Ritesh on Apr 8th, 2011My new machine – Thinkpad T410
I got myself a new PC. Most of my friends and acquaintances already know that I am a big Thinkpad fan, and a thinkpad is what I got myself. What I like about the thinkpad : its sturdy build, really crispy keyboard with a high action, the infamous trackball and the battery life. I started [...]
Ritesh on Jul 24th, 2009One Decade of Programming
Sometime around July 1999 was the time I wrote my first “Hello World” program. Yes, its been 10 years since I started programming, and I dont mean L R L T of Logo. In fact, I wrote some BASIC code as early as 1995-96, but I will skip that for reasons beyond the scope of [...]
Ritesh on Jun 15th, 2009State of higher education in India with a focus on Computer Science
I came back from attending a session which spoke about the state of graduate education in India and here is the summary: Just over 450,000 students in India graduate with an Engineering degree 150,000 students amongst them with a degree in either Computer Science or Information Technology. There are about 1500 Engineering colleges in India. [...]
Ritesh on Apr 28th, 2009What goes into a good resume
I will be graduating soon and I am looking out for good positions in Bangalore. My areas of interest can be found here. As a result, its time for me to do my resume again. I have always wondered as to what makes a good resume. Should there be an objective? I mean, its a [...]
Ritesh on Aug 21st, 2008More modifications to More Y!
If you haven’t seen More Y! , then its high time you do. Its a simple search plugin built on top of BOSS platform that optimizes the search experience for widescreen displays. Whats even more cool is the adoption rate. My statistics tell me that there have been a lot of people who use this [...]
