Last week, I bought a HP Envy - desktop tower. This is my first desktop purchase after 8 years of using laptops. My 2 laptops - HP & Lenovo are functional. I bought them in America years ago. The batteries on both the machines reached their end of life. I could not find spares for either… Continue reading Desktop Computing
Tag: personal
Securing your personal data.
A few weeks ago, a friend, on returning home from work, found that her house was broken into. Her Macbook Pro, iMac, camcorder, and a digital camera were stolen. The robbery happened mid-day, in broad daylight!!! Most of her personal digital assets, pictures and videos, stored on the computers were lost, forever. This is far more devastating than… Continue reading Securing your personal data.
Engaged
I got engaged on April 15th in Bangalore. I had dreaded the part where my soon-to-be-bride and I had to go up on stage (with 300 pairs of eyes on us) and stand there shaking hands, greeting people who were kind enough to pay us a visit. Much to the surprise of those who know… Continue reading Engaged
My development rig
1. 27 inch LED monitor. 2. Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 running Windows 7 Home (64 bit) i7 Quad Core @ 1.6 Ghz. 8 GB DDR 3 RAM. 1 GB ATI Catalyst Graphic Card. 500 GB 7200 RPM drive (yea, I know, I should be on a SSD) 3. Microsoft 4000 Ergonomic Keyboard. a.k.a keyboard of the… Continue reading My development rig
The past 8 months…
I returned to India in September 2011. I flew out of Miami on a clear morning, had a stopover at Newark and then got on a direct flight to Mumbai. I flew Air India. I have heard some not so good stories from people who have flown the airline, but I must say I had a pleasant… Continue reading The past 8 months…
Built on code 