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Hi everybody....
As I'm graduated from IIT bombay completing my B.tech in computer science, so my webpage there wont be available for long. So I have taken a new web domain : http://www.aburad.com with hostmonster till now services are good for what I paid. Right now i have just shifted my iitb page there, but soon will be posting new stuff...so watch out !!

Visit: http://www.aburad.com

Inovation in India/IITs

I read this interesting article by Bernard on State of Inovation in India. I agree with him that lot have changed (improved) but still we have yet to see Google/Microsoft from here(IITs). As he mentioned one of the main reason is playing things safe.

The fundamental issue in India is the risk/reward equation. It is simply too easy for a young developer in India to get paid a lot by an outsourcing firm; then enjoy being headhunted every year for more money.

One more issue is difference between IITs and Stanford providing inovation to world. Important difference in giving good startups is because lack of implementation of ideas here in IITs. In IITs atleast some good projects (Mtech & Btech projects) are worth transforming into good business opportunities but they die as you pass out from there or after its being graded. I will agreed with comment made by Amit that

There are many socio economic reasons why young people in India hesitate to implement an innovative idea. Current trend of high paying jobs in MNCs will make entrepreneurship ever lesser attractive... especially in software.

Trapped in infinite loop

Found this at Wellington Grey
(via Boing Boing)

Also see : Cats not that funny A true expression of my feeling :)

Related Link: A comic break

India To Offer Free Broadband by 2009

Economic Times: Broadband to go free in 2 yrs
Economic Times: Broadband initiatives: Speed it up

The government proposes to offer all citizens of India free, high-speed broadband connectivity by 2009, through the state-owned telecom service providers BSNL and MTNL. While consumers would cheer, the move holds the potential to kill the telecom business as we know it.

Read disscussion regarding this on Slashdot.

Double century of posts : A comic break

I found this Best of Blaugh through webyantra. So enjoy...



Here are the other webcomics that i love:

• Dilbert
• xkcd.com
• .pOINT_bLANK: Cartoons, India
• Explosm.net
• gapingvoid: "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards"
• bLaugh - The (un)Official Comic of the Blogosphere
• We Blog Cartoons

My collection of dilbert comics: Dilbert, IIT and Linux
Related Posts:
Great Amul Ads !
Damned funny Unix humor

Paint Online

These days i'm getting so many websites which allows you to draw online..here is a list of some
Flash Based:

• Imagination Cubed
• Wetpaint Please Touch - Create Your Own Masterpiece!
• Artpad
• FlashPaint
• Sketchr (also available at http://www.queeky.com)
• Scratchpad
• Online Paint Brush
  

HTML < canvas > Based:

• Paint Chat [designed by me :)]
• Canvas Painter
• Canvas Paint (resembles to MS paint)
  

Java Based:

• Drawing Online
• ZEwall: Online Painting
• JPainter : Online image editor

Related Post :
Paint Chat !!
Web2.0 Applications

Network Ban !! You need to interact !!

Last night we lost out internet connection(includeing LAN)...which now we will have ot face everyday from 11PM to 12:30 PM.
Read more about it..

Register Put down the internet and go get some fresh air

Techdirt: Indian Engineering Students To Have Internet Cut Off Each Night To Encourage More Social Interaction

CNN : Stop surfing, make friends, Indian students तोल्ड

Update :
IBN Live :will web restriction help??

OpenID ??

today i read this article which explains what openid is ??

Lately OpenID has been hitting the front page of digg, del.icio.us, and many other large websites.

Read More>>
OpenID - What is it, and why everyone is talking about it
you can also go through..
Authenticated Distributed Search (OpenSearch, OpenID)
Add OpenSearch to your site in five minutes

Additional link(offtopic and old article but i came across this well written article and couldn't resist posting it.. ):
What Every Webmaster and Web Developer MUST Know About Ruby on Rails and AJAX It’s not a tutorial, it’s not a “how-to” but he explains very well just what the heck all this.

Improving interactivity with Javascript

HTML controls other than conventional Push buttons, radio buttons, check boxes, select boxes, and text inputs, can power up forms, webdev using javascript to increase interactivity and easy (for users). List of such controls includes : slider, Date picker, Smart text boxes, Advanced tooltips, Auto validation etc.

Read more friendly bit >> Improving interactivity with Javascript
In addition, I find image maps also very handy when it comes to intereactivity when used properly with tooltips...as i used them in Paint Chat.

