Interesting...

My dream come true! NOT

vishwas — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:52:13 +0000

Slide Rule on iPhpne

When I was in the engineering school I had to use a slide rule to do some complicated calculations. I used to dream about a day when I could do those calculations on a computer. And finally my dream came true on the iPhone. Ironically, this is not what I had in mind.

Google stock plunge?

vishwas — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:34:46 +0000

This morning the iPhone Stocks application showed Google stock down by 1190.28 points. This is obviously a bug in the iPhone software.

Heath ledger

vishwas — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:06:08 +0000

We have rented all Heath Ledger movies from Netflix and watching them one by one. He was a great actor.

Re-registering in Do-Not-Call List

vishwas — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:53:31 +0000

For people who signed up for the Do-Not-Call registry in 2003, you are nearing the registry’s five-year time limit — after which your number can again be used by solicitors. This five year limit was included in the legislation authorizing the Do-Not-Call registry at the urging of the Federal Trade Commission to ensure that outdated phone numbers could be removed from the list.

Fortunately, you can re-register your number at any time, ensuring an additional five years of protection from telemarketers. Up to three personal numbers per person can be registered at any one time.

To re-register a current number or register a new number you have two easy-to-use options: 1) Call the National Do-Not-Call Registry at 1-888-382-1222 and follow the automated directions or 2) Go online to www.donotcall.gov and click on “Register a phone number.” *Note, if you register online, be prepared to provide an email address through which you will receive an email that must be responded to within 72 hours.

Also, please be aware that hoax emails are circulating stating that your phone number is going to be removed from the Do-Not-Call list within a matter of days and that you will be charged for future calls received from telemarketers. The Federal Trade Commission has stated that these emails are false and that no phone numbers can be removed from the Do-Not-Call list until the five year time limit is reached June 2008.

Moan my IP address to me

vishwas — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:44:07 +0000

If you are behind a router, as most of us are, you will have an IP address that is a local address for your PC in the 192.168.x.x range. But to the outside world (Internet) your IP address appears as what your cable/dsl modem’s IP address is. To find out that IP address I usually go to a web site such as http://www.ipchicken.com or http://www.ipaddress.com/. But here is a new site that reads (moans) the address to you in a sexy female voice. Check out: http://www.moanmyip.com/

Aerogel

vishwas — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:20:06 +0000

Aerogel is the best insulator and lowest density solid, mostly made or air.

Effects of photo retouching

vishwas — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:34 +0000

Here are some examples of what photo retouching can do. Go to this link and check out their portfolio section.

http://www.iwanexstudio.com/

Who is sick near you?

vishwas — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:24:53 +0000

Check out who is sick in your neighborhood and with which symptoms.

http://whoissick.org/sickness/

Test you Internet connection speed

vishwas — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:51:51 +0000

You can use one of these two links to test the speed of your Internet connection.

The following uses a Flash plug-in to test the connection:
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1

The following uses a Java application to do the same thing:
http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?java=1

Indian Mangoes Have Arrived

vishwas — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:33:14 +0000

A year ago I wrote about the import of Indian Mangos to the United States. At last, the first shipment of those heavenly mangoes has arrived. See this article in New York Times.