The OpenAlchemy Project is the opensourced version of Alchemy – the user interface used on the Amida Simputer. Everytime I have shown the Simputer to people abroad, the first thing people have commented on was the interface, and have asked if it was possible to make the code available. Now Alchemy has been opensourced, and [...]

Earlier today, DHL delivered me an OpenMoko phone. Apparently, I am one of the 50 people picked to receive this “Phase 0″ piece. The way that post is phrased, it kind of feels like receiving a lifetime achievement award! I am certainly in quite august company! This is truly hackable phone – it goes to [...]

This Friday, I return to NIT Calicut, where I spoke two years ago. NITC’s FOSS event has grown in stature, and is quickly becoming one of the recognized FOSS events in India, along with Gnunify, Freedel and of course FOSS.IN. This also marks the return to my “college speaking circuit”. Over the next six to [...]

Today is my birthday. Strange as it may appear, I don’t really feel any different. I think I stopped really feeling any different after I turned 30. Last night, I crashed early, hoping to get some sleep. I have been sleeping badly these past few days, and I don’t really wake up feeling like I [...]

The folks who brought you the most successful Barcamp in India (Barcamp Chennai), India’s first blogging event (BlogCamp) and India’s first “startup enabler event” (proto.in), now comes And they don’t take prisoners – Jimbo “Wikipedia” Wales himself is coming for the event. If you are into Wikis and collaborative software, you have to be braindead [...]

The Bangalore Linux Users Group meets at 6pm today. Details here. Be there.

I missed documenting this on the day it happened (on the 13th of January), but it marked the 5th anniversary of my seeing Phenom perform for the first time, and it was the beginning of a great friendship that has now lasted more than half a decade. The

I would like President Kalam continue as President of India for a second term. Never in our recent history have we had a president who has been so close to the people, who understands the challenges of the times, and who has not been afraid to voice his opinions about tthings. People trust him, and [...]

At Geodesic, we build applications and devices for the next billion users. The company has been declared a winner of the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 06 programme, which recognizes excellence, innovation and the fastest growing technology companies. We are into communication and collaboration software, such as Mundu IM, Mundu Radio, Mundu Speak and [...]

Yesterday, the Bangalore Linux Users Group had its monthly meet, and it rocked! The meet was, as usual, at HP’s Shezan Lavelle facility, with its modern conference room with all facilities (except coffee – more about that later About 35 people attended, and a lot of new faces were to be seen as well. Waiting [...]