Few points about the resume and Job Applications

I'm not resume/C.V fanatic who advocate for 100% grammar free application but I believe that resume should be complete and effective for the job application. (Please note that in the past, I have received the interview call by sending a hand written resume).
Please be careful about your resume to avoid common mistakes:

1. Subject should clearly describe the Position Name when sending against some job post or Major Skills.

2. Please go through the spelling of the major skills.

3. Try to name the resume with your complete name like Sameer Kumar Sharma(imaginary name) can named as sameerksharma.doc or .docx etc.. If you have multiple resumes in your computer then keep them in different folders to keep the same name

4.   Include few major items:
a) Highlight of the professionals skills /roles (could be 2-3 like to around 10 depending upon the roles and experience)
b) Skills sets
c)  Also include Skill sets used in every role,  for example:

29-Jan-2012 to  19-Nov-2018, Actor at ABC Limited at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Skills used: Comedy, Acting, dancing, crying, fighting, Emotional scenes, Dialogue delivery 
Job Duties:

• Character in the films.
• Dancing in the songs
• Advertising in the commercial ads
• Horse riding for the scenes

29-Dec-2007 to  28-Jan-2012, Software Developer at Adventure Software at Singapore
Skills used: Apache, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Github
Job Duties:

• Developing PHP MYSQL CRUD applications
• Creating authentication for the websites
• Maintenance of the website
• Feature addition.
• Version maintenance on the GitHub

*** The above are samples. Please update with your skill-sets in each role

***Never put details like : Date of Birth and Complete postal address on the resumes. Make resume with min details.. and focus on major tasks, Skill-set, work roles from newest to oldest, education , trainings , certifications etc.

Few popular Mobile Phone brands and variety of the devices

As it was asked that which phone companies have the most variety of devices. So as per the availability from GSMarena.com. Few have the most variety of phones.



Samsung - Available - 283
Huawei - Available -150
Xiaomi - Available - 109
Lenovo - Available - 104
HTC - Available -91
Apple - Available -36

Frequently asked questions about Telephony

How many times does a call ring before it goes to voice mail?

If there is an answering machine or EPABX at the called party then experience case may be different 
but the number of rings / time to go to send to Voice Mail is set by the network.

Frequently asked questions and common terms in Wireless Telephony

Mobile Number Portability ( MNP ) - Keep the number while switching carrier

To promote the competition the idea of Mobile Number Portability was introduced. If you feel to switch the carrier but do not want to lose the phone number then MNP is a big relief as u can switch to other carrier without changing the number.

Voice over WiFi

Voice over WiFi is one of the biggest feature in favor of customers as it allows you to make/receive calls/SMS using WiFi if your subscription has the subscription which allows you to make/receive calls/SMS.
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Frequently asked questions about LTE and Voice over LTE ( VoLTE)

Where are phone numbers stored?

In the 2G and 3G Technologies the database Server for the Phone numbers used to call Home Location Register ( HLR ) and in LTE (4G), The database of the telephone numbers and its profile is maintained in HSS ( Home Subscriber Server).

Is this possible to upgrade/convert from LTE to VoLTE?

I have seen many questions regarding LTE and VoLTE. Users asked if they can upgrade from LTE to VoLTE. The both technologies are not in competition but the VoLTE is a solution for voice over LTE network. Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard is for high-speed data access while VoLTE for the voice calls over LTE network.

The VoLTE was delayed in most of the cases because the LTE operators who had existing GSM/CDMA (also referred as 2G), UMTS( 3G) kept on providing the voice services by switching to their old network, the method is called Circuit Switch Fall Back. So they do need to put the systems for VoLTE and they can roll out later.

Nowadays if you are spending the high money on the new smartphone then check if your new device can support VoLTE to keep flexibility as there are few carriers who have VoLTE only network. Also, the LTE operators with an older infrastructure of 3G and 2G expand the network only with LTE and VoLTE for voice so in few areas the voice calls may suffer.

You can check in the setting options if the device supports VoLTE. when calls are made using VoLTE service then 'HD Voice' is visible on the screen. Also, you can search an app which can validate the VoLTE support info for the device.

Since VoLTE feature is not available on all the devices and it's not possible for everyone to purchase a new phone so LTE only operators provide Over the top application to make voice call even the device does not support VoLTE.

How to check if my Phone device supports VoLTE?

You can check in multiple ways:

1. If you have the device with you then it can be checked in the settings if the setting option of VoLTE is available. 

2. Product specification, you can find the specifications if the device supports VoLTE/ HD calling

3. There are applications which will validate if the feature including VoLTE available on your device.

 How does a mobile phone service provider remotely make a phone function only with its own SIM, which previously was functional with other SIM cards also?

