I picked up this book from British Library. But read in parts, sparingly.This is what we missed out in college days…hacking around with hardware using our electronics-engineering skills. I still fear laying hands on electrical equipments.Can somebody teach me…handling basic electrical appliances, measuring voltages and current, how large is 1 Ampere and some electrical wiring, [...]
November 28, 2006
We went to SriHariKota, around 2 years back from Birla Institute of Fundamental research,as part of sight seeing.Life at SriHariKota is quite different from living in any other town of India. It’s a self contained town and houses only the big brainy staff members. I still remember the person who showed us the master control [...]
November 23, 2006
Symposium On Microwave EngineeringIEEE-International Symposium On Microwaves (ISM-06)Nimhans Convention Centre,15-17 December 2006, Bangalorehttp://www.radarindia.com
November 20, 2006
I was at Forum’s Landmark. Launch of Bangalore Tiger by Steve Hamm.Uh. Not an impressive one.Book is about wipro and blah blah blah. I never thought Wipro’s story is interesting enough to be read. There was a question from the audience.How do you compare your book with “World is flat” He said“World is flat awakened [...]
November 18, 2006
Big savings on my pocket. Now am a subscriber of safari online.Online versions of o’reilly books.I bought 500 Rs worth of O’reilly books only last week. Could have saved on them. O’reilly books, known for theiry geeky and hacky nature, their online version, is such a great help. So, google will step aside for a [...]
November 14, 2006
We have to remember only one number. But the network elements…are very very very busy.
November 13, 2006
If there’s only one road and there’s only right turn, does it make a difference by putting up a signboard, “Right Turn” That’s the case with TCP/IP. It’s not a clever protocol or something very special about it.This is the way any sensible would have implemented. So, debate of whether it’s a superior protocl or [...]
November 13, 2006
Of the nine books I bought…favourite picks.By Curt Suplee By Vieri Vanghi, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Branimir Vojcic By Mitchel E. Schultz
November 11, 2006
Blogging from Bangalore Book Festival.But it’s little disappointing not to find wi-fi not working here today.Had tucked in a laptop, after I read about this in news paper y’day. Been third timer I guess here.There has been a sea change in the way I pick the stall and the book.When I was here for the [...]
November 10, 2006
I was to tell them the importance of logging in softwares.Especially in a call processing software.Can there be a better imagination than this ?
November 7, 2006
I tried very hard in my second year of engineering days to understand the operation of a transistor. It just did not create any picture in my head. When semester exam dates pressed on, I learnt that thing ‘mechanically’ and moved on. Let those text books take most of the blame and part of it on [...]
November 5, 2006
My blog sub titles does contain this name Richard Feynman. But I never blogged about this personality. I have read the most popular “Surely You are Joking Mr.Feynman”. That’s when I fell I completely in love with this Mr. Two reasons why I love him. He loves physics. He is curious about the world. Mahesh [...]
November 30, 2006
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