If you are still browsing the internet the ‘old’ way, then you must have a look at this video…
Personally, I have been a RSS feed addict for over 3 years now, and have never looked back!
I use Google Reader as my primary feed reader.Do try it out and see the difference!
Add comment | October 22nd, 2007 at 11:28am
This might be useful if you make frequent purchases on amazon.com. Although Amazon’s website does not say this ‘loudly’, Amazon does have a price protection policy!
While Amazon.com does not do price-matching with other retailers, but if the price of the product that you bought on amazon drops within 30 days of your purchase, you can ask for a refund of the difference amount. The key here is, you need to ask amazon for the refund!
Here is what the policy reads:
Post-Order Price Guarantee
Amazon.com’s prices for released items will change from time to time based on a variety of factors. If Amazon.com’s price for an already-released item decreases within 30 days after we ship the item to you, we’ll be glad to refund the difference in price if you contact us. Please click one of the buttons on the right, and be sure to have your order number handy so we can assist you.
This Post-Order Price Guarantee is subject to the following restrictions:
- Applies only to products that have already been released. Products that have not yet been released but that are available for pre-order from Amazon.com are not covered by this guarantee, but do benefit from our Pre-Order Price Protection program (see section above).
- Applies only to items sold by Amazon.com, and not to items (or prices) offered by other sellers on our site.
- Item prices that are affected by a promotion such as “Buy one, get one free” are not eligible.
- The price of an item after rebate is not considered to be the Amazon.com price.
Link to this policy can be found here on the amazon website.
I had recently purchased a Logitech Headset on amazon, and the price has dropped twice already, and each time the priced dropped, I got the appropriate refund!
Very handy for electronic products which have the tendency for price drops!
Also, one more interesting and very useful site is www.refundplease.com. This site lets you enter your purchase information (item#, date of purchase and your purchase price) and your email. Once you enter this info, the site automatically checks amazon.com for price drops every day for the next 30 days and notifies you of any changes. Thats how I got to know of the second price drop for the Logitech Headset that I purchased!
Update 1: Check out this site : http://www.priceprotectr.com/ -> this one is similar to refundplease.com, but tracks nearly 60 popular online stores for price drops - so that you can get your refunds!.
2 comments | September 26th, 2007 at 01:33pm
Here are some snaps from the Labor day long weekend trip (Sep 1st - Sep 3rd). We had been to a place called Zwolle. Well, it sounds like a African name, but its a very small place in Louisiana. To be more precise, we went to the Toledo Bend lake area and stayed at one of the resorts (Wildwood Resorts) on the banks of the lake.
This place is on the border of Texas and Louisiana. Actually, the Toledo Bend lake is formed due to a Dam which is built across the Sabine River. This river kind of forms the border between Texas and Louisiana! The lake itself is pretty big, and I read on one of the websites that its the largest man made lake in the South (of USA).
Here are some snaps……..
Fishing Pier at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
Fishing Pier at Wildwood Resort - Toledo Bend
3 comments | September 11th, 2007 at 05:58pm
Well, first of all, I am not a doctor or anything like that! So, try this at your own risk! :)… But this is something that has worked for me like magic, and has worked for thousands of other people. So I thought of sharing it will all of you!
Well, I had a very small wart on one of my fingers on the left hand. Warts are pretty common and are caused by a virus known as human papillomavirus. They normally appear on the foot, but can appear anywhere on the body. They are not very painful or very harmful etc, but definitely not something that you would like to have on your skin! And……… most of the time, its pretty hard to get rid of them! :)
Now, coming back to my small wart, it had been on my finger for over 2 years growing very slowly - And I tried lots of medications to get rid of it - including tablets, over the counter Salicylic acid and even the Duct tape occlusion therapy!. But nothing seemed to work. All of them just gave temporary relief but no matter what I did, the wart would come back exactly at the same spot within a month or so!
Finally - did some Googling and came across this home remedy - Very simple, Very cheap, and it worked like miracle. Its almost 4 months now, and no signs of the wart that had troubled me for over 2+ years!
Add comment | September 7th, 2007 at 02:15pm
Yeeeeeeh. Finally!
