My World A Blog On All The Things That Happen In My Life

Take a screenshot of your desktop and upload to ImageShack easily
about Programming on 25/02/2010 with 6 comments - like it?

I wanted a simple tool to upload to Imageshack with minimum fuss and absolutely no config settings, couldn’t find any such so I built one myself.  Just extract all the files to a folder, run the executable, and if you want to upload something to Imageshack, hit PrintScreen and double click the icon on the system tray, it’ll automatically upload to ImageShack, and once upload is done, will give you a notification and copy the ImageShack URL to the clipboard.

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Tags: .net, c#, imageshack, imageshack uploader, Programming, uploader

Get your iPhone in India for $99 ( ~ Rs 4500 ) Only!
about Mobiles on 23/02/2010 with 9 comments - like it?

That got your attention ? Well, brace up, this is a rant.

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Tags: AT&T, iPhone, rant

A look at Reliance WiMAX (Broadnet ) Internet Connection
about Computing on 06/02/2010 with 6 comments - like it?

Been a while since last wrote a review so I’m a bit rusty

Previously, I depended a lot on the crappy Airtel data card. In course of time things happened, ( which is not relevant to the review ) and I shifted to a new place. This place had a pre-existing Reliance WiMax connection, so I really cannot comment on the installation charges and support.

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Tags: Hassles, internet, Reliance, revie, WiMAX

A much deserved break: The Bangalore trip
about Life on 08/01/2010 with 8 comments - like it?

First up, Happy New Year folks!

I don’t take off from work very often – the main reason being me working in Chennai means it nigh impossible to visit my hometown of Mangalore over the weekend. So generally I have a set routine of work for about 3-4 months, then take a week or so off (often coinciding with some festivals/holidays/extended weekends to get the maximum number of holidays with minimum number of leaves) to take a nice break, relax and rejuvenate – an approach which had worked very well over the past couple of years that I’ve been working.

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Tags: Bangalore, break, Chennai, Life, timepass

Fresh new look for My World
about Web on 07/11/2009 with 6 comments - like it?

If you’re a regular reader ( and not reading this in a feed reader) you would have obviously noted a change in appearance of my blog. – It’s been a while since I last refreshed my blog . My World had been running on the absolutely gorgeous (well, IMO anyways) SoDelicious2 theme. I even had a mini “contest” to decide who would get the spots for the gallery links. So why the change then ?

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Tags: My World, theme, Web

The case of the Neverending SMS Series
about Life, Mobiles on 19/10/2009 with 5 comments - like it?

Most of the Ruby gang are very well aware of the “Stupid SMS series”. For the uninitiated, it was Nitin’s way of…. umm… timepass ? by sending SMS to all of the Ruby gang which made absolutely no sense whatsoever ( I hate to admit it, but it’s true, Nitin is a version of “The Amit“).

Anyways back to the post,  couple of days ago, as I was spending time in morning, my iPhone started to buzz away. It wasn’t very surprising, since getting a message in morning isn’t something out of the ordinary. Opened the message only to see it was a blank SMS from an unknown number. Ignored it at first, but then the buzzing went on continuously. In a matter of few minutes my inbox looked like this:

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Tags: 3i, cell phone, Chennai, Hassles, iBlacklist, iPhone, Life, mobile, Ruby, timepass, tips, trace, work

Back In India
about Life on 29/09/2009 with 6 comments - like it?

Yeah, I’m back in India. Well, actually landed in Chennai long time [ damn it’s been more than a month o_0 ]. So let me recap what’s been happening and what I’ve bene upto.

First thing: the return trip. The return flight was rather uneventful, nowhere near how my flight from Mumbai to Austin was ( well, that’s a good thing).

My flight itself was rather long ( heck what do ya expect from a transcontinental flight anyway), covering 4 different flights – American Airlines from Austin to Chicago, and from Chicago to New York  and Jet Airways from New York to Brussels (stop over) and from Brussels to Chennai.

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Tags: Austin, Chennai, chip, flight, journey, Life, meetup

Save $250 when installing or upgrading to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional Edition!
about Computing on 04/09/2009 with 1 comment - like it?

Welcome to Sathya’s first ever giveaway! So you want to get your hands on Visual Studio Professional edition, but find the pricing a little steep ? Here’s a nice way to save $250!

First the basics:

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Tags: Computing, Microsoft, MS, stupidity, upgrades, Visual Studio, VS2008

Celebrating 2 years
about Life, Views on 13/07/2009 with 18 comments - like it?

Couple of days ago, I tweeted this little message. July 9, 2007 is a red letter day for me – for that was the day I started my career as a working professional. As I tweeted that, I was greeted over IM by few of my friends and colleagues. It didn’t strike me much as soon as I tweeted, but few hours later I was just amazed as to how fast time has gone by – and how far I’ve come. To think, I applied for this position as an afterthought (“should I really ? Well..”). That got me into nostalgia mode.

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Tags: 3i, Chennai, Hassles, Life, office, Views, work

Convert Your Windows XP/Vista ordinary taskbar into Windows 7 Superbar and Get AeroPeek in Windows XP & Vista
about Computing on 28/06/2009 with 6 comments - like it?

I’ve been trying out Windows 7 RC on my personal laptop for about 2 weeks now – and I’ve been very impressed with Windows 7 (I’ll leave my Windows 7 impressions for another blogpost). One of the best liked features about Windows 7, for me is AeroPeek. Essentially AeroPeek groups all similar Windows into one, and as you hover your mouse over it, It displays all windows open so that you can quickly switch over to it. The picture below will give a good idea of AeroPeek.

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Tags: 7, AeroPeek, ViGlance, windows, Windows 7, Windows XP, XP