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With petrol prices seeing an all time high, there is very little doubt in terming it "black gold". I'm coming across a lot of threads these days with the agenda being this unquestionable increase. To the disappointment of many enthusiasts, there does not seem to be any respite from the oil honchos. However, we'll try to see the upshot of the hike too. Not so long ago, diesel cars were the choice for the economy conscious and petrols were reserved for the self-driven. But, with advancement in diesel engines, that argument no longer holds. Apart from being light on your wallet, diesels are more driveable in everyday traffic; refinement and performance are getting close by the day. As an added bonus, price of diesel is tightly regulated by the government, making it almost half the price if my beloved fuel. What's more, the formulae which suggested that only a significant higher usage justified a diesel are a joke. Still, is it time to sell that prized possessio...

“4,56,721 results in 0.18 seconds” says my search result. It was something as simple as trying to find my office address. Is this not a bit of an over-kill? Considering that half the search links would lead to repetitive sites, remaining to public forums, junk sites and unwanted information. I’m not blaming the search engine here. It’s just doing its job of fetching any string it matches but what bothers me is the sheer overload of data I’ve been festooned with. We might be patient enough to go through all links in the first page but later on it’s just a whole load of s** t you don’t need. This especially started annoying me when I started my research on a smartphone. I ended up getting so frustrated that I decided not to buy/research/talk about phones for some time to come. I mean, reviews are fine but the comments; OMG! Each contradicting the previous, justifying his/her purchase and defending themselves to the hilt.  Also, what really annoys me is that members with very less cred...