Dell tells me to buy a finger print reader in order to have another color on the system
on 20 Aug, 2008 in business, wonder why | 5 Comments
This is hilarious or there is a color technology out there that requires to scan my finger print in order to show the “bunch o surfers” or some other design on my laptop skin. Really Dell?
see it on the dell site, just select the color scheme as “bunch o surfers”
Watch out if you are buying insurance online at GEICO - your password is not encrypted
on 23 Jul, 2008 in america, business, technology, wonder why | 2 Comments
I have noticed something totally strange while trying to get an auto insurance quote online at GEICO. See it for yourself.
They are showing your password in the URL… OMG
Make sure you don’t use the site for getting new quotes as it could be a potential privacy breach as anyone watching the URLs like [...]
Worst bar chart ever? - World’s Most Expensive Places to Have Sxx
on 17 Jul, 2008 in Humor, Random, visualization | 2 Comments
Environmental Graffiti should get the award for “worst possible bar chart ever” for this unbelievable piece of art…
Who said bar charts are only for serious data interpretation, they can be used to have such fun
Also read Garr Reynold’s comments on this as well. Happy Thursday..
Yahoo hopes to create more apps than no. of atoms in observable universe
on 10 Jul, 2008 in Humor, technology, wonder why | 0 Comments
One of the latest news is that Yahoo has launched BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) using which you can build search based apps. Being a part geek who loves to show off my part knowledge to other part geeks during parties, I went to their website to register for my own app.
The registration [...]
Vodafone - creativity gone awry
on 3 Jul, 2008 in India, advertising, business, wonder why | 10 Comments
Just click those ads and tell me what you understood. Humor me, go ahead, I am waiting.
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Ok, stop scratching, you might loose more hair than the common sense brand managers at vodafone lost.
Apparently these adds convey that Vodafone has solved the unsolvable conundrum of “talk-time” or “validity” by introducing a lifetime valid pre-paid card [...]
Most bizarre print ads - Indian version
on 23 Jun, 2008 in Analytics, India, wonder why | 2 Comments
Time for another look at print ads, this time for the most bizarre of them all. Mind you, these are not awful or plain lousy ads, for any column-centimeter worth its area has a fair share of lousy ads, these are simply bizarre ads, the kind that will make you go - WTF?
The first one [...]
Stop feeling lucky, its just a google sari
Huh! this has to be the most bizarre sari ever …
Related google stuff you may find odd: Google park bench, Google fools day present to time travelers, Google life
original source:New Launches
