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: Visualize: Think, Feel, Perform Like the Top 1% by Maya Raichoora Your thoughts = cars Your beliefs = roads Your experiences = buildings Your …
: Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey The next time your opponent is having a hot streak, simply ask as you switch courts, "What are you doing so differently that's making your forehand …
: Amazon Story Boxes Sharing real-world inspiring stories on otherwise lifeless packaging gives it a nice personal touch.
: Tabula Rasa Post-breakup, a girl has an interesting conversation with a Personal Al assistant.
: Ft @linahanich Outfits: @westcoastleather Makeup: @jane_boo_makeup Special thanks: @katya.rich.makeup
: Model : @mishka.kalinka Makeup Artist: @katya.rich.makeup
: Ft @kayylawilsonn from @dtmodelmgmt
: Ft. @avaeelliott from @dtmodelmgmt
: @isabelle.bakken from @astonmodels
: Ft @bella_ashby from @astonmodels
: Ft @kayylawilsonn from @dtmodelmgmt
: Ft @kayylawilsonn from @dtmodelmgmt
: Ft @makenasegars from @astonmodels
: Ft @isabelle.bakken from @astonmodels
: Ft @zoraaxo from @astonmodels
: Model💃 : @capri.quattrocchi Stylist 👩🎤 : @alsoknownas.luna Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie
: Model💃 : @lilwhiskeymae, @jiggityjewelz Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Model💃 : @jiggityjewelz Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Model💃 : @lilwhiskeymae Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Model💃 : @lilwhiskeymae Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Model💃 : @lilwhiskeymae Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Model💃 : @jiggityjewelz Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Model💃 : @lilwhiskeymae Stylist 👩🎤 : @visualista_ Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @shxmarie Agency 💼 : @scoutmodelagency
: Meditating with the wind Ft @eliiiijo
: Thinking about my next design project, ft. @_jessie_kuhn
: It takes two to tango Ft. @meganrim @tori Agency : @hmmodelagency
: Ft. @tori.romine Agency: @hmmodelagency
: If looks could kill, the photographer would be dead already 💀😍😜 Ft. The drop-dead gorgeous @tori.romine Agency 💼 : @hmmodelagency
: I canâ t pronounce her name but can definitely pronounce Beautiful :) Ft @official_sigrid
: Forever Beautiful 😍 Ft @foreversmallz
: When you look outside the window, what are you looking for? Ft @swk8910
: Wonder Woman off duty Ft @kayleighhwoodward
: Two’s a company and a beautiful one 😍 Model💃 : @claireghart, @teaganlfisher Stylist 👩🎤 : @alsoknownas.luna Makeup Artist 👩🎨 : @yaiiskiin Agency 💼 : …
: Look back on 2018 or forward to 2019? Ft. @kayleighhwoodward
: In love with my hair Model: @nuvsnotnice
: Everybody on the street said she looked like a princess. I agree with everybody. Ft. @californiakistan
: “I swam across, I jumped across for you, Oh what a thing to do, ‘Cause you were all yellow" - Coldplay Ft. @its_dsl
: Keep waiting for there’s hope that she might look behind… Ft. @carlybelle_
: Can you keep staring at someone for life? Ft. The stunning @xxmelodi
: I can mesmerize you with just my one eye, ft. @nadezhda.l
: I dance to my own beat💃, ft. @swk8910
: Fashion is my middle name, ft. @sareenakazla
: Chinatown vibes with @kayleighhwoodward
: She’s Angel 😇 Ft. @princesssaangelll
: Have you seen my hat? Ft. stylish @katienicolegross
: Sun or Wind can’t stop me from looking beautiful Ft. @nicolekholder
: I wonder why hasn’t the Ferry building looked so beautiful until now? 🤔 Ft. The gorgeous and extremely funny @boyoonlee
: Looking away in style Ft. Stylist/Model 👗 💃 @whatvruwore
: 2 Beauties - one natural, one man-made Ft. the graceful @bibi_kun_
: If only words could succeed to describe me… Model 💃: @noathena
: Dreaming about me? Keep dreaming Ft. beautiful @kaylastag
: I live amidst the flowers 🌸 Ft. @j3nnnacosta
: Sleeping Beauty Ft. @ashwee.bell
: When I look back at you, you will not be able to look away 🤩 Featuring the sassy @ashwee.bell
: Style is my middle name Featuring the stylish @listyyloo
: All yellow flowers leading to the beautiful white one 😉 Featuring the gorgeous @allyvanderwest
: Can a human being look more beautiful than a flower? @ava.martinnnn has the answer 😊 Model 💃: @ava.martinnnn
: Nice couch but who’s looking at the couch? 😜 Model 💃 : @sandra_rieder Makeup 💄: @hkassel Hair 💇 : @giovannabeauty Styling👗 : @aboutsarahh Special …
: How do you describe somebody more BEAUTIFUL than the word ‘beautiful’ ? 🤔 Model 💃 : @noathena Makeup 💄: @hkassel Hair 💇 : @giovannabeauty Styling👗 : …
: The world is her stage. Everybody is her audience. When she sings, you don’t see her anymore but only hear her soul. Ft. @alsoknownas.luna
: @bribri_depp - We love your curls too 😜. Special thanks to @hellodrenick and @milesofcolor for sharing portrait tips and tricks
: If Santa looked as cute as her, I would celebrate Christmas every day 😜
: Palace of Fine Arts, indeed :P
: She saves people’s lives for a living. Lots of love and respect for my little sister!
