Sharing life's observations & thoughts
After an almost 2 year contemplation of taking the leap, last month I bit into the Apple. Using the latest edition 13"MacBook Pro for about a week now. This is not intended to be a review, there are better experts out there who will tell you more about it. I am only going to share… Continue reading A week with the MacBook Pro
Yesterday I read that the Sony Walkman completed 30 years. Got digging into my cupboard to search for the model which my dad had purchased around that time. Dad says he bought this walkman in April 1979 from Dubai, and supposedly this was the first model to hit the market there. So it’s a proud… Continue reading Dad’s Sony Walkman
You've got a zillion songs in there, a weekend full load of movies. But how about gettting your ipod to do some photo shows for your dear ones to see the latest holiday photos on that big TV in your living room. This article at Apple's website, will help you just do that bit. And… Continue reading Use your iPod to run a photo show on TV
Bluetooth proximity marketing is something which I have enjoyed experiencing on every instance. However the technology has limitations due to it's short range and the fact that users need to have their Bluetooth activated and also devices set to "discoverable" mode. So going back to something I read a few years back about mobile towers… Continue reading Monday Mumble: Can localised SMS marketing work?
After a really long time I signed myself into attending a seminar which was not related to my job. I attended the panel discussion on Digital Media at IIT Powai, organised by WATBlog. I must commend them for the efforts put in organising a bus from Andheri to the venue in the wake of the… Continue reading Lessons from Digital Media Panel Discussion
If your PC experiences trouble with a .NET framework I figured it's kind of difficult to solve it by a simple Uninstall/Install. So I had to search really hard for a solution which helped me get the .NET programs working once again. This should be the kind of error message you should get if you… Continue reading Clean up a corrupted .NET installation
My uncle from the US sent me this link and I had a hearty laugh watching the video which Bill Gates showed the audience at CES 2008 show. It's a small video he created with his office colleagues and some industry experts on his retirement plans. It became more interesting to post it here, when… Continue reading Bill Gates’ retirement plans
It's been more than a year now since I have been using the i-mate JAM. I love this phone and I have been a very "happy satisfied user". But there are certain glitches or features missing which I wish could have been changed. If you assign a particular tune to a contact in your address… Continue reading Things I could change in my i-mate
I am sharing two applications which I think can be great tools on the desktop. ObjectDock This is a little hidden bar at the top or bottom of your screen which when triggered gives you a complete menu of application/folder icons to quickly access them without having to bother going to the Start> All Programs… Continue reading Access files & programs quickly
Yes, Google gets 1300 resumes every day. And you can't be surprised why, with all the lovely perks on offer. Go take a look. Also see the Time special: Life in the Googleplex Photo Essay
