Varinder Singh’s Blog

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I remember at the start of 2008 someone said: “2008 will be a financially hard year” - what an understatement that was!

In the course of the past five months we’ve been hit with a global recession (primarily caused due to the American housing market), a credit crunch here in the UK (banks limiting the supply of money) and now panic buying of rice and other food commodities. My mother and were having a discussion a few days back about panic buying and whether we should go and participate in this frenzy. I in my ignorance decided not to. Today whilst out shopping I noticed that the price of a bag of rice was three quarters extra of the original price. The price of wheat has also significantly increased.

But why is this happening?

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Fabled Optimus Maximus Keyboard has Arrived

Yep. Time to take a second mortgage on your home or break into your kid’s college fund. With the singing of angels and a ray of sunlight parting the clouds, the fabled Optimus Maximus Keyboard has descended from Russian design studio Art Lebedev like an orgasm of geekiness. As you should know by now this amazing keyboard features a tiny screen on each key… that’s 113 screens in all. What can you do with these tiny screens, you ask? Well, each key can change its image dynamically depending on what you’re doing. Hold down SHIFT and all keys go uppercase. Run Photoshop and you can set it so each hotkey has an image representing its function. Set a key to monitor your CPU usage or display what iTunes track you are currently playing. You can make a key into a tiny clock with moving hands and play animated gif files or even quicktime movies. Of course all this futuristic technology is going to cost you a pretty penny… but we figure you’ll just expense the Optimus and tout its “incredible increased efficiency when using PowerPoint hotkeys” in your expense report summary.

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I’ve just finished two weeks of work experience. The last time I was on formal work experience was back in 2005 in an office environment. Three years later I found myself back in a small firms office. What makes the two experiences different is that this time round I’ve actually come back home with some new learned skills and experiences. The sight of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and filing really hits the nail on the head when it comes to office work but somebody has to do it. Fortunately for me, the filing work was only a taster.

On the first day I found myself looking at building plans and measuring out areas and lengths. This is where GCSE Math’s really kicks in.

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MELBOURNE, Australia – April 17, 2008: Sikhcess™, a worldwide community service based organization dedicated to creating positive change by bridging cultural, socioeconomic, and religious divides, has announced the launch its ‘Bundles Of Warmth’ clothing campaign, the nation’s largest initiative of its kind to help needy men, women and children.

On May 10, 2008, Sikhcess volunteers in Australia plan to collect and distribute blankets, jackets, and other winter clothing items to homeless and needy in Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. The organization collects and delivers all donated items directly to those in need.

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Hi guys,

I just found out some information this week which I thought I’d release into the public domain. Below is rough timetable of Sikhcess events happening. Not much information is availible at this time but more will be provided nearing the dates listed.

SATURDAY APRIL 19th 2008: Feed the homeless campaign - Toronto.

SATURDAY APRIL 26th 2008: UK meet up - London.

SATURDAY MAY 10th 2008: Community Cleanup : UK + US.

SATURDAY MAY 10th 2008 : Bundles of Warmth : Australia.

SATURDAY JUNE 14th 2008: Worldwide Feed the Homeless Campaign.

The best way to stay upto date with events happening near you is to join the Sikhcess Facebook group or one of the regional groups.