Musings that Amuse

Copter

2006-10-02T10:27:00.000-07:00

A post after a long time! Have Fun!

Courtesy Arcade-Freaks.com

How to play:
Use the mouse buttons to control the helicopter. Left click and hold to move the copter up, release to move it down. Travel as far as you can without crashing.

Call to Any Phone in the US for Free...from Outside the US

2006-06-23T05:54:00.000-07:00

Do you have friends and relatives in the States? If so..you probably would love to talk to them for free..on the phone, not on messenger! Skype is offering free calls to anywhere in the US for free, till the end of 2006. Except..this is only valid in USA.

The world just isint fair, *sigh*.

But wait...AH HAH!!!!

Here are detailed instructions on a way to get around IP-blocking by Skype when you call from outside the US. This should let the entire world enjoy the joys of free calls.

All you desi people...Yap away :)

Link courtesy:
Srikanth @ http://www.employees.org/~stilgar/srikanth/blog/2006/06/22/call-to-any-phone-in-us-for-free/

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The big fat Chatwal Wedding!

2006-05-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

This might come a bit late..but I have stumbled upon this only now. You may have heard of Vikram Chatwal...the playboy billionaire sikh who used to roam around with the likes of Naomi Campbell and the ilk. That was before he got married to a New Delhi based model. Here is a hilarious report of the entire wedding. Just delicious...and dont miss the photo (hahahahaha.....) on the first page :)

Sorting the men from the boys

2006-04-25T02:16:00.000-07:00

 
Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

Just a quick update

2006-04-17T03:29:00.000-07:00

I am planning to add some new features to my blog...here's a sneak peek:

1) Noticed the new Tagboard? Nice isint it? So lets see you all USE it! Go ahead, post your notes and messages..go easy on the abuses, lol!

2) RSS Feeds should be added soon. That's right..you'll soon be able to view headlines from here without even visiting this site :) cool no?

3) I am planning to add Technorati Tags too...just as soon as I figure out what exactly they DO, LOL!!!

4) I read somewhere about the Creative Commons License. I may add it, to provide copyright information for this site.

5) Finally...Google Adsense ads! What can I say except.....you have no idea how much it helps me.

Hopefully these enhancements will make it easy for you to check out my site. This is just some of the stuff I am working on. If you know other useful tools, please do post a message or add a comment.

EDIT: Here's the progress so far:

1) RSS Feeds are up! Yay!!
2) My work is now protected under the Creative Commons License. To view the terms, click the Gray button in the sidebar, or click the link in the footer. Dont worry though..you can still redistribute or use this information for your own site, as long as you give credit where its due.

Please leave your feedback about the changes. I am mulling some more additions, such as adding Trackbacks and a Google Search text box, to enable searching within this site. What do you feel?

Update:

3) Trackback is now enabled! Please link to this blog if you like it!
4) Google Sitesearch box added! You can now search this site easily.
5) Technorati Tags will take some more time :(

I have even more ideas to make this site user-friendly...how about adding del.icio.us and Digg links?

How to Perform the Balducci Levitation

2006-04-11T12:35:00.000-07:00

Amaze someone by gently rising about 4 inches off the ground.
This trick is often seen on tv performed by David Blain or that MindFreak guy. Check out how to do it yourself!

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David Copperfield's "Flying" and other tricks revealed

2006-04-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is the Google cache of a Russian site revealing the details of David Copperfield's "Flying" trick. The original site is currently inactive. Click the cached pages to search for other revealed tricks at: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.copperfield.ru

You can watch Copperfield flying at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DzqjWDOOTeg.

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Page 3

2006-04-02T11:55:00.000-07:00

hahahaha....I always suspected it..and now its proven true as well! I had a sneaking suspicion that all you need to be on page 3 is a bit of moolah and some mooching around. Now, Mid-day has blown the lid on the entire operation in its cover story here. Read on to see how a randomly chosen gal ends up being a page 3 celebrity..and for those who wanna be there..this is a good tutorial I guess! As for me..I'll stick to anonymity...it lets me get away with lots of things lol!

The worlds best resignation letter?

2006-04-02T05:29:00.000-07:00

Unhappy with your current company? Too much work? Too little pay? Ever felt the need to jump ship? Here's how to resign in style. This sample resignation letter shows you the way to leave an indelible impression on your ex-colleagues, your ex-boss, and your ex-company...you'll never be forgotten by them again!

The worlds best resignation letter

Meet Dr.Google!

2006-03-26T03:31:00.000-08:00

You know its out there...somewhere...in the outer reaches of the web. And you want it. So you search. And you look here. And you search. And you look there. And you search. And you look everywhere. And you cant find it. So you give up. And you say "@%#&".

Frustrated? Depressed? Cant get what you need? Turn to Dr.Google.

These carefully measured prescriptions from the good doctor are guaranteed to pep you up. You'll find exactly what you are looking for. Be it Bon Jovi or Bhangra. And all for free. If its music you want, its music you'll get. If its movies you lust after, its movies for you. These carefully researched, time-tested methods show you how to avoid the hair splitting associated with finding the stuff you need, online. And did I mention the magic word? Its FREE.

That's right. Free. Free of cost. Free of chemicals. Free of pesticides.

What's more, Dr.Google has agreed to a special introductory lecture to convince you of its efficacy. And here it is.

To get started, use the following special medicine to get what you want:

For music:

Prescription:
?intitle:index.of? mp3 (artist/song name)

Pearls of wisdom:
Replace the "(artist/song name)" part with the song name or artist you are searching for. This shows a list of songs by the specified artist. If only the song name is specified, it will show pages which contain that song.

For example: To search for songs by the Beatles, use this string:
?intitle:index.of? mp3 Beatles

The above string will search only for songs in the MP3 format. To search other formats, replace the "mp3" part with the required format, like "cda", "ogg", "wma" and so on.

To search for the same artist/song in a variety of formats at the same time, use this variation:
?intitle:index.of? mp3|cda|ogg|wma (artist/song name)

Usage:
Open www.Google.com.
Enter prescription string in the Google search box.
Click the 'Google Search' button.
Take a deep breath as the magic unfolds.

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For video:

Prescription:

?intitle:index.of? avi (Clip name)
?intitle:index.of? 3gp (Clip name)

Pearls of wisdom:
Same as for music, except the format is different. The first string searches for video in the avi format. To search for other formats, replace "avi" with the required format, like "mpg", "mpeg", "mov" or "wmv".

You can even seach for clips which can be played on your cell phone. Most cell phone movies are in the 3GP format. To search for them, replace the "avi" part with "3gp", as in the second string above.

Similar to music, to search for the same clip in different formats at the same time, use this variation:
?intitle:index.of? avi|mpg|mpeg|3gp|wmv|mov

Usage:
Open www.Google.com.
Enter prescription string in the Google search box.
Click the 'Google Search' button.
Take a deep breath as the magic unfolds.

Happy Searching and Downloading!

Notes: Known side effects range from a deep sense of satisfaction, to joy, elation and gratitude for the writer. This product has no known allergies. This product not tested on animals. The four-legged variety anyway.

The Mystery of Violence!

2006-03-23T04:27:00.000-08:00

Just back after watching "A History of Violence". I am no great fan of Viggo Mortensen (will leave that to the ladies!) but the movie just didnt make sense. At the end, this is my synopsis: The guy gets tangled up with some rough types. Shoots them dead. Gets a call from the hoods boss. Shoots him dead. Gets a call from the boss's boss. Shoots him dead. End of movie. I havent read the comic (btw they call them Graphic Novels nowadays :P ) it is based on, so i wasnt familiar with the plot to begin with...then it got worse!