Non-academic Articles

A Practical Guide to Active Server Pages 3.0

Originally created as reference material for the ASP courses I delivered at Fr. ConceiƧao Rodrigues College of Engineering. Later distributed online free for download. Judged Best Submission of the Month at PlanetSourceCode. View >

Crusoe Processors: The Hybrid Approach

A writeup for the local tech magazine, mostly based on white papers & technical information from Transmeta. View >

Conspiracy Theory

Find out for yourself. View >

Wrong Number

The phone isn't always for you. View >

The Case for Decentralized Social Networks

Social networks are currently walled gardens; this article makes a case for opening up the core protocols that define person-to-person interaction (decentralized networks) and various aspects of your public personality (decentralized applications). View >

Handy Hints for Web Designers

An article on Web Usability translated into specific guidelines instead of vague principles. Meant for the professional web developer. Reprinted on various web developer forums. View >

The Jini System Architecture

A short summary published in IEEE Short Circuit, a monthly publication of the IEEE Mumbai Chapter. View >

Spam Filter FAQ

Explains why email gets flagged as spam, how to get around it, and why I might not have replied to your email yet. View >