I am currently involved in something so different from what I usually do, it astonishes even me. It may take several months before I can tell people about it, but for now let me tell you that it brings me unbelievable happiness – it is something I have dreamt of doing for decades, but never [...]

This article reports on some economic modelling that two professors at Harvard did to check out the future of the fashionable “Microsoft v/s Open Source war”. I think this entire research, though marginally supportive of FOSS, is bogus – full of errors and wrong assumptions, and even the results are more of speculation than anything [...]

Did you know that you can tell a smoker just by looking at a person, without even smelling the smoke on him or her? It’s easy – look for the telltale signs: the pasty pallor, the unhealthy look of the skin on the face, the constant shifting of the eyes, the constant look of tension [...]

Woke up this morning to find a small little parcel waiting for me. That was strange, because I hadn’t ordered anything. But I looooove surprises. And what a surprise it was! I am now the proud owner of the much wanted, never been able to get Led Zeppelin Double DVD set. Check out the 500+ [...]

I sit here, looking at a neat pile of pieces of green paper. There are 15 of them. On their own, they are not very impressive. I lean over slightly to read the text written on them – they say “Vaibhav”, and various other technical terms, such as DOLBY Digital Surrounded, DTS Sound, Airconditioned (YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!), [...]

Today is the wife’s birthday, and she is *again* out of town! This is becoming a habit. IAC, let me put on record that the dogs and the cat and I miss her. Actually, I think I miss her little more. Happy Birthday, Shubha – life wouldn’t be the same without you.

Way too many people have been writing in asking this question, so I am going to answer this one immediately: “How did you disable the router functionality in the Huawei MT800/880 – making it a raw pppoe DSL modem?” Here’s what you need to do: Read the rest of this entry…

Yesterday, I was in Mysore, giving a talk at the NIE. The journey to Mysore was great – for the first time, I travelled by the Shatabdi First Class AC, and it was an thoroughly enjoyable experience – lots of room, carpeting, wide seats, efficient airconditioning, great food and good service. I wasn’t even aware [...]

I will be speaking at the National Institute of Engineering, at the Ankura 2005 techfest, on Sunday, the 8th of May. I will be speaking about the Open Source Desktop, and will address some of the myths and misconceptions about this subject. Of course, I will use the opportunity to push my favourite cause – [...]

The Phenom guys are having a kind of garage sale, selling some of their older gear because they have upgraded instruments, equipment, etc. If you are a musician and are looking for some tried and tested gear at affordable prices, you might want to check out this page. Of course, while you are there, you [...]