Don't Marry Career Women Says ForbesAugust 26th, 2006 Forbes editor Michael Noer has a very interesting article, based on scientific studies, why it is a very bad idea to marry career women. Why? Because if many social scientists are to be believed, you run a higher risk of having a rocky marriage.
If It is Good For Guy Kawasaki & Jeff Jarvis Then It is Good For MeJanuary 6th, 2007 Today I made a decision on my blogs which went in my mind like this - "If it is good for Guy & Jeff then it is good for me. I will reveal more on the decision soon but what I thought was interesting is the thought process behind this decision.
IIT Picnic PhotosJanuary 20th, 2008 Last Sunday I went to IIT Alumni picnic in Ibiza resort in Kolkata. Check the slideshow (thanks to Siddharth Roy Chowdhury @ SAIL).
Why Zemanta, The Blogger's Helper, SucksJuly 29th, 2008 Zemanta is a nice little WordPress plugin which allows you to discover tags and linkable items within your content as well as images to include. In short it could have a nice little blogger's elf, helping you to create richer content.
Interesting Quotes From J2EE vs. LAMP vs. NET Faceoff at LinuxWorld 2006April 7th, 2006 Perceived leaders of all three principal open source stacks (LAMP, J2EE and .NET via Mono) on Linux debated the merits of their respective platforms at LinuxWorld 2006 in Boston. My humble annotations are in square bracket.
When Batman Grew Old - Short StoryNovember 5th, 2006 Batman has grown old, very old. Most of his crime-fighting colleagues have passed on years ago.
The Biggest Benefit of Economic Crisis in USANovember 25th, 2008 The economic crisis may be doing what pastors, family therapists and matrimonial counselors have long struggled to accomplish and yet mostly failed: keeping troubled marriages together. Marriage counselors and divorce lawyers nationwide say more distressed couples are putting off divorce because the cost of splitting up is prohibitive in a time of stagnant salaries, plummeting home values and rising unemployment.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished with SpammersOctober 22nd, 2005 I send GMail account invitation to anyone who asks for it. So when I received yet another request for GMail invitation today I wasn't too surprised.
Parkinson's Disease Treatment Leads to Compulsive GamblingAugust 11th, 2005 Researchers have identified excessive gambling as a side effect of a treatment for Parkinson's disease. Some patients who are prescribed medication known as dopamine agonists developed the problem within three months of starting treatment, even though they had previously gambled only occasionally or never at all.
Microsoft PowerPoint Suffers From Memory Corruption Security VulnerabilityJuly 18th, 2006 Naveed has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint, which potentially can be exploited to compromise any user's system. The vulnerability has been confirmed on Windows XP SP2 with a fully patched PowerPoint 2003.
15 Unique Christmas Gifts Under $10December 1st, 2008 I am sure you are looking forward to this Christmas. What is better than me introducing you to a list of gadgets which will help you in gifting your friends and others that too cheaply.
How To Test PHP Support In Apache HTTP ServerJuly 28th, 2006 Create a file in your htdocs directory (ask the location from your web hosting provider if you are not sure named test.php. Open the file in your favorite text editor and add the line:
< ?php phpinfo() ?>
After saving the file, open in your browser:
http://[your host name]/test.php
Note: Replace [your host name] with your actual host name.
SessionSaver for Firefox 2.0.xMay 14th, 2007 SessionSaver is a popular Firefox extension which allows you to seamlessly save existing session and restore it automatically at startup. You can also name the session and retrieve them anytime in future.
Is Google AdSense Losing Its Relevance?January 16th, 2007 Google AdSense is known for its uncanny relevance in serving context sensitive ads. Its competitors like Yahoo Publisher Network and Kontera aren't being able to make significant inroads to AdSense / AdWords customer based primarily due to relevance, perceived or otherwise.
iPhone App to Keep Your Passwords and Sensitive Data Secure - KeeperJanuary 29th, 2009 I know that iPhone is nout just a phone for many of you. Its a storage place for sensitive information as well as passwords for your accounts.