http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog A blog about the happenings around me! - arjun prabhu Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:17:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, we have a Dell Inspiron 1420 [did i mention that before? :)].......... and when we purchased it back in Nov '07, it came with an Intel 3945ABG WiFi card. The Intel 3945ABG card supports speeds of upto 54 Mbps (802.11g). Its good for accessing the internet, but its slow ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2008/04/12/dell-inspiron-1420-upgrade-from-intel-3945abg-to-4965agn/ B-B-Q Anyone ? - Click to Zoom This is my first true HDR image!. What do you say? http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2008/04/11/b-b-q-anyone/ Me and Chitra became proud parents of a baby boy on 08-Feb-08! And life has not been the same since then :). Well, that also explains why there are no posts on this blog for a long time now! :) We have named him Amogh (after Lord Ganesha). He weighed 6lb ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2008/03/31/baby-boy-amogh/ Its so refreshing to see this video! "Taste of street food in Mangalore" featured on the program "Zaika India Ka" on NDTV. Link: http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=22165 Special thanks to a friend of mine who forwarded this link to me! http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2008/02/02/taste-of-street-food-in-mangalore-on-ndtv/ Well, its been a long time since I wrote here. Its the first post of 2008!!! Hope all of you had a great new year. Well, all is good at our end. Baby is due pretty soon, and both me and Chitra are geared up for the big event! The ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2008/01/28/nearing-parenthood-and-other-updates/ Well, no updates or posts for a long time now!. So... some quick updates from me.. My parents are here in the USA. They landed here on Dec 5th and both me and Chitra have been busy since then! :) ... Last couple of days have been very hectic and action packed!... ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2007/12/26/parents-here-in-us-some-exciting-news/ Well, laptops are good to have, but after using them for over an year now, realized that laptops are bad for my eyes. Not if you use it on a proper desk, but the thing with laptop is, its too easy & convenient to use it when you are on ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2007/11/04/widescreen-lcd-monitor-v7-series/ Well, after waiting for years, the new Infosys Mangalore development center is ready for business. Its named Nethra after the river Nethravathi which is the lifeline of mangalore (and its pretty close to the river too!!) . Unofficially, the center started operations on 15th October, with 83 people on-board! When phase 1 ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2007/10/26/infosys-mangalore-to-be-called-nethra/ One of the most asked question I get to hear is, "Can I drive in USA with my Indian Driving License?" Well, the answer is, "It depends on the state that you would drive in". All most all states in US allow you to drive with your Indian License for ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2007/10/24/driving-in-usa-with-indian-driving-license/ If you are an Indian and have come to the US recently, you will be 'shocked' to see how closed and primitive the US cell phone market is! Well, except for the iPhone which is by no means primitive -- but its 'locked' to the not-so-popular AT&T network. Imagine getting charged ... http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2007/10/23/cellphones-in-usa/