Ubuntu , SUSE , RedHat , Xandros and Linspire are doing a great job with Linux Desktop. But they’ve a long way to go, with more than 90% of Windows and around 5% of Apple only a small bite is…
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Year: 2006
Discovery Channel – My Shocking Story: The Boy With Divine Powers
Looks like Discovery Channel is going to put a stop to our curiosity on whether the Buddha Boy was eating or not during his meditation. They’ll be airing My Shocking Story: The Boy With Divine Powers on Thursday 29 June,…
Dragon Boat Festival
It’s an official holiday here in Hong Kong today for Dragon Boat festival, also known as Tuen Ng Festival. The main attraction of the festival is the fierce dragon boats racing. We woke up early this morning and headed to…
THE INCREDIBLE BUDDHA BOY
June issue of GQ will have a feature story THE INCREDIBLE BUDDHA BOY by George Saunders (the author of In Persuasion Nation). First portion of the story is available online which describes Saunder’s journey to Nepal. It should be very…
How hot is your Intel Mac?
Our MacBook Pro is back from the Apple repair, with their usual response – "heat is within apple spec". But after updating MBP with this SMC firmware I feel it’s slightly cooler than before and fans are kicking more often.…
My Son’s Super Heroes
I’ve a five and half year old boy who loves to play PS2, computer games and watch cartoons. Almost every time after watching a cartoon he’ll draw his favorite character, colour it, cut it and play with it for a…
Girlfriend 6.0 vs. Wife 1.0 Comparative Trial
I found this hilarious article Girlfriend 6.0 vs. Wife 1.0 Comparative Trial via del.icio.us . It’s a must read for married geeks 🙂 Last year a friend of mine upgraded from GirlFriend 6.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it’s…
A personal encounter with Nepal’s Maoist rebels
American war correspondent Kevin Sites is currently reporting from Nepal writing about his personal encounter with maoist rebels. Traveling with him as a translator is Nepalese blogger and journalist Dinesh Wagle of UWB who has written about Kevin in his…
Is tech injuring you and your children?
From time to time I feel a pain in my neck and upper back. And I know why! It’s due to the prolonged use of computer, not giving proper attention to my posture and not taking regular breaks. A Cnet…
Hardware requirements for Windows Vista
Microsoft has announced the hardware requirements for it’s new operating system Windows Vista set to be released on Jan 2007. They’ve launched the Get Ready web site to help users choose the right hardware. The requirement are divided into 2…
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