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Some Nokia Lumia Cinemagraph Samples
Some Cinemagraphs I created in the past week or so, and shared at Nokia Memories website. Cinemagraph – Spinning top See this on Nokia Cinemagraph sharing site. Cinemagraph – India Republic Day See...
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Unprofessionalism
While I have been less than impressed with how service providers behave here in India, what happened this morning as I got to my work really, really annoyed me and made my flip my table. I have long...
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My ideal podcast app/service
Much has been discussed among Windows Phone (and Windows 8/RT) circles about lack of podcast features in the phone and lack of a native app on big Windows. I am a big podcast listener. Not huge, but I...
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It is time to move back
Yes, after 5+ months of being in India, we have decided (after some weeks of discussion) that we are going to move back to the US. It was, for obvious reasons, not an easy call to make. The decision...
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Telling?
We are on a small vacation. At this resort, one of the service staff asked my son where he is from. Without batting an eyelid, he said “America”. I was a bit stunned, actually. We have not told our...
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Data Explorer for Excel: An experiment with Sachin Tendulkar
Here is my attempt at using Data Explorer in Excel. I used it to extract Sachin Tendulkar’s runs by ground/location from ESPNCricinfo’s excellent Statsguru feature. It was such a breeze to bring up the...
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Lack of attention to detail, exhibit 223
I wrote something earlier about how I felt frustrated with the lack of attention to detail with most Indian service providers (and software developers). Our elevator recently got new wooden/laminate...
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Moving back to India? Some tips, tricks, suggestions and gotchas
Now that we have decided to move back, I have been thinking hard, really hard about what could have been done differently, what could have changed our experience, and in general, how I can help anybody...
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XBOX ONE
I am not a gamer, but I have an Xbox 360. I got it when Kinect was introduced and when they shifted the focus to entertainment. I am a happy customer, paying for Xbox LIVE Gold, and cannot wait to get...
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Windows Phone app problem
Over the weekend, I had a twitter conversation with the Wordboxer developers, trying to get them to port their game to Windows Phone. It brought to light an important point about the Windows Phone (and...
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Welcome back and other discussions
It’s been about a month since we returned back. Over the course of the past 3 weeks or so, we have met several friends and I have met some ex-colleagues, in person and on phone/IM/FB chat. The...
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I just ordered the iPhone 5s
If you know me or follow me, you will know I am a big, big fan of Windows Phone. I bought a Windows Phone 7 device as soon as I was able to (2-year contract was not up until Thanksgiving that year) and...
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Quick updates on my new iPhone
If you haven’t read why, here’s an explanation why I recently bought a new iPhone. Having spent about a week with it, here are my quick updates on the whole package: For a company that prides itself in...
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Looking forward to 2014. Cannot wait!
I am not one of those who care for specific days in the year. You know, birthdays, anniversaries, Fathers’ Day, Thanksgiving, etc. I believe that most of these days are artificial milestones and should...
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8″ Windows tablet
I recently purchased a Dell Venue 8 Pro, an 8″ Windows 8.1 tablet running on Intel Atom chip. I bought the 64GB version because I knew my app count (and size) would be high so it would be better to be...
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My Amazon order history
In light of the recent rumors about Amazon potentially increasing Amazon Prime fees from $80/yr to maybe up to $120/yr, I went into my order history at amazon.com. My first instinct when I heard the...
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Backing up
Just read this post on Medium about backing up your data and I thought the setup was very similar to mine, so I felt like writing one to talk about my own. My setup consists of: An HP Proliant...
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Weekend project complete – move from Office 365 to Outlook.com
As you may or may not be aware, my personal email (with “vanity” domain) is hosted on Office 365. Yes, that business service which charges $6/month for Exchange, SharePoint and Lync Online. I have had...
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My weekend with (Samsung) Android
I have been wanting to test drive Android for some time now. I had briefly thought of buying a Nexus 7 to experience Android as an OS and the Android as an ecosystem in general. For whatever reason,...
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No cameras or computers on upcoming trip
We have an upcoming 10-day vacation to places we have never visited before and I have made the decision to not carry any cameras or computers. While this may be ok for some of you out there it is a big...
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