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2006-02-22T18:55:00.000-08:00

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Testing new blog software

2006-02-22T06:27:00.000-08:00

Last night I installed and configured WordPress on my website. It is supposed to be this incresingly popular blogging platform that many people are using. Currently I am using Blogger (by Google). The one thing nice about wordpress is that since it is installed locally on my server; I have complete control over it. All the data is being stored in a mysql database I created. And frankly; it is much more geekier to host your own blogging platform than to use one that already exists. :)

Check out the 'new' look and let me know what you think.

NewBlogFormat

MacBook Pro - Naked

2006-02-22T06:23:00.000-08:00

These things have barely started shippiing and some crazy dude has already stripped it naked. Wasn't there supposed to be an Intel chip in there somewhere?

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Taco Bell Automated Ordering

2006-02-21T22:11:00.000-08:00

Taco Bell (and KFC) are testing out 'automated check out' counters at some of their locations in the US (mainly in the east). I love the 'self checkout' option at walmart and some grocery stores; so I figure this is a good thing. Now if they can have computers be in charge of cooking also.. hmmm

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Sacramento real estate bubble - is it bursting yet?

2006-02-21T07:25:00.000-08:00

For all this talk of the so called 'Real estate bubble' over the year or so; it really hasn't happened. Looks like the wait is over. This weekend's advertisement in the sacramento bee might be the strongest sign for the bubble yet.

Do you want to be that guy who bought a house at $434k that is being sold at $299k right now?? Give it another six months and maybe these house prices will actually start to make some sense.

Textbook Roundhouse kick

2006-02-21T06:33:00.000-08:00

Check out this Chuck Norris disciple roundhouse kick a opponent. No word on if Chuck Norris was there to watch the event in person.

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Top 10 Strangest MP3 Players

2006-02-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

A list of some pretty unusual mp3 players.

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Really nice windows theme

2006-02-21T05:57:00.000-08:00

I found this very cool Windows XP theme on the web last night. I really like it; its very 'XP Media Edition' like. Check out the screenshot.

You can download it here. After downloading; just double click on the installer to install it. Once its installed; you can 'right click' on the desktop; choose 'Properties' and then choose it in the 'Themes' section.

Home for 3 days

2006-02-18T19:39:00.000-08:00

I'm at my parent's house for the next 3 days. They live in Selma (a small town near Fresno). Usually that would mean no internet access; but as you can see, thats not the case anymore. I just set them up with Yahoo DSL. It was only $12.95 a month; which is so cheap!! Btw; this is my second attempt at getting my parents online. The first attempt involved a 6 month (free) subscription to AOL; which failed miserably. Lets see how this one works out.. since its dsl; they might actually use it.

Apple is the coolest computer company

2006-02-17T08:22:00.000-08:00

If anyone needed more proof about how "cool" Apple is; check out this warning they are embedding in their latest OSX:

"Your karma check for today:
There once was a user that whined
his existing OS was so blind
he'd do better to pirate
an OS that ran great
but found his hardware declined.
Please don't steal Mac OS!
Really, that's way uncool.
(C) Apple Computer, Inc."

A 'hacker' would get this if they try to hack OSX to run on non Apple hardware.

LinkToStory

MSN Search and Win

2006-02-16T20:41:00.000-08:00

Looks like there is even more competition for Google. Msn is offering a promotion in which if you use their search engine to search; you can instantly win prizes.

What will it take for you to switch from google?

MSN Search and Win

World's thinnest wallet

2006-02-16T06:20:00.000-08:00

I am a big fan of a thin wallet; but its hard to keep mine like that due to the content. Let me run it down for you. At any given time; these are the cards in there.

1) Driver's License
2) Wamu ATM Card
3) Citibank Dividend Select (5% on Gas/Supermarket)
4) American Express Platinum
5) Discover Platinum
6) Citibank Professional
7) Visa
8) Library Card
9) Costco Card
10) Safeway card
11) Health Insurance card
12) Blockbuster card
13) Asian supermarket card

So there you have it. 13 cards in my wallet. Due to this; I have started carrying my wallet in my front pocket.

There seems to be a solution. Today I came across this wallet called 'All*ETT Billfold'. Check out some of the demos on that site; it looks very promising.

