Monday, December 27, 2004
Dialouges
I read this nice blog entry by one of the ISB alums, Arun. I keep checking a few blogs of current ISB students and alums.
Pakistani time
I was seeing a certain process that was running on our AIX server. There was a process that was going on for too long a time. I typed the date command and noticed the time zone. "PAKST". Pakistan Standard Time? Yes. To my horror, it was Pak Std Time. I told this to a senior QE and he said that this is the only option we can have. There is no Indian Standard Time option that we could use. The time zones change by one hour in the options given for time zones. Horrible!
Down with IBM!!!
Down with IBM!!!
Tsunami toll rises to 4,000 in India
The only Tsunami to hit India in recorded history came as a bolt from the blue and hit the rich and the poor alike. I had heard the term and seen its vageries in documentaries on Discovery. They had a series of programs last year called Extreme Engineering. A number of planned over-the-sea structures they documented highlighted the vageries of the seas, particularly focusing on typhoons and tsunamis.
I had a friend in Chennai at that time, out there with his wife, on way for their honeymoon. He is reported to be safe there.
I had a friend in Chennai at that time, out there with his wife, on way for their honeymoon. He is reported to be safe there.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Slashdot | 2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
Slashdot | 2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist: "The number one search for all of 2004 is britney spears"
Nice (and surprised) to know that. Its good that its not any of the usual ones.
Nice (and surprised) to know that. Its good that its not any of the usual ones.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award
Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award: "Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server Receives the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award"
The product I work on has won the Frost & Sullivan award. We knew of winning this award long back, but I could not make this information public before F&S made it public. Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server has won another such award. I'll keep you posted on it.
The product I work on has won the Frost & Sullivan award. We knew of winning this award long back, but I could not make this information public before F&S made it public. Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server has won another such award. I'll keep you posted on it.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Acrobat for cartoons
I just found a new use for Acrobat to search cartoons. I have hundreds of megabytes of cartoon strips like Dilbert, Calvin n Hobbes etc. They are images that have been made into big PDF files, based on the year the cartoons were published. Like Dilbert 1989 strips are all in one PDF, C&H 1988 are in another etc.
Now the problem is of intelligently searching the most appropriate cartoon whenever someone raises some question or something is discussed in a meeting?
Solution: When the cartoons are being read, add annotations (comments) using Acrobat for the cartoons. The comments could have keywords describing the situation the cartoon is based upon. Then whenever a particular scenario appears, just run a search for the keywords in these files. Simple :)
I just found a new use for Acrobat to search cartoons. I have hundreds of megabytes of cartoon strips like Dilbert, Calvin n Hobbes etc. They are images that have been made into big PDF files, based on the year the cartoons were published. Like Dilbert 1989 strips are all in one PDF, C&H 1988 are in another etc.
Now the problem is of intelligently searching the most appropriate cartoon whenever someone raises some question or something is discussed in a meeting?
Solution: When the cartoons are being read, add annotations (comments) using Acrobat for the cartoons. The comments could have keywords describing the situation the cartoon is based upon. Then whenever a particular scenario appears, just run a search for the keywords in these files. Simple :)
Acrobat for cartoons
I just found a new use for Acrobat to search cartoons. I have hundreds of megabytes of cartoon strips like Dilbert, Calvin n Hobbes etc. They are images that have been made into big PDF files, based on the year the cartoons were published. Like Dilbert 1989 strips are all in one PDF, C&H 1988 are in another etc.
Now the problem is of intelligently searching the mosta ppropriate cartoon whenever someone raises some question or something is discussed in a meeting?
Solution: When the cartoons are being read, add annotations (comments) using Acrobat for the cartoons. The comments could have keywords describing the situation the cartoon is based upon. Then whenever a particular scenario appears, just run a search for the keywords in these files. Simple :)
I just found a new use for Acrobat to search cartoons. I have hundreds of megabytes of cartoon strips like Dilbert, Calvin n Hobbes etc. They are images that have been made into big PDF files, based on the year the cartoons were published. Like Dilbert 1989 strips are all in one PDF, C&H 1988 are in another etc.
Now the problem is of intelligently searching the mosta ppropriate cartoon whenever someone raises some question or something is discussed in a meeting?
Solution: When the cartoons are being read, add annotations (comments) using Acrobat for the cartoons. The comments could have keywords describing the situation the cartoon is based upon. Then whenever a particular scenario appears, just run a search for the keywords in these files. Simple :)
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Find/Replace in multiple files
My colleauge Saurabh wanted a solution for this problem he wanted to solve, "... use Find/Replace in a batch of 20 files, in one go...". I told him about looking one solution up on Google and he got this solution. Pretty neat, isn't it?
We also looked up for a free XML diff solution. We got one on IBM AlphaWorks, but its not a great tool. I have installed two others, one from MSFT, but still haven't tried them.
My colleauge Saurabh wanted a solution for this problem he wanted to solve, "... use Find/Replace in a batch of 20 files, in one go...". I told him about looking one solution up on Google and he got this solution. Pretty neat, isn't it?
We also looked up for a free XML diff solution. We got one on IBM AlphaWorks, but its not a great tool. I have installed two others, one from MSFT, but still haven't tried them.
Find/Replace in multiple files
My colleauge Saurabh wanted a solution for this problem he wanted to solve, "... use Find/Replace in a batch of 20 files, in one go...". I told him about looking one solution up on Google and he got this solution. Pretty neat, isn't it?
We also looked up for a free XML diff solution. We got one on IBM AlphaWorks, but its not a great tool. I have installed two others, one from MSFT, but still haven't tried them.
My colleauge Saurabh wanted a solution for this problem he wanted to solve, "... use Find/Replace in a batch of 20 files, in one go...". I told him about looking one solution up on Google and he got this solution. Pretty neat, isn't it?
We also looked up for a free XML diff solution. We got one on IBM AlphaWorks, but its not a great tool. I have installed two others, one from MSFT, but still haven't tried them.
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