Bing Thanks Apple?

With rumors going around regarding the possibility of Bing becoming iPhone’s default search engine, is this Bing’s way of thanking Apple? (click picture to enlarge)

Still Paying for 411? Use Free GOOG411 & BING411

I know the title says GOOG411 and BING411; I opted for ‘and’ instead of ‘or’ for a reason. While GOOG411 is excellent (and faster) in connecting you to a local business/organization, BING411 goes further in providing local weather, traffic, directions, travel, etc. Try for yourself: GOOG411 (1-800-466-4411) & BING411 (1-800-246-4411).

If you don’t mind ads being played while you wait, you can also try FREE411 (1-800-373-3411), which has an added feature of free residential directory.

If you would rather pay for 411 services, ignore these above mentioned FREE options.

Mac vs PC Campaign in BBC’s BallyK :)

Been watching BBC’s BallyK recently (check out BallyK music here), and I think there could be a possible (unintentional) Mac vs PC campaign in BBC’s Ballykissangel. The show is about life in Ballykissangel, a fictional village in Ireland. You can read more about it here.

In the show, there are two priests: Father MacAnally and Father Peter Clifford. You can probably see where I am going with this. Anyway, what the show portrays about Father Mac and Father PC is surprisingly true about a Mac and a PC, respectively. In the show, Father Mac is the not-so-popular-with-the-townspeople priest, and his only supporter seems to be a wealthy business man. On the other hand, Father PC is very popular among the townspeople, people-friendly, and has the support of the common people. I don’t think this is what BBC was trying to say, but at least it is in line with my view of Mac vs PC

I’m only in Series 2 now. I don’t know how either of them would turn out, but PC is still (and probably will remain) my favorite! BTW, if you are a Mac supporter, please don’t be upset; Father Mac is not that bad

Browsing Problems – AVG 9 Problems

I had recently updated to AVG 9 (free edition) on WinXP. Since then, I have been having problems accessing internet (esp. on Chrome and Firefox). Chrome kept on displaying “Error 2 (net::ERR_FAILED): Unknown error.” After a lot of fooling around and annoyance, I uninstalled AVG, and browsing got back to normal. But, I did not want to continue without AVG protection, and so I did some research. The problem happens to be with the new LinkScanner. So, here are the steps to smooth browsing using AVG 9 (with LinkScanner disabled):

(1) Open AVG User Interface and double-click LinkScanner: 

(2) Disable LinkScanner options (1st 2 or all 3 options) and click Save changes: 

(3) Right-click on LinkScanner and select Ignore the state of this component so that there is no warning triangle on AVG tray icon:

This is the only solution that seemed to work for me, and I am going to continue with LinkScanner disabled till AVG fixes the problem.

“You attacked me wrong”

Jim Carey’s self defense class

Take exact change on flights :)

MADtv skit on air safety

Anything is Possible!

ICL Chennai Superstars Ad – Based on a true superstar (in reel life)

Tribute to India’s National Sport

YouTube description: “This is my personal tribute to one of the greatest hockey nations. India was 8 times gold medalist to the olympic games.”

Dr. Horrible hijacks Emmys 2009

Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible at Emmys 2009

Hey There Khalilah

Funny parody of Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah”