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What I read in 2013
Non-fiction Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo Eat by Globe by Simon Majumdar Thinking Fast and Slow by…
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Apple India- No options to customize iMacs
I often find laptops not adequate when I am working on multiple applications windows and require a bit of more power for photo editing…
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Asus RT N56u is a big disappointment.
Asus RT N56U received rave reviews when it was launched and almost universally touted as the best N band wireless router for advance home…
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I trust everyone except those who say they are trustworthy. Taleb
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What I read in 2012
Non-fiction The Stuff of Thoughts by Steven Pinker Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Fiction A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin Before I Go…
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muCommander – The best MacOS Finder alternative
After the recent upgrade of MacOS, Finder has been crashing without any reason. This was pretty annoying when Finder is at core of almost…
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Buying eBooks in India ?
A few weeks ago, Apple opened its iTunes music and movies store for India users but Apple bookstore is still not available for Indian…
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2% extra for credit card payments?
There are many shopkeepers that insist on 2-5% extra for payments made through credit cards. And often, we have to either to pay the…
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iPad Mini: A disappointment
The iPad 3rd generation (with ratina display) is a fantastic piece of technology but it is surely not for those who want to use…
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The must know Excel Financial Functions: Future Value
Future Value : The future value of an asset or investment is the value of asset or investment on a specific date in future.…
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How to reset the security password for Day One app on Mountain Lion?
Day One is really very handy app for anyone interested in writing daily journals. It syncs beautifully to all your devices using either Dropbox…
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Amazon Kindle: After-sale service in India?
I really loved my Kindle classic, probably the best book reader around, but just las week it developed a snag with its displace and…
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The best blog-editor for Mac
I have been searching for a good blog-editor for MacOS and experimented with a number of them (Sadly there are not many available). Most…
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Configure Facebook Chat on Message for MacOS X
Last week, Apple released beta version of the new chat/message client Message and I liked its interface and design. It is a great gift…
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Horrible Fast Track Chennai
I have been using Fast Track Chennai for almost a couple of years now, and I realized that I really need a better alternative…
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How to configure iCloud mail on Android and other devices?
After three days of initial outage, I finally got my iCloud mail id working. It was really strange the way iCloud smtp server behaved.…
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The Mind of the Market
For someone who works on ‘understanding markets’ and is familiar with previous works of Michael Shermer, picking “The Mind of the Market” from the…
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What I read in 2011
Fiction 1. Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro Kazuo Highly recommended if you are looking for a good thought provoking science fiction. A mushy…
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The best indian e-book reader.
On my last trip to US, I wanted to buy a Kindle book reader, but the pain of ordering it online forced me to…