Building Boost for codeblocks

Hi,

Boost Libraries are the best example of collaborative opensource development. But this post is not about Boost, its about installing Boost libraries for "CodeBlocks" , a free and opensource C++ IDE.

I was trying to Get the library work from the g++ toolset for boost , but was getting an error regarding g++ location, Then after many wasted hours i reinstalled CodeBlocks on C drive itself. initially it was in "program files" folder.

It worked, The libraries are being built as i write this post, the problem was with the "bjam" utility, it was having problems processing the path with spaces.

Regards,
Ishan

Amazing N900

Hi,

As you guys already know that i happen to be a proud owner of a Nokia N900.

Although it has been almost 1 year since i got this device, it keeps on surprising me.

If you will enable extra-devel repo, you can download RDesktop app, using this you can RDP into your windows machine and control it via your N900. Isn't that cool.

You can even control your home machine remotely over the internet.

If you happen to have static IP at your PC, then you just need to enter the IP address, username and password into the RDesktop app and viola you are in.

Having a dynamic IP makes it a bit difficult but its not impossible. Just create an account at

"www.no-ip.com" download their client on the PC and now you can just use the name given to your PC at the time of registration at no-ip to connect.

Will post the pics once i reach home.

Regards,

Ishan

High End Nokia Phones -- Do they really exist

Hi,
Been observing the latest Nokia handsets released to compete with the iphone and the androids, but with the specs of these so called high end Nokia devices , like N8 and E7, they are nowhere near the competition.

Nokia is still using the outdated Arm11 processors, when the competition has moved on to the dual core Arm A9 architecture.

also there's only 256 MB of RAM on E7, Nokia's latest offering, that pathetic.

If Nokia want to stay relevant in the future smartphone business, they will have to produce better handsets, and ramp up the H/W specs.

Regards,
Ishan

"The Code" -- A must watch for Linux fans

Hi,

This weekend i stumbled upon an old jewel,
saw the documentary "The Code" , it tracks the early years of Linux.
Was a treat to watch, though some of the part were in Finnish ( Finland's language ).
But it was still worth it :).

Its available on google videos, just a search away.

Regards,
Ishan

CODE_RUSH

Hi,

There are very few documentaries out there which can satisfy the geek inside you.

So , if you are like me and love your computer, go see "code rush".

It tells the doomed tale of the birth of the browser we all love "mozilla firefox".

Take my word for it, you will love it.

Regards,

Ishan

SVN issue and how i solved it

Hi,

After waiting for days to get a SVN repo for my project at work, Today i installed "VisualSVN Server" on my machine itself, basic version is free and i believe for small project team its sufficient.

Has tortoise SVN client installed on my colleagues system, but no matter how many times we tried, we faced the same error "Path '..etc...etc...etc... /trunk' is not canonicalized; there is a problem with the client.".

Searched the internet for a solution, considered updating my client, then i realized the SVN repo url contained capitalized character, retried by using all small chars in the url, and guess what

IT WORKED !!!

Regards,

Ishan

Vodafone 3G launched in pune

Hi all,

Vodafone launched their 3G services in pune recently on 27-28 Feb.
And i did a small test using the "Huawei umg 1831" i had recently procured.

The results were astounding, see for yourself.

The first image show the signal strength i was getting on the data card without using any usb extension cable for improved reception.



The second image show the negotiated QOS with the tower the modem has registered to, unbelievable, bsnl QOS is capped at 2 Mbps :(





The third image show the speedtest screenshot, yesterday i was getting 8 Mbps, as i haven't got any data plans for vodafone 3G, was unable to do any more test.




Will post the bsnl results too.
Till then, Just hope that sanity prevails and operators announce some affordable plan.

Regards,
Ishan

My newest gadget :)

Hi all,
Guess what i added in my ever growing gadget collection.
A spanking new "Huawei umg 1831 3G modem".

It supports 21 Mbps HSDPA, is single band UMTS, and quad band gsm.

Here are few of the pics.







Will get back with reviews.

Regards,
Ishan

starting Gdb

Hi all,

To know programming , one of the most important things to learn is Debugging.
Without this skill, no one can be a complete developer.

almost every programming environment provide a dedicated debugger integrated with the IDE for this purpose only.

As i am into C/C++ on linux platform, my development toolkit contains gcc/g++, Vim, Eclipse + CDT, and Gdb as the choice of Debugger.

Although eclipse provides GUI based debugging integrated with the IDE, learning the tools of trade and using them from command line has a different high.

So, aspiring to become a complete developer, i have embarked on the tedious journey of trying to master the untamable Gdb.

and who else to refer to than the legendary author of Gdb, Stallman himself, he along with the other developers have written an exhaustive manual covering all the intricacies of Gdb.

For those who want to follow a more user friendly text, you can refer "The Art of Debugging With GDB and DDD and Eclipse" published by "NOSTARCH".

Will keep updated on the progress i make.

Regards,

Ishan

fresh start

Hi all,

Been a long time since i last posted.

Blogging took a back seat as some life changing events happened during the time bygone.

will try and continue the blabber.

Regards,

Ishan