Adventures of an High Elf Sorcerer

Yahoo ... got Mandrake 9.1 installed at Infy. Its a nice break from the nuances of Windows. Nice to be back in business. Its so much better when your job is a programmer. God knows why people insist on working on a non-programmers system. Also downloaded Openoffice 1.1. Yes its much better and faster than version 1.0. Looking forward to some good programming out here. :)

Haaa ... long time again. However I must say that I am pretty plased today. Got GAIM working on the computer. Now I can look forward to some good chats! I wish people wouldn't keep changing protocols so often. So much for standards!

hmmm ... it's a loooong time since I posted. Well, nothing very interesting has happened recently anyway, except for 'Matrix Reloaded'. Contrary to the general opinion, I loved the movie. In fact I saw it twice. It has all that I had expected from it. Great fight sequences, amazing special effects and a very good concept very well explained. The most important part is that they have got the triology to a logical conclusion. I must say, if you have an eye for details, then you will really enjoy the movie. Some dialogs are mind boggling and make you think (as always). So dont go according to the general reaction. See the movie and make up your own mind. Everything that has a beginning must have an end.

Is GNU/Linux (technically) better than windows? This seems to be an eternal question. There are many valid arguments on for both sides of the debate. I think that it is fundamentally wrong to ask such a question. Such a question is incomplete. The environment and purpose of existence of the OS must be mentioned before making any judgement. It is *wrong* to say that Linux is better than windows. Believe me, it is very easy to make any Unix system as suceptible to attacks as Windows. I agree that it is very difficult to make Unixes crash as easily, but it can be done. If the system is an online system with a dedicated administrator having some common sense, it is very easy to make any Unix much better than any Windows system. That is ensured by the simple and robust design of Unixes. But the big debate is about the desktop at home. Which one is better? Today, there is no difference in the functionality that can be achieved on both systems. Perhaps free software has an advantage i...

Long time since I have posted to the blog now. I was actually wondering how to post a story that I have written. The story has turned out to be very long. So I think it will be better to post it chapter by chapter. Watch out the first chapter in the next couple of days. We have this 'comprehensive' test about which at present I am pretty apprehensive. Let's see how it goes. Wish me all the best, everyone!

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 ...