Journey to Lazy Eight

World's first 128Gb 20nm NAND flash could pack 2TB into a 2.5" SSD

2011-12-07T05:04:00.001-08:00

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/12/worlds-first-128gb-20nm-nand-flash-could-pack-25tb-into-a-25-ssd.ars?&utm_source=google%20gmail&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany

Intel and Micron have announced the creation of a 128 gigabit flash die. An SSD built from such parts could pack 2 TB into a 2.5" drive. They probably won't hit the market until 2013, though, as the new dies also sport a new interface and internal structure.

The Nano revolution!!!

2011-04-19T21:06:00.001-07:00

Current trends in mass consumerism has led vendors to roll out affordable and efficient products that are consumed enmasse...

From mobile phones to personal music players, increasing disk space on pen drives and personal storage devices, digital quality to HD to 3D satellite set-top boxes, all screaming on the top of their voices to have you look at them...

What was purely physics technology related rat race to out-perform each other, has now also spilled over to the biology department too...

Kerela agricultural university (KAU) @ Thrissur district has put in its latest claim-to-fame, the world's shortest cow!!! Yep, you read it right, a nano cow revolution is gaining ground in Kerala, India, where farmers from various parts are putting in claims to have the shortest cow in the world...

Guinesss officials recorded Swallow, a dexter cow in the UK at 85cm. This was followed by KAU claiming Chotti, a cow in their dairy to be 72cm. Amrithadhara goushala ownes Bangari, measuring to just 71cms. Both belong to the Kasaragod Dwarf Category...

These cows need just 5kg fodder a day and yield 2-3 litres milk per day...enuf for an urban home...

Moreover, the urine from these cows has high medicinal value-apx Rs. 60 a litre...

Would you be seeing such cows as pets in cities soon???

Adapted frm the original article by S. Neeraj Krishna, The week.

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone

Who are the Kutchi?

2010-07-13T06:02:00.000-07:00

Well, I am one of this tribe, and am proud to be one. Read on for knowing a bit more about the little known facts about Kutchies!

Language

The Kutchi language is classified as an Indo-Aryan language. As the Kutchi people have often been travelers and traders, the Kutchi language has influences of almost every surrounding dialect, and is thus very difficult to learn and translate. Much like English is a mixture of French and German—with traces of just about everything else—Kutchi is technically a dialect of Sindhi (an official language in both India and Pakistan), but is heavily influenced by Gujarati, so much so that when written it uses the traditional Gujarati script.

Due to their geographical closeness, most Kutchi people are either bilingual or trilingual. Those living in Pakistan typically speak and understand Sindhi or Urdu, while Kutchis of India also speak Gujarati and possibly a dialect of Hindi.

Kutch: the second largest province in India, located in the Northwestern state of Gujarat along the border with Pakistan.

Kutchi: the ancient people group who inhabit the Kutch province, primarily made up of fisherman and artisans. Large populations of Kutchi also live in Africa and Pakistan.

One People – Two Continents

As sea traders, the Kutchi built cities along the trading routes of the Arabian Sea, even as far as East Africa where they established homes 200-300 years ago. Today, these two “halves” of the people group hold to their ancient culture in very different environments.

Culture

The first thing most visitors notice about the Kutchi people is color! As many are artisans and craftsmen, Kutchi women wear elaborately designed clothes made by a unique method of tie-dying fabrics. This process creates a sunburst pattern of intensely bright colors. Beyond clothing, this sort of design is also used to make elaborate embroideries used as tablecloths, wall hangings, handbags, bedspreads and more.

Religion

The major religions of the Kutchi people are Hindu and Islam. As the Kutchi people are split between India, Pakistan and Africa, most of their religious affiliation is often dictated by their location. Most of the Kutchi in India are Hindu, most of those in Pakistan are Muslim, and those that have spread throughout Africa and beyond have either retained the religion of their family or have converted to conform to the place where they now live.

Celebrations

In the Kutchi tradition, almost every phase of the moon is acknowledged by either a celebration, fast, or other sort of ritual. Similarly, every day of the year is attributed to a particular god or goddess. Some days are considered fortunate or lucky, while others carry with them a sense of evil and are thought to result in unfavorable events depending on what is foretold by the Paanchaang, a sort of almanac.

