Archive for October, 2003
Monday, October 27th, 2003
If I could re-write Linux
I wrote an article titled If I could re-write Linux for Newsforge. The response was overwhelming, over a 100 comments and most of them negative! Rather than being critical, I would have appreciated if people said how they would re-write if they had too.
1 Comment » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Sunday, October 19th, 2003
Portable DVD Player
I have been considering buying a portable DVD player and I came across the BenQ DVDGem. What I like about it is:
- Its small and portable, so can be lugged around.
- It can be used as a stand alone DVD player, so it can hook up to a TV directly.
- It can also be used [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General by Prakash
Tuesday, October 14th, 2003
GPRS Connection
I recently enabled GPRS connection on my new phone. Its just Rs. 99 per month by Orange if I don’t want to connect it to a PC. Speed isn’t anything spectacular but its a good way to catchup on reading while traveling or look up important things.
But all websites are not WAP enabled, however there [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General by Prakash
Friday, October 3rd, 2003
My New Phone - Nokia 3100
My older Sendo phone which I got for free under a plan from Orange, gave me lots of problems. It just gets hung at times and the battery dies abruptly. So I decided to go back to a Nokia.
I got my self Nokia 3100. Here is my brief overview.
The features I liked:
- Easy to use. [...]