The complete name of SIM is subscriber identity module. The id which makes the SIM card unique is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). There is other info on the SIM card like Authentication key which is used to secure the transaction between a subscriber and the network. Other network related information is also stored on the SIM card. Once the SIM start talking to the network then it is primarily identified by the IMSI and then Authentication key to secure the transactions/communications. The detailed information for the subscriber is stored in the carrier’s servers which are changing as per the technology like, GSM, CDMA, PDC, UMTS(W-CDMA) or LTE.

The main job to authenticate the subscriber, billing and call n data related services are carried by the network and its elements which are in form of distributed server. 

Before You Format Your Computer

Windows installed since a long time is slowing down your regular works and your files are saved in various places and you are planning to format your computer or upgrade to the new OS. Formatting the computer used since a long time and having a lot of data is not very easy job to perform but its good practice to avoid sudden crash of the system and unwanted data loss.

Formatting the computer and upgrade of the OS, we do not do frequently so we there is chance that we can miss few of the steps and lead to the situation of hassle. So I tried to pen down few of the steps as per my previous experience.

 I advice to check to find the data saved in various folders and partitions and backup it to external media ( best option is to make two copies one in Ext HDD and other in few DVD’s) before we go ahead for format or OS upgrade. As per my experience the following steps can be performed to minimize the data loss and a hassle free refresh of OS.

1.       Backup of the data:

The most important step before formatting the PC/laptop is back up of the data. One must be very careful not the let useful data lost in the process. I tried to summarize the following points below:

·         For a particular user, the inbuilt folders are created in the C:\Users\. For manually saving the files and creating folders we can use the data drive but still for most the programs like download engine, video downloader or format converters, default setting is for inbuilt folders. Few of them are: Desktop, Downloads, Favorites, My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos. We should make sure that useful data are transferred to the external media.

·         Favorite links in web browsers.

·         Data from the partitioned disks.

2. Frequently used programs and applications: We may take a note or snap shot of installed programs and applications so that we can make sure the computer is ready for the next use. Also we should try to keep the updated installation files of those programs handy.

2. Make windows installation disc ready with proper product license (Activation Key) and antivirus program.

Now you can go ahead to computer format or OS upgrade.

Right click My Computer or Computer, if you RAM is under utilized then check if your computer needs RAM upgrade.

Install typeScript package on sublime text..( Windows Environment)

TypeScript is superset of JavaScript and next version of AngularJS which are Angular (2 and 4) are based on typeScript. Sublime text is major editor but it does not have TS by default.

1. Find the location of the packages by opening Preferences -> Browse Packages...
for example following folder location will open:






2. cd this location in the DOS prompt:






3. As mentioned in the instruction on Sublime website: Sublime package control (TypeScript), clone the following git address:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin.git TypeScript

After cloning this package, you will be ready to go.. 

Unlock t-mobile phone with the help of app..

If you have purchase the device  from outside and its locked with T-Mobile then most likely you will get 'Not Eligibile to unlock' message when tried to unlock using the 'device unlock' app.

In the case when you try to unlock the T-mobile device with the help of device unlock and continuously you get the message the your device is not eligible to unlock. The same message is displayed for both permanent and temporary unlock.

There are many websites are in the marktet which claim to unlock such device and charge a big amount of $$. Never get trapped with such offers but contact customer care. Just save you bucks and contact the T-Mobile customer care.

Also you can chat on FaceBook page for online support and chat is available 24x7.
The page URL is : TMobile


If you International Mobile Equipment Id( IMEI) is not registered with T-Mobile then T-Mobile can contact the manufacturer to unlock the device and you will have the device unlock within 72 hours.

Networking and information sites

I tried to list down few sites which are useful for personal use as well as for online marketing.

Adfty - Social networking and news feed from in Arabic. Great for some company or service offering in Arabic speaking countries or gulf.

Allvoices- You can earn by writing the articles as per the level of reputation and contribution. Good for publishing and earning online.

Arto.com - Global social networking site

Baidu- chines search engine & web-services . If your are offering services , products or blog for china region then its useful.

Bebo - blab video talkie.

Blinklist.com- Link organizer and Link sharing site , we can see the shared sites as feed

Blip.tv - Video sharing for movies and shows.

Blogmarks.net : Bookmarking service.

Blogger- Free blogging service from Google.

Buddy.com - infrastructure, services and analytic for devices & apps at Internet scale. basic free service & also subscription to paid services.

Bufferapp.com - Buffer helps you manage multiple social media accounts at once. Quickly schedule content from anywhere on the web, collaborate with team members, and analyze rich statistics on how your posts perform.

digg.com - Digg.com proved you with the most trending stories on internet moment basis. You can find, read and share. You can access the digg.com on your iphone and you can subscribe the digg newsletters to your email address.

delicious.com- Delicious is a free and easy tool to save, organize and discover interesting links on the web.

