Writing
Help! - MySQL Aggregate functions and table joins
I am stuck onto a problem and would appreciate some help on this! Here's the problem: I am using aggregate functions (eg. SUM) of MySQL in a query where two…
Copying a MySQL table with schema and keys, but not data
Here's a great thing I learned about MySQL today: sql CREATE TABLE newtable LIKE oldtable Will create a copy of the table along with structure and keys (primary…
Are we working or serving?
Ashok sent an inspiring article: Are we working or serving? One evening a scholar was addressing the participants on the concept of work culture. One of the…
Embedded Databases and all...
Been trying out different embedded databases for the past few days. And am not sure which one is the best. The background is this: We have a desktop application…
Taking a snapshot of Flex app, from Flex!
On a recent Flex project, we needed to take a snapshot of what's shown on the screen and save it as an image. I had seen somewhere that this was possible, but…
Flash, Flex & Web service problems
I always have a tough time deploying a Flash/Flex based app that uses web services. And we use web services (or similar) on almost all projects! Every two or…
Personal Brand
Coke and Microsoft have a brand. Shahrukh Khan and Steve Jobs have a personal brand. Do you have your personal brand? I asked this question yesterday to…
Ilhaam, play and meaning
A few days ago, I went to see a play called Ilhaam with office friends and Nikita. The performance was at Prithvi, and I felt it was just the right place to see…
Leadership lessons from Chak De India
I saw the latest Shahrukh Khan movie Chak De India last Friday. I really enjoyed the whole movie - the story was simple, characters full of personality, there…
Tip: Combining multiple mp3 files into one
I had multiple mp3 audio tracks of a lecture. They worked fine in iTunes since I could create a playlist and tracks would play one after another. I moved the…
Spotlight search for Thunderbird emails & OpenOffice.org documents
I always wanted a faster and better search for Thunderbird. If I could find content within emails with Spotlight, it would save a lot of trouble. Even more…
WebORB and PHP connection - finally got it to work
Have had some troubles getting data to Flex from PHP using WebORB. Finally got it to work using some workarounds! The discussion thread is here on the Midnight…
WPG2 Plugin, TinyMCE Javascript problem
I have WordPress 2, Gallery 2, and the WPG2 plugin to insert Gallery photos in Wordpress. And I am bugged by a problem with this setup for a long time!…
Be like Adobe
Robert X. Cringely wrote about how Adobe wants to build "invisible" software - so ubiquitous that it's existence is assumed - with AIR (Adobe Integrated…
Join hands with Firefox
Mozilla Foundation is coming to India. If you are interested in Firefox, are a contributor, or want to contribute, you must grab this opportunity! Seth…
The Day You Became A Better Writer
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, had a great post on writing skills. Putting it here, with a small correction: I went from being a bad writer to a good…
It Happened in India - the story of Big Bazaar and Future Group
I have been seeing the book - It Happened In India - around, and was interested in finding out more about it. The book is about Kishore Biyani - the man who…
Mobile Monday Mumbai - June event
I attended the Mobile Monday Mumbai June event, hosted at Reliance Communications. A large portion of the Monday was traveling to and from the venue. But it was…
Back from Surat
Went to Surat at Masi's place for the weekend. It was a great time out. Enjoyed a lot with the family. I think I have not done such variety of things on a…
Mumbai Photo Marathon 2007 Diary
Posting my story of Mumbai Photo Marathon. I know it's late, Kapil, Prakash and Ameya have already written about it, Naveen did a mention. But here's my…