tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002Mon, 13 May 2013 07:19:17 +0000gs150rnight skyATMrelationshipdeathcartoonsbikefirefoxiphoneslippersflawthoughtspetrolemailcosmonautnonsenseambitionworkdate of deathfraudoilmotorcyclerussiaconscienceworld recordsecuritydogsyamrajpearlhumourinjurycollegeanna universityPhotonfalluniversephilosophychennaitasmanian devildaffy duckrainpeopletheftfavouritessuicidelost cosmonautgmail labsconfessionubuntuhinduismlovelooney toonesspace missionsgoogleglitchtechnoratieducationnasasave electricityday of brahmapoemXPdrivecricketITpasswordsusaenvironmentbankingtuzastronautconcept of timegreenhdfccrimesave energycomputerinternetnew yearmobile phonetempleslinuxsuzukimedermarandomstarstuxexperienceSavePowerbloggirlfriendguinnesslinux mascothighwaylost lovetimelifebreak upphishingundo sendtazfeaturesurveysmicrosoftconstellationquotesmozillagmailhumanhttp://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (LVS)Blogger43125TheExtraTextualhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-4674156712188538984Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:33:00 +00002011-02-21T00:01:57.919+05:30gmail labsfavouritesemailfeatureinternetgmailgoogle Everyone uses Gmail. I've been a loyal user since I got an account in 2004. Back then I probably got it just to show people that I've got one and feel important. To be honest, there was nothing new except perhaps the simple looking ajax interface and the conversations view. And yes, there was this big space available which they later started incrementing indefinitely. That was quite a change in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/_24Ml9xBQQM/gmail-i-love-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)8http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2011/02/gmail-i-love-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-727793058472132541Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:37:00 +00002010-12-24T14:46:03.498+05:30gs150rbikemotorcycleexperiencesuzukiThis piece of news is several months old. Yet worth sharing. I've been driving a Bajaj CT100 since 2004. It was a nice bike, amazing mileage, no big problems and it has served me loyally. I never really had any complains. It did what was expected out of a bike of its class and more. In fact, when new, I was very proud of its specifications and would tell anyone who cared to listen; and several http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/N33FUTD1oxY/monster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)12http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/12/monster.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-6903148286815238369Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:52:00 +00002010-12-19T21:58:42.085+05:30cricketmedermalifeinjuryexperienceDid you just google that word? Or did you know it already? I hadn't heard the term until recently. Unlike most of you who just learnt the term, I was introduced because people thought I might need it. Once convinced I do, my natural tendency was not to enquire people where I can get it but simply look on the internet. I couldn't find much and besides I was really lazy about it. I've been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/YJMBK3NI5Po/mederma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)8http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/12/mederma.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-861464790373717280Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:19:00 +00002010-06-12T15:51:58.766+05:30thoughtslifepoemexperiencepearlSo I tried to write my first poem. Like Archimedes, I got the idea when I was in the shower. Though, I didn't do the 'Eureka' part. The idea was simple and came in an instant. I guess I was inspired by my good friend Srinath who has been on a poem writing spree. After postponing for nearly a week, I was surprised putting it in words didn't seem very difficult. And it didn't take too much time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/IqP8CtXOHpY/pearl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)8http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/06/pearl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-4569446755244552262Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:33:00 +00002010-06-10T23:03:22.276+05:30thoughtsrandompeopleworklifeITfallexperienceslippersconfessionWow. I cannot believe I've been away for 2 months. It pains to remember I promised myself to blog more often only in my last post. However, I have news. News worth waiting for 2 months? Definitely. Atleast, for me. I've had some tough career decisions to make - learning a few lessons along the way. Not to mention help a good friend make a live-love-career decision. Am not going to talk about http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/fdcs-PJhIVE/raise-and-fall-of-thyself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)5http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/06/raise-and-fall-of-thyself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-3840072995753486394Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:14:00 +00002010-04-07T15:21:57.687+05:30thoughtspeoplecrimelifeexperienceconscienceconfessionchennaiToday, has been the second case of chain snatching in my street. The neighbourhood is otherwise not so unlawful. I have memories from days when the street was dangerous only because it was very deserted and days when people liked the peaceful quiet of the place. Recently however, a case of theft, break in or something or the other comes up almost every few weeks. The street still looks perfectly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/UEidwBEGvYE/conscience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)3http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/04/conscience.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-3702631272460050031Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:53:00 +00002010-03-18T16:39:14.571+05:30nonsensehumourblograndomexperienceTo be honest, I had nothing else to blog about. I'm [temporarily] tired of posting my life on Facebook and Twitter. Although, this post is bound to go as another update in both places. Ironic? So, what have I been upto? Nothing much really. I've been trying to, what is that..ah juggle too many balls at once. (Watching movies, reading novels inclusive). And if that wasn't enough, I had to add http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/8b1al1EVEhQ/status-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)12http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/03/status-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-8638163704090775124Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:35:00 +00002010-01-07T13:44:40.578+05:30phishinghdfcflawbankingsecurityI was using the HDFC Netbanking service the other day and came across a page which could be a serious security hole. If a person gets hold of a valid HDFC Customer ID, they could use it to get the name and account numbers attached to it from this particular page. The worst part is, they don't even have to be logged to get this information. Getting hold customer ID is pretty easy - I have one and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/9ef_kuxif5I/hdfcs-insecure-ways-and-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)12http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2010/01/hdfcs-insecure-ways-and-more.