Archives for year: 2006
| Title | Filed under | Created on | Last updated |
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December |
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| Season's greetings to all my readers
It's that time of the year |
Life and Leisure | 26 Dec 2006 @ 11:31:12 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 15:21:10 IST |
| My reviews site redesigned
HTML and CSS design changes for my reviews site |
Site management | 20 Dec 2006 @ 13:24:09 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 15:21:29 IST |
| Basic tips for Linux programming
Tips for programmers making the transition from Windows to a *nix platform |
Tutorials and HOWTOs | 11 Dec 2006 @ 10:56:35 IST | 29 Oct 2008 @ 22:00:37 IST |
| Papa Hari's job interview tips
With Papa Hari on your side, you need have no worries! |
Humour and Nonsense | 8 Dec 2006 @ 21:32:07 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:08:16 IST |
| The DRM issue and government intervention
Why governments need to step in in this issue |
Software and Technology | 7 Dec 2006 @ 17:59:50 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:14:21 IST |
| Interesting article on customer service
A new feature on this blog - interesting links |
Bits and Bytes | 6 Dec 2006 @ 12:34:19 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:48:13 IST |
| A Linux rant from a frustrated newbie
OMG, Linux sucks... I'm going back to Windows |
Humour and Nonsense | 4 Dec 2006 @ 21:14:58 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:01:02 IST |
| Professor Das
My next cartoon character: Professor Das |
Portraits and Caricatures | 1 Dec 2006 @ 18:26:11 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:42 IST |
| wp_publisher: desktop posting tool for WordPress
A desktop posting tool for WordPress bloggers |
My software | 1 Dec 2006 @ 13:08:36 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 23:01:33 IST |
November |
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| Test post
A test post using my new WP desktop posting tool |
Site management | 1 Dec 2006 @ 10:03:35 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 15:29:24 IST |
| Experimenting with a new layout
Yet again, theme and layout changes |
Site management | 29 Nov 2006 @ 13:38:46 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 15:30:05 IST |
| How Team India can avoid losing
Some suggestions for Team India to end their losing streak |
Humour and Nonsense | 23 Nov 2006 @ 10:13:42 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:36:11 IST |
| Papa Hari shows the way
Papa Hari starts a new agony column |
Humour and Nonsense | 22 Nov 2006 @ 12:44:41 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:08:56 IST |
| Random Linux games for your enjoyment
Some random Linux games for your enjoyment |
Software and Technology | 20 Nov 2006 @ 20:43:13 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:15:48 IST |
October |
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| Insightful sayings to improve your Soul
Get your dose of wisdom as seen in these insightful sayings |
Humour and Nonsense | 30 Oct 2006 @ 09:42:18 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 15:33:03 IST |
| Tech savvy but not empowered
Is the current generation of youngsters really empowered about technology? |
People and society | 26 Oct 2006 @ 17:03:46 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:15:06 IST |
| Pathinettupatti Zameendar Ramaraajapandiyan
My next cartoon character |
Portraits and Caricatures | 24 Oct 2006 @ 13:38:31 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:36 IST |
| Articles | Life and Leisure | 23 Oct 2006 @ 08:51:36 IST | 9 Jun 2009 @ 19:00:48 IST |
| Why software development is not for the masses
Why software development cannot be influenced by the masses |
Software and Technology | 20 Oct 2006 @ 19:42:25 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:42:48 IST |
| A new forum launched
A forum for Indian classical music launched |
Site management | 19 Oct 2006 @ 20:42:39 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:12:53 IST |
| We were all there once
Remembering how I too was a newbie not too long ago |
Bits and Bytes | 17 Oct 2006 @ 16:49:25 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:39:50 IST |
| All things to all people?
