Author Archives: Harish Venkatachalam

Here’s Wishing one and all:Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays ! Peace on Earth – Goodwill to men.

Ever wonder why I keep calling Microsoft evil? Here’s a classic example. Warning: The blog has some salty language since the man is obviously upset. Rob was a beta tester for Microsoft and was an ardent supporter. WGA killed his … Continue reading →

After years of enduring Microsoft sponsored FUD, the Linux community and IBM have finally got the first glimpse of vindication when U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball upheld federal Magistrate Brooke Wells’ June decision to strike down two-thirds of SCO’s allegations. … Continue reading →

Continuing with the theme from my previous post, now Ballmer is (what else) openly spewing FUD that Linux infringes on Microsoft’s patents. Here is a link to Q&A; with a Seattle Pi reporter. The juicy bits – “…our number one … Continue reading →

My trusty old Powermac G4 (circa 2001) was getting pretty full, so yesterday I decided to put in a new Hard Drive. The hardware installation was a breeze and took me about 5 minutes. The only gripe I have is … Continue reading →

With the ink barely dry on the Novell sell out – I mean agreement with Microsoft, Ballmer is already on the FUD campaign. For anyone that thinks the Novell-Microsoft deal is in anyway good for Linux, think again. It would … Continue reading →

Marvin, March 1988 – October 2006 Today we had to say goodbye to Marvin. Marvin was Kimmie’s baby and has been with her since she was 16. We know he has led a good long life and lived to a … Continue reading →

And now for something lighthearted. So here I was playing around in GoogleEarth (I am addicted to it BTW) and was flying over the Bhabha Atomic Research Center in Mumbai. This is the place where all the nuclear research brains … Continue reading →

Microsoft released IE7 yesterday complete with all that (cough) “innovation” that Ballmer keeps yapping about. Hey look – Tabs! Here’s the CNet review. I couldn’t have said it any better. The bottom line: IE 7 was Microsoft’s one chance to … Continue reading →

And now from the really bad oops category. It appears that Apple shipped a “small number” of Video iPods with the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus We recently discovered that a small number … Continue reading →