Arbit Scratchpad

The latest Open Sound System (OSS) device drivers (for my Conexant Riptide sound card) - OSS 3.9.7h works excellently on my system. Auto detection and auto sound testing is allowed no IRQ problems this time around . . . no freezes. Only in the beginning of playing a track, a scratch sound occurs and volume control on KDE is to be used with the KMix sound mixer to reduce the initial volume set to 100% by default. VISIT http://www.opensound.com/ THE CATCH ! The evaluation copy of OSS comes with a FREE limited time evaluation license which is activated on the day you install OSS. The software will only work for a limited time. After activation each time it works only for a period of 3 hours(no problem with that). Ofcourse a permanant license key can be ordered. These guys (4Front Technologies) make drivers for all flavours of UNIX, Great ! Now the only problem is my Rockwell winmodem . . . It Sucks, On Linux! On Windows (98 only, not 2K or XP) It Rocks ! And in Iraq the war...

Using PCQ Linux 8.0 (Kernel 2.4.18 - 24.8.0) a rip-off from RH Linux 8.0 with some added functionality and latest updates till Feb 03 from RedHat. Cool antialiasing and other features HP Deskjet was instantly detected and works fine a truck load of drivers are pre-available. Sound(Riptide) and modem(Rockwell winmodem) as usual dont work yet - drivers will be required ! Taking lots of leaves from work; as a set of pending leaves are to be finished by financial year 2002 end (march end). PCQ Linux with antialiasing and themes and all else is coool . . . but the PCQ guys missed to add GNU Chess in the games - my favourite ( fools ;-( ).

The war goes on : Guard are dictator's last hope By Rachel Morris and agencies March 26, 2003 THEY are highly trained, armed to the teeth and apparently blindly loyal to their President and brother in arms Saddam Hussein. The Republican Guard which lies in wait for coalition forces as they approach the capital Baghdad are their master's trump card in this war. Concealed in entrenched positions around schools, hospitals and mosques � away from military buildings that might be targeted by allied bombers � they are ready to fight. They are better equipped, better trained and better motivated than the conscripted foot soldiers who have surrendered en masse. "There will be surprises," coalition forces commander General Tommy Franks said last week. "We have not yet seen them." The Republican Guard was formed in 1986 when Saddam's army suffered surprise defeats at the hands of arch enemy and neighbour Iran. They also pioneered the modern use of must...

I have long since blogged. I am losing interest in a lot of things ??? War now seems imminent with belluigerent Bush and Saddam sticking to their guns India will surely reach the finals and then uncertainity. Then here work goes on. I am staying back at home all the time ; need to reverse this trend and go out once in a while. Thought of buying The Demon in the Freezer & Hot Zone by Richard Preston - each is INR 500+. COSTLY NAA? Bought PCQLINUX 8.0 made from RH Linux 8.0 - actually father bought it when he had gone out . . . Need to install it and try out; my hard disk seems to be stalling off suddendly troubled times ahead donno ? Lets see what lies ahead. Running a online McAfee Scan as I type cause I am also suspecting viruses . . . This is what Mc Afee says about it : VirusScan Online is the #1 online anti-virus solution, providing around-the-clock protection for your PC. With over 63,000 computer viruses identified, and another 500 discovered each month, why take chances?...

Life goes on . . . France uses veto threat in UN Sec Council against US strikes on Iraq Twins crack face recognition puzzle