Match Fixing Allegations Dogs Indian CricketSeptember 14th, 2005 Indian cricket is again hounded by match fixing allegations. At least three cricketers(one batsman and two bowlers) are under the scanner according to The Times of India.
Bank of America Loses Tapes of Records of 1.2 Million With Visa CardsFebruary 28th, 2005 Bank of America said yesterday that it had lost computer backup tapes containing personal information about 1.2 million federal employees, including some senators, with Visa charge cards issued by the bank. The tapes were lost in shipment.
Java, JSP, Servlets - Back To The BasicsJanuary 5th, 2006 I haven't taken the decision lightly. After due process and due consideration of all factors I decided I am going to shun all established Java frameworks and go back to basics for my next project.
Conversations With a Splogger In Making?October 12th, 2006 I think I just had a conversation with a splogger wannabe. Read the gory details:
[15:54] Tbs: You there mate..??
[15:56] angsuman: Yes
[15:57] Tbs: great..
Orissa man ends life after losing jobApril 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A 25-year-old man from Orissa who had lost his job with a Mumbai software firm last year and was unable to find a new one committed suicide by consuming pesticide, police said here Saturday. Prasanta Jena, a resident of Nian Gorada village of Puri district, lost his job last December due to the global recession.
Google Happy Loser in Wireless Spectrum LicensesApril 4th, 2008 Nobody is a happier loser than Google when it lost the auction to win the highly coveted premium wireless spectrum to Verizon. The premium wireless spectrum (C block) would have cost Google $4.7 billion, inadvertently thrusting the company into the wireless business and could have sent Google’s shares even lower.
Back from HibernationFebruary 1st, 2006 I was away for about a week for family reasons (read illness in family). I am now back.
Sun absorbs $147M loss in sign of choppy finances that forced sale to OracleAugust 29th, 2009 Sun absorbs $147M loss as Oracle deal loomsSAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems Inc. recorded a $147 million loss while sales eroded 31 percent in the April-June period, likely the server and software maker's last full quarter as an independent company.
Sad for Yahoo, gain for Microsoft (Comment)August 2nd, 2009 A sad day for Yahoo! That's the consensus -- a rare one -- across both global technology and investor communities. Yahoo stock dropped 10 percent, Microsoft rose one percent.
I am back...December 7th, 2006 I am back from a business trip to USA. Last 10 days have been very hectic and I couldn't properly respond to many emails nor could I address some of them, despite my best efforts.
Google Proxy UnhackedJanuary 21st, 2008 Google had a well known proxy facility. You could use
an url like http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=http://blog.taragana.com to access http://blog.taragana.com using Google as proxy.
Google Web Accelerator Back With VengeanceNovember 14th, 2005 Google Web Accelerator is back with a vengeance. If your web site bandwidth consumption has spiked in the last couple of days, look to blame it on Google Web Accelerator.
Opera Password Recovery 5.0.2 - A previewDecember 24th, 2008 Though in this on going battle of Firefox and Google Chrome, Opera has never lost its own position. Probably the most under-rated (less discussed to be accurate) browsers of our times, Opera has many a features which even Firefox don't.
Toshiba to join once-rival Blu-ray disc camp, plans Blu-ray products like players, computersAugust 10th, 2009 Toshiba to join rival Blu-ray camp, plans productsTOKYO —Having lost the video format war, Toshiba Corp. said Monday it will make Blu-ray disc products and plans to join the once-rival camp, the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Why Today's Economy is Worse Than DivorceOctober 27th, 2008 An Ex-IIT'ian commented on the current economic scenario:
This is worse than divorce. I have lost more than half my assets and still
have my wife!
How are you faring so far in today's economy?