Sunday, October 22, 2006

Xena - 1st Birthday

Our tiny little puppy is all grown up now !


Xena - 2 months old > More pics

Xena is one year old today. Our brindle Great Dane has probably reached her full height . Check out her album.

Diwali at the Abraham's

Spent Diwali at the Abraham's this year. Their roof provided a grandstand view of the city bathed in lights. So I borrowed their tripod and clicked away... in the hope that my amateur efforts might capture the spectacular fireworks display that was resplendent across the night sky. As you might notice I have been rather indiscriminate with the time lapse on the shutter.


Bangalore skyline on Diwali night > More Pics

For those interested I used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel and Sigma 28-300 Zoom Lens.

Walnut Torte with Coffee Whipped Cream

Thought I'd bake something over this weekend and since I had a lot of walnuts in the larder, I picked up a nice Walnut Torte recipe from epicurious. Didn't vary from the original recipe except that I doubled the portions ...and the reviews of this baking spree were not bad at all.


Here is a tip if you have some left over coffee whipped cream and walnuts : They make an awesome combo with pancakes topped off with some regular maple syrup. Yes, I have a very sweet tooth - so be warned :-)

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

A 10 Megapixel Camera !


Oh did i forget to mention, its a phone too ? The Samsung SCH-B600,scheduled to be launched initially in Korea

Search for the Samsung SCH-B600 on Google.

What is ...Foodie... Techie ?

Wikipedia redirects the search for the term foodie to gourmet. Well I can definitely live with that. Although how knowledgeable or sophisticated my tastes are, is open to discussion.

And the techie bit ... well, that I am... albeit with a "mobile" inclination.

So ladies and gentlemen welcome to my blog.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Up Up and (a)Hay - Google Earth to the rescue

I've always been a big fan of Google Earth and this story in a national News Channel only spells out what free public domain information of this magnitude can accomplish / empower.

Seems like some bureaucratic tyranny just got caught in the act.

Check out the link below to find out how Google earth comes to the rescue. Google Earth aid for Maha farmers