A Tribute to Hinduism

I was very glad to have a peek into the site 'A Tribute to Hinduism'. It has an excellent collection of infomation related to several aspects of Hinduism. The site is further populated with pictures, quotes, analysis, excerpts,...etc. Kudos to the creators of this website. This site can serve as a starting point for all of us to learn more about the glory of Hinduism.

Yahoo Widgets Engine

Yesterday, I installed the Yahoo Widget Engine, and am very delighted about it. The appearance is cool, and is definitely worth having it around. I was surprised by the multitude of these widgets (nearly thousands of them) out there... compared to just a couple hundred Google widgets available.

You can find a list of popular Yahoo widgets here. I admit its a late find... May be becoz of its previous unattractive name "Konfabulator" that I did not pay attention to it. Now, they have changed its name to a much better sounding "Yahoo Widget Engine".

Times of Triumph

My friend Vinoth Amaranathan designed his new website recently on Googlepages, and named it "Times of Triumph". The website is neat, and has the essentials of a personal homepage. The title is very impressive... as it conveys optimism and a win-win ambience. The sub-title "Session of mind built with eternal soul" is also well framed.

Good work dude... You may also think of getting started with a blog of your own.

Reading more news than ever...

Wow... I am reading more news on internet than ever before. Thanks to rss feeds, and the underlying technologies. There is a great deal of information that keeps me busy all day long on internet. Until a little long ago, I used to wonder how I can make the best use of internet. The answer is here with RSS feeds (especially Digg.com).

There is news on my browser's homepage, some on my Google Desktop Widget, and finally some on my RSS reader. I also get to read articles, learn new vocabulary, know famous quotes, see comics, and stay on the edge of information.

Certainly, Knowledge is Power. The emergence of News-aggregators makes it easy to find the information I am interested in. The following are the RSS feeds that I keep track of...

• Word of the Day
• Quote of the Day
• Techcrunch
• Engadget
• Express India
• Blognicient Technology top blog articles
  
• Slashdot
• Yahoo Tech News
• Digg
• Flickr Images
• Comics
• Weather (Dallas and India)
• ...
  

As you can see, my focus is more on Tech news...

Trip to Smoky Mountains

My friends and I are planning a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina for this long weekend (May 29, 2006). It will be a 3 day fun-filled road-adventure, packed with lots to see & experience... Click here for an indepth info on this beautiful vacation spot. Shall let you know more after I get back from the trip...

Below is the stuff from 'Stuff a Blog'

Timestamp: 2006-05-27 2006-05-29

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Its all in a smile

In US, most of them smile, and share a word or two while they pass-by strangers in everyday life. I greatly appreciate this social habit. Things are so very different in India, and it would be good if such social habits are adopted by the youth.

Got this interesting article as a forwarded mail. Its well written and worth a read.

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.

Life is short but a smile takes barely a second.

Every tear has a smile behind it.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it.

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.

A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Too often we underestimate the power of a smile, which have the potential to turn a life around.

Smiles are the language of love.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks

All people smile in the same language.

Children smile on the average 400 times/day; Adults: 15 times/day. Ever wonder why?

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

So Smileeeeeee please :-))

Google Adsense

I've added a few google adsense products to this blog's sidepage. I just wanted to give it a shot, and also keep it simple. Click on them once in a while... (it will cheer me~).

Cherish LIFE

Found an interesting .pps file about cherishing LIFE. Click here to view it.

Do whats required

After the election results in several states in India, some of the out-going chief-ministers remarked that they worked very hard to the limits of their capacity for the progress & growth of the state. Though such a statement is just a gesture before stepping down, it reminds me of a famous quote by Winston Churchill...

It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

Cosmican

'COSMICAN'... What was the first thing that came to your mind on looking at this word?

I am thinking of 'COSMICAN' to be my cyber-name. You will not find this word in a dictionary. My friend (Vinoth) and I coined this word and assigned to it, the apparent meaning 'A member of the Universe'. Hmm... we had to coin a new one as I was trying to find a word that associates me not to a subset of minds, or any specific geographical area (country).

I instead wanted to bear a name that represents the super-set of all groups & entities. So, we came up with the name 'COSMICAN'. I feel it also reflects a higher level of thought, and a broader perspective. Do I sound justified?