New Year = New & Improved Java BlogJanuary 12th, 2004 I decided to start the year with a better layout for my blog, which was formerly located at http://taragana.blogspot.com/. Why? Lot of features like RSS syndication, better history navigation were missing from blogspot It didn't make sense to host it on blogspot, when I have more than enough space on my own server, in fact two servers! More freedom & control to do as I please, without relying on blogspot Needed something to support multiple pages Category support And a whole lot of other features It means I will be spending more time to provide more content, update it more regularly and overall try to provide you with better experience.
Creating rss feed for your blogspot blogFebruary 2nd, 2004 One of the reasons I moved out from blogspot, to my own server, was because I couldn't create a RSS Feed of the blog easily. Today I found that blogstreet provides a simple way to do so.
If I had to Start My Blog Again...July 27th, 2006 Darren of ProBlogger has an interesting idea for group thoughts. What if I were to start blogging again? What would I do different? Here are my two cents...
New horizons in spamming aka SpamBlog ( Rick H needs to be cloned? )February 12th, 2005 I accidentally stumbled upon a site ( spam-guard[dot]blogspot[dot]com ) which exists for the sole purpose of spamming. It is a spam blog or splog!
For sometime spammers have targeted blogs, first through comment spam and now increasingly through trackback spam.
Rumor: The Fake IPL Player is Caught FinallyApril 23rd, 2009 While the cricket world is buzzing in the speculation of what the Fake IPL player will reveal next (if you still haven't read about it, go to the fakeiplplayer's blog or read what The Guardian has to say about the story), there is an anonymous comment that the Fake IPL Player may have been caught and being sent back to India. As the latest post came into the blog, there is a comment saying
Sorry! Guys The Team Caught me!
I am sorry to have hurt all the team players by calling them by names.
Why Did I Create Simple Thoughts Blog?May 7th, 2007 Dean asked me:
Hello, im 21 looking to build a website for the first time. I've been looking into adsense and have been interested for a while.
Robert Scoble Makes Inane "Sucks" Comment on IndiaJuly 19th, 2006 Indian government found out certain blog sites (most likely blogger blogs) were used by terrorists who are responsible for Mumbai blasts which killed several hundred people. They instructed the ISP's to block those sites.
Java Blogger's in IndiaDecember 11th, 2005 I want to create a list of Java blogger's in India or of Indian origin. If you are one please state so with your url in the comment below.
Come on Google, What About India?August 10th, 2006 What's wrong with Google and India? Did we hurt them in any way?
Google provides GMail by SMS signup in Australia, Indonesia, Malayasia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and of-course US of A. However India is not there.
Samsung & LG Join Indian Outsourcing BandwagonNovember 14th, 2005 Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, Korea's two global electronics makers, have reduced their Indian workforce in India, opting instead to outsource its operations to India. "We work project-by-project, so we move between India and South Korea.
Satyam scam isolated, not a slur on corporate India: Kamal NathJanuary 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Rs.70 billion ($1.4 billion) financial scam in Satyam Computer Services is an isolated case and does not tarnish the image of the Indian corporate sector in any way, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said here Saturday. 'India Inc has established its credentials.
Indian Prime Minister's House Sold on Ebay for 35 million rupeesApril 24th, 2005 Reuters reports that some joker sold Indian Prime Minister's house on Ebay to an American business man!
And I thought selling the Brooklyn bridge was a myth!
The businessman forked out 35 million rupees ($802,600) for the house that was up for sale on a Web site as a "huge sprawling mansion in the heart of Lutyen's Delhi with 24x7
running water and electricity", the ‘Hindustan Times’ said. He soon received the title deed for the house and arrived in the Indian capital late in March to take possession of the house for an office he planned to set up only to discover he had been cheated.
Watermarked Blank 5 Rs Indian Bank Notes On AuctionJune 30th, 2007 A UAE based site (Souq.com) is auctioning blank sheets of original watermarked 5 Rs Indian notes. The current bid is 79 AED.
PriceWaterhouse suspends Satyam-linked duoJanuary 26th, 2009 HYDERABAD - PriceWaterhouse has suspended two of its employees for their alleged involvement in the fraud at Satyam Computer Services, the Indian arm of the global auditing firm said Tuesday. 'In light of recent allegations, chief relationship partner S.
NRIs urged to participate in 3G BroadbandJanuary 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Satyam Computers Services fraud that has shaken the Indian software services sector will not have any cascading impact on the other players, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said Friday.