Archive for May, 2008

Google has a new favicon

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in | No Comments »

I noticed this yesterday (and maybe the day before as well) and dismissed it as some problem with my browser. Since i am running a pre-release version of FireFox, this ... Read more..

Use Gmail filters to get rid of annoying spam counts

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in | 3 Comments »

If you use Gmail then you must have noticed that sheer number of Spam email that Gmail filters out for you. It is particularly good at doing this. However, all ... Read more..

Creating unlimited Email Ids with a SINGLE Gmail account

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in | No Comments »

I have blogged before about a couple of ways using which you can have many different email Ids using your single Gmail account: Using the "+" symbol Using or ... Read more..

Beauties and the Beasts

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in | 2 Comments »

A while ago I posted photographs I had taken during a thunderstorm. Those came out nice according to my standards. This caused me to go back over other photos that ... Read more..

The state of things - Firefox rules

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in | 2 Comments »

Here are some very quick-fire statistics from my blog for a browsing period of the last couple of months. These statistics are revealing as they are a reflection of the ... Read more..

Google Treasure Hunt - use logic to solve 3rd question

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in | 11 Comments »

The third installment of the Google Treasure Hunt is live. I have been through the first two challenges and been successful at solving them correctly. However, the third one ... Read more..

Reading popular magazines for free

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in | 3 Comments »

Zinio is a leading online magazine subscription provider. You can subscribe to online versions of your favorite magazines and read them from your laptop. Interestingly, Zinio offers you a ... Read more..

Silver lining in the cloud - taking lightning photos

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in | 4 Comments »

The weather in Delhi has been super freakish lately (for this time of the year). Daily thunderstorms have become a norm and it's getting to be quite a nuisance. However, ... Read more..

Handling very large numbers in .Net

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in | 2 Comments »

My recent attempts at playing the Google Treasure Hunt found me looking for ways to work with very large numbers. My solution to the first puzzle was consistently giving me ... Read more..

Google Treasure Hunt - No solutions here, only hints

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in | 12 Comments »

Google is holding a treasure hunt and I took a look and decided to give it a shot. I probably won't make it all the way through, because I don't ... Read more..