My Linux T-Shirt

I was waiting for this thing for a long time. And finally I had some time to find an image or two and some lines. And I used the online designer from T-Shirt Studio to create a T-Shirt based on Linux. I think it's pretty good. Share your thoughts please.

All suggestions, critisisms and ideas are welcome.

Design:-






 

Aditya Shevade

The output of a very busy week.... I get to do anchoring....

This has been again a very busy with studies in the college. Or I should rather say that I had been busy attending the college, in a false hope that I might get some time off, in which I might be able to do something good. But alas, I never had that kind of liberty.

First there was this assignment that was given to us. And as I was one of the only handful students who were able to understand what the teacher had taught, it was upon me to finish it and then pass it on in order to make sure that everyone finishes their assignment in time. I did that, spent an hour solving all the problems (I hope that I solved them correctly). And the next day, everyone copied the assignment from my notebook. I don't have any complaints, but at least they should have shown some common sense while copying them down. I saw 3-4 notebooks which contained the exact same matter as mine. I mean, even the way that I draw circuit diagrams was copied....

I was, not angry, but frustrated by them. But I kept my nerve. There have been many things going on and around my life that I am not getting bothered by such little things anymore. Then, there was a meeting to form some committees for the arrangement of the freshers welcome party. And I was absent for that meeting cause I was over worked that day and even the previous, due to the assignment. So I skipped it only to find out later that day, that I was included in the committee of the anchors. So, now I have to do anchoring with some girl in my class (I dunno whom yet), and that too with 5 more pairs. And the total time for which we all (the 12 people) will be on the stage is around 30 minutes. I mean that sucks, 30 minutes and 12 people? But I think it's the policy of all colleges, that everyone should get a chance in anything they (college) do.

Then, the next day, during the next meeting, I was watching them for 30 minutes while they were debating on the menu for the party. I mean, why the hell even bother to form the committees, if everyone has a say in every decision? Me and 3-4 other, I will call, sensible students, sat it out. All the other were fighting on the menu.

And even today, no one turned up with the program. I mean, how are we supposed to write the script without that? No one (well, the most of them) wants to do any work. They just turn up and pass time and give us headache.

In short, I am not at all looking at anything but am focusing on the work that has been given to me. I neither have any interest in other things nor am I responsible for any work others do not finish in time. I have learned the lesson the hard way, that you are not supposed to take all the responsibilities on yourself. Now, I play the game for the sake of that game itself......

Aditya Shevade

Few more changes to my desktop....

It's been hard on me.... (there there now.... I mean very hard for me...;-)) to know that those mind blowing 3D effects and the compiz manager will not work on my hardware.....

So, since then, I had been wondering.... How to make my desktop look great and yet not use any 3D effects and still make it look as good as it can.

And I found the solution. As I have already provided one screenshot with gDesklets, you know what it is. But, then, I did not have the time to fully explore it. And now, I have come up with this....


The procedure to accomplish the act :-

1). My OS :- OpenSUSE 10.2
2). Desktop :- Gnome.

3). First, I shifted the default panel to top of the screen. Then, created new panel and filled it with icons and set it at the bottom.

4). Then I downloaded OS-X icon set and 'tish' theme from metacity from http://gnome-look.org and used them.

5). Next was, I removed all the icons from the desktop. The home, trash and volume were removed using G-Conf editor. Go to apps, nautilus and desktop and un-check appropriate boxes.

6). Then I installed gDesklets. And downloaded some desklets from http://gdesklets.zencomputer.ca/ and placed them on the desktop. The photo frame was downloaded from http://gnome-look.org . The apple icon in the top panel was downloaded from google images. And the background, I created in Gimp.

7). The wallpaper is from the website of Lauri at http://www.taimila.com/ubuntuosx.php .

Thats pretty much it.

Aditya Shevade

gDesklets.... My First Try......

I was bored (again as usual), and while Stumbling through Stumble Upon, I found some screenshots with gDesklets running on the desktops. I liked the idea and decided to give it a try.

Then I searched for gDesklets in YaST in my OpenSUSE 10.2 distribution. And installed it. Then, I googled for some desklets and found a site with Unofficial gDesklets, Desklet repository.

I searched for some desklets and downloaded them and I am currently using them. And I like it a lot. It’s like the Mac widgets which now is copied by Windows VISTA (Anyone startled out there?).

My advice, one should give this a try and use it at least once. I think you won’t regret it…

Aditya Shevade

Aaahhhhh......

Finally, the college has started and, our results are declared. But we don't have the marks yet. Only thing displayed is the numbers of the students who have cleared all papers.... Needless to say that I am in that list.

Been busy lately due to the college.... Got some nice subjects this semester. My favorite Digital systems....

Gotta run again.... No time.... This is too much considering that it's just the first week....

Aditya Shevade

Results..... (not declared yet).....

I was just surfing through the university site today, and saw that the results for the second end semester exams for first year engineering are out. With my heart pumping very fast, I opened the page.

And there it was, the numbers of the students who had passed the examination those who had received atkt (allowed to keep term (or turn)). And then, at the bottom of the page was a list of numbers of those candidates, whose result was (is) to be declared later. And guess what... my number was there in that list. And not only mine, but the numbers of all the students from my college.

Now, I have a very good (and possibly very correct), idea why that might be happening. But you know that if I spill the truth out here and someone reads (who does not wish my welfare), then I might get into trouble. So I am not going into the details out here.

But the problems do not end here. I was going to buy a keyboard, a musical keyboard, YAMAHA's PSR-E403. And when my mom heard about the results, then she said that she will buy it only once the results are out. And if, my interpretations are correct, then I don't think that our results will be out anytime soon. So I am in more dismay. First it was bad, then it went on to become worse and now, it's the worst since... well since the start of this month ;-)

So, it's bad. And I hate that. Now, all I can do is to wait for the results to come out, and then I will finally get that keyboard. As far as the results are concerned, there are very good chances of, getting the marks I expect.

Aditya Shevade

I got a 3rd PC (Nothing to get excited about though)...

I just got my 3rd PC. Bu the fact is that, it's a Pentium-S, 75 MHz, 8 MB RAM. Moreover, it's HDD is just 850 MBs and now that PC cannot detect that HDD. It asks for a Floppy to boot.

I do not have a Floppy drive on my other 2 PCs with net connection. One is a laptop, so, I cannot connect the FDD of this new (?) PC to that. And the other Desktop does not have any BUSes for the connection.

In short, I am confused about what my options are with this PC.

Gotta go.

Aditya Shevade