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Up Yours, traffic “nawabs”!!

Doesn’t it kinda piss you off when you’re driving on the road, observing all rules, lane etiquette etc when some smartass in a hurry cuts across to go to the opposite side?

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BSNL Broadband sucks!

Theoretically, the post title says it all, no? :-p

Well, I’ve been using BSNL Broadband for the past 3 years and till early this year, had nothing but good things to say about their services. I recommended BSNL Broadband to friends, and even got application forms for some of them. :D

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IRCTC site gets a makeover

One of India’s most heavily visited sites, http://www.irctc.co.in/ has gone in for a makeover.

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HDFC Bank is a khadoos bank

Surprising I know.. for a bank which used to focus on customer delight. I’ve been a happy customer for over a decade now. However, events over the past few months have left me feeling not so happy with HDFC Bank and their services / policies in general.

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PayPal payments to Indian customers

PayPal

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Visa CodeSure-security for your credit card

Across the world, and particularly in India, using a credit card to shop online has always been fraught with danger, though you’re just as likely to have your card cloned when paying a bill at a restaurant.

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Radio Cabs in Pune, now a reality

So what’s new, you may ask? Haven’t we used been using Wings Radio Cabs already?

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Castle

I guess the title of this post would be self-explanatory to some, and meaningless to others. No, this is not about any urge to document old and historical castles, but rather Castle, the TV series which concluded Season 2 in India. :)

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Playing with Google’s bag of tricks

As a company, Google never ceases to amaze me in terms of their constant innovation and tinkering in order to ensure the end user has a satisfying experience. I was having a look at changes they’ve made recently and have been playing around with a few of their applications to see the difference. Here are some of them, in no particular order…

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Death By Twitter

Pretty catchy title, huh? Kinda like the ‘Death By Chocolate’ one gets to drink at Pepinos… :)

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