Newsweek magazine has a lot more swerve in the way their writers do stories. Concise, creative and opinionated, they educate and inform. Not to forget, entertain. From the heartland of Egypt to the messy politics of Murdoch to China’s economic progress, most of these lay the roadmap for the uninformed reader. However one-sided it may …
Songify is a smart app at the app store that turns you into a singer. Just speak into your iPhone or iPod touch and set one of three music styles and you are good to go. The app turns you into a pop and rap singer. With six more paid options, you could have a …
I am loving the short pieces in the American edition of Entrepreneur magazine. Available at the App Store for free, you can read the past one year’s issues too. From the insightful edit to the many business stories that show more than they tell, it’s magazine journalism at it’s best. There’s so much you gain …
Melody is something that has a certain timelessness to it. Listen to the joyful songs of Mohd Rafi or the soulful renditions of Mukesh and you know melody. There was meaning even in the most meaningless songs like Eena Meena Deeka. But cut to the present and none of the songs have that evergreen feature …
The other day I watched Hotel Rwanda and was blown away. By its message of racial tolerance. Courage under fire. Hoping against hope. Triumph of the human spirit. And the qualities that make it an Oscar-nominated film all the way. By Paul Rusesabagina, the hero of this film based on a true story. History can …
Now you can also mail yourname@facebook.com. Yes, that’s the new feature of Facebook besides video calling. However, you can’t do group video calls yet. But that’s something you can do with Google+ (right now available only to a limited audience). But more on that in a future post. The email feature is great, because sometimes, …
So said my friend when I mentioned the services offered by Seventymm in Bangalore. I don’t know Netflix, but I do know Seventymm and I am quite happy with their customer service. Their monsoon offer is unbeatable. You get DVDs at Rs 8 per day to rent. That’s about 150 DVD films in six months, …
Aamir Khan’s latest production venture Delhi Belly is a confirmed Super Hit now. Though I haven’t seen the film, I do like the song DK Bose bhaag even though it’s a twist to the phrase that means a protitute’s son. The trailer was quite pacy and the film is without a dull moment for Gen …
When one of my friends suggested the Bangalore-based Nettigritty.com as an efficient website hosting provider, I opted for it without raising my brows. And I haven’t regretted it since 2007. The best happened only today. My friend had set me up on the self-hosted WordPress platform. When I was having trouble trying to manually update …
Remember being yelled at by your mom for eating chocolate? This is in defense of all you cocoa-addicts. Had you imagined that chocolate lowers blood pressure and cholesterol upto 10%? Yes, chocolates have flavanoids and antioxidants which one finds in dark-coloured vegetables. Ladies, brace yourselves: this prevents ageing. What’s more, chocolates stimulate endorphin production in …
Water has always been the issue of discussion and importantly so, after the conflict with Tamil Nadu. Leaving all that aside, the major concern today is pollution of the ground water in Bangalore. So, how safe is the ground water in Bangalore? Industrial effluents in liquid form seep through the earth and mix with the …
