Browsing tips

Windows shortcuts

Windows keyboard shortcuts

Tab and window shortcuts

Ctrl+N	Opens a new window.
Ctrl+T	Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+N	Opens a new window in incognito mode.
Press Ctrl+O, then select file.	Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome.
Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the link in a new tab in the background .
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab.
Press Shift and click a link.	Opens the link in a new window.
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed.
Drag a link to a tab.	Opens the link in the tab.
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip.	Opens the link in a new tab.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip.	Opens the tab in a new window.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window.	Opens the tab in the existing window.
Press Esc while dragging a tab.	Returns the tab to its original position.
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8	Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip.
Ctrl+9	Switches to the last tab.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown	Switches to the next tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp	Switches to the previous tab.
Alt+F4	Closes the current window.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4	Closes the current tab or pop-up.
Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Closes the tab you clicked.
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar.	Displays your browsing history in the tab.
Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together.	Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab.
Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together.	Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab.
Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background.
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip.	Maximizes or minimizes the window.
Alt+Home	Opens your homepage in your current window.

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Alt+F or Alt+E	Opens the wrench menu, which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome.
Ctrl+Shift+B	Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.
Ctrl+H	Opens the History page.
Ctrl+J	Opens the Downloads page.
Shift+Esc	Opens the Task Manager.
Shift+Alt+T	Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar: Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move focus to different items in the toolbar. Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page actions and browser actions. Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing history for the Back button). Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page.
F6 or Shift+F6	Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include: Address bar Bookmarks bar (if visible) The main web content (including any infobars) Downloads bar (if visible)
Ctrl+Shift+J	Opens Developer Tools.
Ctrl+Shift+Delete	Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog.
F1	Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite).

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Type a search term, then pressEnter.	Performs a search using your default search engine.
Type a search engine keyword, pressSpace, type a search term, and press Enter.	Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword.
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.	Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL.
Ctrl+Enter	Adds www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL.
Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter.	Opens the URL in a new tab.
Ctrl+L or Alt+D	Highlights the URL.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E	Places a '?' in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine.
Press Ctrl and the left arrow together.	Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar
Press Ctrl and the right arrow together.	Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar
Ctrl+Backspace	Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete.	Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible.
Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the entry in a new tab in the background.
Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible.	Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu.

Webpage shortcuts

Ctrl+P	Prints your current page.
Ctrl+S	Saves your current page.
F5 or Ctrl+R	Reloads your current page.
Esc	Stops the loading of your current page.
Ctrl+F	Opens the find bar.
Ctrl+G or F3	Finds the next match for your input in the find bar.
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, orShift+Enter	Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar.
Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Activates auto-scrolling. As you move your mouse, the page automatically scrolls according to the direction of the mouse.
Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5	Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content.
Press Alt and click a link.	Downloads the target of the link.
Ctrl+U	Opens the source of your current page.
Drag a link to bookmarks bar	Saves the link as a bookmark.
Ctrl+D	Saves your current webpage as a bookmark.
Ctrl+Shift+D	Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder.
F11	Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen.
Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up.	Enlarges everything on the page.
Ctrl and -, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down.	Makes everything on the page smaller.
Ctrl+0	Returns everything on the page to normal size.
Space bar	Scrolls down the web page.
Home	Goes to the top of the page.
End	Goes to the bottom of the page.
Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel.	Scrolls horizontally on the page.

Text shortcuts

Ctrl+C	Copies highlighted content to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert	Pastes content from the clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste content from the clipboard without formatting.
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete	Deletes the highlighted content and copies it to the clipboard.

Resume Tips for freshers

Source: Freshers world:

If you are a new entrant in the job market, you need to perfect your resume before applying for your 1st job

Since you are fresh out of college, use your education as your strong point. Aggregate %, CGPA, accolades, club participation, etc. will be your focus.

