Personal on Me, Myself, and Technology

Updated to WP 2.8.4

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:41:03 +0000

Hmm.. So I’ve updated my blog to WordPress v2.8.4, in light of the recent attacks.. Have been negleting this blog a lot lately.. Let’s see if i can be regular here! To be honest, twitter killed my blog 😛

Im back!

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:12:33 +0000

Hmm.. So i’ve been out of the blogging scene for quite sometime now. Mostly, i’ve been busy with work, and yeah, i’ve been spending all my free time watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S, just like Nidhi 🙂 Now that i’m finished with all 10 seasons, i think ill get some time to post here 🙂

So lets see.. What all is new.. On the linux front, i’ve migrated from Ubuntu to Arch Linux, which according to me, is the BEST distro out there! I love the fact how everything “just works” and how i have the latest software all the time. The best part is that its a rolling release, meaning no more waiting for updates or adding third party repos for new stuff. I evaluated Debian and Gentoo, before moving to Arch. Debian always had some or the other problem. It wasnt just stable enough for me. And Gentoo on the other hand was too time consuming and crude. Arch is gonna stay on my PC for a long, long time! 🙂

My New Rig

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:01:32 +0000

Well.. Not exactly *new*, its about a month old now 🙂 I still have my old pc, and have set up a LAN 🙂 Here’s the configuration:

Processor: Core2Quad Q6600 @2.4Ghz
Motherboard: MSI P35 Platinum
GFX Card: MSI 8600 GT (512MB)
RAM: Patriot 2x1GB DDR2 800 Mhz (matched pairs)
HDD: Western Digital 400GB HDD (16MB buffer)
SMPS: Cooler Master Real Power 550W
Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite
Screen: Viewsonic VX922 (19″)
DVD Writer: Samsung SH-S203D

My First BarCamp! BarCampDelhi3: AWESOME!

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:14:41 +0000

So.. I had wanted to attend un-conferences since a long time now, but didn’t really get to know the events on time, or the events were outside of Delhi/NCR. So this even was the perfect opportunity for me to explore! The even was held at the Noida Sector 59 office of Impetus Software, which was quite close to my own office, so i kinda knew the area a bit. The event was scheduled to start at 9:30 AM. I, along with Deepak, Prateek and Apoorv reached the venue around 9:15 AM. We did all the registration formalities, and then proceeded to the conference room. We were one of the first few people to arrive there. The first “known” person we met there was Amit. He greeted us with his usual smile (dunno whether he recognized me and Apoorv or not though 😛 ). Then we met this really friendly guy named Ankit, who had come with his baby daughter, who was later declared as the youngest attendee of the BarCamp 😀

WordPress 2.3 Released!

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:05:36 +0000

And i’ve already upgraded! 😀

On Monday, September 24, 2007, WordPress version 2.3 was released to the public. For information on the changes and improvements in this new version, see Changelog for 2.3.

For Version 2.2, the database version (db_version in wp_option) is 6124.

Two of the top five ideas are implemented in this release: Plugin Update Notification (http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic.php?id=30&page) and Tags! (http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic.php?id=59), and another with very high rating Revamp the default blogroll (http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic.php?id=560).

Frustrated with Hutch

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:17:05 +0000

My hutch connection was disconnected yesterday without prior notification on the basis of “verification”. I cannot make any outgoing calls and SMSs even though i have a balance of around 1800 Rs. Incoming calls do not show the caller ID. Now even though i have submitted the required documents (not that i didn’t submit them when i bought the connection, i did submit a photocopy of my Driver’s License!), my connection has not been activated. There are problems with the network too. Calls get dropped, network congestion. I cannot dial Hutch Care “111” from my mobile. It always shows network busy. So if i need to talk to customer care, i need to dial “9811098110” from my landline and pay for it while i listen to “you and i” for an hour!

5 things about me!

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:00:16 +0000

Ok.. So i was tagged by my friend Manas. So here are 5 things about me:

1. Love technology and gadgets: Im the kinda guy who’d like to own the latest hardware/mobile phones, but alas my budget does not permit :p

2. Im an introvert: I get like at least 20-25 genuine emails a day (naah, not spam). And im a very busy person. The internet is my connection to the world. Im not the outgoing and mixing types 🙂 And i wont bug someone unless i really need some help from him. Live and let live 🙂
3. I dont keep people close to me: Hehe.. Its just that i dont keep anyone “that” close to me. And no one is that important for me. This is due to some past bad experiences i had with people really close to me. I have that “i dont care” attitude.

Hosting Upgrade

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:34:20 +0000

From my inbox:

Hello!

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New phone Nokia N70

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:41:48 +0000

Finally after a month of planning, i bought the Nokia N70! Im *very* happy with it! The sound quality in the headphones is simply amazing! The camera is also of amazing quality! Hopefully this phone should satisfy my appetite for another 2-3 years 🙂

Tech Specs of Nokia N70

Blog hozed!

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:00:34 +0000

Hi everyone!

As many of you know, i was hosting my blog from Zeeblo, and it has been down since the past 4 days now! I think its gone for good. So anyways, i’ve taken hosting and a brand new domain name http://www.kalpiknigam.com from Ashish. I know i’ve lost a LOT of data due to my carelessness (was too lazy to backup). Anyway i hope now since im on a paid hosting, ill have 99.9% uptime with regular backups. Inconvenience to everyone is deeply regretted and if anyone of you finds that a link to your blog is missing from my linkroll, do notify me and ill update it ASAP.

My New DVD Writer!

Sat, 06 May 2006 10:37:46 +0000

Just bought a brand new BenQ DW1650! Its an amazing DVD writer. Im getting a Quality Score of 97 in Nero CD/DVD Speed! Im now sooo close to fulfillment. Hope this one lasts long (unlike my Sony CRX320A 😛 ). Got an amazing deal Rs 2470/- inclusive of taxes from Mr. Anish Soni of Mass Computers Limited, 102 Manjusha, Nehru Place, Delhi. nevada corporation Now im thinking of joining some call center services to make up for the money 😛

Moving Servers

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:27:08 +0000

Hi!

I’ve moved to a new server and a new domain name 😛 Couldn’t post all day because of the shifting. Sorry! Now this will be my permanent home. Please update your bookmarks to http://www.kalpik.co.nr

Semester Exams Here!

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:21:34 +0000

Datesheet for my 6th Semester exams has been released today. Now i got to be DEAD serious about studies 😛 Exams start 16th May, and end on 26th May. Wish me luck 😛

My Rig

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:55:56 +0000

So.. Here’s my PC configuration..

AMD Athlon64 2800+ (754 pin)
MSI K8NM (nForce3 250) Motherboard
1GB DDR400 Kingston RAM (Timings: 2.5-3-3-7)
Nvidia FX5700LE Graphics Card with 128MB RAM (Gainward)
Maxtor 120GB 7,200 RPM SATA-1 Hard Disk
BenQ DW1650 DVD Re-Writer
Sony CRX-320E DVD Combo Drive
ViewSonic E70f 17″ True Flat CRT
350W SMPS (Mercury)
Samsung Multimedia Keyboard
Samsung Optical Mouse (800 dpi)
3,600W (PMPO) home theatre system
5.1 Audio on-board
Airtel 128kbps *unlimited* connection
APC 500VA UPS
24 hour power backup via 2.5KVA Genset 😛