Point to be noted

I know most people take notes for things to do, things they liked, remembering birthdays, work tasks, Url's and anything else you just need to jott down for future reference. Apart from the traditional ways of taking notes like the diary and pen, there are a lot of online options now a days. Some of these are Google Notebook, Yahoo Notepad, , evernote, etc.

I started with Yahoo Notepad first and loved it. I used it mainly to keep notes about work. It also had a nice widget which I used a lot. But later somehow I thought the options were not enough and I also stumbled upon google notebook. With google's enhanced search capabilities I started using it. I liked it for its efficient interface. I had most of my data captured on google.

So, my prediction about Sehwag made last year has come true for sure. But I really hope that he comes back to form in the world cup. I think his problem last year has been concentration. Maybe because he wasn't motivated enough. But what better platform to motivate yourself than the world cup. I think he will come back to his devastating best in the wc. Even when he is in half decent form, he can win India matches and we need him in the first eleven as he also gives us a decent bowling option.

Have you ever wanted to read your email quickly as a rss feed? Then you can use bloglines. Bloglines is a great site that helps you organize your favourite rss feeds including news and blogs.

But it also has an interesting feature - Email Subscriptions. Basically, you get a temporary email address, which you can use to subscribe for those newsletters which you feel might not be safe to receive on your regular email account.

If you are tired of this message on Windows media player (like I was), trying to play Xvid, DVD , avi or mpeg-2 files , then try downloading the VLC media player.

It plays almost all types of media files, is open source and takes up less space than most other media players.

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Enough has been said recently about how reservations based on caste are bad. And more so in Private institutions and companies.

Although a little late, let me put forth a few points.

I tried to look at how this problem was tackled since independence. There were some castes which were historically poor and backward because they were oppressed socially and economically by the rest of the society.

I started following F1 sometime in 2000. Since then I have seen Michael Schumacher and ferrari win race after race with the same formula. They wait for their closest rival make the PIT stop, then something happens to Michael, he sets the track on fire with some blistering laps which are generally the fastest of the race. Michael then Pits and the ferrari mechanics almost always do their work a couple of seconds faster than their rivals and Michael comes out ahead and takes the win.

Just read a story about a traffic cop in Bangalore breaking the rules and getting caught by a common man. Very interesting indeed.

But what this story is doing to the blogosphere is amazing. Already hundreds have left comments on this blog. I am sure thousands have read this story one way or another. And this is going to spread like wild fire. (Atleast I hope so)

Interesting points come up in my mind while reading this story and the comments later.

"Urgent! Rajkumar's demise" was the subject of the first email when I opened my Inbox today morning. A long forwarded chain, where one of the lines said "There are reports of violence on Bangalore streets." I thought he was murdered or something, but then i read - He had an heart attack. Doctors tried their best, but could not save him.

People in IT companies were sent home early.

1. When India used to falter chasing a less than decent total.

2. When we had only 1 batsman to regularly dominate opposition bowlers.

3. When India used to play the opponent going down or Up to their level and have nail biting finishes even against zimbabwe and bangladesh.

4. When fast bowlers were only used to roughen up the ball just enough for the spinners to grip it.

5. When 10 out of 11 players were certain of their place in the team at any given time.

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Its been a long hiatus in blogging for the past 1 month due to various reasons ... esp. work, laziness and an overall dull atmosphere here. But I hope to get back on track soon..