Monthly Archives: October 2009

Mysore Commentary

I’ve had a pretty good time here in Mysore. Went to palaces, art museums, and silk and spice centers. Went up into the hills around Mysore and saw some cool things. I’ll sum it all up when I get back … Continue reading

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Ubuntu Karmic, Mysore, Life in Balance

Well, today is the day for Ubuntu Karmic and we should soon see the website there change and tell us that its available in all its glory. I’ve been running it all for weeks now, patiently updating from beta to … Continue reading

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Sense UI, Android, Evolution

I’m really digging the whole Android Scene and reading over on XDA-developers Sapphire Development almost every day. Combine that with trying to keep updated on what’s the deal with Karmic on the Ubuntu dev forum; and I have been doing … Continue reading

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The Importance of reading

If you have kids you have probably had the debate a thousand times. I remember telling my son too many times that reading a good book was a trip and the stops along the way could take you to wondrous … Continue reading

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Wednesday night in Chennai

This is a what I did type of thing. How about you all adding some place what you did on any old night. Here we go: First, I walked over to the MRTS station from my work place. Global HQ … Continue reading

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Ubuntu 9.10 Nears

For some reason, perhaps because I am running the beta; I’m getting excited with this release. It brings brand new things into the mix, things we as users need to learn about if we are to get better. Grub2 is … Continue reading

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Taking Time

Every so often, you have to take time. Way back when, a friend told me as we were walking through the foothills of the missile range at Edwards AFB; that there are moments to charge blindly forward and other times … Continue reading

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Mysore Adventure Planning

Last trip here, I went to Bangalore and had a pretty good time. My first get-away this time will be to Mysore.  I went to work the other day and asked a few people about a decent train journey and … Continue reading

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Potential Names for Ubuntu after Karmic Koala

I’m sure that Mr. Shuttleworth reads this unworthy blog… Here is my characterization of the next names for ubuntu after our charming koala hits the press: L should be called Leaping lizard M should be called Modest Monkey N should … Continue reading

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When is a beta not a beta

I am a ubuntu lover at so many layers and levels. Deepak and a few others in the Celestix India office talked me into installing the Karmic Beta but instead of upgrading an existing system; I did a fresh install. … Continue reading

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