DMP Player is new innovative design that would allow you to play both MP3 and CD player.
I love the design and love to own one. What about you?
Source: Yanko Designs
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.DMP Player – portable MP3 / CD player
August 11th, 2007Blogging Tips MeMe
July 28th, 2007
Sometime back couple of my blogging friends, Grace and Mark tagged me for a Blogging Tip meme. This one really sounded different than others since it was started by a big mind 
This meme will provide an extensive list of blogging tips provided by bloggers.
Here goes the meme.
1. Look, read, and learn. *******
-http://www.neonscent.com
2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. ******
-http://www.bushmackel.com/
3. Don’t let money change ya! *****
-http://www.therandomforest.info
4. Always reply to your comments. ***
-http://chattiekat.com
5. Spell check is your friend. **
- http://thingsbymike.com
6. Be the blog. ***
-http://www.meandmydrum.com/
7. Your readers are your treasure. ***
-http://www.brownbaron.com/blog/
8. Link liberally — it keeps you and your friends afloat in the Sea of Technorati. **
-http://www.chipsquips.com/
9. Titles Are Everything *
- http://www.realitywired.com
10. Learn From The Pros. ***
-http://www.shaunlow.com/
11. Pay a visit to your visitors. Be active in your community. *
-http://www.leochiang.com
12. Blog about your passions. *
- http://www.pinkhatseo.info
13. Don’t give up – persistence is fertile. **
-http://www.velcro-city.co.uk
14. Give link credit where credit is due.
-http://www.sfsignal.com
15. Develop your own “voice” don’t “borrow” someone else’s
-Mizmouthy
16. Blog about what you know & love. **
http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/
17. Alt tag your images for added search engine exposure. **
http://fracas.wordpress.com/
18. Blogging is supposed to be fun, Don’t let it stress you! *
http://www.where-was-i.com/
19. Don’t be afraid to comment on other bloggers sites!
http://www.notagranny.com/
20. Don’t use filthy language-buy a dictionary. *
http://shinade.blogspot.com
21. Blog about something educational.
http://climateofourfuture.org
22. Be what you is, not what you isn’t. *
(drop by and email me if you know this reference!)
http://unclebubby.blogspot.com
23. Make Blog Your Own **
- http://www.bobbuskirk.com
24. What the world needs is content. Provide it. *
-http://feedback.matthewjarpe.com
25. Post at least once a day!*
-Basenji Mom
26. Have an informative About Me page*
-Marcus at willifordblog
27. Never underestimate the power of a good looking blog. **
-http://scifiranter.blogspot.com
28. Follow your own path. Do anything you want to, it’s your blog. ***
-http://www.bigdumbobject.co.uk
29. Write because you’re passionate about the topic, not because it’s popular. *
- http://btr.michaelkwan.com
30. Your blog. Your money. Your rules. **
- Cash Quests
31. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can blog today. Backlogs are the primary cause of Bloggers’ Block.
-http://www.thegenrefiles.com
32. Self-promotion is only good in small doses. (Deliberately creating a “meme” to get your URL spammed across the net is a large dose.)
-http://antickmusings.blogspot.com
33. Always give a link back when using others’ info.
http://thevegandiet.blogspot.com/
34. Link & Link Often. **
- Average Joe Blogger
35. Pictures say a thousand words and can usually add to any post.*
-http://scifichick.com
36. Participating in ‘memes’ is a distructive habit and should be avoided at all costs.
-http://nethspace.blogspot.com/
37. How we all need a goal. *
-http://www.christinedabo.com
38. Nothing cries out “Stop Reading” like misspelled words and bad punctuation. *
http://thebayerfamily.blogspot.com/
39. Don’t be afraid to evolve. *
- http://www.lithman.net
40. Take advantage of the ability to future date posts. *
- http://dereksemmler.com
41. Don’t pass on memes!
-http://myelvesaredifferent.blogspot.com
42. Stay out of your comfort zone. Take risks, don’t be afraid to look dumb. **
-http://ambernight.org
43. Visit all the bloggers that leave comments for you – it’s nice to know who is reading!*
-http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/
44. Make a blogger template unique: change the background colour, or add a background picture to your header.
-http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/
45. Write positively even if the situation is seemingly negative — spread joy and not gloom. You can do it!
- http://www.aliceteh.com/
46. Thrown in something humorous occasionally, to keep things fun. *
http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/
47. Make it easy for your readers – use tags and labels and keep it simple! *
-http://caribousmom.blogharbor.com
48. Blog for yourself and your own pleasure, because you want to – if it stops being fun, stop blogging.
-http://absolutevanilla.blogspot.com
49. Blog about what you enjoy, not what people want to see.
-http://www.thefantasyreview.com
50. When you find something that interests you, write about it. Sharing yourself with others is one of the best things about blogging. *
- http://jhthomas.blogspot.com
51. Blog Daily (or at least, very regularly). People will give up looking if you’re not around a lot!
- http://www.reading-writing.blogspot.com
52. Sometimes, less is more. Step back and look at your blog – is it too busy? Are there enough pictures to make it interesting? Think about how a visitor would perceive your blog – making it visitor-friendly will help get you return visits.
