Shan’s Personal Blog to share his views and thoughts…
May 19th, 2008 by shan
How did this come to pass? Seriously. I was there
… not from the very start but from very close to the beginning. The very first release was Ubuntu 4.10, nicknamed Warty Warthog. I started with the next release, Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog). My first experience with Ubuntu was not the best. But I came back to Ubuntu. Why?
May 19th, 2008 by shan
Asus is to embed a lightweight, instant-on version of Linux called “Splashtop” into all its motherboards, following good feedback from customers.
May 19th, 2008 by shan
This pic says it!!
Feb 15th, 2008 by shan
There’s been quite a bit of buzz recently after it was announced that OpenOffice 3 was due in September. It seems, however, most people still aren’t aware of what’s in store.
Feb 15th, 2008 by shan
The ultimate collection of cheat sheets for linux users. Enough to fill up your whole wall with commands yielded by the geek gods!
Be sure to digg this so more people can have the opportunity to get ahold of all these in one place.
Feb 15th, 2008 by shan
Virtualization is the technique of running a “guest” operating system inside an already-running OS; for example, Windows inside Linux, or visa-versa. This article compares four virtualization products available for Ubuntu Linux: the free, open source Qemu; the closed-but-free versions of VirtualBox and VMware-Server, and the commercial Parallels.
Feb 15th, 2008 by shan
Imagine how successful Dell’s Ubuntu offering could be if just one Dell Ubuntu machine was put in retail stores. If people knew of an alternative to Windows, they would go for it! So what do you say, Dell? Why don’t you try to put at least one of your Ubuntu machines offered in retail stores? Please add your support!
Feb 1st, 2008 by shan
By the time I was 22, I knew who I wanted to marry, was in the process of quitting college, going into debt, and thought that I would be a millionaire by the time I was 30 because I was so smart. If I could go back in time, here are a few items I would tell my 22 year old self.
Feb 1st, 2008 by shan
Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.4bn) in cash and shares. WTF?
Jan 27th, 2008 by shan
Dear Friends,
R K Misra (http://rajendramisra.blogspot .com), the Lead India finalist, is a dear friend and an inspiration to many of us.
He has shown us the true leadership by leading the way. He has been at the forefront of issues related to industry and people at large. He has successfully engaged with the government and delivered.