Monthly Archives: March 2014

I am an international candidate and I don’t have a credit card. How can I register for the GMAT?

 I am an international candidate and I don’t have a credit card. How can I register for the GMAT?

Authorities say, you need either credit card or debit card with security code. (For international ie. non-American students it is safer to rely only on credit card as some international debit cards might be incompatible). Unfortunately there’s no other option available. Maybe you should ask your close friend or relative to lend you one.

Do I have to take the GMAT to apply for an MBA program?

 Is it mandatory to have GMAT test taken, in order to apply to MBA programs? Do you have the list of bschools that require GMAT?

Yes, please refer the list, which has 5000+ graduate business programmes accepting GMAT score. Also I’d check with your prospective MBA programs or b-schools directly. Outside the US most of b-schools have their own regional entrance test. Some of MBA programs in the USA have also started accepting GRE scores. Yet, GMAT being the standardize test, it is accepted worldwide & is better choice if you’re applying to multiple b-schools.
-back to the comprehensive GMAT FAQ List

QIK is shutting down.

Qik a video sharing & live broadcasting mobile app from Skype is closing its service. & You have no choice but see your videos being deleted.
In past, I had tested this app for performance, quality & lag. I livestreamed it on qik.com and uploaded directly on youtube without editing. (Switch captions-ON if you dont understand my accent)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiiE0Pw40xM&w=360&h=250]
As you can see in above video, it doesnt have any noticeable time-lag, also it never crash on me. It had many features & ‘was’ pretty stable app. The app is no more available in the app-store & the service will be terminated by 30th April 2014.
This is very disappointing to hear the news. I was a fan of QIK because I found the app quite useful broadcasting quick messages and announcements & because there’s no better alternative to such service… you cannot livestream/broadcast your video directly from mobile. The mobile app from livestream.com is ridiculous & is only made for consuming the content.

qik-terminate

There’s no option to download on left side. nor you can upload the video on youtube.


Although they’ve suggested in FAQ, that you can download your files or upload to youtube directly. I do not see the option in my dashboard. I should download/move my video files before they discontinue the service. [click on the image for detailed view] There’s no download option nor share on ‘youtube’ option is active. Qik was acquired by Skype which is acquired by Microsoft. You can guess who to blame here. But must thank Skype as they brought qik on iOS app-store. But keeping all doors shut when house is burning is totally unfair. I wish I’m wrong, I should investigate further.