Monthly Archives: March 2010

Media rant

There are two things that totally ticked me off yesterday. Early morning, I open the door, and take the newspaper and walk in. I am usually a first-page guy. I read the whole first page, and if there is anything … Continue reading

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Water: Our thirsty world

A beautiful slideshow from the FastCompany website. Just fantastic images of water sources across the world. The best of the lot (in my opinion) is the above image, which is a long exposure shot over the Ganga in Haridwar, where … Continue reading

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Somali Pirates Business Model

source: flickr – jessicalyn444 I read this on the UNDispatch.cm (went there through daringfireball). And I thought this is worth a “retweet” on my blog. Wow. This is amazing. I have always heard/read that, people are not driven to piracy … Continue reading

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Temple city – Kumbakonam

Another visit, another beautiful photograph. This was taken about a month ago though. Just got the time to publish this. Taken from the hotel room balcony where my parents were staying.

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Nokia / Symbian UI Design Bug

Despite the ominous sounding complex title, what I am about to write, is something that almost everyone who owns a Nokia phone has encountered. Try this: 1. Set your phone to lock key-pad after 10 seconds (or some small time) … Continue reading

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gmail blog posts

One really cool thing about the Official Gmail blog is the informal nature of the posts. The latest one which is a lab feature which refreshes POP accounts at will, is an example. See for yourself: My little sister recently … Continue reading

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