Auto Backup

With Windows Live integrating all the users storage needs into one place, Sky drive, I think I have another idea for easing user’s life.

Why not provide facilities to ‘auto-backup’ contents from various other sites! So I, as a user, should be able to click on a checkbox and Live service will take care of backing up my Blog posts to Sky Drive. In case of Google, my blogger posts should be backed up to Google Docs ( or maybe Gmail itself). Not only blogs, but this could be gradually extended to Contacts, Calendar and the services are unlimited.

Your thoughts/comments…

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Deepavali Wishes...

Wishing all my readers and their family a Very Happy Deepavali!

Chak di India!

India vs. Pakistan, Twenty20 WC Finals

Johannesburg, September 24, 2007

What a match, what a win and what a TEAM!

People the History repeats itself! Yes, it was Kapil’s 11 back in 1983 and now it’s Dhoni’s 11 in 2007. And if you haven’t noticed the numbers game here it’s taken 24 years and 101 days to win the WC on 24^th of September. Ok I am not trying to create a number’s mesh here, neither this should go to create any mail chains explaining the funda behind 9/24 (viz. 9/11). Now back to business, that was an exuberant effort of Team India shown towards one of the most important match (that for me makes an history every time it’s been played between these two sides!), it being a WC Final was another thing! J

Hats off to our young team lead by a bold captain M.S. Dhoni. He has brought in a new hope to the future of Indian cricket.

The team had made that night special for me, for everyone who prayed for their win! Who would have remembered Dravid’s resignation or trimurty (Sachin, Saurav & Dravid) not being a part of the team! It was Dhoni and Team all over the World. With the last over given to Joginder with just 12 runs and Mishbah still at crease, it was like a biggest gamble ever. And then, with only 5 runs to win with 4 balls remaining, the last shot was hit by Misbah, the camera showed the crowd and for a second I felt it was all over! And suddenly coming in the camera was Shreshant who somehow managed to grip the ball into his hands and unleash the glory and excitement! Man, I bet any person who was praying for either of the side would have felt the heartbeat stopped from the moment that reverse shot was played!

Up went the team, and the Indian supporters. What was next, I switched on my PC and the first thing to play was the song… yes you might have guessed it : “Chak De India”. 3000W PMPO speakers had their real test that night and I am glad they stood by it! ;) Danced to the tune of Chak de, wow what a feeling that was. With SRK there in the crowd I just wondered whether he went up to the Team’s dressing room after the first innings and made a speech – “Aaj mai nahi bataunga tumko ki kaise khelna hai. Bees(20) over! Chahe tum jeeto ya haaro, Yeh Bees over tumhare jindagi ke koi nahi cheen sakta tumse! Bas ek hie cheez kehna chahunga mai (pause….) Chak De India” J Talking about this movie, I feel this has changed the way of thinking of many people in India, and now they are leaving up to it.

This victory would be remembered & cherished in the times to come and I feel proud and lucky(not as lucky as SRK) to have watched this match live ON TV J I feel honoured to chant out the words “Bharat Mata Ki Jai!”

And yes, refer to the blog I made after first encounter between them in Super Six round and do take a special note of the title it had. J

Watch out astrologers, I am coming to get you! ;)

India wins the Twenty20 World Cup!!

Sure, you are shocked reading the title. But, that’s the truth! Believe it or not. J

Last night, was the most awaited matches of any international tournament India vs. Pakistan. Yes, what next India started off real bad putting on a total of mere 141 at the down of 9 wickets.

Expectations that Sehwag would thrive for excellence proving the selectors wrong in removing him from the 50-50 team, was shattered once again! Oh boy, when he was out in that same old legacy style of his, I just thought, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for him to apply for a copyright on that.

 

Nevertheless, they had a plea for this being the first match of tournament for them, they were rusty (just like Aussies). What the heck this was the First and Last match for them!

Seeing the figures technically , I thought it was time for me to go to bed. But, India vs. Pakistan! Will the Pakistani’s break the record by winning this match? More worse, will they win in within 14 overs sending the Indians back on flight to India? C’mon get back home losing any team, but Pakistan guys!

 

Indian bowlers showed a good temperament and Pakistan was got into pressure later in the stage. What else could be expected then the match to go live wire till the last over. The hopes of Indians winning/losing constantly kept on shifting from over to over, bowl to bowl.

 

And there came the last over, bowl to bowl competition. The last two bowls remained and the match was tied. Now it was a mixed feeling, happy that India would be through to the next round and sad coz. Pakistan would win ( just one run to get now)!! But, alas the last bowl was bowled and to my shock the score card looked India – 141/9 and Pakistan- 141/7. Oh my God! The match has tied, the record is still not broken. It was 1 o’clock in the night and I was jumping with joy. J

 

Finally came in the new funda of breaking the tie to decide the winner. Yes, the Penalty shootouts! Oops, that was Bowl out!

