Samsung Galaxy i899 Switch off Internet

I didn't find any easy way to switch off the internet on my phone but to have a dummy internet connection and swicth between the two.

Clearcase tips.

Ever found yourself in a situation wherein you are working on a maintainance project and during the build phase PM comes and says "remember to maintain a list of files that you modify", I know this can be time consuming.
Here is a simple way to get your checked out files in a file if you are using clearcase
cd C:\sourcecodefolder
cleartool lsco -r -me -short>c:\checked_out_files_list.txt

find . -version "{created_since(2011-02-02)&& created_by(user1)}" -print

GAE/J Download data from live to local datastore.

Download Data:   ~/me/apps/python/google_appengine/appcfg.py download_data --application=bollywoodabc1 --kind=category --url=http://bollywoodabc1.appspot.com/remote_api --filename=category

this one works even better
~/me/apps/python/google_appengine/appcfg.py download_data --application=bollywoodabc1 --url=http://bollywoodabc1.appspot.com/remote_api --filename=data --batch_size=2 --num_threads=2 --rps_limit=5


Restoring backup : ~/me/apps/python/google_appengine/appcfg.py upload_data --batch_size=2 --num_threads=2 --rps_limit=10 --application=bollywoodabc1 --filename=data1 --url=http://localhost:8080/remote_api

Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra 2010

 

Me and my friends go to Mata every year since more than a decade now. After I moved to Bangalore I had limited options while selecting dates freely for the yatra and so I decided that when I go home for Diwali I club this thing also.

Interestingly this we had a great time during yatra because there was hardly any rush and managed to get Dormitory beds at bhavan also without any prior booking.

I now feel that one of the best time to plan the yatra should be near Diwali on a weekday because this is when you won't have to stand in long queues and sleep in bhawan without a shelter :)

Architect

This reminds me of the funny incidences in Seinfled when George used to say "I always wanted to pretend as an Architect", "I can be an architect" etc.

I too always wanted to be an Architect, not that one, but Technology Architect, My Inclination towards technical side rather than management was because I had faced a hard time managing a small team in one of my previous company and it was then that I understood that I am too soft to become a manager.

Few days ago I got an email from the HR saying that you have been promoted to be a Technology Architect, at once I was happy because this is what I wanted to be since long but very soon I also started realizing the fact that am I really good enough to hold this designation

I have seen a few really good architects in my company and when I compare myself with them I find myself lagging far behind. We all often find ourselves in a situation where we are supposed to be what we never have been before and the initial time in any such situation is difficult, because the transition is hard to accept


The funny part is that you are happy with the new compensation and benefits but you find it difficult to accept the new roles and responsibilities.

I am striving hard to learn technologies as soon and as much as possible so as to rightly justify my salary some day.

Samsung Galaxy i899 16 GB memory card issue

I installed 16 GB memory card in my Android Samsung Galaxy i899 phone, I am sick of it now it keeps on rebooting frequently and I have started getting some core process force quit thing also.

My Learnings of what not to do.

In office If possible don't escalate things. Appreciate in public and talk about shortcomings in private. This way you maintain healthy relations with your mates and then they work with a different zeal.
Make sure there is not requirement change from the client which is verbal, everything should be documented.
Assumptions can be fatal when it comes to requirements.
The moment you are out of the Airport remove the bag tags please, some people tend to keep it for months showing off that they just arrived from a flight. Me and my friends laugh at this a lot.