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Tags: More than five years ago, when I was a student in India, I had acquired a home broadband connection from Reliance Communications. They offered a ‘fixed wireless terminal’ (FWT) solution which made use of their mobile wireless network to give internet access to homes without the need for any cables or ‘landlines’.
As I remember, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘internet’
September 21 2009
Reliance Communications: The Scam of the Millennium
April 20 2008
And we’re back online!
I just checked again this morning, and I find that my blog has been ‘unblocked‘.
MysteryWhat happened last night is still a mystery. My blog (and Adnan’s) were not accessible inside the UAE since 9:30 PM. As per Adnan, the blogs were ‘unblocked’ by 2:00 AM.
BTW, YouTube issue is still not fixed.
April 19 2008
My blog gets blocked in the UAE
My blog is now mysteriously not accessible in the UAE. My readers in other countries of the world can still access the content. Visitors from the UAE get a Proxy timeout error.
Update: Adnan’s blog is also blocked inside UAE. Both of us had reported about the vulnerability in YouTube in our previous post. Hmm. Co-relation? [...]
December 16 2007
An electronic visa for Bahrain
I’m off to Bahrain on Tuesday to spend the Islamic festival of Eid Al Adha with family & friends. Being an Indian resident of the UAE, I will need a visit visa to enter Bahrain.
I was delighted to know that a Bahrain visit visa’s can be applied for and received over the internet! The Bahrain [...]
November 7 2007
Cool Hotmail!
MSN India has come up with a new venture. It’s called Cool Hotmail.
The objective is just that. A “cooler” hotmail.
Cool Hotmail lets you select from a number of domain names such as @mumbairocks.in, @delhirocks.in, @CharSauBees.com, @clubsachin.com, @underpaid.co.in, @iambad.in, and even @vadapaavrocks.in – and tons of other domains! Most of the domain names are registered in [...]
November 6 2007
Family trees and forests
Just wanted to share an online experience.
I came across this website called Geni from a friend of mine. It helps you construct your family tree. For each family member you add to the tree, you have the option to specify his/her email address. Each such user receives an invitation to view and/or modify the tree. [...]
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