Siby Kuriakose

In accordance with the new regulations from TRAI, DTH operators such as Tat Sky have been asked to allow customers to choose the channels that they want to view, instead of being forced to purchase packs. This comes into effect from February 01' 2019. The below prices may be only for the South region. For most updated information please go the the Tata Sky website Tata Sky finally announced their tariffs on their website a few days back. Below is the list of channels available on Tata Sky and the price for each channel. There are 265 free channels, (Price = 0.00)  10 TV  India News MP CH  Raj News Kannada  9X Jalwa  India News Punjab  Raj News Malayalam  9X Jhakaas  India News Rajasthan  Raj News Telugu  9XM  India News Uttar Pradesh  Rajya Sabha  9x Tashan  India TV  Ramdhenu TV  A1 TV  India Voice  Rang TV ...

I looked for an answer and couldn't find one and therefore decided to write this here. If you need guidance on how to link your site in Google Search Console with your property in Google Anlaytics, go here  https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1308621?hl=en Although they say that data is available only for a 90 day period i see data going back for a much longer duration than that in GA. Anyone knows why Google is reluctant to make this public? Coming back to the objective of this post, did you link the wrong site to your Google Analytics property and has it been like that for a while? Are you worried what will happen to the data if you delete the linking and create a new one? Well the answer is that the new site data is available in GSC after about 24-48 hours. And here is the best part, the data is accurate for the preceding period (before the new link was established) as well! Yeah, so go ahead and delete with abandon!

Amazon, Google and Microsoft selling to you, in the same email!!

The email as a form of communication is more than 35 years old now and the way it is used to inform has evolved over the last few years or has it? Have you received notifications from government agencies, HR departments, utility companies et al that clearly do not want to carry on a conversation. While most marketing organizations around the world are trying to "engage" the end consumer through all the social media channels, here is one place where we are categorically stating , do not! WE WILL NOT RESPOND! But sometimes that's not easy to convey, why suddenly would email not work?! We know that's how most business communicate these days. So to ensure that the message is got across in a more obvious way we have creative folks conjuring email addresses that will discourage even the bravehearts from giving it a shot, do_not_reply@invalidemail.com

Google Knowledge Graph blooper! You've just heard of a new show and want to read what everyone is saying about it. What do you do? You head to Google and search for it.  Way back in 2012 Google decided to supplement its regular results with the knowledge graph. The purpose was that " It provides structured and detailed information about the topic in addition to a list of links to other sites. The goal is that users would be able to use this information to resolve their query without having to navigate to other sites and assemble the information themselves." Ok got it! Give you as much information as possible without you ever leaving the Google page. Sounds fantastic! While most of the time the knowledge panels that appear on the right seem to collate accurate information about a topic, sometimes you do see major goof ups like the one seen in the above screenshot. Admittedly, "search party" is the kind of search (the irony!) phrase that would re...

"Dear Siby" that's how most emails i receive start. Those two words makes it seem like somebody is talking to me directly . No, i don't feel all warm inside (ok..may be a little) because Amazon knows my name and wants my opinion about their services, but that's what that little tiny bit of personalization is supposed to do. But when a simple mistake like the one you see in the screen grab happens, it does affect you. Yep, you're just a name in a database that we send millions of emails to. We didn't even care enough to check if we got your name right. Serves you right for being such a Prime pansy!

Still wondering how to watch the T20 semifinal on 31st March 2016, between Chris Gayle's West Indies and Virat Kohli's India? Well, one easy and completely free way to watch it is to sign up for a free 7 day trial account with Sling TV . All you need is a credit card. Cancel after the finals on Sunday March 27th and you are home free. The sports package has Willow HD which is telecasting the T20 tournament live. If India gets into the finals then you can watch that as well. The way things are going right now they'll probably be facing England :) Even afterwards just the sports package is only $10 a month, probably worth it. happy watching!

Vacuum Cleaners: "Charged 24 hours before first use. have kept plugged in constantly. Worked 3 or 4 times, used for less than a minute each time. Now it immediately loses almost all power a second after switching on. It has the suction power of an asthmatic cat. Garbage." "tough to pick up a dead ant" "Household Occupants: A 2 yr old chocolate milk junkie, a 6 yr old food spilling champion and a senior chihuahua who doesn't always make it to her doggie pad." Paper Shredders: Call this Bob Marley cause it ALWAYS BE JAMMIN! Chocolates: OMG, this SAVED me from so many possible future arguments. You have NO idea. Word of advice to anyone with a girlfriend that is addicted to chocolate, don't let her run out!!! Just trust me on this, you'll thank me later. Get the chocolate in bulk. No, it won't make her fat. Yes, she'll love you even more for it. And you will be happy when she's happy because she will not turn into a ...

"To open the door or not open the door?".... "The man he was accused of killing and was sent to jail for, is alive" . The woman was sitting in the middle of the top deck of the train compartment. Oblivious to her companion travelers'  indifference she continued to spit out these non sequiturs. The companions were, relatively speaking, doing extremely sane things, one woman was reading a book on " Stress Testing "... One was working on a packet of potato treats like they were going out of fashion soon.. most of the others were aurally wired to their music boxes. Now she pulled out her comb and manically or methodically brushed the fringe of hair in the front... I was of course furiously trying to capture the various non reactions of the other passengers. " the next station will be....... " came the announcement over the train speakers.. "The next station will be what?!?!.. She exclaimed.. Surprising everyone with a bit of lucid observatio...

Ever wanted to buy a piece of carry on luggage but you were not really sure what the right size is for all the various airlines? Here's a ready reckoner. I put this together because i was tired of going through all the individual websites, also find airline site links for reference, ALWAYS check to see if the information has been updated, American Airlines: The maximum dimensions cannot exceed any of the following measurements: 22" long x 14" wide x 9" tall or 115cm (56 x 36 x 23 cm). All carry-on items should be stowed in an overhead bin. Personal item  - includes: purse, briefcase, laptop bag OR a similar item such as a tote that does not exceed 36 inches( length+width+height) and must fit under the seat in front of you. http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInformation/baggage/carryOnAllowance.jsp Delta Baggage may not exceed 45 linear inches (or 114 cm) in combined length, width and height, including any handles and wheels Baggage must fit easily in ...

Like everyone else i was eagerly waiting for the Nexus 5 release..so was prepared to hit the checkout button the moment it appeared on the Play Store and i did. I love to keep a lot of pictures, music and videos on the phone, you never know when you might be bored of all the other apps right? So i ordered the 32GB version, with taxes (Illinois) and the slightly more expensive 2 day shipping it was about 445 dollars. Given the specs the phone claimed to have, money well spent i assumed, and i'm not saying it isn't, yet... Although the phone was supposed to leave the warehouse only on the 8th of November, it left much earlier and it was in my hand on the evening of November 5th. That's a neat trick Google, over delivery or rather early delivery will always win you brownie points (Side note: I was moving from the Galaxy Note to this phone. Before the Note I owned a LG P500 which was my first Android phone. Both i believe were trendsetters, the LG P500 a great "value fo...