Category Archives: fun

Tellme about St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Rakesh Agrawal

Tellmes know how to throw a great party. The annual St. Patrick’s Day party was a jolly good time. Colleagues from Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus joined us in the courtyard for limerick and mashed potato sculpting contests. The winning sculpture? … Continue reading →

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How not to design an ATM

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve written before about problems with the UI on ATMs, such as repeatedly asking what language you want and having you enter cents for withdrawals when no ATM I know of dispenses pennies. I ran across another problem the other … Continue reading →

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Occassional reader – Camera clues, misplaced revenge, drunk dialing, ExtraGeek – Feb. 2, 2008

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Rakesh Agrawal

Yes, yes, I know. I’m behind. The new job, a coast-to-coast commute, moving and trying to maximize time with my DC friends have taken their toll on my reading and blog writing time. Photo Clues Lead to Camera’s Owner (AP) … Continue reading →

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Starting cars for dummies

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Rakesh Agrawal

You turn the key and the engine goes vroom. That’s how you start a car. In the more than 10 years since I started driving, there have been a lot of change in cars. I’ve seen the addition of safety … Continue reading →

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Bad user interface design at Dulles

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

If the city you’re going to begins with P-Z, move the giant stocking out of the way.

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Buying physical space for online products

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

This time of year, there’s always a lot of talk about driving clicks to bricks: how online affects offline purchases. Whether it’s an actual purchase that is picked up in store or just online research that influences store purchases, the … Continue reading →

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Hngry. Snd pzza now.

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

In a first for the U.S. pizza market, Papa John’s is now letting you order your carbs by text message. This won’t work for last-minute cravings. You have to create an online account at papajohns.com and pre-configure the pies that … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Rival Crockpots

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

I haven’t been a fan of video games in general because they tend to be anti-social. But with the Wii and now Rock Band, they’ve become really good group experiences. Rock Band is an incredible game that lets four people … Continue reading →

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Technology in pop culture and geek trivia

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

In the last week or so, I’ve seen a few of our favorite geek topics appear in pop culture. Twitter provided key clues in CSI. The Simpsons finally got Tivo. Doonesbury featured Pandora. Tuesday’s Jeopardy! had as the Final Jeopardy! … Continue reading →

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Ethernet everywhere

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Yup, that’s an Ethernet jack above the urinal. I saw this at my friend Kieran’s pub, The Local in Minneapolis. No, I didn’t try plugging in. Here’s what the jack is really used for.

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