: Being sweet and nice is hard. She only does the hard things 😉
: Thank you @hjnoorie for being awesome.
: Chiang Mai - why so beautiful? 😍
: Her eyebrows are mysterious like the winding roads hiding their destination It is only when you move further down South and look into her eyes Do you …
: Winning as an outcome is always great but exclusively setting it as a goal seems rather shallow
: The best teacher I ever had A long time ago when I was in school in India, I was scoring in the ballpark of 70 out of 100 on Math tests. This was considered fairly average in …
: Sometimes it’s the quiet moments that create the most powerful ripples.
: “If the going ever gets tough, I will be there for you. If it rains, I will hold the umbrella for you!” @starprncss3 and @altheadvocate looking so …
: Association When experiencing a product, the experience is not just the product. Its also about the association that you make with the product. Its about the …
: feel the heartbeat words can lie, eyes can lie, expressions can lie, body language can lie, but a heartbeat never lies!
: End of the year celebrations, cheers to new beginnings!
: Pikeplace market, Seattle Hot orange spice tea and the view of the waterfront are my superheroes on a gloomy day.
: In the darkness In the darkness, you see beauty In the darkness, you see hope In the darkness, you see light Because it is in darkness that one is forced to see …
: It is not about getting the bragging rights or having the latest gadget or the brand value or the awesome new rose gold color or any other reason. It …
: Nothing will ever eclipse the light of love in our hearts.
: sanfrancisco & skateboarding
: Great meeting all you guys. Thanks @mrbrock21
: The mystical tattoo, chic earrings and the beautiful lady. Thank you @mdcarta
: Thoughts on Apple Watch My feature wish list from 2013 for any kind of wearable band stands almost fulfilled. If there was a mode for the iPhone switch between turning the …
: SF Welcome Photography meetup
: Homemade food, deliciousness in progress
: Sampling If the trial version of a game, the trailer of the movie, holidaying in an exotic location is a sample; its not the same as playing the full version …
: The Refund Mentality When you have a bad experience with a product or a service, companies may try to make it up by giving you your money back. What sometimes …
: Woodworking class Made with care, sprinkled with human imperfection.
: Safe mode Most operating systems allow you to start up your machine in safe mode. Safe mode loads the operating system with only the absolute essential …
: Power and Bias Power and Bias should have an inversely proportional relationship.
: Branding Myths Do you not check the expiry date of milk from a reputed brand? Do you not check your car for flat tires even if you have bought a car which cost more …
: Emphasis Every sentence is formatted as bold, every ticket is high priority, every task is urgent. If you are projecting everything as important then nothing …
: Simple, elegant and beautiful “The Daily” from @dudekmoderngoods
: Fearless Work with people who are not afraid to put their jobs on the line, who do not make decisions optimized for job security, who are willing to invest in …
: Partner in Crime When merging a Pull Request, the reviewer and the developer are both equal partners in crime.
