No Facebooking for Some Time

I can now clearly see what is meant by Facebook Addiction. Before things go out of control I have decided to put off Facebooking for sometime. Considering the fact that exams are nearing and my preparations for it is awful, I have come to the conclusion and I am also gonna try reducing my time spent on the internet to improve my productivity.

Hoping for the best.
G.Vivek Venkatesh

Right, Wrong ???

I wonder if there is anything Right or Wrong. What may be right for one person may be wrong for other person. What is right for one country may be completely wrong for another country....

Something Inside me says that Right and wrong are merely creations of Self. So let us Shed the Shackles of our Perceptions and live a life of bliss.

Amazon Kindle is Cool

Recently got a new 3G kindle with WI FI from my aunt in US as a gift...This has topped my wish list for over 2 years and I always had the belief that I would get it somehow.. It is very difficult to buy it in India and now I am finally happy that I have it my hands now..

I am really really satisfied with it...Its really a COOL gadget, and if you are a bookworm i guess this ebook reader will be very much useful to you...The 'Whispernet' (free 3G internet offered by Kindle) is actually working in Chennai, Earlier it wasn't working and now its working and its really useful.. Right from native pdf support to Highlighting and note taking this Kindle is Awesome in its features. The E INK technology that it uses make u feel that you are reading an actual book, I bet you won't feel any strain that you get while reading ebooks in your laptop or mobile phone...

To put it simple "Kindle kindled my passion for reading books..." :) :)

I Admire My Friends

I am the one who always believes this - "Friends can be a source of Inspiration too". Friends, are the people who in fact have a profound impact on the way we shape our lives. Each and are everyone of us are bound to meet many new Friends on this great Odyssey of life. We can't disprove the fact that each one of them have some role to play in our life. The only constraint here is that, some play a Significant role while others only a little role. But we can really learn from every one of them no matter the kind of role they play. Likewise we can offer something to them.

Although I am not the kind of one who hangout much with their friends on a nice weekend, I still learn a lot from them and admire my friends. Be it the 'Curious Santhosh', or 'Success crazy Satish' or 'Humorous Rohith and Bala', or ' --Stong in his Principles-- Yogesh', or 'Sanjay who is as jubilant as a child' or 'Paul - who is my Role model in Studies and an example of positive thinking' or ' Shrewd Ritam Das' or 'Hard working Raga' or 'Loved by All Tamizh' or 'Difficult to understand Surya' or a ' --Active and Take all easy-- Sneha' or 'Sincere Sangeetha' etc.. (excuse me for lots of 'OR's here because the list is even more big, sorry If I have left some..), everyone has something to offer for me and I have learned something or other from them. And I hope they feel the same.

Thank you all for the pleasant journey so far and I wish u all success in life. Be happy.

With regards,
G.Vivek Venkatesh

Inspirational "Movies"

Well...Movies, after all movies....can it inspire??? well certain movies can....

Here I write about the two movies that really inspired me and ofcourse would have inspired many in the world. These are really not stereotype movies which you are bound to forget once you come out of theaters or soon after watching it in your home.



The Pursuit of Happyness

'Rags to riches' Story of Chris Gardner, adapted from his Biography. The film revolves under the character of Chris Gardner(Will Smith). The film potrays the kind of struggle he faces because of poverty, he starts many business but only to become a failure in it. His determination and his love towards towards his son would be really amazing. At one stage his wife leaves him, and he would come to a situation where he would rendered homeless forcing him to take shelter in a Subway restroom for a night. How he manages with his son?, how he shines in life? forms the movie.

It would definitely inspire anyone watching it.


Shawshank Redemption



Well the best movie made on earth so far according to me. It deals with Friendship, grit and determination, and how HOPE can set one free from all miseries.

IMDB #1 for many years, so it ought to have some really fantastic stuffs.

I bet you be really awed by the movie at the end.

My Latest Buy

Finally I bought a new "Notebook" with some adequate configurations. Its Dell Inspiron 14 r (or) Inspiron n4010...

You can consider various aspects before buying a laptop, here are the factors that I considered buying this notebook, (you can take it as my suggestions to buy a new laptop)...

1. Size - Well this is an important issue. There are lots of difference between 14",15" and 17" when it comes to portability and look. According to me 14" is best suited for most of the notebook users. In fact, it is more portable and cute than other 15" or 17".

Verdict - 14" all the way...

2. Processor - Well this is major issue to be considered if you are computer freak and use computers more than for Word Processing and such simple tasks. Intel is currently concentrating on its new set of Processors core i3, core i5, core i7.

Core i3 is more than enough for Word Processing and regular day activities.

Core i5 = Core i3 + turbo boost technology. There are two types within this itself - dualcore and quadcore. Dualcore i5 consists of two physical cores + additional two cores simulated by hyperthreading. On the other hand Quadcore i5 has no hyperthreading and 4 physical cores. So this ought to be comparatively better in performance than the former.

To put it in a nutshell "Dual core i5 processors are little above i3 processors and Quadcore i5 processors are little below i7 processors."

Core i7 - Expensive processors but the best of all right now.

Veridct - Core i5 for most of us.

3. Ram

If you have any plans of using 64 bit OS in the future, then atleast 4 GB RAM is required.

Verdict - 4 GB RAM for multitasking and performance demanding apps.

4.Hard disk

Well If you are planning to buy a new laptop, please don't settle less than 500 GB, as anything less than that will look like nothing in the future.

5. Graphics

Well the current laptops either ships with Dedicated graphics or simpy with no dedicated graphics.

If you are an intensive Gamer or use Graphics demanding s/w, then 1 GB dedicated graphics would be a good option.

But if you don't do gaming then I guess the integrated graphics that come with Intel Processors is sufficient enough.

6. Battery

This is the most important of all. Something around 3 hours( 6 cell battery) would be a reasonable one. Remember 14" and 15" inches have a difference in battery life to. Logically former is bound to give more battery life than the latter.

Then other options like Blu ray disk reader would be a good one.

Overall this n4010 satisfies all my needs and I would recommend this one...Really cool....But please don't buy this with dedicated graphics as it has some battery issues yet to be sorted out...