http://mrstreme.livejournal.com
53. Make sure you have your facts straight.
-http://varietyofwords.wordpress.com/
54. You can’t please everyone — just write what you feel. **
http://www.blogitude.com/
55. Keep to a schedule. People return to blogs when they know they will find something new.
-http://westkarana.com
56. Keep writing, no matter what, and the quality will follow. **
-http://www.critical-hits.com/
57. ADHD Just means more topics to blog about. **
http://antonolsen.com/
58. Write for your niche. **
- http://theprizeblog.com
59. Your two most important tools – enthusiasm and dedication. *
-http://thegravelpit.wordpress.com
60. Consistently update your blog. It doesn’t have to be every day, but 2-3 times a week is good 
-http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/
61. Don’t forget to play the part of editor and proofreader before clicking that post button.
-http://nyssaneala.blogspot.com
62. Don’t be afraid to talk about your personal life once in a while. *
-http://mmoreinsight.wordpress.com
63. Keep in mind that people might be using a feed reader (Bloglines, Google Reader, etc.) to keep up with your blog. This means they see your posts, but not that gorgeous new design template, or your completely redesigned sidebars. So if you change your blog’s “look and feel,” write a post about it to let everyone know!
-http://laura0218.livejournal.com
63. Don’t be afraid of giving an honest opinion when you post, even if it is different from most others, as long as you can explain your position and give a decent reason for it. **
-http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/
64. Don’t pressure yourself to blog everyday. It’s your blog…remember? *
-http://auntmurry.blogspot.com/
65. If you disagree, be kind, not insulting or crude! *
-http://deenasbooks.blogspot.com
66. There is no “dumb” question about blogging, if you don’t know ask ***
-http://nisefunpages.blogspot.com
67. Keep a pen in your purse, car, pocket protector, whatever because blog material happens every single day and you need to write it down so you don’t forget. Then take those scraps of paper and throw them in a bowl. When you are stuck for an original idea, pull one out.
-http://wack-a-do.blogspot.com/
68. It never hurts to proofread.
- http://literaryfeline.blogspot.com/
69. Write like your talking to a friend.
- http://sapheyerblu.blogspot.com
70. If you have a problem, ask. Bloggers are very generous with info. ***
-http://lifesapicture.blogspot.com
71. Write to your readers. *
- AdSense Tracker
72. Have some variety: sometimes it is nice to talk about something outside your normal box so your regular readers can have something new to read.
- http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.com/
73. Blog on a regular basis
-http://fondofbooks.blogspot.com/
74. When commenting on others’ blogs, a few kind words go a long way. **
–http://shelflifeblog.blogspot.com
75. Do your best to post to your blog every day. Readers like to find something new when they click on a website, so try not to disappoint them.
http://bookchase.blogspot.com/
76. Follow the links in posts and comments. You never know what blog gems you will find! **
- http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/
77. Don’t hold back. ***
http://www.aidanmoher.com/blog
78. Make sure you check your links! *
-http://superfastreader.com
79. Blog every day. It gives the writing muscle exercise. *
-http://www.rhbfictions.blogspot.com
80. Veganize favorite recipes from your childhood!
-http://www.wherestherevolution.blogspot.com
81. Link without expectations of reciprocity. It is better to give than to get.
-http://todd-wheeler.blogspot.com
82. Be Brave, some of the best posts are when you step out of your comfort zone. **
-http://twisted-kingdom.blogspot.com
83. Short Fiction is the bomb! **
-http://soullessmachine.blogspot.com/
84. Whenever possible, spread some positive thoughts and love. The world needs more of them. ***
-http://ailema4ever.blogspot.com/
85. Write down from your heart or head. Either way asks yourself why you ever get started. *
-http://chocmintgirl.blogspot.com/
86. As your readers questions. Make them feel like they are a part of your blog and that you care about what they think. **
-http://acowboyswife.blogspot.com/
87. Write once, edit often. ***
-http://damianov.wordpress.com
88. Networking isn’t just for Fishermen. *
-http://www.bookiemonster.com/
89. Memes are fun and a great way to get to know other bloggers!
-http://thesleepyreader.wordpress.com
90. Be yourself! Be honest! Be real! Be opinionated! It’s your blog afterall. And be anonymous (safety first)! Don’t try to imitate another “popular” blogger’s style and don’t look at sitemeter all the time or try to cater to the “masses” in order to get “popular” or gain a readership. If you do, you’ll become a slave to other’s whims and you won’t be yourself anymore.
