So, I went randomly digging again and found out the plethora of features offered by..well, yes, Google (again!yawn?).
Like I had predicated, they seem to become a portal like Y! or MSN. Except that these guys create the widgets themselves or just add the ones developed by some mom'n'pop softe guys. The simplicity of the webpage is still the key reason I would move to Google Personalized home page from MyYahoo!. Other than that, same foosteps, nothing exciting. The small annoying factor is that the links take you to another page that is not exactly customized by Google itself.
On the other hand, Apple is thinking of Movies in iTunes (my better half claims this is the happening thing in his life!). Now that I have to have to be in a meeting, I must keep my enthusiasm to talk about this for a little later.
In a nutshell, Google is becoming a portal (with a little annoyance?)
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Monday, June 19, 2006
Scary!
See this new note released by the World Bank(?) regarding the Pollution levels across the world cities. I was shocked to see two Indian cities among the top 10 of the world's most polluted cities. I have always feared the existence of the natural beauty around us for next generations. This report just confirmed my fears!
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Think Green
Don't wash your jeans..save the environment
ps: guys from my college, I really did not know that there was such a noble cause behind your behavior!
ps: guys from my college, I really did not know that there was such a noble cause behind your behavior!
It is always Christmas
in downtown San Francisco..
It is well lite and decorated and windy and cold (I mean even in summer) :)
Thursday, June 08, 2006
"How much..
Tip should I add?"
I simply get completely annoyed with this presumptous question. I have faced this question from cab drivers, restaurants, dry cleaners!! So, what is this whole habit of Tipping?
TIPS: To Insure Prompt Service?
Tips have always been a debated topic with numbers swirling around them. How much? Percentage? Required? I don't agree at all.
I would TIP a person providing me a service only when I genuinely feel good about the service provided to me. But nowadays, there is so much of pressure on just that certain percentage of bill going to put a smile on the waitress' face that it takes the whole pleasure out of giving out the TIP. Don't forget the grumpy looks you get when you tip badly. Sometimes, cab drivers have been so rude as to openly express their unhappiness with the little extra that you put on their receipt. In my support, hey! that guy did not help me with my bag while I was struggling with it, he did not open the door while I figured which of my ten fingers is free to do that..So why should I extend my thanks to him? Thanks for what? Helping me understand that I can use my little finger in my left hand to open the door of the cab? Don't even get me started on waitresses at some restaurants..
I do a service job too and I don't get any tip and neither can I frown for that. Some people seriously need to understand that the service they are providing is their job and bonus would be given only when performing over expectations, not just meeting it.
I simply get completely annoyed with this presumptous question. I have faced this question from cab drivers, restaurants, dry cleaners!! So, what is this whole habit of Tipping?
TIPS: To Insure Prompt Service?
Tips have always been a debated topic with numbers swirling around them. How much? Percentage? Required? I don't agree at all.
I would TIP a person providing me a service only when I genuinely feel good about the service provided to me. But nowadays, there is so much of pressure on just that certain percentage of bill going to put a smile on the waitress' face that it takes the whole pleasure out of giving out the TIP. Don't forget the grumpy looks you get when you tip badly. Sometimes, cab drivers have been so rude as to openly express their unhappiness with the little extra that you put on their receipt. In my support, hey! that guy did not help me with my bag while I was struggling with it, he did not open the door while I figured which of my ten fingers is free to do that..So why should I extend my thanks to him? Thanks for what? Helping me understand that I can use my little finger in my left hand to open the door of the cab? Don't even get me started on waitresses at some restaurants..
I do a service job too and I don't get any tip and neither can I frown for that. Some people seriously need to understand that the service they are providing is their job and bonus would be given only when performing over expectations, not just meeting it.