Must have firefox addons

These are some of the must haves to make our life a little easier, feel free to add any u might think are useful.

1. Aardvark{2.97}.xpi -- Utility for cleaning up a page prior to printing, and for analyzing a page.

2. AdblockPlus{1.1}.xpi -- Ads were yesterday!

3. BetterPrivacy{1.29}.xpi -- "Super-Cookie Safeguard"

4. DownloadHelper{4.5}.xpi -- Download videos and images from many sites

5. DownloadStatusbar{0.9.6.5}.xpi -- View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar

6. FEBE{6.1}.xpi -- Backup your Firefox data

7. Firebug{1.4.0}.xpi -- Web Development Evolved.

8. GooglePreview{3.22}.xpi -- Localized description in *.properties file.

9. ReaditLater{0.9947}.xpi -- Save pages to read later, then bookmark.

10. Screengrab{0.96.1}.xpi -- Saves a web-page as an image.

11. WebDeveloper{1.1.8}.xpi -- Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.

Story of a real on-road hero

I just couldn't let this one pass, so here it is

Suvendu Roy of Titan Industries shares his inspirational encounter with
a rickshaw driver in Mumbai:






Last Sunday, my wife, kid, and I had to travel to Andheri from Bandra.
When I waved at a passing auto rickshaw, little did I expect that this
ride would be any different. As we set off, my eyes fell on a few
magazines(kept in an aircraft style pouch) behind the driver's back
rest.



I looked in front and there was a small TV. The driver had put on the
Doordarshan channel.



My wife and I looked at each other with disbelief and amusement. In
front of me was a small first-aid box with cotton, dettol and some
medicines.
This was enough for me to realise that I was in a special vehicle. Then
I looked round again, and discovered more - there was a radio, fire
extinguisher, wall clock, calendar, and pictures and symbols of all
faiths
- from Islam and Christianity to Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. There
were also pictures of the heroes of 26/11- Kamte, Salaskar, Karkare
and Unnikrishnan. I realised that not only my vehicle, but also my
driver was special.

I started chatting with him and the initial sense of ridicule and
disbelief gradually diminished. I gathered that he had been driving an
auto rickshaw for the past 8-9 years; he had lost his job when his
employer's plastic company was shut down. He had two school-going
children, and he drove from 8 in the morning till 10 at night. No break
unless he was unwell. "Sahab, ghar mein baith ke TV dekh kar kya
faida? Do paisa income karega toh future mein kaam aayega."

We realised that we had come across a man who represents Mumbai - the
spirit of work, the spirit of travel and the spirit of excelling in
life.
I asked him whether he does anything else as I figured that he did not
have too much spare time. He said that he goes to an old age home for
women in Andheri once a week or whenever he has some extra income, where
he donates tooth brushes, toothpastes, soap, hair oil, and other items
of daily use. He pointed out to a painted message below the meter that
read: "25 per cent discount on metered fare for the handicapped. Free
rides for blind passengers up to Rs. 50.




My wife and I were struck with awe. The man was a HERO! A hero who
deserves all our respect. Our journey came to an end; 45 minutes of a
lesson in humility, selflessness, and of a hero-worshipping Mumbai, my
temporary home. We disembarked, and all I could do was to pay him a tip
that would hardly cover a free ride for a blind man.

I hope, one day, you too have a chance to meet Mr Sandeep Bachhe in his
auto rickshaw: MH-02-Z-8508

Cricket and we the Indians

Well now that we are done with cricket (atleast for now) people can start going about their life bitching about the abysmal performance of our cricketers and how we being a nation of 1+ billion couldn’t congregate a team of plausible players, the future of the sport etc, etc....
Public's anguish is justified to some extent, the team went down without a protest or a single hint of fight against the not so matured, in-experienced team.
The game failed to enthrall viewers, the players displayed total lack of commitment to the cause. At the end of the match Rahul Dravid looked shaken and was virtually in tears(that was a poignant sight and i'm sure many would have felt for him) other players looked distant & detached, don’t know what was going thru their mind i can guess the endorsement deals would've been the top priority.
I fail to understand what is it about this game that drives Indians crazy(including me) may be its in our blood, one of my friend's kid is hardly 3 yrs and his favorite ad is 'Boost is the secret of my energy' and he does that with a batting swing action, now now i live in US Midwest where exposure to this game is less than pragmatic and of all the ads this chotu has seen this seems to fancy him a lot.
Some say its time to move on and look at other sports like soccer, formula1, golf, hockey etc... but few say we are not upto power games and attribute it to our puny&scrawny built (compared to Europeans, middle eastern, Americans of course).
To me it seems that we lack commitment and fire to pursue these sports of course there is little or no help from our government agencies to promote these sports, their theory is prove first and then we may help, but it is disheartening to think we haven’t scored a gold in Olympics where as our neighbors(I meant the Chinese) who are maybe same or less built than ours have made great strides in the field of sports.
Question is, if they can why can't we???? how can we change? what does it take for us to be recognized out of the framework of IT?
I know they are Good questions and so life moves on.

Gratitude is a right attitude!!!

Sometimes i wonder that time slides by so fast we don’t realize that we could have spent considerable amount of time running errands and dreaming of gaining material possessions, bettering the lifestyle by looking at people around us, while this is not entirely berated, it would be worthwhile to stop and retrospect the life, the blessings we have had and be grateful for it.
Sense of gratitude is the right attitude since it helps strengthen our roots, help in feeling good about the work we do, the people we interact with and respect for all the good fortunes we might have .
Gratitude works on a number of levels to improve the life and sense of wellbeing.
Perhaps the most important is simply that it is a feel good emotion.
Gratitude really, truly is something that allows us to step outside of our waking sleep and when done with full lucidity allows us to see how the simple fact that we're able to read these words, or write them, is something to be lastingly grateful for.
What comes to mind, the big things that help shape up our lives and that we need to have gratitude for are:
- God – who provides us with everything (air, water, sunlight, food,shelter among many other things)
- Spouse,Parents and Siblings – who loves us unconditionally and supports us in all walks of life.
- My extended family – who are always there when needed
- Good health
- Intelligence
- Freedom
- Friends
- Teachers, doctors, engineers and the positive catalysts of society.

The list could go on and on.........