Which type of hat you are wearing ? Six Thinking Hats Technique

'Six Thinking Hats' is an important and powerful technique. It is used to look at decisions from a number of important perspectives. Every person looks a problem with their attitude and to get rid from the problem, every individual has its own style of solving the problem which was actually based upon his/ her traits, educational background, experience and attitude.
This tool was created by Edward de Bono.
White hat
With this kind of people always focus on the data available. Look at the information you have, and see what you can learn from it. Look for gaps in your knowledge, and either try to fill them or take account of them. This is where you analyze past trends, and try to extrapolate from historical data.
Red Hat
Wearing' the red hat, you look at problems using intuition, gut reaction, and emotion. Also try to think how other people will react emotionally. Try to understand the responses of people who do not fully know your reasoning.
Focusing the entire scenario in one shot is the characteristic of Red Hat people.
Black Hat
These are the individual who always looks for the flop side of the coin. It means they consider the bad effects first then the positive effect of the decision. This is important because it highlights the weak points in a plan. It allows you to eliminate them, alter them, or prepare contingency plans to counter them.
Yellow Hat
They are the opposite from Black hat. They always see the flip side of the coin. The yellow hat helps you to think positively. It is the optimistic viewpoint that helps you to see all the benefits of the decision and the value in it. Yellow Hat thinking helps you to keep going when everything looks gloomy and difficult.
Green hat
They are revolutionary. The Green Hat stands for creativity. This is where you can develop creative solutions to a problem. It is a freewheeling way of thinking, in which there is little criticism of ideas.
Blue hat
They are the people who are really responsible to control the problem. 'Blue Hat Thinking' stands for process control. This is the hat worn by people chairing meetings. When running into difficulties because ideas are running dry, they may direct activity into Green Hat thinking. When contingency plans are needed, they will ask for Black Hat thinking, etc.. They are always looks for the ideas from others.
So, what type of Hat you wear when a problem arises at your end?.......................
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Jaipur- The Pink city of India

On 5th July,2008 - I have visited Jaipur. Jaipur is a histoical city and capital of largest state in terms of area-Rajsthan. This city is famous of its history and I also witnessed some historical monuments there. City Palace, Jal Mahal, Amber Fort , Pink city market where the color of all the shops are pink. This place actually gave you an idea of out rich heritage. I was thrilled and excited when I visited the SILAHKHANA where I saw the weapons - Swords of many types, Guns, Pistols, Chariots and other weapons. I was amazed by the Amber fort , Nahar Fort and also saw above than 300 Kg silver "Martbaan". HawaMahal is quite remarkable for its sculpture.

At last I visited the CHUKHI DHANI , A place where the rural rajsthan depicted very beautifully. Now, I came to know that Why foreigners and many tourists from every part of India and world visit Jaipur?
I suggest you to visit the historical city and learn more about Indian rich heritage.

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If you Visit Kumaun, Please eat these two fruits - They are really delicious

Kafal and Hissalu are my two favorite fruits from Childhood. These two fruits are tiny in size but taste is too good. Kafal and Hissalu are reap in summer and their peak season is in May to June. If you visited Kumaun hills in summer, i hope you have already saw these fruits. Medically , These fruits are very beneficial for health. Now, If you are planning to visit kumaun hills in next summer, try to taste these fruits.

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Save paper, Save Enviroment - Paperless campaign

When we started the paperless campaign at our company, Our objective was to save the paper to give our little contribution towards saving the trees.
today, Environment is a main concern and if we really not wake up in time, we are going to leave a very bad enviornment to our next generation. We have almosst used the non-renewable source of energy , We are responsible for deforestation all over the world which is really threatening to human existence.

When we started this campaign, it takes some time to convince the team that we are saving the trees and environment not the money then the people realised that it is for a good cause.
Since our campaign started in March,08, we are able to save almost 75000 -A-4 sheets which is equivalent to 9 trees. This is really a small contribution of us towards environment saving.
But We demand more and let us be the part of the revolution and save Water, Electricity , Paper etc to save the envrionment.
Our small efforts will make it big.

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Know about VPN ( Virtual Private Network)?

VPN pronounced as separate letter of V, P N and it gives extremely secure connections between private networks linked through the Internet. It allows remote computers to act as though they were on the same secure, local network.
The virtual private network (VPN) technology included in Windows Server 2003 helps enable cost-effective, secure remote access to private networks. VPN allows administrators to take advantage of the Internet to help provide the functionality and security of private WAN connections at a lower cost. In Windows Server 2003, VPN is enabled using the Routing and Remote Access service. VPN is part of a comprehensive network access solution that includes support for authentication and authorization services, and advanced network security technologies.
What is VPN connections and how it is better?
VPN connections use either Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) or Layer Two Tunneling Protocol/Internet Protocol security (L2TP/IPSec) over an intermediate network, such as the Internet. By using the Internet as a connection medium, VPN saves the cost of long-distance phone service and hardware costs associated with using dial-up or leased line connections. A VPN solution includes advanced security technologies such as data encryption, authentication, authorization, and Network Access Quarantine Control.
Using VPN, administrators can connect remote or mobile workers (VPN clients) to private networks. Remote users can work as if their computers are physically connected to the network. To accomplish this, VPN clients can use a Connection Manager profile to initiate a connection to a VPN server. The VPN server can communicate with an Internet Authentication Service (IAS) server to authenticate and authorize a user session and maintain the connection until it is terminated by the VPN client or by the VPN server. All services typically available to a LAN-connected client (including file and print sharing, Web server access, and messaging) are enabled by VPN.
Why we use VPN ?
- If you are at home and want to access your computers at work. You can do it with the VPN Secure connection.
-As VPN is a secure connection, so, there is a minimum possibility of taping it.
-If the VPN client software is installed in your laptop, you can access your company's working at any part of the world.