Chrome - a new browser chromosome!!

Living upto expectations is not easy!!
Many do it in style sometimes!! But some do it many times!!

One firm who always live up to this phrase is undoubtedly Google!! Its not easy to be on top who is thriving on ad revenues alone!! That too make profits YoY!! Also tantalizing the NASDAQ with "not of a kind" IPO in the history of US market!!

One of their latest offering is the new web browser called as "Google Chrome"!! Its damn good!! Its a saying from a horse's mouth like an ardent fan of Firefox..Yes thats me!!

To me 90% akin to Firefox on OSD application !!The website speaks of so many tech jargons which is like grammar to a LKG kid!! It seems to contain stuff!! We will know only when we start exploring the browser!!

I had a chance to download and use it!! It seems fine. This blog is penned in chrome.

Lets see how it goes out to users down there!!!

Chelsea Blues does 'Firestarter' !!

It rains..It shines..Sometimes quakes..I was not talking of Mother earth!! I am referring to the Blues opening match against spineless Portsmouth in the Barclays premier league. It was "raining goals" by my "sweet blues"!! Who expected that the defenders would have to settle for a draw with New castle? But the back-to-back champs with a new crazy team and leader had a vision. They are determined to cheer the true fans like me throughout this season. After a long time I could see natual smile in Abramovich since the times of mourinho.

What I could cry for is to win league and champions this year. Also continue the home record for another season!! Its instant victory for Scolari!!

All the Best !!!!

WOT?

How would you feel when you had typed the URL www.hotmil.com i/o www.hotmail.com? What I meant was how would your computer feel? It would be under threat of catching cold..err.spyware!!!...

But I have a solution...rather..there is a solution. There is a firm calling them as "Web Of Trust"(WOT). Yes..They are truly trusted firm..They have a wonderful add-on for firefox fans like me. If you are not gifted as such and still use IE,no sweat! You can still add them and make surfing somewhat secure!!

Once installed the WOT color code appears on the sites wherever you go. Based on that you would be rest assured that the site is genuine or malware!!

Isn't it worthwhile to blog? U Decide!!

What an Idea!!!

They say Pen is mightier than sword. But Ads speak more than words. I always admire the creativity in ads. In a minuscule 10 to 20 sec break, the creative team has to convey the message to the viewers which a movie may take 3 hours. Its nonsense to compare movie and ads as equivalent in comparing 50m sprint and a marathon. Though the finish is the same, reach varies. Though marathon is a dragger, movie does attracts more!!

Nowadays how many people are racing against time and people to be in queue to get tkt to fdfs? Creativity takes a backseat in movies in the way that the competitive products had to have upper hand over others. Sometimes ads do make things itchy!! Most of them show great zealous and ingenuity.

For example, Master piece ads like FEVICOL is most famous for its famous line "yeh fevicol ki jode tootegaa nahi". Depicting in different forms of unbroken egg, full loaded bus is the most creative. I wondered how the creative writer would have thought of depicting this which is so much "real life adaptable".

Other one I like is the HAPPYDENT WHITE. What on earth would anybody think in the way that chewer of the gum would radiate light cos of shiny teeth and give lighting to a palace? Hats off!!

The more educational product which is not so sleazy in TV was MOODS..The latest ones. What they are trying to depict is the positive way of using the product which otherwise takes all the disgrace of clandestinity. Its very much applicable in today's world and no need to change the channel!!

Also the ad on VIP was splendid in displaying the problem of "adjustment" in public places and the embarrassment eventually. This was so neatly devised.

On top of all this, I loved this new series of ads on IDEA CELLULAR. The initial series of calling people by numbers to forego casts. Then the wonderfully crafted dialogue between guide and a dumb female. Wow. It was so heart touching!! With the kinda music at the background, one would like to cry out emotions!! Then the latest on schooling in villages by conducting classes through mobiles!! Though seems simple but very effective!!

If given a chance, I would definitely love to do a short ad myself!! Am sure somebody would help to unearth the creativity of humans!! Or is it me?

Part of world record!!

Iam happy and proud to be part of the world record set by Mozilla Firefox for the software getting downloaded by most number of users in 24 hours. I was always a fan of firefox since it was free-launched and this effort was no instigation for me to participate.

You are most welcome to spread the fire and "Firefox"..That too for good cause!!

Expectation!!! Is it fair?

We have been living with this for our life. But sometimes I wonder what actually it is. Everyone give their own definitions. But which one scores top mark is a big question to answer than the one at hand. I am talking of 'friendship'!!

Does this exist in office place too? Is it the same feeling one experiences in school or college? I see it the same way in whichever situation one may be. I find it difficult to understand this feeling with males and females in office env. I am not sure how others feel. May be they didn't had a chance to voice out.

I had 'not-so-good' exp with one of my colleagues. I have the behavior of not moving so well with all people so easily. But when I find people to be of my kind, I go with them closer and treat them like self. For these long years of my age I always won friends and not heard of them saying that I got "irritated"! Though the words come from heart (at least for me in some situations), I couldn't take it lightly. I am sentimental when it comes to friends. I don't wanna lose the ones I like. Is it right to be possessive of them? I say yes!!

Now back to the issue with this colleague. I do understand others feelings and accommodate them. Bitterness comes when they don't understand my way of dealing with them. The "cold war" started and we did not spoke to each other. I was frustrated. The crux was that this colleague did not able to answer to the question I asked. This happened when this colleague was on way to home. The colleague gave a different answer saying the colleague is struck in traffic. I asked for answer to my first question. This caused the temper to rise. But silence remained.

