தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு நல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்

இவ் வலைப்பதிவு வாசகர்களுக்கு எனது இனிய தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு நல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

Customer Service - Couldn't be any better

My Canon A95 digital camera ran into some funny problem early this year and I was contemplating if I need to go in for a new one. To shell out 400-500 SGD for a basic digital camera was something I was not too convinced about. The DSLR models were 1100 upwards!


2 years since I bought the camera, and being out of warranty, I first settled to send the camera for service, get a quote and then decide on going in for a new one. Before sending it for service, not to be fooled, I did a bit of google (I've no clue where my life would head without Google) based on the symptoms and came across Canon's website which admitted defect in the CCD's supplied by Sony for several models. I was overjoyed to find mine in the list and the symptoms matching theirs and the best part, no warranty or proof of purchase required!


Immediately I set off to their Service Centre at Keppel Bay and gave the camera for service. While I was told that it would take 2 weeks for them to respond, if it is indeed the CCD problem, the same being fixed and delivered home, free of cost but if it is due to something else, then they'd revert with a quote. This actually sent butterflies again in my stomach. I came back to office with a confused mind and 3 days after I had sent in my camera for service, the same has been fixed and delivered home this morning!


I should say their customer service has exceeded my expectations though I was a bit disappointed after knowing that if the CCD problem could not be have been fixed, my camera would have been replaced with an equivalent current model! Joke's apart, hope this post of mine can help the needy one's who face similar problems.


Curse the lord!!!

பாடலாசிரியருக்கு ஜெ!

சிவாஜி படத்தில் சூப்பர்ஸ்டார் ரஜினியின் அறிமுக பாடலை எழுதிய நா.முத்துக்குமாருக்கு ஒரு ஜெ! குறிப்பாக, கீழ் உள்ள வரிகளுக்கு;

காவிரி ஆறும் கை குத்தல் அரிசியும்
மறந்து போகுமா..?

ஓ..தாவணிப் பெண்களும் தூதுவிடும் கண்களும்
தொலைந்து போகுமா..?

உன்மையிலேயே இப்பாடல் வரிகள் சுவையானதா அல்ல அவை தமிழிலில் இருப்பதால் சுவையானதா என்பதை சாலமன் பாப்பையாவை வைத்துதான் பட்டி மன்றம் நடத்த வேண்டும் போல...

வாழ்க தமிழ்!

How China could trigger a Dollar decline?

Well, 'am neither an subject expert in forex matters nor an economist but bumped into an article in MoneyWeek while I was getting to understand Carry Trade (?)

An excerpt from the article;

"China does not have to sell any of its existing dollar reserves to precipitate a decline in the dollar - all it has to do is stop accumulating dollars. The current US trade deficit with that country alone is running over $20 billion per month, and that is not an insignificant amount. If China stopped accumulating foreign reserves, those dollars would be sold into the foreign exchange markets and I expect that when that happens, the dollar will fall."

Read the entire article here.

Broadband Speed Test

When I took up my broadband connection, I always wanted to ensure I got the speed that was advertised by the ISP and did quite a bit of google and came across a lot of sites. However, none of them were user friendly or interactive or comprehensive until I bumped into Speedtest.net

A very user friendly website, with exhaustive details like past results, country average, continental averages, etc. FYI, the site was revamped a few weeks ago. I personally felt the old one was good (is there anyone who likes a change???) but the revamped site has a lot of details, so I could probably live with the change ;-)


Oh, BTW, snapshot my connection below