Padipura

Welcome to the Digital World. Remember, our aim is not just the utmost use of our smartphones; but a personal digitization. Who should read this blog? At the onset, let me explain, this training is to create awareness about digitization. In that, we are limiting our scope in the first phase to personal digital transformation. Actually, there are many those who are already in the digital world. Those who are in the digital world need not waste their time on this; instead, continue to enjoy the digital world. This series of Blog is targeting the unfortunate persons who have not started their journey to the digital world. Please read the section “Expectations” below and if you think that you are at ease with all these, then you don’t need to read further. Assumptions This blog assumes that you realize that the world ahead is digital and those who have not changed over to digital mode will be totally isolated and underprivileged. You realize that due to one or the other reasons...

Making the Most Out of Smartphones I came across a few men and women using their smartphones just as cell phones of a decade ago. All they could do with the device was make or take phone calls. That is, though the device the person kept in hand has been latest Smartphone, he/she was using it as an ancient telephone handset. Surprisingly, some of those devices are high end models of Apple iPhones and much sought-after android phones such as Samsung and HTC. Obviously, for most of them, it is a status symbol. Their contemporaries are using smartphones; so, they also must carry one. Well, my simple question to them is since you are shouldering the burden of carrying this slightly oversized Smartphone with you wherever you go, why not make use of it and in turn, render your life easier and a little bit modern. You may not use all the features of the smartphone, but at least you must be able to see your mails and send/receive WhatsApp messages and browse the internet to get updated with inf...

  ക്യാൻസർ എന്ന മാരകരോഗം പിടിപെട്ട് അതിനെ ധൈര്യമായി നേരിട്ട് ചികിൽസിച്ചു അസുഖം ഭേദമായി ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കു തിരിച്ചു വന്ന പ്രമുഖരായ ചില വ്യക്തികളെ ഓർമ്മിച്ചെടുക്കാം. മലയാളിയുടെ മനസ്സിൽ ആദ്യം ഓടിയെത്തുന്നത് സിനിമാനടൻ ഇന്നസെന്റ് ആയിരിക്കും. ക്യാൻസറിനെ തോൽപ്പിച്ചു ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കു തിരിച്ചു വന്നതിനു ശേഷം നടന്ന പാർലമെന്റ് തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിൽ സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥിയായി മത്സരിച്ച്‌ വിജയിച്ച്‌ ഇപ്പോൾ എം പി ആയി ജനസേവനം നടത്തുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രിയതമയും ഈ അസുഖത്തിന്റെ പിടിയിലാവുകയും അതേപോലെ തന്നെ ചികിൽസിച്ചു ഭേദമായി ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി വരികയും ചെയ്തു. കായികപ്രേമികളുടെ മനസിലേക്കു ആദ്യം കടന്നുവരുന്നത് യുവരാജ് സിംഗിന്റെ പേരായിരിക്കും. ശ്വാസകോശ ക്യാൻസർ ബാധിച്ച അദ്ദേഹം അമേരിക്കയിൽ കീമോതെറാപ്പി ഉൾപ്പെടെയുള്ള ചികിത്സകൾക്ക് വിധേയമായി പൂർണമായും രോഗവിമുക്തനായി ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കു തിരിച്ചു വരികയും 2012 ലെ ടി-20 ലോകകപ്പിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത വിജയഗാഥ അറിയാത്ത ഇൻഡ്യാക്കാരനുണ്ടാവില്ല. ബോളിവുഡ് നടി മനീഷ കൊയ്‌രാള നാല്പത്തിരണ്ടാം വയസിൽ ഒവേറിയൻ ക്യാൻസർ എന്ന അസുഖത്തിന്റ പിടിയിലായി. അവരും അമേരിക്കയിൽ പോയി കീമോതെറാപ്പിയും മറ്റും ച...

I started my journey in the digital world in 1987 when I was serving Indian Air Force. Six months prior to discharge from IAF, I have undergone a pre-release course on Computer Programming in Indian Institute of Management and Technology, Chandigarh. I made my first computer program in dBase-III platform in 1993, for Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) at Rafha Airport, Saudi Arabia. This application was installed in all other Group-III regional airports at Al-Jouf, Ar’ar, Al-Gouriyat, Al-Quisumah and Turaif. As time evolved, in 1996, the platform of the CMMS application was changed over to Microsoft Access. Eventually, SBG-O&M acquired IBM-MAXIMO as CMMS and I became the System Analyst responsible for Implementation and Administration of the CMMS for Airports Projects Division of the company. Side by side, I have specialised in Microsoft SQL Server and Visual Studio for application building.  Graduated to oracle 12c. Created a number of database appli...

  Financial stability in one’s life will increase the confidence level of the person and it will increase his chances for success comparatively. But the concept that more money will make a person happier is unfounded according to some rich persons’ testimonies. It’s always a package. Along with richness some sort of miseries also is included in each package. Again, everything will appear to be perfect to the outside world, but the person himself will realise that more money or more richness did not bring any more happiness with it. In fact, more happiness was there when this richness was not there. There is nothing wrong in becoming rich. However, the rich one should realize that there is a majority deprived of the facilities he has, and he is one of the luckiest few blessed with the richness and, therefore, he should keep a considerable portion of his richness to help the poor. Amassing wealth by struggling and not even meeting the requirements of the present situation for next ge...

  In the previous part we discussed that faith in God calls for total submission to God. When we submit ourselves to God, there won’t be any complaints from our side. We should always remember our beginning; the starting point when we were a big zero. From there we reached here. It’s quite something! It’s has been a long way! And, it’s something to feel happy about! Above all, it’s something to be grateful to God! But even though we have travelled a long way from the big zero, we will feel unhappy when we compare our lives with others’. That is the biggest mistake we make. Everyone has a unique life. While a person can recollect each trivial things of his life, he can only see some facets of others’ lives. What we see in others’ lives would be mostly deceptive. Some clever, wicked persons will show off things that are not existing. That are only pretensions to misguide us and put us off-track. My advice is never fall for that. Whatever you see in others’ lives should not be a matte...

One may think that why I am so happy and claim to be leading a contented life when I have the same problems others have. Well, that is the point; you can’t postpone feeling happiness to a future date. If you plan to lead a happy life when all the problems are settled down and retirement from job is nearer, let me tell you, it may not work. As you get older, your problems also will increase. Therefore, the key is to be happy now, in the middle of problems. How we deal with our problems is very important. I will explain my way of dealing with life’s problems. I first evaluate the problem with a condition; is it within my control? If the answer is YES, I will try every means available to solve it and believe me, restless days are ahead. If the answer is NO, I just forget about the problem and let Mother Nature or God, whatever you call it, take care of it. When the answer is YES, it’s going to be hard work from my side; if the answer is NO, life is relaxed; as the divine or nature will ta...