Our child uses the lovely KIPS CyberTools book for his ICT classes. One big problem we notice is that the practice worksheets are not made available by KIPS. This is very problematic and is a total waste of time for both parents as well as…
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This is a premium device that was available for a decent discount (90k vs 1.3L) thus I extended my budget from L14 and bought this from Amazon. I have used only ThinkPads for 15 years and I am addicted to the TrackPoint. This is the…
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TL;DR Platforms owe their very existence to friction – BookMyShow charges a fat fee because booking movie tickets directly is impossible. Platforms like MakeMyTrip or Tripadvisor are unlikely to get disrupted by a BETTER booking engine but see margin erosion due to a tech company…
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DISCLAIMER: I am not, nor do I do even pretend to be a doctor. This post is a common sense OCD person’s summary of his germophobe friends’ advise of how they flew during the COVID-19 crisis. Please consult your doctor or local health service for…
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[Updated Apr-17-2020]DISCLAIMER: I am just another OCD ex-engineer MBA who is transfixed by COVID-19, not a doctor. This blog DOES NOT CONSTITUTE HEALTH ADVICE. This is merely an easy synthesis of duly attributed insights / advise from my reading which shall be regularly updated. I…
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For an occasional user (most of us) who primarily desires sleep tracking – I am mostly happy given my limited use (resting HR / sleep measurement). For an enthusiast (my wife is a fairly serious runner / swimmer) this is pointless. This is not a…
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[Jun 2020 Update: The phone is now a dead paperweight. It stopped charging and since then a handful of Delhi and Gurgaon mobile repair shops tried hard but could not source the charging sub-board. Please do not buy devices from companies that are shaky because…
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This quick post summarises the best options for staying while attempting Sach Pass. A. Satrundi 3400m This place is ideal if you have slept the previous night at 2000m or more. There’s only two places here – two dhabas with the capacity of six people…
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Our experience flying out of Cebu on 1st January 2017 was quite traumatic. I strongly recommend booking a traditional cab with a trusted provider like Danny Noy (recommended on TA) +639061534659 or Mario (an associate of Danny who drove us) +639266710973. At this time the…
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For whatever reason, if you’re like me, and you discover that the Move to iOS app does not fully move your SMSes (don’t ask why!) – there’s a backup. You can use mDroid SMS Backup & Restore (not the Carbonite one) to export messages to…
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