: Onboarding gone wrong In my personal opinion, Super Duper makes the best vegetarian burgers in the city. One thing that they have started doing recently is to ask every …
: Hotfix If you plan for a hotfix, you blew it.
: Expectations For any project, its extremely vital to set the right expectations. What problem is something going to solve, what its not going to solve and …
: Responsibility Lets say you find the toilet seat in a shared restroom to be dirty. Do you clean it yourself, do you inform the concerned authorities or do you let it …
: Job Title and the Placebo Effect You don’t need permission from a job title to change stuff, to make an impact. Job title is a placebo, its not doing anything apart from creating an …
: Assumptions Any system is built upon a set of assumptions. Assumptions help us make the right trade-offs. If you change the underlying assumptions of a system, …
: Immutable Characteristics Ethnicity, color, race, gender, voice or anything on similar lines is an immutable characteristic of a person. It is extremely evil to criticize or …
: Next Page button is a lot larger than Previous Page button. It encourages us to always keep moving forward rather than look back.
: Assholes Sometimes the most passionate, caring and hard-working people are the one’s who are perceived as assholes. If those are the only reasons to classify …
: Opinions If you understand something really well, you will have opinions. If you really care for something, you will have opinions. Having opinions means that …
: Priorities Do you fix an issue that someone with an important designation in your company found or you fix something that is annoying to the customer? One thing …
: How do you describe something more beautiful than the word ‘beautiful’ itself ?
: Honest appreciation No matter how accomplished a craftsman is, there is no bigger motivation to keep going than honest appreciation from people who care about the craft. …
: Anticipation A lot of responsibility of the Product designer is to anticipate what the users would want before they know that they want it. If you do that, it …
: Attitude or Ability Which one amongst them would make it easier to catch up with the other? Or should they be equally balanced?
: If you tend to forget the brew time, this tea bag tag is a godsend. Great design.
: When...? When you smile, I feel happy When you breathe, I feel alive When you talk, I feel my heartbeat When you are not around, something’s missing Although …
: Checklist for Selling stuff on Craigslist This is not a guide or a tutorial on how to post a listing on Craigslist. These are just a collection of strategies that have worked for me over a …
: Don't kill the personality I want Chow mein noodles sounds so much better than I want item number 17. Food gets its personality from its name and not from a number.
: The Martian The Martian is one of the best stories I have read in recent times. And there’s much to love about the protagonist from the book - Mark Watney. He is …
: Use the right tool for the job Write a program in C over Objective-C because the situation demands it. Shoot film over digital because you think it would get better results. Don’t …
: Lessons Learned from Zen Kitchen As using electronic equipment is not encouraged at the Zen Center, the above photo is an un-edited scan from a Kodak Tri-X 400 film. I took a 3-day …
: Visiting Home - a photographic journey by Akshay
: 'Band' feature wish list Maps my runs Silent Alarm Integrated Audio player and wireless headphones Automatic syncing Informative/Actionable activity snapshot Looks polished
: Friends are the people in whose house your iPhone’s wifi auto connects.
: The only form of GOD that you could actually see - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
: Sometimes the risk is worth taking even when the probability of success is low because the experience of just doing it would shape you in ways you …
: From my vantage point, being focused and being ambitious are two completely different things.
: Perfect setting to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
: Even in the harshest conditions, there is an opportunity to blossom.
: “Ho pyaar mein jo hausla, Kadmo pe tere ho jahaan” [ Rough Translation: If there is courage in love, the world would be at your feet ]
: It would be unfortunate if we think that it requires courage to do what we already believe in.
: If nothing else then being an engineer at the very least teaches you that any decision always has a trade-off.
: It was pure serendipity that we met you looked beautiful in red & white and we just clicked I understood your language even when you were not talking …
: why we do what we do? _every day we meet at this place a place we call work we collaborate, we work hard, we create and we add a little bit of …
: Don't do it If you are taking a decision under pressure or If you are feeling stretched or If you are doing it compulsively or If thinking about not doing it …
: Sometimes life is simple. You just need the courage to ask the right questions.
