Everything Web 2.0

Everything Web 2.0 [http://www.sacredcowdung.com/archives/2006/03/all_things_web.html], a huge list of Web 2.0 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2] apps and resources.…

Optical Mouse and Skype Phone Combo

Optical Mouse and Skype Phone Combo [http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/11/new-gadget-optical-mouseskype-phone-combo/] from Sony. Looks like a nifty toy, but my question is how do you navigate around the screen if you happen to be on a Skype call with the gadget next to your ears?…

broid audio

Lately, I’ve been getting e-mail’s from audio enthusiasts enquiring about the “broid” audio player. I wrote “broid” a couple of years back as an experimental project, but it phased out as other tasks took the priority. It’s surprising for me that “broid” is still used and appreciated…

Sex and the City

Anil [http://www.ecogito.net/anil/] points to a rather interesting observation: most Google searches for the word “sex” orginate [http://google.com/trends?q=sex&ctab=1&date=all&geo=all] from the most sexually frustrated parts of the world, or as I would say “the…

Da Ramayan Code

Here’s a scoop from an article I was reading, Everybody Loves A Good Ban [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1697689,0035.htm] by Vir Sanghvi. It narrates the journalist’ last conversation with Pramod Mahajan (who recently passed away [http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/03mahajan1.htm]), on…

Phenom Unbound Finale

If you like good rock music, or maybe read my blog once in a while, and you still don’t know who Phenom is, then you must read this rant. Phenom [http://wearephenom.com] is a desi rock band (from Bangalore) with some hard guts on. These guys don’t…

For my ABCD mates!

[http://badmash.tv/comica.php?id=16] > They are taking jobs away from our countrymen. They come into our country, breed like rabbits, and take jobs away from our own. Are we just going to stand aside and let them do this? See what I’m talking about. A…

Three best things in life

“One of the three best things in life” was traditionally followed with the explanation that the other two are up to each individual. Upto our own choice and discretion. A cliche, maybe, but the best things in life should be raw, simple and unconditional (spelled – r a r e) — like…