Year: 2008

  • WP Upgrade

    Upgraded to WordPress 2.6.2 and also updated the Twitter Tool plugin.

    By the way, the WordPress 2.7 has auto upgrade from within the admin area. Now that is a nice step ahead, and also a logical progression of the plugin updater. Also, that means that the cPanel becomes almost useless for me. I would also have wished for an integrated backup otion.

  • East India Company – Live

    At the British Council, on Tuesday, October 14. Should be fun.

    More details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=34376846244&ref=mf

  • MBA Apping Update

    The stock markets across the world continue to tumble, and I continue to toil with my applications. As the days go by, I get more and more jittery about the impact the slowdown might have on my future plans. 

    I am done with applying to two of the five places I have finally shortlisted. One of the biggest criteria while choosing a BSchool was the availability of a loan with a co-signor. However, the slowdown has finally taken a toll. One of the schools I had shortlisted had to be removed because it could no longer assure a loan for international applicants. And sadly, one school I have already submitted my app for has just ended its loan program. This is beginning to sound ominous.

    Not that I can do much about it now. The die is cast, and I am waiting patiently for the outcome.

    Update: It seems to have gotten worst. Citibank has removed its “CitiAssist program from all of its schools for international students without a domestic cosigner.” So far on the list are: MIT-Sloan, Ross, SC Johnson.

    http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/credit-crisis-is-bad-news-for-mba-students/

    http://blog.clearadmit.com/2008/10/citibank-cancels-citiassist-student-loan-program-at-several-business-schools/

  • IP Blawg Search

    After dragging my feet on it for ages now, I finally got around creating an IP Blog Search engine using the Google Custom Search. You can access the search engine here.

    I got the list of blogs for the search engine here.

  • I hate FeedBurner ads!!

    This is why – they are distasteful, and they destroy the usability. Ads should not be larger than the actual post under any circumstance.

    As are Facebook ads. I thought Google knew better about ads.

    Feedburner Ads suck!!