Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Guide to Mac OS X software
All right folks, here it is: my updated guide to the best Mac OS X software for gear-heads. Includes all the goodies I’ve discovered in the sixteen months since the last update.
Archive for August 2004
Sunday, August 29, 2004
I know what this chap was thinking when he pasted that sticker. He was ensuring no one had any doubts what this hunk of metal on wheels was.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
Because they can’t show new movies, they’re saying the blockbusters have come back.
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Thursday, August 26, 2004
Ok, so not everyone is informally dressed. The kids who got new buttons all came in their best clothes. Strangely enough, most of them wore a noose. The guy who’s speaking now is thankfully non-boring, though I’m not actually listening.
Thursday, August 26, 2004
At a boring Rotary meeting that mom dragged me to. Have to listen to one boring speech after another. Can’t even escape. Imprisoned by rain. People should be banned from having formal ceremonies in informal clothing. It’s a sham. You dress like you’re going out to dinner, like on any other day, which is why I’m here (heck, I even tucked in my shirt), and then you’re told that you can’t eat until you’ve sat through the mind-numbing ceremonies.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
From a propaganda poster for a calligraphy teacher. The man needs to work on his message.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Ad for a Manhattan Visa credit card. Doesn’t say what bank it’s from. I’ve never heard of a Manhattan Bank, only of Chase Manhattan. Are they in India? Fine print in the corner reads “Usual legal fine print applies.”
Monday, August 23, 2004
A status message on Yahoo Messenger. Is a voracious sleeper someone who eats in his sleep?
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Just when I was getting used to the sight of people sitting at tables and chewing corn stalks, I see this. The place has gone chinese. The owner says it’s because corn takes too long to cook and customers get impatient.
Sunday, August 22, 2004
In marketing school, they teach you brand line extension. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you something else: unauthorised brand line extension. The storekeeper certifies his stock is all pirated.
Sunday, August 22, 2004
The Forum’s promise of ample parking has a flaw: they forgot about having a wider gate, so the traffic police now have the extra duty of de-choking Hosur road of vehicles waiting in line.
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Bizarre cultural practices
I was waiting at the barber’s, an hour ago, when another customer stepped in and in squeezing past me, accidentally touched my footwear. Mind you, my footwear, not my foot or any part of my body. I barely felt it, didn’t bother to react.
He whirled around, poked me in the collar (ow!), then retracted his hand to touch his eyes.
He whirled around, poked me in the collar (ow!), then retracted his hand to touch his eyes.
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Quicksilver
I love Quicksilver. The more I use it, the more functionality I discover. Quicksilver does everything LaunchBar ever did, and more. Quicksilver is my new command line.
You guys using Windows and Linux don't know what you are missing. Check out AppRocket for the taste of a cheap rip-off.
You guys using Windows and Linux don't know what you are missing. Check out AppRocket for the taste of a cheap rip-off.
Friday, August 20, 2004
The losers at Hutch called twice today, asking if I wanted to switch to post-paid. I hate these people. Why can’t they fix their database and let a sick man sleep in peace? It’s bad enough having weird dreams.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Kishore’s new SE K700i puts the 6600 to shame. Sony Ericsson rules. The only thing I dislike about it is that it doesn’t run Symbian or any other handheld OS. (J2ME doesn’t count.)
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Dear Times of India, please stop. Let the man retire while he’s still respected.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Lalbagh Glass House
A two-piece panorama of the Lalbagh Glass House. I left the camera on automatic and it chose slightly different exposure levels, resulting in the banding at right. I should have put the second on manual and used the same settings it chose for the first. My alignment is also slightly awry.
Click for a larger view. The full size is 3339×1116.
