Sentinella: A cool app for Linux

Sentinella is a free desktop application that monitors your system activity and, when a condition is met, takes the action that you've chosen. This simple application written in Qt helps you a lot actually. You can even use this as your automatic shutdown tool.


If you are using Ubuntu then you can install this software from Ubuntu Software center.

(A Screenshot of it running in my computer).

Official Website - http://sentinella.sourceforge.net/

Rise of Youth in Indian Politics

Tired of Gerontocracy persisting in our "world's Largest democracy" for quite a long time? Looking for that one person who emulates the character done by Surya in Ayudha Ezhuthu movie? Desperately waiting for that major shift in the paradigm of Indian Politics? Are you an youth and have that burning question in you 'Why it is that youth are neglected from governance" ?

Then I am happy to tell you that one great Gentleman has arisen to satisfy your feelings. Yes I am speaking none other than 'Foodking Sarathbabu Elumalai'. He is a BITS Pilani and IIM Ahmedabad graduate and now a owner of a catering company called "Foodking" based in Mumbai. He is well known for his rags-to-riches story, google his name and you will find it.

Coming to the important point he is standing from Velachery constituency in Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2011. He is working very hard and vigarously to win this election. Hope youth and educated people understand the value of his candidature and support him.

His main motto "Lets win one constituency without bribing a single rupee and show how youth can bring a revolution in Indian Politics". Hope he wins this time.

Important Links:

His Facebook Profile - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1616992183

His Election Symbol - SLATE


Videos 

His PROMO for this election

Wishing for a Change
G.Vivek Venkatesh

Open Source Lab Anna University

One of the best labs of CSE...What do you say????

(You can find the programs soon in this blog, the link is http://www.csewiki.co.cc/search/label/Open%20Source%20Lab)

OBJECTIVE: 

To expose students to FOSS environment and introduce them to use open source
packages

1.  Kernel configuration, compilation and  installation : Download / access the
latest kernel source code from kernel.org,compile the kernel and install it in the
local  system.Try to view the source code of the kernel

2.  Virtualisation environment (e.g., xen, kqemu or lguest) to test an applications,
new kernels and isolate applications. It could also be used to expose students to
other alternate OSs like *BSD

.  Compiling from source : learn about the various build systems used like the
auto* family, cmake, ant etc. instead of just running the commands. This could
involve the full process like fetching from a cvs and also  include autoconf,
automake etc.,

4.  Introduction to packet management system : Given a set of RPM or DEB,
how to build and maintain, serve packages over http or ftp. and also how do you
configure client systems to access the package repository.

5.  Installing various software packages 
Either the package is yet to be installed or an older version is existing. The
student can practice installing the latest version. Of course, this might need
internet access.   Install samba and share files to windows   Install Common Unix Printing System(CUPS)

6.  Write userspace drivers using fuse  -- easier to debug and less dangerous to
the system (Writing full-fledged drivers is difficult at student level)

7.  GUI programming : a sample programme  – using Gambas since the students
have VB knowledge. However, one should try using GTK or QT.

8.  Version Control System setup and usage using RCS, CVS, SVN

9.  Text processing with Perl:  simple programs, connecting with database  e.g.,  
MYSQL 

10. Running PHP : simple applications like login forms after setting up a LAMP stack

11. Running Python : some simple exercise – e.g. Connecting with MySql database

12. Set up the complete network interface usinf ifconfig command liek setting
gateway, DNS, IP tables, etc., 

(Source - Anna University R 2008 Syllabus)

Happy Women's Day

Hi friends, I wish all those who represent motherhood a "Happy Women's day" on this 100th Anniversary of International Women's day.

Reg: OOAD Lab Experiments

For all those who been mailing me for the past one month regarding the OOAD Lab exercises, I couldn't complete my work on  it and it would take some more time to upload the use case diagrams and other stuffs.

I regret for the inconvenience caused by the delay.

