And can only ask Google. Pictorial proof 
Indians want to know:
And the same on Google.com which I assume is US targeted.
November, 2009
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Nov 09
How to: Firefox portable with flash player
Quick tip on installing flash plugin on firefox portable without administrator privileges.
- Go to %windir%\System32\Macromed\Flash on a system having flash.
- Copy these 3 files Flashplayer.xpt, NPSWF32.dll & NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe
- and paste them in FirefoxPortable\Data\plugins directory
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Nov 09
Installing Skype on EeePC, running Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10
While analysing my visitor logs, I noticed several people come here looking for a way to install Skype on an EeePC running Ubuntu Netbook Remix. So here it is.
Step 1.
Download the skype installer. The package for Ubuntu 8.10 works well on 9.10 as well.
Step 2.
15
Nov 09
Dummies guide to web page optimisation
Yesterday, I spent a few hours optimizing the home page of one of the most sought after colleges in India (most of my readers are alumni of that college). The initial home page size was north of 900 kB. When I was done, it was much lighter at ~300 kB.
What did I do?
I used one of the techniques that are not even talked these days, because it is considered obvious.
Use the right image format.
There were some photographs on the home page that were PNGs. Just converting them to jpeg, sliced off 500kb!
So, why did it take that long? Well, I was made to fix the site with my right hand tied behind my back. The web-server was a virtual fortress with no access to outside servers, so I had a hard time transferring my changes. But the HTML templates were injected with links to dubious sites selling all kinds of medications. Proving that security is as strong as the weakest link, the developer’s workstation in this case.
In addition, no one knew anything about how the site was configured. The initial developers were long gone, so I had to figure everything out painstakingly.
Lesson learnt, one more time:
No change can be a quick change!
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Nov 09
What they don’t teach you at Engineering school
This is an experimental post. If it doesn’t render correctly, leave a comment.
I was brainstorming on the skills a software developer does not learn at school, which are essential for work and some which are needed for career growth.
Below is an embedded mind map, followed by an embedded public wave. Please feel free to contribute to the wave. If you do not have a wave account, here is the static version.
You can pan / zoom / expand / collapse the map below to get a better understanding.