LinkToSite

Stupid Smoke Detector

2006-02-16T06:07:00.000-08:00

So after working late last night; I was actually looking forward to sleeping in this morning and not having to go to work until 8am. (Thats 'sleeping in' for me since I go to work everyday at 7am). Anyways; that plan was foiled at abut 5:15am this morning when the smoke detector started beeping every 15 seconds. ARGGHH!! I guess the battery needs to be changed or something.

So here I am; blogging instead of sleeping!

Neat Firefox trick

2006-02-15T07:19:00.000-08:00

Type 'about:mozilla' into the addressbar and hit enter. :)

(shortest blog post ever??)

Make your own Yahoo! Logo

2006-02-15T06:32:00.000-08:00

Well, the love for Yahoo! continues for me. I found this site that allows you to make your own Yahoo! type logo.

LinkToSite

Celebrities without makeup

2006-02-15T06:27:00.000-08:00

This is defintely not for the squeamish. This page shows a bunch of pictures of some celebrities before and after makeup. Wow Bridget Jones is fugly!!

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Washing machine of the future

2006-02-14T20:35:00.000-08:00

Some guy in England has come up with the design of a washing machine that washes/dries and irons clothes! Man where was this when I was a bachelor!!

LinkToArticle

Collection of Dick Cheney jokes

2006-02-14T06:31:00.000-08:00

I usually get to bed by 10pm (since I work a 7-4pm schedule); so I miss all the late night shows such as Leno/Letterman etc. Here is a collection of Dick Cheney related jokes from these shows.

LinkToArticle

I like Yahoo! search better

2006-02-13T20:24:00.000-08:00

So I have been an avid user of google search. Whenever I go to look up something on the web; I just click on the little google 'G' that I have bookmarked in my Firefox toolbar. I never even think about the quality of results Google is giving; or if I can get better results somewhere else. But lately; I have been meaning to give Yahoo! a chance. I think tonight might have been the last bit of convincing that I needed to try (and use) Yahoo! as my primary search.

Lets say someone wanted to search for my blog (I know this doesn't sound very plausible; but stay with me here). They would naturally type in something like navdeep shergill blog and search. When you type this query into google; the first link that comes up is a review of a movie by Jimmy Shergill. My site is not even listed at all!!

Now try the same query in yahoo; and what do you get as the 1st result?? Thats right, this site!

I guess Google doesn't think my site should be up on its list because its pagerank is low or something; but does that really make sense in this case?

Another vote for Yahoo!

Programming advice

2006-02-13T15:15:00.000-08:00

This article lists some common programming advice that you SHOULD NOT follow. An interesting read, to say the least.

LinkToArticle

New Truck - Chevy Silverado

2006-02-12T14:30:00.000-08:00

This weekend; I took delivery of my new truck: 2006 Chevy Silverado. Actually; I got it for my dad. This is going to be his first new car. I bought it from carsdirect.com (read my experience below).

Some details about the truck. Its a 4 door crew cab model. There is a lot of rear passenger room; along with a 5.75ft bed for hauling stuff. I'll be driving it to my dad next weekend; so that gave me some chance to drive it around. Its one smooth ride! Sitting inside; you can't even tell that the truck is running: its that quiet!

This post would be incomplete without pictures: so here you go.!

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Buying from Carsdirect

2006-02-12T14:08:00.000-08:00

In this day and age of internet shopping; doing most of your shopping online is not that unheard of. This week, I took the ultimate step: buying a car online. This was my first new car purchase ever. Here is how the carsdirect.com experience went.

I went to carsdirect.com and configured the car with the options I wanted. The good thing was that I knew at that point exactly how much I was paying for the car. After submitting my request; I got a call from one of the carsdirect representatives in about 30 minutes. Keep in mind that I submitted my request on a saturday (2/05) afternoon. That was impressive in itself. Basically the guy went over the options that I wanted and the availablity. He found a vehicle that matched exactly what I was looking for.

One Probelm! The vehicle was at a dealership about 100 miles away from where I lived. I was in no mood to go drive 100 miles to go pick it up. This is where it gets good. They offered to deliver it to my home at no extra charge. Wow.. thats good customer service. So basically; we set up a date and time (saturday 2/11). They promised 12pm and the delivery guys were here at 11:55am. After inspecting the vehicle; I signed the paperwork at home and took the keys. Thats it!! As simple as that. During the whole time; my rep was just a phone call away. Most of the time though; we communicated via email. He was very quick with his emails; usually within 5 minutes.

So if any of you guys are worried or unsure about buying a car online; I say go for it. You can't go wrong with carsdirect.com I will defintely have to look into carsdirect the next time I buy a new car.