Ashadi Beej (mid-July) Today i.e. 13th July 2010. [not necessarily same date every year]

This is the celebration of the New Year. According to the traditional Kutchi calendar, known as the Halari Samwat, the New Year begins on the first day of the monsoon season, typically in mid-July. This day is celebrated with much joy and color, and typically involves songs by Kutchi poets that have been written to welcome the rains.

Fair of Mota Yaksh (Sept. 15)

This is the largest festival in Kutch, lasting for three days. Legend claims that angels came to the Kutchi people and taught them the principle artisan skills that form the basis of their culture. It’s held each year 40 km south of Bhuj, at the site of the temple that marks the angels’ coming.

Diet

A majority of Kutchi are strict vegetarians, due significantly to the large Hindu population. Some of the Christian and Muslim populations eat poultry and fish, but the consumption of beef is prohibited due to the Hindu culture and pork is scarcely available to appease the Muslim population. Alcohol in the region has been prohibited in modern times, as the entire state of Gujarat is legally dry to honor it as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.

Milk is considered to be a sacred food, offered to guests in order to honor and welcome them. Also, many legal and social agreements are concluded by drinking milk together—including financial transactions, dispute arbitration, and sealing the engagement of a bride and groom.

Economy
Most Kutchi are quite poor, but those living in India have benefited by being in the state of Gujarat, one of the country’s fastest growing state economies. Historically, the major industries of the Kutchi people have been fishing, sea trade, crafts, and farming. Increased Urban Migration has seen many Kutchies moving on to Urban developments, where they have set up themselves as tradesmen, Grocery Store Owners, Garment Trade, textile business, Oil merchants, etc. Sea trade has diminished significantly as a source of income; however, many Kutchi have opened up small trucking fleets & logistics companies, thus continue on in the shipping tradition of their ancestors.

Handicrafts are still very important, with much of the world’s fine embroidery still being made in rural areas throughout the Kutchi region. A few corporations organize the worldwide trade of these handmade goods, but unfortunately few of the profits remain in the region.

Well, thats about it, thanks for reading on till here. Traditionally, every Kutchi you encounter, would sign off by the following line...
|| Jai Dhariyalaal | Jai Jalaram ||

more reading on following links...
http://ren-flora.livejournal.com/71357.html
Wikipedia on Kutch...
Panjo Kutch
India Tourism Board Site

Learn Kutchi Embroidery using You tube...
Kutchi Embroidery

Any more info that can be added here, please suggest by commenting, will try adding to this article. Thanks for dropping by.

A Day spent with Mr. Shiv Khera

2010-03-02T22:01:00.000-08:00

Last weekend was a Sunday Well spent! SK had organised for attending a one day session on "Stop Peddling; Start selling" conducted by Mr. Shiv Khera. Having a pure technical and managerial background, and some self help sales training, i found the session an enriching one. Mr. Shiv Khera exposed many hidden aspects of a sales process, which in his own lucid and dynamic way, made me have a re-look at Sales as a profession.

Some excerpts from the session: Who is not selling? A Mother selling an idea to her child, A Politician Selling himself to his vote-banks, A Lawyer selling his client's side to the judge...even ourselves, selling our skills to earn our livelihood...So, everyone ought to learn how to be a good salesman/woman.

He in a way instilled that Closing a sale is all that matters. The world rewards RESULTS, not EFFORTS. A Good idea would never work, if its not worked upon. Only hard work pays...

I mean, nothing new, but his delivery and conviction in himself make you sit up and see for yourself what are you missing or overlooking. One of his lines are : Sales is 90% conviction in the product/service you are selling, and 10% communication about it. Its the Enthusiasm that you have about your product/service that needs transfered in order to have an interested buyer. Unless you are enthusiastic about your product/service, you will never be able to transfer that enthusiasm.

He also went on to teach the AIDA process, the Feel-Felt-Found Formula, the power of open-ended and closed-ended questions and their placement during the sales process.

For those who have never attended his sessions before, I would strongly suggest to invest one day and the moolah to attend him. You would not end being a loser!

Memories of the session in digital pixels below...

