My ski video in Indiana - Taken on 1 Jan, 2006

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Check out my ski video of my skiing experience in Indiana on 1 Jan, 2006

Montoya leaves void in F1 - moves onto NASCAR

As i had mentioned in one of my previous posts, i like JPM's driving style but i have to agree that F1 isn't the right place for him to blossom because of limited overtaking opportunities. Read this article in BBC on JPM's exit from F1. I am extremely confident that JPM will shine in NASCAR Nextel cup also(hopefully in 2007 season itself)

The only surprise for me is why Meclaren and JPM parted ways with immediate effect. This give me the additional motivation to watch and learn NASCAR. I know it is huge here in US. I remember watching a race on TV last year and 1,65,000 people were at the stadium cheering...The leading NASCAR drivers like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart to name a few have huge following in US and are big celebrities.

My prediction on ATP Tennis was good !

It rained here and hence couldn't get to the tennis courts today..bad luck !

Hey..as i said, Nadal won today, a few minutes back(6-2,6-7,6-3,7-6), but not in straight sets though.

Also, am not happy with Schuni winning today...JPM finishing in the podium is a consolation to me!! and yes..i like JPM's aggressive driving style.

Flock, BlogThis firefox extension

I have been using Flock since 0.4.10 developer preview. I still am with 0.5.14.2. Its a cool 'Social' browser. I am writing this blog from Flock too, without getting to my blog administration !(but, yes..i had sporadic problems with this feature). I mainly use Flock for the technorati, flickr & del.icio.us integration and its Blog Engine. Check out Flock's shelf feature too. With 0.5.14.2, they have added shadows.com bookmarking, auto-update and more...check out the release notes here

Now, you might wonder why i use so many browsers...yes..i do..& thats coz each has its own advantages...believe me..

If a blogger doesn't need a full featured 'social' browser, i suggest BlogThis extension for Firefox. Get more details on the extension here...Mozilla Addons :: Add Features to Mozilla Software

F1 - Tennis - Fed Cup

I have always wanted to play tennis as an exercise..but somehow & for some reason, couldn't do it..finally the day has come !!..i got Prince Wimbledon racquet today..and weather permitting(BTW it rained heavily today), i should have my first day in the courts tomorrow !!.


Speaking of Tennis, India went down to top seeds Australia 2-1 in the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania zonal final in Seoul, Korea...
and as i had anticipated, Sania Mirza(ranked 40) went down 6-4, 6-2 to Samantha Stosur(ranked 57) in the second singles.(won't be a surprise for anyone following Sania's matches in 2006)..But Shikha Uberoi is doing well for the last few weeks..


IMHO Nadal is going to beat Federer in Monte Carlo ATP Masters final..! probably straight sets !!! How about that..lets see..


Also, In the San Marino GP at Imola, I hope Jenson Button(son of former British rallycross racer John Button) gets his first win in F1. Not bad if someone other than Schumi & Alonso wins..i am against somebody dominating a sport and am always for competition....lol..

utorrent, ask & MacTel

I have been using utorrent for a few months now and like it..click here for tips to improve download speeds in utorrent

You might be knowing that ask jeeves is now ask.com Check out the cool stuff like binaculars site previews on mouse over and the 'Related Names' & 'Expand Your Search' suggestions in search results screen. The UI is uncluttered and response time is good too.

Check out what Robert X. Cringely has written about the path Apple OS X might be taking..! I do agree with him on this..Here is the link...What are your thoughts on this??

Firefox extensions & Opera 9 beta build 8367

For you firefox enthusiasts, these are my recommended extensions & themes..

Theme is iFox (This would be your first step if interested for a mac experience...just look at the scroll bar !)

Extensions
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Google toolbar
Forecastfox
Adblock
Tabbrowser preferances
Bloglines toolkit(if your feedreader is bloglines, of course)
WebDeveloper
GreeseMonkey
CustomizeGoogle
IETab
NoScript
del.icio.us(if your social bookmarker is del.icio.us)
ChromEdit

I would like to know your comments on this list...feel free to suggest better & new extensions..

BTW, let it be known that Opera 9 public beta is out today with lots of cool features..
For the list of features, get here
Download 9.0 beta at opera9
let me tell you that widgets, integrated BitTorrent download, browser thrash is not available in any other browser. In widgets, try 'Pandora Radio Widget'..its very cool..but the transpent screen is little annoying..

Web 2.0

Hey..for pple habituated to listening to music online, i recommend you to pandora.com or last.fm. The music quality and the overall experience is excellent in pandora, but last.fm is also quite good. Njoy guys.

For social bookmarking, i recommend del.icio.us

For Peer Production News, i recommend digg.com and slashdot.com(more oriented towards technology). Let me know what kind of web 2.0 tools you are looking for? ! ...