Exploring Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal !!

Last time I had posted something about Ubuntu was in Jan 2010.

It was about Ubuntu 9.10. After that I got into some things related to my work and could not concentrate much on Ubuntu releases though I used to download the releases and carry them.


This weekend, I had planned to download and install the Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal. Everything went well as planned and I am very happy. 

1) The look and feel is very awesome, and its changed quite well when compared to the earlier releases of Ubuntu. Now the default look on the screen is like the Vista Theme. 

2) Twitter, FaceBook accounts come along with Empathy IM.


3) The FireFox 5.0 is very awesome and default in Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal :). 


4)The app launcher is like the Samung Galaxys Home Screen, with a search tab at the top, which is so so cool. 


5) Searching the applications based on their type. 


6) The usual Compiz-Fusion and the WorkSpace Switcher :)

7) Comes with default LibreOffice Writer and Gimp Image Editor :)


Still many more features to explorer and more precisely the above ones were GUI related. A lot to explore w.r.t the TERMINAL. Will update those experiences as soon as possible. 



Happy Ubunting :) :)

BITS Pilani, MS -- End Sem ( Comprehensive Exam) Results :) :)

Few months back I was worried about my end sem results. I was expecting to get a D or E in Data Mining and C in Advanced OS too. And the results turned out to be as expected. Bingo!!!!

Here are my results of my Comprehensive Exams of 2nd Semester ( Dec2010 - May2011).

===============================================================================
 SNo.Course No.  Course Title                  EC-1  EC-2  Total   Final
                                               (40%)(60%)  (100%)  Grade
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 1. CS    ZG623 ADVANCED OPERAT SYSTEMS       14.50 26.00   40.50   C  
 2. SS    ZG514 OBJ ORI ANALYSIS & DESIGN     30.00 31.00   61.00   A  
 3. BITS  ZC481 COMPUTER NETWORKS             33.00 45.00   78.00   A  
 4. IS    ZC415 DATA MINING                   17.50  9.50   27.00   D  
 ===============================================================================
  Current  CGPA :    7.47

 Legend : EC-1 : Mid-Semester Test (Closed Book)
          EC-2 : Comprehensive Examination (Open Book)
          NA   : Not Appeared               
          UE   : Under Evaluation
          RRA  : Required to Register Again

I was very very happy as the results turned out to be as expected. I hadn't done well in Data Mining, so pretty much I obtained as much as I deserved. 

The Registration card for the continued students is out on June 21, 2011. Looking forward to apply for the First semester 2011 ( which is my actual 2nd Semester).

I will post the further updates once I have any. 

Congratulations to all those who faired well in their exams. :)