Bharath Kumar

A batsman of imagery and imagination

Bharath Kumar — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:54:04 +0000

A batsman of imagery and imagination. The youngest among India’s retreating golden generation of middle-order batsmen, he (VVS Laxman) could leave cricket without any monumental record. It does not matter. His will never be a career in numbers, anyway. He has always been a batsman of imagery and imagination. VVS Laxman’s records may easily be overtaken, but they cannot be replicated.

Steve Jobs: Thoughts on Flash

Bharath Kumar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:07:25 +0000

Thoughts on Flash. Steve Jobs letter on why they do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads.

Button wins Melbourne thriller

Bharath Kumar — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:42:42 +0000

Jenson Button won the thrilling Australian Grand Prix ahead of Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa. Button made an early gamble to opt for dry tyres on a damp track which turned out to be a decisive moment of his first win for Mclaren. Alonso came 4th after dropping to 22nd on first lap. Michael Schumacher managed to grab the last point on the last lap.

Vettel & Webber on front row for Red Bull in Australia

Bharath Kumar — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:18:25 +0000

Vettel grabbed pole position for tomorrows Australian Grand Prix. Mark Webber came 2nd giving Red Bull racing its first ever front row. Alonso took 3rd place while Michael Schumacher came 7th.

Alonso leads Ferrari one two in Bahrain

Bharath Kumar — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:21:55 +0000

Alonso leads Ferrari one two in Bahrain. Alonso wins the Bahrain Grand Prix on his debut for Ferrari while Massa settled for second place after temperature problems in his cockpit. Michael Schumacher came home 6th on his return to F1

Harsha Bhogle on India’s no. 1 in test cricket status

Bharath Kumar — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:58:14 +0000

As with all success, India must celebrate the moment and move on. It’s more difficult to stay at the top than to get there.

Australian Grand Prix posts another $40 million loss in 2009

Bharath Kumar — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:03:03 +0000

Australian Grand Prix posts another $40 million loss in 2009. The 2008 Grand Prix also suffered a record $40 million loss, funded by the Victorian Government.

Obama wins The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009

Bharath Kumar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:08:02 +0000

Obama wins The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

Ferrari.com pit stop

Bharath Kumar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:48:44 +0000

Ferrari.com pit stop

2009 Formula One season in The Big Picture

Bharath Kumar — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:52:01 +0000

2009 Formula One season in The Big Picture. Collection of photographs from the most recent three races (4 rounds so far of a scheduled 17) of the 2009 Formula One World Championship season.

New National Broadband Network

Bharath Kumar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:04:18 +0000

New National Broadband Network. The Rudd Government today announced the establishment of a new company to build and operate a new super fast National Broadband Network which will be the single largest nation building infrastructure project in Australian history.

Yahoo! Tech’s best and worst tech products of 2008

Bharath Kumar — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:25:22 +0000

Yahoo! Tech’s best and worst tech products of 2008. Hulu and Sony Xperia X1 among the best and Blu-ray in the worst category.

Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart

Bharath Kumar — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:47:49 +0000

Boing Boing Gadgets’ Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart. The short answer: Get an MSI Wind or Dell Mini 9.

Alonso in reference to his disastrous spell at McLaren

Bharath Kumar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:48:04 +0000

I have raced karts since I was three years old. In the last 24 years I have been fine with all of my teams, except for one. It was the same team that had problems with Senna, Prost, Raikkonen and Montoya. Perhaps the problem is with the team rather than with the driver.

Fernando Alonso still dreams to race for Ferrari

Bharath Kumar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:46:57 +0000

I admit that one day I would very much like to be with Ferrari. It’s the best team in the history of Formula One, and it is clear that those who go with them, are part of history.

Ecclestone on Hamilton

Bharath Kumar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:44:28 +0000

Out of the car he is a little bit arrogant.
I think he has slightly too high an opinion of himself and that irritates the other drivers.

WordPress 2.6

Bharath Kumar — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:12:03 +0000

WordPress 2.6 released with approximately 194 bug fixes.

iPhone 3G mobile internet pricing on optus

Bharath Kumar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:09:46 +0000

List of cheapest Optus plans available based on Mobile Internet Data. Customers who connect their iPhone to an eligible Optus iPhone rate plan up until the end of August will get their first month of Mobile Internet Browsing for free.

All prices are in AUD. 1 AUD = 0.953934 USD.

But on Yes Plans you get less worth of calls and text compared to Yes Cap Plans.

Optus iPhone pricing

Bharath Kumar — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:07:37 +0000

Optus reveals its full range of iPhone prices, both prepaid and postpaid.

McLaren drivers docked five places

Bharath Kumar — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:20:21 +0000

Hamilton and Kovalainen were penalized five grid places. Following several hours of deliberation by the stewards about whether or not the McLaren pair had done anything wrong, it was eventually decided that the duo should be punished. Hamilton was penalised for blocking Heidfeld, while Kovalainen got his penalty for blocking both the German and Alonso. It means Kovalainen will now start from eighth place on the grid, with Hamilton one place behind him. A McLaren spokesman confirmed that the team would not appeal the decision.

Ferrari lock out the front row at Sepang

Bharath Kumar — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:18:48 +0000

The rain threatened to be a factor this afternoon in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix but never materialised as expected allowing Ferrari to show its raw speed around the 5.543km Sepang circuit. Felipe Massa claimed pole position, the tenth of his career, with a lap almost half a second clear of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. The F2008 has run flawlessly today and the team dominated qualifying leaving Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton very much second best on the second row of the grid.#.

Dell XPS One, The all-in-one PC to beat

Bharath Kumar — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:59:41 +0000

PC Magazine says the Dell XPS One is the all-in-one PC to beat for now.

Mclaren appeal rejected, Kimi World Champion

Bharath Kumar — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:43:49 +0000

The International Court of Appeal said in a statement the case was rejected because McLaren’s appeal is inadmissable. The results of the Interlagos race will remain unchanged, confirming Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen as the 2007 world champion. Ferrari CEO Jean Todt further added:

The decision of the ICA finally brings to an end a very intense season, both on and off the track. Today, a final and desperate attempt to change the result obtained on the track was rejected. Now, all our efforts are focused on preparing for next season.#.

What else left for Mclaren to loose this season?

Zune Originals Store announced

Bharath Kumar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:18:32 +0000

Microsoft announced that tommorow users can get their hands on sleek new Zune players, redesigned Zune software, and new online services including the Zune Marketplace and Zune Social, an online music community. Users will have the option to customize their Zune player with laser-engraved designs and personal text through a new Web store called Zune Originals.

The new redesigned Zune software with Zune Marketplace and the new now playing screen looks cool.

Ross Brawn joins Honda F1

Bharath Kumar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:05:23 +0000

Ross Brawn has been the brains behind Michael Schumacher’s domination of Formula One. Brawn has played a leading role in all of Schumacher’s seven world titles, the first two with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, and then the five in a row with Ferrari from 2000. Now he is taking up the new challenge with Honda where he will take up the position of Team Principal with full responsibility for designing, manufacturing, engineering and racing Honda’s Formula One car.

Ross spent ten years with the Ferrari team where, in the position of Technical Director, he helped them regain glory in the form of six consecutive constructorsâ€™ championship titles from 1999. Prior to joining Ferrari, Ross held the position of Technical Director with the Benetton F1 Team, helping them win back-to-back World Drivers Championships in 1994 and 1995 with Michael Schumacher and take the Constructorsâ€™ Championship in 1995. In the course of his 30 year career in motorsport he has worked with a number of Formula One teams and in sports car racing.#.

Impressive. What else he can achieve in F1 in his latest position..