Author Archives: Praveen

Install Growl on OS X Lion

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Praveen

Here’s the easiest way to install Growl on OS X Lion – Go to the Mac Appstore and install it. or compile it. Steps I followed to compile it. $brew install mercurial   $hg clone https://code.google.com/p/growl/   $cd growl   … Continue reading →

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Metrics – the foundation of Web Page Optimization

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Praveen

Metrics has to be that one component in Web Page Optimization(WPO) that you just can’t afford to get wrong, yet, most people get it wrong.  The problem with getting your metrics wrong is that, you think you have fixed a … Continue reading →

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Manfrotto 190XB and 496RC2 Ball Head – Review

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Praveen

I’m late for the party, late by almost 1.5 years, that’s how long it has been since I got a DSLR, never really took time or put any effort into buying a tripod, part of it could be because I … Continue reading →

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Solve the itunes unknown error(3002) while upgrading to iOS 5

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Praveen

I downloaded the iOS 5 .ipsw file from a direct link. You can find the one that matches your device type from here. After the download completed, I followed standard instructions like hold ‘Option’ while I click the ‘Update’ button … Continue reading →

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Cool Drive Services Bangalore and their Service

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Praveen

I got introduced to sosasta.com(an initiative by Groupon in India) two weeks ago & in no time I bought this deal that looked amazing. This deal is by Cool Drive – a service that gives you car wash at your door … Continue reading →

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