Rafting and kayaking

We always have some special way of celebrating republic day. This is it was rafting and kayakingWith four more friends, I went for river rafting on this 26th.This river kundalika is some 100km from and is a nice place to spend your day.We started little late (thanks to Avanti for coming late) at about 0545hrs. Reached Kolad by 0830hrs. We were early in reaching there because the roads are good now.At 0900 Mumbai gang arrived & we started for the river

CD / DVD lasts for 2 years only :(

Arvind pointed me to this & I was amazed to know the fact. My DVDs and CDs are good for few years onlyA quick googling gave me this...>>You know those CD-R's and DVD-R's that you've trusted your most precious memories to? They could be little more use than coasters after just two years.http://dvdplusvideo.com/petesguide12a.html>> Typically, however, they will claim an estimated shelf life of between 5 and 10 years.http://www.burnworld.com/cdr/primer/wh

Breakfast @ Tamhini, Lunch @ Dapoli & Dinner @ Mahabaleshwar

Weird! But true, this is how we celebrated our Christmas :)515 km just to see sunset @ DapoliPratik & Sabhtarsha came with this weird idea of seeing sunset at Dapoli beach (220km from Pune) and we all agreed to it.The team included six people on three bikes. My thunderbird was not in a position for long rides :( so Avdhoot picked me up at 0800 hrs and we met at Chandani Chowk where Pratik, Sabhtarsha, Vineet & Pushakar were waiting for us.We had ou...

A day with fancy keyboards

When I saw few images of fancy laser keyboards online & the flexible keyboard in "Die Hard 4.0" and Yahoo! store online, I made up my mind to get my hands on the same.My friend Rohas Nagpal brought me the same on his recent trip to Singapore & I had a nice time playing around with them.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-The flexible keyboard as seen in "Die Hard 4.0"# Its a nice rubber keyboard which can be rolled up and stored in very less space# Sp

Now this is what I call as a geek!

A funny incidence happened in BlogCampPune few days backThere were 4-5 guys (read GEEKS) standing & chatting with few cute babes.While the conversation was going on, a guy came from back & said"hey, my CSS is not working fine in IE6, its working in IE7 & FF"Guess what, suddenly everyone turned their back to the girls & started suggesting this dude about how to solve his problemThe girls were non-technical & were taken aback by the incidence. I think they e

INDIA POISED, Our time is now

There are two Indias in this country.One India is straining at the leash, eager to spring forth and live up to all the adjectives that the world has been recently showering upon us. The other India is the leash.One India says give me a chance and I'll prove myself. The other India says prove yourself first and maybe then you'll have a chance.One India lives in the optimism of our hearts. The other India lurks in the skepticism of our minds.One India wants.