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Friday, March 31, 2006

Open-source Windows Applications

This is one of the very good sites I stumbled upon. This gives a comprehensive list of the open-source applications available for windows, which includes, E-Mail clients, browsers, Personal Finance manager, games etc.

http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Back to Mechanical Means

Still people (like me) seem to be interested in the building of mechanical devices for those that were easily solved by the modern day computers.

Impressive mechanical machines that calculates - Difference Engine

Firefox Extension - Fuzzy Time

One of the fantastic and simple to appear extension to firefox that I found is the Fuzzy Time. I would love many such clocks are available that tells you time like this.

It has three levels of fuzziness - Fuzzy, Very Fuzzy & Extremely Fuzzy. Want some sample time it says? Say the time is 1:41PM ... it says

1. Twenty to Two (Fuzzy)
2. Half past One (Very Fuzzy)
3. Early Afternoon (Extremely Fuzzy)

Nice is itn't?

Here is the link.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Worth Exploring

Try your art skills

Really Cool. Helps you draw on a canvas. You have the option to save your drawings and even replay. That is pretty COOL.

http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/

Monday, March 20, 2006

Commit and Deliver

Excerpt from http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/06101?pg=0

"...I believe the Commit and Deliver choice is viable for many public companies. But it takes a lot of energy. Most business executives have learned to resist being driven by their inbox. It’s easy to get trapped, spending your time dealing with everyone’s problems, the pressures of the day, and the insistence of squeaky wheels. But this strategy sets you up against the agenda of shareholders, who, after all, own the company; you represent them as a director and chief executive. You can’t ignore them, even if you feel they’re wrong. Instead, you must make the case that your agenda is the best one for everyone. I now understand more completely why some companies seem to act without mooring and purpose. In the absence of a strong agenda of your own, others will fill the vacuum."

I believe this is equally applicable for an individual. What do you say?

Tuesday, March 14, 2006