- Learn Presentation from Jobs28 January 2010, 10:05 am
Though I really don’t go gaga over the presentations made by Steve Jobs, I do agree that he is a very successful presenter. Firstly, I feel that he repeats too often and uses the same ‘wow’ words over and over again. Maybe it is just me, but although I find it irritating, I am sure that [...]... - Do yourself a favor this Republic Day26 January 2010, 9:50 am
… and watch the original Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. These Related posts may interest you Give me Some Sunshine, Give me Some Rain… I dont believe this... - Unable to understand Antitrust regulations22 January 2010, 4:56 am
Interestingly, I was thinking to blog about this since a couple of days and incidentally, today, the EU has approved the merge of Oracle and Sun which it had previously put on hold citing Antitrust regulations. Well, I just understand this entire concept. They say that if a (stronger) company acquires another (weaker) company, then they [...]... - To be in the Forefront of a Programming Revolution20 January 2010, 9:53 am
I was reading a book on COM the other day. Why, you ask? Since I am working on some stuff that needs the use of COM and I haven’t a damn clue on what it is about and how it is programmed. Well then, I was reading this book and the foreword has been written [...]...
- Linux blogging clients for Wordpress3 February 2010, 9:35 am
Since I want to migrate from Windows to using Linux as productively as possible, I had to be able to publish blogs from Linux. Firefox and Opera just does not allow me to publish my blogs for reasons that I just cant fathom, so I decided to try out a few blogging clients. This is [...]... - 30x Monster Zooms let loose in the Bridge Camera ...3 February 2010, 4:41 am
Fujifilm and Olympus have let loose a couple of cats among the pigeons with the announcement of their new Digital ‘Bridge’ Cameras. Bridge cameras are those cameras that ‘bridge’, or fill the gap, in between the compact Point and Shoot cameras and the larger SLR cameras. Images courtesy DPReview.com Bridge cameras started off with 10x [...]... - Setting default boot OS permanently on GRUB231 January 2010, 10:14 am
If you have been using Linux in a dual-boot environment for a long time and you have been setting the option to boot by default into an OS (say Windows), then you will be knowing what are the implications when you update your distro especially when you update your kernel. You will most likely [...]... - An Analysis of Virtual Keyboards on Touchscreens29 January 2010, 7:10 am
Virtual keyboards are basically software keyboards that you find on most full-touch devices that make use of text entry such as smartphones. Although virtual keyboards (I used to call them touch screen keyboard, but I will stick to the new term henceforth) have been around since some time, they have been mostly stylus operated in [...]...
- Friends forever…..
They were together from pre-school…..and that’s when it started….years have gone by…..and there we were shaking each other’s hands after all these years…..feelings that cannot really be described were rushing…suddenly my complete childhood was racing in front of my eyes….one part of it which had been dumped in the corner of my brain…..I never knew [...] ... - My day out with Mithra Jyothi
Saturday was a full day out for me with students at Mithra Jyothi, an organization for the blind. Agenda for the outing was….. 1. Taking a bus to the Minto hospital and getting all the students certification of blindness 2. Going to the KSRTC an drailway pass places and getting the passes done 3. Getting back to Mithra Jyothi We were 3 [...] ... - Interesting thought…
2 things that I found at once.. A nice website called stumbleupon.com. you have to just give your interests and say stumble. You would just hit a website based on your interest….try it…nice time pass …you can discover stuff that you never knew before….like I did… That brings me to the second point… http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1o9Brf/bitsofwisdom.org/2009/10/21/interesting/perception/ This article is an [...] ... - Jan 3rd at Sai Kuteer
This Sunday…. I was debating with myself about attending the Sai bhajans at Sai Kuteer at Marathalli. I finally decided that I would go for it. I was running late and so I reached there just on time for the bhajans. There were a lot of sooper dressed ladies…. I wondered what could be the occasion [...] ...
- Learning music without a teacher1 February 2010, 8:19 am
If anyone wants to start learning music really thoroughly….first the basics and theory is important…. this can be learnt very well from http://www.khazana.com/et/music/gentle1.asp?mscssid=5A1V2QVKH13D9JA8R5BUMHQH8759DGG9 I founf the information amazing. the lessons are divided into parts. but one must be passionate to have the patience to go through so much info. Its a lot….but it is worth knowing [...]... - Ksheerabdhi kannike – raagamalika1 February 2010, 8:09 am
Another lovely composition of Purandara Dasa…..Ksheerabhdhi Kannike… Amma had heard the ladies in her ladies sing it at some temple….she always asked me to learn it. I never found this song. I always found another Telugu song also starting with Ksheerabdhi kannike. I have no idea if this is a translation of the same song. However, [...]... - Aacharavilladha naalige – Kambhoji1 February 2010, 7:33 am
A very nice composition by Purandaradasa….here…he talks about how the tongue must be under contol.. This was a poem that we had in school.. You can listen to the song at http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/carnatic_vocal/s/composer.13/ But the song is not complete….there are few more parahs… I don’t remember them… so I have just put down what is there in the song [...]... - Yaadava nee ba – Abheri1 February 2010, 7:31 am
Yadava nee baa is a song composed by Purandara dasa on Lord Krishna. A nice song. I have learnt it in the Abheri ragam. I think this song is also sung in many other raagams like Kanada, shanmugapriya…. Song: Yaadava nee ba Ragam: Abheri A: S G2 M1 P N2 S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 [...]...