"Do I really need a resume? What should I write in my resume?"
These are questions which worry every college graduate looking for his/her first job. Welcome to the real world! Yes you really need to make your resume and how you present yourself in that resume will go a long way towards getting you your first job.
It's a myth that resumes of entry-level graduates are unimportant because they lack the 'pull' of experience. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not only is a well-made resume important for every job seeker, it is more critical for entry level graduates. A resume is a mirror of your professional identity. A well-defined resume impresses a recruiter. A sloppy resume immediately proclaims the candidate to be sloppy.

Here are some do's and don'ts on what makes a great resume for graduates seeking entry-level positions in industry.

OBJECTIVE
One of the most frequently heard complaints made by recruiters about entry-level resumes is that they lack a specific objective. Resumes of fresh graduates have fuzzy, general objectives or no objective at all. Mentioning a specific objective is by far the most important feature of an entry- level resume. Without goal clarity you are bound to drown in the sea of mediocrity.

The only thing worse than the absence of an objective is a vague objective. Something like "My objective is to work with a dynamic company which will fully utilise my talents…" is a complete no-no! This objective is worthless because it gives the potential employer no idea about your goals or your direction.

Your objective should be clear, well-defined and short-not more than 10-12 words.. It should be aimed towards getting a particular position in a specific industry. Thus your objective should talk about the following:
1. Position wanted
2. Functional area
3. Industry wanted

Examples of good objectives:
Example 1: "Junior management position wanted in PROGRAMMING/ engineering field in IT industry.'
Example 2: GET in  position in the manufacturing field.
Example 3: Entry level programmer in a software development company.
Example 4: Marketing position in the FMCG segment of a Multinational Company.
Example 5: Multimedia software development position. Open to Relocation.
Example 6: "A position as a Production supervisor with a petro-chemical company."

SUMMARY
Summary is the second most important factor that is conspicuous by its absence in resumes of entry-level graduates. It is a good idea to include a summary of your resume after having mentioned your objective. This sums up your resume in a nutshell and gives you an opportunity to highlight your strengths. It invites the recruiter to read your detailed resume. The summary should consist of 4-5 specific points-either bulleted or in one paragraph.

Sample Summary 1:

• B.E (Computer Science) from IIT-Delhi, in 2000.
• Course in Computers Database programmes Oracle 8I & VB6 from PENTASOFT in 2005.
• Consistently good academic record.
• Good analytical and communication skills.
• Have worked on a curriculum project "XXX XXXXX XXXX"

Sample Summary 2:
"Masters in Computer Application with specialisation in J2EE/Web Technologies. Great operational, communication and computer skills. Good academic record throughout. Among the top three students out of a batch of 120 students. Undergone Industrial training in a top petrochemical Company.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Most fresher resume doesn't suffer from space constraint . However it is a good idea to include only those educational and professionals qualifications which are relevant. Put your qualifications in a reverse chronological order. i.e. the recent ones first followed by earlier ones. Entry level resume should also mention the names of their school and college, years in which they passed their board examinations. However, include your marks only you have shown a good academic performance.

WORK EXPERIENCE
An entry- level resume cannot compete with resumes of experienced workers in the area of work experience. But don't forget to list internships, voluntary work and summer training that you have undertaken. How you present these is very important. Make sure you clearly define your duty and responsibilities during this training.
E.g.: "Worked as a summer trainee in India's largest Oil Refinery. I was working for the system control department. Wrote quality reports as well as ISO features for the  company." Any projects done for your school or your college should also be mentioned.


DESIGNFollow a simple design, which gives maximum information in the minimum number of pages. Use an easy to read and commonly used font like 'Times New Roman' or 'Verdana.' Limit your font size to 10-11. Do not underline heavily.

WORD USAGE
Simple language, lucid expression with good grammar is the thumb rule. Watch your tenses carefully. Use short and simple sentences. And never-ever make the mistake of using long words just to impress the recruiter. Flowery words are for speeches, keep them away from your resume.

