http://www.saltedmango.com/blog Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:54:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love twitter. It's an effective tool for a news junkie like myself. Trending topics is a beautiful feature of Twitter. At any given point, I can check the pulse of what the world is talking about. For example, when I was writing this, Serena Williams was a "Trending topic," ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2009/07/02/twitter-is-changing-sports-reporting.html As some of you know, I reluctantly signed up for the Scotiabank half-marathon (21K) again. Last year didn't go so well- I didn't exactly finish. My knees gave out midway through the race. I initially fought the pain by walking a kilometer or so but even that proved too ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2009/06/23/half-marathon-preperation.html I usually don't believe in computer viruses (ie trojans, malware etc) - they attack people with less than average knowledge of computers. Having graduated from computer science and now working as a Software consultant, I like to think that I know a thing or two about computers. So last night when ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2009/06/17/browser-hijacked.html I'm the first in my family to have my wisdom extracted. You see, I'm an immigrant. So this was more of a cosmetic surgery than a required one. True, the wisdom teeth were quite painful especially in the last couple of weeks, but I suspect the pain would have diminished ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2009/06/07/wisdom-teeth.html I'm really into sports. Any sport. I love the brotherhood that comes with playing on a team. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. The majority of my good friends came as a result of my involvement with sports. Sport brings race, culture, communities, ideologies, religion and individuals together. Seriously. It's ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2009/05/18/sport-league.html Here's why I usually go on Youtube... at least 50% of the time. I hear a song. I like it. I want listen to it again. Go on youtube, utilize the suggest search functionality, and find the song. Play it. I like it even more. press play again. And again * ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2009/01/07/youtube-functionality-req.html ...that Jake Voskuhl, who was signed December 14th, 2008, is first off the bench on a good defensive/offensive sequence for the Raptors. Chris Bosh makes $175,738.793 per game (that is if he plays all 82 games). Jermaine O'Neal makes $260,396.341 per game (or more because he hasn't been fit enough ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2008/12/30/isnt-it-kinda-sad.html OR Simple choice. Although Hotmail is still good for my junk mail. http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2008/12/30/a-rather-simple-choice.html R is for racism. It's got to stop. Not too long ago, I was stopped by an American immigration officer who, because of my religion, said I couldn't celebrate Christmas and travel to America during Christmas break. Let me tell you facts.. I lived in America for 8 years. I ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2008/12/24/the-r.html Every few years or so, I get really excited about UConn basketball. That's because every few years, coach Jim Calhoun puts together a group of players that can beat any mediocre team in the NBA (eg. Raptors). UConn is ranked #2 in the country behind North Carolina. North Carolina was ... http://www.saltedmango.com/blog/2008/12/19/its-all-about-uconn.html