Google Aps memory guzzler
Honestly I am a very big fan of Google Online suite of application. Be it the Notebook or the new redesigned Google Docs. I had been using them for quite some time.
But lately i notice that , in an attempt to give a shiny and glossy GUI google is using more memory. More and more my IE in 256MB machine become inoperable, if i have either Notes or Docs running.
Are they expecting everyone to have more RAM to run there aps?
Online Privacy - Google & Double Click
Recently google is trying to acquire the internet banner ad maket leader Double click for about $3.1 billion dollars. But the senators feel is that , how would this merger would affect the data privacy of users who have clikced through the ads. How would google treat this data that it is going to acquire from doubleclick.
For an hypothetical example google can use that data from double click and the corresponding IP, the banner ad context that you clicked on and correlate this information with the region and search queries to give you more personalized search results.
Looking for a hike? Think Again
This one is especially for those who are looking for a hike at the end of another financial year.
Who said zeros doesn't make any sense? Think again!
Most common SPAM Item
Here is a strange compilation of the most common items that spammer's use. Not the one i made, compiled by symanatec
- laptops,
- replica watches,
- business cards,
- male enhancement drugs ("always a popular sale during the holidays," says Symantec),
- digital music players, software,
- cell phones,
- video games,
- weight loss drugs,
- and gift cards.
How many of these you got in your mailbox?
Me,XP,Vista - What Next? Windows 7
Here is the glimpse into future. What the next version of windows is going to be like. I found this interesting article on the same topic.
In a Nutshell, we can expect a lighter version of windows in future
Reliance FootPrint - Wear em down
While everyone around is tryinig to get through the bureaucratic troubles, Reliance quietly has entered the foot wear shop. Reliance had also opened a jewellery shop , read more about that here
Reliance Jewles - Another jewel in the crown
Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Retail Limited or RRL is now venturing in the gems and jewellery trade with the aim of opening 300 'Reliance Jewels' outlets across the country during the next three years. Taking its first step towards the jewellery sector, the company has launched its first Reliance Jewels speciality store in Bangalore and then going to Hyderabad before it establishes a pan India presence. The store will offer gold, diamond, platinum and silver jewelry.
There is a huge potential for growth as the market size of jewelry market is estimated to be around Rs 18,000 crore. We are targeting about 10 per cent of that going forward. As of now Tata's Tanishq is the largest organised player in this market.
Reliance is betting big on the jewelry retail business as the company plans to open over 300 stores across metros and mini metros.
Customers have already started making a beeline towards jewellery stores what with the upcoming wedding season.
New year resoulition - Not me, Buy why
For those who intend to ask me why i dont make any new year resolutions, he is an plausible expanation for you guys.
Text Messaging from Yahoo
For those who are looking to text message from the internet , Yahoo has made it simple. Just goto the link given below and start texting to your favorites right away. If you dont remember their names , you can just sign-in and get them from the contact list. If you are already signed it, AJAX kicks in and lists all the mobile numbers in your contact list. Easy pickings there after.
The max text message size had been limited to 120 characters.
http://sites.mobile.yahoo.com/sms/sendsms
Have fun Texting.To know the mobile carriers supported by yahoo, visit here
Marketing Calls & Me
Wellcome to the age of Tele-marketing. Almost everyone of us get one to two marketing calls per day. I have heard many people tell me that they find it very hard to end the call. But strangely it is the converse of it. Most of the time it is callers who cut my call (funny), sometimes even before they start saying what is call is all about. Here i share with you all some of my experience with tele-callers.
Scenario 1:
Caller:Can i talk to Mr.x?
Me:May i know who is on the line?
Caller:I am from Barclays Bank. Can i talk to Mr.x?
Me: Oh
Barlcays!!. I know that bank. Do you know this person (Ms Y) there. I have
already spoken to them. Can you give the call to them.
Caller:Oh you
have spoken to them?
Me:Yes
Caller:Thank you,very much
blah..blah.. call ends
Scenario 2:
Caller:I am calling from ICICI Personal Loan Dept(all nonsense talk continues ).
Me:(i interupt them as usual, remember customer is the king :) )I am
very much interested in Home loan can you transfer me to that Department, But
not Personal Loans
Caller:Sorry sir, we dont deal them.
Me:Its
okay, Thanks for calling. call ends
Scenario 3:
Caller:I am calling from ICICI Credit Card Department.
Me:I already have
a ICICI Credit Card (even though i dont have one).
Caller:Okay sir.
Thank you. (call ends)
Scenario 4: [Most funniest of all]
Phone rings, i look at the number and find it is something that i dont recognise
with.
Me:(Picks up the phone and barks)Is this an Advertisement call?
Caller:(thinks of a second)Drop the phone without a word.
some more fun for you all.
Make Money by selling money pictures
The title is little funny, but the fact is not so. Some people are making real money by just selling high resolution images of monies.
If you don't believe me take a look at this site, along with other pictures they have images of monies up for sale.