- Anything you want on Sathya Sai – online
I found this sooper website. It has so much information…..also variety of information on Sathya Sai… it has slokas, bhajans….meditation ….etc etc http://www.saibabaofindia.com/ Check it out…very useful Tweet This Post ... - Online bhakthi songs and slokas
I found a useful website where you could listen to some Vedas and stotras. The mp3 is also downloadable. http://www.vedamantram.com/ A nice website for amman songs is http://www.a1tamilnadu.com/amman_mp3_songs.asp you can download the complete Bhagavath Geetha from http://www.vaisnava.cz/clanek_en.php3?no=24 Tweet This Post ... - Jaya Krishna Kunja Vihari – Sai bhajan
Another Krishna bhajan………… Jaya Krishna Kunja Vihari Jaya Radha Hridaya Vihari Jaya Yamuna Teera Vihari Jaya Gopi Ke Hridaya Vihari Jaya Madhava Rasa Vihari Jaya Sai Parti VIhari Meaning goes as follows: Glory to Lord Krishna who moves about in Brindavan on the banks of the holy river Yamuna. Glory to the One installed in Radha’s heart and in the hearts of the [...] ... - Anjaneya bhajan – Maruthiraaya
Long ago….daddy used to sing one anjaneya song. We used to like it a lot. Not sure from where he got it as it was not a part of our usual bhajan. I was suddenly thinking of it today and thought I must put down the words…here goes… Maaruti raaya vaanara kaaya Namithomi paaya Sreeraamaache bhajan kareetho Premaja guna [...] ...
- Pondugal/Sumangali prarthanai19 January 2010, 8:25 pm
I was looking for the rituals for performing pondugal and I found a very nice description on indusladies.com http://www.indusladies.com/forums/functions-festivals-rituals/5293-sumangali-prarthanai-and-pondugal-2.html . I could not login into idusladies directly as I forgot my password. However, I would like to than the person who has contributed this elaborate explanation. The description goes as follows: Buy a 9 yds saree in silk [...]... - Some tips that I found interesting….30 December 2009, 9:22 pm
Crossing legs: Do you cross your legs at your knees when sitting? Although we may believe that this is the lady-like elegant way to sit, sitting this way cuts down circulation to your legs. If you don’t want varicose veins to mar the beauty of your legs and compromise your health, uncross your legs every time [...]... - Coconut semiya26 November 2009, 10:06 pm
I have been in charge of the kitchen from last 8 days…. I wanted to make something different…..nice to eat and easy to make. As usual…amma’s recipe worked. It is imitating sevai using semiya. Coconut semiya Ingredients: 1. Semiya 2. Salt 3. Water 4. 2 tbsp cooking oil 5. Grated coconut 6. Mustard 7. Curry leaves 8. Red chilli 9. Groundnuts Prepraration If semiya is non roasted fry the semiya to golden brown colour (without oil). Boil water and [...]... - Thenga podi27 October 2009, 10:20 pm
Thenga podi: Thoram paruppu (thuar dal) – 2 tbsp Kadalai paruppu – 2 tbsp Ulutham paruppu (urad dal) – 3 tbsp Pepper – 10 Salt – to taste Oil – to fry Grated coconut – 1 cup Perungayam (hing, asafoteda) – to taste Red chillis – 10 Fry each of the paruppu (dals) separately in oil till golden and keep aside to cool. Grind all [...]...
- TEENZ …. I have given up18 January 2010, 8:17 pm
One of the biggest disappointments in my life…..my TEENZ….does not run anymore. When I bought the vehicle in September 2008…they promised me that the battery would come upto 2 years minimum. Good maintenance will make the battery go longer.. It was just one year….1100 Kms covered totally by the vehicle…..and the vehicle stopped running. Got it serviced [...]... - Bio degradable/eco friendly ...9 December 2009, 8:55 pm
I am so happy to know that we now have websites that would let us do e-shopping for environmental friendly items…..and that too in India… We have items from Rs 75 onwards as far as I have seen. I saw an ad to this website in the economic times…. Check it out for urself http://www.ecorus.in/ if large masses of [...]... - Carbon footprint2 December 2009, 8:54 pm
Everyone is talking about reducing carbon footprint….companies are now actively working towards it….what is it all about really? Carbon footprint is how what we do…influences the environment and climate. It is about how much of green houses gases are added to the atmosphere because of our activities . The green house gases are released when we do many [...]... - Eco friendly stuff2 December 2009, 8:28 am
I was looking through the internet to find some eco-friendly stuff…I found some interesting products and links. Disclaimer here is that I dont know how these products are manuufactured and hence I cannot say how these items are eco friendly. But since they are on a website…. I would hope that it would be legitimate. In [...]...
- Amma in Egypt – Part 9 – Luxor
Valley of the Kings After breakfast we went to the west bank of Luxor. Some details of Luxor at http://www.luxorguide.com/ We had to go deep into the desert to discover the Valley of the Kings. I had a chance to step onto the dessert sand here….it was an amazing feeling. I was actually at the Sahara dessert…..the [...] ... - Amma in Egypt – Part 8 – Edfu
Edfu After finishing our breakfast we visited temple of Edfu. Of all the ancient temples of Egypt the one in Edfu is not only the best preserved but the second largest after the Karnak temple in Luxor. The temple had been submerged under the desert except for the very top of the pylon entrance. A small amount [...] ... - Amma in Egypt – Part 7 – Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel Next day we had to go to Abu Simbel. We were told by our tour manager that we would have to leave very early in the morning. The area was prone to terrorist attacks and so all the tourist buses would go along with a convoy (A convoy is a group of vehicles (of [...] ... - Amma in Egypt – Part 6 – Azwan
We went on from Cairo to Azwan. We had breakfast and checked out of the room. We went to the airport to take a flight to Azwan. The whole group was not made to travel together in the same flight. My husband and I were in one flight and the others were in another. Our flight [...] ...
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