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July 10th, 2008
In Malayalam there is a saying - "onnukila asante nenchathu allengil kalarikku purathu" which when translated means "either on teachers chest or outside school". You get the idea.
The same thing happening in technology adoption Kerala. When it comes to Kerala government departments such as KSRTC, Electricity Board or Water Authority technology adoption is zero. You [...]
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June 5th, 2008
I have been a strong advocate of privatization and I have written many posts before on why we need strong competition in the market to ensure consumer protection. But unfortunately even at this early stage, private companies are displaying such greed that I am getting skeptical now. In a country like India where people look [...]
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May 13th, 2008
If any of you tried to access SSLC exam results online, you would have seen that all Web sites including those of Kerala government went down when results were announced! It is funny since this time there was announcement that a lot of money is spend to make the system crash proof and C-DIT is [...]
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March 15th, 2008
In Kerala, nowadays almost every one has a mobile phone. There are "life time prepaid services" which requires a very small amount to keep a mobile connection with free incoming call support. Hence even school children has got their own mobiles.
Like any other new service, this convenience comes with a lot of problems. Internet [...]
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March 13th, 2008
Kerala’s IT show has started today in Technopark Trivandrum. The event was inaugurated by chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan. For the next three days, Technopark campus is open to general public and an exhibition is also running for the next three days. This event will conclude on 15th March. The opening timings are from 10:30 [...]
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February 26th, 2008
As part of the SMART Move initiative, motor vehicle department in Kerala has put all the vehicle details and driving license details online. You can access it here. The online facilities include driving license test scheduling details, details about your license application, fancy number availability and registration details of a given vehicle number. These facilities [...]
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January 29th, 2008
Barcamp is a gathering of people who want to share and learn. Typically it is a techy event and the last barcamp saw a lot of geeks in attendance.
The second Barcamp is being organized at Cochin on February 3rd, 2008. The venue is DOE (Department of Electronics) seminar hall, CUSAT. You can register for the [...]
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December 17th, 2007
After the TV channel war, it is time for FM channel war. In a short period of time, 17 FM channels will be released in Kerala. Already Mango radio by Malayala Manorama (91.9MHZ) and Asianet FM has started its transmission.
Here is a summary of FM licenses allocated in the 2nd phase of FM rollout. [...]
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December 12th, 2007
As part of the IT@School project, Kerala government in association with BSNL started giving broadband connections to 1200+ schools. Broadband connectivity will be rolled out to all high schools by next year. BSNL is charging a reduced tariff of Rs.5000/- per connection (remember, this is unlimited access).
IT@School project aims to equip computers as a learning [...]
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November 27th, 2007
MobMe, a technology startup in Kerala, has launched a unique service called bluezone in Cochin (Barista chain). Bluezone features a bluetooth enabled kiosk to which users can connect using bluetooth enabled mobile phones. Using this kiosk, one can download applications, ringtones, wallpapers and games.
In Kerala, almost everyone these days carries a mobile phone and most [...]
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August 4th, 2007
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Note that the domain name registration is not free. You can get a free subdomain (for example, http://xyz.10xwebhost.com) or get your own domain for $10 [...]
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July 14th, 2007
Entertainment industry is changing fast in India. Currently there are four major digital TV service providers in Kerala. In this post, I will briefly look at each of them. All these are known as Direct to home (DTH) providers except Asianet digital who uses their cable network infrastructure.
Satellite TV offers unbelievable picture clarity and stereo [...]
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July 12th, 2007
Shijaz writes about his experience on the Malayalam language pack for Windows XP,
So I dared to download the Windows XP interface pack of my native language, Malayalam from the Microsoft website. Very interesting to note that even the download page was written in Malayalam. Too excited to read, I went ahead, downloaded and installed it.
He [...]
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June 26th, 2007
Here is an Asianet video on Vinod’s amphibious car. You can drive this in water and on road! This car is air tight and float on water!
He says that the flash flood that happens near Thampanoor railway station in trivandrum inspired him! Kerala government has a plan to open the water way from manjeri to [...]
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June 25th, 2007
What is a barcamp?
Barcamp is ad-hoc gathering of people with desire to learn and share information. It involves discussions, demonstrations and interaction from participants. Barcamp means participation and normally tourist/visitors are not encouraged. Most of the barcamps are on technical topics.
Barcamp in Kerala?
Yes. It seems that a barcamp is being organized in Kerala. The date/venue [...]
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