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Getting Started with Solaris

An Introduction to Solaris for Beginners by Brian Leonard. Presented at Oracle Tech Days, Hyderabad, India, March 2010.

Some notes from the slides are here.

The playlist above contains:

  • Part 1 – About Solaris
  • Part 2 – Where is Everything?
  • Part 3 – Users
  • Part 4 – Managing Software
  • Part 5 – System Services
  • Part 6 – Networking
  • Part 7 – Devices Names and File Systems

Mehndi Progression

^ Excuse the background noise – there was construction going on right outside the salon. In India, you learn to ignore a lot of background roar.

While in Mumbai, as is my wont, I had mehndi done. I’ve taken photos to show how the color changes over time, and will keep adding more.

Typically it’s very orange when first applied, deepens to a dark rust in the first 24 hours (the darker your skin, the darker it gets), then begins to fade. How long it last depends on how often you wash your hands, especially with soap.