Chatter Gives Salesforce.com a Facebook Look and Feel

2009-11-23T03:30:00.001-08:00

SalesForce never stops surprising its followers...
In a few short years Facebook and Twitter have attracted so many users and had such an influence on the way people interact on the Internet that Salesforce.com has decided that the social networking paradigm is the way for people to interact with its cloud CRM application. On Nov. 18 the company introduced its upcoming Salesforce Chatter, a "secure enterprise collaboration application and social development platform," as the highlight of its annual Dreamforce user conference in San Francisco. Chatter will provide links to Twitter feeds and Facebook profile information. Salesforce users will be able to filter the most relevant Twitter feeds through Chatter to track the competition, watch for new business leads and follow developments read more If you are a salesforce user/stakeholder, please do let me know [comments] what do you feel about this development...

Wonder how can you keep urself up-to-date than the weatherman?

2009-11-11T03:44:00.000-08:00

The Phyan cyclone has shaken up Mumbai, and schools and colleges having given the day off...i wonder how do i keep myself up-to-date with mom nature... found some very interesting stuff...would like to document it here, so next time i want to get the real picture, i know how to find it...

The Below mentioned Google mash-up shows the latest temperatures of various cities, searching for any specific city would lead you to another window, where further detailed information would be available...thanks to weatherbonk.com

More interesting link is this one, where you can see the cloud cover over any part of the world in an animated form, giving you more hands-on data of whats happening right above planet earth...satellite views of cloud cover, give more accurate information than a tell tale TV news garbage...

One more weather link thats a mashup with Bing Maps...choose animate, and satellite view to see cloud cover move w.r.t. time.

Rediff has setup a live alerting system...Click here

Mid-Day acknoledges the hard work put in by the disaster management cell...clik here

The Maharashtra Government has already setup a National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project [2005], wonder if its still in force...check this out

My External Antenna Finally rigged Up...

2009-11-04T01:08:00.001-08:00

This Diwali Holidays, i finally was rattled up by VU2WSM, Satish, into waking up, and setting up the external 5/8 Antenna lying idle...

I setup a 15 feet 1.5 INch Pipe, some 30 meters coax RG58, some hardware and within 4 hours, had rigged up the 5/8.

Initial testing by VU2IVV, Jayesh helped us figure out a perfect spot for the Antenna, and now, after so many days, i am being heard across till Marine Lines, Mira Road, Panvel & Ghatkopar on 5watts, Simplex too...Woooow...the power of RF and height!!! thats something like a 30Kms radius...

Thank you IVV and WSM without whom the setup would not have been complete...
Handy Used FT411 & external 5/8 Antenna - [both loaned to me by VU2EOJ]
Though i admit, i am not a regular On-AIR sign, but i am now confidant of my rigging skills...

73s to all,
VU2PCT

A remarkable move...

2009-11-04T01:00:00.001-08:00

Mumbai Police have started this website, and i quote them:

"Mumbai Police started this website www.CopConnect.in to reach out to the people of the city and to make it easier for the people to reach the police. We all knew that there was a need to establish a technology channel like this, but, quite frankly, none of us had expected the kind of response that the website has received."

end quote.

Just goes on to demonstrate that the authorities have taken the Electronic media seriously, and are making efforts to reach out to the common man.

Shri D. Sivanandan, Commissioner of police, Mumbai, has taken initiative to write regularly about his feelings, his emotions & his beliefs on the blog, do read them up, gives one a sense of security, that the Top guns in the city are also Human beings, and are available to hear you out...

Blog-site http://copconnect.in/blog/

special thanks to VU2SFH for directing me to the site.

Nayee Disha - Back to the future...

2009-06-27T02:20:00.000-07:00

Today I had a unique experience...Jetking, a premier IT training institute had organised a career counseling seminar at Ravindra Natya mandir, where many 10th and 12th passed candidates were called in for a free seminar. The idea was to sell them the Idea of a career in IT.

My company being a past recruiter of Jetking Students, was approached for delivering a brief to the attendees...

I tried my best to bring to the screen a brief presentation on why IT is a good career choice.

It was amazing, i could feel the students suck in every word that was spoken there...

am sure, most of them would go in for a career in IT...be it infrastructure or development...

pretty nostalgic feelings of the days i started my career and of limited counseling avenues then...Todays a new world...

