Getting hit by a truck in Bangalore..
my totaled skoda fabia
My car got hit by a truck. Luckily I escaped with only a minor scratch. In what followed and still unfolding I picked up a few learnings about how stuff works (in India) which I thought were worth sharing..
The traffic cop that appeared on the scene got the crowd to push my car to the side of the road to make way for the blocked traffic. And then asked me to bring my busted car to the nearest traffic police station and rode off on this bike. A good samaritan suggested I call up justdial – a local voice search engine, to get hold of a tow truck.
Tip Documents required for FIR: Copy of driving license (DL), registration certificate (RC), car insurance
Battery trouble with Mac? Remove it..
black beauty
My black macbook completed its 5 years back in january and I have loved it every inch of the way. Though it has been showing signs of aging for quite a while now. The plastic body started chipping away as early as a couple of years back. And the battery for some reason has been coming apart at the seams for just as long.
About a week back the track pad and the magic mouse left click became totally dysfunctional. I guessed this was because of the now swollen battery which was pushing up against the internals from the bottom enough to disrupt the mouse/trackpad function. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Maps for iOS out..
Google Maps native app for iOS
..if only navigation was available on the old app, the world would not have to suffer through Apple Maps.
To Google’s credit, this is a great app. Slick and intuitive. The best part of course is the data for India which Google has worked so hard to put together and which Apple Maps completely lacked.
There are only a couple of navigation apps available for India and they are expensive and quite difficult to use. Google Maps leaves them in the dust and the icing on the cake is its price free.
Bye Bye Nokia Here, it was good while you were needed.
Nokia Here iOS app is Infinitely better than Apple maps in India
Nokia Here Maps iOS app
Apple iOS6 maps are practically useless for India. The quality of the maps is pathetic. Driving directions NEVER (zero times) work. Tiles simply don’t have the right size or shape or place data. And the worse part is being stuck because there is no official way to downgrade an iOS device.
Bad times are a changing though..looks like Google maps for iOS is just around the corner and Nokia released its Here Maps the day before. Although early reviews have been less than kind to Nokia, for India considering the lack of alternatives, I think Here is a lifesaver. Download here.
Quick Review Read the rest of this entry »
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