July 2005 - Posts
It is alarming to see the number of SUVs and Pickup trucks that are parked in parking spots specifically marked with the words "COMPACT CARS ONLY" at the Garages in Microsoft. The words are big, white and the lighting in garages is always good (guess
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I am not a morning person, everyone who knows me knows that. And like normal people I cant be consistently alert past 3 back to back meetings for a max of 3-4 hrs at most. But yesterday - the MGB meeting lasted 14 hrs in Atlanta!!! As geeky as it might
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Last birthday I remember I was in Bordeaux and taking a sweet drive across southern France and had a HUGE party at Barcelona. My friends still talk to me abt it. Fast Forward one year and change continent - we move from Southern France to Southern US
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MGB (Microsoft Global Briefing) 2005 is happening this week at Atlanta in Georgia Dome. Ofcourse all I know about Georgiadome is that its where MichaelVick of the Atlanta Falcons does his prodigous runs. Today was one of those days where - all that can
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Ok - so what if the book was abt "The Half-Blood Prince" and not about my bloodshot eyes. Thanks to my Good "HufflePuff" friend who sent me the book from Walmart (Take that Amazon.com) on release-day just like she did 2 yrs ago for the Goblet of Fire
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I know dads who are happy if their baby says an intelligible word when she is 1, some are happy if she can take a few steps that resemble a trot and yet others are happy if they recognize old faces... But this dad has to be extra proud - cos his daughter
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Just a few minutes ago - I was almost " Phished ". I received an email at one of my personal email accnt with the title. PayPal Security Notice ID #352928679 - Identity Confirmation Request from service@paypal.com A near-perfect Phish - since I was expecting
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OK - so the word about my new condo has been written to death - as has been the lack of furniture in the place. Currently I like to think of all my furniture wearing an invisibility cloak around them of sorts. A quick mailing list discussion came up with
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I love Ikea. Let me rephrase the tense - I Loved IKEA. The prices, the DIY approach, their business model and the modularity of shopping and transport resonates with the hands-on person and the business guy in me at the same time. Not to mention the fact
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There is a fine line between security and annoyance when it comes to credit cards. Episode VIII: The House move: I know I moved from Philadelphia to Redmond and now am moving to Bellevue to my new Condo (yay - I am a homeowner now) ... which incurs different
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I have no idea from which era this video was taken - but given the success of Celine dion and Jacko in the news for all the reasons only he can make happen (I am being nice since he was found Not Guilty) it does make your stomach turn to look at video
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Part of this rant is a muse - part of it is a serious rant.... and jus to show how serious I am - I shall use the A-B-C approach to this rant. <RANT> So my friend decides to get me my yummy gift hamper right from 1800flowers.com ... and she bitches
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It's my gripe day today, isn't it. The Wireless Provider formerly known as ATT Wireless (and now Cingular) - still refuses to give up its identity. Case in point: My Motorola MPX 200 was a 1Gen Smartphone which only ATTWireless had. Now when I wanted
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Yes sir, Sombody has your credit card. You better call your credit card company about it. Those were the exact words I heard from a customer service respresentative at 1800Flowers.Com less than 5 mins ago. I was so alarmed by the rude, unprofessional
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There comes a time in every immigrant alien's life where he/she notices some fundamental values/principles that they were brought up on - are questioned, deliberated on, shot down and eventually changed. The concept of debt is one that I shattered very
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Rob Scoble's brief interview with Steve Ballmer on Channel nine is just awesome. Right from the innocuous "Who are you" he asks SteveB to the rare thoughtful pause he insights when he asks "What do you want to be remembered for" - a major gem. While the
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So I am a big MSN Messenger guy and like those cutesy new Winks, and dynamic Pictures they are creating for these messenger tools. I know. I know - I shouldnt be excited about all this anymore - but these things are soooo neat! And while I chanced on
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1992 - 1995 pretty much the time when I can recall one had to pay for email access. Or so I thought. Recently I meet a friend who still uses AOL mail and pays 20$ a month for the same. Sure she can also use the Spyware feature, Kid feature and the fancy
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Long weekend ... long travel and my cell phone crashes. and I dont even know what/who to blame. I am a gadget-guy. ( Well not as much as many ppl who work around in Microsoft maybe, but defnitely more than the average ). The Motorola MPX200 (which rolls
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2.5 years since my first application to Microsoft and even though there had been several Rounds/Phases/signs that did not exactly end in disastrous dings – they dint even in offers either. But the Spring of 2005 changed all that. My Rollercoaster Ride
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