Kapil's Korner | Monthly Archive | April
Archive | April, 2005

Lunch just got more interesting

28 Apr

The morning started on a sad note – granny was not feeling too well but now things are better and I am going to have dinner with her after work. Of course she won’t be cooking so I am going to miss all the sweets and special dishes which she churns out when I visit [...]

Arguments getting shorter

27 Apr

It’s good to know that the arguments are getting shorter – But not when you are not winning them anymore. I just got off the phone after a no gainer with her and this is what hits me on the internet. Couldn’t save it for later, so here it is:

Manage your browser windows

27 Apr

If you surf a lot of websites simultaneously your taskbar should be crowded all the time with the numerous browser windows open. I wanted to get rid of this and discovered Maxthon Browser which sits on top of Mircrosoft’s Internet Explorer and makes things easy. You can get a complete tour, feature list etc. at [...]

Not in a snapshot

26 Apr

I am thinking of buying a digital camera. How do you do it? Get into CNET.com and read a few reviews, follow their buying guide and make your selection. Of course being me I always need personal recommendations and feedback from other fellow users – So I write to friends to get their opinion too. [...]

Workplace woes

22 Apr

Sometimes it can just get frustrating! I do product development for a cosmetic firm and very often the back copy of a product label is my responsibility. If you ever read the fine print you would see the all so complicated chemical names which identifies the ingredients of the product. For example “Cetostearly Alcohol”, this [...]

The search begins…

21 Apr

I finally decided that I should make the much delayed digital camera purchase. I am going to ask a dear friend to bring it in from the US the next time he is coming back home. Meanwhile I continued searching through CNET, reading user reviews and and also looked at a few digital photography blogs. [...]

More than just blogs

20 Apr

Where have I been? Busy. It’s been a crazy start for the week. Just too many projects getting actioned after a long period of gestation so I am swamped with work. But that’s how I like to be @ work – Busy! Was wondering how blogging helps me: Links, images and clippings which interest me [...]

Messenger Plus!

17 Apr

If you are using MSN Messenger but not yet using Messenger Plus! you sure are missing something great. For the newbies: Messenger Plus is a Non-Microsoft add-on for MSN Messenger – so you can great emoticons, sounds, quick-text etc. I could go on but you need to experience it – So, go get it!

When fortune comes true..

17 Apr

Today’s Fortune: Unexpected events and harsh words may be cropping up out of nowhere today, dear Virgo, so be aware that your well-laid plans may not exactly go through the way you anticipate. You may come across some rather stubborn individuals who seem to want to argue about just about anything. Realize that much of [...]

Photo Blog goes Live!

17 Apr

If you didn’t already notice it. I activated my photo blog to go LIVE! Yes, my this blog now picks the latest photo from the Moblog (That’s Mobile Blog) and shows it right here – You should now see TWO photographs in the right column. The lower one is from the photoblog. It’s really great [...]