-Spit Out the Cat
91. Redesign your site often. Visual boredom breeds textual complacency.
-http://9to5poet.blogspot.com
92. Ensure font size of words is not too small and colour of words don’t drown in background. – http://booksloveme.blogspot.com/
93.Do at least a few of the blogging quizzes available. It lets people know a little more about you.**
-http://3m3am.wordpress.com
94. Even when you disagree with a blogger’s post, don’t leave rude comments. Always be kind. *
-http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com
95. Join the blogosphere community. Participate in carnivals. Join challenges. Have fun.
-http://blbooks.blogspot.com
96. Inspire minds with your thoughts *
Update : All Tags removed! People are not interested in year old memes ;-( If you like this post, buy me a coffee.
Mind Control
July 26th, 2007Have you ever thought about controlling objects by your mind? If yes, NeuroSky has solution for you. Neuro Sky is building a sensor that will let you control objects using your brain waves. Check out the news video.
Also checkout their site NeuroSky
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.10 points Gmail doesn’t buy me
July 5th, 2007
This is in response to Mayank’s post on “10 reasons why I like gmail” and in support to Nirmal’s view on “3 reasons why I don’t like gmail“. I’m a fan of Yahoo Mail till now and not used with Gmail yet. I use Gmail as secondary though. I might be little defending on this post. I wanted to try writing a defending post. Mayank was my first victim (hope you don’t take it personally, as you’re my guru) . Let me see how this works out. Please leave your comments!
1. User Interface Customization
UI customization is really important when it comes to an end user application. Everyone end user will have their own preference when it comes to color scheme selection. I may love blue as Google but there are people out there who loves black, green etc., It would have been great if Gmail allowed me to play with my own color schemes rather than having a same blue interface every where around Google Apps. I either didn’t see any changes to the UI much after initial release.
2. Labels instead of Folders
Labels are indeed nice concept but it can’t win by itself. Lets consider analogy in bloggers term, if Folders are for Categories then Labels are for tags. If both worked together would look great but tag alone will look awkward. I love folders since I can define the hierarchy by the way I want. It makes organizing emails much easier.
3. Usability
I believe when it comes to usability drag and drop is a great feature. You can’t expect all users to be advanced user; there will be definitely novice users who will look for drag and drop feature. Only advanced users would be able to play well with shortcut.
4. POP / SMTP support
Well, when people talk Gmail as web mail system, I don’t buy why they need a POP /
SMTP support. POP / SMTP can’t be used well with Web email system. If Gmail had IMAP support then it is truly a great feature. IMAP will allow me to work parallel with both email client and web email. Even if POP/ SMTP is important to you, Gmail is not only product that supports POP.
5. Multiple Accounts
If I’m completely satisfied with Gmail, it doesn’t demand me adding more accounts. I don’t have much to comment on this, I leave it to you J
6. Messenger Integration
Messenger integration with email system is cool. But think about this scenario, if I don’t have friends in Google Talk (say if I use AIM); what is the use of having it integrated? This can’t be a buying point again. It is a negative when I think about my productivity
7. Advertisement
Wow, everyone needs to learn from Google on it advertising strategy. It might have not have banner ads in the top. It covers the left side of all messages with text ads. More over it had the clip ads in the top. Google places more and more self-promotion wherever possible. Do you still have room for more ads?
8. Google Office Integration
Again, I hate this self-promotion campaign. I’m a fan of ZOHO office. How do I open the document then ZOHO office? I would personally prefer to download the document and view in client rather than using Google office.
9. Spam Control
Honestly, do you think Gmail controls all spam? I would not agree, I receive SPAM emails in my Inbox but not high number as I get in SPAM box. There is no service till date comes with complete control for SPAM. They are improving a lot though.
10. UNDO Feature
Sound interesting idea, but does it really work? Was this feature missing in other email providers? Very well No, this feature is available with all service. But they don’t have button to click on, you need to go find the deleted items in Trash box. This is really good point to consider in usability, but not a buying point.
