I got a 3G iPad2 which was bought from U.S and i was planning to use a 3G sim card from India. I decided to get one from Airtel, i paid Rs.300 for the micro sim which you would need for your iPad (regular sim wont work and do not try cutting the sim card [...]
July 8th, 2011 | Posted in Internet | 4 Comments
I was checking my blog stats today on Google Analytics and in the geographic overlay of traffic i was checking the visitors from different countries, to my shock i noticed that Jammu & Kashmir was no longer displayed as a part of India… Even if you go to google maps and search India, the boundary [...]
May 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Internet | 1 Comment
2nd Update: I went to the Reliance service center in Lajpat Nagar and got the problem fixed. The reason for the USB Broadband for not working was that it’s software had corrupted and the reason for why that happened is because i had installed it on 2 laptops with different operating systems, Yes! i know, [...]
August 5th, 2009 | Posted in Internet | 120 Comments
Since the past few days I have been facing the problem of websites not opening on my Internet Explorer browser, sometime its not so popular website which would not open and I would assume that the reason would be because their server was down, but when websites like Hotmail and Google start giving a “page [...]
December 10th, 2008 | Posted in Internet | 2 Comments
If you visit flyairdeccan.net you will notice an ad in the middle of the page. Below are the snap shots of that ads Trust me… nothing can be further from the truth With most of the flights late.. how on earth can this guy tell the time? Well.. busses and trains were always around.. wern’t [...]
October 18th, 2007 | Posted in Advertising, Cribbin, Internet, Websites | No Comments
I don’t really bother reading “Privacy Policy” on websites before purchasing stuff. But when it comes to Indian Websites, i advice everyone to go thought the fine line. Below is a cut & paste of the privacy policy i read on cleartrip.com. To know just how much “Cleartrip is fanatical about protecting your privacy” , [...]
March 18th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 4 Comments
Maybe i don’t know the meaning of “Round The Clock” or maybe it has changed after HDFC bank wrote their own English Dictionary but to me “Round The Clock” means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a years. I went online to check my bank account… and i got “Due [...]
March 13th, 2007 | Posted in Banking, Cribbin, Internet, Websites | No Comments
If you read my article on SimplyMarry.com you will know exactly what i am taking about. Apparently shaadi.com is also boasting of the same statement “India’s Most User Friendly Matrimonial Website – JuxtConsult.” Something is fishy here. How come 2 matrimonial websites are saying that they are India’s Most User-Friendly ? Something has to be [...]
March 13th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 5 Comments
And Now…Ladies & Gentlemen, the “WORST WEBSITE AWARD” goes to…..!! yes.. Indian railways … (background sound clap..clap..clap) Today, one of my friends called me up, he wated to know the train inquiry phone number… naturally i told him dial 131.. maybe even 1330.. then he said “nahi yaar, my MTNL phone is not working and [...]
March 11th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 51 Comments
As an eligible bachelor in my spare time i go through matrimonial websites hoping to find a beautiful bachelorette My search landed me on SimplyMarry which lately has been advertising like crazy in all media. Instead of straightaway filling out the “Simple Search” i went about looking at the website design (ya..ya..ya i am a [...]
March 10th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 6 Comments
Believe me, this may look like a simple Ad by LIC but i guess there is more to it. I saw this as a flash animation when browsing though few Indian portals. Looking at the Ad i am sure anyone would say that there is somewhat a gay touch to it… the ad portrays 2 [...]
March 7th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet | No Comments
I was in US a few months ago and found out that my brother who has an yahoo DSL service is paying $20 (Rs. 900) for UNLIMITED internet access with 1.5 Mbps speed (Just so we are clear. 1.5 Mbps would be 100 times faster then your regular dialup speed) In India speeds over 1 [...]
February 28th, 2007 | Posted in Cribbin, Internet, Websites | 4 Comments