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Honing Portrait Photography Skills 27 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
Photography is one of the few hobbies I have managed to keep up with in spite of numerous other distractions. Of course, I haven’t been able to shoot as much as I like to but hopefully our move to Aus...
Gas Expenses v. Commuting 20 Aug 2013 | 01:22 am
As I’ve mentioned before here, I used to commute from College Station to Austin for work. I commuted for just over five months until Ash also got a job here and we moved to Austin. The other day we’re...
Lightroom 5 and Photomatix Pro 17 Aug 2013 | 11:27 pm
I finally got around to buying Lightroom 5. Processed this photo from our visit to the Lady Bird Wildflower Center couple of weeks ago using Photomatix Pro plugin for Lightroom. A tad too monochromati...
Unpaid internships – is it exploitation? 16 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit organization, LeanIn.org is seeking an unpaid intern. That set off a shit storm in the tech world that suddenly realized that unpaid internships exist. Of cour...
The Future of Work 16 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
When we moved to Austin after Ash also got a job here, I expected to work more often in the office. However, I realized that even my boss had no such expectations. He said, you’re free to come every d...
Orange Is the New Black – Best Current TV Show 14 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
Halfway through the season, I felt like “Orange” was the best of the Netflix originals so far. By the end, I was sure of it — and that this is one of the best shows of the year, on any channel or dist...
How We Almost Lost The House We Live In Now 7 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
Ever since the banking industry caused the massive downturn in the world’s economy five years ago, the regulations have been made slightly stricter. I say, slightly because the major causes remain una...
Farewell Padmini 5 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
P4230089, a photo by patrix99 on Flickr. In remembrance of this loyal vehicle that served Mumbai well all these years. Another excellent view from within by Rehab who is no longer with us. Full-con...
Austin’s Hot Property Market 26 Jul 2013 | 08:06 pm
As soon as we accepted the offer on our house in College Station, we began hunting for a house in Austin. Little did we know that it wouldn’t be as easy as our last time house buying, no thanks to the...
Ten Years 25 Jul 2013 | 01:13 am
On June 15th, 2013, this blog or rather my blogging on the web completed 10 years. The fact that I remembered this anniversary only after 5 weeks says a lot about what once was my primary hobby. Even ...
