Firefox Gear !

Firefox Gear !

It's a kinda range with non-superstitious-internet-geeks to flag a getfirefox banner in web pages, portfolios, support forums, RSS feeds etc.,. Seems they've taken a public oath to spread firefox like a wild fire ! It's true and agreeable in the era of Ajax & rapid Rich internet applications, where IE still sucks to the core in handling them. But surely there're loyal followers of IE. Most of the applications and web based UI's are preferably meant for IE only. Conventionals are those who're blessed ! ( Old is gold-proverb is strictly prohibited in the context of browsers ! ;)

Since, web is under heavy metamorphosis both in presentation & speed, the need of the hour is updated version of IE in tandem with W3C recommendations. I'm still wondering, with such a tight & monopolistic business model, what cause MicroSoft to be stagnant in updating Internet Explorer. After loosing significant portion of user ratio to Mozilla FF, IE has finally woken up to update its version to beta 7 for xp service pack2 OS, it's out for developers review.CSS2 is a rage, and w3C is on anvil to roll out CSS3 recommendations in very short span of time. It's hightime for MS to come up with stable, secure & CSS supportive browser rendering engine since major ratio of conventional users still depend on it or atleast to counter the wildfire firefox !

Since the inception I'm kinda addicted to Firefox ( A compact, lithe browser available on planet ;) In less than 2 years it has seen 7 builds !. I think firefox experience is obsolete without extensions & themes attatched to strippped version. In the era of customization, Firefox surpassed its peers allowing user community in creation of extendable plugins which flexes FF to esteem level of browsing experience.

My favorite list of extensions for Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1 :

• Deli.cio.us (Open Source social bookmarking service)
  
• Web Developer (a toolbar with various web developer tools)
  
• IE Tab (Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox)
  
• SessionSaver (Restores browser -exactly- as you left , every startup)
  
• Downthemall ( Downloader, but i use IDM v5.2)
• Flashblock (Blocks swf in frames, iframes and standalone Flash swf files)
  
• Adblock ( content filtering plug-in )
  
• Aardvark (CSS Developer tool)
  
• stylish (To manage CSS rules to change the appearance of web sites)
  
• MyStickies (To place sticky notes all over the web and organize them)
  
• PDF Download (To view a PDF file inside the browser, as PDF or HTML)
  
• Sage ( For RSS feeds)
  
• Deepest Sender ( Blogging extension)

My current FF theme:

Whiteheart ( simple & clean: the way i like it !)

Ewww ! Don't touch that !

Ewww ! Don't touch that !

It's sensible, somewhat hysterical thought though!

Often, most of us use common toilets, rest rooms in offices, public places, shopping malls, hotels. And most probably whenever the need arises finding a suitable place to go for it ! Even after having your hands pampered by handwash gel, don't u touch toilet handles and door knobs..?

Say, your colleague who suffers with chronic & infectious illness, calls for a help in his PC, benevolently you walk in and solve his problem touching his keyboard or mouse...and get back to your work station, as if everything is cool. Have you washed your hands after using their mouse ?

Guess what ?

More than 77 per cent of people were aware of the importance of washing hands, only 47.9 per cent actually bothered to wash them. The survey, carried out by the Korea Consumer Protection Board, found most of these commonly used mouse/public toilet handles spread of infectious diseases...

The Dirty Half Dozen:
1. Shopping cart handles - 1100 CFU* per 10 sq cm
2. Internet café computer mouse - 690
3. Bush hand straps - 380
4. Public toilet handles and door knobs - 340.
5. Lift buttons at 130
6. Train hand straps - 86

*CFU-Colony Forming Units.

Health concerned ? Try this link here.

Cute Ruby !

Cute Ruby !

Color, contrast, focus, smile, clothing, backdrops, skin tone, eye lashes, curvy lips, smooth hair, cute fingers..everything is adorable about Ruby..

PS: Ruby is a elder sister of Miro. Hope you've visited him in my previous blogs.

Kodachadri : the peak.

Kodachadri : the peak.

ನೇಸರ ನೇಪಥ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯುವಾಗ...

ಹಸಿರು ಹೊದಿಕೆಯ ನಡುವೆ
ಝರಿ ನೀರಿನ ತನನ
ಕಾನನದ ಕಪ್ಪು ಮೌನದ ನಡುವೆ
ಸುಳಿರ್ಗಾಳಿಯ ಮರ್ಮರ

ಅದೆಲ್ಲೋ, ಕಣಿವೆಯೊಳಗೆ
ನಿಂತು ಹೋದ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ
ತೋಳದ ಊಳಿಗೆ ಮಾರ್ದನಿ
ದಟ್ಟ ಕಾನನ

ಮುಂಗುರುಳ ಸವಿಯಾಗಿ
ಚುಂಬಿಸಿ ಸರಿಯುವ ತಿಳಿರ್ಗಾಳಿಗೆ
ಪೂರ್ವದೊಳಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ
ಬೆಂಗದಿರನ ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ರಂಗಿನ ಸಿಂಚನ

ಕೊಡಚಾದ್ರಿಯ ಶಿಖರ ಶೃಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ
ನೇಸರ ನೇಪಥ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಯುವಾಗ
ಧರಿತ್ರಿಯ-ದಿಗಂತದ ಅದ್ಬುತ ಮಿಲನ.
ನಿಶ್ಯೇಷ ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ಧ ನಿರಂತರ ಮೌನ.

It's my small criss-cross write in Kannada after hearing a lot about the beauty of Kodachadri from my frenz, who had been to this peak recently.
And we're seriously planning for a excursion !

Kodachaadri:
This is the highest peak in Shimoga District, Karnataka/India. At the peak it's believed that 'Shankaracharya' did meditation. And to substantiate the same you will find a 'Sarvajna Peetha' at the top. En route to the peak you will also find a moderate sized water fall deep inside the evergreen forest of Kodachadri, which is called 'Agastya Teertha'. The peak presents a not to be missed life-time opportunity in the evening as the sun sets in the west. The sunset showcases the sexy orange tinged sky view on the peak ! You can also have a golden glimpse of the Arabian sea for a moment.