I was getting a weird error whenever I invovked Ruby interpreter. Like ruby script\server or ruby script\console. The error message ended with “no such file to load — digest.so”. I reinstalled Ruby, but the error came back. I learned from a Google groups message that the error was due to AVG quarantining the digest.so file. [...]
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When I was in college I was a staunch supporter of Microsoft. I admired their sheer will power to steam roll into any market and garner the market share. Such power has to be backed by intelligence, perseverance and raw power. On the other hand, I thought that the Linux, the flagship open source community [...]
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I have been practicing Getting Things Done methodology for over a year, with some success. Looking back at the experience, I now feel more confident that I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m more confident of handling multiple projects. However, I haven’t picked up GTD as quick as I expected. After a year, [...]
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In this post I shall share my experience in trying to inculcate good habits while dropping the avoidable habits. A known thumb rule is that – when you perform an action for 21 consecutive days it becomes a habit; for an element of safety I extent that time limit to 30 days. I don’t know [...]
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I will reorient the objective of this blog to productivity for IT workers. Compared to other fields in IT it is difficult to measure productivity; but it is not impossible. There are a plethora of tools, techniques available to improve productivity and I constantly scour the net for productivity related content. I dont consider myself [...]
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Sometime back I had decided to put myself into a path of self-development. I started using various methods and tools to ensure that Im a better person every day. One of them is the Hipster PDA or HPDA. For those who are ignorant of HPDA, you can find out more from Wikipedia. Reason for using [...]
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