: Stop comparing and aim higher I have two stories and some philosophy to share. Lets consider the first story of two kids, lets call them Mark and Adam. They go to the same school …
: “Looking at the endless bay and thinking about the huge waves, you might think about not being able to reach the destination but that doesn’t mean you …
: Featured: The Burning House theburninghouse.com/post/2329…
: Relationship between Introverts and Internet Introverts are traditionally people who are not comfortable talking in front of a group. Most of the introverts are shy because of the platform. They …
: Firefox 3.6.4 feels a lot zippier.
: My current desktop wallpaper from Simple Desktops.
: Who, in his right mind, expects Steve Jobs to let Adobe (and other) cross-platform application development tools control his (I mean the iPhone OS) …
: CamelCamelCamel’s maintenance page is funny.
: Windows = frustration! I had to install SQL Server 2008 for a project and so I started the SQL Server 2008 installation process. 3 reboots, 1 hotfix, 2 prerequisite software …
: I don’t like the new in-your-face Facebook notifications (top left).
: With love, from Apple fanboy This is in reply to this post about iPad. First of all let me take care of all the things which are not present in my post: Zero tactile feedback on …
: Everything you wanted to know about the iPad For those who don’t already know (Hello Aliens, welcome to our world), iPad was announced yesterday. What’s with the name? There are no two ways about …
: 5 reasons you would want to provide feedback on Project 365 Here is what people might gain by providing feedback. It might sound stupid but here it is:Why would you want to provide feedback? You like to make …
: Two masters are enough to teach you everything that is to be learned about life: God and failure. — Akshay Shah
: Project 365 What is Project 365? You have to take 1 photo every day for a year. Inspired by the Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a …
: My new iPhone Springboard courtesy Shawn Blanc.
: The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And what that means is — I don’t mean it in a small way I …
: Marco.org - The Tumblr Backup app
: 14 hours of sleep after 24 hours of non-stop programming, it feels so System.out.print(“good!”);
: Airlock makes me feel like Jason Bourne.
: We’re not just Mac friendly - we’re Mac only. Twelve South
: I love the Unarchiver’s icon by Adam Betts.
: Head First Java - This is the best beginner’s book for Java.
: 3 steps to help you watch 30 movies per month Stop reading news: I started this a while ago. It frees you from the need to stay updated all the time. Read the excellent article on mnmlist about …
: Power of Now - This book has the potential to change your life. Highly Recommended.
: 'A' club rechristened to Akshay's Blog Change in the name is not going to be the only change. WATCH OUT!
: Why the iPhone doesn't sell in India? Do you own an iPhone? Do you love your iPhone? Have you ever recommended anyone to buy an iPhone? If you have then you would know exactly what I am …
: iPhone 3.0 search power tip iPhone 3.0 allows you to search for applications, contacts, mail and a lot more with Spotlight on iPhone. It can be accessed by pressing the Home …
: A day in the life of an iPhone user Meet my friend Fiction, Fact N Fiction. For simplicity’s sake, lets call him Agent F.Agent F works for a software company. He starts his day by …
: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia and Nostalgia A recent visit by a salesman to my home reminded me of my school days. He was selling Encyclopedia. Some lightyears ago, it was so cool to have an …
: Twitter Power Yesterday, I finished reading this book A Whole New Mind. And I loved it. I wanted to thank the author Daniel Pink for sharing all the wonderful …
: Online book shopping A while ago, I had bumped into the reviews of two books - 2666 (featured in NYT Top 10 books for 2008) and A Whole New Mind and decided to buy them. …
: Name's developer...iPhone developer I had already got my hands dirty with iPhone development (thanks to Evan/Alan, more about them in my earlier post) but I thought it was time to really …
: Resume Stanford iPhone CS193P podcasts For those of you who do not already know, Stanford has made available videos of lectures of their iPhone Application Programming course CS193P on …
: Connect your Macbook to HDTV for under $30 The Macbook’s 13" glossy screen is awesome but there are times when one wishes that the screen was bigger especially when watching movies. So, I …
: New Get a Mac ads are hilarious Apparently Microsoft has one more feather up its cap, it now can proudly claim that it not only sucks at Vista (as mentioned previously) but also at …
: iPhone 3G Backup Battery reviewed I had recently attended a live concert (a mind blowing one at that) and started to tag the songs using the super music application Shazam. …
