Santosh Balasubramanian's Weblog : Technology

Sony VAIO P

Santosh's World » Technology — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:25:50 GMT

I got my Toy for the year – YEAH!!! Got the Sony VAIO P w/ 128GB SSD this weekend. This is definitely a sweet looking and working machine. I wanted a netbook size machine mainly for travel purposes. So my main requirements was small size, light weight...(read more)

What have I been working on?

Santosh's Weblog » Technology — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:13:00 GMT

This is a new product from Microsoft, and we released in this years CES. Go to http://gettag.mobi with the browser of you mobile phone to download the mobile application, and scan or take the picture of the above image with your phone. This application...(read more)

Mezer tools

Santosh's Weblog » Technology — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:44:00 GMT

For sometime now I have been using this free tool called Mezer tools for screen capture. The feature I use the most is the ability to capture an arbitrary rectangle. This is extremely useful while sending screen-shots on email to show data from programs...(read more)

NBC Olympics Coverage on Windows Media Center

Santosh's Weblog » Technology — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:39:40 GMT

I just watched Michael Phelps win the Gold in the 100m butterfly by .01s, followed by Usain Bolt’s incredible 100m and 200m victories. All these events were absolutely amazing, and exactly what a sports and Olympics fan would like to watch and re...(read more)

HTC Touch (Sprint) Mobile Phone ROM Update (Part 0) - WM 6.1, GPS…

Santosh's Weblog » Technology — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:15:54 GMT

Last weekend I updated the ROM of my HTC Touch (Sprint Network) mobile phone. I have been waiting for this ROM upgrade for quite some time. I will break this part of the post into installation, few of the features, and end with my summary. As and when...(read more)

Xbox Live Gold membership for $39.99

Santosh's Weblog » Technology — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:33:08 GMT

Just saw that newegg is selling the Xbox Live Gold 12 Month subscription card for $39.99 (original price $49.99). Definitely something to pick up in case your subscription is running out. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103030...(read more)

Design and coding rap

Santosh Balasubramanian's Weblog — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:37:25 GMT

I am currently working on a project to redesign the web platform of my organization at work. I am closely working with a UX and Site Management team for this purpose. I saw the following rap song in YouTube, that is very relevant to what the UX/Site Management...(read more)

Xbox and Netflix integrate

Santosh Balasubramanian's Weblog — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:55:31 GMT

Sweet announcement at E3 - Netflix movies can be streamed on Xbox 360. This feature will make me move away from Blockbuster online, and get a Netflix account. The advantage of sitting at home, and getting access to the Netflix collection of movies that...(read more)