Wake Up And Smell The Cooum

1. It looks similar to the older versions so no problem there.
2. The layout of the view bar appears to have changed a bit. Therefore hiding images on webpages or changing the zoom level has undergone a slight 'process' change.
3. Speedwise I couldn't find much of a difference. I think the performance might have been a bit slower than the stable build. *
4. Crashes a few times if you load too many pages that execute plugins.
5. I wish there was a way to get rid of the tray icon.

It is after all only an alpha build. So I'm not reading into this too much.

That said, because I use the browser at work I've now reverted to the last stable build.

* : Network issues might also be due to the fact that I have to access the internet over my company's proxy and NTLM needs to be disabled if I want to browse without receiving a security prompt every 5 seconds.

Edit : A week or so after writing this post I went back to Kestrel with version 9.50 Build 9523 and the experience was far better. I found out how to revert to my original screen layout and the browsing was much faster. Woop woop!

Monday is a holiday. Labour Day. In America atleast. I am Indian, but the company I work for is American. Therefore, I work during Indian holidays and enjoy the American ones. Very useful in reinforcing my sense of national identity.

For sure the Americans need to find a few more Gods. Getting only Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labour day and Independence Day off is no fun. How about throwing Dussehra, Eid, Diwali, Bakr Eid, Mahaveer Jayanthi and so on into the mix?

Last but not least, America needs a Communist presence as well, so that everytime the red brigade decides to call a strike in protest of anything and everything that negatively affect the proletariat (or the Communists themseleves), I can sit back and lounge with an umbrella drink in hand and thank god for putting the kindly comrades on this planet.

Onto the plan for the weekend then. Saturday will bring with it the blockbuster that is 'Transformers'. I've been a fan since I was a kid so can't wait for this one.

I have no idea what to do on Sunday. Maybe I'll get drunk. There is a bottle of tequila at home that has been sending S.O.S signals for a long time. Time to heed the signs.

All this would have been unecessary if the rock show that was to be held in Pondicherry that a friend and I were planning to go for was preponed without notice. It's the first time I've been stood up by a rock show. Apparently, the show sucked though.

What was that about grapes?

A few friends plan to drive down to a near by hill station on Monday. Apparently, there is nothing to do there so in essence we're travelling a great distance just to get bored.

The worst part about Monday being a holiday is that our management hasn't actually confirmed it yet. No matter, because we're acting sly and not asking. On Monday we avoid the office and switch off our phones. Come Tuesday and there will be a lot of people acting stupid.

Long weekend over I shall walk into the office on Tuesday, refreshed and recharged, and resign from my current job.

Look at that!!! I'm on orkut!!! For the second time. My first adventure lasted all of two weeks. I have 30 friends!!! I'm popular!!! I look forward to deleting myself again!!!

Anybody else want to make 'friendship' with me?

It's boring, being bored.

In some pretty sad news, Sevilla football player Antonio Puerta passed away after suffering two heart attacks while playing a football match. A tribute here.

It helps put stuff into perspective.

In a month I will be the proud owner of a license. The art of driving however will still remain a mystery.

On Saturday I realised that kids with plastic baseball bats inflict far more damage to cardboard boxes than termites ever will.

This fact was made more difficult to stomach by the fact that I had put the box out in the sun in a bid to get rid of the termites and that was how the kids chanced upon it. On my way up to the terrace to check on the box I see these kids walking down with big grins on their faces. My cardboard box had died a slow and horrible death.

On Sunday I will take revenge by stealing their candy. Little bastards!!!

My bank has sent me a new and improved GOLD credit card. More credit, more rewards. More happiness!!!!

MU HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

Plastic makes my life better....Plastic will set you free!!!!

Bullshit....