Google reader now has in-built Search. I guess this was one of the most requested feature. I am sure a lot of people are happy about this……………… Well, it took a while, but now its there. Thanks Google!
There are some other minor improvements to the Google Reader as well. Check the other changes here!
Btw, have you checked the new beta version of bloglines ? It looks cool, but I don’t think I will switch back to bloglines any time soon … I am pretty happy with Google reader!
Add comment | September 6th, 2007 at 10:48am
Shot this little fella @ Dallas Arboretum around… hmm.. about 6 months back.
Squirrel eating Nut - Side Profile
Squirrel eating Nut - Front Profile
He had all the time in the world to pose for me!
1 comment | August 20th, 2007 at 10:10am
My 1998 Toyota Camry was doing great, but I always wanted to get a newer car, and finally got one this week. Ever since I have driven Camry, I have kind of become a big fan of it. So…got this 2005 Toyota Camry LE from an Craigslist Ad. (btw, craigslist rocks! its just amazing!).
Features of the new(er) car…
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Front View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Side View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Front View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Rear View
2005 Toyota Camry LE - Rear Side View
And exactly one week later, i sold my old 1998 Toyota Camry LE on craigslist!!
Add comment | August 13th, 2007 at 04:09pm
I think this is the longest period of silence on this blog!. …. I guess, its over a month since the last post!
Well, all is well, and both of us (me and my wifey) are pretty busy these days with work. Work itself is not as hectic as it used to be couple of months back. Its ok. But kind of lazy to post regularly ;).
In other news…., we brought a Wii. .. and that might explain the reason for not posting. :)
…currently hooked on to Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess. Its kind of a epic game. Almost in the final stages now. I think i will be able to finish it in the next couple of weeks. Need to hunt for the next game then.
Oh, btw, Wii is lots of fun. hehehe.
Our Newyork/Niagara trip was pretty good. Both of us enjoyed it. …Will post the picture soon.
1 comment | July 11th, 2007 at 04:17pm
Its long weekend here in the US (Memorial Weekend) and… we are off to NYC tomorrow (24-May) on a 5 day trip. We plan to also visit the great Niagara Falls. Two days for the Niagara Falls trip and 3 days in NYC, NY!.
Will post pics once I am back.
2 comments | May 24th, 2007 at 12:10am
This is Part 3 of a three part series of our trip to Las Vegas.
Links to Part 1 and 2 can be found here :
The next 2 days, we spent at the Las Vegas Strip - Going from one Casino to other :)…. It was fun.
Life of Las Vegas is centered around one road popularly called “The Strip“. Almost all the Casinos are on The Strip! Majority of these properties on The Strip are owned by MGM Mirage or Harrahs entertainment!
Check out the Snaps of the Hotels and Casinos …..
This is where we stayed! - Monte Carlo.
Monte Carlo at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Newyork Newyork - Hotel & Casino… There is a huge roller coaster around this Hotel.
Newyork Newyork at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Newyork Newyork at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Statue of Liberty at Newyork Newyork - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Casino Royale - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
MGM Grand Lion at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Las Vegas Convention Center - Click to Zoom
Stratosphere and Public transit system at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
One of the Casinos in Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
The famous Stratosphere - the tallest structure in Vegas!
Stratosphere at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
And this is a ride on top of the tallest building… and we did sit on this one. Was an Amazing experience!! :)
Big Shot - Ride on top of Stratosphere - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
One more Thriller Ride on Top of Stratosphere - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
The Las Vegas Strip as seen from top of Stratosphere - Click to Zoom
Circus Circus as seen from top of Stratosphere - Click to Zoom
Harrahs - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Buck and Winne at Harrahs Casino - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Venice in Las Vegas! - Venetian - Mind blowing stuff!
Ceiling Inside Venetian - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Inside Venetian - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Gondola Rides inside Venetian - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Treasure Island - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Wynn - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Mandalay Bay at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Monte Carlo at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Effiel Tower in Las Vegas…
Effiel Tower at Paris - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Luxor at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Bellagio at Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
Bellagio Fountains - Las Vegas - Click to Zoom
We did not gamble much - since we did not know much about how to play - but it was fun!….
5 comments | May 8th, 2007 at 11:34pm
