Archive for October, 2005

Blue Angels of San Francisco

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

Last weekend was Fleet Week, where the US Navy’s finest visited the city of San Francisco. They arrived in force, as part of a recruitment cum publicity exercise that featured white uniforms and blue jets.
Had I known this event was so popular, I would have taken a train into the city. Of course, […]

Backups by Synchronizing Folders

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

At last, a folder (or directory) synchronization tool that works! My contention is that simplest way to back up data to a secondary storage location is using a folder synchronization tool. A simple copy is often unsuitable for daily backups because of the sheer volume of data (my work and personal folders total […]

Flying Without a Visa

Friday, October 7th, 2005

Today, I planned to visit MH at Toronto at their invitation to join them for the Canadian Thanksgiving. I had purchased my flight tickets and applied for leave from work. I was looking forward to seeing my dear friends and their newborn baby boy.
I drove to the airport and joined the queue to […]