Monthly Archives: May 2006

Ubuntu linux for newbies

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Karthick

We had installed Ubuntu months ago, but I never had a chance to use it. To be frank, I refrained from using it . Today, Balaji has gone out and here I am in his machine with Ubuntu loaded up. … Continue reading →

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Word power made easy

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Karthick

I used to have good word power when I was in college. I carried my Oxfod dictionary where ever I went to keep up with the world of words and their meanings. I succeeded in mastering a lot of words. … Continue reading →

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“Manja Saara” – the Golden colured snake

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Karthick

Last week, I was in kerala for a colleague’s wedding. It was my first visit to the coconut paradise. I was gob-smacked by the scenic beauty of the state. After the marriage in Palghat, I and Sabaree (my colleague) headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Just for Jolly, Travel, places to go | 17 Comments

BSNL offers Unlimited Broadband for Rs.900 per month

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Karthick

Now BSNL offers unlimited broadband services for Rs.900 per month from May 1 2006. It got my attention as I am one of the users of Data One broadband services offerred by BSNL. It is a happy and great news. … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Internet | 2 Comments

FavIcon from Pictures for websites

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Karthick

I was curious to see a lot of websites with FavIcons in the address bar and also in the favorites toolbar. I wanted create a FavIcon for my website with a decent picture of mine. Googling favicon creator fetched me … Continue reading →

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A Guide to Satyam Cinema’s online Ticket booking

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Karthick

I thought I could write up a user guide for booking tickets online in Satyam cinemas Chennai. The easy steps are listed below. Open up Satyam cinemas’ online booking site. Select number of tickets, day, the name of the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Chennai, how to, movies, places to go | 10 Comments

Trisha has a ‘fan’tastic birthday

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Karthick

Got up just now and found that the famous tamil actress Trisha Kannan’s birthday was making the headlines in Chennai chronicle today. Trisha’s fan club has celebrated her birthday in a lavish way yesterday. It was quite unusual for a … Continue reading →

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Customise Bloglines blogrolls in WordPress

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Karthick

I use bloglines as my feed reader. I am quite comfortable with it because it is online and so I don’t have to worry about missing any of the feeds, as I am used to read blogs both at office … Continue reading →

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