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Archives for year: 2009

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December

Pros and cons of using a vector drawing package
Some advantages and disadvantages of using a vector graphics drawing program as opposed to a raster (bitmap) based editor
Software and Technology Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 23:10 IST
(last updated: Tue, Dec 29, 2009 @ 23:17 IST)
The Legalease - Episode 1
A brand new comic based on legal humour to replace "Cops and Slobs" which was really going nowhere
The Legalease comic Fri, Dec 25, 2009 @ 21:31 IST
(last updated: Sun, Jan 24, 2010 @ 15:51 IST)
Boxi's Asides - Present Tense
Well, at least this is my finished version of the challenge!
Boxi and Panjo comic Tue, Dec 22, 2009 @ 21:15 IST
(last updated: Tue, Dec 22, 2009 @ 21:15 IST)
Boxi's Asides - Complete this comic
A bit of a teaser for my readers!
Boxi and Panjo comic Sun, Dec 20, 2009 @ 21:39 IST
(last updated: Wed, Dec 23, 2009 @ 09:26 IST)
Papa Hari Correctional and Reformation Center
What if a popular chip-maker sponsored the Papa Hari Police
Humour and Nonsense Fri, Dec 18, 2009 @ 17:58 IST
(last updated: Fri, Dec 18, 2009 @ 19:49 IST)
Linux Observation
Linux as a tweaker's toy or a productive user's office desk
Software and Technology Thu, Dec 17, 2009 @ 19:09 IST
(last updated: Thu, Dec 17, 2009 @ 19:11 IST)
After the November rains
Some photos after the recent monsoon rains in the city
Life and Leisure Wed, Dec 9, 2009 @ 21:13 IST
(last updated: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 @ 08:46 IST)
Not everything that sounds smart is right
Some random thoughts to ponder after a long time
Bits and Bytes Wed, Dec 9, 2009 @ 09:12 IST
(last updated: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 @ 09:12 IST)

November

Claiming warranty for electronic hardware
Why I hate having to claim warranty on electronic products
Software and Technology Tue, Nov 3, 2009 @ 18:29 IST
(last updated: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 @ 18:36 IST)

October

What exactly is culture?
Some philosophical musings after a long time; this time on "culture"
People and society Thu, Oct 15, 2009 @ 19:17 IST
(last updated: Thu, Oct 15, 2009 @ 19:17 IST)
Boxi's Asides - Nature's Moods
A new sub-series within "Boxi and Panjo" featuring Boxi, solo
Boxi and Panjo comic Wed, Oct 7, 2009 @ 18:01 IST
(last updated: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 @ 18:01 IST)
Boxi and Panjo - Management Speak
Mind you, in the current economic scenario, anything is possible!
Boxi and Panjo comic Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @ 19:26 IST
(last updated: Sat, Oct 3, 2009 @ 19:26 IST)
Why I use Gnome these days
An article I had planned to write a while back
Software and Technology Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @ 10:25 IST
(last updated: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 @ 10:42 IST)

September

Boxi's Asides - Flight training
After a long, long time, Boxi returns...
Boxi and Panjo comic Sun, Sep 20, 2009 @ 14:56 IST
(last updated: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 @ 18:02 IST)
The GNU compiler and compiling proprietary software
Clearing up a doubt about the GNU license and the GNU C compiler GCC
Software and Technology Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 20:36 IST
(last updated: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 21:11 IST)
My laptop gone kaput
My main laptop has developed some technical problems
Software and Technology Wed, Sep 9, 2009 @ 13:40 IST
(last updated: Wed, Sep 9, 2009 @ 13:43 IST)
Criminal jurisprudence and the presumption of innocence
Why the application of the rule of "innocent until proven guilty" is important in respect to constitutional law
People and society Thu, Sep 3, 2009 @ 20:38 IST
(last updated: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 @ 20:44 IST)

