Can’t tell you how happy I am to see the song. It’s a remake of the famed and greatest song of “unity in diversity” devised by the folks at DD (Doordarshan, the Indian state broadcaster). I basically saw the song on DD1 when I was visiting India with my parents during my summer vacation when I was in Class 4/5 (can’t remember correctly). I loved the song. The lyrics reflected the diversity of our great nation and had all the big stars and personalities as of that year.

The year was 1988 (or so I read somewhere). The song broadcast on India’s Independence Day, 15th August (of 1988).

Now, cut to 2010. The day was 26th January 2010. The song was “Phir Mile Sur” or the new “Mile Sur”. The producers this time are the Times Of India Group supported by Vodafone India.

The song has the personalities of India from all walks of life and who embody India in it’s diversity. People of the soil. I just couldn’t have enough of it. Love the song.

Loved the old song. Love the new one even more. Watch it yourself and decide.

Video links:

• YouTube: Part1 and Part2.
• Times Of India link: Full Video (16 mins).

Well, to think that Microsoft had left out all the fun out of the once amusing Windows OS and here I am finding that there does exist a secret easter egg withing Windows 7 and perhaps even Vista!

This hidden egg called the GodMode by the enthusiasts who found it is indeed a great tech user’s delight. To use it, follow the following:

1. Create a folder
2. Rename it as > GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

That’s it. The moment you do this, the folder gives you all the features of the OS in one place. This allows you to take control of your OS even though most of the options that you get to set from the folder are already available from various places within 7 but still having one click access is far better than having to search for them in the various locations/menus etc.

Well, hope you enjoy this (I definitely am enjoying!).

Well, even though I have been busy for the past two months, I did keep on tweeting at (ir)regular intervals to let you know that I am still interested in communicating with all of you.

So, before I can bore you with a lengthy description of how I spent the last day of 2009, I wish all of you a great and prosperous new year 2010.

Having said so, today didn’t start well for me. I woke up to find my washing machine’s dryer not working. Then I tried to take a short nap in the afternoon and couldn’t complete it as my brother and sister-in-law had plan for all of us to go to the beach. So, I went to the beach and we spent a great evening by the sea. It was windy at the beach and chilly too. But we had our fun with a game of UNO. No one cheated today, though, and that reduced the fun a little bit.

We did wrap up by the night though and ordered large pizzas to sign-off 2009 in style. So, here I am getting ready to hit the bed after spending a rocky day!

All this not withstanding, I would like to say that year 2009 was not really as good as I wanted it to be.

I had plans for holding my wedding but unfortunately that didn’t happen.

I had hopes my salary would rise but that didn’t happen too. Instead there was a downturn all around the globe.

I had my vacation lined up around Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakrid) and that was postponed due to a new project.

So, with all these things that happened I only hope that 2009 closes with hopes of a good year in 2010. I hope that like President Barack Obama we can say aloud, “Yes, We Can!”.

Let’s hope and pray the new year will turn out one of the best years for all of us around the world!

I do hope that I have lotsa girl friends this year before I finally settle down with marriage. Just a hope. So, over and out as I prepare to sleep. See you later ppl.

Wordpress 2.9 is here people! And, not being the one to be  left behind, I have upgraded my blog with immediate effect. I am yet to feel the actual effects of the exciting new features available in ‘Carmen’, but I’m sure you are going to get a lot more from Matt & co.

Some features highlights are:

1. New Trash Can feature that lets you restore accidentally deleted posts
2. Integrated image editor
3. Plugin installer and much more.

Check the new Wordpress 2.9 today and you will know why it is one of the most popular and leading web publishing platforms out there today!

Btw, there’s a handy video to show you the features at a glance:

Looks like it’s destiny. Or so it seems. We are lucky to have Bryan Singer back on an X-Men Origins Movie being called, “X-Men: First Class” which reportedly looks at professor Xavier and his students at an early age.

Watch Bryan Singer announce the big news at the premiere of James Cameron’s Avatar:

Bryan Singer at the Avatar Premiere

Trailer Park | MySpace Video

Love this Man! Let’s see how this movie shapes up.

I couldn’t believe it myself! The fact that Music Videos could be made up to a whopping US$ 13 Million is above my level of understanding. In India, you could make a whole movie in all that moolah! Anyway, I came across this list while I was reading about the BSB or the Backstreet Boys on Wikipedia and to my amusement found that their video, “Larger Than Life“, stood at #5 on the list of the Most Expensive Music Videos Ever Made. I loved that song and the video all the more and to find it at #5 is exciting. To watch the video, go to this link on the official BSB channel on youtube.

