India Undergoing Second Revolution Leaded by Anna Hazare

Last 5 days have witnessed millions of people across the country coming out in support of veteran Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare. He started his indefinite fast on 5th April 2011 for amended Lokpal bill to put end to corruption that is eating this country.

A day before yesterday I headed to Anna's facebook page which was created 72 hours prior to my visit. At that point of time, it had over 12,000 likes. Today it has crossed over 100,000 supporters. It's really heartening to see media is playing its role positively spreading the word about it across the globe. Government has finally given up and accepted all the preliminary demands. Hopefully, we will soon get this bill passed and will get a better future for our next generations.

Why Beta Should Never be Alpha!

Recently I updated (new version) a piece of software I use regularly. We were told, it will be having a beta tag that obviously means it may behave unexpectedly at times. Once I updated, the nightmare began. A bug (not really a bug, but forced addition) forced me to completely stop its usage. I lodged a complaint to customer service and found flocks of users complaining about countless bugs. We all were surprised to see no response from the company for more than 24 hours. Probably they were enjoying weekend holidays.

If the bug is such that it completely halts the application, it should be addressed within 24 hours. The sheer volume of bugs puts it in the category of 'Alpha lab version'. We were feeling like we are guinea pigs made to refine this software. The user-base of this software use it for business accounts and it was costing them time and money.

Eventually, we got an update after 72 hours and I could resume my work. Interestingly, users hues and cries were categorized as in-constructive and not even once they apologized for giving alpha prototype for real usage. In future, I'll only upgrade to major version, when cries will subside down in customer service forums.

The software is GREAT, but the team behind it SUCKS.

New Challenges in 2011

My trip to Canada was more than successful. It’s been a mix of success and failures last year. 2011 has arrived and I’m ready with new challenges. Very soon I’ll be changing my web-host with new design for all my weblogs including the primary blog.

Recently, the house work has finished with a new floor (3 rooms) added. Last year Delhi witnessed heavy rains and now we are freezing with unexpected mercury dip. And guess what? From 7th January onwards, Delhi is covered under thick blanket of fog. Time to use public transport else I’ll gate-crash.

So here’s a list of tasks for 2011. Remember, there are some hidden entries in this list

To-do’s for 2011

• Change of web-host and new design for all blogs.
• Will be doing workouts at least thrice a week.
• Will be spending more time with family.
• Learning new cuisines. (Yes, I love to cook!)
• And finally, waiting for an Android 3.0 mobile device.

Toronto, Here I come...

I'll be leaving for Toronto on 16th early morning on a 11 day visit. I'm on a shopping spree for the essentials to keep with me for the tour. I'll be staying at Finch Avenue East @ Newnham Seneca Campus with my friend. Believe it or not, i'll experience first snowfall of my life.

First time i'll celebrate Christmas away from the family :(

It is going to be a very busy schedule, but hopefully I'll find some time to look around. Wish me luck and a successful tour.

2010 : Record Breaking Rains For Delhi

I remember, how we used to experience week long rains about 2 decades back. It used to slow down, then again heavy and so on. For last 7-8 years, Delhi was not getting much rain and that too not in time.Every time, we were told about normal monsoon, yet we used to witness below average rainfall.

But this year, it has surprised everybody, including our Meteorological Department. From mid-July till now it's raining continuously. Delhi has never experienced this much rain in the month of August and September. Commonwealth Games are near (18 days left), and continuous rain had made things worse.

I wish bright sun for us very soon.

Why A Personal Blog?

I've been blogging for quite some time now. It's been a wonderful exeprience connecting with so many awesome and talented people. At times, I want to share some of my experiences (the other side of the coin) that has nothing to do with social media.

I think, this is the perfect platform to do that. So hang tight and read on!