Back to fedora once again

After tinkering for a long time with windows vista to check out its much touted security features,I switched back to Fedora-11  today which happens to be the latest avatar of the distro.Installation was fast and snappy.There are many things which i found common with both linux and vista like the UAC prompt and ASLR implementation at lower levels.Not that i hate it,but i was done with the memory hogging OS for quite some time.I never experienced a BSOD before,but when i got one due to a faulty ACPI driver which followed the death of my HDD i thought that it was enough.



It took some time to figure out on how to use proprietary software codecs and get all kinds of formats to work but finally i had done it.I have also been tinkering with the Bash command prompt which  i am very found out in linux based systems .

Some exciting artwork discussions is going on the fedora ambassador's mailing  list including more effective ways of marketing the product.Due to the various DOS attacks taking place over the internet i assumed it was best for me to switch back to the very secure linux system

With the independence day coming up i feel the launch of fedora 11 has truly lived up to its tag line Freedom +Infinty=fedora

JAy ho!Mera Bharat mahan!

Finally relief from the heavens!

After 4 months of Intense heat and Sunshine,the monsoon has finally kicked in with full force!.Just seeing the rain bearing clouds above is a rejuvenating factor for all of us.The immense heat waves have made  day to day work including travelling a big nightmare adding to the frequent power cuts due to water shortage in the Dams.

With borewells drying up and tap water on alternate days, we had to for the first time buy a tanker full of water for our needs!But hopefully this should improve by the month end.Expecting rainfall in the lots.I still remember making paper boats and playing in the water with my brother when we were kids,I hope that we could have such a good time again :) .

I joined my brother last time to try out rain water harvesting to rejuvenate my borwell,and sure enough it worked well and water began to fill in again.This time we are well prepared before hand,using simple ingenious method of collecting excess rainwater on the roof top and allowing it to pass through a pipe sent inside the borewell .The monsoon is below expectations this time,hugely deficit across the country.But i will enjoy the rainfall even if it means for a less amount of time!

Its always "whats the next step?"

Growing up and studying in such a competitive environment has its own pro's and cons.When there was no recession it was all about IT and Technology,In the initial days of my graduation IT was booming with high paying jobs with all perks we expect.Unfortunatley my last days of school have been full of apprehensions about my future.Competing with millions of aspiring students all around has always being taken into consideration apart from pressure and excitment when planning for the future course of action

Interning at ogilvy has thrown some light on what other avenues I can explore and build my career path in a different manner which will hopefully end in a constructive manner.Its always whats the next step....

Growing up and studying in such a competitive environment has its own pro's and cons.When there was no recession it was all about IT and Technology,In the initial days of my graduation IT was booming with high paying jobs with all perks we expect.Unfortunatley my last days of school have been full of apprehensions about my future.Competing with millions of aspiring students all around has always being taken into consideration apart from pressure and excitment when planning for the future course of action

Interning at ogilvy has thrown some light on what other avenues I can explore and build my career path in a different manner which will hopefully end in a constructive way.Its always whats the next step....

My foundness for train journeys....

Train journies always start with a fight with my twin brother for the window seat when we were kids,even now when both of us travel together,its mostly like fisrt come first serve for us to catch a glimpse of the lovely country side which rushes through while passing from one city to another.Whenever i used to go to bangalore,it was a very memorable experience for me.Not only could i see beautiful valleys and grape plantations all along,but also the large curves at which i can see the whole length of the train!.

Sipping coffee in the morning while experiencing something beautiful as this always makes me feel great.So i could not miss a chance when BBC world wanted to cover india's election using a  fully sefl sufficient train.It was a novel idea for the BBC to get a feel of the real india,by travelling in the common man's transport.Although i have still not travelled  in the high speed trains like shatabdi or rajdhani,i would still cherish to travel in them some time

Train journeys always start with a fight with my twin brother for the window seat when we were kids,even now when both of us travel together,its mostly like fisrt come first serve for us to catch a glimpse of the lovely country side which rushes through while passing from one city to another.Whenever i used to go to bangalore,it was a very memorable experience for me.Not only could i see beautiful valleys and grape plantations all along,but also the large curves at which i can see the whole length of the train!.

Sipping coffee in the morning while experiencing something beautiful as this always makes me feel great.So i could not miss a chance when BBC world wanted to cover india's election using a  fully sefl sufficient train.It was a novel idea for the BBC to get a feel of the real india,by travelling in the common man's transport.Although i have still not travelled  in the high speed trains like shatabdi or rajdhani,i would still cherish to travel in them some time

Books,Books and more Books!

After a long time i got a second chance to go to the famous blossoms book house in church street today.
Whenever i visit any book house,i usually try not to bring loads of books at a time,but the sheer number of sections the book house has makes me to spend lots of money on buying them.
Since it is the only place i can get them for a good bargain and at a second hand price,i usually end up buying the wholle works of a particular author.
Last time when i visited,i spent my time there through the whole afternoon through the rows on figuring out which ones i could buy for a reasonalble price.
To my luck i got the whole series of "Alias" in 7 parts which also happens to be my favourite telivison shows of all time apart from the oprah show.
Kenfollet's fictional  work caught my eyes this time and i ended up buying his entire works for a rockbottom price.For book lovers in bangalore church street is the mecca to get all the buks that you want!

Wah re wah Harrypotter!

Marvelous!Is all i can say!Harry potter and the half blood prince rocks!.The way in which the epic saga is being filmed is wonderful.

The story gets more dark and creepy,as always Daniel has played his part very well.

Kudos to JK rowling!

Expecto patronum!

Marvelous!Is all i can say!Harry potter and the half blood prince rocks!.The way in which the epic saga is being filmed is wonderful.

The story gets more dark and creepy,as always Daniel has played his part very well.

Kudos to JK rowling!

Expecto patronum!

Adios ogilvy!

Working in a dynamic company as O&M has given a me good experience in a fast growing advertising industry.Mingling with people from across the globe has made me more bold and has  oriented me in many ways.