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 an innovation
MIGRATION TO LINUX
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
My E-Bookshelf
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 just… Continue reading My E-Bookshelf
Booklet printing and The Spirit of Ubuntu
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 good feel… Continue reading Booklet printing and The Spirit of Ubuntu
A Reluctant Techie
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… Continue reading A Reluctant Techie
Teaching about Computers
Did I say, in this blog that F1 is the greatest teacher ? Well I said that to my class as well. It took some days for me to realise that neither F1 nor google was the idea of help for ‘normal’ people, I mean IT-scared people who call themselves ‘just being normal’. help meant… Continue reading Teaching about Computers
Technology to the rescue
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 villains getting after the heroine , but in the nick of time,… Continue reading Technology to the rescue
Life in the Cyberworld
Today access to internet is considered a fundamental right and social network is a way of life. Anything that you share undoubtedly, enhances the fun. It is not uncommon to see someone reading Asterix comics in a library with a dead pan expression. I remember the Asterix fan club we had at the… Continue reading Life in the Cyberworld
An Ongoing Affair with Tux
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
Why do people put up with Microsoft Windows ? and internet explorer ?
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 ?