Finally, a good use for QR codes
QR Codes. Most consumers hate them. Most marketers love them (and think consumers love them too). This often misused little graphic usually found on magazine ads and 20 foot high …
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How getting locked out of Gmail made me kick the Google habit
I learned a hard lesson last week. A lesson which began with me getting locked out of my Gmail. After reading about Matt Honan’s nightmare last summer, I had migrated all of my …
Tech Tip : Password revealer in Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 10 to users of Windows 7 in the last couple of weeks. A new feature in the browser makes it very easy to check your password for correctness …
Dyaus and Prithvi
Most classic religions promote the principle of the first parents. These first progenitors usually have a responsibility for the birth of the second generation of gods, who …
Do caching plugins on WordPress really work?
WordPress is one of the most popular CMS platforms in the world today. Many blogs ( including this one) and journalistic sites run on WordPress. WordPress works by dynamically …
Resistance to Change
For a few years now, I share a story with people as part of my new year greetings. Every year a lot of us make resolutions – lose weight, quit smoking, take up art, etc. Most of …
The Vedas and the creation of the world
In the last post in this series I took a look at the Indus valley and its gods. The reasons for the demise of the Indus valley are still debated, but it is widely believed that the …
Small space garden and two dogs
[](../assets/img/2012/12/Three-ripe-tomatoes.jpeg)These plants are my pride and joy! I have small blossoming gardens on my apartment balconies. This is my favourite one, next to my …
Early civilisation and the first Gods
The bronze age of man bought with it a more organised religion than which was practiced in the stone age. The great civilisations of the period, — Ancient Egyptian in Africa, …
Examining Hinduism
The history of a religion traces the history of a people. Religion and belief form around the existing conditions in a peoples life.
The word Hindu and the religion know as …