March 2008
34 posts
The ICL matches were more interesting than the dull, dry test match that just got over
Useful web tools →
Sholinganallur is the new downtown of Chennai; landscape changes happening at a feverish pace - buildings, real roads, the works
Lahore Badshahs on a roll - 4 out of 4. http://tinyurl.com/34tugt
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Amazon S3 - Quick Thoughts
I’ve been trying out the Amazon S3 service over the past few weeks storing, listing and retrieving files. Here are my thoughts on the service.
Client API
I have been using the JetS3t API and found the API simple and easy to use. Though there is not much documentation, the samples provided are enough for a Java programmer to understand the methods. There are a few sample applications...
Massive downpour since morning apparently due to a low pressure near Lakshwadeep. And our weather office does not even have a website :(
Spaz too, got all the tweets (incl read ones) everytime I opened it. Twitteroo was a non-starter; errored out everytime and didn’t start
While Snitter did not get all the latest tweets, Twhirl was hell bent on getting 3 month old tweets even after clearing - trying Spaz now
Snitter does not seem to get all the latest tweets even after refreshing - trying Twhirl now
Signed up for SocialThing using TechCrunch’s invite code; I don’t quite like the cluttered page that results from the aggregated feeds
Looking at Tumblr clients - WinTumblr: http://www.feedfeast.com/wintumblr/ and Tumble Weed: http://tumbl-weed.tumblr.com/
This looks interesting - http://explore.twitter.com/blocks/ similar to Digg Swarm
Amazon S3 Getting Started Guide →
Rains in Chennai in March?! the weather pattern here has definitely gone for a toss
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A brief net outage and a trip out of town with no net access for a day gave me withdrawal symptoms - things are back to normal again. Phew!
Awesome Highlighter →
This site might come in handy while reading technical stuff that is too detailed. Highlight the important text and you will get a summary.
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WatchThe classic B4U Bajao trailer
Trying out the Amazon S3 service with the jet3t Java API - pretty cool
It is really silly that Windows Mobile has the Start button; I mean what do you start on a cell phone? It is okay on a PC, but cell phones..
My i-mate SP3 is showing signs of aging; the Nokia E51 seems interesting; N82 loses out due to the flab; SE P1i due to strange key layout
Looking at: “TwitThis” (http://tinyurl.com/3b5qnw)
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Chennai Auto-Rickshaw Drivers - The Other Side
Auto-rickshaw drivers in Chennai are known for their brash behaviour and exorbitant fare demands. But there is another side to them - they are great traffic regulators, better than the lazy/greedy traffic police constables. They can be seen in action frequently just after the Medley Subway in T.Nagar and sometimes below the Kodambakkam bridge. With their intervention, the traffic gets cleared in...
Updated my blog’s theme+logo 3 times in last 2 days; don’t care if it doesn’t get any hits, it still needs to look good- www.daneshzaki.com
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Aussies not invincible anymore
With the thrilling win today over Australia in the final of the CB Series, India might well be on course to becoming the #1 team in World Cricket. The key, in my opinion, was the Indians’ mental toughness in countering the Aussie gamesmanship. With 3 consecutive losses, the Aussies are no longer invincible as they were after their 2007 world cup win.
For some strange reason Snitter is not getting all the recent tweets…
February 2008
34 posts
I’ve either been smitten by marketing blogs or they’ve actually taken over the entire blogosphere (GapingVoid, Godin, Scoble, Gauravonomics)
These days most of my time goes looking at blog designs