The following is a response to a mail I received, asking to participate in a little year-end survey. Since it was an excellent subject to make a blog post out of, here I am. 1. What event gave you the most hope this year? Hmm… that’s a tough one, but the highlight of the year […]
Satin reviewed by Ink Scrawl
Satin’s world is a world very like ours in many ways and yet unlike ours. The world is full of technology and Dhar clearly channels her inner geek when she details the technological marvels of this world: the ‘Infonet’, computers, touchscreen tablets, the comm handsets and especially the wonderful machinery and technology that Yavi, Fahe, […]
Reviving Riven on the Mac
This is one of those stories that starts with “Once upon a time” and ends with “happily ever after”. And no, there are no dragons and princes and princesses in it. Not even a witch. Once upon a time, way, way back in the 1990s, I used to play a game called Riven (along with […]
Mobile phone blues
After a long-drawn-out battle with my once-trusty old Nokia E51, I finally decided (with a heavy heart) to part ways with it. Thoroughly disgruntled by the choice of phones available these days (the proliferation of third-rate touch screens, the overemphasis on cameras and how many social networking sites you can connect to), I decided to […]
2011: A report card
Well, 2011 has more or less rolled by, and it’s time to take stock: January: Was alone on my birthday for the first time in my life. It was horrible. February: Got over the January trauma and tootled off to Delhi for the customary two months. March: Helped SV find a house and move. Wise […]
Moving to a new home
Even as I was making arrangements to get all my things transported from one city to the other, Writeside.net was also busy moving home. The formalities and technicalities are all complete now, and Writeside.net has moved in at Stablehost. It was recommended by Marie. This was all a result of my old host, Ion Web, […]
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Goodbye MacBeth, Hello Stephen!
‘Twas with a heavy heart that I decided to bid goodbye to MacBeth, my erstwhile laptop. Meanwhile, Stephen has joined the family, my new MacBook Pro. It’s a 13.3-inch model, with 4 GB of RAM, 320 GB storage and an Intel i5 processor. To look at it’s more or less identical to MacBeth, only shinier. […]
What’s on TV?
Just when I thought TV was dead and all the stories that could have been told have been put to bed, a flurry of new serials landed on my lap. Yes, discovering new TV series is certainly fun. Here’s a quick run-down of those that are interesting me these days: Raising Hope: Jimmy Chance is […]
Grey’s Anatomy: Tackling the A-word
***SPOILERS AHEAD for Grey’s Anatomy, season 8*** Going where few women have gone before Abortion: the one subject prime time American TV serials seem to give a wide berth. Unless, of course, it is either an abortion born (pardon the pun) out of medical or financial necessity, in which case it is also portrayed as […]
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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is […]