A New Beginning

I know I have been very irregular with my posts. Time just flew by last 6 months. Someday I will add an entry for all those experiences for sure.

Back to what I am doing currently. Well, here I am at IIM Bangalore. Yeah, I still don’t know how I landed up here after having been thrashed in the interviews, but still destiny has it .

The initial weeks at Bangalore have been interesting with loads and loads of activities. I am loving the weather here, though I find it really sleep inducing. Have to get used to the energy and the work here, man, the three years at job has really made me a lazy person. No worries, should be fine soon.

Hoping I can be more regular with blogging this time

Interesting Quote I came across ….

Winners are too busy to be sad, too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful and too determined to be defeated!

Why ????

I wonder why people hate Microsoft ? Some of the smartest people I know work for Microsoft. Probably this might give some insights.

NY Times article

Things still aren’t clear to me ………..

Software Engineering

Inspirational Poem

Found this one online .. The poet however I am still not sure of ….

Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon) – Pehla Jhatka !!!

I have always been an avid Ubuntu fan. Not because I have met Mark Shuttleworth in person ( Yes I have !!! ) but because of its hassle free installation.

But ubuntu 7.10 was the pehla jhatka !!! Ubuntu supposedly failed to detect my graphic settings and I got a blank screen.

I have a Samtron 56v monitor with a VIA S3G graphics (onboard) controller.

Here’s how got it working :-

• Boot in the safe mode
• run :- sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
• goto the /etc/X11 directory. If you have multiple xorg.conf files then rename the one you just made to xorg.conf. Delete or backup the other files .
• reboot your system !!!

I heard that there are issues with other CRT monitors as well. Probably due to integration of the Compiz Fusion 3d Desktop in this release.

I would advice all who are happy with their previous installations of Ubuntu to keep a backup of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. I might be your only easy way out.

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Learnings :)

If something can go wrong it will at the worst possible time !!!

Sometimes it’s not your skill that matters, it’s your zeal and team spirit that works for you. A good team can do wonders

Setting up a home LAN, for internet access etc

Very simple actually,

I have an Airtel Broadband connection which provides me with an ASDL modem.

Just configure your modem, so that it gets an IP address independent from the computer, basically you dont have to dial a connection from your computer.  Please call the customer service on how to do this.

The rest is simple. Get a Ethernet Switch (I used a D Link DES 1008v)  , on one port connect the ASDL modem and on others plug your computer. Please dont use the upload slot is any and try to use straight cables to do all the connections. Your LAN should work fine.

(If you are trying to use the upload link, probably you would need a cross LAN cable then) .

Now you can go ahead and setup workgroups etc.