Archive for: November, 2008

Do you remember Pearlpet?

Do you remember Pearlpet?

One of the first companies in India to promote plastic containers for kitchen and daily use. Yes, we are talking about Pearlpet. Pearlpet’s name is derived from two parts – Pearl+PET. Pearl is the name of the parent company -”Pearl Polymers Limited” and PET is the short form for the scientific term “Poly ethylene terephthalate” [...]

BSNL Broadband Outage in Chennai – Time for good old Dial-up

BSNL Broadband Outage in Chennai – Time for good old Dial-up

Today was a rather difficult day for folks in Chennai who relied on BSNL broadband connection. Since around 1000 HRS local time, the modem just would not respond to the connection attempts either from the Netgear wireless router or the main PC via a PPPOE connection. On calling the toll-free number for BSNL – 1500, [...]

Clock inside a Hard-disk

Clock inside a Hard-disk

If you have time to spare and some patience, you can create wonderful items and adorn your home with them. I had this old Hard drive lying at home. It was not functioning anymore and I didn’t know what to do with it. I didn’t want to throw it out either. So I decided to convert [...]

Oral B – Battery Operated Toothbrush

Oral B – Battery Operated Toothbrush

I recently purchased a battery operated toothbrush from Oral-B. It is called “CROSS ACTION POWER”. It has a rotating head and also a criss-cross head which clean the teeth with a double action. In India, this product is marketed by P&G. Features Rotating Powerhead Powered CrissCross™ Bristles Soft end Rounded Bristles Blue Indicator Bristles Refill [...]

Recycling old goods at home

Recycling old goods at home

We were involved in the process of shifting our grandparents to an apartment opposite to ours. At this time, we realized that there are many goods/items at home which need to be thrown away. Some of them are in good working condition and we were wondering if it is possible to get them sold to [...]

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