Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

The Desi Train Talk Show : Reactions

Sunday, July 30th, 2006
The phones didn't work and though I could see you guys waiting online to speak, there seem to be glitches in BlogTalkRadio's software. On the other hand : - how was the sound quality? Did you get to listen to the show without any interruptions? Please let me know. I'll be talking the the techie guys to help iron out the issues.

Is Google hit? Gmail, Adsense are sleeping

Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Update: The issue seems to have been resolved now. (Phew!) Wake up early morning, arrive on my desk with an extra hot almond mocha, fire up the browser and unashamedly land on the first site of the day - my blog. The bloody page wouldn't load up. What the hell?. Forget about it and try to login to my gmail account. Same problem. The gmail page wouldn't load on my screen. The "Waiting for Reply" sign on my browser kept going on and on. Fuck it Start doing my early morning rounds on the latest news, veiws and who slept with who's beau. Many sites wouldn't load up! Same problem. And then I realized that all those sites (including that of yours truly) have google ads ...

Now Hear Desi Train

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
Dear Desi Train readers, You can now listen to the posts of Desi Train. Each post has its own podcast,... sorry not in my voice, but which is auto-generated. Hope you enjoy it. The older posts though may not be on podcasts.    

Web and Graphic Designers with Drupal Experience

Thursday, May 11th, 2006
I'm urgently looking for 1 highly creative, bright, intelligent, fast and above all flexible Web and Graphics Designer, who has substantially worked with Drupal. I would prefer (though not required) if you are in Orange County area. Please send me your name and contact numbers by email (please use Contact form on top right). Please ensure you send me references of people you've worked with and list of websites, graphics, logos that "you" have "designed". No cheating please. Please do not pass other people's work as your own. I'm looking for a low & modest quote for a small project, which I think would take a few days at the most. But if you just wanna do it for free ...

Hands-Free Parallel Parking

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
Update: This is F-ing INSANE! Apparently Rakesh Menon read this post and emails me with this info: BMW is soon coming out with the "Auto Park" feature in some of their models in Europe. The Car does not only park by itself, BUT FUCKING HELPS YOU FIND A PARKING SPACE!!! Apparently its much more advanced than the Toyota Prius in Parallel parking, wherein the Prius you have to have your feet on the brakes but in BMW you don't touch a thing except your ass on the seat...Here's the video at New Launches... Unbelievable!!! * Original Post * This is so advanced, it's fucking sick!!! Toyota some time ago had introduced a computerized assist parking for drivers in Prius Hybrid ...

I love you Baby!!!

Monday, February 20th, 2006
Sexy Svelte Sweet Hot...One look at her at the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Club and I feel head over heels in love with her. My eyes are still popping in and out @-) How could they be so cruel not to let her in the US, but have her landing in Europe and perhaps India and the rest of Asia. The Sony Ericsson W810i Somebody pleaseeeeeeee tell me when is she coming to the U.S. and who is gonna be hooking up with (sigh!) her... The Sony Ericsson W810i - Walkman Deux (*) 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flashlight (*) 1.9″ 176x220 pixel 262k color screen (*) Memory Stick Duo Pro slot (*) 20mb of internal memory (*) 512mb card (*) ...

POLL: Podcast on DT

Thursday, February 16th, 2006
There have been increasing requests to start podcasting posts on Desi Train. For those who aren't aware what podcasting is (like me 7 days ago) - you will get a few DT posts in audio. So for example Chocolate - Mahesh Bhatt has a competitor will have you hearing me in full anger & frustration (as if the text wasn't enough)...yep me in all glory expressing frustration over the movie. Or me kicking Sanjay Gupta's ass over the revelation that Zinda is Old Boy. Email requests have been especially heavy for podcasting the Movie Reviews. There have been talks about Desi Train on radio (web/air waves), but I'm unsure about making this a full time thingy. On the other ...

The nonTechie’s guide to Blog-hell

Monday, January 23rd, 2006
Lesson 1: The journey begins – Alien+Predator < = Blog Software {Dad and Mom had tears in their eyes, Their son leaving home…forever, He opened the door, Looked back with sad eyes, One last look, And he was gone, To stand on his own two feet, Dad Mom hugged each other…silent, cries of pain… The clock ticked another 10 minutes, The door crashed opened, their son standing there, “It’s hell out there, can I stay in for some more?” Mr.Blogspot and Ms. LiveJournal saw a smile return back to their faces…} So you wanna Blog huh! Ok let’s fast forward a bit to the future. You’ve been blogging for say 10 minutes, 10 hours or ...