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-5859031088365399659Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +00002009-11-18T17:55:30.479+05:30educationworklifetimephilosophyambitionexperienceconfessionSometimes I feel I have an ambition deficit. Now that's bad yes. Ambition is probably one of the things that drive a person. I have, often, empty thoughts. Momentary bursts of purpose. This drives me to feel I am going to accomplish something. But for how long?I am lazy as many have branded me. I've been told I've got "stuff" and I should use it well. There's a kind who don't work hard but work http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/2vsq-LYeU4A/to-do-or-not-to-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)9http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/11/to-do-or-not-to-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-3577775083609681585Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:58:00 +00002009-09-09T09:29:05.077+05:30humourtemplesdogstheftslippersfraudHow many times has it been that you lost your slippers outside a temple and forced to walk bare footed back home (or the less noble ones, on someone else's shoes)? Did you think it was someone who was lazy to locate his (or her) own slippers that took yours instead? Or was it you indeed who was lazy to look for your own and took someone elses? Ever realized this is a vicious circle? If everyone http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/hJgKaWqSHjc/misplaced-sole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)13http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/09/misplaced-sole.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-7366660683563670746Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:34:00 +00002009-07-16T14:31:13.025+05:30save electricityPhotonSavePowersave energyenvironmentgreenQuick Post! Kunal and myself are trying to run a campaign at Photon to encourage energy saving (at work and elsewhere). Its right now only on Twitter and you can find it here (hey, that rhymes!). It has just started.. We decided on going to twitter mainly because people can throw ideas from their seats. Do drop by, you might be surprised how a trivial idea can make a lot of difference. You are ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/aeLTl7OmMTc/save-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)0http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/07/save-power.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-3286908830349273643Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:52:00 +00002009-07-15T15:44:16.444+05:30randominternetgmailexperiencegoogleSure, there are lots of twitter like websites and services available on the net. But you surely wouldn't have expected this. I came across an email where someone typo-ed gmail.com as gmail.net - I was laughing at it for sometime. But after a while, inspiration stuck and I thought lets try out http://gmail.net and see what happens. I wouldn't have been surprised if I had got some cheap search http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/vDkAq-vbt4M/twitter-clone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)1http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/07/twitter-clone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-2421193357012843134Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:39:00 +00002009-06-25T11:16:50.359+05:30thoughtspeoplequoteslifeITexperiencehumanI know I've been out of action here for a long time now. And I can feel that you missed me! So here I am! Source of idea: chance realization of the truth. I've had this habit of keeping an account of all by expenses. Been doing it since a few days before I entered the corporate world. I joined Photon Infotech, on Jun 13, 2007. A few days before that, my folks gave me some cash to keep and do somehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/vvUf1a4-e_Y/inflationor-is-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)4http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/06/inflationor-is-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-4130089736741705280Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:30:00 +00002009-04-22T14:55:16.072+05:30lifeexperiencebreak uplovelost lovemobile phonegirlfriendhumanconfessionsuiciderelationshipIts been on for nearly two years now. This is the end. I've lost her. She's never going to come back to me. I must confess, I haven't treated her good. In fact, I have used her. Misused her. She gave me everything she could. Devoted herself to me. Never questioned me. To start from the beginning, it wasn't really a love-at-first-sight kind of thing. I'd seen her before. Though I hadn't noticed, Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/BOcJ6pV4VgA/silent-confession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)19http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/04/silent-confession.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-4599771745429851161Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:08:00 +00002009-04-17T12:13:10.152+05:30date of deathyamrajrandomdeathexperienceDeath - comes to all. Nobody is spared. What if, you know the day you will die? What if you knew how? Would you take efforts to avoid it? Chances are high that you'd end up doing more harm. OK, am not talking about the movie 'Final Destination' or something. But knowing our future has always been interesting. Many of those who say astrology (Indian or Greek) is a waste of time, can't wait to readhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/evRgkr7zPEA/predicting-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)18http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/predicting-death.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-2732739194373300482Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:11:00 +00002009-03-27T18:21:43.629+05:30usalost cosmonautcosmonautspace missionsfraudastronautrussianasaYuri Gagarin. The first man in space. Or was he?During the 1950s and 60s, following the Cold war, there was a battle between the West (US) and the East (USSR) to establish leadership in space exploration. With the launch of Sputnik I in 1957, the USSR gave a blow to US. Pretty soon, in 1961, when they put the "first man in space" they surged even ahead of US. But there has been some speculation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/VH-qYIBp4nc/lost-cosmonaut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)6http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/lost-cosmonaut.