I am officially a HAM finally!

2009-05-05T04:33:00.000-07:00

This mayday saw me thrilled as the postman delivered the HAM licence to me. Yes, the Ministry of communications and IT - India has certified me fit to operate an amateur wireless telegraph station - grade 1.

VU2EOJ, Suresh Varma, has been kind enough to loan me his Handy the YAESU FT 411, along with external antenna, and cables. I look forward to getting connected to other HAMs in and around Mumbai with this new acquisition.

For those who don't know whats a HAM and want to know more, click here

ciao

Just back from Mount Karnalla!

2009-01-12T03:05:00.000-08:00

I, along with some office buddies and families worked up this one dayer picnic, that turned out to be a three hour trek...

met all at Panvel bus stand, Amber had a bad track of road, traveling all the way from dahisar paying Road Toll at 7 places, and had a broken gear box or something making him go slow.

Vinod had a dead phone, and the Phone company girl insisted the phone was switched off, all of us already made up our minds that hes not interested in comming...and surprise, surprise, he was there with his whole family, wife and two kids totting along...

George rode on his Avenger and enjoyed the trip with wife and kid Joshua...

Sanjay came along with Amish - by the end of the trip wanted it to go on forever...a sure contender for another of these kinds of trips...

The trip started with vada-pav at dutta vada-pav centre - a must see place if visiting anywhere mumbai-goa highway side...the Kharvas there is a must have.

Next stop at Karnala bird sanctuary, all vehicles parked and entry taxes paid, walking up to the guest house.

The guest house is surrounded by many bird houses and the variety there is unbeatable.

After packing some fresh Guavas, carrots, Cucumbers and a watermelon, the troupe started towards the nature trail leading to the Karnalla fort.

Lots of grunts, panting breaths and swollen ankles later, we finally reached the summit. Reaching there, all the tiring went up in thin air...all fresh invigorating oxygen there must be the reason...

After about 30 minutes of rest there,all wanted to return. So, we return and again an hour and 30 minutes later, we reach the base. Since all had travelled light, water was the most demanded commodity, and the canteen guys made some quick sale in our group...

A late lunch on the way back, where everyone just ready for any kind of food they could lay their hands on... A good Dhaba we discovered makes absolutely fingerlicking food at a very reasonable price...

Return to dutta snack centre for a final tea break...

some group photos and hugs and kisses later, we head home...its going to be a long day tommorrow...

George has promissed a Special treat for all who reach office at 9:30 next day...am sure he would be sorry for this announcement.
signing off...

p.s. continued on the second day...body pain and leg pain are the centre of talk among the trek participants...and yes, george lost out, he has to give a special treat to almost all who came to the trek.....ha ha ha...

Photos are here...

If above slideshow is not properly visible, you may want to see the below link for going to my online album...

Mount Karnalla!!!

Windows 7 beta, flexible Displays et. all

2009-01-12T02:48:00.000-08:00

Just came across this interesting video of tech updates...
the holy grail of M$soft...Apple wireless charging station, OLED flex display....Sony Cybershot camera that transmits images to internet websites, or to a WIFIed television across the room, Liquid Cooled Computers, that look like Motor Radiators he he he, Geting real with Duck Hunt Game- YES, its now Real world point and shoot game, rather than sitting in front of your PC like a lame duck!!!

Video below with more details...

Wireless Power Charging - recharge your devices wirelessly...

2009-01-08T04:04:00.000-08:00

Recharge your portable devices such as laptops, Mobile Phones, MP3 players etc without getting tied down to a power socket...

WIFI or Wireless LANs have already freed up IT users from their desks, and are freely connected to their networks where wireless signals are available.

A similar setup, where your devices are recharged without connecting to a power socket is under research from quite some time...

Reality check:
Eight companies have formed a consortium with the aim of developing a wireless power standard. Convinient power, Fulton innovation, Logitech, National Semiconductor, Philips, Sanyo, Shenzhen sangfei communications and texas instruments are members of this group that sees wireless power charging taking away the need of wires and connectors.

The goal is to create charging station upon which you drop your mobile devices and it charges. no fuss of wires, no fuss. The standard works for devices that are close to each other and employs the principple of magnetic induction.

