post gets on /.
Let me start this with my first slashdot story. I admire the apple keynote presentations in macworld and came across a story about them in the guardian. So I send the article to /. and guess what, it...
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powebook + mobile + iSync + Salling Clicker = digilife heaven
Life in the US sucks when it comes to the choice of mobile phones. The choice is truly dictated by the carriers selling you locked phones. But if you are ready to $pend a bit you can get the latest...
View ArticleSimple Technology ...
"Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler." - Albert EinsteinHere are some of the technology products and concepts which stand by this:Craigslist - easy classifiedsiPod - a scroll wheel...
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Yes, I have an iPod.
I love music. So after getting used to the (read as 'spoiled by the') iPod, its ease, the navigation etc.; burning CDs was history for me. I had to get that way of listening to music into other domains...
View ArticleCollaborate + Compete = ??
Apple dumps IBM PowerPCs and moves to Intel. IBM decides to support Mac OS X for its Lotus Notes suite. IBM competes with the x86 platform while producing PowerPC architecture but they also sell Intel...
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Nice Hardware! Bad Stickware?
Now why would anyone [in their sane mind] ruin their nicely designed laptops (even phones, digi cams etc.) with these shiny stupid, ugly 3D ... Stickers! I'm talking about the logo stickers from...
View Article5 features I want to see in music players (iTunes / WMP / Real whatever ...)
Here are five things I want to see in the next version of popular music players (at least iTunes, its my favorite):A feature for music discovery within a collection (and the online music store) based...
View ArticleConnecting to wireless network
So I was trying to connect the snazzy Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet (QuickReview: great specs and screen, but too heavy to swing around in the arm as a tablet) to my home wireless network, what I thought...
View ArticleBackup Mac on a Windows over a network.
Many people (read 'geeks') have heterogeneous environments with a Mac and/or Windows and/or Linux box running in their homes.I have a similar one and I wanted to backup my mac's /Users directory (I...
View ArticleAdventures with Cruise Control.Net, Nant, Perforce
For the most part it works fine [rocks!].This is just a simple inventory of small fixes / tweaks I gathered during my CruiseControl.Net (CCNet) setup:The Playground: Trying to configure CCNet to use...
View ArticleBillMonk.com: Pretty cool service
So its Sunday evening, and I am doing one of those typical chores of settling all accounts between friends for the shared lunches/dinners/events. Few problems -- all the numbers are scattered across in...
View ArticleReplacing a 12" PowerBook Hard Drive
Of late, my hard drive was noticeably slow indicating it was nearing its end. Some simple signs that told me its going to give up on me were:Application startup time slowed down quite a bit (the icon...
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Australia Trip Report (5/5)
Planning/Research Websites/Bookswww.tripadvisor.com (forums, trip reviews)www.frommers.com (e.g. Sydney: Goto Destinations-> Australia-> Sydney-> Attractions. The star rating is great helper...
View ArticleMint.com
I've been following Mint since it got the mention as the TechCrunch40 award winner. No one can argue that the idea of a unified view of personal finances is utopia. Mint promises this.However...
View ArticleIndian Movies++
Indian movies that go beyond the usual song+dance routines.[By no means complete ... just the ones I enjoyed]Luck by Chance (2009)Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)A Wednesday (2008)Rock On!! (2008)Sarkar...
View Article[i]Phone or not?
I'm going to skip the already discussed iPhone pros and cons like lack of 3G, GPS etc. I'm looking at it the way it is and what it is:Pros:Beautiful screenBeautiful clean design - typical AppleCrisp...
View ArticleWindows Mobile Development: Tips 'n' Tricks
[Been meaning to post this a long time back but finally got to it, so here's an initial dump]Sometimes changing a registry key manually via CE Remote Tools doesn't seem to persist, especially...
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