Monthly Archives: July 2013

youmayneedthis now has now its own domain

I have hosted the blog to its own domain now at blog.youmayneedthis.com. Existing blog entries will continue to be here. New posts will likely show up there now. Update: first series of posts on trip to Srisailam can be found … Continue reading

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Sending by post – ITR-V to income tax department

Today – I went to post office to send the ITR-V by post. I do so every year. Counter sign with black ink at the place marked by ‘sign in’ in the form. Put it through Speed post. This year, … Continue reading

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gmail inbox new look

Some of you would have seen the new look of your gmail inbox. I am also one of them. At the onset, it seems useful. This is because it is addressing the main pain-point of dealing with email overload. In … Continue reading

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Reliance fresh good customer experience

Typically, reliance fresh chain is considered for lower price but not for customer experience. I was writing but avoiding to describe what you typically expect to see there. one can typically associate the brand with lower or lowest prices – … Continue reading

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boot mgr is compressed error and laptop is not booting

One of my friend in the office faced this on his laptop. He was stuck. I found this helpful thread on the net that helped save his day. It took few minutes to build a boot dvd of win7 and … Continue reading

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Paying your traffic challan sent by post

Recently, I was sent a traffic challan by post. The automated cameras on a signal in kondapur has snapped the two wheeler for skipping a red signal. It is required to be paid in 15 days of receipt. It can … Continue reading

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Entering indian stock LTCG into ITR2 form

I was filling the income tax form ITR2 and need to fill the LTCG (long term capital gain) details there. It was not clear where (which schedule(s)) and what to put there. After little bit of googling and flipping through … Continue reading

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Cancellation of spicejet ticket on makemytrip.com

I needed the information about what kind of charges will apply if I were to cancel spicejet ticket 24hrs vs 12 hrs vs 3 hrs prior to flight departure. I googled around and could not find the information. makemytrip.com seem … Continue reading

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