for our daily needs in the US!

1. Indian type needs - Local Indian stores
2. COSTCO - Basics and bulk items or things to be used for 3-6 months. Like Tooth paste, washing liquid, Oil etc.,
3. SAFEWAY/Giant stores for any urgent items like Milk, Egg etc.,
4. WALMART for any clothing/car and house-hold needs.
5. Korean Market like Super H mart and Grand Mart for cheap vegetables.

This is the ideal shopping vendor style for any economical living US non-resident/resident!

Hope this helps!!!

AccountsMAC - Business Accounting and Financial Software for Small to Medium Businesses - Part I

AccountsMAC is the accounting package for managing various accounting activities of a small to medium business/organization.

This product helps to manage all the numbers in the company.
The number of things we can manage using the product are: Company information, Expenses, Income, Assets, Liabilities, Items and Services/Products, Customers, Vendors and Users. These are the various entities involved in the accounting department of any company. The advantage of this product is - it can be configured and used for any kind of company - playing in any market. It could be a small grocery store to a software company managing good amount of customers and vendors with the zero to infinity amount of cash flow.

AccountsMAC acts as both operational and also reporting services. When we mention operational, that means day-to-day activities and reporting services will include - any report we produce for this system.

AccountsMAC will provide various reports for the senior and top management or Chairman/MD/CEO to look at the accounts, without going into details, but get a complete picture. Also some forecasting graphs would be provided for the top management person to understand where the company stands and how the company did so far and how the company is going to do in future. All these things without going into much detail and spending much time. As you all know top management has less time to look and go into details of the figures, AccountsMAC helps them to get a hold of all flaws and provides high-level and in detail picture of the accounts and cash flow in the organization.

Chart of Accounts includes four main things - Expenses, Income, Assets and Liabilities.

More about AccountsMAC of Customer Satisfied Technologies shortly...

Good to have immigrants in USA

I went to SSA(Social Security Administration Office) this morning with my friend for his work. I was reading through the manuals lying out there for everyone's understanding.

I was reading basics about Social Security. As you all know, Social Security System is mainly for retirement, but not just that it is more than that. The youngsters today will work for today's elderly people's pension. Today's elderly person had worked for yesterday's elderly person.

In the manuals, I read that 36 million of Americans are above 65+ age as on date. But in 2041, looks like the elderly people will be doubled, because of baby-boom problem. The young people on that day, will not be able to feed as much as these guys had contributed. So elderly people on 2041 will be abundant with less young folks, which is going to be a problem.

My answer for this problem would be - Just get as much non-immigrants possible from outside the country to get them pay the taxes more as on date and anytime. This will make sure at anytime they fill the gap of less youngsters in the country right??!!!

Your comments on the idea??!

IBM refreshing the focus on the SMB market by opening offices in Kochi, Trichy etc.,

IBM India commenced its operations at Kochi on Thursday, thereby expanding its reach to 41 cities across the country.

The Kochi unit would enable the company to cater to the unique requirements of the various small and medium business (SMB) clients spread across non-metros in India, Mr Lingraju Sawkar, Vice-President, SMB, IBM India, said at a press meet.

Kochi is the first branch expanded by IBM in South India and there are plans to open more such branches at Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam, Trichy and Goa shortly, he added.

IBM claims there are 30000 SMB customers, which is a huge potential market very much not tapped very properly.

Customer Satisfied Technologies - www.customersatisfied.com is working towards this market only!!

IBM is a big player in this market and CST will try to take a part from the pie!! We are all very excited about this effort.

Madras Medical Mission Hospital working with Trichy Kamaraj University

Madras Medical Mission Hospital has entered into collaboration with Trichy Kamaraj University to conduct allied health programmes at MMM Academy of Medical Sciences, a unit of the hospital, at Nolambur near here.

Read more in The Hindu

Tech Support for fun: Wife 1.0 software

Dear Tech Support:

Last summer I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. But this
new program has created an unexpected miniature version of itself
which is using up a lot of space and valuable resource. In addition,
Wife 1.0 has installed itself into all my other programs and now
monitors all other system activity such as the applications 'Poker
Night 103','Football 5.0', 'Hunting' and 'Fishing 7.5', and 'Racing
36'. I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while
attempting to run my favorite applications. I'm thinking about going
back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the uninstall doesn't work on Wife 1.0.

Please help!

Thanks, Troubled User..

REPLY:

Dear Troubled User:

This is a very common problem that men complain about.
Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking
that it is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0
is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run
EVERYTHING!! ! It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to
return to Girlfriend 7.0. It is impossible to uninstall, or purge
the program files from the system once installed.

You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed
to not allow this. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under
Warnings-Alimony- Child Support. I recommend that you keep
Wife1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the
background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation.

The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE
because ultimately you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command
before the system will return to normal anyway. Wife 1.0 is a great
program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes
with several support programs, such as Clean and Sweep 30, Cook It
1.5 and Do Bills 4.2. However, be very careful how you use these
programs.Improper use will cause the system to launch the program
Nag Nag 9.5 .Once this happens, the only way to improve the
performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I
recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0 !

WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary
With Short Skirt 3.3. This application is not supported by Wife
1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Best of luck,
Tech Support

Thank You Lord - A Forward from Human Resource Center

THANK YOU LORD........

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.

My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, "This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received."

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world. Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.

The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section," my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed. "How is it that? There's no work going on here?" I asked. "So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments.


"How does one acknowledge God's blessings?" I asked.

"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank you, Lord"

"What blessings should they acknowledge? " I asked.

"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep .. you are richer than 75% of this world."

"If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy."

"And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity. "

Also "If you woke up this morning with more health than illness....! you are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day."

"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ... you are ahead of 700 million people in the world"

"If you can attend a prayer meeting without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death .. you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world."

"If your parents are still alive and still married .. you are very rare."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you are unique to all those in doubt and despair."

"Ok, what now? How can I start? "

"If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all."


Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

ATTN: Acknowledgement Department - Thank You Lord!

"Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people to share it with