My favourite tools and utilities

All of us will surely have a list of favourite utilities and tools that we just can’t live with out. Here I list out some of my favourite utilities, in no particular order: 1. ImgBurn: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit! I like it because it is very simple and lightweight and does its job quickly and without too many hassles. 2. Winmerge: WinMerge is an Open Source ... (read post)

Outlook VBA Code to Empty Deleted Items Folders

I’ve been working and playing around quite a bit with MS Excel and MS Outlook VBA code and have written quite a few tools / add-ins / functionality / macro code that automates several manual processes. Will try and add as many of these up as possible over time, starting today. I have multiple personal folders (PSTs) in my MS Outlook profile and have rules set up to automatically move the emails to appropriate folders. When I delete an email,... (read post)

Photoblogging @ 300mm!

I purchased the Sigma 70 – 300mm APO DG Macro Lens online from BHphotovideo.com during Thanksgiving and a friend who was coming down from the U.S brought it for me last week!! I choose this lens over the ones from Canon primarily for the cost. I got this at US $188 and for the price this is quite a lens! Also for my current requirements of general photography this lens should suffice. The lens feels great, extends quite a bit and comes with i... (read post)