Archive for September, 2006

Skype Out vs Yahoo Voice - Service Review and Comparison

I have been using Skype for a long time and recently started using Yahoo Voice as well.

Considering that both Skype Out and Yahoo Voice are paid services, thought I would blog my experience. Maybe it will help someone decide which service to buy.

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Cook Indian Dishes and Recipes

Hey, check out this wonderful new site dedicated to cooking Indian dishes and delicacies. The site has some true Indian and particularly Maharashtrian dishes like Ukadiche Modak, Kheer, Puran Poli, Laddoos… If your mouth’s not watering by this time, you surely haven’t eaten these dishes.

I have only recently discovered cooking and recently tried creating optimized and simple cakes and Gulab Jamuns. I look forward to trying some of these recipes or considering my previleged position, I might just get the dish from the site creators. :)

Indian Coooking and Recipes On SurekhaThosar.com

Iqara Broadband becomes You Telecom - Internet quality stays just as bad

Iqara Boradband recently changed its name to You Telecom. Unfortunately the name’s the only thing that has improved with Iqara.

I have been using Iqara / You Telecom for a couple of years and here are some quick observations:

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Microsoft does it again with Windows Vista - Great news for Linux

Microsoft has announced the pricing for its new Windows Vista operating system.

  1. Vista Home Basic - $199
  2. Vista Business - $299
  3. and the most expensive will be Vista Ultimate - $399.

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PYC Sports Gymkhana Pune stops serving alcohol - Is the focus back on sports?

A few days back I heard that the PYC Gymkhana located in the Deccan Gymkhana area in Pune has stopped serving alcohol. This came as a pleasant surprise and compeltely against recent trends in Indian cities.

Pune Youth Club (PYC) Hindu Gymkhana was formed in 1934 and for over 70 years has been a sports organization. PYC was once about cricket, badminton, table tennis and tennis.

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Save Pune Tekdi Drive - ( Environment VS so called Development )

Sometime back I blogged about the dispute about Paud Road - Senapati Bapat Link Road from the Pune Hills. The supporters of the road had declared victory following a decision from a lower court. However the matter is still very much open for debate.

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Iqara / You Telecom Customer Support - STD Calls

If you are an Iqara / You Tele customer, please note that all calls made from Pune to their customer support call center are STD calls as the support number is Mumbai based. I have repeatedly compalined about this to customer support as well as the Pune office, but nothing is done in the matter.

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