Ardours of a Technology Enthusiast - Praveen Pious Francis

Family Bali Holiday Packages – Are They Worth It?

Praveen Pious — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:03:12 +0000

A common mistake which most of the novice tourists make is to opt for Bali holiday packages that has been custom tailored for families. If you are travelling as a part of a large group, you need not have to select such options. If you look at it from the tour operators’ point of view, they are merely trying to squeeze in just another customer to the travel group. Do not fall for such business tactics. Spend time trying to study each and every aspect of the packages that has been present to you.

It has become quite customary for the travel operators to include too much of sight-seeing and fun filled activities into their Bali holiday packages. Although the original intention of such a gimmick is to entice the customer, you will find yourself running across the country (as if you are participating in a cross country marathon). In other words, too much of activities crammed into a smaller period is a strict no – no.

What Should You Expect From Your Thailand Holiday Packages?

Praveen Pious — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:02:07 +0000

Travel and tour companies that offer Thailand holiday packages have raised manifold. In such a scenario, it pays to have some knowledge about what an average package can provide you and your family with. The first aspect to understand is that there are various kinds of holiday packages. Select one among them which is pleasing to your heart as well as your purse. Watch out for the amount of time you will have to spend indoors and outdoors while holidaying.

It is possible that some may not like the native cuisines. If you have any such specific issues, please make sure to voice them over to your Thailand holiday package designer. Custom modifications to preset tour operations is a recent welcome move which many companies are willing to offer to their prospective clients. Also ensure that the package covers prominent sights and scenes located in and around the nation. And yes, all the best for the holidays!

What exactly does Holiday Packages mean?

Praveen Pious — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:29 +0000

If you are new to the industry, surely the term holiday packages may leave you somewhat confused. You see this fancy creation by travel and tour operators works in such a manner to provide you with the best experiences. Do I really have to mention that most of the so-called packages also provide the best value for your buck? Travelling to an unknown location can be truly cumbersome if you do not have any ideas about what to do and when to do. This is the sole reason why so many tour and travel operators provide their fine services on the internet as well as in the real world.

Thanks to the technological proliferation of the social media websites and other online gimmicks, you can opt for holiday packages at the touch of a button. These packages often include complete details about every fine aspects of the journey – such as the places where you will be staying and the wonders you will be seeing.

Is It Wise to Select Cheap Thailand Holiday Packages?

Praveen Pious — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:58:53 +0000

Many people often tend to search for cheap Thailand holiday packages on the internet. They also pester the tour and travel operators for the best deals. However, they are ignoring one simple fact. And that is, premium service always comes with a price tag. In other words, unless you are willing to spend ample resources, that trip to Thailand can just turn out to be a harrowing experience which you never wish had occurred! There have been countless instances where people who compromised on their travel allowances were forced to spend entire weeks in compromising surroundings.

Why take all that risk? Simply select one of our budget Thailand holiday packages and sit back. Let the professionals do their work to give you the best of their capabilities. After all, as you will see, it does not cost an arm and / or a leg to visit Thailand and have a memorable time over there.

How to Find the Best Thailand Holidays Packages ?

Praveen Pious — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:58:02 +0000

As you might already know, the quickest way to find the best Thailand holidays packages is to get in touch with the nearest tour and travel operator. Yes, it is true that many people would like to conduct their own research on the internet about the tourist destination before embarking on the journey. However, only a real world entity such as the nearest travel agency will be having the firsthand knowledge and information about how to plan your holiday in Thailand in an effective manner – and that too without making a dent on your pocket.

Thailand is turning out to be the next best place to be with all the exciting activities that take place throughout the year. If you opt for the best Thailand holiday packages, you can rest assured that the trip will be fulfilling and memorable. As they say, careful planning and execution of the plan helps a lot while travelling.

What Do You Listen To When You Day Trade

Praveen Pious — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +0000

Trading the stock markets is arguably one of the toughest professions around. One needs to have precise levels of concentration to take effective trading decisions. Eminent traders who made their marks during their time such as W D Gann often advised traders to find a secluded spot such as a dedicated office with minimum levels of distraction. I strive to follow this advice because I have realized the value of being alone while day trading. The slightest of the beguilement can ruin my day.

