Kudos to TECHNOLOGY

A very common condition these days is the ‘C-Shock’ or popularly known as the ‘Culture Shock’. Not to worry any more. Students from the University of United Kingdom have introduced a software that enables a fresher to participate fully in the humdrum of their universities without facing what is called the C-shock. The main reason for its launching was to prevent C-shock among students which might lead to dropouts from universities which further leads to disastrous consequences. Well, it is simple enough. Once a student gets access to this then there is no way for stress. One needs to just click on the various places in the map in order to know more about the place starting from rules and regulations and dress code to public relations. But the wait is a bit longer because this software is only in the development stage.This means that in ten years or so C-shock will become a thing of the past and we owe it all to technology.

Nowadays there is a huge rise in the amount of people who get employed as game testers. Their basic job is to play games and detect bugs (don’t worry it is not insects but an error in the programming that prevents the game from performing as intended. Once the bug is detected it is then sent to the bug database where the manufacturer repairs them and the bug database becomes 0 which in fact means that the program is free of bugs. Then the program is sent to companies to prepare CDs and then finally to the market for the consumers. Playing video games is something that is in fashion today. Be it a 3 year old or a 30, video games have caught the imagination of millions of people all over the world what with the X-box taking command now. It is not always that a hobby metamorphosis to a job and that too a job with a fat salary. Just play a game, detect a bug and you can become a game tester yourself and so the next time you see a bug crawling make sure you report it and you will find yourself in the job of your dreams

So who doesn’t want such a fun job? Youngsters take this up as a profession. So it clearly has become a career alternative. Social networking via mobiles has become an added advantage. Voice SMSs are also taking over rapidly. Now voice SMSs can be sent to land line numbers too. So if you want to send something then just have your say and send it. What you have to do is just say your message and then send. The recipient also receives the message in the voice format and he has to just listen to it. One of the main stigmas attached with voice SMS is that it is a bit costly. There is no need to be concerned. It costs just Re1 . each for sending, forwarding and replying to a voice SMS. The main advantage of a voice SMS is that it is a non-disturbing medium unlike calls. Moreover when it comes to text messages language can be a barrier but when it comes to voice SMS there is no barrier whatsoever. But at the same time there can be disadvantages too. You will not be able to retrieve the SMS without being charged again and it can be read or heard only once. Even then this is the best way to send messages for all the lazy couches out there who do not want to sit and type a message out (count me in for sure!!!). What a way to send messages!!!

This is the age when people are termed workaholics (though they wish they weren’t) just for the simple reason that they spent about 100 hrs a week in their office. Well then where is the time to catch up on some fun and mainly their hobbies and passions and that too on a device that has become a necessity for everybody (the mobiles)? Another way out. There are many companies that provide options allowing you to stay in touch with your passions which will cost you 3 Rs. to the maximum. SMS Gupshup is one such company that allows you to get instant updates on your mobile phones. So following your passion even in those busy days is not far away and what better medium than technology for it!