Our brains are really #amazing

September 10th, 2011 by hamlesh No comments »

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook recently, I thought it was really silly, until I noticed that I was reading it faster as I read on.

Give it a try, post a comment or tweet @hamlesh to let me know what you think :)

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Looking for an alternative to Skydrive? Try zovo!

September 9th, 2011 by hamlesh No comments »

If you are looking for an alternative to Skydrive, I’d recommend you have a look at zovo.  With unlimited storage, the ability to sync data across various machines (like Dropbox), and the ability to backup network drives, it might be a worthwhile alternative to consider.

I should just say, that I have a biased interest in zovo, being its founder and all.

» Read more: Looking for an alternative to Skydrive? Try zovo!

So things have changed

September 9th, 2011 by hamlesh No comments »

As some of you may have noticed, the design of my blog has drastically changed.

This has been on my to do list for a while, and finally, we are nearly there.  I’ve now moved the site over to the mediatemple.com grid service, so things should be a lot more responsive.  Part of the demise of my regular blogging was due to the sluggishness of wordpress on my old server.

As much as possible I’ve tried to preserve the link paths with this migration, but just in case, the old blog will still be available on old.hamleshmotah.com, for a short while.

I’ll also setup files.hamleshmotah.com as a more permanent mirror/repository on the old server, for downloads and resources such as the system restore ISOs, which seem to still be very popular :)

Anyway, just a simple / short update for now :)

@hamlesh

TopLinked OpenNetwork Linkedin invite me list download

September 6th, 2011 by hamlesh No comments »

LinkedIn users looking to quickly expand the number of quality connections they have make use of the toplinked.com service.

You can import these contacts, they are mainly LIONs’ (Linked In Open Networkers).

Download TopLinked OpenNetworker Linkedin Invite List Sep 2011

Once downloaded;

1. Log into LinkedIn.com
2. Select Contacts > Add Connections from the menu.
3. Towards the bottom of the page you will see “Import your desktop email contacts” – select this.
4. Upload each CSV.
5. Make sure all contacts are selected, then click “Invite selected contacts”.

You will need to repeat this for each CSV file, and you may run out of invites if your account is new. You will have to come back every week or so and try again until you’ve imported/invited all of the contacts.

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Motorcycling in the rain – ride safely in the rain

August 23rd, 2011 by hamlesh No comments »

The UK, as much as I love this country, its weather sucks.  We should be in the peaks of summer right now, but instead its pouring with rain.  Nearly every day it rains, be it sustained or intermittently.

After getting soaked on my way into London, and drenched on my way out of London, riding my GSXR 600 today, I thought I’d do a quick post to get bikers thinking about raining day riding, and how to do it safely.

This article has some great pointers… in fact, even though I’ve been riding for years now, its only this year that I started to “turn your head side to side to clear visor”…

5 TIPS FOR RIDING A MOTORCYCLE IN THE RAIN | Maple Jeans | Kevlar

At some point you get caught riding your motorcycle in the rain. Here are my best 5 tips to weather the storm.

Publish Date: 08/11/2010 8:00

http://www.maplejeans.com/5-tips-for-riding-a-motorcycle-in-the-rain/

Although this talks about mopeds, most of it still applies to big bikes…

A number of Useful Information on Using a Moped while it's raining

A lot of people are put off riding mopeds in the rain, and many new riders will not likely even contemplate it. When you have bought a moped or a motorbike for your main method of transport for popping out and about

Publish Date: 08/22/2011 23:44

http://trackdaiz.com/a-number-of-useful-information-on-using-a-moped-while-its-raining/

And, finally, if you think you are ace in the rain, watch this vid to see how its actually done ;)

MASTERCLASS Kiyonari ** wet weather riding display WSBK

Race 2 highlights from Donington Park 2008. Never get tired of watching this!!