Rajmata Gayatri Devi Passes at 90

Rajmata has been one of the most beautiful women in her times. None of the Indian Bollywood starlets could come anywhere close to her.

In her later years she looked like this.

Read more here.

Passing of a Legend. Gangubai Hangal.

At the age of 97, today morning, Gangubai Hangal left for the heavenly abode. I remember her seeing on Doordarshan National channel during my school days. It was after 9 pm there used to be Classical Sangeet program.

We will surely miss you.

Hasya Kavi.

Hope you enjoy it. It is in Hindi.

Synchronizing

With too much of data, we all have USB storage. So there is a need to synchronize this data. One way is to copy the data. But with sizes increasing to GB, it is not meaningful to do full copy every week.

I found two products on the web. Both have both a free version and a paid version. I want to share this information. Please do use them. Save time and use the saved time to watch you tube videos. :)

1. GoodSync.
2. Allway Sync.

Ghost of MJ

I read this story in the Straits times.

Went to the youtube to search. And yes it shows something. A faint black figure moving. God only know what is it. Is it MJ's ghost or something else.

See the video here and if you are in a hurry move to 8:20 place.

Google OS

Google announced yesterday that it is serious on launching an OS by the middle of next year. It will be called Chrome OS. By the way some facts.

- Chrome is a browser from Google. Available since feb this year.

- Google already has Android, an OS running on Handhelds. But they claim there will no overlapping.

In my opinion, though it looks like a small piece of IT news, but there will be lot of shake up. Seeing GMail, Google Earth, we all know that Google is capable of delivering lightweight, efficient piece of software. To be honest, I am waiting for the OS.

Read more here.

Bandra-Worli Sea Link

Now that is a good news. The much awaited Bandra Worli Sea link is ready and has got inaugurated. For those of us from Mumbai, and who have traveled towards the city via Mahim Causeway, know that this bridge is a blessing.

Some Quick Facts.

Length is 5.6km, Cost at 1600 Crore Indian Rupees. (Divide by 50 to get USD).  Some photos.

Photo from  http://indiabuzz.ne8.in/?pid=1987