NWI is no more

Posted August 02, 2005

On August 1st, Newsworld International went off the air. Apparently, it was bought by a group headed by Al Gore which decided to convert into somethings called Current TV.

This is a major disappointment. NWI was CBC's sister channel and was probably the only channel broadcast in North America which provided broad perspectives on news stories. Some of the programs included European Journal from Germany, What's on Japan?, brief news summary from China, ITV from UK and CBC Correspondent from Canada. The documentaries such as World Insight and Special Assignment gave the audience context and historical perspective on current happenings. The presentation was designed to appeal to your thought and not your emotion (unlike most US counterparts).

Instead, now I am left with dumbed-down, MTV-style crap-!@#$...I mean Current TV and channels the likes of CNN, Fox, CBS and NBC where one is never sure where facts end and where opinions begin.

So I got married!

Posted July 27, 2005

It's a done deal. I got married on July 15 with little pomp or ceremony. On a steaming hot Florida afternoon, we tied the knot and hosted a get together in the evening. Pictures linked from somewhere on the right.

New Video Posted

Posted July 10, 2005

I have prepared a video demonstrating the working of my CarPC prototype. The picture isn't of the highest quality, but it touches on all major aspects of the project.

Indash PC Prototype Video (requires Flash 9)

Star Wars

Posted May 19, 2005

The Revenge of the Sith opens today and I will be at the cinema for the very first show of the day! But before that, some mindless tidbit -

This is your CompactFlash before, and this is your CompactFlash after Sumit has laid his hands on it. Any questions?

Careful what you wish for

Posted May 18, 2005

Finally a politician who speaks the plain and obvious truth! Too bad that he had to come from another country. Maybe the US counterparts will learn something from him. Here is the video in case you missed it -

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Nice weather in Florida

Posted February 27, 2005

Not! It was cold and windy. The waterfront looked as though a hurricane was on its way. Of course, I had to run over to the beach and take a few pictures. Unfortunately, it was too dark by the time I retrieved my camera. Got two good pictures, nonetheless.

New Server Setup

Posted February 16, 2005

On January 28, I received my new server from Dell. Here are the main features of this machine:

• Model - PowerEdge SC420
• Processor - Celeron 2.53 GHz
• Hard Disk - 80GB SATA
• RAM - 512 MB, DDR2, 400 MHz
• CDROM - 48X
• Network - Onboard Gigabit Ethernet

Click here for my review of this machine

My birthday wish

Posted January 9, 2005

Happy new year to all! Now that you are feeling bright and hopeful for 2005, don't forget to get me the following on my birthday. Just drop by your nearest dealer and pick one up. Any color will do. Thanks.

The Lamborghini Gallardo

This and that

Posted August 20, 2004

It has been a while since I posted anything on this website. A lot of things have happened since the last entry including a trip to Argentina and the MobileCam you see on the right. The picture was taken with a Sony Ericsson T616 and transferred to this page without any user intervention. Source code and instructions to setup your own MobileCam coming soon...

Trip to zoo

Posted April 4, 2004

Spent the morning at Lowry Park Zoo. The weather was in the 70s and there were very few people at the zoo. It was the perfect outing. Customary pictures are here.

Goodbye traditional phone!

Posted March 5, 2004

I received my Vonage device today. Setup was a breeze and the voice quality seems the same as my land-line (soon to be disconnected). The seamless integration with my existing home network was unexpected. I simply connected the WAN port to my existing hub and powered up the box. Here is a diagram of the setup.

Death of an iPod

Posted February 29, 2004

What better to do in a leap year and in a leap day than to take apart an iPod. My friend Bernie graciously donated this device for the sake of science and the furthering of human understading of all things Apple. As I learned, the iPod is one heck of a solid device. It wasn't easy to disassemble it. It took a lot of hammering (literally) and a lot of prying with a screwdriver.

New Photos

Posted February 21, 2004

Took a drive down to the infamous malfunction junction to take pictures of the construction work. This repair will fix the major traffic bottleneck at the junction of I-4 and I-275 in Tampa. The construction will be completed in 2006. Two more years of daily driving frustration for me! Click here for the photos.

TMRS v0.0.1 Released

Posted February 16, 2004

TMRS is an Open Source mapping and routing software that I started writing a few months ago. It is now at a stage where people can download and test it. Information and download are available on this page.

News Websites

Posted December 22, 2003

Decided to take screenshots of the CNN and BBC websites. Take a look at and see if you can spot the differences.

Website Redesigned

Posted December 20, 2003

This website has undergone another metamorphosis. This is the fifth rendition of the original site which was published on an FTP server in 1993! My very first attempt had the URL of ftp://sunfish.eng.usf.edu/pub/sumit/. In hindsight, it was a really ugly setup, but a good learning experience. The whole 'web thingy' was a colossal waste of time according to some of my friends back then!!

¡Viva España!

Posted September 14, 2003

The land of bulls? I saw almost everything except for a bull-fight on this summer trip. My journey included visits to Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo and Segovia.

Updated Photo Gallery Script

Modified PHP script for generating online photo albums. The original script, called 'Nail Cutter', was written by Thomas Weinert. It is a simple yet effective program. You simply drop your photos in one folder and a browsable gallery is generated on the fly. Here is an example and here is the source code.

New Projects

Holy macros! 2002 is almost over. Where does the time fly? Anyway, I have added two new pages to this site. I intend to work on two projects in parallel. The first one involves building a mobile robot and the second - an in-dash computer for my Jetta. Both will share common components such as embedded linux and low-power hardware. I will post my progress on these pages regularly.

Euro-trip

It was that time of the year and an 'out of america' trip was long overdue. So, I decided to pack up and take off to europe; destination: Slovenia. Read the travelogue here.

Up, up and away!

Took to the skies with my friend Nick. We took off bright and early in the morning; into the hazy tampa bay skies. The weather conditions were excellent (except for the haze) and we flew from the Vandenburg airport to the Sunshine Skyway bridge and back.

Weekend in Atlanta

Took a road trip to Atlanta this weekend. Events included visits to the downtown, CNN center, Buckhead and homes of old and new friends. (atlanta pics)

Sun 'N Fun

Posted April 8, 2002

Or you could call it 'too much sun' n fun! The City of Lakeland hosts this annual event where people from all over the country fly in. There are air-shows, experimental/commercial aircrafts on display and food (the whole spectrum starting from hot dogs and ending in corn dogs). I decided to check it out this year and got some airshow pictures.

Redesigned Image Portfolio

Posted Jan 26, 2002

My photography portfolio has been updated to include some pictures taken with the digital camera. Also, the images have been resized to be more suitable for 1024x768 screens. Take a peak...

New Camera Arrives

Posted Jan 6, 2002

I have finally obtained a digital SLR camera after much thought. It is a canon D30 and it appears to offer some impressive possibilities. I have already taken over a hundred shots and the detail in the images in amazing. It is a very similar interface to a traditional SLR camera which makes it a snap to use.

Birthday!

Posted Dec 29, 2001

Another year has passed and I have decayed a little more. No big deal :P I have major plans for the new year. They include elimination of world hunger, end of poverty, end to wars, discovery of cold fusion and most importantly - total world domination. "What are we going to do tonight, Brain?"