August

Cops and Slobs #9
When does the global economic crisis affect the icecream vendor? Find out!
Cops and Slobs comic Mon, Aug 31, 2009 @ 18:41 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jan 9, 2010 @ 19:56 IST)
Two top programmes on television currently
The Papa Hari Universe votes for the top Television programmes of the year
Humour and Nonsense Sun, Aug 30, 2009 @ 20:21 IST
(last updated: Sun, Aug 30, 2009 @ 21:56 IST)
A fresh new look
Website has been given a fresh coat of paint - you can almost smell it
Site management Wed, Aug 26, 2009 @ 19:44 IST
(last updated: Wed, Aug 26, 2009 @ 19:47 IST)
Cops and Slobs #8
Episode #8 of Cops and Slobs
Cops and Slobs comic Tue, Aug 25, 2009 @ 15:35 IST
(last updated: Tue, Aug 25, 2009 @ 16:35 IST)
Random software: ASCII Art Editor - Aewan
An ASCII art editor for those who love to play with text-based imagery
Software and Technology Wed, Aug 19, 2009 @ 13:48 IST
(last updated: Wed, Aug 19, 2009 @ 14:03 IST)
Is tolerance a legal virtue?
A legal view on whether tolerating infringement of rights is desirable
People and society Tue, Aug 11, 2009 @ 20:43 IST
(last updated: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 @ 20:56 IST)
An alien shooter game - in Python and pygame
An alien game I wrote recently using python and pygame
My software Sat, Aug 8, 2009 @ 11:32 IST
(last updated: Sat, Aug 8, 2009 @ 13:32 IST)
Article on Object Oriented Programming I found interesting
An obscure web page which I discovered debunking the popular myths about OOP and highlighting its drawbacks
Software and Technology Thu, Aug 6, 2009 @ 20:58 IST
(last updated: Thu, Aug 6, 2009 @ 21:21 IST)

July

APT configuration GUI frontend - completed
An APT configuration GUI tool for Debian and Debian-based distributions
My software Fri, Jul 31, 2009 @ 21:42 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jul 31, 2009 @ 21:53 IST)
Simple HOWTO: set "working directory" with the Gnome launcher
I found an annoying problem and a reasonable workaround for the "set working directory" problem for the Gnome launcher
Tutorials and HOWTOs Wed, Jul 22, 2009 @ 22:40 IST
(last updated: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 @ 22:52 IST)
Never, ever use an external USB hard drive as backup media
What IS a good backup media for home users with precious (as in irreplaceable) audio and video data?
Software and Technology Tue, Jul 21, 2009 @ 17:44 IST
(last updated: Tue, Jul 21, 2009 @ 21:35 IST)
Papa Hari OS - a new era in secure computing
The newly announced Papa Hari OS promises to revolutionize computer security
Humour and Nonsense Sat, Jul 18, 2009 @ 09:54 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jul 18, 2009 @ 10:32 IST)
A new license for content: Uncreative Extraordinary
A new license to serve the needs of a distinct group of content producers
Humour and Nonsense Tue, Jul 14, 2009 @ 16:38 IST
(last updated: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 @ 20:17 IST)
Simple BBCode support added to comments
Added some enhancements to comments section
Site management Fri, Jul 10, 2009 @ 22:18 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jul 10, 2009 @ 22:20 IST)
Configuring wireless networking in the Linux kernel
A quick tip or HOWTO on getting wireless networking support in a custom compiled Linux kernel 2.6.
Bits and Bytes Tue, Jul 7, 2009 @ 13:50 IST
(last updated: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 @ 13:55 IST)
Prevailing myths about "geek" users and their choice of Operating Systems
Why I believe that being a geek does not automatically equal to being more knowledgeable than somebody less geeky
People and society Fri, Jul 3, 2009 @ 17:34 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 @ 17:54 IST)

June

Cops and Slobs #7
Our hero finds himself in a spot - what happens next?
Cops and Slobs comic Mon, Jun 29, 2009 @ 17:44 IST
(last updated: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 @ 17:44 IST)
Road accident cases - how to deal with emergencies
What to do when you are personally involved in serious road accidents
People and society Fri, Jun 26, 2009 @ 08:42 IST
(last updated: Wed, Mar 1, 2017 @ 21:48 IST)
RTS gaming in Linux
A small list of Linux Real Time Strategy games you might be interested in
Software and Technology Mon, Jun 22, 2009 @ 16:05 IST
(last updated: Mon, Jun 22, 2009 @ 16:22 IST)
Cops and Slobs #6
Our story goes on, and this time our cop gets to explore "deeper" issues (pardon the terrible pun)
Cops and Slobs comic Thu, Jun 18, 2009 @ 20:12 IST
(last updated: Thu, Jun 18, 2009 @ 20:12 IST)
Protect the Real Fake
The Papa Hari World Government will come down heavily on fake fakes in order to protect the legitimate usage of the word "fake"
Humour and Nonsense Tue, Jun 16, 2009 @ 09:38 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jun 8, 2012 @ 19:57 IST)
Boxi and Panjo - Healthy Choices
A little bit of slapstick never hurt anybody... or does it?
Boxi and Panjo comic Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 16:14 IST
(last updated: Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 16:15 IST)
The capitation fee issue and its underlying causes
Thoughts on the capitation fee issue which has raised the hackles of our esteemed and Honourable MPs
People and society Wed, Jun 10, 2009 @ 17:12 IST
(last updated: Wed, Jun 10, 2009 @ 17:12 IST)
Cops and Slobs #5
Our cop moves to the next case, but does he forget?
Cops and Slobs comic Tue, Jun 9, 2009 @ 16:12 IST
(last updated: Tue, Jun 9, 2009 @ 16:12 IST)
Blogging in anger and its legal implications
Why bloggers need to really be very careful before publishing anything in anger
Internet and Blogging Sat, Jun 6, 2009 @ 09:34 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jun 6, 2009 @ 15:05 IST)
Cops and Slobs #4
What does Sergeant Jho do about his suspicions? Let's find out
Cops and Slobs comic Fri, Jun 5, 2009 @ 18:39 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jun 5, 2009 @ 18:39 IST)
Privacy Policy
A privacy policy to satisfy the requirements of advertising providers
Site management Thu, Jun 4, 2009 @ 11:29 IST
(last updated: Fri, May 4, 2012 @ 15:00 IST)
Cops and Slobs #3
Well the story continues with our fine cop on to something
Cops and Slobs comic Mon, Jun 1, 2009 @ 23:45 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jun 5, 2009 @ 18:19 IST)

