Posted on May 3, 2013 in Beauty, Books, Fashion, Tech
April was a very hectic month for me! I quit my old job, fixed up the new one! Towards the last week of April I had more free time though, which was like a mini vacation. I have to say, I didn’t explore much this month but nevertheless there are things I wish to share.
Link Love – Books To Be Read
1. Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling – I had bought this a long time ago and finally picked it up to read. Harry Potter is at a pedestal for me and although it’s still too early to review this, I’m not entirely engrossed by the book. But I will give it time and we will see!
Link Love – Beauty & Fashion
1. I Simply Love Makeup –...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2013 in Books, Fashion, Tech
I had quite a strenuous March where there was a lot of internal turmoil regarding some things in my life. But with April everything has cleared up and I’m certainly happier. Not too fond of summers and the intense heat but other than that I’m excited about quite a few things this month!
Link Love – Books To Be Read
1. Our Lady of Alice Bhatti – Mohammad Hanif
I finished reading this in March and I love it. Would surely read it again some day.
Link Love – Beauty & Fashion
1. TheSkinStore - This store sells Cetaphil, Avene, Clinique, La Roche Posay and other skincare brands. I haven’t shopped from here but I might very soon.
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Posted on Mar 2, 2013 in Beauty, Fashion, Tech
February is for Fashion Week! The collections have be so gorgeous and beautiful. With such a busy schedule, I’m having a hard time keeping up with all the shows but I’m trying my best!
This is also a month for a lot of hauling! Those posts will be up soon too!
Link Love – Books To Be Read
I had been to Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 and I got a ton of good books to read.
1. Taming the Gods – Ian Buruma
2. The Mysterious Mr. Jacob – John Zubrzycki
3. Season of the Rain-Birds – Nadeem Aslam
4. Dark Hope : Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine – David Shulman
5. The Pope’s Rhinoceros – Lawrence Norfolk
Link Love –...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2013 in Beauty, Books, Fashion, Tech
December was a month of procrastination for me. I had so many things to do and ended up doing very few of them. Hoping 2013 will be different. But here are some of the things I discovered along the way.
Link Love – Beauty & Fashion
1. Strut120 – Wow, I wish I was working here! Strut120 is the beauty,fashion website that India needs. I love their shopping section. I’ve discovered so many Indian sites with a niche.
2. The dauphine – Yet another make up blog. But I like her, she’s very humble and I also like her photography style.
3. Society6 – I love their quotes and quirky shopper bags. Lady Gaga fans will find a piece of heaven here.
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Posted on Nov 6, 2012 in Beauty, Books, Fashion, Tech
Books to Read
1. The Casual Vacancy – J.K Rowling
I’m dying to read this! Like a crazy person I maintain a list of books I want to read, this one is 5th at the moment. I’m going to break the queue and bring this up!
2. Smiley’s People – John Le Carre
I finished reading this in October. Smashing book! A lot of mysterious pieces put together brilliantly. Read my review here.
Link Love – Beauty & Fashion
1. Buy Now Blog Later – I came across some new fashion blogs last month. This one stood out! She has a very classy sense of style, yet not afraid to try out new trends. Love the photography as well.
2. Glitter and Pearls – This is a mix...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2012 in Beauty, Books, Fashion, Tech
Fashion Week will be here soon but lets look at what I discovered last month.
Instagram of the Month
Books to Read
I’m currently reading The Circle of Reason by Amitav Ghosh. It’s a really great book. I’ll review it soon by the end of the month.
Killer Puzzles by Kjartan Poskitt are the most difficult, infuriatingly complicated but addictive puzzles I’ve ever played. All four of them are great.
Link Love – Beauty & Fashion
01. Gia Says That – An Indian fashion and beauty blog that visually pleasing. She has a great sense of style but quite similar to StyleDrv or StyleFeista
02. Getting Cheeky – Written by an English and...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2012 in Tech
I think my biggest joy in the past few days was that I was able to play an old video game again. The title should give you a hint.
Back in 7th standard to used to lurk in the CD-ROM section of Crossword trying to find a game which I would enjoy playing more than twice and which was also moderately priced. I came across “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”
I used to play it on my then shiny PC which had Windows 98. And ever since the world switched over to XP, I’ve faced a series of failed attempts to play it again.
There are various versions of the same game. I’m talking about one where ‘The Chief’ is an African-American. I also like the pun names...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2012 in Books, Fashion, Tech
The monsoons are finally here! I love rain! It’s the perfect time to go trekking or to a hill station. But dewy rainy weather does have its negatives; terrible for hair and makeup. I generally avoid face make up in the rains.