More of such glimpses into the crystal ball of futuristic technologies as and when they happen. Till then, Signing off,

Storage devices that will not Crash!

2009-01-08T04:01:00.000-08:00

Thought about many topics to post, however, somethings on my mind to post about new technologies whenever they strike to me...

This is a first valid posting towards a new category i would like to call THE TECHNOLOGY CRYSTAL BALL...

Upcomming trends towards sturdy storage devices, that do not crash each time they fall off your desk or laptop lead to Solid State Storage, SSD as they are called. SSDs are currently in their 10s of Gbs availibility, but Hard drives that store upto 500Gbs are available and that too at price points much cheaper than say a 8Gb SSD.

Reality check:
Toshiba announced the first 2.5 inch SSD based on 43Nanometer cell circuits. They are announced in capacities upto 512Gb. You can look at prices falling to affordable levels very soon.

An Exciting Day - - Back to School !

2008-12-18T07:46:00.000-08:00

Today, I had been back to school, not to be taught, but to impart knowledge to upcoming students.

Abhinav Vidyalaya Had celebrated its silver jubilee today and organised a science fair, which involved other schools from dombivli area.

Mr. Satheesh Menon, VU2WSM, had organised a demonstration of HAM radio to all the visitors. I had the privilege to be able to demonstrate to wannabe students about the amazing Hobby in Wireless Radio.

I had the advantage of meeting two new HAMs on my contact list: Mr. Prahlad Bodke, & Mr. Joy Chandran VU3JOY.
Slideshow of snaps of all the activity here...

You may also want to check the album on picassa here

HAM Demo at Abhinav Vidyalaya, Dombivli Dec 2008

Humanity is enriching

2008-11-09T21:32:00.000-08:00

Its the start of a new week and I am looking forward to an activity filled day. Little did I know what lay ahead.

On my way to the railway station from where I usually board a Train for dadar, the station closest to my office, I saw something that caught my attention.

A middle aged man maybe in His early 40s collapsed on His back cringing His hands and legs. He was froth ing from his mouth and as he fell, had injured his head.

My initial reaction was casual and kind of I do on care. Some where deep within myself I was fighting with myself to ignore and proceed or try helping in some way.

Someone brought a crushed onion and held to his nose. That helped in control ing the situation. However the person who had fallen was in a stupor and could not answer basic questions such as his name or address. The crowd which had collected had by now thinned and only four of us were left there.

It was already getting late for office but I somehow could not leave the scene that way. I decided to stay put and do whatever I could.

There was a private hospital nearby and we decided to move this person there. The four of us carried him to the hospital.

At the hospital, one of us gave up and decided to leave. By now the person had gained some strength and walked up the one flight of stairs to the hospital.

Now the hospital staff took over and treated him well. No one really bothered us with any procedures and this somehow cleared all misunder standings that I had of medical emergencies. I thank Dr amol and dr Sandeep for taking immediate steps to help mr ponkshe (yes after first aid we got to know mr ponkshe)

I thank mr sagar for helping us carry mr ponkshe to the hospital. Another person left before I could ask his name.

This also helped my conscience that would otherwise have been guilty of ignoring a fellow human in need.

This article is an immediate outcome after the incident.

What a way to a new week !

Milestone 080808!

2008-08-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

As the name of this blog goes, I have been lazy in posting a new article from some time. Thanks to the motivation by my supporters and readers, I am putting across this one.

Though it may seem calm and "lazy" on the surface, there are a lot of under-currents in deep seas.

My last few days have been something similar. The place that I work for has recently moved to a New location and the responsibility of a smooth and functional workplace was mine.

During the move, I was always reminded of "the god is in the details"

The entire project was broken down into sub-projects and targets, objectives, resources & documenting were outlined.

Looking back I am amused to learn that I managed to accomplish the move with relative ease.

Of course the project would never have been a success had it not been for the whole hearted commitment from my work-mates, trust of project sponsors and an eagerness from all vendors involved.

The project has taught me a lot in terms of soft skills and have gained a refreshed technical library.

I hope this update lives up to the expectations of this blog.

One more milestone in my journey of life.

does this resemble anything political?

