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What’s happening lately (3 years of TechieLife)

Aditya — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:00:34 +0000

So, it’s been almost a year since my last post (again!). Reading through the archives of the site, which has been up for a little over 3 years now, I’m tempted to post an update to some...

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Google to quit China?

Aditya — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:39:45 +0000

The latest blog post on Google’s official blog caught my attention. Due to recent cyberattacks, originating from China, resulting in the loss of some of their intellectual property (fancy term...

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Murdoch: Web sites to charge for content – CNN.com

Aditya — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:29:53 +0000

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch claims the current Internet businesss model is “malfunctioning” and says that NewsCorp-owned web sites will start charging for content within a year. His empire...

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Logging on to Facebook causes employee to be fired

Aditya — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:51:32 +0000

This is one of the most shocking pieces of news I’ve heard in the recent past. An employee of a Swiss insurance agency called in sick, and was later fired since she logged in to Facebook on her...

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Kutcher has almost 2 million followers – 1,995,884 followers for Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) on Twitter ??

Aditya — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:46:20 +0000

ashton kutcher (aplusk) on Twitter. Obviously this looks like a bug or someone just ran a megascript, but check this screenshot out (not doctored). Taken at 10:41 p.m. PDT Almost 2 million followers...

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Official Gmail Blog: A new mobile Gmail experience for iPhone and Android

Aditya — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:40:03 +0000

Google recently announced a new look for the GMail client on the iPhone (and Android). The new interface is pretty intuitive, and pleasing to the eye. However, since GMail supports free IMAP, I use...

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Conficker Worm Exposes IT Policies (or Laziness or Ignorance) Worldwide

Aditya — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:27:30 +0000

The April Fools’ Worm, or Conficker has been in the news for a few weeks now. This is one of the few times since Y2K that a date was important. People around the world braced for April 1, 2009...

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Computer Shuts Down Within Seconds of Booting (Fixed!)

Aditya — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:35:22 +0000

Last weekend, I was watching an online video, when my custom-built desktop machine suddenly shut down. I attempted to boot it up, and it shut down within 5 seconds. It was apparent that it was a...

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Wikipedia Almost Reaches $6 Million Target – Just Add Ads Already!

Aditya — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:55:37 +0000

Interesting Wikipedia stat: 98.3% of registered Wikipedia users are inactive. While researching for a topic, I was led to Wikipedia. I noticed that they had almost reached the $6,000,000 figure they...

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10 Reasons Why HTML 5 Will Change The Web (And 1 Why It Won’t)

Aditya — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:30:15 +0000

HTML5 is currently in the draft stage, and the latest specification is available at the W3C web site. User experience on the Internet will change for sure, and here’s why: 1. Persistent Local...

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