I’ve been loving Gotye’s songs this month. Especially the Somebody that I used to know remix by Tiesto.
Instagram of the Month
Books to Read
I’m currently reading a collection of plays by Ayn Rand.
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James is something that I’m hearing a lot about lately. Considering it was fan fiction, I’m quite curious about it.
Link Love – Beauty & Fashion
01. 101 Fashion Street ...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2012 in Programming, Tech
I work with jQuery UI quite often and you’d have to agree that sliders have become an integral part of web design. For it’s fast response, jQuery sliders are the most chosen ones. That coupled with CSS3 and transition effects is what makes them such a great visual tool.
The following aren’t in any particular order. I will however, explain how I used them and what’s unique about them. before you choose a slider, I think it’s very important to understand your or your clients requirements. Go through galleries and other websites for inspiration. Once you have every positional and hover element defined, choose a slider that’s appropriate for you. There no...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2012 in Beauty, Books, Tech
I had a crazy May. It was quite hectic and exciting at work. But it didn’t leave me time to pursue some other hobbies. I also had my room furniture redone this month. Everything is well organized and no more a gigantic mess!! Although I hope it stays that way for long….
Intsagram of the Month
Book to Read
I actually didn’t read anything new this month. I finished the Dave Mustaine book. I’ll do a book review on it soon.
One day I was bored and waiting so I was reading Harry Potter. Feels very nostalgic.
Link Love - Beauty & Fashion
1. Online shopping at Flipkart – I wasn’t aware of this until very recently but Flipcart has started...
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Posted on May 1, 2012 in Beauty, Books, Fashion, Tech
This month was really hectic in terms of work irl. I didn’t have a lot of time to just explore. But I did come across a lot of fab things!
Intsagram of the Month
Books to Read
01. Three Plays by Ayn Rand
It’s a collection of 3 short plays; Night of January 16th, ideal and Think Twice. After spy, I’m the mood to read something different. I’ve lately been very much into reading plays.
02. A Storm of Swords Part 1 by George R. R. Martin
I kinda took a break when I started my Game of Thrones marathon, I need to get back on it.
03. At Home With Books .net – I recently found this book review site, I love it! The reviews are in depth and very fair. You can also get...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2012 in Beauty, Books, Fashion, Tech
This a montly post that I’ll be doing where I collate what I want to read this month. I’ll also includes links to stuff on the internet that interested me. Its a good way to have links and places I like in a centralized way.
Hope you find something you like!
My Instagram of the Month
Taken at a hill at sunset.
Books to Read
01. Mustaine by Dave Mustaine
Megadeth fans? It took me long to find it and I finally have it! This month I want to try and read this.
It’s an autobiography by Dave Mustaine about this rehab stories, the whole Metallica thing and his other experiences. I’m very much looking forward to this!
02. The Secret Pilgrim by John le...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2012 in Gadgets, Tech
Time for a gizmo post! With the new iPad (or iPad 3 as some call it) out, I spent my time partially admiring iOS 5 and its niceties.
I thought I’d share my favourite apps. When I started writing this, I felt that ‘just’ favourite was too limiting. So instead I will continually make posts for best apps in their respective categories and this post is just an All-Stars version.
Onto the list!
Favourite iPhone Apps 2011-2012
1. Facebook - Keeps you connected (and distracted) at all times! I didn’t like the older facebook app but now the design and navigation is cleaner, sexy and faster!
2. Instagram – From a simple photo app with retro filters, its turned into a...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 in Gadgets, Tech
Sometimes luck strikes and you are gifted with a free Kindle Fire! After using it for a month I have two perspectives for this review. One is purely based on the technological aspect and the other is its benefit in a market like India. When I first held it I was ‘squeeeeeing’ with excitement which was probably heightened by the fact that I was getting it for free!
Looks : I think it looks fab. It doesn’t look like cheap plastic. It feels sturdy to hold and the back feels soft and comfortable to hold. It doesn’t slip.
Performance : I found it to lag be slow at times. Mainly...
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Posted on Mar 6, 2012 in Programming, Tech
A time may come when you need to ‘code’ video conversions or maybe you’ve just fallen in love with Terminal.
Either way, this post should guide you through the installation, setup and usage of ffmpeg and libx264 in CentOS.
I was working on a project where I had to create videos from image sequences. I decided to use H.264/AVC as I wanted the app to be cross browser compliant.
Get FFmpeg, x264, WebM
I chose not to yum install since I wanted the latest versions. You can get ffmpeg here.
tar.gz for ffmpeg 0.10 – download.
FFmpeg can encode/decode almost all formats with the built-in libraries. However, external libraries do need to be installed...
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