Does silence portray to me that the colleague is angry or upset? Or the behavior in asking the second question when stuck in traffic is wrong? Hmm. To me I tried to be informal being considered as a best friend. Hence I expected a reply saying I am tired or stuck in traffic or I will reply later. But none happened. Only silence. I do accept my mistake that I tried to "over expect". If any one of the reply had come, everything would have been in place. I am not trying to blame the colleague but trying to put across my justification. Is this right behavior to be silent? Or I was over expecting behavior on others?

I was confused in behaving with this colleague. I am getting worried whether to expect more or be formal by creating boundary! But one thing to mention that the colleague is a very good type and able to use brain a lot(like me..of course). The colleague is of my kind and hard to lose.

I tried ways to break the ice and spoke. One thing is true from my experience is that being friend with a male is completely different and less challenging than with a female.

Lets see how this colleague reacts.!!

Indiana Jones in new avatar !!

Once was the president of USA. Then was a great father..Then was a heart throb. Now its the turn of professor...err..Adventurer...Wondering what or whom was I talking about? Its none other than Harrison Ford. And the movie which I saw today was Indiana Jones and the kingdom of great skull!!

The movie was set in a tome which is trademark of Spielberg. Who would do screenplay and directions of 50's set in 2008 better than him? This guy has a real talent and is true to be in the bigger league of directors..

I don't remember at what age I saw the last version of the film. Either the story I could recollect. But this ver was real example of tech and history meeting ends.

The story goes this way..Ford was a professor Mr. Jones but the real name was Professor. Henry. He was captured KGB(No wonder russians were at cold war with US in 50s) psychiatric doctor villain played by Kate blanchett. I don't put my money on the role of blanchett playing negative role. But she did justice to it. positive roles is the best for her. They captured jones and wanted to know the secret of the corpse inside box which was stored for years in a military godown. I had my laugh when it was shown that the 'crystal skull' had huge 'magnetic powers'. What int he hell would make a crystal skull to have such powers? ..Hollywood is the place where creativity in nonsense rules More than the reality in acceptance. But we still watch them for the urge to know how well they go 'out of the ordinary'.

Ok..coming back to movie,they wanted ford to lead them to the place of 'city of gold'. Is it a reality that "ELDORADO' exists? It doesn't matter to me whether its there or not but I liked the disney ver of "Road to eldorado". To my view ANIMATION STILL RULES!! As usual ford escapes and runs. Then how would the movie lasts 1hr and 45 mts? He meets his son (which he doesn't know) in the run. they team up and stumble on the idea of legend of city of gold. they unravel the riddle with ease (ford is a hero man!!)..He utters some dialogues saying "God can only read from top as they are above all of us!!! (I can recollect the translated ver of it from Indian Tamil superstar Rajnikanth) they travel to peru and again meet the villain. He meets his pal who had become nut and meets his wife!! (what a scenario). They all go to the city of gold to return the skull..The logic being whoever returns the skull will attain all the powers. Hence all wanted to have it. Great racing scenes, fighting in age old jeeps with modern weapons(whats happening) Tribes arrive and they escape..One thing i found baffled is flesh eating ants move away from so called 'magnetic skull' but eat the villains!!

The most interesting is the climax which really amazed me!! I think Spielberg got spoiled by Night J who gives surprises in the end..

Iam not going to give away the climax..Its left to stakeholders to watch the "legend in technology" movie and 'understand it'!!

Ferrari 1-2..Rules magny cours!!

Destiny has the final say in all life moments..But luck had a laugh at it at magny cours!! Who would have thought mclaren get penalty for both cars? Lewis was down 10 places and Heiki was down the grid!!

Great qualifying by both ferrari stalwarts!! Kimi was especially too good but Felipe was not left out either!!! Scarlets rules magny cours for years together!! Schumacher was the king winning it in 3 continuous occasions. Other team to win at this circuit was Williams and Renault!!

The race day was no different at circuit which is play ground for scarlet. Kimi and felipe started in style!! 2 horses were galloping without any trouble till 35 laps. Mclaren fans had heart attack and scarlets were relishing when drive through penalty was imposed on lewis for missing a kerb. To my view it was little harsh but rules are rules right!!

Kimi fans( including me who is die hard) had troublesome moments when his horse was slowing with exhaust pipe loosened risking the engine itself.Engineers could not do anything during 2nd pits. As destiny has it, kimi was able to get great lead time and could afford to gallop slowly with felipe racing ahead to numero uno.

Felipe raced to his 8th podium and kimi could able to finish 2nd. The good thing is that lewis couldn't able to get any points and robert had less points to him. Lastly, trulli for toyota had a dream race to hold robert and heiki for a well fought 3rd place which was really great driving for the veteran who is driving the slow car and holding much faster car behind.

It was a great race for Scarlets and happy moments for "anything would do for scuderia" fans like me!!!

Deutscher into last 4 !!!

Commitment!! Determination !! Teamwork!!! And of course Luck was with Germany to steer them into the Last 4 of EURO 2K8....

They were favorites at the start of the innings..Started in style against Poland..But mistakes happened against the match with croatia.. Mistakes happen in life and people go heavenly when they learn from mistakes..Germans did the same and came back with 1-0 against Austria.

Last 8 match with portugal was the best one. It was high voltage match and was in fast forward mode with 3 goals for germany and 1 for portugal in first half. It was oscillating one and portugese came back again. It was anxious and heart stopping moments for german fans. But they held ports till 90th minute.

Now into last 4 and have to compete with best team, its a real challenge and live up to betting odds.

It will be celebrations on german soil and for me in India if they go into finals!!!

Praying and Hoping to see deutscher in the FINALS!!

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