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Ultimate Geek List-Books

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:20:00 GMT

Finally, the Ultimate Geek List has arrived.Its a list of books, documentaries and T.V shows which are popular among geek circles. This first part of this series will tell you about the geekiest books out there.

Review - Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Beta

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:53:00 GMT

Finally, the wait is over and the beta version of Ubuntu Lucid Lynx has been released. The final version would be released on April 29, 2010. Here is a review of various new features and improvements made in Lucid Lynx.

Discover India through Art and Design

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:10:00 GMT

India is a land of diverse cultures with a very rich history. Still, not much is known about India in the western world. This is a series which will help you discover India through art and design.

Just an Update

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT

It has been more than a month since I have updated my blog. So, just decided to update you about what's going on what's coming in the near future.

Things You Didnt Knew

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Recently, my article was published on Smashing Magazine titled Applying Mathematics to Web Design”. I covered many things about design in that article. However, there are a few things about the article which I would like to share with you. Read on to know what went behind the curtains.

The Thing With Awesomeness

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Creating an awesome product is certainly an achievement, but creating a string of awesome products is extraordinary. Apple has done it and they might it do it again this time with iSlate(or whatever be the name). So, what are those factors which help you in creating an awesome product?

Thinking too much

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 01:42:00 GMT

We think all the time- about work, family, friends and some other things which cannot be discussed here. But sometimes, too much thinking can get in your away and hamper your growth. But, just how much is too much?

GoodBye 2009

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:01:00 GMT

2009 was a year full of new technologies, gadgets and a number of web design articles. I really learned a lot this year. We now step into twenty ten with more awesomeness, big projects and great content for the web design community. In this post, I will take a look at my own experience of 2009 and what’s coming up in twenty ten.

Typography In Action

Tue, 23 Dec 2009 17:02:00 GMT

Typography is a visual form of language linking timelessness and time. We often come across some awesome typography works.But this time, we will see typography in action. Cant understand what I am saying? Well, Dive in to know more

Avatar,James Cameron and Web Design

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:40:00 GMT

Avatar is a 3D science fiction film by James Cameron. It is believed to forever change the way we watch movies. James Cameron has left no stone unturned in making this movie and he has shown us what true dedication is all about. Although unintentionally, he has also left a message for web designers. But, are we listening?

Art and Web Design- Part II

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 03:57:00 GMT

In this post, we will take a look at surrealist and expressionist art movements and how these art styles can be included in web design.

Art and Web Design- Part I

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:27:00 GMT

There are various design blogs on the internet which can give you all the inspiration and techniques to come up with a creative and unique web design. However, there is one more place where you can look for inspiration and creative ideas – the art history. In this post, we will take a look at some art movements and how they take your web designs to the next level.

Developers Arsenal

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:57:00 GMT

Web development is not an easy task. You need to be immaculate, optimal and fabulous at the same time. In this post, we will take a look at developer’s arsenal – all the tools and tips which can help you in becoming a kick-ass developer.

Notify Me

Sun, 19 Nov 2009 08:36:00 GMT

Notifiers make your life easy. There is no need to check your feed reader every now and then for new content or your Facebook home page for status updates from your friends. Notifiers do this for you. In this post, we will take a look at some of the best notifiers available for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter and RSS Feeds on three different operating systems, that is, Windows, Mac and Ubuntu.

Creativity

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Creativity is directly responsible for the prosperity of a civilization. Throughout history, some of the greatest creative minds have amazed us by their remarkable works in the fields of science, art, literature and music. But, what exactly is creativity? Why are some individuals highly creative? What is a creative thought process?

Google Wave

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT

There is a lot of excitement about Googles new brainchild- Google Wave. It is a real-time communication and collaboration tool which has been designed to merge e-mail, instant messaging and even social networking. In this post, I will show you what Google Wave is all about and why it is considered as one of the coolest creation by Google.

