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Thu

28

Jan

2010

Larsen & Toubro Falls by 200 in 2 days

by Vyoma

I was too busy with my day job and other activities that I lapsed on monitoring my portfolio of stocks I hold. Larsen and Toubro Ltd is one of the company where I hold part of my savings.

From 20-Jan-2010 to 22-Jan-2010 it fell more than 170 - roughly a 10% fall.

Eeek! Well, that was my reaction when I realized that. And after that I watched it for a couple of days while reviewing the news, I pulled out part of my investment in it.

LnT NSE chart around 22-Jan-2010

Wed

27

Jan

2010

Should I be excited about Apples next product? (iPad/iTablet)

by Vyoma

I am not excited about iPad or iTablet or whatever it will be called. Though I am an owner of iPod, I lost my love for Apple quite some time back.

I note that,

Tue

19

Jan

2010

ಚೀನಾ ಮತ್ತು ಗೂಗಲ್

by Vyoma

ಚೀನಾದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ತನ್ನ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಳೆದ ವಾರ ಗೂಗಲ್ ತನ್ನ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆ ನೀಡಿತು. ಗೂಗಲ್ ಹಾಗು ಹಲವು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಚೀನಾದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಚವಿಸಿದ ಸೈಬರ್ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇದು ಚೀನಾದ ಮಾನವ ಹಕ್ಕು ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವೆಂದು ಅದು ವಾದಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಅದು ತನ್ನ ಚೀನಾದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ (Google.cn) ಹಾಗು ಸೇವೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು ಸಂಭವ ಇದೆಯೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತದೆ.

ಗೂಗಲ್ ತನ್ನ ಚೀನಾ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ ೨೦೦೬ರಲ್ಲಿ ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು. ಅಂದಿನಿಂದ ಇಂದಿನವರೆಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ ನಡೆಸಲು, ಅದು ಚೀನಾದ ಕಾನೂನಿನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ತನ್ನ ಸರ್ಚ್ ಇಂಜಿನ್ ಅನ್ನು ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್ ಮಾದುತಿತು. ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಗೂಗಲ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹಲವರು ಟೀಕಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಈವಾಗ ಗೂಗಲ್ ಚೀನಾದಿಂದ ಇನ್ನು ಹೊರಗೆ ಬರಲ್ಲಿಲ. ಚೀನಾ ಸರಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತುಕಥೆ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಮಾತುಕತೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಇನ್ನು ಒಂದು-ಎರಡು ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಯಬಹುದು.

Mon

11

Jan

2010

Clipart - Instant Downloads available

by Vyoma

I have setup the shop with links (Buy Now) that allow you to download the clipart set as zip files as soon as you make the payment. You can make the payment either through debit/credit card or through PayPal.

Check the shop now!

Any suggestions on the kind or nature of clipart you may want to buy is most welcome.

Fri

05

Jun

2009

Apple - You Lost Me As Customer

by Vyoma

iPodTouchIt has been a while since I decided not to use Apple products any more.

Here are some of the reasons I came to this decision:

  1. Their iTunes software required to sync/buy music and to make use of the iPod/iPhone Apps out there is not available on Linux. I hate it these days when someone forces me to dual boot into my Windows partition.
  2. iPod batteries suck. Not batteries themselves, because I do understand the concept of recharge cycles, but not able to replace it yourselves is really a bummer. And sending it in to Apple for a replacement will cost you almost half the price of the device, which is absurd. Read MG Siegler's view at The Short Lifespan Of The iPhone.

Now, I will be using the iPod I bought, until it dies. I am glad I bought an iPod Touch and not an iPhone. But I will not be buying anymore of Apple's products. I will not be buying them for myself, or as gifts for others.

Apple has lost me as a customer.

iPod photo by juanpol.

Sat

25

Apr

2009

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Released

by Vyoma

I am currently in the process of getting the Alternate CD downloaded through BitTorrent since my ISP (Airtel) is pretty bad, and I do not want to rely on their falsely stated 256 kbps connection for an upgrade from 8.10. That said, I have been looking around for news on Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope - Canonical's latest release of the operating system.

Here is one I found on cNet: Ubuntu 9.04 as slick as Windows 7, Mac OS X by Renai LeMay

Wed

15

Apr

2009

Ubuntu on a Windows Upgrade Path Survey

by Vyoma

For those who like to dig into numbers and trends, having overlapping interests in Open Source, here is a intereting PDF by Kace:

Windows 7 Adoption Survey

(Found via ITNews)

Thu

09

Apr

2009

Pantone and Free Software

by Vyoma

I have heard the word Pantone thrown around. With respect to Open Source software like GIMP or Inkscape, I found an interesting article that is worth the read.

Pantone and Free Software

Even though the article is about three to four year old, I think the facts there still hold ground. Goes to show, based on legal bullying, how not just one entity, but many more along with it is able to have a grapple hold on the market.

Fri

20

Mar

2009

ಭಾರತದ ಅರ್ಥವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಟಾಟಾ ನ್ಯಾನೋ ಪರಿಣಾಮ?

by Vyoma

ನನ್ನ ಗೆಳೆಯ ದೀಪಕ್ ರೆಡಿಫ್ ನ ಅಂಕಣ ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾನೆ - ಟಾಟಾ ನ್ಯಾನೋ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಿಂದಾಗುವ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ.

ಆ ಅಂಕಣ ಹೇಳುವಂತೆ, ಟಾಟಾ ನ್ಯಾನೋ ಕಾರ್ ಅನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಲಕ್ಷ ರುಪಾಯಿ ಮೌಲ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ತರುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂಚೆಗಿಂತ ಬಹಳ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಕಾರೆಂಬುದು ಕೈಗೆಟಕುವ ಸಾಮಾನಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ದೀಪಕ್ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ ಭಾರತದ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳ ರಸ್ತೆ ಸಂಚಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ನನ್ನ ಕುತೂಹಲ ನ್ಯಾನೋ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ತೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಏನು ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆಯೆಂದು.

Fri

20

Mar

2009

Can Tata Nano effect Indian Economy?

by Vyoma

My friend Deepak came across an article in Rediff and talks about the effect of release of Tata Nano.

The article mentions that Tata is putting Nano to market at the price tag of Rs 1 lakh.

Due to this, car becomes an affordable commodity to a lot more people in India than it were before. As Deepak said, it would have a lot of impact to the already congested traffic situation in most of the cities. My interest though is what effect Nano would do on the economy?

The credit crunch in US has affected India. Reason could possibly be the involvement of India in IT industry. A change in one market of a country would spread to the other markets of that country.

Since more people are able to buy a car, there is possibility of new markets opening up. Even those who are not able to do a full down payment, owing to the fact that the amount is much lesser than before, they will try to buy the car acquiring a loan. This is one of the direct impacts I can think of. This seems like a good time for investors.

Nano may be a small variable, but it would be interesting to see to what extent the wheel turns the other way due to a chain-reaction.