2008-07-13T23:17:00.000-07:00

a view from top of the fence!

There was a cat and there was a mouse, the cat went after the mouse and it was the mouse that was scared for its life...one day the cat gets injured and breakes its leg.

now the mouse gangs up with other mice in its area and go after the cat...the cat is now scared for its life and is on the run...

then the cat gangs up with other cats and goes after the mice...

this goes on n on...

legend...

cat: current ruling parties
mice: the others supporting the ruling gov from OUTside...
other cats: once enemies and now friends in need of each other
other mice: enemies of the rat over a cheese sharing bout but ganged up to help each other kick out the cats around the gully and go on consuming the cheese out there ...

hints galore...cong, left, sp and the bsp

MotorBiking - an update...

2008-06-30T05:12:00.001-07:00

A Bit unexpected, but important work on hand makes me postpone my Leh Trip for some time. New Office setup, new Business establishment etc taking quite a toll on my time...Should be making it to Leh sometime next month - provided i get some riding partners. Mumbaibikers are on their way to Chandigarh today sans yours truly.

My hobbies - astronomy

2008-06-29T22:27:00.000-07:00

One more hobby I have been pursuing is astronomy. Its a different feeling to lie down on your back under a starlit sky, and be able to identify the stars in front me you.

Well how I got interested in this topic is a story by itself. I used to read comics of sindbad the sailor and was amazed to know that he navigated his ship with help of the stars at night.

Well this and some other such stories built my curiosity to unravel this ancient skill. Luckily a kind person came to my help and led me to this hobby. Mr anand ghaisas, a teacher of astronomy @ khagol mandal led me to a night watch program where one is introduced to the "Stars of the night". Here the knowledge of the night elements and various objects is imparted and you get to know how sindbad knew where he was going. Check out www.khagolmandal.com If you would like to know more.

Journey to a Server Datacentre passes through a Women's washroom...

2008-06-26T05:48:00.000-07:00

A Journey is never fulfilling untill there is some humour in it, i came across a very humourous article some days back, thought it worth your reading pleasure...

In fact, my profession entails setting up new Data Centres and for some research purpose, i looked up some articles and i ran into this one... believe me, truly majedaar and interesting...if you have the patience, click on the link at the end and you can see the photos and some lively comments on this matter...

here we go...

A few months back, Jen Frickell's company was given some bad news. When their lease ended, they'd have to move out of their second-floor suite. The good news, however, was that a suite would be available on the first floor. All they'd need to do was pack up and move downstairs.

It was a fairly reasonable request, so the company's executives signed a new lease and prepared to move. There was, however, just one, small hitch. The nice little server room they built in the back of their office - equipped with air conditioning units, ventilation, dedicated power, backup power, and so on - could not be relocated. Not only would it cost too much, but there was simply no room for it. The server room would just have to remain upstairs.

Obviously, the new second-floor tenant wouldn't want their neighbors walking through their office to access a server room, so building management and the company's executives came up with an alternative: wall off the server room door and build a new one. It seemed simple enough, but there was, however, just one small hitch. The only available wall to install a door was adjacent to the women's restroom. Inside the handicapped stall.

And since you're reading about it here, you know that didn't stop them. Here is the email from building management:

From: ---- --------
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2008 4:37 PM
To: Everyone
Subject: Server Room Access

Hi all.

As you all are aware, we have new tenants that have moved into
the 2nd floor suites. The access to the server room is now via
the women’s bathroom.

There will be a sign on the woman’s door that can be changed
from OPEN to CLOSED and vice versa.

Should you need to enter the server room, please change the sign
to CLOSED. Once you are done, please change it back to OPEN.

Once you enter the bathroom, you will be able to access the
server room via the handicapped stall. Please close the stall
door prior to entry, just in case someone doesn’t see that the
bathroom is closed.

I know this isn’t ideal, but if we adhere to this protocol, I
don’t think anyone will be disrupted.

Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions.

---- --------
Building Management

Jen was kind enough to snap a picture of their just-finished server room entrance.
Pictures of the same alongwith the original article is here!!!

A New Journey begins...

2008-06-12T03:30:00.000-07:00

Being an avid google fan that i am, today i was pleased to see that google and salesforce.com have joined hands to give something totally unprecedented set of services to its user group.

