Entries Categorized as 'Books'

svn (Subversion)

September 26, 2008

svn or Subversion is a kind of repository. And the repository is a kind of file server. But the special thing with the svn is that it remembers every change ever written to it-every change to every file, and even changes to the directory tree itself, such as addition, deletion, and rearrangement of files and […]

Linux Commands/Short-cuts

July 10, 2008

Following things are must for a Java programmer who is working on Linux. I am gathering these things here as I am learning things on the Linux platform.

How to change Ownership?

Changing the owner of the file:

chown ownername file-name
e.g.
[ranjan@server1 abc] chown jboss abc.txt

Changing the owner of the directory:

chown -Rvf directory-namee.g.
[ranjan@server1 abc] chown -Rvf jboss xyz

Changing […]

one night @ the call center

June 3, 2008

I finished one more book today. I really enjoyed reading this book. It is one of the good books I have read. The story revolves around a group of six employees working for a call center job, so called looser’s job. It is the second book by Chetan Bhagat after “five point someone”. The story […]

five point someone

May 25, 2008

Yesterday I finished the book “five point someone”. I had bought the book in the last trip to Hyderabad and finished some chapters, when I used to have some spare time. Remaining chapters I finished yesterday in one shot. When I finished the book it was 4 in the morning.
No doubt this book is complete […]

Rich Dad Poor Dad

April 2, 2008

I had noted some of the key points while reading the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter which I would like to share. It advocates financial independence through investing, real estate, owning businesses, and the use of finance protection tactics.
Key Points of the Book:
The rich acquire assets and the poor […]