Author: colmurali

  These are times when  it is difficult to find someone who is not keenly interacting with a smart phone, be it in a cafeteria or a classroom. Even people of my age, have become ‘touch-savvy’ , if not ‘tech-savvy’. Guys who have problem understanding whats an app, understand and use ‘WhatsApp’        … Continue reading Appy Times – First published in Jan 2016

“Uparwala sab dekh raha hai” the saying is as old as the hills, but what’s new in the TV commercial is that  ‘Uparwala’ here  refers to ‘CP Plus’ CCTV. Earlier days, a child was told “God sees all,  knows all, is all powerful and  he knows what you are up to , anywhere, any time,… Continue reading Is Technology the new God ? First published in AUG 2015

Ever since  the news of ‘Navy War room leaks‘ broke out in 2006 , pen-drive phobia reached such proportions that many senior officers would not touch a pen drive with a barge pole. Ironically use of CDs increased though they can be as much of security hazard as a pen drive. Had pen drives not… Continue reading Pen Drives are Secure First published in May 2015

What sparks an innovation ? Does it always require a genius ? The other day, I while scrolling through an endless stream of facebook jokes, and I came across this. “ A lady (could have been a gentleman) complained at a computer shop, claiming that the new laptop computer she had bought would not carry… Continue reading Genesis of Innovation -First published in mar 2015

MIGRATION TO LINUX An article originally I wrote for Indian Army.. INTRODUCTION 1. Today, we are in information age and we use many electronic devices to meet our information needs. The core component of any electronic device is its operating system. Though there are many types of devices used for computing, Computers have become synonymous… Continue reading MIGRATION TO LINUX – First published in Feb 2015

          These days we tend to do more screen reading than traditional book reading. While it is okay to read blogs, news-feeds etc off the screen, certain materials like tutorials and how-tos need to be studied leisurely.   Taking printout on A4 sheets is ok, but it is still not so convenient. To have a… Continue reading Booklet printing and The Spirit of Ubuntu – First published in NOv 2014

I have often wondered as to why is it that we see no icon on the desktop called ‘My Book-Shelf. ’when ‘My computer‘ is so universal. Is it because computers have replaced books ? Can they ever do that?      In my own case, the very first computer, I owned was an AT286 Machine, which… Continue reading My E-Bookshelf – First published in Nov 2014

My career , which was always on a ‘ conveyer belt’ gave very little room for any deliberate decisions ; from sainik school to NDA to army .        One of the rare occasions when I was really required to make a choice was to choose between tech and non tech. The first time it… Continue reading A Reluctant Techie – first posted in Aug 2014

Technology to the rescue – First Published in Jan 2013 Much has been said and written in the past two weeks about safety of women in our cities. Once the dust settles down and the emotions subside, we need to take some real measures to prevent crime against women. Indian movies are full of depictions of horrendous… Continue reading Technolgy to the Rescue – First Published on