Why the urge to blog *now* ?Vishy KurugantiJune 01, 20082 minsThe itch to blog has been there for several years. But I’m more of a generalist than a specialist. I believe it’s much easier for specialists to blog regularly than generalists. Audiences are…
Where in India are we moving to?Vishy KurugantiMay 30, 20082 minsSo we are moving to India but to which city? For better or worse, the list of candidate cities is fairly small. Before we get into discussing the merits and demerits of each city, let me outline the…
16 years later…Vishy KurugantiMay 19, 20081 mins16 years? Well – to be more precise 15 years, 9 months & 5 days since I came to America from India. Chasing the American Dream I came.. first to the University of Houston to pursue an MS in Computer…
Etymology of ulaarVishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20081 minsBack in my undergraduate alma mater (Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi, India), the ulaar moniker referred to students who were gentlemen of leisure, or in other words, displayed very little…
A Time to QikVishy KurugantiFebruary 06, 20082 minsThe venerable Palm Pilot 5000 I’ve always been an early adopter of technologies. Shortly after I moved to the Bay Area in ’98, I bought the 1st generation Palm Pilot 5000 – absolutely loved it…