Randomness

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Human kind has always been fascinated with the randomness existing around us. In fact, many of our scientific fields like information theory, probability and quantum mechanics deal with randomness. Several standard interpretations of quantum mechanics state that microscopic phenomena are objectively random. Now, what if god had to create the universe with all this randomness utilizing a pseudo programming language? What would be this programming language like? And how will it deal with all this randomness?

CSS - How I Did It - Part 3

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT

In the first two parts of this series, I demonstrated how I defined blog structure and typography in my blog. In this final part, I will show you how I styled various other features of the blog like forms, comments section and sidebar.

CSS - How I Did It - Part 2

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Web designers spend a lot of time in designing stunning graphics for their websites. However, it is also necessary that web graphics should blend perfectly with web typography so as to enhance website beauty and readability. I have dedicated an entire stylesheet to deal with typography on my blog. In this post, I will show you how I made that stylesheet and some issues related to it.

CSS - How I Did It - Part 1

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Even the best designed graphics would look ugly on a website if it has been styled with poor CSS. Even though CSS is easier to learn, it can still give you headaches due to browser compatibility issues. In this post, I will show you the CSS techniques which I have used for styling this blog, the problems I faced and their solutions and some best practices.

Help Me Out

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT

This post is dedicated to all my fellow windows users. There is a very fat chance that at some point or the other, we all have called our geek friends or looked into various windows help forums to either find a solution for a weird windows error or to just find a way of getting things done on windows. In this post, I will show how to get past a tricky active desktop recovery error, making a simple folder lock and how to partition a disk on Windows XP.

The Mighty Pen

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Ask me one thing which I love to do besides coding and I would say Drawing. It is really a creative way to express yourself. I had quite a fun time in drawing the graphics for this blog. However, my blog looked completely different a few weeks ago until I decided to give a try to the pen tool. And you can see the result!! In this post, I will demonstrate how useful the pen tool could be!!

Web Designing & Development Toolbox

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

A lot of people ask about the right tools for web designing and development. This may vary from person to person depending upon the project requirements and his working style. I have compiled various packages containing tools for Windows and Mac users. These packages also include links to various websites where you can learn more about these tools and some best practices for web Designing and Development.

Validate It

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Every web designer is supposed to check their HTML/XHTML documents for validation using the W3C Markup Validation service. It is certainly a helpful service to check the documents for mark up errors. But, is it always necessary to have a perfectly validated document? What about those websites which fail these validation criteria? In this post, we will be answering these questions by examining the validation results of some popular websites.

What a Geek

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Hello All! So, What a Geek has finally seen the light after spending a lot of time under the shadows of local(g)host(There is a reason for calling it localghost, which I will surely explain in my upcoming posts). I must accept that it took me more time than I expected to launch what a geek. There are basically three reasons for this delayed launch. 1. I wanted to develop my own blog engine rather than using a wordpress or a joomla template. Therefore, developing a blog engine took more time against arranging HTML and CSS in a template with a well defined functionality. 2. I have been more involved with Microsoft technologies since my college days. So, a few weeks back it was all about ASP.NET and C# until I decided to take a plunge into the opensource world of PHP and MySQL. 3.Unfortunately, I am not evolved yet to eat microprocessors and chips. Hence, I have to spend a lot of time in earning my bread. So, enough of Me, Myself and I.Without further ado, let me tell you what this blog is all about. As the name reflects, this is primarily a technical blog. Majority of my posts would be on programming and web designing & development. This would include tutorials, tips and tricks and best practices. However, this is NOT just a technical blog. I would be also writing about various other topics like art, music theory, astronomy, gaming and vfx. I have decided to keep my blog posts as simple as possible. This means that there would be no fancy English and no unexplained technical jargon. Moreover, I will include a lot of images and screenshots (wherever possible) in my posts so that reading becomes more enjoyable. Now, no blog can be successful without active participation from its readers. Subscribe to this blog if you think it has all the stuff you need or you like. Retweet your favorite posts and leave comments so that we can have a healthy discussion on it. You are always welcome to give me any suggestions regarding the blog through my email. I would be soon introducing many interactive features on this blog so that it always remains "Shiny" for its readers.