The innate flaw of being all things to all people |
People and society | 15 Oct 2006 @ 21:05:54 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:15:22 IST |
| We will be moving hosts shortly
Literaryforums.org and related sites moving to a different server |
Site management | 14 Oct 2006 @ 18:41:45 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 17:49:42 IST |
September |
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| Attracting quality content on online communities
What is the biggest threat to online forums? Read on. |
Internet and Blogging | 21 Sep 2006 @ 10:14:44 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:13:13 IST |
| LiteraryForums.org looking for a regular columnist
Are you interested in a position at LiteraryForums.org? |
Site management | 17 Sep 2006 @ 08:53:31 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 17:51:17 IST |
| The "which distro" syndrome
Analyzing the "which distro" phenomenon |
Software and Technology | 10 Sep 2006 @ 17:41:51 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:01:36 IST |
| Talk shows - an analysis
My take on talk shows |
People and society | 8 Sep 2006 @ 13:57:11 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:18:04 IST |
| How to write an excellent article
Some tips on how to write an excellent article |
Humour and Nonsense | 6 Sep 2006 @ 14:08:31 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 17:54:02 IST |
| Observations on wikipedia
Will wikipedia become a truly global encyclopaedia or will it remain heavily focussed on specific areas while neglecting others? |
Internet and Blogging | 4 Sep 2006 @ 20:17:54 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:13:56 IST |
| New reviews site with my own CMS
My new reviews site |
Site management | 1 Sep 2006 @ 20:14:07 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:14:23 IST |
August |
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| Kaviyappa Kabeerdasan
My next cartoon character: "Kaviyappa" Kabeerdasan |
Portraits and Caricatures | 31 Aug 2006 @ 16:40:45 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:29 IST |
| Things I'd like to see in blogs
Making a blog more usable from the perspective of the average visitor |
Internet and Blogging | 28 Aug 2006 @ 21:38:37 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:12:06 IST |
| SMS spam is a menace
Mobile spam is more annoying and more disruptive than plain old e-mail spam and a serious menace in the long run if left unchecked |
Software and Technology | 28 Aug 2006 @ 10:49:18 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:15:46 IST |
| Linux links removed
No more sidebar clutter |
Site management | 27 Aug 2006 @ 12:10:20 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:10:09 IST |
| Darrell Hair needs to be eased out
And why certain umpires need to be taken off the ICC panel |
Sports | 23 Aug 2006 @ 21:23:17 IST | 24 May 2009 @ 19:18:33 IST |
| Theme modifications (again)
(Yet another) new theme for this blog |
Site management | 22 Aug 2006 @ 19:47:08 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 18:00:47 IST |
| Storm in a teacup
And what I think of it all... |
Humour and Nonsense | 22 Aug 2006 @ 08:39:13 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 18:01:13 IST |
| CMS hunting
Can you give me a few CMS suggestions? |
Software and Technology | 20 Aug 2006 @ 17:09:52 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:15:05 IST |
| How to use Word Processors
Creating well-structured documents that can be easily maintained |
Tutorials and HOWTOs | 20 Aug 2006 @ 09:25:40 IST | 29 Oct 2008 @ 22:01:12 IST |
| Don't kill the goose (part two)
More thoughts on the future of the Linux community |
Software and Technology | 9 Aug 2006 @ 23:37:00 IST | 29 Oct 2008 @ 22:33:32 IST |
| Stylebabu Venkiramanna
My next cartoon character: Stylebabu Venkiramanna |
Portraits and Caricatures | 6 Aug 2006 @ 17:52:32 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:23 IST |
July |
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| A (very simple) SDL Program
Beginning SDL programming |
Tutorials and HOWTOs | 29 Jul 2006 @ 18:10:53 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:43:10 IST |
| Commending ATI | Software and Technology | 15 Jul 2006 @ 08:53:54 IST | 29 Oct 2008 @ 22:34:14 IST |
June |
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| Staff at TheAdminZone.com forums
Staff position at TAZ |
Life and Leisure | 7 Jun 2006 @ 20:12:17 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:15:34 IST |
May |
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| My articles at TheAdminZone forums
My articles on TheAdminZone |
Internet and Blogging | 31 May 2006 @ 20:35:14 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:12:41 IST |
| Nearly a month and no post
So what's been going on? |
Bits and Bytes | 24 May 2006 @ 11:38:31 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:30:44 IST |
April |
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| Velu Naicker
A special cartoon corner |
Portraits and Caricatures | 26 Apr 2006 @ 18:47:18 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:18 IST |
| Category: Internet Clients (desktop)
Internet Clients (desktop) top 5 list |
Software and Technology | 26 Apr 2006 @ 16:49:23 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:16:41 IST |
| My new personal policy on online activities
A shift in focus in my online activities |
Internet and Blogging | 26 Apr 2006 @ 08:58:04 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:16:37 IST |
| Is piracy morally objectionable?
