Now, Microsoft’s PR department has decided that the “Photographers at Microsoft” book is the right gift for visiting VIP’s and heads of state. With the many regulations and laws that dictate what a government official can accept, it turns out this is a perfect fit. It is a quality gift that will be received well and appreciated. It tells a great story about Microsoft’s charity work. It demonstrates an international consciousness. This was a completely unintended byproduct of the book effort and is delightful.

Today, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations visited Microsoft and Steve Ballmer presented him a copy of “Photographers at Microsoft” signed by Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates.

I am proud for what we (photographers who contributed to the book) collectively did to make this book happen.

In a year graduated from somoeone used to of a point & shoot cameras to DSLR cameras (Nikon D40)  and then to a more advance offering from Nikon i.e. Nikon D5000. Its a hobby which turned serious. A true hobby i guess.

But then guess what, one of my photographs made it to a very special photo book (out of around other 1000 entries) from Microsoft Employees which is getting released tomorrow. This is special to me because this is not only my first time when a photographs taken by me is getting published into a book, but also because all the profits made out of this book will get donated for social cause.

I am excited to attend the launch party tomorrow where I (along with other contributors) will be signing two copies of these books, one of which get auctioned on the spot and other would go round the world for other contributors to sign-in, to be later auctioned too!

You can preview this very high quality photo book here http://www.blurb.com/books/833258

Update: This photo book is now been shortlisted as staff pick by blurb.com equivalent of having editorial choice.

Update: One of the copies I signed is going out for a world tour and would be back in Redmond next year and will be auctioned for charity. We already raised around 16,000 USD for charity as part of giving Campaign.

He has done a wonderful job not only with raising all the points which all startup entrepreneurs should know about, but also used simple language and lots and lots of real life examples helping reader understand the logic.

I would recommed all of startup entrepreneurs (or trying to start something) to go through this book.

Thanks Guy for writing such an interesting & valuable book.

Written by Dean Takahashi its a good read for those who are in gaming industry and particularly interested in knowing what it takes to ship a huge product like XBOX 360.

What next…I have got another book from library….secret….will tell you later when I finish that book.

Have you recently read any interesting book?

I discovered a outlet at new City Center mall at Hyderabad.

A new online book store named which is a compelling super-set of the features that Amazon offers for reviewing/recommending books as pointed out by Kim

And I recieved copy of two books:

The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft’s Next-Generation Video Game Console

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

I am pretty busy over weekend folks

There are few copies which I wanted to read in past, I am sure I have more reason to buy it.

Thanks India today.