Yahoo Briefcase closing down

Yahoo Briefcase is finally closing down when I was hoping they would improve it to Web 2.0 standards and compete with the upcoming Microsoft Live Mesh or Google GDrive. I had been using it in my early days with the internet when that was the only place for safekeeping as well as sharing with friends. Used it for sharing my BTech Project code with my project partners. Used it for keeping backup of some of my important mail attachments.

Ever since Gmail came, I have not needed the Briefcase, Gmail was the one place where I stored everything. Sharing with friends was uncomfortable, but with unlimited space, you didn't care about how many times you mail the same files :).

I have not attempted using Microsoft Live Mesh yet. But tried eSnips for some time, but it was still not Web2.0 standard. Let's see if GDrive matches my expectations....

Mindless driving

I get reminded of the story about the Monkey's Heart everytime somebody does something crazy on the road. Though in this scenario, instead of the heart, it is the mind that is hidden away safely. Bus, taxi and autorickshaw drivers keep their brains hidden somewhere and imagine (?) themselves to be the sole owners the road and nobody else.
Two incidents today:
This is what I presume goes on in the head (?) of a
1. bus driver:
OK. I am on the right most lane. Looks like there is a bus stop there... OK. Should I stop the bus or not. OK.. Let me stop. OK.. No point stopping on the right most lane. So, let me switch lanes. Who cares about rear-view mirrors. OK.. There is something called a brake pedal. OK.. let's press it.. OK.. Nobody in the stand, so no use stopping. OK.. Lift up the brake pedal, push down the accelerator, turn right and shift to the rightmost lane.
2. taxi driver:
Hey, I drive a Scorpio, very powerful, and very responsive steering. It is nice to wriggle through the road (Snake style, reminded of a friend at IISc who does paambu cycling) at high speed. Who cares about other motorists on the road...

What happens to the other people who keep their brains with them till then??? Get scared, angry, and ultimately lose their mind (?).

Last few days at IISc :(

Have been starting to think about what I will miss most once I leave IISc. Very few (and mostly involving music), but whatever I will miss, I guess it will be huge. And I can continue to have some things even after I leave.

1. Rhythmica... First year in IISc, i wasn't very involved with Rhythmica. But, when I became the Music Club Convener, got really involved. Didn't participate much, but kept hanging in the music room while others were practicing. Have had a really nice time there. Even though I can't participate in its programmes, I definitely want to continue hanging out in the music room, which I can, if I have time off my job.
   
2. Food at A-mess. Again, first year wasn't significant. 2^nd year was quite significant, once I started hanging out with the Rhythmica guys.
   
3. Department lab/sem hall... Exams/presentations mean spending nights at the sem hall or the lab. The sem hall belongs to the 1^st years. So my first year, I spent most of my pre-exam/pre-presentation nights at the sem hall. pre-exam/pre-presentation nights during the 2^nd year were mostly spent at the lab.
   
4. The few times I went out with my class mates. I couldn't spend so much time with them in the second year, but had fun...
   

To be contd...

Music & Me: Ayarpaadi maaligai

Music & Me: Ayarpaadi maaligai

LinkedIn

I joined LinkedIn!!

I worked under him :)

During my summer internship at Godfrey Phillips India Limited, I worked under him:
Mr Alagu Balaraman

(Image taken from the article)

Docufarm!!!

I found this interesting site: http://www.docufarm.com

You can now view any document (PDF, PPT, XLS, DOC) that is on the internet without downloading it. All you need is the URL (the internet location) of the document. This can be copied by right clicking on the link and clicking on "Copy Link Location", or "Copy Shortcut". Then paste it in the box provided at this location:

http://bhargavv.googlepages.com/index.html

Docufarm also allows you to search through the document as though you are using it on your desktop. 

This is useful when you want to just browse through a large PDF file to check if it is useful, rather than wait till it downloads and then find it useless. Once you find it useful, you should rather download it than try to read it online :)

Test it here:

Doesn't work any longer :(

The Movie "Guru"

Watched the movie "Guru" directed by Mani Ratnam for the nth time. Thought I will run through the movie as I do very often. But today, I watched the full movie. Why do I watch it so often?

The idea I understand behind the movie. Yes, the movie is inspired by the Ambani story. But, the theme (as I understand) is, the song (don't worry about the spelling) -

Jaage Hain Dher Thak

Hame Kuch aur sone do.

Thodi si Raat Aur hain,

Subah to Hone do.

Aadhe adhoore Kwab jo,

pure na ho sake,

Ek baar phir se neendh mein,

Woh kwab bone do....

"There is still time till it is morning, My dream has not finished yet; when I sleep again, let me finish my dream...."

I have had so many dreams. Small ones, like driving a car with an automatic transmission, which will get accomplished in some time; and some really big ones, which I have so far thought are really far and impossible.

Every time I watch this movie, I realize that all dreams are realizable. Nothing is too far. All it requires is passion. Nothing else! A dream remains incomplete unless you try to get till the end of it.