Why piracy is a symptom of the problem and not the problem itself |
People and society | 25 Apr 2006 @ 12:08:21 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:16:04 IST |
| del.icio.us popular sites
A little bit of publicity never hurt anybody |
Bits and Bytes | 20 Apr 2006 @ 09:54:16 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:31:09 IST |
| Creativity overdose in advertising
What's wrong with the world of advertising today |
People and society | 17 Apr 2006 @ 09:06:58 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:16:14 IST |
| SP Rajadurai
My next cartoon character |
Portraits and Caricatures | 16 Apr 2006 @ 18:44:24 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:13 IST |
| DesktopBSD: a review
A review of DesktopBSD - a nice, easy desktop installation of FreeBSD |
Software and Technology | 11 Apr 2006 @ 19:07:47 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:10:01 IST |
| Learning *nix beyond Linux
For those interested in exploring deeper in *nix beyond Linux |
Tutorials and HOWTOs | 5 Apr 2006 @ 13:35:00 IST | 29 Oct 2008 @ 22:01:58 IST |
March |
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| Mark Anthony
My next cartoon character |
Portraits and Caricatures | 1 Apr 2006 @ 10:05:36 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:24:02 IST |
| Case study - the story of Monopoli
What will happen? Can you read between the lines? |
People and society | 29 Mar 2006 @ 22:09:27 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:16:42 IST |
| A guide to online forum posting
A light hearted take on some online forum expressions |
Humour and Nonsense | 27 Mar 2006 @ 11:38:17 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:17:18 IST |
| My literary blog
My new literary blog |
Site management | 25 Mar 2006 @ 21:20:05 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 18:20:51 IST |
| A brief look at blogging tools
Evaluating a few blogging systems |
Software and Technology | 25 Mar 2006 @ 11:38:42 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:07:32 IST |
| Rajashekar
My next cartoon character: Rajashekar |
Portraits and Caricatures | 21 Mar 2006 @ 21:56:20 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:23:56 IST |
| Don't kill the goose...
...that laid the golden eggs |
Software and Technology | 20 Mar 2006 @ 19:46:44 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:02:58 IST |
| Category: Games and Entertainment
Games and Entertainment top 5 list |
Software and Technology | 17 Mar 2006 @ 18:40:15 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:17:03 IST |
| Blogs and personal websites
Ever tried to build a personal static website and wondered why it always comes out half-finished? |
Internet and Blogging | 16 Mar 2006 @ 17:07:24 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:32:02 IST |
| Name my blog
Can you suggest a catchy one-liner to suit my blog? |
Site management | 15 Mar 2006 @ 21:49:13 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 18:27:19 IST |
| Vakkil Varadarajan
The next cartoon character |
Portraits and Caricatures | 15 Mar 2006 @ 20:01:15 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:23:50 IST |
| Why Debian is the near-perfect distro
No distro is perfect, but Debian is probably the closest |
Software and Technology | 11 Mar 2006 @ 18:27:46 IST | 29 Oct 2008 @ 22:36:56 IST |
| CMS in PHP/MySQL
Are you interested in testing my new CMS? |
My software | 8 Mar 2006 @ 16:44:29 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:17:59 IST |
| Leave sports broadcasting to professionals
Let the pros take care of producing and telecasting major sporting events |
Sports | 2 Mar 2006 @ 18:35:25 IST | 24 May 2009 @ 19:19:04 IST |
| The difference between 'user friendly' and 'intuitive'
How user friendy interfaces actually end up becoming unproductive for complex tasks |
Software and Technology | 1 Mar 2006 @ 21:11:51 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:16:53 IST |
February |
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| Web hosting tips revisited
Thoughts on evaluating web hosting providers |
