There was a time, when it was so difficult to locate a Tamil book , dating back beyond 50 years; after all no publisher wants to be stuck with unsellable stock. Once, with great difficulty, I found a compilation of Aathichudi, Konraivendhan etc, published by New Century Book House. Only the… Continue reading Tamil Resources on the net First published on August 4, 2011
Month: May 2016
Why do people put up with Microsoft Windows ? and internet explorer ? First published on May 24, 2011
Every time I see a user struggle with Windows and IE, I am deeply hurt to see so much avoidable pain in the computer world. Most of the time it is for some troubleshooting that I am forced to see the ‘blue screen” (Microsoft windows). Windows badly needs an antivirus software and between the antivirus… Continue reading Why do people put up with Microsoft Windows ? and internet explorer ? First published on May 24, 2011
User friendly – first published on March 17, 2011
What is user-friendly ? I think it is one of the much used and misused words these days. Who is the user decides whether ‘something is user friendly’ or not. I remember the days in the academy, when every tactical exercise involved a briefing in hindi or hindusthani to be precise . Whenever you left… Continue reading User friendly – first published on March 17, 2011
An Ongoing Affair with Tux – first published on October 1, 2011
What is common among Tux, Penguins, Lizards, Fawns, Gibbons, Herons and Lynx ? They all represent some version /distro of Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular. The affair started sometime in circa 2000, when I first read about linux , probably in PCQuest. It was all very romantic for a computer buff; a student finds a commercial software… Continue reading An Ongoing Affair with Tux – first published on October 1, 2011