Anyway, I love the BSB and they are on tour for there brand new album called “This Is Us”. I hope to get a copy of the album pretty soon. Best of Luck to you BSB!!!

Talking about movies always makes me feel excited! Every time I watch a movie or even strike a conversation about the latest flick with a friend, I find myself engrossed in the excitement.

I remember the time (about three months, I guess) before Ram Gopal Varma’s Aag was released into theaters, I was all the more excited about Amitabh Bachchan playing the character of “Gabbar” which had been made an iconic bad guy by the late Amjad Khan. By the team the crescendo of hype was reached amongst all the controversies involving everything from the plot device to the title of the movie to the names characters in the movie, I stayed faithful to the remake’s cause just because of Mr. Amitabh. He was the biggest star and had taken up a huge challenge. But when the time of release came and judging from the promos, I found the end product looked nothing like the original or even what it had set out to do. Everything about the movie had changed, not to mention the character names! This resulted in Aag becoming the biggest dud of that year! How I regretted the fact that this movie got made and actually made it to the theaters.

There are millions like me whose expectations are met with duds and so when I found this great article showcasing the biggest duds or flops of the decade churned out from Bollywood, I decide to share it with you!

Read the article and drop your comments and thoughts about what you think a director/producer should do if they can’t do justice to a cause?

Haven’t you been wondering what you will do with the Windows 7 shipped on your shiny new laptop since you are familiar to be working with XP? What does Windows 7 have to offer that Windows XP or Vista doesn’t have?

Well, Windows 7 has many changes on the surface and many more under the hood is all I can say. You can go to the official site and play some videos available there highlighting all the features available in 7.

In the meantime, I got a great article that gives tips and tricks for use on your Windows 7.

Sample this excerpt from the article regarding some great keyboard tricks:

Keyboard magic

Windows 7 allows you to use the keyboard in some pretty imaginative ways. For instance, to quickly dock the current application to the left or right side of your screen, hold down the Windows key and tap the left or right arrow keys. To quickly maximize the current window, hold down the Windows key and tap the up arrow key. To return the application to its former size, hold down the Windows key and tap the down arrow key. To minimize all open applications except the one in the foreground, hold down the Windows key and tap the Home key. The same key combination returns all applications to the state they were in before you pressed Windows key: Home.

The Windows key in combination with the numbers along the top of your keyboard can be used to activate minimized applications as they are represented in your Windows taskbar. Windows key+1 restores the first application icons on the taskbar. Windows key+2 restores the second application, and so on. For instance, if Internet Explorer is the first icon on your taskbar, pressing Windows key+1 will bring Internet Explorer to the foreground. Press Windows key+1 again, and Explorer is minimized again to the taskbar. If you have multiple instances of Windows Explorer — or another application — minimized to the taskbar, keep pressing the Windows key and the appropriate number to cycle through the instances of the running application.

For more such tips, go to the article right away! If you plan to upgrade to Windows 7 from XP or Vista, make sure to run the Upgrade Advisor on your PC/laptop to ensure that all the available features work on your machine. Best of luck with your adventures in Windows 7! I have got the Windows 7 Enterprise Edition (yay!!!) that I have installed on my PC and I must say that I can’t get enough of it.

Links in this post:

• Tips & Tricks for Windows 7 on Arab News website.
• Windows 7 Video Tour.
• What is Windows 7?
• Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Well, Microsoft has made a beta version of Office 2010 available to the general public. I just came across the link while I was checking out the big M’s website. In fact I went there to check out special downloads or such stuff for Windows 7.

Anyway, I guess this news is exciting enough. Great features in Office 2010 are sure to knock you off your feet! Check out the beta and share your comments. I am currently downloading it and will post my comments later.

Links:

Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus Beta Download

As per reports, Johnny Depp is having second thoughts in returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as (the now famous) Captain Jack Sparrow. I must say that this is the very franchise that shot Johnny to fame six years ago. Wonder what he has in his mind?

Well, the new Pirates movie is set to be the first in a new trilogy of movies. Let us hope that Johnny finally reprises his role rather than sit out on another fun-tastic adventure in the Caribbean. What say guys?