Tutorials and HOWTOs | 28 Feb 2006 @ 15:30:27 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:00:14 IST |
| Categorization on this blog
Any categorization tweaks required? |
Site management | 28 Feb 2006 @ 10:19:26 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:10:18 IST |
| Ten reasons you should not cross my path
An attempt at original humour (hopefully) |
Humour and Nonsense | 25 Feb 2006 @ 19:13:18 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 18:36:36 IST |
| Linux system information app
System Information tool I created using in Python/Glade |
My software | 24 Feb 2006 @ 10:50:15 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 23:01:59 IST |
| Intermission: drumbeats
Check out this little rhythm track I created |
Bits and Bytes | 21 Feb 2006 @ 08:02:08 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 23:04:11 IST |
| Category: Multimedia authoring
Multimedia authoring top 5 list |
Software and Technology | 18 Feb 2006 @ 21:06:00 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:17:38 IST |
| Three steps to MIDI on Linux
Getting MIDI to work in Linux |
Tutorials and HOWTOs | 17 Feb 2006 @ 18:49:16 IST | 28 Jun 2009 @ 10:56:40 IST |
| Use of images on blogs
Use of copyright images on blogs and fair use |
Internet and Blogging | 14 Feb 2006 @ 19:57:43 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:20:11 IST |
| Category: Media players (audio and video)
Media players (audio and video) top 5 list |
Software and Technology | 2 Feb 2006 @ 17:39:52 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:17:44 IST |
January |
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| Dharmaprakash
Dharmaprakash - the next cartoon character |
Portraits and Caricatures | 31 Jan 2006 @ 09:20:39 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:23:43 IST |
| What is an online social network?
The difference between a community and a social network |
Internet and Blogging | 30 Jan 2006 @ 20:15:31 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 20:22:07 IST |
| LinuxQuestions.org members' choice awards
The 2005 LinuxQuestions.org members' choice awards is here! |
Software and Technology | 30 Jan 2006 @ 10:14:07 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:04:24 IST |
| Category: Word processing and publishing
Word processing and publishing top 5 list |
Software and Technology | 29 Jan 2006 @ 14:47:05 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:17:50 IST |
| A few blog enhancements
Minor enhancements to the blog |
Site management | 29 Jan 2006 @ 13:17:11 IST | 26 Sep 2007 @ 18:50:09 IST |
| Category: Basic productivity
Basic productivity top 5 list |
Software and Technology | 28 Jan 2006 @ 16:16:30 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:17:56 IST |
| Don't blame the pitches!
Blame the attitude |
Sports | 28 Jan 2006 @ 14:51:07 IST | 24 May 2009 @ 19:19:32 IST |
| Design tweaks
Tweaked the blog design to accommodate IE |
Site management | 28 Jan 2006 @ 13:01:07 IST | 27 Sep 2007 @ 11:42:57 IST |
| Computer 'experts' and technology
The problems with computer technology today |
People and society | 21 Jan 2006 @ 19:52:37 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:17:42 IST |
| Top 50 Linux apps in 10 categories
A list of the best Linux apps in 10 categories |
Software and Technology | 17 Jan 2006 @ 16:45:02 IST | 7 May 2009 @ 21:18:02 IST |
| Intermission: Tamil humour
Some clever puns and humourous one-liners |
Humour and Nonsense | 12 Jan 2006 @ 07:11:17 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:10:07 IST |
| 'Bayilwan' Balaguru
The next cartoon character! |
Portraits and Caricatures | 7 Jan 2006 @ 09:48:49 IST | 29 May 2009 @ 21:23:37 IST |
| Of EULAs and valid contracts
Customer rights in the software field |
Software and Technology | 4 Jan 2006 @ 09:03:19 IST | 16 Jul 2008 @ 21:18:02 IST |
| vBulletin admin panel demo review
A review of vBulletin |
Software and Technology | 3 Jan 2006 @ 19:05:16 IST | 8 May 2009 @ 17:36:20 IST |
| The faces of corruption
The kinds of corruption we come across |
People and society | 1 Jan 2006 @ 22:42:16 IST | 30 Oct 2008 @ 08:19:13 IST |
