the text obscured http://www.thetextobscured.net Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en returning? http://www.thetextobscured.net/2007/07/19/returning/ http://www.thetextobscured.net/2007/07/19/returning/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:30:34 +0000 Ismat Uncategorized http://www.thetextobscured.net/2007/07/19/returning/ I had dinner with Jenn the other night, and she asked me (again) if I was ever going to come back to this. I want to, I really do. The only problem is that when you write for a living, writing on a weblog can be hard. I say “can be” because I know plenty of professional writers who maintain glorious blogs; I just don’t know if I can be one of them.

But I am trying. As usual, I have a million different ideas in my head for projects, and I want to do them all. It’s a timing issue, really.

Anyway, life is generally good, dear reader (the one who is still around). Workworkwork but I’m young, right? Perhaps there will be more soon.

]]> http://www.thetextobscured.net/2007/07/19/returning/feed/ nirali goes live. http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/09/01/nirali-goes-live/ http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/09/01/nirali-goes-live/#comments Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:04:19 +0000 Ismat Nirali http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/09/01/nirali-goes-live/ Well, the bags under my eyes now have bags of their own. But the good news is, Nirali is live! Check it out and share your thoughts.

]]> http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/09/01/nirali-goes-live/feed/ two-timing. http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/30/two-timing/ http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/30/two-timing/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:02:59 +0000 Ismat Nirali Musings http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/30/two-timing/ Though Google does have my heart, I want to marry WordPress and have its babies, too. I just can’t be faithful to one Internet technology.

In other news, the bags under my eyes have taken up permanent residence, unpacked and are lounging around like they own the place. It’s been a long week. But launch on Friday, so it’s worth it. I just have to keep telling myself that.

]]> http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/30/two-timing/feed/ best email address from which i’ve received spam: http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/25/best-email-address-from-which-ive-received-spam/ http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/25/best-email-address-from-which-ive-received-spam/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:13:27 +0000 Ismat Musings Spam http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/25/best-email-address-from-which-ive-received-spam/ ismaticalness@ynmil.com

I do love me some ismaticalness. I smell a new addition to my vocabulary…

]]> http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/25/best-email-address-from-which-ive-received-spam/feed/ the revolution will be googleized. http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/23/the-revolution-will-be-googleized/ http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/23/the-revolution-will-be-googleized/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:42:03 +0000 Ismat Nirali Technology http://www.thetextobscured.net/2006/08/23/the-revolution-will-be-googleized/ Er, I’m not sure if I spelled that correctly, but you know what I mean.

How much do I love Google and everything that it produces? It’s crunch time around here, since Nirali re-launches in less than two weeks and there is so much to be done. That, however, didn’t stop me from agonizing over the crappy SquirrelMail system that we used for Nirali email. It took about five years to log in, read or delete messages. Frustrated, I sent off a brief application last night to Gmail requesting that they set up Nirali Magazine as a beta tester for Gmail for Your Domain. Less than 10 hours later, they hooked us up. Now, our Nirali email is hosted by Google and consequently takes advantage of all the delights Gmail has to offer. Oh, the joy.

If I could have babies with technology, it would be Google. Who needs a man?

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