Switching to Apple

Things to watch out for while switching to Apple:

1. Collect all the software you need to run dual boot with Windows on the second boot partition, assuming you need it
2. If you need Windows concurrently running on your Snow Leopard (latest MacOS). I prefer free version - VMWare Player on windows. The equivalent is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_Fusion. This used to be paid product
3. If you need to run Windows Application under MacOS, (yes, this is possible), you might want to consider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossOver
4. You need to see how you plan on staying current on OS and other software
5. Many software is available on Windows - not on Mac. Some times, things are not reliable/not well tested on Mac. The features need not be exactly same on both platforms
6. Collect the list of software needed to run under Apple - Word, excel, power point, Eclipse, C++ compiler, etc
7. One possible installation process - have 10GB for each OS (Mac/Windows/Linux) in it's own partition. Have the rest in another partition. Use the 4th partition for All your data - so it is accessible for all the OSes. Remember, all these OS have a mechanism to read each other's drives - so you might not miss the files. This also would help you in backup/restore operation - where you need just the 4th partition. The OS partitions are just engines that run on your data
8. No wonder, the SaaS (Software as a Service) is getting more popular. Google provides a way to do Word/Excel/Power Point - all online - using any browser. No software installation needed...

Central Board of Film Certification

I am interested in collecting original Central Board of Film Certification of old films. Absence of it, I am interested in 2 lower requests

1. Copies of these documents - Photo copies/image files
2. Certificate details in database
3. Copy of the certificate as shown in the movie (slightly different from the original/even photocopy)

Look at the Central Board like software Testers who report 'Bugs'. The movie makers will have to fix these bugs, prior to release.

Official links: http://cbfcindia.gov.in/

It would be nice if we can capture these movies credits as database.

How about capturing all these movies in all kinds of database? Meta Data??

Scaling Mission Peak

Today I had the privilege of scaling Mission Peak. Parking was overflowing. Parked on the Vineyard Avenue.

Trail Head @ 6:48am
Decend @ 8:08am
Back to Trail Head @ 9:08am

Going up 1:20, down 1:00 round trip of 2:20

Trail open from 5:00am to 10:pm

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission Official page suggests 5 hours. Noticed a small bird, like sparrow, with stripe on it's forehead - yellow and black.

Noticed lots of cattle. Saw water spot for the cattle.

Near the peak, there were 2 dumpsters. Saw, an Asian looking women carrying 2 bags full of plastic bottles - basically an self organized volunteer bring trash down. I bow to this lady on her service. Thank You.

Noticed few bottles and few napkins left behind.

There were some dogs on trail most on leash.

There are 2 places on the trail that prevents cattle from crossing.

No water with you, please do not try to scale the summit. You can get in to dangerous situations.

There is rest room and water fountain near the trail head.

San Antonio reservoir is visible when you start ascending the final stretch. The Bay is visible almost close to the Trail head.

Good resource on Mission Peak: http://www.exerciseforthereader.org/misspeak/

The windsock was flying in full today, meaning wind is minimum 17mph. There was one biker on the trail.