Back to the Gym!

2006-02-12T11:44:00.000-08:00

So today is turning out to be a pretty 'productive' day. Woke up this morning; read the sunday papers; 'laughed' at the horrible comics.... btw; has anyone noticed how unfunny the 'funny pages' are becoming.. god damn.. some of those are just plain stupid. Anyways; today I went to the gym after 4.5 months. I've been going to the dingy little apartment gym (off and on); but today I went to a 'real' gym: The Intel GYM. First thing I did was get myself on the weight machine. Only 5lbs worth of damage! Not bad at all. I was expecting a lot worse; I guess the apartment gym wasn't that bad after all.

Anyways; today starts my ambitious plan of getting to the gym 4 (or more) time a week. Lets see how it turns out. I need to find (and stick) to a good 'workout plan'. anyone know of one?

More Google Maps craziness

2006-02-11T11:28:00.000-08:00

This time a giant sticky found in Thailand.

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Real Life Transformer

2006-02-10T20:24:00.000-08:00

They should market this as a toy!

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Do you remember Minority Report

2006-02-10T20:23:00.000-08:00

Remember the scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise is manipulating the computer screen with his hands. What looked to be science fiction is reality (atleast it seems to be in this video).. this is just crazy..

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Thinking of running Linux?

2006-02-10T15:45:00.000-08:00

This is a pretty good write up of someone's experience with migrating from Windows XP to Linux. One of these days I keep telling myself that I should install it on mine. I really need to take a weekend out and install it on a spare drive or something.

(Maybe I should find a weekend to do my taxes first.)

LinkToArticle

Crazy Crop Circles

2006-02-10T06:52:00.000-08:00

Call it the Google Maps find of the day. Check out what is written in a field in England. The aliens are getting very good at making crop circles.

I have included the images on my site in case google censors them.

Image1 Image2

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For all you Chuck Norris fans

2006-02-10T06:48:00.000-08:00

This is a YouTube video of Tony Danza reading 'Chuck Norris' facts to Chuck Norris on the show. WHat the video does not show is Chuck Norris roundhouse kicking Tony Danza at the end.

ChuckNorris

Gmail capacity increase

2006-02-09T22:52:00.000-08:00

If you are waiting for gmail to hit 3gig; you may be in for a wait. This guy did some calculations as to how many days it will take google to offer 3gig for gmail. He takes into account the current rate of increase/second. Just a fun tidbit I guess.

LinkToAnalysis

World Sunlight Map

2006-02-09T22:40:00.000-08:00

I came across this real-time, computer-generated illustration that shows the map of the earth depicting cloud cover, sunlight and darkness. Defintely one of the most interesting sites I've come across all week.

World Sunlight Map

Top 10 Internet Hoaxes of 2005

2006-02-09T20:39:00.000-08:00

How many of you remember Toby the cute bunny who was gonna get eaten alive? Relive that and 9 other 'top forwarded emails' of 2005.

Top10List

Al Michaels traded for a bunny

2006-02-09T18:46:00.000-08:00

Ok, so the headline is a little misleading. But its not really that far off the truth. Al Michaels, the play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football, was traded from ABC to NBC for the rights to a cartoon bunny created by Walt Disney in the 1920's. I kid you not... read the details in the article.

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Another math related entry

2006-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

This is the explanation behind a urban legend: Student mistakes examples of unsolvable math problems for homework assignment and solves them.

ReadMore

1 is the most powerful number

2006-02-09T15:47:00.000-08:00

This article details a mathematical theory known as 'Benford's Law'. It basically states that the number '1' is most likely to appear in any set of numerical data than any other number. For example; if you have a data set where the numbers start with digits 1 thru 9; the numbers will start with '1' about 30% of the time. Typical rules of probability dictate that the number '1' appear 1 out 9 times; but that is not true. My head hurts after reading this.

Benford's Law

I want a new cell phone!

2006-02-09T08:35:00.000-08:00

Check out this really slim phone from Samsung. 9.8mm thin!. Credit goes to the Moto Razr for starting this whole trend.

SamsungPhone

New Video iPod on the way

2006-02-09T08:24:00.000-08:00

I know this is a rumor site; but they have a really good track record when it comes to these kind of things. Anyways; Apple is reportedly working on a new video iPod. This version will support a bigger screen a a digital touch screen click wheel. I guess this may be the final nail in the coffin for my 2 yr old iPod (20gig). Time to start saving up!!

