Special Moments

My New Rig!

Eventually I parted ways with my first love. No, I’m not talking about love for any girl but that of my computer. My old Pentium 4 rig which just celebrated its sixth anniversary now lies box packed into a corner of my home making way for my new rig. Six years is too long especially in computer technology where new stuff is announced every week perhaps even every other alternate day. The old rig though was working fine but still with the advent of resource hungry softwares it use to fell way behind in crunching numbers. This demanded for a good rig within a modest budget.

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My Computing Voyage – From Windows to Linux!

Exactly six years ago, a young boy was introduced to the world of computers. Back then he was very excited & celebrated the night when the brand new computer arrived at his doorstep. The whole family was jubiliant & so was he. The computer was loaded with Windows 98 & that’s how the little boy entered into this computer arena. For the first two years or so, the boy new nothing other than playing games on the computer. At that time, he felt like becoming a diehard gamer as his friend was a factory of games. He played on for two years but then lost interest in them. This was due to the realisation of the fact that computer is not a gaming device but an educational device.

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A Day Full of Surprises – Celebrating my 20th Birthday

Who doesn’t like surprises? Today was a day which was full of surprises for me. It was my 20th birthday today (5/12/2009) & this time it was thought to be a quiet affair but the way things turned out today have left me speechless.

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Two years with Nokia 5700 Xpress Music

Two years ago, exactly on 2nd December 2007, I purchased my dream phone – Nokia 5700 Xpress Music. Being a power user I needed a feature packed phone in a budget of Rs.10,000 & at that time the Nokia 5700XM fit the bill perfectly. The day when I got this phone was very special as I the decision to purchase was taken without any prior thoughts.

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My Pics get published in ThinkDigit magazine

Photography has always been known to excite me. Each time I click, I try to make the subject beautiful with the photography skills which I have gained till now. Ever since I bought my first digital camera – Canon Powershot SX100 IS last year I have been following photography as a serious passion. Earlier I used to shoot with film roll camera which didn’t give me any liberties to go on a shooting spree. The one year has been a tough journey as I had been learning the various aspect of photography on my own without any guide. Further I got very little or no company as none of my friend had interest in photography. Still I hunged on to improve my photography.

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