I’m posting this..
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: October 18, 2007
..after a long hiatus. Thing is, I stopped blogging when my tests were around the corner and then the habit just went away. Worry not my fellow netizens, I’m back with a handful of reviews. Here’s something to look out for, a sneak peak of Visual Studio C# 2008 Express Edition Beta 2, what’s new in .NET 3.5, Microsoft Silverlight and the latest Alpha release of Trillian 4 (Astra).
The new Drake
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: June 11, 2007
Yes, another drake..not referring to Mandrake here (the Linux distribution which has now be renamed to Mandriva).
This Drake is unique, it gives us the power to do wonderful things. Wanna know more about it?
Alright, I’m talking about a project that lets you integrate CakePHP into Drupal, effectively acting like a bridge between the two.
With project Drake, you can eat the forbidden fruit and not get deprived of your immortality. Imagine creating your own specialized CakePHP application for project management along with Drupal’s ease of use and publishing capabilities and plethora of existing plug-ins.
Notable!
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: June 6, 2007
- In: .NET| Application| C#| Open Source
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Rediscovered Notable today.
This lovely application is very user friendly, and I’m sure Bret has put in a lot of hours making it so. Just 5 minutes into using it, I could feel the level of thought that would’ve gone into developing it.
Anyway, it had a few short-comings to really suit my purpose. So I took it upon myself to make the changes I’d like to see in it.
Viola! Here it is, the brand new modded Notable and the source, if I may… 
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: May 30, 2007
There are a lot of new things to write about this week, I’ll start with twitter.
It’s a simple website that allows you to answer one simple question, “What are you doing right now?”. You can update the answer from time to time, use it in a RSS feed, add friends. It’s a wonderful concept and although it’s immediate usefulness may not be easy to feel, but it’s certain that with web-applications like Yahoo! Pipes, it’s gonna be awesome!
It’s the power of knowing what your friends are doing this very moment. It’s the power of knowing so many things. For example, you could in theory calculate the no. of twitter users watching American Idol just by going through their feeds. It may sound complex, but it’s easy and can be implemented using Yahoo! Pipes, a 5 minute job.
Stay tuned for more updates including a detailed report on Yahoo! Pipes.
New York Observer site
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: May 28, 2007
- In: CMS| General| Observation
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CMS or a framework based solution?
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: May 28, 2007
I’m really taking the concept of multi-tasking to its limits. I have a test in a few hours and here I am in the wee hours of the morning, listening to music and looking to revitalize an old desire.
Week after week for the past 2 months, I’ve tried many CMS (content management system). Each time looking for the perfect solution that would have a blog, support for additional web-pages, project-hosting (with a blog for each project and a news section) and the facility to customize the layout and themes on the fly.
Drupal looks like the best bet I have right now, but the blogs on WordPress look amazing and managing them is so painless! PHP-Fusion has all the features I’m looking for, but it’s interface is rather too rigid. A tough call to make.
Now the next problem. I know enough of PHP but CSS requires different playing ground. Messing up with screen co-ordinates all day long is not my cup of tea. So even if I am able to create the perfect customized CMS based on a frame-work like CakePHP or even RubyOnRails, I still have to make the site look good in CSS. Perhaps an easy to use WYSIWYG editor would do the trick. Suggestions anyone?
If all goes well, I should have the home-page will all the fancy eye-candy and features ready by August 2007. Alright, back to the books…
Revolution OS
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: May 23, 2007
- In: Linux| Open Source
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I just finished watching a documentary by that name. As you might have guessed already, it was about how Linux has revolutionized the way we think about software by making it free (free as in freedom, not free as beer).
A dedicated bunch of hackers writing intelligent hacks for work and for fun; it’s inspired me to apply for the next Google Summer of Code.
I have made an open-source contribution in the past, you can read more about it here.
It’s alive!
Posted by: Jagtesh Chadha on: May 23, 2007
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How ironic things can be sometimes! I just finished fixing the address for this blog and another name comes to my mind, “fragile feet” (don’t ask me about this new-found facination with feet). It’s symbolic to the feeling of being shy of starting something new…which is exactly how I feel right now, unsure of what lies ahead.
I’m not new to blogging, quite the contrary. Just that haven’t really got the time now-a-days. But that urge to pen down my thoughts has always been there. Anyhow, let’s hope this is a great experience for both me and the visitors to this blog.
