Adventures of an High Elf Sorcerer

BLOGGER This is the first time I got a decent chance to use the internet computer at Infy. Actually, decent is too generous. The Internet Explorer does not work, neither does the 'o' key on the keyboard. But then I found Mozilla !!! :) :) And then things started working. IRC however is still not working ... but maybe thats because of the firewall. Well, right now I actually have nothing to. In fact I am doing nothing productive for the past one hour or so. Anyways, I guess thats enough for now.

BLOGGER HOME SWEET HOME My previous article was about Red Hat Linux and how simple and user friendly it is. Well after using it as my primary system for about a week, I felt compelled to write this one. Why one week? Well, it just does not feel the same as my first system - Debian Woody 3.0. So, here is a brief description of what it feels to be working on a Debian system. Mind you, I am comparing a well setup Debian with a well setup RH distro. Also, I have a comparitively slow processor - a AMD 500 with 128 MB of RAM. First the boot process. Red Hat makes you go to the kitchen and hunt around for something to ruminate on (pun intended). Debian on the other hand makes you feel sad that you left your seat (if at all you do). In about 30 seconds, I have the screen asking me for the username and password. Now KDE starts loading. On RH Linux, it's time for another visit to the kitchen. If you are on Debian, I would seriously recommend a visit to the