One of the most difficult things to sustain while in the middle of a major writing project is motivation. Regular sound kicks in the right direction are essential to the successful completion of a novel. Currently, up to my eyes in Kinnel’s Prison (working title), I have a dozen ideas, about twice as many questions […]
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Feeling blue
Microsoft Windows usually does a great job of keeping us on our toes, but this has to take the cake. While I was otherwise occupied, my Windows XP took an update (via the Automatic Updates feature), and while trying to install itself deleted an essential DLL file and blue-screened itself. The question remained whether to […]
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The Sims 3
So it’s been about a week that I’ve been messing with Sims 3 and about time I came up with a verdict. Well, it’s a difficult one — perhaps being preoccupied with other things keeps me from enjoying it like I should, though that is not to say I am not liking it. Sims 3 […]
Keeping mum
The hypocrisy of Mother’s Day Mother’s Day. Yet another largely Western concept conveniently commercialized and cleverly hijacked into the calendar. And funnily enough, this is not something even the most rabid right-winger is going to object to. Because, after all, we are the epitome of the worship of mothers and motherhood. Right? Sadly, it couldn’t […]
Phishing for a giggle
E-mail scams. We’ve all had them, and while I do not know anyone stupid enough to fall for one, it seems that scammers often end up raking in handsome rewards. All I can say is, people idiotic enough to fall for these deserve it. Take the latest one to make its way into my inbox. […]
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A dinosaur called BSNL
The Internet has made our lives easier. Right? You’d think so if you consider the things we can do slouching at our desks — banking, paying bills, keeping up with our social lives, shopping… Personally, the ability to pay bills online is the one aspect I am particularly grateful for. Gone are the days of […]
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MacBeth betrayed
Let this be marked as a black day in the history of my computing life; for this was the day I installed Windows on my Macintosh (her name is MacBeth, remember?). Since the Intel-based days of the Mac, installing Windows has always been an option, and the presence of Boot Camp makes it a ridiculously […]
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Devil’s workshop
It’s a funny thing, but a universal truth: doing nothing is incredibly tiring. It’s also very funny how one feels so completely unproductive without a deadline hanging over one’s jugular. Why is it that the ideas start to flow only at a time when things are insanely busy? With no pressing work (as in work […]
Feet on the street
Feet on the Street was a 5 km charity run, the first of it’s kind in Bangalore. The idea was two-fold: to get people of all ages and all walks of life to start running for fun, and also collect money for charity. The proceeds from this run went to Dream a Dream. This was […]