OUCH! THE TRUTH HURTS
There are many things we would rather not write in our resumes. And while writing a resume the strong temptation to stretch the truth (or simply lie through our teeth) can be quite overpowering. But just stomp on the temptation. Most companies opt for a reference check during recruitment. Your resume is considered a legal document and fudging up small details may cause you great embarrassment in your career.
All right! so you've made yor resume. But this is not the time to sit back and relax. There are some important post-resume do's left.

CHECK, AND RE-CHECK!
The most important post resume step: Read and re-read your resume for any mistakes. Check the facts, the grammar, the spellings. After you have checked it, get you parents, friends, teachers to check it for you. One small mistake may cost you your job.

And finally...mom is right you know! Do not procrastinate over anything, specially making your resume. Most fresh graduates prefer to leave the unappealing task of resume making till the last minute i.e the day before their first interview. However, remember that making great resumes take time and effort. And the rewards will last you a lifetime.

To check sample resumes

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Citrix buys Cloud.com

Citrix buys Cloud.com to challenge rivals 

Citrix Systems Inc, a maker of computer-networking software, agreed to buy startup Cloud.com for an undisclosed price, gaining software that helps businesses shift more computing tasks to data centers. The acquisition will let Citrix customers run cloud-computing software faster and more cheaply, Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Citrix said on Wednesday. The deal propels Citrix into cloud- infrastr ucture software. The acquisition puts Citrix into closer competition with VMware Inc and Amazon.com, companies with different approaches to cloud computing. 

VMware reveals cloud computing strategy

VMware made a handful of product announcements on Tuesday that add up to the company’s bid to become the Microsoft of cloud computing. 

    VMware, of course, is the leader in data center job-juggling technology called virtualization. This software not only makes data center computing more efficient — less hardware, lower energy costs — but it is a vital building block in the plumbing behind cloud computing. 
    VMware announced enhancements in its virtualization engine, vSphere 5. But the company also introduced what it is calling its “cloud infrastructure suite,” addressing issues like security, back-up recovery and automated deployment of processing and storage in cloud computing environments. 
    Paul Maritz, chief executive of VMware, compared its move in the cloud to Microsoft’s introduction of a bundle of personal computer productivity programs for white-collar workers in the 1990s: Microsoft Office. The word processing, spreadsheet and presentation programs all worked smoothly together, and ran on Microsoft’s underlying technology platform, the Windows operating system. 
    “We’re doing the same thing for automated cloud infrastructures,” Maritz said in an interview. 
    Convenient for customers, no doubt. But it seems there is a larger issue. Aren’t the broad-based cloud software suppliers, like VMware, Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle, really just offering another form of technology lock-in? Calling something “cloud” doesn’t make it any less proprietary. 
    Maritz, who spent 14 years at Microsoft in the good years (he left in 2000), has an answer. He says that most companies want the underlying cloud infrastructure to just work, implying that VMware’s offerings work best. “In some sense, that layer becomes the new hardware,” he said. 
    But at a higher level — the business applications that run in cloud settings — you need mobility, Maritz said. “You want your applications to be portable,” he noted. 
    With VMware, Maritz said, that path to portability is Cloud Foundry, a VMware hosted and managed service. It has an related open-source project for developing tools for portability, CloudFoundry.org. 
    “You don’t want these clouds to become the modern equivalent of the mainframe,” Maritz explained. NYT NEWS SERVICE 

New safety jacket: Cars that talk to one another

NO MORE ON COLLISION COURSE

Coming soon: “Talking” cars, say Italian scientists who claim to have developed a software to lets vehicles “communicate” with one another.

