Pictures from India @ Big Picture

The Big Picture is one of the most interesting blogs that I follow. The most recent posting profiles India. Head on over and take a look!

Japan has 21-st century bicycle parking

Check it out, totally rad!



It would be nice to have something like this for BART! Actually, any secure bike storage would be welcome, forget the robotic wizardry.

Google intros Chrome

So, this is verrrryy interesting - after being a robust partner of Mozilla/Firefox for so many years, Google has decided to launch their own browser - Google Chrome (link should be up soon). If that didn't surprise you in itself, apparently Chrome is going to be based on Webkit, the same engine used by Apple's Safari! Like I said, verrrryy interesting indeed.



This can only be bad news for Mozilla, since they make most of their money from their relationship with Google, who now competes with them!

On the other hand, I think this is great news for web users as Google's investment should serve to hasten advancement of browser and web standards.

Windows only for now, Mac and Linux versions should be forthcoming.

UPDATE: If you're technically inclined, this cool toon tells you a lot more about what Google is trying to do and what's different.

London at night

The Big Picture just put up a bunch of awesome pictures of London city. If you like/know London, you're sure to enjoy the whole bunch, head on over.

Tomatoes in bloom

Tomato Flowers
Originally uploaded by Jillako

These are exciting times in our yard, our tomato plants are blooming!

We got an Earthbox when the tomato planting season was all but over. With nothing to lose I planted some seeds but they have done very well indeed and I'm really looking forward to having some homegrown tomatoes!

My Neighbor Totoro

So I watched "My Neighbor Totoro" last night and it's still on my mind this morning. I love animated movies in general, and this was a masterpiece. I think I'll watch it many times before I've had my fill.

It's an anime movie with a simple story, artful depiction of the Japanese country side, cute characters, pretty good voiceovers and many little touches that made me long for the simple life. Also, the 2D animation still blows the pants off many 3D animated movies that are being made today.

It was first released in 1988! I cannot believe that I hadn't heard about it until Netflix suggested it (because I loved "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Spirited Away"). Chalk one more up for Netflix. This one's a winner, I may have to buy it for Anjali.

It's great for all ages, do yourself a favor and watch it with your family! :)

EyePet for PS3 announced

.. and it looks cute!



Since we already have the camera, this should be a fun, inexpensive game. From what I can tell, looks like it will take a year to release (late 2009).