May

Search engine visitors - the missing clue
Could search visitors be induced to share a little more information upon entering a website?
Internet and Blogging Thu, May 28, 2009 @ 21:31 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 28, 2009 @ 21:33 IST)
Cops and Slobs #2
The second episode of Cops and Slobs. What is our great cop up to now?
Cops and Slobs comic Wed, May 27, 2009 @ 22:12 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jun 5, 2009 @ 18:19 IST)
KDE 4 migration - whew!
Finally the long-deferred upgrade is here. And with much hesitation I jump into the KDE 4 universe
Software and Technology Tue, May 26, 2009 @ 08:52 IST
(last updated: Tue, May 26, 2009 @ 09:03 IST)
Chennai Super Kings' performance sucked
Why Chennai Super Kings really failed this time around and why their performance really sucked
Sports Sun, May 24, 2009 @ 09:46 IST
(last updated: Sun, May 24, 2009 @ 19:16 IST)
Project Wonderful: my impressions
My impression of the the Project Wonderful advertising system for publishers, its pros and cons
Internet and Blogging Sat, May 23, 2009 @ 13:28 IST
(last updated: Sat, May 23, 2009 @ 13:49 IST)
How I create my webcomic digitally in GIMP
A brief look at how I prepare webcomics digitally using the GIMP
Tutorials and HOWTOs Fri, May 22, 2009 @ 18:15 IST
(last updated: Tue, May 15, 2012 @ 11:42 IST)
Boxi and Panjo - Flights of Fancy
Will Boxi ever get on a flight? You decide
Boxi and Panjo comic Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 17:52 IST
(last updated: Tue, May 19, 2009 @ 17:52 IST)
Papa Hari Learn English Today
Learn English todays only Gentle Mans We r teach very GOOD!!
Humour and Nonsense Mon, May 18, 2009 @ 16:52 IST
(last updated: Mon, May 18, 2009 @ 18:27 IST)
Cops and Slobs #1 (in colour)
Cops and Slobs #1 in colour
Cops and Slobs comic Wed, May 13, 2009 @ 21:25 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 14, 2009 @ 00:11 IST)
Blogrolling.com links
A small request to bloggers who use the blogrolling.com service
Site management Wed, May 13, 2009 @ 13:27 IST
(last updated: Wed, May 13, 2009 @ 20:32 IST)
Cops and Slobs #1
A new comic (hopefully a series) entitled Cops and Slobs
Cops and Slobs comic Tue, May 12, 2009 @ 14:51 IST
(last updated: Tue, May 12, 2009 @ 14:51 IST)
A forum added
For improving reader interactivity I've added a forum
Site management Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 18:16 IST
(last updated: Mon, May 11, 2009 @ 18:19 IST)
Boxi and Panjo - Sleeping Trouble
What exactly is Panjo's problem sleeping?
Boxi and Panjo comic Fri, May 8, 2009 @ 23:27 IST
(last updated: Fri, May 8, 2009 @ 23:28 IST)
Boxi and Panjo - Career Dreams
Boxi and Panjo returns yet again to delight readers
Boxi and Panjo comic Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 17:01 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 22:02 IST)
Moved to a new server
Migrated to a different hosting provider
Site management Sat, May 2, 2009 @ 22:18 IST
(last updated: Sat, May 2, 2009 @ 22:18 IST)
Common wrong assumptions by amateur internet "lawyers"
More on online legal "experts" and their wrong views
People and society Fri, May 1, 2009 @ 09:23 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jun 6, 2009 @ 10:33 IST)