Do you really have these as your buying points?
BTW, did I miss to tell you Gmail really rocks though
Disclaimer : I’m a big fan of Yahoo Mail. All my opinions are self biased. Moreover I would be positively toned on Nirmal’s view and negatively toned on Mayank’s thoughts.
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.My experience with Picsquare
June 29th, 2007
A week back I ordered photo prints with Picsquare. I have heard back from my parents that they have received the prints. I’m extremely happy with their service and I will give thumbs up to them. Well done guys. The photo quality was good and they have met the delivery time as well.
Here is my feedback with Picsqaure.
- Order process is simple
- Good Service and Nice quality prints
- Nice promotional offers (like referral benefits and gift coupons)
- Prompt with delivery; they made within estimated delivery date.
- Integration with Flickr
Improvements,
These are the possible area where they can improve on and these points are based on my personal opinion.
- The site response time is comparatively slow; they need to work on it.
- Tagging, it doesn’t solve the purpose in Picsqare. Tags are meant for managing things easy. With Picsqare managing tags itself it pretty hard. They need to come up with niche tagging interface and make managing them easier.
- Multi upload feature allows you to tag photos but it tags all photo with only single tag. I don’t get an option to enter tag for each photo.
- Overall interface can be changed; didn’t meet Web 2.0 standards
- Few photo management options can be added like cropping, rotate etc.
- More customization is required when it comes to Photo gifts.
- More integration with other photo sharing service like Picasa etc.
I might have left out few; I will keep updating the list. If Picsqare is able to overcome its shortcomings, it can capitalize over its competitors like itasveer
Good Luck guys!
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.Chris Tomlin’s Indescribable
June 25th, 2007
Recently, I fall in love with this song. This song is all about how great our God is. You will love this for sure. The artist of this song is Chris Tomlin and originally written by Laura Story. Laura Story hold the CCLI copyright of this song.
I’m glad that I found the youtube video below.
Read the lyrics below, Wow.. you will come to know how amazing god is! May God Bless you!
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation’s revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaimingIndescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untamable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing GodWho has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathomIndescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untamable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing GodIndescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untamable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God
You are amazing God
Vote for Good Cause
June 24th, 2007Earlier this morning Mark at MeAndMyDrum asked his readers to vote for Thor Schrock.
Thor Schrock is participating in a contest called The Next Internet Millionaire. He has already made to Semi-Finals. Now he is trying to win the seat in the reality TV show and raise $25,000 fund for local charities.
Thor wrote and he needs help to make him the Next Internet Millionaire. So if you guys could spare a minute to vote for him using this link it would be great. Also note he has mentioned he is going to donate the entire money to local charity. So go-ahead and vote. Thank you guys and Good Luck Thor.
BTW, here is the audition video for the semi-finals.
Also have a look at the other fellow blogger who are raising support for him.
- As said before Mark at MeAndMyDrum
- Douglas Karr at The Marketing and Technology Blog
- Brown Baron at Brown Thoughts
P.S: If you have vote please leave your comments, you will receive a free back link.
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.I’m with Picsquare!
June 24th, 2007
Finally after reading lot of reviews and comparison about online photo printing service in India. I have decided to opt for Picsqare to send some recent photos to my family back in India. I remember Christelle introduced me to this sometime back; thank you.
Picsquare Overview
Picsquare is an online photo sharing and printing site based out of Bangalore. They have a very simple user interface which they need to improve. This site is been started up young entrepreneur Indians Manish and Kartik. Printing photos with them is simple as brewing hot coffee
Quick Reasons
Even there were lot of other options to try. These are the options which made me to choose Picsquare.
- I aways like to give thumbs up to young entrepreneurs
- I wanted to give a try basically to online printing service in India
- I had 25 credits in my Picsqare account
- I love offers and they were running summer offer this time
- I wanted to pay simple and they had paypal.
BTW, the photos I have ordered has been printed already and they currently in shipped status. More to come about Picsqaure once I get feed back from my parents. Stay tuned!
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.Hutch Eskimo Ad
June 20th, 2007
Hutch Ads are always creative and they never try to do the same stuff again and again. And here they go with a new creative ad for Hutch & Live Search.
Be assured you watch till end; you can’t relate what is this for in the beginning of this ad. Well done hutch again.!
Found via NirmalTV
If you like this post, buy me a coffee.Happy Father’s Day
June 16th, 2007This is one of my favorite quote, which I’m dedicating to my father on this day.
“He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.”
We are proud of you, Happy Father’s Day!
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