deskbar applet in gnome 2.14

one of the really cool new apps due to be included in gnome 2.14. don't know how many of the promised features will actually make it into the final release, but very exciting all the same ! it's something that winblows users would sorely miss ;)

the '$NAME needs' meme

search for 'jack needs' on google and the first link that pops up says:"jack needs a girlfriend !" (incidentally, that link is esr's blog)

*what* was I doing searching for jack's needs ? coz google wouldn't give me anything for 'nagu needs'. cool.

and Deppe needs to finish up his survey of Worley’s Cave in Smyth County, VA. :D

head banger at 2 ?

you won't believe what just happened.. i was quietly browsing at home and this 2year old bundle of joy comes to me and says 'ನಾಗು ಮಾಮ ಹಾಡು ಹಾಕಿ' (nagu play some music). ok, i fire up rhythmbox and start playing virgin radio classic rock. 10 seconds into the song, i see this guy actually head banging ! i've *no idea* where he learnt it from, he certainly hasn't seen me doing it, and he doesn't get to listen to much rock outside my house. simply stunning.<

i'll be bloggin it

here's a parody of sting's 'every breath you take' :D

futuristic phone concepts from nokia

i ran into this site showcasing futuristic phone concepts from nokia. amazing stuff.

i particularly liked the 'colores' one, which has all of this : “GPS, GPRS, agenda and events tracker, mp3 player, camera, recording device that transforms speech into text, biometric scanner for fingerprint recognition, Bluetooth, 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, Google Earth, virtual hard drive technology, carbon fiber structure “

google coolness

there are rumours running wild that google is about to come up with some sort of 'online office application suite'. not sure about the veracity of these rumours, but one thing is for sure. take the size of the gmail account, add to it the ability to work on your office documents wherever you are online, and the ability to search through those documents even when offline. and lastly, google's free wireless service, then surely there's something that microsoft might want to be worried about ! interesting times ahead !