New iPod Details

The infamous Cartoons

2006-02-09T07:53:00.000-08:00

Who could have thought that cartoons can cause so much havoc around the world. From the mass protests to the embassy burnings; these cartoons have created quite a stir around the muslim world. If you have not seen them; here they are now.

(Your web browswer may auto resize them to fit in window; just click on them to zoom in).

LinkToCartoons

Do you Yahoo!?

2006-02-09T06:11:00.000-08:00

Yahoo really wants you to user their search engine. Look at this image of all the benefits they will give you if you do. I am particularly interested in the NetFlix for $10.99 (instead of $17.99). This begs the question; do I really need to use google or is Yahoo good enough?

YahooBenefits

3D Web Browser

2006-02-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

I'm sure its pretty useless; but that doesn't mean its not cool. This is one of those applications that just looks so damn neat that you dont even care about the practicality of it. Check out some of the screenshots. It gives a whole new dimension to web browsing (pun intended).

uBrowser

Google Desktop 3

2006-02-09T05:55:00.000-08:00

Google has introduced a new version of their desktop search program. The new program contains a whole bunch of new 'applets' for the sidebar, a way to view RSS photo feeds, and ofcourse search.

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How much is your home worth?

2006-02-08T20:54:00.000-08:00

After many delays; Zilow is finally live. Its this amazing website that allows you to enter in your home address and see how much your house is worth. The service also shows recently sold properties in your neighbourhood.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home; you should defintely check out this site.

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School suspends first grader

2006-02-08T15:56:00.000-08:00

This has got to be a one of a kind! An elementary school in Massachusetts suspended a first grader for sexually harassing a female schoolmate. You have got to read it to believe it.

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New Yahoo! Look

2006-02-08T13:19:00.000-08:00

Yahoo! is testing out a new look for their homepage. Some visitors to their homepage this morning were treated to the new design. It looks pretty spiffy!

Boring Meetings?

2006-02-08T11:07:00.000-08:00

Are you in a boring meeting? Want to do something from falling asleep? Check out this page. Its a link to Live CHP 'Incident' reports. You can filter by your area. LA area page seems to be the most updated. (No surprise there i guess)

CHP_LiveUpdates

Viva La Mexico!

2006-02-08T07:42:00.000-08:00

Today is turning out to be a 'post a photo gallery day'. Anyways; I found this very cool site that was created by a former helicopter pilot. He has posted some stunning aerial views of Mexico City. Enjoy!!

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Carseat - whats that??

2006-02-08T07:30:00.000-08:00

Celebrities are just so much better than us. Us normal people would have to obey the laws and silly things like that; but not Celebs. Event their kids are above the law! They dont need no stinking car seats.. its so much safe sitting your mommy's lap

Check out this picture of britney driving around with her baby (not Kevin).

Opera - The forgotten browswer

2006-02-08T06:45:00.000-08:00

Opera announced the release of their newest browser: Opera 9 Tech Preview 2. I am mainly a firefox user; but this new release looks pretty interesting. They are offering built in BitTorrent and 'widgets' (think OSX). I am personally never given Opera a try; but I know some ppl swear by it. I plan to download it and try it out for a few days to see if the hype is deserved.

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Hidden China

2006-02-08T06:36:00.000-08:00

Going with this whole theme of nature photos; check out these pictures taken of the rural China. Some of these are just mind blowing. They look very CG like!

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Lost World Found

2006-02-08T06:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of the 'Lost World' that a team of scientists found in the jungles of Indonesia. (LinkToStory)

PhotoGallery

New music player - SongBird

2006-02-08T06:27:00.000-08:00

I have been following this project since it was launched. Its a new mp3 player based on the firefox code base. I am a big iTunes fan. It gives a great way to organize my 3000+ punjabi songs; but I am willing to give this a try; just because i'm a big Firefox fanboy.

(keep in mind that the site was slashdotted last time I checked; get it from mirror instead).

Review

LinkToSite (LinkToMirror )

2005 Engadget Awards

2006-02-07T21:16:00.000-08:00

Think of it as the Oscars for Gadgets. The Gadget of the year was the 'Xbox 360'.

(Too bad there aren't links to each individual award winner).

