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Keep it Simple; or should we?

Pankaj Maru (with inputs from Madhavi Gokhlay) , December 11, 2007 1129 hrs IST

As I neatly put away those letters, it struck me -- what if letters were rendered defunct some day -- thanks to the onslaught of modern technology.

To HD or Not To HD

Kunal Rupera , September 01, 2007 1109 hrs IST

Is it time to go High Definition?

Mind Over Matter

Sudeep Naik , July 19, 2007 1922 hrs IST

How about using your brain signals to control computers?

Pocket Musicology

Pankhuri Bajaj , May 09, 2007 1438 hrs IST

Are you bobbing your head too?

Orkut Perils?

Punit Lodaya , February 14, 2007 1201 hrs IST

Every good thing brings along some not-so-nice things. Orkut is no exception, what say?

Vista? Not necessary

Punit Lodaya , November 22, 2006 1700 hrs IST

I heard a network admin say that to a Microsoft representative.

Dual Core, Single Performance

Punit Lodaya , May 02, 2006 1200 hrs IST

Are the Dual Core CPUs really efficient for desktops?

Price It Right

Aalaap Ghag , February 03, 2006 1010 hrs IST

When was the last time you spoke to someone who actually bought and registered a piece of shareware he was using?

Ten Reasons Why I Hate the Nokia 6260

Aalaap Ghag , August 19, 2005 1010 hrs IST

In the past month or two, six people I know have bought the phone even after me telling them all these reasons. I want my SGH-E730 right now.

Internet 'Con'nection

Ameya Dalvi , June 24, 2005 1010 hrs IST

"They promise you 256 Kbps but the actual speed is a lot lesser", was his explanation for sticking to his existing plan that costs me almost twice the newer rates.

Thundervoid is a Godzilla of pain

Bijesh Kamath , March 23, 2005 0000 hrs IST

Thundervoid is a Godzilla of pain. And I don't think I am ever going to return to using Thundervoid even if the Godzilla chief decides to release version 1.1.999, all clear of bugs. I am bugged enough!

Deja vu Anyone?

Laiq Qureshi , March 11, 2005 0000 hrs IST

With due respect to what a colleague wrote in this space a few days ago; I would like to add a few of my own thoughts to it.

Broadband Mess!

Jonah Ramball , March 08, 2005 0000 hrs IST

India, they say, is a growing economy and is steadily drawing the attention of multinationals world-wide, but is our infrastructure fit enough for the task up ahead?

Saving Money

Clyde Fernandes , March 01, 2005 0000 hrs IST

A major money saver was when I traded my Orange GSM for a Reliance Prepaid. I bought that Samsung Slim phone for around Rs. 2100

Do Not Disturb

Ameya Dalvi , February 25, 2005 0000 hrs IST

It all started with a phone call with the lady trying to pass me some seemingly important information.

Of Skin Heads and Burning Crosses!

Adrian Viegas , February 25, 2005 0000 hrs IST

Prince Harry wearing the desert uniform of Rommel's German Afrika Korps with a swastika armband and a recent auction of Ku Klux Klan robes and other KKK paraphernalia in the US made me wonder if these once dreaded groups are now just a part of history

Optical Illusion

Aalaap Ghag , February 23, 2005 0000 hrs IST

Since the 1970's first rolling ball mouse, for almost thirty years they (and we) have been using the same contraption, only in different shapes, sizes and colors.

Wild Goose Chase

Bijesh Kamath , February 11, 2005 0000 hrs IST

The phrase first appeared in the sixteenth century to describe a horse race where a bunch of riders followed the leader. The twenty-first century has its fare share of such chases - the Internet boom-bust being one.

Line of Control?

Sharon Khare , January 28, 2005 0000 hrs IST

The state is to us as a parent is to a child and since it is always wrong for a child to disobey a parent, it follows that it is always wrong to disobey the state - Socrates

Revenge of the Consumer - I

Bijesh Kamath , January 25, 2005 0000 hrs IST

Almost all companies worth their names have net quality policies framed and hung in the lobbies of their corporate offices and branches. I haven't seen one without mention of how dear their customer is to them

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