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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

National Highways

Had been on road recently from Hyderabad to Bangalore on my Fiat Palio.  Initially had thought that the roads would not be that good due to the recent incessant rains in the region.  But to my surprise, the whole of NH7, was amazing spot-less and the 4 lane with a divider was making it more comfortable to drive.  But all said, its still India.  Am not blaming it as a country, but mentioning it as my experience here.

Every time you touch a good speed (say >120 Kms) and start to cruise, there is some kind of a hurdle - once it is a stray dog passing by, secondly it a herd of buffaloes or goats, thirdly its a toll-booth, fourthly it becomes a main road for a small village on the side etc.  Was wondering what's the use of such a road if people are not able to get the full benefit of it.

Also wondered probably because we are so democratic and socialist, that we have to give room for all living beings - be it human or other.

Having said this, I should also appreciate the maintenance of the road with the road signs put up appropriately at most of the places.

Next trip is to find another similar road to a new destination.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Enable Rupee symbol on the Keyboard

How to enable Indian Rupees symbol in the Keyboard.
 
1.   First download the Rupee symbol from the following link.
 
 
2.   After downloading save that “.ttf” file in C:\Windows\Fonts or copy it in any location and install the font.
 
3.   Open MS Word and Select Rupee Foradian Font.
 
4.   Then select the “Key” on the left side of “Key 1” i.e. key with symbol “~”. Press that key – you will get Rupee symbol  “`”.
 
5.   When ever you require the symbol you can change the font and get it.
 

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Blackberry Data Access

Does it really matter to insist Blackberry to allow access to data being communicated?? Has there been any incident which states that if this was there, we could have avoided a major disaster?? Have not come across an incident which states that the scam was due to Blackberry communication.  Looks ridiculous to fight over this as we seem to leaking information in a more direct manner rather.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Single SignOn

Is there a page where you can have a single SignON for the social media - facebook, twitter, blogs, LinkedIn etc...???

Loyalty Programs

Hope all retail loyalty programs are linked to the Unique ID once its active.  This is will help us avoid remembering to either carry the respective loyalty cards or remember the username and passwords for each of them.

STB Technology

Was wondering how one can leverage the STB technology which has become a part of every man's life today.  Communication can be made easier between people using the service from the same service provider. If I know the Subscriber Id of the person, I should just be able to type that using the remote and send some quick short messages (like twitter) to the other person who can see it on his TV screen.  This can also be a revenue model for the service providers