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Apple updates iPods

2006-02-07T13:58:00.000-08:00

Apple updated their iPod pricing today.

iPod Nano - 1gig model for $150
Shuffle 512mb - $69
Shuffle 1gb - $99

Link

Blog Outage

2006-02-07T11:26:00.000-08:00

So earlier this morning; my blog went down for a few minutes (10-15min I think). I have root caused it to Sanjay's virus-infected computer; but thats not important. During my frantic search to find out if the blog was back up; I came across this great tool. It allows you to enter a url and have it pinged from servers all over the world to check for outage.

SpotCheck

Cool CPU Monitor

2006-02-07T07:50:00.000-08:00

This is a very cool CPU Monitor. It doesn't take up that much monitor space, plus you can have it be transparent.

LinkToDownload

Build your own Whopper (with women)

2006-02-07T06:22:00.000-08:00

This is an interesting online version of one of the better SuperBowl ads. You basically specify the contents of your whopper and then watch all the 'whoppererettes' do your bidding.

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Intel IT Manager Game

2006-02-07T06:14:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder what it feels likes to be an IT Manager? Wonder no more and try it out in this online simulation. (I wonder what will happen if you try to buy AMD in this simulation ;)).

Intel IT Manager Game

Watch dvds online - First 10 minutes of it

2006-02-06T20:34:00.000-08:00

This is pretty cool. No more guessing if the movie is going to be good or not before renting. This website allows you to watch the first 10 minutes of newly released dvds for free!

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Photo Booth - Jay Leno Sketch

2006-02-06T20:19:00.000-08:00

I just saw this video on youtube.com. It is interesting to see what ppl will do just because someone tells them to do it.

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Fight Club (Bollywood style)

2006-02-06T18:38:00.000-08:00

The title says it all. Another gem in the long history of bollywood remakes. ;)

Fight Club

Microsft is too funny

2006-02-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

I ran across this ad for Microsoft frontpage on some website. They claim to have cleaned up their act. We know thats not possible. If you look closely at the image, you will see that they are using a wrong 'paragraph' tag. It should be a 'starting' tag; but they have put a 'ending' tag instead.

Insanely real CG

2006-02-06T10:00:00.000-08:00

If i didn't know it was computer generated; I would not have been able to tell that the ocean in this video was not real.

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New Blog Feature

2006-02-06T08:57:00.000-08:00

Keeping it real

Man unhappy with the price he paid for his car. Sets the dealership on fire. Damages a limited edition Ford GT (only 250 total in the world).

Keeping it real

Best PC case I've seen

2006-02-06T08:22:00.000-08:00

Dont know what to do with all those liquor bottles? Check out what this guy did.

LinkToMod

Guide to making your own ringtones

2006-02-06T07:43:00.000-08:00

There is no reason to pay money for ringtones when you can make your own from any regular mp3. Just gotta make sure that your phone can play mp3 ringtones.

RingToneGuide

Take advantage of balance transfers

2006-02-06T07:39:00.000-08:00

Here is an excellent guide to taking advantage of the 0% balance transfer offers that many credit cards offer. With the rising interest rates at Emigrant/HSBC; you can park the money in a savings account and make a extra $50-$100 a month easy! Please keep in mind that doing this will probably lower your credit score a little bit since you are increasing your debt (temporarily).

GuideToBalanceTransfers

Super Bowl XL Commercials on Google Video

2006-02-06T06:09:00.000-08:00

If you missed any of them during the game, Google has them all up on this website.

SuperbowlCommercials

Airbrushed notebook heaven

2006-02-03T23:18:00.000-08:00

Want to make your notebook stand out? Got a extra $500 lying around?

CrazyNotebookArt

Novell Linux 10

2006-02-03T17:59:00.000-08:00

Check out these videos of this very cool OS in action. I love their implementation of VirtualDesktops and the 'wobble' effect on windows when you move them arround.

LinkToVideos

What do those numbers mean?

2006-02-03T17:49:00.000-08:00

Ever noticed the sign that is posted on store walls showing some numbers? Did you wonder what it means? This Article explains it pretty well. (BestBuy example).

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Punctuation is good for you, m'kay?

2006-02-03T15:50:00.000-08:00

Credit to Weijie for finding this pic.

No time to watch LOST?

2006-02-03T15:21:00.000-08:00

If you dont have to watch LOST (Shame on you since it is probably one of the best drama on TV); you can go to these links below and read a 1 page synoposis on each episode.

Warning: After reading a few of these; you may be inclined to go rent the DVD.

LOST: Season 1

LOST: Season 2

LOST - The tv series explained

2006-02-03T12:44:00.000-08:00

This is one of the best 'theories' that I have read regarding LOST. Although its a bit complicated; the author has done a good job of explaining a lot of the mysteries of the show.