April

Time to wind down?
Over the last several months, readership has gone down and so has my enthusiasm
Life and Leisure Thu, Apr 23, 2009 @ 22:34 IST
(last updated: Thu, Apr 23, 2009 @ 22:40 IST)
Sophisticated online frauds
A reasonably sophisticated scam I wanted people to know of
Internet and Blogging Fri, Apr 17, 2009 @ 12:00 IST
(last updated: Fri, Apr 17, 2009 @ 12:06 IST)
Back from Germany
I'm back from Germany
Life and Leisure Sun, Apr 12, 2009 @ 21:59 IST
(last updated: Sun, Apr 12, 2009 @ 22:02 IST)

March

flex - learning a little bit of pattern matching
A simple example of how to use Flex - a generator for text-pattern matching/scanning programs
Tutorials and HOWTOs Thu, Mar 26, 2009 @ 13:27 IST
(last updated: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 @ 14:17 IST)
On logical markup, XML/SGML and documentation
Thoughts on markup languages, XML technologies and everyday writing
Software and Technology Mon, Mar 23, 2009 @ 10:59 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 20:58 IST)
Papa Hari Foundation's gender neutrality initiative
How to get rid of gender biased terminology in language
Humour and Nonsense Sat, Mar 21, 2009 @ 11:13 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jun 8, 2012 @ 07:46 IST)
PyTamEditor - a Tamil Unicode Editor
Announcing my Tamil Unicode editor written in Python and PyQt4
My software Fri, Mar 20, 2009 @ 17:47 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 21:04 IST)
More 32-bit 64-bit madness
Problems where 32-bit and 64-bit programs need to interact and you're basically screwed
Software and Technology Thu, Mar 19, 2009 @ 22:17 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 18:19 IST)
On Legal Opinions
Why amateur online writers should keep away from debating legal issues
People and society Mon, Mar 16, 2009 @ 21:27 IST
(last updated: Sat, Jun 6, 2009 @ 10:33 IST)
Python's unicode strings and QString gotcha
A small gotcha in Unicode which I felt was worth recording
Bits and Bytes Fri, Mar 13, 2009 @ 17:47 IST
(last updated: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 @ 20:28 IST)
Salvaging some of my articles
Added a new "articles" section to this site
Site management Mon, Mar 9, 2009 @ 21:34 IST
(last updated: Mon, Mar 9, 2009 @ 21:41 IST)
Why I stopped participating in online forums
More thoughts on online forums
Internet and Blogging Sat, Mar 7, 2009 @ 19:41 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 18:20 IST)
A complete move - please update URLs
Please update your blog rolls and feed readers
Site management Wed, Mar 4, 2009 @ 20:45 IST
(last updated: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 @ 20:54 IST)

February

BiaMovE now on google code
My mencoder GUI now on google pages
My software Wed, Feb 25, 2009 @ 19:36 IST
(last updated: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 @ 10:54 IST)
My 3D artwork samples
Some samples of my experiments with 3D
Bits and Bytes Fri, Feb 20, 2009 @ 21:52 IST
(last updated: Fri, Feb 20, 2009 @ 21:54 IST)
kPovModeler - Easy 3D Rendering Tool
Simple 3D rendering tool in Linux for budding 3D artists
Software and Technology Sat, Feb 14, 2009 @ 10:23 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 21:11 IST)
The great HTTP security issue
Why a web application developer cannot solve a basic flaw of the HTTP system even with appication-level encryption
Software and Technology Sat, Feb 7, 2009 @ 21:14 IST
(last updated: Sat, Feb 7, 2009 @ 21:14 IST)

January

Simple way to run X apps as root in Linux
Simple way to run X apps as root, but worth remembering
Tutorials and HOWTOs Wed, Jan 28, 2009 @ 20:44 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 @ 07:27 IST)
Bad internet connectivity
Internet problems in India (?)
Internet and Blogging Thu, Jan 22, 2009 @ 20:53 IST
(last updated: Thu, Jan 22, 2009 @ 20:57 IST)
FOSS video software for all your needs
How to convert Linux into an amateur video editing box
Software and Technology Wed, Jan 14, 2009 @ 22:18 IST
(last updated: Thu, May 7, 2009 @ 21:12 IST)
Wishing you a happy new year
Happy new year, everybody
Life and Leisure Fri, Jan 2, 2009 @ 20:41 IST
(last updated: Fri, Jan 2, 2009 @ 20:41 IST)