SalesForce.com services are now available as a google gadget wherein you can use all features of a CRM alongwith google mail/calender/blog services. You can display dashboard components from Salesforce on your Google start page. Whether you’re monitoring all the deals that are set to close this week or the open tasks you need to complete today, you’ll see all your key Salesforce data in Google.
Follow this link...
http://www.salesforce.com/products/google/apps/gmail.jsp

A Video of the road to infinite options using Salesforce and Gmail...
available here

My Hobbies - Motorbiking

2008-06-07T03:28:00.001-07:00

As goes this blog... the journey of life is easier when you have something to keep yourself occupied. Some of my weekends i indulge in outdoor hobby, my Motorbike and the long roads...

Some weekend, i get up by 6.00 am and mount my bike and head toward either Lonavala or Pune or Some such nearby place...The ride is usually solo or at times with my group of friends at www.mumbaibikers.com .

The roar of the bike, the feel of the breeze thru the hair, flapping of the shirt against the back, feeling of power on the road and a long long long road ahead are some of the feelings that only a biker can understand...

We @ mumbaibikers are gonna go to Leh, the Capital of Ladakh by bike on 28th June. We would be going to NewDelhi via Train, the bikes would be transported via some road transporter to NDelhi and then on we and our bikes for company, all the way to Leh via Chandigarh, Manali etc... From Leh, we would be going to Siachen Glacier and then on to Jammu. Its a total ride of apx 1200 Kms and going to about 18350 Feet above sea level. Its also known as the ROOF of the world, as it is the highest motorable road in the world.

I will be posting live from the roads whenever i get network access.

My Hobbies - Ham Radio

2008-06-07T03:17:00.000-07:00

As goes this blog... the journey of life is easier when you have something to keep yourself occupied. I have some hobbies, which keep me quite busy. The following is a list of hobbies i follow, though not in the order of the amount of time they demand on my busy schedule...
Ever wondered how it feels like to be able to speak anywhere in the world for FREE???
well, thats what every Ham Radio operator feels when he/she puts up a radio set, connects to a 20mtr wire antenna and is able to comunicate to a person half way round the globe.
Way back in 1989 when i was studying in St. Xaviers for my electronic diploma, we were introduced to the HAM radio as a additional study material. However, it never struck to me at that time that one day, i would fall for it again. As most teens today do, i was a bit uninterested at that time and let it be. Now, after so many years, and reading about it in the press at the time of Kutch Earthquake, I felt nostalgic and felt that this is what i missed out during my studying days. I immediately started looking around for a HAm training session and came across TARA [Thane Amateur Radio Association] classes. During the entire course i came across some very good people, whose wisdom and practical thoughts are part of my experiences. Learning all about radio waves, radiations, frequency bands, antenna orientations, radio sets, DXing etc, is a very interesting topic and i am following it as much as i can.

Very recently I passed the grade 1 exams conducted by the Wireless & Planning Commission, which means, i am eligible for a Licence to own and operate a Radio set very soon. This hobby is a constant work in progress and a very interesting one at that.

My Hobbies - Shri Ganesh Collection

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My furst blog...

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It always was a painful task to select a perfect blogname and i never could think up some name that would comprehend all my hobbies and be self explanatory in the first place.

You must be wondering what does the name mean...
Well, as i was pondering for a name for a new blog, i was not sure how to go about doing it. Fortunately, a good samaratian chatted my way and after a little bit of scratching of heads, and banging up ideas, Suresh Varma came up with this one.

"Road to lazy eight" which means road to infinity or "journey to Lazy Eight" lazy eight is a sign for Infinity. The Figure of 8 written horizontally is a lazy 8, and thats ∞ . Greek symbol which is also the lowercase omega. Omega is the last letter of greek alphabet which means upper limit or end or limitless...

Combining short messeging lingo, i finalised on j2lazy8.blogspot.com

If one discovers a wise person who points out one’s errors and sternly corrects one, he should be looked upon as a benign revealer of a treasure. His company should be sought. Such association would make better persons of men. Dhammapada - Verse 76

I am fortunate enough to have wise and learned men in my life and i seek to be a better person - everyday of my life.