Bonus link[ :) ] DailyBlogTips > Web 2.0 Webdesign Tutorials
Related post :

• Play with html using javascript

Top 10 Web Tools For College Students

"I have been in college almost three years now and have been using many different Web tools that saved me time, helped me learn more and, most importantly, did not cost a penny. Here are 10 tools that I recommend for every college student..."

Great list of websites by NextPath to help you in college life...site has also linked to review of these wesites by famous websites such as PC magazine, Techcrunch, Lifehack...
List includes Wikipedia , Del.icio.us, Google Docs, Tada List

read more

9 Things The Non-Tech Savvy Do That Annoy Geeks

Earlier also i made a similar post :I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy, Now its the time again

When you ’re a tech nerd working or living with the not so tech savvy, there are a few things they tend to do that make you bite your tongue, and resist the urge to take over what they’re doing and get it done yourself. They may be trivial, but they are all oh so wrong.

Read More on Digg>>

Some of them are so true.

NO, I DON’T want to fix your cousin’s brother’s uncle’s 10 year old computer.
If you’re a tech-savvy person, especially if it’s what you do as a job, people seem to think that you enjoy, and are happy to fix their computer.

Some more on list :

• Everything Must Be Double Clicked.
• Microsoft Word is the application for everything.

Read more on digg for interseting comments
Original URL : http://www.spiraloz.com/?p=143 but i think sit is down for time being..(digg effect !!)
Related Post: I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy

2000 Blogger list

Tino Buntic is trying to compile a list 2000 bloggers with linked mugshots. I'm in there somewhere too. You can try and get on the list too....

Read more>>

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

I found this awesome video through digg . It explains how web has evolved making it more interactive, flexible and useful through videos, photos, map, search and much more...
Web is becoming more powerful with technologies like Ajax, XML etc
It was created by Michael Wesch, an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University.

Youtube Link

Google OneBox Results

Google has quietly added a new OneBox feature that highlights articles from Wikipedia. read about it here : Micro Persuasion : Wikipedia Added to Google OneBox
So here is more about Google OneBox results. I found good info about it on Google Operating System : Google OneBox Results. There are several kinds of OneBox results, for example :

• Music Search

• Stock quotes. If you enter a ticker symbol, you'll get live quotes and information from Google Finance, Yahoo Finance and other sites.

Read about more such OneBox Results here >> Google OneBox Results

Ways to hinder your buisness online !

I cam across this great post by Guy Kawasaki, on ways you dont want to follow to stop your buisness growth online. some of points form list :

• Enforced immediate registration.
  
• The unsearchable web site
• The long URL.

Read more : The Top Ten Stupid Ways to Hinder Market Adoption

A Top 10 guide to accessing blocked websites from work

More and more companies restrict your access to certain websites. Usually it's for a good reason, however if you're pretty tech savvy and not worried about having the website "steamysingles.com" in the log file associated with your system, then this little tip site is for you. These methods includes :

• Use IP address
• Use an Anonymizer
• Use a public Proxy server
• here are some : http://www.freshproxylist.org/
• one more : http://www.publicproxyservers.com/page1.html

read more>>
source : digg story

Online Music

I came across Dhingana which provides you free streaming Indian music online. It alows you to create a playlist of your favorite songs. It has have all the latest Bollywood music lined up, along with oldies, pop albums, ghazals, bhajans with regional music in Marathi.

From Quickonlinetips: I searched through many Indian music sites, but I think Indian music lovers should definitely tune in to Dhingana to listen to free streaming Indian music online. and i agree with that too.

for english songs you can go to Pandora: Internet Radio, where you can listen to free music for your choice of artist, genre. this is also a great project.

Web 2.0: How High-Volume eBay Manages Its Storage

The ultrapopular auction/sales Web site continues its exponential growth and finds itself adding 10 terabytes of new storage every week. That's a lot of data.

The site averages more than 1 billion page views per day. Users trade about $1,700 worth of goods on the site every second. A vehicle sells every minute. A motor part or accessory sells every second. Diamond jewelry sells every 2 minutes. The site currently has about 600 million listings and about 204 million registered users.

Read More >>
Also read : Interesting Facts About Ebay Website
Digg Story

Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion in Stock

Whoooops !!!

Source : Google Press
Scobleizer's Blog
I still think Google is crazy :)