IPTV services - BSNL and Smart Digivision Pvt Ltd

State owned BSNL launched interactive personalised television and video services, (IPTV) in Haryana on Wednesday. The service will be initially available in Gurgaon, Ambala and Faridabad in association with Smart Digivision Pvt Ltd. Speaking on the occassion BSNL chairman and...

Being 'Consumed'...More than Money...Time to hit the 'Pause' button?

While commenting on a number of things I read recently and replying to a few e-mails, I realized that there is more than money to going 'From Consumed to Thrifty'. Rather than run after a myriad of projects, can we learn to be nimble.Could we learn how to hit the 'pause'...

The Story Behind A NYT Zimbabwe Child Victim Photo--and Why You Won't See ...

This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in...

Barack Obama’s Vetting Through Association :: MAXINE

"Bill Ayers is shown in 1982 with wife Bernardine Dohrn and their son, Zayd Dohrn, then 4. Image Credit: By David Handschuh -- Associated PressBarack Obama’s Vetting Through AssociationMost people who...

PoV: Salling Clicker v3.5 and Nokia E61

“Salling Clicker is ouraward-winning remote control software. It lets you control popularapplications from a mobile phone or handheld computer through a userinterface similar to a portable media player”- quoted from Salling Clicker website I would say that it’s a pretty...

IBM patent could pause your DVD movie for "a word from our sponsors"

"a patent application filed by IBM (and dug up by Zatz Not Funny!). When DVDs are inserted for playback, the disc would check to see if the viewer had purchased the ad-free version or the (presumably) lower-priced version with unskippable commercials"

MYSTERIOUS CREATURE DISCOVERED ON TEXAS LAKE

"Breaking Earth News Video Texas, USA WHAT ARE THEY? "VIEW VIDEO AT EARTH FRENZY RADIO BLOGNews Update: Mysterious Blobs Invade Grapevine LakeOriginal Story at: Fox News DALLAS 

'Discovering what happens when you stop' a little book that could

When was the last time you had a real day off, no phone, no e-mail? As Summer is about here, the idea of a lazy month sure sounds good.A few more words on Serge the Concierge

Fats Domino takes the stage at Tipitina's New Orleans

"Fats Domino takes the stage On Saturday night, rock n’ roll legend Fats Domino took the stage at Tipitina's in New Orleans. The Times-Picayune reports that the 79-year-old icon behind hits like “Blueberry...

Day of Reflection before French Elections

With one-third of voters undecided, anything goes for tomorrow's vote. "France has suspended campaigning for a day of reflection before Sunday's presidential election first round. After one of the most hard-fought...

American Idol is in Trouble

So, there I was all cozied up with my ice cream in front of the television ready to watch Sanjaya finally get boted off American Idol. Ryan Seacrest gets all serious (after he ditched the Sanjaya faux-hawk wig fron the opening), does the "America voted..." big dramatic...

NASA marks anniversary of Apollo deaths

"Exactly 40 years later, the three Apollo astronauts who were killed in that flash fire were remembered Saturday for paving the way for later astronauts to be able to travel to the moon. The deaths of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee forced NASA to take pause...

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