Nightmares are just positive dreams which prepares you mentally for the worst in life
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Display your Facebook’s contacts birthdays in your KDE calendar
Want to have the Birthdays of your Facebook Friends right in your KDE calendar like this?
Here’s what to do:-
1. Go to www.facebook.com
2. Go to events >> Birthdays >> Export Birthdays
3. Copy the link which appears
4. Open Kontact.
5. Go to Calendar Tab. Add new calendar.
6. A screen like this will appear. Select KDE Calendar (traditional)
7. Select “Calendar in Remote File”
8. Paste the link in “Downloaded from”. Leave “Upload to” blank. The calendar will be read-only.
9. Press next and complete the wizard. You’re done! 🙂
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UoM Wi-Fi on Linux (Kubuntu)
The long awaited Wi-Fi at The University of Mauritius has been officially released since 2 weeks i think. It is a really good move.
As for me, i was concerned whether it would work on linux operating systems. I’ve completed switched to Kubuntu since some time now.
I tried the procedure on https://mysites.uom.ac.mu/wifi/. I managed to connect to wifiprovisioning successfully
But when i open Firefox and when to google.com. It would redirect to some to some page in “uom-wifi-ca.uomwifi.local” but it would stop there. It was supposed to ask me a username and password and give me a certificate.
The Solution?
I booted on Windows 7. Tried connecting to wifiprovisioning. Downloaded the certificate and saved it on my hard-disk. The file name is “certnew.cer”. I switched to Kubuntu again.
I tried connecting to uomstudent directly. It asked for some security fields. I loaded the certificate i downloaded from Windows 7 there. The window should appear like this at the end:-
Connected! 😀
The procedure is a PITA for someone who is not an IT guy. I managed to connect after lots of trials and errors. I would be very cool to officially support Linux OSes. Anyways, i am very happy i managed to connect my Kubuntu. I thought it would have been impossible for a Linux device to ever connect (despite having to download the certificate using a windows device). 🙂
Change v/s Self-Improvement
Last semester at the University, i would be late almost everyday when i had classes early in the morning at 08:30. However, this semester i took a resolution to not come late anymore.
However this positive resolution started to haunt my thoughts.
If x = 2 ,then -x = -2
When i would do things badly, the results were kinda good. Now if i do it the correct way, the results might be the opposite
I started to think resolutions should not be considered as an act to *change* yourself. It is to make the same “old you” better.
We remove a negative value y,
x – y = 5
Someone wanting to change himself is a coward IMO. He doesn’t has the guts to admit he has flaws. He prefers instead to throw his ownself away and install someone else’s mind which he considers better.
But, no one is Perfect!
The person above will copy the flaws of the role model too. What would he do next? Enter in an (infinite) loop to search for a new role model?
A wise man can learn, even from a fool, but a fool cannot learn, even from a wise man.
To become a better person, it is important for one to remain himself, improve his own good qualities and eliminate his own bad qualities. Just copying someone might lead him to have a troubled personality. His life would be the most boring of all.
Live your own life. God gave you life as a gift. Don’t waste it 🙂
Thoughts?
Taking the “191 Express Curepipe” bus
It’s the first time i saw the bus “191 Express Curepipe” passing through The University of Mauritius at Reduit. I boarded the bus without knowing it’s route. It did the same route as “173 Curepipe” does till Pont Fer i.e. it passes at Ebene first.
At the round about near SUPERCASH, the bus did not go in the direction of sir Abdool Razack Mohamed Hall. Instead, it continued on the motorway until it reached the Aux Coulee round about.
It then went through Aux Coulee till the Aux Coulee Police Station. From there, it went to Curepipe as other buses usually do.
Images from Google Earth
I can’t tell exactly if the journey took less time. But it was definitely more comfortable 🙂