 

    A team at University of Bologna says that the so-called talking cars wouldn’t even require human-like facial features to communicate with another vehicle on the road, the BBC reported. Similar technology had been used before but this time, cars would be able to “know” what had happened even kilometres ahead. And tests suggest it could reduce motorway pile-ups by 40 %, say the scientists. 
    Team leader Prof Marco Roccetti said the system they had developed was different from conventional telematics that sees a radar-type mechanism detect an obstacle on the road in front of a car, which then brakes to avoid a crash. 
    “By letting cars ‘talk’ to each other, we can see what happens kilometres ahead — whereas current technology, instead, allows cars to perceive an obstacle only when it is physically in front of them,” said team member Gustavo Marfia. The “talking” is done via acceleration sensors built into cars that trigger an alarm message in abnormal conditions such as when a vehicle is in acrash. When a car in an accident experiences a change in acceleration, it would be captured by the sensor and alert cars approaching. PTI

Infosys-Mysore

Mysore Infosys centre named after Murthy

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 

Mysore: Infosys renamed its Mysore Global Training Center as Narayana Murthy Center of Excellence here on Monday. 
    Speaking at the renaming ceremony, N R Narayana Murthy, chief mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited, said youngsters should be trained in such a way that they would be fit enough to replace the senior leaders in the organization. 
    He also called upon the management to not lessen the training period. “Youths are the future leaders. They need to get proper training and exposure before they get onto the job. If an individual undergoes proper training, then it will be an asset to the organization,’’ he added. 
    To serve the customers better, he called upon the management and trainers to conduct a two-hours English class daily during the 29-week training period for the trainees. “I learnt that many are not well versed in English speaking or writing, so proper English training is essential for proper communication,’’ said Murthy. 
    Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys, said the sixmonth training was good. 
    A stone plaque with the portrait of Narayana Murthy was unveiled by Murthy himself. Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation chairperson, Rohan Murthy, his wife Lakshmi were present. 
    The Infosys campus is spread over 337 acres. The total capacity of the centre has been enhanced to educate 14,000 Infoscions. Infosys’ total investment in the Mysore centre is Rs 2,055 crore.

Infosys mentor NR Narayana Murthy and wife Sudha Murty at the Global Training Centre in Mysore on Monday.

Courtesy: TOI

Grid Computing in India

Think the future.! THE FUTURE LIES IN THE GRID                                 A computer science specialist from IIT Delhi, a professor in IISc Bangalore and an industrialist in Mumbai — these people from diverse fields can ask each other inter-disciplinary questions and get an answer in minutes. This is possible, thanks to India’s unique national computational grid — Garuda — a first-time innovation in the country powered by Bangalore’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).      Diverse researchers and specialists from 45 institutions, including industry, and spanning 17 cities have for the first time in the country been brought together on one national grid. This virtual grid is making possible sharing and exchanging of knowledge and data on a scale and in diverse ways not seen before between researchers and industry.      The department of information technology at the Centre has funded CDAC to deploy Garuda and take gridnetworked computing to research labs and industry. Subrata Chattopadhyay, chief investigator, Garuda, CDAC Bangalore, told TOI: “Garuda is India’s first national grid initiative bringing together academic, scientific and research communities for developing their data and compute intensive applications.’’      He explained: “The grid is maintained, connected and networked through the National Knowledge Network, vital to India’s development. A researcher from one lab can pose a query to another lab and the answer to that will be found in minutes if not a few hours. It used to take weeks together before to provide such information. We have developed a tool that can reach the relevant data fast for the query posed and give an answer to the researcher automatically on the grid itself. A software does the job of monitoring the query posed and the data given in response. The software works in a system located in a control room at Bangalore’s CDAC office.’’      He said: “Garuda is like inserting a charger into a socket in your house. You don’t worry about where the electricity is coming from, but the fact is it is coming to the centralised point. Likewise, the answer to a query posed by a researcher on the grid will come back automatically to the researcher who has to just access the grid and not worry about accessing any particular institution he has sought the answer from. Our software takes care of all that.”      The project’s ultimate aim is to unite stakeholders in science, technology, higher education, R&D and e-governance using network speeds of tens of gigabits per second coupled with extremely low latencies.      Chattopadhyay said the project cost around Rs 10-12 crore and was now in its operational phase. “The Proof of Concept (PoC) phase, initiated along with ERNET (Indian Education & Research Network), ended in March 2008, accomplished its deliverables by connecting 17 cities across 45 academic and research institutes countrywide along with the required software for managing grid computing applications,” Chattopadhyay said.      The establishment of Indian Grid Certification Authority for the first time in India by CDAC in November 2008 has allowed full access to worldwide grids for Indian researchers and is a landmark in this domain.  CDAC BANGALORE DEVELOPS NATIONAL COMPUTING GRID GARUDA, LINKING  45 INSTITUTIONS ACROSS 17 CITIES  CDAC - The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Institute of Plasma Research, Ahmedabad Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad Harish-Chandra Research Insititute, Allahabad Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore National Centre for Biological Sciences (TIFR), Bangalore Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai  Innovation: National computing grid called  Garuda Utility: Has brought 45 diverse research institutions, labs and industry spanning 17 cities into one virtual grid enabling them to exchange, share and analyse data in seconds, minutes, few hours. How it works: Garuda is a computing grid connected by internet and each institution wanting to part of the grid will have access codes. There are exclusive spaces for sharing data, posing questions, getting answers  Cost: Rs 10-12  crore for entire project  Designed by: Scientists led by  Subrata Chattopadhyay at CDAC Bangalore  OTHER FACTS ON GARUDA      Garuda computational grid works at a speed of 1 gigabit per second      It is connected through the National Knowledge Network, a virtual network covering the breadth of India      International research labs and institutions would also be able to access the grid once collaboration opens up.It runs on a Indiadeveloped software FAST FORWARD: The project’s aim is to unite stakeholders in science, technology, higher education, R&D and e-governance. Courtesy: TOI

