Kubuntu with emerald theme manager and compiz

Go to synaptic and install emerald theme manager.

Open up a terminal window.
Issue the command emerald –replace
To auto start emerald while starting up, add the following to the startup application list.
Name: Emerald
Description: Emerald Startup
Command: emerald –replace

install CCSM with the command sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager.

You will find this in the General section labeled KDE Compatibility. Make sure that check box is checked.

Optionally: in CCSM change
Effects - Window decoration - value to point to emerald

But in my xubuntu the following command is what worked for me.

compiz --loose-binding --replace ccp && emerald --replace

Put the above two commands separately as the startup commands.

Century Post!

Its been a long time since I put a post in my blog. I was quite busy with many things that required more attention than this blog.In fact I was wondering what my 100th blog post would be. I would just like to say to myself the intention of creating this blog. This is just an online platform to express my opinions and thoughts and share it with unknown strangers all over the world. It is more like a public email newsletter I guess. With the advent of google wave, google buzz and other emerging technologies, I'm eager to see the changing role of a personal blog.

The real loser

It was another orthopedic case where I had to advice an elastocrepe bandage and pain killers. As usual I was about to return to my duty room when I noticed the nursing attendant put something away into the table drawer. I was curious to know what that precious item was which he was trying to keep in his posession. I opened the drawer and found the label from the empty container of the elastocrepe bandage which was used on the patient. It made no sense to me as to why a label should be stored along with other important items in the table drawer and I could not help but satisfy my curiousity by asking the attendant about it.

He was at first reluctant to answer which only fuelled my inquisitiveness and he answered sheepishly. A medical representative has offered him cash benefits for each label of the bandage which will be used to replace the labels of the free samples that the medical representative is supposed to give to the doctors for free (free samples contain the label that it is not for sale). An elastocrepe bandage costs somewhere around Rs 100 to 200 depending on the size of it.

I was wondering who the loser in this deal is. Is it the pharmaceutical company which expected the representative to deliver the free samples to promote it’s products, the doctor who could have got a couple of free stuff to please his private patients or the patients who could have got a bandage for free. I had to console myself with the conclusion that the medical representative himself is the loser who won’t be able to market his products efficiently with the orthopedicians.

A moral story

I could not help sharing this video after seeing it in Krishna's blog. I was touched, deeply moved and above all highly inspired. This reminded me not to judge anybody by their external appearance and not to be cynical. It also reminded me that dreams can be fulfilled no matter how old you are. Rarely do I get to see such an inspiring video.

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent
by dwarthy

Guiding light

... May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my
calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my
help.
..... Hippocrates (460 BC - 370 BC)