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-5308584220390952156Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:52:00 +00002009-03-25T11:56:49.031+05:30linux mascottasmanian devillinuxtuxlooney toonestaztuz[This ain't a geeky post!] Everyone heard of Linux? Good. You know its mascot? Its a penguin, right. Know what its called? Tux, it is. Tux has always been the mascot for Linux and nobody even thought of replacing it. The penguin was Linus' (the creator) choice and now he has again decided to change it, temporarily. With the latest [kernel] version of Linux, Tuz the Tasmanian Devil was announced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/Ipx2cSq9nH8/linux-and-tasmanian-devil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)9http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/linux-and-tasmanian-devil.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-4658614921542153537Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:43:00 +00002009-03-20T22:03:14.892+05:30gmail labsemailfeaturegmailgoogleundo sendNo. This can't be true. Its too good to be true. But it is now possible! Thanks to gmail I can now not resend an email for forgetting an attachment - not slap my forehead for missing an important line in the mail - not regret sending the mail to the wrong person - and so on and so forth. How many time was it that you've felt any of the above? (yes yes. nod nod. many a times) Trust Google to come http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/p4DbhQpH5zA/undo-sending-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)12http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/undo-sending-email.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-4395531321971326771Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:17:00 +00002009-03-19T14:09:11.622+05:30humourblogsurveysrandomITThe other day I was filling up a survey for employee satisfaction in IT companies. Its really nice to know someone out there cares what IT professionals feel about their working environment and how its influences their lives. Though for unaltruistic reasons, am sure people would love a(nother) channel where they can express what they really feel about their bosses and/or subordinates. Agreed, thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/w149NhK_fsM/for-love-of-surveys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)9http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/for-love-of-surveys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-7243947198955606033Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:34:00 +00002009-03-11T15:03:22.033+05:30If you took a look at my previous post and the comments there, you'd know I have been considering to shift from Blogger to Wordpress.Chill guys, I have not yet made the decision to move. But I might. The purpose of the this very post is to warn you in advance. One fine day you might find a page from blogger asking your permission to redirect to my WP page. You have been warned. (Or you might http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/lX4sQpRBDUI/blogspot-to-wordpress-changing-loyalty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)9http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/blogspot-to-wordpress-changing-loyalty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-6289439471095127374Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:15:00 +00002009-03-06T10:27:09.951+05:30bloginternetexperiencegoogleLong long ago, I had enabled a beautiful tool, called Google Analytics for my blog. And I had forgotten about it. Today, I thought I'd use GA to track visitors, page clicks etc etc and realised what I already quoted in the first line. This being my second attempt (first here) at statistics for my blog, wasn't as cheerful to look at.Here are a few things GA measured for me (and I pick the ones http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/2gYTETPmAQM/where-are-my-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)18http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/where-are-my-readers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-6005203795440820902Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:53:00 +00002009-03-05T15:16:37.606+05:30humourthoughtsrandomA lot of things have been going on in my mind recently, well it always is. I thought it'll be good to pour all that here. OK, Kunal, I flicked that idea from you. Go ahead, sue me.So, what have I been upto?We are a group called Sit and am trying to develop a new website for ourselves. Am learning a bit of drupal for that. If you look at the current one, you won't ask why. Also, we're planning a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/5nNegfmrGbk/random-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)7http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/03/random-thoughts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-5192197912991110685Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:08:00 +00002009-03-05T15:19:18.003+05:30humourrandomworkITexperienceWe all know how it is these days; ya I mean IT too.Bankruptcies, closures, layoffs, salary cuts, delayed call letters and all that.Yet, every company makes an effort to retain employees. They put them into a different stream, train them for that and what not.Mine too, has always been committed in keeping the good ones. Recently, in order to bring out the 'best of the employees' innate potential http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/ocwmUaYcJhM/welcome-or-farewell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)15http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-or-farewell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-5099391852756233018Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:30:00 +00002009-03-05T15:20:23.383+05:30concept of timehinduismuniversetimephilosophyday of brahmanew yearI know its a bit late to say Happy new year, but there you have it.A(nother) year has passed by. A new set of sheets on the wall.What have we achieved over the past 365 days, what we vow to achieve over the next, resolutions, commitments, dreams what not. We feel quite a lot has happened over the past 'year' and some sigh there are more of them to come.You'd have read about how insignificant we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/n8TTPDQFuzs/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)5http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328002.post-8797893799293884081Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:53:00 +00002009-03-05T15:24:04.373+05:30cartoonsfavouritesdaffy duckI've always liked cartoons that were on TV when I was a kid. Today's kids are unlucky in my opinion. The ones during our (assuming you are the same group as mine) times were a real treat. Tom & Jerry, Flintstones, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner Show, Sylvester and Tweety, Dexter's Laboratory, Daffy Duck and so many more. How do Kim Possible, Ben 10, Naruto or Pokeman compare to them?Even though they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheExtraTextual/~3/XE8M3yXqNVY/tribute-to-daffy-duck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LVS)19http://misplaced-soul.blogspot.com/2008/12/tribute-to-daffy-duck.html