My favourite tools and utilities

All of us will surely have a list of favourite utilities and tools that we just can’t live with out. Here I list out some of my favourite utilities, in no particular order: 1. ImgBurn: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit! I like it because it is very simple and lightweight and does its job quickly and without too many hassles. 2. Winmerge: WinMerge is an Open Source ... (read post)

Random Updates

After all the LHC updates and expectations, the folks at CERN went through a few problems, starting with a hacking attempt and then an incident with Helium leaking into the tunnel. They have now paused all tests and will be restarting in 2009 after fixing the faults. Closer to home, the Indian Space Research Organisation is planning their ambitious mission to the Moon! Chandrayaan – 1 is India’s first such mission to the moon and the co... (read post)

Welcome the first beam!

The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 on the morning of 10th September. This historic event marks a key moment in the transition from over two decades of preparation to a new era of scientific discovery. Read on here India had quite a significant role to play in this experiment contributing both to the construction of the equipment ... (read post)