 

And, the final score said India has won the match with 3-0! 3-0, where are the goals? When did India start playing football? Who cared!! It were Sehwag, Bhajji and Uttahpa, the ultimate “Goal” scorers for the team! J

 

Wow! What a match it was. My decision of not to sleep was perfect(Hey BCCI! I can be one of your boards, what say?J), Aakhir Dil Hai Hindustani!

 

It was a WC finals victory for me! Team you are not going to be put on flight back to India! You still hold the WC victory record against Pakistan Good! You guys have rocked! Good work Dhoni & Team! Chak De India!

 

Aah, What a sleep I had!

Normal goes Fast!!!

Wondering what the title means! Read on...

Normally my group goes in for lunch @ 1pm. Since today was Monday, the first counter from back entrance contained 'Fast' Food ( Not the 'Fast' as in Junk, but the food for fasting :) ). When we were there one of the vegetable bowl was empty!! (the other one was obiviously not edible as usual) Lunch time here starts @ 12pm and lasts till 2.30pm.

Yes you thinking it right, "So early... WTH!!"

More astonishingly, the section for 'Fast' food had its each and every bowl filled up till brim!! [Reason, as we saw it to be, being "Sabka Bandhu", as we call the person was fasting today. :) ]

And did you note the irony - On one hand Fasting food was available in abundance and on other Non-Fasting had it's counter closed!
And till date I was under impression Fasting meant "Not to Eat!!". I really wonder who was fasting!!

Enjoy Eating!! :)

Doordarshan Naustalgia...

Remember those days when DD was the only reason why we had T.V. sets at home :).

Every now and then listening to the song Baje Sargam, Sorry for the interruption message in the midst of your favorite song or serial. Those were the Malgudi Days where children like me had fun with Mogli and family liked watching Surabhi. At times we thought like detectives with Byomkesh Bakshi and at other time we were feeling like holding The sword of Tipu Sultan. Not to forget the evergreen Mahabharat. Those Disney Duck Tales always was very less to satisfy our entertainment senses and left with a want for more and more! and finally the only two-wheeler ad ( I guess so :)), Hamara Bajaj...

Have'nt you started missing that masti badly yet. Is your mind not singing one of the serial's tune? I know, I know, we all miss that. Isn't it like Mile sur mera tumhara, toh sur bane hamara...

One of my friend shared one of the best links to me. You Guessed it, it has all the soundtracks for you to revive your memories! Thanks a ton once again _ _ _ _ (name kept anonymouse)!

I just wish those years come by to me once again!!

Relive the Doordarshan Days! Enjoy Listening

(Un)Productive!!

Case: Company vs. Employees

Statement: Most of the IT companies implement proxy filtering softwares to increase the so-called productive time of the employees and ultimately the Company itself. But does this have the desired effect???

The Judge: Order Order... ( Hearing Starts!)

Defense: Argument For (Company's Lawyer)
- This helps the internet bandwidth to be "only" utilized for "productive" activity.
- This helps employees to concentrate "only" on work related activities.
- Most of the time user spends on Social Networking sites and Media streaming sites.
- The Deliveries could be delayed due to "un" productive work.
- How about the adult content that one streams in the office?

Offense: Argument Against ( Employees' Lawyer)
-The performance doesn't improve much as the request now pass through the proxy software and this slows the surfing speed as well as surfing experience further.
- Does an employee always concentrate on the work the whole day anyway? All work and no play switches a person's mind to Hibernation.
- Blocking social networking site cuts software professional from a society and makes computer his/her only friend.
- Blocking online video sites like YouTube doesn't necessarily increase your productivity. Most of the online free training content by experts are shared on such sites and ultimately media streaming sites are becoming mode of information exchange. Hence, the company is depriving it's employees of some fruitfull content that could have increased their productivity and enabled them to complete a task in less R&D time required otherwise. Every person is not an Einstine to keep on inventing!!
- Ok, the deliveries could be delayed!! Do you keep a person who doesn't work & produce results in time anyway? If you do keep then you have lots of money to spare, buy some extra bandwidth with it!!
- Hmm.. Adult Content! Good Question. Why not apply filter on Adult Content rather than all the sites! Track the individuals down, as the number of such cases would be bare minimum.

The Judge: Order Order.... Audience Poll!! ( To be Continued..)

My Blog in Nutshell!!

Ok, Found this cool site which lets you add your text in nutshell :)
Here's this blog's image Hoodwink -- /* Everything Else Matters */, in a nutshell
Sorry Hoodwink, but couldn't stop myself placing the image directly in my blog. (I have the link though. :))