Google+

ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY

Smarting under the embarrassment of privacy violation charges during the launch of Buzz, Google was careful this time with Plus, its counter to Facebook.

    Google learned it the hard way, that online privacy is a very sensitive issue. Its attempt in February 2010 to build a social network into Gmail — Buzz — had a disastrous start when it added by default followers whom users didn’t actually want. With bosses unwittingly getting updates of office gossip, and spouses getting a peek into their partners’ affairs, Google struggled hard 
to undo the damage caused by 
breaching users’ privacy. 
    Google seems to have got it right this time, as its much-hyped counter to Facebook, Google+ in limited roll-out version, completes two weeks today, without much negative publicity. 
    There are two aspects to privacy: one, the fear that the networking sites themselves — be it Google, Facebook or Twitter — would use (maybe algorithmically) subscribers’ personal data to target better advertisements or pass them on to a third-party. Remember the jam Facebook got into, when word spread that photos were being passed on to thirdparty advertisers without the consent of users? It had to put up special notifications educating users about the company’s privacy regulations. 
    Similarly, when Gmail introduced text advertisements related to email content, there was widespread uproar, and many thought someone was actually reading emails. Google had to do a lot of explaining to convince users that the choice of ads was software-programmed and that there was no human intervention at any point. 
    The second aspect of privacy is sharing — who can see messages or photos or videos? Are they visible to people whom the user doesn’t want to share them with? On Twitter, there are just two options: all the tweets are visible to either the whole world or if ‘protected’, to just the followers. There is no option to further classify visibility of tweets. 
    But Facebook does have an option. By default, there’s a level of privacy setting (go to ‘account’, then click on ‘privacy settings’) that can be customized by users. Status messages, photos, videos, notes etc can be made visible selectively to people whom the user wants to share them with: 
    friends, friends of friends, everyone or selected people. But given the type of user interface, many Facebook users are not aware of this. And, even people who are aware, find cust o m i z at i o n convoluted. 
CIRCLE OF PRIVACY This is where Plus has scored. Google made it clear, right at the beginning, that users can decide ‘what to share’ and ‘with whom to share’. In two crucial aspects, Google+ goes a step ahead of Facebook — one, the concept of Circle, and two, the way it’s formed. Facebook has by default just one name for everyone in your contact: ‘Friends’. But not all 
    p e o p l e 
    you communicate with are friends. So, Google+ has Circles, instead. 
    Vic Gundotra, senior vice-president, engineering, Google, explains: “We found that people already use real-life circles to express themselves. So we did the only thing that made sense: we brought Circles to software. Just make a circle, add your people, and share what’s new.” 
    The home page of Google+ is similar to that of Facebook — a surprise for many who thought it would be vastly different. But the similarity ends there. The most significant difference lies in the way users build their Circles. 
    In Facebook, you become another person’s friend by sending an ‘Add Friend’ request; and he/she has the choice to accept or reject your request. In Twitter, you click on the ‘Follow’ button to get their tweets. In case, the other person has enabled ‘Tweet privacy’, then your request will have to be approved by him/her. 
NO FRIEND REQUESTS 

