Saturday, January 31, 2009

Windows Washer – “PCDoctor” - At rescue !!!

 

            Yesterday I was worrying about the “Health” - Speed of my pc. It was running a little bit slow, what is expected out of it!! Although my PC has 1 GB RAM and Dual Core , it was too slow. It was really boredom to work with my computer. Eventually I came across with great software “Windows Washer”. It is really awesome software I have ever used!!

           When I wash my computer w/ “Windows Washer”, I was astonishing when I saw my computer’s performance fast!! I mean it was able to cope with at least my speed of opening the applications. There is ample number of reasons behind it.

  • It eliminates useless files that clog hard disk.
  • It acts just like an eraser for unnecessary internet files.
  • It deletes various unnecessary files which are created by using internet, some files which are created automatically by computer while opening applications.
  • It improves computer performance by deleting files
  • It is Award wining software!
  • It safely erases internet tracks, programs history etc.
  • It gives various options from where we can delete temporary files.

          Before using this I was used to delete files manually from Temporary folder by writing in Start-> Run-> %temp%. And then temporary folder would open. Then I select all files and then ctrl+alt+del. :).  But i was really tedious task!! And thus by doing this i was thinking that i m getting rid of temporary files.!!! :). I realized that it was so easy to use this software and i can just get rid of all unnecessary files from my whole computer, by merely clicking on “Wash” button in the software!!!! 

        Thanks a ton to “Windows Washer”!! You really helped me. Now, i am cool! And i can work very fast with the improved performance of my computer.

        I have had very good experienced with “Widows Washer”. At least once you all should use it. Thus i have harness the power of “Windows Washer”!!! :) It is really worth to use !

        It is freely available at Webroot website.

Bye!! Stay tuned :)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tesco - A World famous Retailer...

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While discussing about grocery market in UK, we cant forget the popular name Tesco. Well, I know you will first think about Tesco - One of the giant retailer in UK. There were also well-known grocery stores named Sainsbury’s, Ads, Safeway, Somerfield, Kwik Save, but Tesco led always first amongst all. A Vibrant person named Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1919 using his bonus form World War I army service. In 1924, Cohen bought a tea shipment from TE Stockwell. The First three letters of ‘TE Stockwell’ and the first two letters of ‘Cohen’ were used to make up the name ‘Tesco’. Jack was influenced by the supermarket culture in America and tried to introduce the concept in the UK. Through this philosophy “Pile it high and sell it cheap”, Tesco has achieved pillars of success, and went public. Tesco was one of the first self-service supermarket.

  • By the time, Tesco acquired several companies like Burnards, Williamsons,John Irwins, Victor Value and thus contributed a larger share in grocery market.

Tesco’s Way

Strategies at Tesco:

How Strategic Wheel helped Tesco?

  • This balanced scoreboard was nothing but a management tool that directed the focus of business initiative on delivering the core purpose of Tesco.
  • It had brought together Tesco’s world in all areas.
  • It had acted as a gauge the performance.
  • ‘Steering Wheel’ was aimed at to change organizations from being financially driven to mission driven.. It has four quandrants.
  • Tesco way – One in the front
  • Clubcard concept
    • helped to know Customers’ preferences and Location for store. One of the first loyalty scheme introduced by Tesco in the UK, a card with a magnetic strip. The card was given to all Tesco customers. For 1$ spent, the cardholders were given 1 point. Ever quarter Tesco calculated the points accumulated by the customers and mailed them the vouchers. Thus Tesco come to know the customers’ preferences.
  • No one tries harder for customer
    • To enable customer with a better shopping experience it had made special parking areas for mothers with newborn kids and packing the customers bags to reduce waiting time in the queue.
  • Listening to Customer – ‘Value Line’, ‘One in the front scheme’
    • After listening customers for too much waiting times at the check-out counters, it had introduced this scheme, aimed at minimizing customers waiting time.

SWOT Analysis:

Strengths:

  • Tesco competed only on price because goods available at Tesco store were perceived to be of mediocre quality.
  • Steering Wheel which was based on ‘Balanced Scoreboard’ a concept introduced by Dr.Robert S. Kalpan and Dr. David P. Nortan in an article published in Harvard Business Review in 1992.

Weaknesses overcome by Tesco:

  • With the rising income levels, customer all over Britain were turned to high and luxury merchandise.So, Paying heed at customer demand, Tesco closed down some of its stores to concentrate on larger stores with better facilities.
  • Tesco went for revamp of its product portfolio. And came up with wider range of qualified goods.

Contemplation from my side:

  • I will called Steering Wheel – as the best strategy of Tesco which had steered the company to reach at the acme of a
  • I will call this Steering Wheel as a ‘Virtuous Circle’.
  • Tesco -  customer-focused business, earned a lot of laurel from customer through out the world.
  • Tesco – A Leading Retailer,  had really earned lifetime loyalty of customer by creating value for them.
  • Tesco’s strategy of giving respect, value and importance was fantastic.

My Salute to Tesco. :)

Stay tuned…Wave