Category Archives: Misc

आसमाँ के पार (Aasamaan ke paar - Rockford)

A beautiful song composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and sung by Shankar Mahadevan.
Lyrics by Gulzar
सन सना ता रा रे रारा सन सना
आसमाँ के पार शायद और कोई और आसमाँ होगा
बादलों के परबतों पर कोई बारिश का मकाँ होगा
ओ… मैं हवा के परों पे कहाँ जा रहा हूँ कहाँ
कभी उडता हुवा कभी मुडता हुवा मेरा रास्ता चला
ओ हो [...]

Rescuing hosed server

This post describes the steps that I took to restore an old server which had died some months back.
I had a linux server running debian pretty reliably. It had failed because of a hardware problems (broken power supply). I replaced the power supply and proceeded to make it current with security fixes. But as it [...]

Religious Stotra - काही धार्मिक स्तोत्रे ध्वनीरूपामध्ये

Update: Click here to listen to Complete Ganesh Pooja.
I keep getting a lot of hits on some of the old posts (Ram Raksha Stotra and Hanuman Chalisa) with visitors asking for audio versions of the stotra. Here is a page where I will keep collecting the audio versions of various stotras.
To Play: If [...]

wordpress themes

Interesting wordpress themes from www.alexking.org
:
Clasikue
Connections
Dark Maple
Elvgren
Fasttrack
Greenwood
Head (3 column layout)
Jakarta (Cool javascript hacks for align, smaller/bigger font etc.)
Neuron (Collapsible menus)
rdc*Theme
Red Train
Rin
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How to make friends with …. telephone!

Use this instructional guide from the 1940’s to learn proper etiquette when operating a telephone.

Skin Adobe Reader…

How to use liposuction to repair Adobe Reader 6
Install Adobe Reader 6
From the Start->Run windows menu, Open the “x:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader” folder, where x is the right drive letter.
Find the plug_ins folder and rename it plug_ins_disabled
Create a new folder named plug_ins
Copy the following files from “plug_ins_disabled” to “plug_ins”: EWH32.api, printme.api, and search.api
Of course this [...]

Troubleshooting CD players and CD /DVD drives

Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Compact Disc Players and CDROM Drives

Dnyaneshwari - English transliteration and translation!

Dnyaneshwari - Bhaavarth Diipikaa: a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
English translation of philosophical part of Dnyneshwari (1290 AD). Dnyaneshwari is a commentary on Gita, written 700 years ago by Saint Dnyneshwar (Jnanesvara or Gnanadeva) (1274-1297). It brings Vedanta and other spiritual philosophies to common man. It explains the various paths a person can take [...]

RecipeSource: Indian & Pakistani Recipes

RecipeSource: Indian & Pakistani Recipes

Ram raksha Stotra!

Update: (2006-12-19) I added a new page to collect audio versions of different stotras. Here is the link: http://amit.chakradeo.net/2006/12/19/religious-stotra/
Amazing what you can find on the web!
index_ram
Here is another link

Ram Raksha Stotra
Viniyogah:
Aasya Shriramrakshastrotamantrasya budhkaushik hrishi:
ShriSitaramcandro devta anushtup Chanda: Sita shakti:
Shriman hanuman keelkam ShriRamcandapreetyeRthe
Ramrakshastotrajape vinyOgah:
Dhyaaedaajaanu baahum dhyaanam dhrit shar
dhanusham badhhpadmaasanastham
Peetam vaaso [...]

Built-To Flip

Built to Flip
Built to Flip
A battle is under way for the new economy. Which side are you on?
From: Issue 32 March 2000, Page 131
By: Jim Collins
Illustrations by: Gerald Scarfe
URL: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/32/builttoflip.html
“I developed our business model on the idea of creating an enduring, great company — just as you taught us to [...]

How to create a photo blog

How to create a photo blog using MT.
FIVE STEP PHOTOLOG

Confessions of a car salesman

What really goes on in the back rooms of car dealerships across America?
What does the car salesman do when he leaves you sitting in a sales office and goes to talk with his boss?
What are the tricks salespeople use to increase their profit and how can consumers protect themselves from overpaying?
To answer [...]