I will be transferring YogeshSarkar.com to a dedicated Quad Core Server in the weekend; currently it is running along with a few of my sites, on a Virtual Private Server at ServInt.

Although they have been good and performance has been quite nice, recent and projected growth warrants a dedicated server, which I have now bought from Wiredtree (already have a VPS with them).

There isn’t likely going to be any downtime, though DNS propagation would take time and could lead to the site being inaccessible or the site at older host coming for a few hours for some of the people.

Not even a few months ago, I thought Google’s idea of an OS like Chrome, which is mainly dependent on web based applications, is a bad idea and at least isn’t going to be something I would be interested in.

However like the saying goes, only thing constant in this world is change; my view towards Google Chrome is also changing.

Today, apart from composing blogposts like these (which I can easily do online) and a little bit of photo editing and website designing and of course listening to music and watching movies, I am doing rest of the things online, with plans to switch entirely from desktop based email client to web based ones (already using Google Calendar and Reader).

Using online apps gives me the flexibility and convenience of being able to access my data from anywhere in the world with just about any internet enabled device like mobile phone, laptop etc. without worrying about synchronization and cross platform compatibility.

Of course this also means that I am more and more dependent on the internet and cannot afford any downtime, however with internet access getting cheaper and easier to acquire, this might just become least of my worries with the benefits outweighing the negatives so much, that they cease to exist from the decision making process.

Of course till that happens, I would still like to have local copies of everything I work on, to ensure that not only is there a backup of important things, I am able to get at least some work done, even if my internet connection is down.

It seems after the success of 3 idiots; quite a few people are interested in visiting the lake in Ladakh, where the climax of 3 idiots was shot and hence I have been receiving a few queries regarding it.

Well the lake in question is none other than the famous Pangong Tso, a salt water lake situated at an altitude of around 14,270ft and at a distance of 170kms from Leh, on the other side of Chang La. Pangong Tso is also special due to the fact that while one third of this 134km lake lies in India and rest of it lies in the Chinese occupied Ladakh.

In fact a fellow BCMTian had even caught up with Kareena Kapoor, Amir Khan, Madhvan etc. at Chang La in June 2008, when they were heading to Pangong Tso to shoot the final scenes of 3 Idiots (click here for their photographs).

Apart from 3 Idiots, Pangong Tso has been featured in quite a few movies and songs, because it is one of the most beautiful lakes in India and is a photographer’s delight, as it changes hues every few hours! In fact if you are not on a schedule and love photography, it is best to spend a whole day at Pangong Tso, rather than visit it just for an hour or two, which most travelers do.

Accommodation next to Pangong Tso is available at Lukung (Eco Huts) and at Spangmik (hotel and several home run guesthouses). One can also stay at the beautiful but small town of Tangste, which has slightly more amenities, but is 32km away from the lake.