Now isn't that a cool way to make money?
NASDAQ,India & Diwali
Every Indian knows what Diwali is. But what is the connection between NASDAQ and Diwali. It is simple as this, Everybody is watching India's growth and want to be part of it.
What other proof you want...?
Custom Error Pages
When i was browsing Income Tax Departments website, i accidently mis-typed a wrong URL. Then popped up this ungraceful default "404 Page cannot be found" of IIS.
Even this page has a "How-To" to customise the error page. I dont know why the site designers havnen't done this yet.
Recently after the introduction of online tax payment methods, this site is getting lot of traffic. I would like the site developers to take some time to put some meaning error page instead of the default one.
When the whole web is going to web 2.0, It is sad to see such an important site stuck at stone age.
5 Balloons for $5
Have you ever had to buy balloons online. I know that is little absurd. Considering that i am a little lazy to goto the nearest shop and buy my balloons, i decided to shop for them online.
I stumbled upon this website bangaloreonlineflorists.com, they offered me 5 balloons for a little more than $5 dollars.
I just wonder what is so special with those balloons that they cost around $1.25 (approx) each. Or they some kind of industrial balloons (funny to think of) that wont burst.
I do understand that providing this much comfort (buying balloons online) comes at a cost. But these people aren't selling just the balloons, they will be delivered only if they are ordered with flowers and cake(which ofcourse isn't charged reasonable).
I assume they just forgot, how to rate things while going online.
Vista - Is it a mistake
Vs 
For some reason a wide variety of P2P programs are non-functional in vista, must be all those DRM laws at work.
After almost a month trying to make vista work along with my applications, i have given up. I am going to downgrade my notebook to the trustworthy XP. XP gets one more hands up
Apreciating Rupee forces Companies to act
The rupee had been appreciating against the rupee dollar relentlessly. This has forced all major Indian IT companies [Infosys, Wipro, TCS ] to act to minimise their loses.
In my previous post , i was discussing about how these companies are going to adapt themselves to the compulsion of the changing times. In the same lines, Infosys to increase its revenue share from the europe regions has bid for European Software Developers.
It is also being claimed that Wipro has bid for 60 euros per share for Cap Gemini SA, Europe's largest computer-services provider 60 euros-a-share bid for Cap Gemini SA, Europe's largest computer-services provider.
Watchout this space for more action in future.
ISP - Public Vs Private
Public Vs Private
Once again i am back to narrate my experience with two ISP providers one owned by the government and the other run by a private company.
The plans offered by the Governement company is really very good and the best available in the market. But the attitude of the customer care personnel and the installation staff is not really the best of experiences one can have.
Forgot to the mention about the extremely long delay in getting things done. To get a broadband connection you will have to first apply for the Landline wait for a minimum of atleast 30 to 45 days to get the line installed .."greasing lot of hands"(especially if you aren't native of that state) all the way. After that you apply for a broadband connection. Which again will be delayed by a variety of reasons including shortage of equipment, manpower. By the time you get your broadband it would have been 2 to 3 months.
Dont forget, any change of plans or any queries will be properly entertained when you go there in person, that kind of shows how good the telephonic customer care service works.
The only highlight among all the mess is that, they have the best speed available for your money at a cheaper cost.
Now lets look at my experience at the private provider.
When i enquired about their plans , they made a note of my address to make a feasibility study and took my contact number too. Next day someone did the feasibility study and updated me that i can get a connection.
The entire application filing and get the ground work down took around 1 hour. The asked me if i want the installation tomorow itself, but i told them i wanted it to be done after a week. They obliged. Installation took around 30 minutes. I suppose my line was already tuned to that speed. so right from the first day i was getting the speed i was supposed to get. Voila there it goes.
Within 3 days i got my connection (provided i had all the necessary papers ready, like address and ID proof) . Change of plans can be done over phone.
The most diasappointing aspect of this service is that, the plans are way too high.
Shall i say good service comes at a good cost.
My suggestion here would be to apply for the private connection and public one as well at the same time. use your private connection till you get your other connection. As cancelling the private service provider is real easy and mostly rentals are charged on a pro-rated basis(pay for the days that you use). Experience both of them, and let me know how was yours.
Sun SPOT & Minority Report
Sun SPOT & Minority Report
Recently SUN Microsystems released their latest gadget running on JAVA.Angela Caicedo, technology evangelist at Sun Microsystems, shows off the Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT). In the Sun SPOT is an ARM processor, accelerometer, wireless communication capabilities and 8 LEDS.
In this demonstration, Angela takes us under the hood and shows us how the Sun SPOTs are able communicate with one another.
In this demonstration, Angela takes us under the hood and shows us how the Sun SPOTs are able communicate with one another.
Taking a Sun SPOT, a virtual reality glove and some home-style soldering -- Angela Caicedo, technology evangelist at Sun Microsystems has created an input device capable of replacing the mouse.
Math Fun
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321
Isn't that interesting.
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