UltimateTheory

What to do when BlackBerry is shut down?

2006-02-03T10:46:00.000-08:00

Are you addicted to your BlackBerry? Worried about it getting shut down due to patent infringement lawsuit? Here is what to do in that case..

Be careful what you search for

2006-02-03T10:17:00.000-08:00

Read this interesting article on Cnet. It is a interview conducted with reps from AOL and Google about what kind of information they store on ppl who use their search engine. Given a search term, Google can actually produce a list of IP addresses who searched for that term. Thats pretty scary!

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Chuck Norris Fact of the day

2006-02-03T08:45:00.000-08:00

Below is an actual conversation that occurred while watching a webcast that George Bush was participating in at an Intel campus.

Nate: how do you make white light?
Nate: bend atoms
Nav: Chuck Norris can bend atoms by just looking at them

How to get OSX on your PC

2006-02-03T08:41:00.000-08:00

A very good (detailed) guide to getting OSX installed on your PC. This sounds like a good weekend project.

OS X x86 (Intel)

Deliver your own 'State of the Union'

2006-02-03T07:27:00.000-08:00

Ok. This site is great. It allows you to type in some words (from a predefined list) and then have them be spoken by George Bush. For example you can have George say

'My fellow citizens break we will meet to bear the duty of serving the enmies your confront'

BushSpeech

Pretty cool! I hope the author of the website adds more vocabulary. (such as the word 'nuclear').

7 secrets of good programmers

2006-02-02T21:02:00.000-08:00

Not to brag or anything; but I follow a few of these myself in my code even before I knew of this article.

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PS3 Trailer

2006-02-02T20:57:00.000-08:00

Damn.. the graphics on the PS3 are gonna be fricking awesome!!

Click here to view trailer

How much are you paying for Cable?

2006-02-02T19:13:00.000-08:00

Cable costs are getting out of hand. Check out this guy's bill from Comcast.

How nerdy are you?

2006-02-02T19:05:00.000-08:00

Take this quiz and find out. I am not surprised by my score :)

New Motorola SLVR L7 phone

2006-02-02T16:46:00.000-08:00

Damn.. I want one!!. It looks so sleek! Much better than the Razr IMHO

Review

Are you searching for God?

2006-02-02T15:57:00.000-08:00

Let Google help you find Him (or Her).

Google finds God in SouthAmerica

No wonder the stock is about $400!!

Update Seems that Google has taken down that particular image.. if you didn't see it earlier; then you are not meant to find God I guess!

EA profit falls 31%

2006-02-02T15:48:00.000-08:00

I mean how many copies of Madden can they sell every year.. this was bound to happen.

LinkToStory

Free alternative to Trillian Pro

2006-02-02T15:47:00.000-08:00

Supports AOL, ICQ, MSN, IRC and Yahoo.. looks pretty neat.

IM2 Messenger: Instant Messenger 2

First visitor to my Blog

2006-02-02T15:38:00.000-08:00

Got my first visitor to the blog today.. and it was none other than Vithal.

Vithal's Page

The Next US President?

2006-02-02T15:33:00.000-08:00

Blockbuster ups the ante!!

2006-02-02T15:23:00.000-08:00

Blockbuster now offers 4 in-store rentals with their 3-at-a-time mail rental plan. They charge $17.99 (same as Netflix). I think this is a better deal than Netflix since its kinda hard to get the new releases thru any of these online rental places; but the local blockbuster almost always has them in stock. Plus there is no waiting for the movie in mail.. just drive up to your nearest store and pick up. Instant gratification!!

Blockbuster Online doubles in-store rental offer - Yahoo! News

Apple Tablet PC

2006-02-02T15:03:00.000-08:00

Apparently Apple has filed a patent for what looks like a Tablet PC. Looks pretty neat..
Apple's patented the Tablet Mac (part II) - Engadget

Cool New Calendar Software

2006-02-02T14:44:00.000-08:00

So apparently this new site's calendar software is supposed to revoluionize web calendaring just as gmail changed webmail.

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I would not mind $1/yr salary

2006-02-02T14:36:00.000-08:00

How much is a CEO really making when they take a $1/year salary?

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Introductory post

2006-02-01T13:00:00.000-08:00

Finally.. a new domain and my own blog! I guess i'm only 5 years late to the this whole blog party; but better late than never!