Keeping the brain and other senses heightened is likewise advisable. I use music to stimulate my brain cells. Research has already proven that listening to classical music while doing the daily chores augments our efficiency levels by many times. Here are some sources of music, which I frequently deploy throughout the trading sessions.

Nature Music:
1) http://174.123.20.140:8000/
2) http://66.55.144.67:8047/stream
3) http://www.sky.fm/play/nature

Classical Music:
1) http://wnyc-wqxr-ice.streamguys.com:80/wqxr.aac
2) http://www.sky.fm/play/classical

I use VLC Media Player to listen to these streams.

Go ahead. Give it a try. Please be advised that you can use these streams to soothe your mind – regardless of whatever niche of work you are into. A calm and serene environment enables in accelerating our productivity levels.

The list of streams is incomplete. I will keep on adding newer streams over here as soon as I discover them.

BSNL Broadband New Plans (Unconfirmed)

Praveen Pious — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:42:27 +0000

A couple of weeks back, there appeared a news article in The Hindu. The gist of the article was the following – BSNL will be introducing newer broadband plans in the coming months.

Listed below are certain screenshots as well as links sourced from the telephone bills issued by BSNL in various circles within India.

In the first picture, you may see that the back side of the telephone bill has been folded. This image was initially posted in techenclave forum. The region which was folded contained something along the lines of “speed upgrade will be effective from December 2nd 2011″. It is perplexing why the original poster decided to fold that part while posting the scanned copy of the telephone bill.

The second image is also a scanned copy of the telephone bill; this time it is from a bill which was circulated widely in Haryana circle.

Today, an update was posted in a broadband forum by another member regarding the newer broadband plans. Thy are:

ULD 1350 - 4 mbps - has been withdrawn in Haryana circle replaced by 2 mbps plan of same FUP


ULD 1111 - 2 mbps up to 15gb - 256k thereafter
ULF 900 - is actually 4 mbps up to 8gb, 256k thereafter
ULF 1000 - 1 mbps up to 15 gb (earlier was 2mbps) - 256k thereafter
ULF 2150 - 1 mbps up to 100 gb - 512k thereafter 

One can read the original post over at India Broadband Forum
Something is definitely cooking on the BSNL Broadband camp. 
Update (23rd Nov 2011): Here is the complete scanned image of the telephone bill which was allegedly meddled with.

Once again, BSNL officials have proved themselves to be not worthy of their priced positions. Look closely at the bill; you will realize that the date mentioned at the beginning says the year as 2010. However, the footnote included in the same paper shows 2011. It has to be seen how the officials will go back in time and increase the speeds of the broadband plans!    
Update (25th Nov 2011): BSNL Chennai has come up certain new plans. Find them out by visiting Broadband Plans



Oanda Forex Market Advisory
Praveen Pious — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:42:41 +0000
Found this resting within my email inbox today. 

Created by OANDA


I am actually surprised with this move from my forex broker. Oanda has this habit of freezing the trading platform during important news announcements along with increasing the spread values to 10 pips. However, this forex storm watch advisory has changed my outlook about them. 
Not many brokers will take such an initiative. Thanks for keeping us updated.  
Update: Check out the piece of information posted on Wall Street Journal regarding this update from Oanda. 

         


Is Airtel Spying On My Browsing Habits?
Praveen Pious — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:00:02 +0000
I am an Airtel Broadband subscriber. A couple of weeks back, I was going through the list of outgoing connections established from my PC, when I came across this strange entry. I have attached a screenshot for more clarity. 
Please look at the fifth entry. It shows that a connection has been established in between firefox and an Airtel server.
I find that every time I start firefox (or any other browser for that matter), such a connection is promptly established in between my PC and Airtel server. Very strange. 
Does anyone have any ideas why they are  doing it? Does it have something to do with airtel remote monitoring my browsing activities?  

         


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Praveen Pious — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:41:09 +0000
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