: 1 year after switching to Mac “As I am writing these lines I am using a Macintosh, by Apple, after years of using Microsoft-based products. The Apple technology is vastly better, …
: Apple Protection Plan I love my Macbook. It’s been almost a year and it was time to extend my 1 year’s warranty provided with the purchase. The cheapest deal for Apple …
: 3 cheers for iPhone 3.0 Apple does it! It fixes all the overdue minor annoyances and delivers some new outstanding features in iPhone 3.0. I was following this live on …
: The Black Swan I started reading the book The Black Swan yesterday (thanks to a friend who got bored of the book and lent it to me) and I came across this beautiful, …
: Simply Irresistible My old theme took a lot of time to come through as I had designed it from scratch but it was hampering the readability of the site. So, I was thinking …
: Top 20 Free iPhone Apps After about 6 months of iPhone usage, here is a list of my favourite free applications which I found very useful and productive. Feel free to share …
: Link to iPhone apps easily Here is an easy way to link to iPhone apps: L2AppFrom the Developer (Normalkid, LLC) : “In messageboards, instant messaging, and twitter, this tool …
: Aky on iPhone India Blog Dev - the administrator of the popular iPhone India Blog was courteous enough to post my story and credit me for the same on his blog. Link to the …
: Top iPhone games First and foremost, I would like to truly appreciate the work of all the developers who have put in a lot of time, energy and effort in designing and …
: Exploded (i)Phone Got a new T-shirt from Cafepress. It was shipped within the suggested time frame and I am happy with the quality of the T-shirt. The design looks …
: iPhone's Wordpress App Checking out the iPhone’s Wordpress App. Offers the option to locally save the draft if the Internet connection is not available. It also has a host …
: Theme Changed Amidst the ‘BIG’ change promised by Obama, I have made a small change myself. I have moved my old blog from Blogger to Wordpress and completely …
: Cheers to ScratchGard team I had protected my Apple iPhone 3G with ScratchGard. After 2 weeks of usage, it had black marks imprinted on it. I was afraid that the screen was …
: iBought iPhone A year and a half ago, I had predicted that the iPhone would sell and it did not disappoint. Finally, I got my hands on this handheld computer. It’s …
: Ma Dream 'MAC'hine Love at first sightCirca 2007 - Imagine, Bangalore Leopard launched. Immediate visits made to check out the demo. Although Leopard Macs were not …
: Heart-touching real story I came across this real story on one of my friends blog. Read it, feel it and let it hurt enough to do something about …
: Of movies & barcode Watching a movie with friends is a last minute contingency plan to enjoy a weekend and it works most of the times. On a certain lazy weekend …
: Air - The Apple element Nobody launches their product the way Apple does. Speculation, curiosity, teasers, rumours and publicity are some of the characteristic traits that …
: Reminiscing about Bangalore It’s been about a week, away from Bangalore and I am feeling nostalgic about Bangalore. I have highlighted some of the important things below:Super …
: Once upon a time... Once upon a time, in a house far far away…somewhere in the dark dungeons of Bangalore (Electronics city), an attempt was being made to successfully …
: Superb Sound*Affordable Price=Sennheiser It’s been long time since I have posted. I am going to try and post at least once in a month.Agent Tyler was in search of good headphones and was …
: iWant iPhone! The aftermath of the phenomenal success of iPod was a string of chain mails suggesting the possibility of the launch of a mobile phone from Apple. …
: Bluetooth Advertising Like almost everyone in Bangalore, our favourite hangout place is Forum Mall. Among all the beautiful creatures in there, my eyes fell on a humongous …
: Search of Maharashtra in Karnataka After tasting all different kinds of rice, sambhar, daal, papu, rasam and all that, I was feeling completely restless to have some kind of food which …
: Haunting Eyes With all the media hype about India emerging as a global superpower, it is very ironic that whenever i travel by an auto and when it comes to a halt …
: God, Grant this wish! “Dear God, I am very worried because I have not killed anyone oflate. It disturbs me to tell you that i am not carrying out my duties from 6-8:30pm. I …
: Y? Sometimes i feel like having questions which probably have no answer or are mentally and emotionally draining. The biggest ‘Y’ that i have encountered …
: 'A' Club - What's in a name? “Finally” is what my friends would exclaim after i tell them about my blog. I had been interested in starting my own blog from a longtime but i …