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My LOI for the KGSA VP of IT position
So, I took the plunge and nominated myself for the Krannert Graduate Student Association’s VP of IT position. Here’s my Letter of Intent. About KGSA (taken from krannertlife.com): KGSA is the governing body of Krannert’s student clubs and is responsible for representing the interests of the entire student body with a …
Soup Survival
Life is getting really busy, days are getting longer and hectic, nights are getting shorter and sleepless, and survival on (ahem) soups has become quite common. With the rain of cases, mid-terms, other course stuff, outside course stuff, club activities, global projects, social gatherings, etc. and etc., pouring over your …
Job search is hopeless
It is getting a lot demotivating day by day as I get rejected by companies. The latest in the line of companies who did so is Amazon. Didn’t get a call for interview for Operations position. Not that I was very keen on taking up that but I still want …
Building an HTPC Part 3
I am very satisfied the way this project has progressed so far. I have successfully upgraded my system to have more RAM and a dedicated Graphics card. With all the upgrades in place, I connected the system to my HDTV using the HDMI cable and also to the router using …
End of Semester 1
I am joyous to say I have completed 25% of my MBA journey! Looking back, my last performance wasn’t one of my best. I could have done better but that’s all gone now. The only thing possible is to be best in future. And I will be!
Building an HTPC Part 2
So, I mentally calculated how much the upgrades are going to set me back by. RAM – probably $50 or so, Blu Ray drive about the same, graphics card about $60 or above and USB card about $30. Total about $200. I could do that! There was one more thing. …
Building an HTPC Part 1
Few weeks back, during the week of Black Friday, I was thinking of buying an Xbox to play video games on my HDTV. I have a Nintendo Wii but there’s only so much you can do with it. Not that I don’t enjoy playing games on it. I do. However, …