Gmail + Buzz

There’s something new out of the Google labs;

The Buzz icon appears in your inbox and this is the interface;

I didnt have much time to fiddle around with it but if its interesting enough I might post a review on it.

Not enough time

Originally uploaded by Mathai[link]

Don’t you sometimes get the feeling that 24 hours in a day is just not enough? I’ve been sleeping less than 7 hours a day, commuting to work faster than before and even been missing movies, reading books etc but I don’t seem to have enough time to do all the things I have in mind. I’m either really bad at time management or I need to cut out all the unimportant things and concentrate on stuff that matter most.

Thats just paper??

I hated origami when I was in school, we had to make frogs and crane and all kinds of silly animals. When I saw these pictures I was shocked to know that they’re made by just folding pieces of paper!  Check out the pictures in the link below.

Via Danny Choo.com [link]

This what I’d be like at Origami

One wild night

After 3 months of planning, fighting, running around like crazy and lack of sleep, the end result was awesome. Stars of the show were Vidu Prathap, Deepthi, Jaison, Sunitha, Arun, Adnan and Murtaza. I’m gonna sleep for a week now.

Must…start…training…!

This is Ruby, my friend’s Lab [link]

I’ve been reaaaally lazy this past couple of weeks (I blame the weather ) and now must bring myself to get my lazy ass into my walking shoes and start walking. Here are some tips to start;

via www.ehow.com
[link]

Step 1: Invest in a good pair of running shoes and comfortable running clothes.
Step 2: Begin by walking. You’ll want to convert 20 to 30 minutes of walking into 20 to 30 minutes of running.
Step 3: Take 10 weeks. For each walk during the first week, intersperse three 1-minute segments of jogging or running to your program.
Step 4: Add 3 minutes of running to the three segments during each week. One-minute segments become 2-minute segments the second week, become 3-minute segments the third week and so on. By the end of 10 weeks, you should be completing a 30- minute jog.
Step 5: Aim for at least three training sessions per week. Rest on days in between sessions. Don’t do them consecutively.
Step 6: Aim to finish the race; don’t aim for a specific time. Run as you would in your training sessions.
Step 7: Run relaxed. Don’t get pulled out into a sprint by the crowd.

Shooting in RAW

Originally uploaded by Mathai [link]

It want until I got my own SLR that I realized the benefits of shooting in RAW format. Initially I thought it was overrated but when you look at the advantages it makes sense to switch to this format when you’re out on a photoshoot. To make things simple, here are some of the advantages when shooting in RAW;

1. Ability to easily tweak the white balance and compensate for yellowish incandescent lamps or mixed ambient lighting.

2. Allows me to add various effects and filters (in body) without losing picture quality.

3. I can increase or decrease the exposure without damaging the picture. I often do this

Disadvantages:

1. Large file size (not really a disadvantage if you have a 4/8 GB card)

Here are some articles about RAW vs JPEG

Steve’s Digicams [link]

Ken Rockwell [link]

Luminous Landscape: What is RAW? [link]

Fishy mails from BKME

Actually these mails are ‘Phishing’ mails rather than fishy. For those of you not yet aware of these scams, please be sure not to click on links within emails that say your account will be closed/deactivated if you don’t reconfirm your details online.

Always check the address bar of your browser to make sure that its points to the correct address and that the connection is “https” not “http”. BKME also has tips on such emails. You can check it out here [link] One thing you can do is enter completely false information and scam the scamsters

Watch stock 1.0.2

A friend of mine found this neat little software to keep track of your stocks in the Bombay Stock Exchange. Previously I tried a couple of other softwares that had the same functionality but this is much simpler and easier to use. An added feature is the ability to set a upper and lower limits to trigger an alert. Its freeware and apparently free from virus so give it a try. The post in the link below has instructions on how to use this application.

Download it from here [link]

Via watchstocksoft.blogspot.com [link]

Honda HSV GT

This is the replacement to the beloved and mighty NSX, which some called a technological super car while others branded it a super car wannabe. Either way the NSX has long gone into the history books and this new supercar from Honda’s stable is certainly not a wannabe. Check out the specs and the video.

Full moon

The moon is supposedly at its biggest size (for this part of the globe) and tonight being very clear its a good time to take some moon shots.

55-200mm VR
M – 5.6 , 1/200

This is not a tripod shot, I used my car’s roof as a support while I shot this.

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