“Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing.” –Clive James
Isn’t that so true?
In life… and definitely while programming software! ;)

Earlier this year, I visited CeBIT - my second time - and was once again awed by it. The scale, the planning, the integration, the execution. There are lessons to be learned here. It’s easy to see why CeBIT is described as the world’s largest technology fair.

So, what’s new in the world of technology?
Hmm… in […]

Yesterday, on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I happened to watch Maid in Manhattan on television. Jennifer Lopez was walking her young son to school, when he asked her: “Mom, why did Simon and Garfunkel split?” With a puzzled look, she shrugged: “You got me…”, followed by: “You can google it in school.”
Wow… I wonder who […]

While glancing through the local newspaper, as I flipped past the movies page, one advert with it’s single word title, grabbed my attention. FIREWALL. The ad pictures an intense and grim looking Harrison Ford, with a by line: “To save his family he has to hack into the very bank that he protects.”
I am very […]

There’s a lot of activity happening at my end. And quite a bit that should, but isn’t. Writing regularly over here is an example of the latter.
Today however, happens to be the third anniversary of SharadWare. How could I not post today? Here’s a quick one with the hope that my writing will get a […]

The Western Express Highway in Bombay is an extremely busy, arterial road. Unfortunately, these days it is more aptly described as the Western Express Craterway. I crib and curse as I travel along it, to and from work. Everyday. And you know what? The bloody craters still don’t go away!
Hmmm… this possibly requires a change […]

Sometime ago, I flew on the recently launched Kingfisher Airlines. The aircraft had a distinctly new and fresh feel. Quite refreshing really, and no pun intended ;) In-flight entertainment was via a personal TV, which is basically an at-seat, individual monitor that offers a choice of a few channels, distributed from a central system. As […]

Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Bombay. It rained and rained and rained…
My journey homeward that evening, included a seven hour drive (covering just over two miserable kms, after which I parked my car along the side of the highway and proceeded on foot), a two and a half hour walk, quite a bit of which was […]

Early this morning I received an email from Peter Theobald of IT Secure, a client of ours. Here is a part of what he wrote:
Your service works… flawlessly! Please accept my compliments for making your service like a “dial-tone” on the phone - when you pick up the phone, you expect a dial tone - […]

A short while ago, I received an email from the folks at BlogStreet India, informing me that SharadWare has been featured as “Blog of The Day”… :)