Stay tuned for updates.

With Regards,
G.Vivek Venkatesh

A New Google Group For Us

Hi fellas, i have created a new Google group for our 2008-12 batch...The address of the group is http://groups.google.co.in/group/veccse . The group is a restricted one and only its members can view the contents. I have invited around 25 members whose contact Id I knew, just in case i have missed someone, u can inform me so that I add you in that group.

Some of the features of Google Groups are,

• Join in on what others are talking about.
• Start a discussion in your own group.
• Discuss online or over email.
  
• Create web pages right inside your group
• Build a knowledge base
• Upload files
• Learn more about each other

So guys just join it and make it an useful and a successful one. Hope that it is useful for you all....

Madrasapattinam(2010) Movie

Madrasapattinam is a 2010 Indian Tamil film that stars Arya and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, whilst, actors Nasser and Cochin Hanifa play other prominent roles.




What I liked

A period film in Tamil??? Oh!!, that is something new to us who are tired of seeing some filthy fighting scenes, Punch Dialogues and a typical hero-Villain fight sequence in the climax. After seeing this movie what I thought first was that 'our Tamil Cinema is improving a lot' , and is in par to some international movies when it comes to Editing, Camera, and Background Music.

Superb Plot

The film has a very strong foundation with the Story written by Director Vijay.

The movie begins more like Titanic as an old English woman Amy Wilkinson(Amy Jackson) almost at her death bed in London, wants to come down to Chennai in search of a young man Parithi(Arya) whom she last saw on 15 August, 1947.

Almost 60 years from then, she is clueless as she has just a picture of Parithi, which was taken then. The search begins. There are scenes where she recalls her past. It is revealed that Parithi was a valorous dhobi in Madarasapattinam. He revolts against the British officials for they plan to construct a golf course in their dhobikhana.

Comes Amy, daughter of Madras Presidency Governor, and she develops an affinity towards Parithi. She is friendly and helpful. Sequence of events leaves romance blossoming between them. Parithi calls her affectionately as Duraiamma.

Even as they face trouble from the angry White officials, comes 15 August 1947 which brings freedom to India. Duraiamma is now forced to go back to England. Parithi runs from pillar to post and fights to hold his sweetheart’s hands. But he couldn’t achieve his mission. Cut to present, Duraiamma is back in search of Parithi.

Did she realise her mission??? forms the climax

The story is Unique and it is not like regular tamil movies.

We gotta give credits for that.

Good Picturesque of Madraspatnam

The first scene of Madraspatnam in the movie begins with Amy Wilikinson(daughter of Governor general of Madrasapatnam) being received in the Airport, then on the way she sees Mount Road, Spencer Plaza, Chennai Central. It looked as realistic that we could hardly feel the 'Sets' or Graphics in the movie.

So kudos to the Art director on these.

Other pros of this movie include,

• Racy Action Sequences
• The Romance between Parithi and Emy.
• Arya's Acting.
  
• Beautiful Emy Jackson...sema machi...lol...
  
• Cochin Haneefa's humorous role.
  
• All the Artists in the Movie did justice to their Roles, Be it the Indians or Foreigners in the movie (Lead Role Emy Jackson for that matter). The Miss teen world 2008 did perfect justice to her role. The way she adapted to the role was really good.
• The way they showed how Madras was that time and how Chennai now is.
• Music by GV Prakash Kumar.
  

Cons

The only thing i found was that the Tamil Accent used was similar to the one we use now a days. Those days I guess the Accent was a little different.


Overall Rating that I can give - 4.0/5.0

Perfect weekend movie for you. You can have a ride of Madraspatnam, and can see some good romance, song and action sequences.

One of the good movies of the Year after Angaadhi Theru....

Heyy..ppl :) :)

We have successfully completed 2 years of our coll ...life... :)

Hope the remaining 2 years will move on successfully.. :)

I welcome you all to 3rd year...wish us all success......... :)