‘World’ Archives
Google crazy balls logo
You have to love their innovation. Google today make their logo out of colored balls that are interactive. Programmers say its made using HTML5 the new markup language that give more capabilities to interact with webpages. There is speculation on what this could mean and if its marking a celebration from Google. I guess we can google that ?
Arjun Atwal PGA victory
Arjun Atwal, the toast of the town. A monday qualifier wins it all. This is a unique story. He was doing well before his injuries and had to go all the way back to his roots. My brother and I saw him and spoke to him when he was on the nationwide tour two years ago. He did not have a sponsor at that time. He was only wearing his Isles worth [...]
Froyo 2.2 for Motorola Droid
Here you go folks all the details on how to root your Motorola Droid. Before you start, the official OS on your Motorola Droid is probably 2.1 and here is the deal there is no root I know of for OS 2.1 so the rooting process is now a three step process. Step 1: Downgrade your OS 2.1 to OS2.0.1 Step 2: Root the phone Step 3: Upgrade [...]
Having a bad day
Steve Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who lost his cool with an unruly passenger and did the most dramatic exit in commercial aviation history. Open the emergency exit chute and slide out the inflatable ram. He then got into his car and when home. Take that. I am sorry Steve Slater had to quit his job. The 38 year old resident of [...]
Drinking like a fish
Saw this featured article in Google by esquire magazine. The data shows that as the income increases the percentage of people who drink increase. With the above $75,000 house holds drinking at staggering 81% and the less than $20K at 41% (Data source: Gallup). This is interesting data, because social convention teaches that that drinking will take [...]
The new marriage and divorce
I just ran across this article in the NY times on divorce and separation. The article chronicles people who separate but never divorce. The people in these situations are giving various reasons and the one that sticks out is - This works for us. All of them unanimously agree that a divorce with lawyers triaging through their lives will only make [...]
The perfect golf swing
Disclaimer: The following article is the opinion of an amateur golfer - also looking for the perfect swing. The perfect swing is the holy grail of the golfing world and many have spent a life time looking for it. This might not be a new concept, here are the basics according to me. 1. Balance, a good balance during setup, back swing and [...]
Droid X Rooted
Just like Cyanogen ( A master Android programmer from CyanogenMod.com) predicted the Droid X has been rooted. Meaning it gives full root access to users. With root access, users can change detailed settings in the system normally not allowed. For example, with root access users can install custom ROM's and change the look and feel of the phone all [...]
Motorola Droid X Screen Issues
Some consumers are complaining of screen flickering and dead cells in the bottom of the screen. This maybe a build issue and might be isolated to a particular batch in the manufacturing. This might not be a real problem, but everyone is jumpy since the iPhone 4 death grip issue. At least I do not expect Motorola's head man Sanjay Jha to come [...]
Droid Eris on 2.2 Froyo
I for one am very excited about the possibility of running 2.2 on my Eris. Somebody please make it happen. The good folks at XDA-developers are working on this, and I for one have a good feeling about this. check out this site for the latest details on the Froyo Rom development for Droid Eris. Update: found a few roms floating around for the eris, [...]
