Archive for August, 2007

Windows Vista Basic

Monday, August 27th, 2007

My friend just bought a new Laptop which came preloaded with Vista Basic edition. Not surprising as the laptop was a budget buy and came with just 512 MB of RAM.
Now, I think the company could have done a lot better for the user by offering XP Professional instead of the crippleware Vista Basic is…

Ethanol blended Petrol

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

So they are now selling Ethanol blended petrol in Gurgaon. Not a big deal as my car seems to have no issues with it (Yet).
They have not reduced the rate of the blended petrol. I think the blended petrol should be cheaper for the companies selling it!
The sad part of the story as per the [...]

Hot!

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

It’s damn hot in Gurgaon!
Time: 8 PM

Firefox… You make me sick.

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

I am tired of seeing this dialog box pop-up on Digg…
Updated with Firefox screenshot.

Mom

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Mom probably think that I am evil. But then I can’t blame her for assuming that!

Nicotine Patches!

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

It’s a shame that the nicotine patches are absolutely impossible to find in the Indian market. Even more absurd are the prices I see online.
100 bucks for a single patch as per articles I saw online. No wonder we prefer to smoke instead! My friend from UK tells me that patches there are cheaper compared [...]

Google Local Business Center India

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

If you are a business owner in India, make sure you add yourself to the Google Local Business Center!

Wireless Electricity

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Wireless Electricity is one of the things that could make our lives more convenient. A lot of work is being done on making this possible. WiTricity is one of the projects being worked on upon by MIT scientists.
However, if we look at the Wi-Fi connectivity of today… How funny it would be if your computer [...]

My four year old system

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

load average: 2.17, 1.20, 0.99
It’s indeed out of date. Even with 1 Gigabyte of RAM.

Heyy Babyy

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Not only did they bastardized the English language. They also ripped off a decent English flick named 3 Men and a Baby.