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Premshree Pillai's Journal
This is a re-review of Premshree Pillai's Journal
This blog is set on a generic template, very similar to the ones used in a LiveJournal blog. The colors made reading her blog easy, though they were very simple. With this plain look, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the blog at all. For all I knew, it could be a teenager or an adult so I decided to read a little and find out.
First, I checked the “Who am I?” site and found that the author of the site is Premshree Pillai and she has lived in India all of her life. It was really interesting to read about all the places she’s lived because it would be the equivalent of saying I lived in Denver, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I also found that she’s attending a college, studying Engineering in Information Technology. This was immediately apparent when reading through her blogs. Incredibly, I was also dealing with an accomplished writer and a program writer in the Indian culture. It felt almost humble after hearing of her many publications. Unfortunately, I was clueless as to what she was talking about in many of her posts because I am not completely up-to-date on all of the latest computer terms and such.
The design leaves something to be desired. Although her weblog is merely part of her website, she didn’t have archives or links of any sort except to her scripts so there wasn’t a lot of extra substance to bulk up the site a bit. Apart from this, it’s a very simple template that allows you to move throughout the site in increments of ten posts at a time.
This site has very little in the form of extras, although I don’t suppose her journal is the main focus of her site. She simply uses it as an outlet to tell the people who visit her site how the progress is going on her Python scripts and what’s new in her computing world. When the posts have sites, most of them are related to the technological object she’s creating or using.
Occasionally, however, you find something unique. Did you know that October 25th is Diwali? After googling this day, I found that it’s this festival is celebrated on a grand scale in almost all the regions of India and is looked upon mainly as the beginning of New Year. I think that, if anything, this site has taught me a little about the Indian culture in informing me that there is quite a lot of technology pumping through the ancient country. I think that’s one of the most important things I took from this site.
I think this site would be interesting to the people who check her site regularly for information on technology and those whose hobbies include writing scripts and programs with the many forms of techie code. After skimming through most of her current 166 posts, I came to the conclusion that, dotted throughout all of the computer mania, there are some posts about movies or shows that she’s seen, which makes this not a completely computer oriented blog. I think, since this only applies to a certain type of person, it’s not suitable for teenagers or simpletons but I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in computers.
This site was reviewed on 2004-01-07 by Stephstah.
They felt this site belonged in the Computer category.
Stephstah felt that Premshree Pillai's Journal deserved a rating of 2.5.
Premshree Pillai is a twenty-year-old computer
programmer from India. I would suggest checking out his `About Me' page before reading the weblog
entries. He has quite an impressive list of programming and publishing accomplishments (he even
generously shares some of his code with the world ), and knowing this enhances his journal entries.
The author designed his own blog layout. The grey and black colors are nice to look at, and each blog entry is neatly separated into boxes and labeled with date and time. Entries are listed 10 to a page with the most recent addition at the top. There are links throughout the blog to all kinds of programming sites, and according to surfers who have signed his guestboook, his own contributions to the programming world have helped a lot of people.
Aside from interesting tidbits from the world of computer programming, many of Premshree's entries cover his
life as a student, and different aspects of living in India, which is particularly intriguing because of his non-intrusive narrative style. Premshree disects his thoughts and feelings well, and seems to have a good understanding of human nature and not just the nature of programming. It's really quite nice to read about his recollections of time spent with family members as he looks back with adult eyes.
Bottom line: A well-crafted site with interesting entries written by a down-to-earth programming guru.
This site was reviewed on 2003-05-27 by miel.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
miel felt that Premshree Pillai's Journal deserved a rating of 4.
When I first visited Premshree's blog, I thought it was a tad spartan. First impressions can be deceiving, however, and despite a marked lack of glitz and glamour, I found this to be a thoroughly delightful site. It serves a dual purpose; giving us the benefit of Premshree's technical articles, software code and it allows us to become acquainted with Premshree the person.
Despite my initial relegation of this site into the "Computer Geek" pile, I found the glimpses of life in India to be fascinating. The useful technical tips, code, and links to Premshree's articles were well balanced by into what life is life for a young college student in India.
If an American college student designed, developed, and wrote this blog, it would rate a 3.5. It's slightly above average, all the links work, but similar files, code, links, etc., can be found elsewhere without a lot of searching. The unique part of this blog is the foreign element, which introduces just enough newness and intrigue to earn this site a solid 4. I look forward to coming back occasionally and catching up with Premshree. I think you will too.
This site was reviewed on 2003-05-27 by Failed Southern Poet.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
Failed Southern Poet felt that Premshree Pillai's Journal deserved a rating of 4.
My first impression of the site was "clean in shades of gray." Feels rather melancholy, when really there's little of melancholy written here. Never trust what you see at first glance, this guy is definitely a techie.
The blog should fall into the category of technical, considering at his young age he's been writing for some major technical magazines and online magazines. You learn something about his Indian culture from his entries, and goodness knows there are a lot of us that could use some culture. He has a great writing style and a good grasp of the language. There's a lot of techno-babble, so sometimes the reader might find themselves lost. There's the occasional personal entry, which is very personal and these entries are filled with a hint of the spiritual, bringing the reader closer to the author.
The design is simple but works. There are no images, so there's a fast load time for slower connection. It's not hard on the eyes, but it's not overly beautiful either. It fits very well, however, with this author's writing style and subject.
The first thing I visited was the about me page and you can't help but feel somewhat in awe of his accomplishments a writer. The main site has scripts and articles as well as a newsletter. There are definitely many reasons for readers to stop by and visit. The archives only go back ten entries at a time, so it's a little time consuming if you want to go way back.
It seems that some of the better blogs are hiding in the guise of simplistic design. There are many interesting entries worth reading (May 11) and this blog is definitely an interesting read. Nothing out of the ordinary or extravagant here, but definitely worth a visit. Again, if there was a section called technical, this would definitely fit there.
This site was reviewed on 2003-05-27 by firefly.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
firefly felt that Premshree Pillai's Journal deserved a rating of 3.5.
4 reviewers gave Premshree Pillai's Journal an average rating of 3.5000
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