Sumit Birla
Posts by: Sumit Birla
Gumstix is a very neat, hobbyist-friendly embedded computer which runs Linux. It is about the size of a stick of gum (hence the name) and has a strong community support system. Various breakout and add-on boards are available making the platform versatile. I had intended to use Gumstix in my
Spend two good weeks in India covering Hyderabad, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It was great fun to be on the road again after such a long time. My last trip was to Argentina in 2004. The year 2005 went by too fast! I finally got to see the Taj [...]
Introduction
The .Net platform is Microsoft’s answer to Java. Java was/is a favorite for enterprise application developers who require cross-platform operability, object oriented design and scalability. However, .Net has been adopted very quickly given the dominance of its creator in IT circles. This platform offers some improvements over J2EE and also allows you to program [...]
Nothing in the world like a good hot pot dinner! Picture from two weeks ago.
I have prepared a video demonstrating the working of my CarPC prototype. The picture isn’t of the highest quality, but it touches on all major aspects of the project.
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On January 28, I received my new server from Dell. Here are the main features of this machine:
Model – PowerEdge SC420 Processor – Celeron 2.53 GHz Hard Disk – 80GB SATA RAM – 512 MB, DDR2, 400 MHz CDROM – 48X Network – Onboard Gigabit Ethernet
I had been looking for a computer [...]
Happy new year to all! Now that you are feeling bright and hopeful for 2005, don’t forget to get me the following on my birthday. Just drop by your nearest dealer and pick one up. Any color will do. Thanks.
It has been a while since I posted anything on this website. A lot of things have happened since the last entry including a trip to Argentina and the MobileCam you see on the right. The picture was taken with a Sony Ericsson T616 and transferred to this page without any user [...]
Spent the morning at Lowry Park Zoo. The weather was in the 70s and there were very few people at the zoo. It was the perfect outing.
I received my Vonage device today. Setup was a breeze and the voice quality seems the same as my land-line (soon to be disconnected). The seamless integration with my existing home network was unexpected. I simply connected the WAN port to my existing hub and powered up the box.
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