I bought a new GPS bluetooth navigation system (Navman 4410) about 6 months back. Now after using it for a while I’m realizing there are differences in the quality of Map data that the GPS software uses. The Navman GPS I have uses map data from Teleatlas. Most other popular GPS vendors use map data from NAVTEQ.…
I am really excited about this new site. My site http://amit.bapat.net and Shraddha’s site http://shraddha.bapat.net are created using a Content Management System called ‘Drupal’. This is pretty awesome. It lets you create a wonderful site without much need to know any programming at all!
I am really excited about this new site. My site http://amit.bapat.net and Shraddha’s site http://shraddha.bapat.net are created using a Content Management System called ‘Drupal’. This is pretty awesome. It lets you create a wonderful site without much need to know any programming at all!
After getting my machine up and running a couple of weeks back, I created many partitions on my 80GB harddisk to install various Linux distros and compare them. I want a distro that is user friendly and easy to use as a desktop. Since this machine is going to be used primarily as a desktop…
In a comment to my blog Vikram asked what’s the best way to write in Devnagari? The best way to write in Hindi/Marathi (Devnagari) on a Windows 2000 or newer systems is to install the Indic Support. Then learn to use the Devnagari Inscript Keyboard. It takes some time to learn but make it a point to type…
Have you heard about Google Maps? It’s a very innovative way to see and browse maps which is a lot different than how other map sites (MapQuest, MapsOnUs, MapPoint) do. The most interesting part is the map that is shown to you always fits in your browser window and is made up of tiles. You can…
SPAM is becoming such a big problem and I don’t see any comprehensive industry-wide solution emerging anytime soon… there’s a lot of talk but very little action… I know there are a few solutions in the works but why are they taking so long?I know there is SPF (Sender Policy Framework)+Microsoft’s Email-Caller-ID. AOL has already started implementing…
I completed my MBA from OGI last year. After that I was thinking of doing something different (careerwise), so I started looking around for opportunities… I didn’t have to look beyond my current company as its a huge multi-national company with several divisions and many kinds of businesses. Finally I decide to take this job where I’ll…
Yes! I’ve done it again. On my last India trip I took all the components except for the case of my kitchen computer to India. The home PC we had in my parent’s place was getting quite old (a Celeron 433) so I just refreshed the hardware. That left me with one less computer at…
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