Nothing. I just wrote a post with them all and hence the title. Got you interested didn’t it? So, for your reading pleasure, a few very useful tips that I came across this week in no particular order . Future Proofing your CSS edits This is for the bloggers or web masters on self-hosted platforms […]

TRENDnet Wireless G Router for $9.99 or free with GC (after MIR)
on June 12, 2007 in Household, Money Matters
If you are in the market for a Wireless Router, you might be in luck. I just ordered this today and will be using this to track my shipment. Buy.com has a TRENDnet TEW-432BRP – 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless Firewall Router for $9.99 after a $30.00 mail in rebate. If you open a new Google Account […]

Are you buying an iPhone?
on June 10, 2007 in Tech for Life
Wow. I can’t remember when a cell phone launch has created such a buzz like Apple’s iPhone has! It sure is set to turn out to be a huge moneymaker for Apple, a $10 Billion business by a Business Week estimate! If you haven’t seen an iPhone ad yet, here are some TV ads at […]

Kyle’s Cove and Website Grader
on June 7, 2007 in ShanKri-la, Tech for Life, WordPress
One of my recent adds to my daily read section in my feed reader is Kyle’s Cove. Kyle authors his technology blog and I find it very resourceful just in the few days I have been following and earned his way into our Blogroll. If you like ShanKri-la’s content, I am sure you will like […]

MyBlogLog & BlogCatalog Community Exchange
on June 5, 2007 in ShanKri-la
Garry Conn is always scheming up some interesting games to improve traffic. MyBlogLog is a very popular community and you might have seen the visitors it serves up in the sidebar. After the tremendous success from the Technorati Link Exchange game, Garry has started a MyBlogLog Community Exchange. I recently found Blog Catalog through Chris […]
Dotcom Names
on June 4, 2007 in Pedro Report
Intelligent Software Engineer: Oxymoron.com Perfect Software Engineer: Illusion.com Perfect Project Manager: Miracle.com Perfect Software User: Mutation.com Software Tester: Testing123.com Car Mechanic: Underthehood.com Proctologist: DifferentPerspective.com Cosmetic Surgeon: Bouncewitheveryounce.com Funeral Home: Welldone.com Dentist: TeethTotaller.com Chinese Culinary Teacher: ChowHow.com Women’s Table Tennis player: TTBird.com Korean Piano tuner: TingTing.com Priest: Wastedbullets.com Asian Indian Recipes: Toiletpaperwillcatchfire.com Thai Ice Hockey Team: […]

ShanKri-la reviewed and some bragging
on June 3, 2007 in ShanKri-la, WordPress
RT Cunnigham at Untwisted Vortex graciously accepted to review ShanKri-la and offer some suggestions. Better yet, he posted the review at Untwisted Vortex. RT, thanks for the excellent review and the link love! If you haven’t been to Untwisted Vortex, it’s definitely worth a stop and I know you’ll be hooked. I am looking at […]

Truth about Fast Food Salads
on June 1, 2007 in Life matters
Everyone likes to be healthy and in shape and we try in our own ways to achieve that elusive balance between eating our favorite food and watching the calories. My wife and I have many a times ordered a Salad at McDonalds or other fast food restaurants over a burger or a sandwich thinking we […]

GMail filter tips and increased attachment size
on May 30, 2007 in Tech for Life
There is no doubt GMail created more than a ripple when it was invite-only with 1GB storage space, search, better spam handling, labels and filters. I have been using GMail ever since I got my first invite from a friend when giving out GMail invites was the rage. One of my favorite features of GMail […]

Be a part of ShanKri-la’s rise to fame
on May 30, 2007 in ShanKri-la
It was the long holiday weekend here in the US and hence absence of posts over the last few days. I am catching up on the emails and the happenings from last weekend. Chris at Blog-op has posted about the Blogging to Fame competition giving away $80,000 in cash prizes. The last time I embarked […]
Productivity of a Software Engineer
on May 25, 2007 in Pedro Report
This is an aggregation of inputs from a few software engineers. On an average, a software engineer runs late everyday. The idea in their little heads is that, he or she left work late the previous day (That was actually a half-hearted compensation for the extra long lunch, the day before). The moment he arrives, you can […]

5 easy ways to read RSS feeds
on May 25, 2007 in ShanKri-la, Tech for Life
You learned about RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds in this simple but informative video. Now, you are attracted to the orange button like a bug to the light. If you don’t know what RSS is, look at the life-changing tutorial video.. maybe not that radical but it’s sure to change your browsing experience. And don’t […]
Project Status Meeting: Status quo
on May 18, 2007 in Pedro Report
The scenario: Weekly status meeting for a software project contracted to a software development company. Scheduled duration is 2 hours. All stakeholders present. The story: Wilma, the secretary sends out an appointment to all the stakeholders and books a conference room. She forgets to send the agenda but never fails to order coffee and bagels. […]

Free CSS Authoring Tool – Simple CSS
on May 17, 2007 in Tech for Life
I am learning CSS and PHP. In fact, that was the whole reason I started out with ShanKri-la. To get myself educated with a little bit of the behind the scenes web technology. I just came across this free tool today to author CSS – Simple CSS. It is provided by HostM.com web hosting. This […]
My favorite not yet popular posts – Meme
on May 16, 2007 in ShanKri-la
Matt at eJabs tagged me with this meme. I think its a pretty cool idea that you could breathe new life into your old posts that you were so proud of but it never saw the light! I changed the title from ‘My Favorite Unpopular Posts’ to what you see here. Here is a list […]
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