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Steve, you were truly one of a kind and left well before your time was up. R.I.P  

Yes, PayPal is at it… again. Over the past few years, I’ve found PayPal to be a convenient mode of payment, so it’s somewhat frustrating to keep getting these updates with regard to compliance with RBI policies. This mail I received last night was another bolt from the blue; 

Yup, this is the mail I received in my inbox a while ago. Rubbed my eyes in disbelief, and read the mail again to see if there was a catch somewhere. Finally, I had to concede there was no catch, and that McKinsey Quarterly was indeed making it’s content freely accessible by phasing out it’s [...]

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. This bliss was shattered a few months ago, in [...]

One of India’s most heavily visited sites, http://www.irctc.co.in/ has gone in for a makeover. The new site seems much more simpler, user friendly, and easier to navigate, though I haven’t tried out all options yet. It is presently labeled ‘Beta’, and keeping in tune with our Independence Day, will go live on 15-Aug-10.

Some months ago, PayPal customers in India were suddenly caught unawares by changes in PayPal’s policies regarding payments and withdrawal of funds. Those problems however, were resolved and things seemed back to normal. Around 3-4 days ago, I received an email from PayPal as below;

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 [...]