After a longtime!
Posted by: Debasish on: April 15, 2009
I don’t believe I’m actually writting something in my blog. This is mainly because I wanted to check out the mobile version of wordpress. And I would say it didn’t disappoint. It is just a breeze to write a blog entry with my new nokia 5800.
UPDATE: Just noticed that my previous post was on 26th Oct 2007, amazing that I didn’t post a single entry in 2008. I have so much to write about 2008.
Don’t Buy a D-Link GLB-502T:-(( It sux!
Posted by: Debasish on: October 26, 2007
- In: BSNL| India| Internet| Personal| Technology
- 42 Comments
I have been using BSNL Dataone for over 6 months now. In order to minimize any possible installation delay in broadband connection I preferred to buy the ADSL modem of my own. For those who don’t know, if you want to buy the modem from BSNL directly, you have to be patient because they are frequently short of supply..!!
And I ended up buying a D-Link GLB-502T which cost me INR 1750/-(on 02.05.07). It comes with dual interface Ethernet or USB. Since I didn’t have an Ethernet card, I preferred to use the USB interface. So all started from here…
- It disconnects after every 10 min. Reinstalling the drivers does not help. It simply does not work with USB interface. Thats it.
- The connection is reset if there is slightest of power fluctuation. Sometimes even without fluctuations.
- It shows Limited Connectivity Error while connecting. (It is not very frequent but not occasional either)
- This damn thing does not have any online support in its official website.
- Problems does not get rectified even if you send it to service center!
The moral is just don’t buy a D-Link GLB-502T. This is one the worst buyings I have ever made! Choose from many other brands available which are way better. The best deal would be to get it from BSNL itself, they are cheap and their modems are supposed to have a good feedback.
UPDATE: If you have stumbled upon this site post while searching for a D-Link GLB-502T firmware upgrade, I’m afraid there isn’t any available! Just live with it or send this damn thing to Service Center to get the firmware updated.
Legendary Woodstock Festival 2008 @Goa, India
Posted by: Debasish on: October 25, 2007
- In: India| Music| News
- 52 Comments
The news has been doing rounds for quite a sometime now in various communities and forums. It is speculated that the 6th edition of the Legendary Music Festival can very well take place in Goa, India on 08.08.08. Though nothing is for sure but a possibility cannot be ignored too.
Whats more? The rumour is that artists like Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Paul McCartney (Beatles), The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Norah Jones, Iron Butterfly, Queen, Santana, Ravi Shankar, Fat Boy Slim have confirmed their presence.
Though there is no official announcement yet but the fans are already dreaming it in Goa.
Related Links:
Jackie to hold Woodstock in India
For the first time in India, the legendary rock concert will be recreated in Goa with international bands in attendance. Thirty-nine years after rock music writer and producer Artie Kornfeld held his legendary Woodstock Music & Art Fair in Bethel , New York, Jackie Shroff is planning a similar concert in Goa next year…read full article.
Father of Woodstock Hums Iindia Tune (Video Link)
Artie Kornfeld (Arthur Lawrence Kornfeld) goes down memory lane as he gets nostalgic about organising the legendary Woodstock festival.
This is his first time in India. Artie, the official organiser of the landmark 1969 Woodstock Festival, has arrived in India to strike a deal with the movie star Jackie Shroff.
LATEST UPDATE:
Jackie pulls the plug on Woodstock
Actor decides to pull out of the Indian Woodstock project and plans a rock show of his own. However as it turns out that Jackie has pulled out of the venture for now. “I’m planning it for next year or so and it will definitely be for a social cause,” he adds.
Bryan Adams’ Next Album is 11
Posted by: Debasish on: October 25, 2007
- In: Bryan Adams| Music| News| Pictures
- 3 Comments
Bryan Adams’ next album is rumored to be titled as 11. It also happens to be his 11th studio album!
UPDATE: Actually it is now confirmed from his official website. Yipee! Though there is no news about when the music album will be released. Visit Bryan Adams’ MySpace Profile for latest updates.
Check your Orkut Scraps as RSS Feeds
Posted by: Debasish on: October 24, 2007
- In: Google| Hacks| Orkut| RSS| Tips&Tricks
- 3 Comments
With orkut being blocked in almost every school, college and office, it has become quite difficult to catch up with the latest scraps that your friends send to you. But many would say that there are loads of proxy sites to log into orkut but again are they safe? or do you trust your username and password being sent to google servers via these proxy sites? Atleast I don’t. So here is the safest way to do it. I m going to share a trick that you can use to check your scraps regularly without even signing into orkut.
First thing you need is your orkut uid (i.e. userID). To get your <uid> just go to your profile page and you will find something like this in your address bar.
http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=13907817624893311265
(Look for the numbers in bold, this is your uid!)
Now use this link http://www.indian-tv.com/orkut.php?uid=<uid> and replace the <uid> with your own <uid>. The full address will look something like this.
http://www.indian-tv.com/orkut.php?uid=13907817624893311265
And you are done just copy and paste the complete address in the address bar and see your scraps without even signing in! You can even add this address to your favorite RSS Feed Reader and read your scraps directly from it instead of using a proxy site for orkut.
