Finally !

Managed to recover the password to this LJ account. 

As part of the plan to merge all the content here -
1. Exported LJ Content using Livejournal2blogger tool into an xml 
2. Imported the xml content here using the Settings/Import Blog tool.

It seems nostalgic to not only get hold of some content written in the past but also being able to use the LJ interface after ~ 7.5 years.

Using JSON

Link on Yahoo's Developer Page about JSON ,
a good example on how to practically use JSON instead of (traditional) XML.

Bag n Baggage

IMG_0163.JPG
Originally uploaded by Joh Johannsen.

Cute Doggie .... 2 kids and a dog ... thats a load of trouble.

Fr. Allwyns Program

Yesterday was my First Experience at Video Coverage.
"It was fun !" (in short)

Loved every bit of the program. In fact I felt viewing
the whole progam thru' camera enriched my experience.

Thinking of Learning Ruby

Hmm :) Ruby as in precious stones ...
Lets research something before learning this language !

Lots of Internal things in the company that eat your
productive time and stress you out -
1. Team Meetings
2. Apraisal - Self,Peer,Manager

Todays Links
Blog Comparision Chart
Wordpress Sample Sites
Smart Programming

Knowledge Management

Thinking of writing a whitepaper on Knowledgemanagement.

Considering my latest 9-5 project is about KM Group @ PSPL.
This is a fun phase of my career, just as Antarix was at some stage.

Currently we have setup Drupal as a Blogs tool , although we have Twiki doing most of the job. There is some inclination towards Drupal besides being in PHP, which I havent quite understood.

Need to setup livejournal code to give them a taste of a scalable Blogging solution.
Wordpress not sure about the scalability yet.

Email Etiquette

My aunt asked me what does EOM on a subject line
mean and I ended up sending her a link on Email Etiquette.

She's a professional and surely knows about etiquettes
on email, but had never used it around that much since
its not used properly in certain circles.

A lesson learned : I have not read up on the email nuances
much , but its become a habit after having seen / written thousands
of email .

Kind of second nature that you dont realize how
you acquired it. Maybe someone sent me such a mail and it
made sense.

Deep Satisfaction

Proof again that sharing technology is exciting.
Its a truely rewarding experience when the candidate
understands and appreciates the value of knowledge.

Todays experience with Fr. Ernest has helped me
understand how exciting the teaching profession
can be, provided you have a good pupil. 

You definitely learn when you ...
1. RTFM (Read The Frigging Manual)
2. Experiment Yourself
3. Explain How Stuff Works
4. Demo or Show Off
5. Write Docs

Interesting Weblogs

Python Desktop Server Weblog is a tool that competes with
Radio Userland. Interesting to note the usefulness of Blogs and Portals.

Having a tool like Manila and Radio Userland , shows the typical usefulness
of having an easy to use interface. It should not be surprising that this tool
was first made available for the Mac users. (sample account)

An intutive and intelligent tool makes the web experience meaningful.
We have to worry about the content and nothing more.
Adding usefulness comes in the form of plugins once the basic UI is given
to a platform.

Truely enjoyed the inventiveness of the Edit feature.
Wiki Tools are a huge success due to the easy to edit feature which in
turn gives the ease of use paradigm for collaboration a 100% success rate.

Content Management

Analysing a few content management / Portal solutions for a Project.

There is more than one good solution to choose from :

A. Plone / Zope
B. Drupal
C. Wiki (Twiki , Media Wiki .. )
D. PostNuke
E. ACS from ArsDigita
F. Mason
G.Slashcode
H. Mambo

Viva La Open Source.

Startups Are Fun

Paul Grahams HOWTO on startups.
Interestring reading for anyone who loves Pauls writing.

Onfolio takes RSS , Blogs etc to another level by giving a browser
embedded client.

Tsunami : Tidal Waves

Supermans Comics has a very quaint reference
to the terrible destructive powers of tidal waves and earth quakes.

He says that " Earth quakes and Tidal waves might easily maim and kill more people
than all of World War II" .

This is in context to boosting his self image as one
who protects Earth from deadly acts of nature.

Reminds one of the recent Tsunami near Thailand.
If only there were a Superman to save people from such disasters.

IT Conversations

Its notable how audio can transport you to another world.
Probably not in the same league as video though .

Take a look at IT Conversations and get to
hear some notable programmers, inventors & visionaries talk about some interesting things ..

The site streams interviews with people like Paul Graham , Steve Wozniak, Tim O'reilly,
Philip Greenspun , to name a few. There are categories like Open Source and Mac OS X
and some Geek radio streaming which keeps you entertained.

Superman

Point your browser to and understand
some of the dilemas of a super hero.

Makes some pretty interesting reading on a long boring night (Yawn).

HOWTO be a successful husband

Here is something that relates to various emotions
found in marraige and how to deal with it.

Adrain also has more available on a CD for those hungry for more WORD on this issue.
He gives a biblical value based teaching on understanding the role of taking
on the leadership in marraige.

Every spouse should know a few guiding principles before they immerse themselves
in the sea of marraige. We can never forsee what lies beneath the surface until
we face the storms ourselves.

When we have a firm grounding on principles that keep us sane, we can
walk on the waters like a puddle on rainy day.

(A HOWTO on being a successful husband sounds too good a Title.)

First Entry using Semagic

Posting my First Journal Entry using Semagic .
Using Semagic totally rocks . Its got a nifty Preview feature . For some one addicted to Vim, there should
be a way to hack a few python or perl scripts on apache aswell . Probably should look at the API's and look at some
interesting hacks just for fun . But sofar this serves very well ...