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Is this Tampa?
Posted January 3, 2008
I woke up this morning to see this!! Brr....
An Update
Posted September 9, 2007
I haven't posted anything in a long time. So here is a summary update -
- Bought a new Lenovo 3000 N100 Laptop. The old desktop with it's spaghetti wiring is history.
- Had a week long vacation in San Francisco and surrounding areas.
- Drove to Saint Augustine for a weekend getaway
- Started taking a grad class (Computer Networks) at USF
- Selling a bunch of stuff on eBay
The House is Wired
Posted April 22, 2007
And wired it is... for data, voice and video. I have completed installing atleast two cat5e and one coaxial connection in every room of the house. All wires terminate in my study closet. Clickity-click aqui for more details.
A New Guestbook
Posted February 21, 2007
Check out my new PHP/MySQL Guestbook script. It is fairly simple and took just a few hours to program. My next task is to migrate all my old entries into the new system.
Update Mar 15: import complete.
I've given Cable TV the Boot!
Posted February 3, 2007
Out of boredom, I decided to hook up a piece of wire to act as an antenna for my upstairs TV. And behold, I was receiving all local High Definition channels in all their glory. Crystal clear with no disruptions. So, why pay $75/mo to the cable company? They have been eliminated from my monthly bills. Ta ta.
List of channels and more details here.
End of vacation bliss
Posted March 4, 2006
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 Mahal in all its glory. You may find some of the pictures I took during the two weeks if you snoop around a little.
Now it is back to the usual routine - work, work, sleep, eat etc.
Off to India
Posted February 6, 2006
Check out my t-mobile album. Hopefully I will be able to post some photos directly from my cell phone.
Mmm....Hot Pot!
Posted August 27, 2005
Nothing in the world like a good hot pot dinner! Picture from two weeks ago.
Standards Compliance
Posted August 07, 2005
Today I took my first step towards making this website XHTML 1.0 compliant. XHTML is a stricter version of HTML conforming to XML specifications. The framework in which all content resides has already been validated. The style sheet is also valid. Updating each individual content page will take a while. While I am at it, I may also try to make the pages database driven so that future updates will be easier.
Here is a test page.
NWI is no more
Posted August 02, 2005
On August 1st, Newsworld International went off the air. Apparently, it was bought by a group headed by Al Gore which decided to convert into somethings called Current TV.
This is a major disappointment. NWI was CBC's sister channel and was probably the only channel broadcast in North America which provided broad perspectives on news stories. Some of the programs included European Journal from Germany, What's on Japan?, brief news summary from China, ITV from UK and CBC Correspondent from Canada. The documentaries such as World Insight and Special Assignment gave the audience context and historical perspective on current happenings. The presentation was designed to appeal to your thought and not your emotion (unlike most US counterparts).
Instead, now I am left with dumbed-down, MTV-style crap-!@#$...I mean Current TV and channels the likes of CNN, Fox, CBS and NBC where one is never sure where facts end and where opinions begin.
So I got married!
Posted July 27, 2005
It's a done deal. I got married on July 15 with little pomp or ceremony. On a steaming hot Florida afternoon, we tied the knot and hosted a get together in the evening. Pictures linked from somewhere on the right.
New Video Posted
Posted July 10, 2005
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.
CarPC.wmv (25 MB)
Star Wars
Posted May 19, 2005
The Revenge of the Sith opens today and I will be at the cinema for the very first show of the day! But before that, some mindless tidbit -
This is your CompactFlash before, and this is your CompactFlash after Sumit has laid his hands on it. Any questions?
Careful what you wish for
Posted May 18, 2005
Finally a politician who speaks the plain and obvious truth! Too bad that he had to come from another country. Maybe the US counterparts will learn something from him. Here is the video in case you missed it -
Nice weather in Florida
Posted February 27, 2005
Not! It was cold and windy. The waterfront looked as though a hurricane was on its way. Of course, I had to run over to the beach and take a few pictures. Unfortunately, it was too dark by the time I retrieved my camera. Got two good pictures, nonetheless.
New Server Setup
Posted February 16, 2005
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
Selling Electronic Gizmos
Posted January 23, 2005
It's time for some winter cleaning! I have discovered that I have a lot of electronic devices which I don't use. I have put them on eBay. The items include -
- A Sharp 5" 320x240 LCD Panel
- Advantech PCM-5820 Single Board Computer
- EBC3410 Single Board Computer with dual LAN
- EmCORE-v611 Single Board Computer w/ 533MHz, Dual LAN and Touchscreen display.
- Amulet 5.7" LCD Touchscreen Starter Kit
UPDATE: January 30, 2005 - SOLD