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Startup

There is this whole new revolution taking place with a sudden escalation in the use and making of software tools and products and the internet. There is so much one can seem to do and achieve nowadays. Almost every other person seems to be getting the next big idea and launching it to make decent wads of green. Well, many, like i did in the first statement of this post, are claiming this to be a direct effect of the explosion internet and software. But then again, there are other factors.

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The Marriage Code

While attending a typical south Indian wedding today, i got engrossed in the ceremony and its proceedings. Every hour there was a puja to be done and it was kind of maddening to be very honest. So, while this madness was going along it normal course, i started taking some interest in the prayers being offered to the Gods and started to ask people as to what they meant, (they were being chanted in Sanskrit), i noticed that every now and then the priest would ask for the bride's or the groom's name. Very so often he was also asking for the names of the parents. At places the priest was asking the couple to do a thing or two by giving them explicit instructions for the same.That is when a brain wave came to me, which might probably leave most of the priests unemployed when it comes to performing such ceremonies and prayers.

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Google Static Maps

I will cut to the chase. The following are two static images showing the location of my college on Google maps. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="AIT on Google Maps"]
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[/caption] The following are the two URLs which i constructed in about 5 mins to come up with these images: http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=18.60598,73.87507&zoom=14&size=600x600&sensor=false&format=gif&markers=color:blue|label:A|18.60598,73.87507 http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=18.60598,73.87507&zoom=14&size=600x600&sensor=false&format=gif&markers=icon:http://tinyurl.com/62863uh|18.60670,73.87900 Its simpler then saying Google. Or so i think. :D

Browser Actions - Chrome Extensions

Today i got some time from work to at a good look at the chrome extensions and its development. I have been doing a lot of reading in order to understand what the whole buzz is about. Another reason as to why i have been procrastinating the development of my 1st Extension is due to a lack of good idea(s). So i have to get my creative juices flowing. May i will over this weekend. But, all that reading has done me some good and i wanted to share as to how simple it is to build these extensions. So this post is about a specific UI concept in Chrome Extensions and it is known as a Browser Action.

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Chrome WebStore

I opened my browser (read Google Chrome) yesterday and i saw something new in it. Apps !!! I was like, "Hello!! What are you?" And within two clicks of the mouse i end up in the CHROME WEBSTORE!!! It is awesome the way Google does it! Google has now housed all of its Chrome  Extensions, Skins and Apps (yes that is correct, Apps) under one roof and it is simply awesome to say the least. Most of these products or add-ons are free, but you can charge for your apps as well. It takes a nominal fee of $5 to submit your app into the Store itself. A price which is next to nothing in my opinion, given that it is a one time payment.

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