How NOT to do Online Advertising - Lessons from Rediff
on 26 Dec, 2007 in advertising, wonder why | 1 Comment
Rediff seems to have taken a full leap from the standards of online advertising and web layouts when they realized that lots of people are going to click on day 1 scorecard link for IND-AUS first test match. The result is nothing short of user disgust and anger. See it for yourself.
There seem to be [...]
Read More >>Moved to Wordpress from Blogger
on 23 Dec, 2007 in blogging, hacks, technology | 5 Comments
4 days of Christmas break without a thing to do. The first thing that came to my mind is to revamp my blog. I have been thinking of upgrading the blog (yes, thats right, upgrading) to wordpress from blogger for a while now. Since my blog is hosted on another site through ftp, there is [...]
Read More >>My life in a mini-feed
on 10 Dec, 2007 in america, personal | 0 Comments
My life in a mini-feed - face book style. (you need to read it from bottom)
PS: inspired from facebook mahabaratha at Jalsa & Jilpa. Also refer to Javascript trick to edit a web page.
Also read: Recipe of my life | getLatestUpdates() | my life in xml
Please enter todays date to continue …
on 7 Dec, 2007 in america, wonder why | 0 Comments
… that is exactly the message I get when I try to submit my repair estimate form from Cord Camera’s website. Whoever designed the website must be expecting camera repair requests from mars or read too much on special relativity theory, whatever is the case here is the jewel of a web form:
Read More >>Software or Strictware ?!?
on 4 Dec, 2007 in business, technology, wonder why | 1 Comment
A quiz for all the techie folks who visit phd.
What is the software that has the below features (apart from other)(1) The software will issue innumerable warnings if it ever occurred to the software that it is not genuine(2) The software would give users a time limit of 30 days to validate their copy [...]
My screen just widened!
on 2 Aug, 2007 in gadgets, technology | 0 Comments
OCDOBG stuck me when I was in HK last week. That is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Of Buying Gadgets, This time I have picked up the biggest possible thing that can still be carried inside the luggage bags. A 19inch widescreen lcd monitor. The Samsung 931bw.
I have been thinking about upgrading my old 15 inch samtron [...]
Read More >>PHD’s Regular Blah #9
on 4 Jun, 2007 in personal | 0 Comments
We shifted, uneventfully that is. New house is demanding a considerable amount of travel, add to it lack of internet, that should explain the reason for nopost days.
My plans for CalvinFund have taken a neat shape and currently the unbooked profits stand at 4-5%. But I am going to stop it and buy the book [...]