StubleUpon- Interest based website, photo & video feeds.

googlebookmarks- With Google Bookmarks, you can save shortcuts to your favorite webpages and navigate to them in seconds. Unlike browser bookmarks that are stored on a single computer, Google bookmarks are stored in your Google Account, so accessible from internet anywhere.

Skyrock- Sharing of various resources like link, photo, video, animation, music and many more including blog. French based site also have english version.

qq- Online chat community with real time translator, china based. Supports both desktop and mobile platform.

sina.com: SINA English is the English-language destination for news and information about China. Find general information on life, culture and travel in China through our news and special reports or find business partners through our online Business Directory.

kaixin001.com - social networking site from china

renren.com- Renren Inc. operates a leading real-name social networking internet platform in China. Renren, which means 'Everyone' in Chinese, enables users to connect and communicate with each other, share information, create user generated content, play online games, watch videos and enjoy a wide range of other features and services.

FriendFeed: FriendFeed enables you to discover and discuss the interesting stuff your friends find on the web.

VKontakte ( vk.com )- Russian Open community for sharing web resources with friends.

Spiceworks: Free IT forum and IT resources online.

Video: Online sharing of movies and TV programs.

nk.pl : ( polish) is the most popular social networking service in Poland. Users communicate using various features such as microblog, private messages, comments, photo-galleries. After free registration, the user is able to create a personal page containing name, age, interests, pictures and schools/classes they belonged to. Nk.pl is accessible via www & mobile phones.

Xing :- Professional networking site almost like linkedin.com

Tuenti : Photos and updates from the people that matter. It's social the way it was meant to be: real friends sharing real life.millions of people using Tuenti to send free real-time messages. And since it works on your phone and desktop, it goes wherever you do. You want to share with friends, not the World Wide Web. Everything you do on Tuenti is, and will always be, 100% private.

Reddit - Reddit, stylized as reddit, is an entertainment, social networking service and news website where registered community members can submit content, such as text posts or direct links.

box.net - file sharing, send files fast, mobile access, file sync, online collaboration.

tumblr.com: Blogging site supports 13 language. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be. You can customize everything, from colors to your theme's HTML.

Pinterest.com - Pins are visual bookmarks for good stuff you find anywhere around the web or right on Pinterest.

plaxo.com- Contact management website. Cleanup duplicates and update the contacts also from social media.

technocrati: Technorati uses technology and real-time market insights to optimize digital advertising interactions across an expanding high-quality publisher network.

newsvine : With most news sites offering a one-way stream of mainstream articles chosen by staff editors, Newsvine puts its users in charge. Community members can publish their own articles, share other interesting links they've found, and participate in spirited debates about anything and everything that's happening in the world at any given moment. You can start by making a free account.

fark.com :  Fark.com, the Web site, is a news aggregator and an edited social networking news site. Every day Fark receives 2,000 or so news submissions from its readership, from which we hand-pick the funny and weird notable news -- and not-news -- of the day.

bit.ly ( bitly.com ) : URL shortening service.

hatena.com : Hatena Co., Ltd. is one of Japan's leading web service providers with over 1,000,000 registered users, that developed one of Japan's first online blogging services and operates Japan's most popular social bookmarking service.

douban.com  : Chinese social networking site.

odnoklassniki.ru : Social networking site mostly popular in russia and former Soviet Republic. Alexa ranking is 69 worldwide.

masterwong.tv : Online training for fighting arts.

netlog.com : Formerly known as Facebox and bingbox, social networking site merged with similar site twoo.

evernote.com : Evernote family of products help you to remember and act upon ideas, projects and experience accross all the computer, phones and tablet you use. You can download the software and register for the account.

yardbarker.com - Sports blog where you can publish your articles.

diigo.com : bookmarking of the links and sites. Your email the link to your diigo email and it will save your book mark in your list.

dropjack.com - DropJack.com is a social content website powered by users like us. Register as a member - submit content - vote on content. It's that simple.

segnalo.it : segnalo is italian social book marking site for users to share links, stories, blogs.

linkagogo.com : Link bookmarking site. Have three options of classic (free), Plus (paid) and premium (paid).

skimbit.com - Webpublishers can earn money by affiliate marketing program from skimbit.com

Will update more , please commend if you notice and correction to be done. If you need in excel format then please share your email in the comment, I'll email you.

Expedited Global visa services- iVisa

www.iVisa.com is site for expedited services for eVisa or iVisa. If those kind of visa is not available for you then information and paperwork can be done through the website.

One day left to travel to Malaysia for visa renewal but visa for Malaysia was not done. I booked tickets and my visa for Indonesia was going to expire in couple of days. 

I relied on the  website : Official Malaysia Visa but the payment was asked through alipay which i was not a able to make.

In such an urgency , Expedited Global visa services - iVisa worked like a blessing.  The visa type which could take 24 hour on the official website, i received same day, around 4 hours. I was able to travel on my schedule.