tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576067673349745235Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:58:42 +0000My ideas blog, where I may put down anything that crosses my mind and I feel like putting down on paper... err... web pagehttp://idea-shidea.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (hsj)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576067673349745235.post-135017203065190122Fri, 29 May 2009 07:57:00 +00002009-05-30T19:42:14.258+05:30Since moving back to India from the US, one of the things I have had to adapt to are the frequent power cuts. Demand far outstripping supply, most states' electricity boards (the equivalent of the utility company in the US) cut power to different parts of the city at different times of the day. Oftentimes these power cuts are not according to a schedule, so uncertainty reigns supreme.This http://idea-shidea.blogspot.com/2009/05/destops-with-battery-backup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hsj)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576067673349745235.post-1173936844556896356Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-05-30T09:19:27.479+05:30आईडिया-शाईडिया -- that's how this blog's name is supposed to be pronounced. That's it, that's all this first post is about—how to pronounce the name of this blog. Irrespective of where you are in the world, there's probably a Hindi-speaker somewhere near you, so get them to tell you how to pronounce this :-).This double-barreled name comes from the Punjabi habit of double-barreling just about http://idea-shidea.blogspot.com/2009/04/thats-how-this-blogs-name-is-supposed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hsj)2