In Google+, this process of building contacts works in the opposite direction, in 

    which the privacy element is more clearly built-in. There are no ‘friend requests’ to be sent or confirmed; instead, the user finds his or her friends and just pulls them into the circle. The logical assumption here is, you choose only people whom you trust as your friends. 
    The difference can be better explained using this analogy. In Facebook, you go knocking on other people’s accounts with a request to be allowed in. But in Google+, you look around for people you like, and just pull them in. In other words, in Facebook, you have to win the other person’s trust to become his or her friend and thereby get access to his or her data. But in Google+, you choose people you can trust as your friends and with whom you can share the data. Both Facebook and Google+ have the element of trust strongly built in, but the difference lies in who initiates the process. 
    The other difference is: in Facebook, when ‘Friend Requests’ are confirmed, both become friends of each other: meaning, both can see each other’s updates. But in Google+, you can, for example, drag Mark Zuckerberg into your Circle (which means you trust him, and he can see your updates), but that doesn’t mean you are automatically in Zuckerberg’s circle; he has to drag you into his Circle. This is a feature similar to the one in Twitter — you may, for example, follow Obama’s tweets, but that doesn’t automatically mean Obama can see your tweets; unless he follows you. 
    Reading updates of your contacts in Google+ is also simpler. In Twitter, you can create lists (of friends, colleagues, strangers etc) to follow only their tweets. Facebook too allows this: Go to ‘Most Recent’, and click on the group, to read the updates of people you have added to that group. But in Google+, the Circles are right there on the left pane of the home page. 
    Right now, Google+ is very quiet, with only a few on board. The real test will be when more people join it. The other challenge will be to take care of privacy concerns when Google puts in place apps or extensions that will link other networking sites to Google+. Early days still, Google+ now is only a work in progress. 
WHO HAS WHAT 
    In Google+, user decides whom to add as friend; in FB 'friend requests' have to be sent and got confirmed 
    Mobile photos can be backed up automatically online in Google+ but they are not visible to anyone unless shared; in FB and Twitter, they have to be uploaded separately 
    Users can share status messages within Google+ and with people not on Google+ via email. In FB, only links posted by others can be shared within FB; with people outside FB, only album links can be shared. If you have Facebook Email, you can send and receive emails from people not on FB. Tweets are visible to everyone, unless protected; and all tweets can be retweeted. 
    Comments can be divided into paragraphs and edited on Google+, but not possible in FB; also tweets have word limitation and can't be edited 

I have been keeping myself away from Facebook mainly because of privacy issues. Google+ is not an application, but a major tweak to the innards of Google. It forms the structure of the social world in which Google applications run. - Dr Able Lawrence, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGIST 

Google+ fell short of my expectations a little. Convenience wise, yes one less site to sign in with Google+. With my friends scattered across other sites, I am waiting or an app/Chrome widget that combines them all. Aditi Gaitonde, PG MEDIA STUDIES STUDENT 

I have been getting invites for Google+, but haven't gone on to join it since Facebook is where all my friends are. Facebook has really good privacy protection features, you have to just look for and enable them. Santhosh K R, SOFTWARE ENGINEER.

Courtesy: TOI