lavadip / Blog
31 Mar 2011
Gmail HTML helper
Do you want to insert a horizontal ruler in your email? How about a table? Simply copy and paste the below elements into Gmail or any other HTML capable email client.
20 Aug 2010
Why Flattr needs to get out of Public Beta soon
At the outset let me say that I like Flattr, both its idea and its implementation. That is why I signed up and that is why I put their buttons on my creations.
Flattr works because it is so simple. Compared to Paypal donations or Pledgie, you need to make far fewer money transactions. And because the payout has a cap (or budget) set by you, the user can safely Flattr as many items as he likes, without worrying about over expenditure.
But, Flattr is currently in closed beta, which completely disrupts the above model of simplicity. The user has to go through multiple processes before he can login and by that time he might have forgotten why he signed up to begin with!
22 Aug 2010
HTC Desire : A mini-review
I recently bought the HTC Desire as a gift for someone, but as the undisputed resident-geek of the house I got to play with it for a while.
This is a really quick review of the phone, written for the impatient. Most of the online reviews get distracted with the eye candy while ignoring the important issues. Hoping that this will be useful to someone out there:
28 Mar 2009
Web programming in Scala: Choosing a framework
Note: This is a rather old (but still relevant) article that has been ressurected from the archives.
For the last few months I have been trying to build a web site. Months? You may wonder why it's taking so long. It's nothing very fancy; just a simple input screen for a project I am working on. But the idea is to learn the techniques involved, and try to build an infrastructure that I can use for .. you know.. the super duper mega project always lurking in the pipeline.
