Closer to home, the Indian Space Research Organisation is planning their ambitious mission to the Moon! Chandrayaan – 1 is India’s first such mission to the moon and the countdown. This is a very proud time for all of us in India and I wish the team all the very best! :)
Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan and http://www.chandrayaan-i.com/

There are also some interesting Wordpress updates. Apparently now we can host Wordpress and other PHP Web applications in IIS!

And finally I am really looking forward to Wordpress 2.7. The previews of the interface looks awesome!

1 million downloads in the first day and counting, since Opera v9.6 was launched on 8th October!

The best browser out there.

’nuff said!

www.chooseopera.com

What happened to the design?

To know more about why styles are disabled on this website visit the Annual CSS Naked Day website for more information.

More Info -

Get ready to go naked. On April 9th, 2008, hundreds, possibly thousands, of blogs and websites will go naked in honor of CSS Naked Day. Join fellow WordPress bloggers in honoring web designers and WordPress Theme builders by going naked.

This is the third year of the annual CSS Naked Day which honors web design and designers around the world who help make our websites and blogs look “pretty” to the eye while still being totally functional under the hood. Dustin Diaz wanted to give the web world an opportunity to remind everyone of the benefits of CSS web page design. By removing the stylesheet for the day, the world would see naked web pages, giving a little more appreciation for the skills of web page designers.

Source: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/strip-down-your-blog-css-naked-day/ 

Keep blogging!

PS: This post was written using the new Windows Live Writer (Beta). It’s a great piece of software and I am happy that it even works fine with a custom installation of wordpress, such as mine!

Apparently various blogs and sites were considered too sensitive by the Government and required to be censored. But in the process of censoring these sites, the ISPs have ended up blocking all blogs and websites present in the same hosts. Whatever happened to democracy and rights and freedom of expression? Like I read somewhere – just because terrorists are using mobile phones to communicate, the Government can’t ban all phones; The same applies here.

Read more at the links below -

http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/17blog.htm

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/07/17/report_indian_govern.html

http://censorship.wikia.com/wiki/Bloggers_Against_Censorship

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=134366

I hope the government withdraws this order and let bloggers be.

Your true color is Red!

Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you’re ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don’t wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn’t in what you’re doing, you won’t be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That’s why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you’re feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it’s great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.

What’s Your True Color?
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After my recent trip to North India, I can finally update this map and add the new states that I’ve visited.

I hope to visit all or as many as possible of the 28 states and 7 union territories of India. Although there is so much to see in India, that honestly one life time is not enough!