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1. Chart necessities     When you start with existing code then usually it's well bloated. There are half formed, half-implemented ideas, constructs remaining from discarded ideas as well as code that's lying in comments. We need to remove all of this and add new code so that the new software ends up being slicker and easier to manage than old software. Code management is a complex job, and it's almost akin to file management on your personal computer or Laptop. Often you horde up files and what not together and when you start on cleaning you come to understad that half of the stuff is junk. So is with code. In any application which doesn't have quality people looking after it, there's a lot of junk code lying around. It's often in the form of unimplemented ideas coded partially which end up in comments. Or structures that are not used anywhere. Or header files that are not included anywhere. 2. Start with barebone infracture     We start with an empty project...

I really wish every Sunday was like this. Actually I have taken a break from the Internet, just visit the net to check out the mails on Gmail and check out the 2-3 websites that I frequent for news. Well anyway as for the Sunday, I woke up at right time in the morning, had my favorite breakfast then some work followed by lunch with my favorite veggies. After couple hours of sleep and an evening stroll ending with a glass of cold coffee. Then some more work and now dinner - that was probably the best egg biryani I've eaten till date. Just wish I had someone to share this with, but no worry. That problem will be solved in due time. Anyway so here ends the Sunday and maybe it wasn't that interesting for you but the good part is the one coming below. So windows phone! For a guy who's been messing with Linux since his late teens, ending up with windows phone is a surprise. Well how I did end up with the Samsung Omnia W is not what I'm going to talk about now. We are g...

LM13 was released a few days ago and me being a mint fan aptly downloaded and installed the 64-bit variant with Cinnamon Desktop. I also went through a number of reviews to see what others have noticed. The overall tone was Cinnamon Mint has come up together as a really good distro though there are many small corners that need polish. After using Mint 13 for last couple of weeks I can see that it's true. Mint 13 is an excellent distro and the mix of applications, the usability and the character as an Desktop OS are it's main features. And no other Linux distro can beat it right now. In fact as of now I don't find myself going back to Windows or my tried and trusted Ubuntu 10.10 installation anymore. The things that need polishing are few enough that they shouldn't prove to be a deal breaker. One thing I noticed is that we need a better interface for appearance customization. The colors and themes are good enough but we need something splashy and vibrant looking. Ma...