Vijay Ghosh - Articles

 

A sailor by profession and a writer by choice, Vijay, is a creative, passionate, and dedicated writer. With absolutely no prior exposure to the writing industry, he has successfully carved a niche for himself as a freelance writer. He has recently started his own writing solutions firm, the9words.

Biometric Identification for Seafarers

With the recent upsurge of terrorist activities around the world, international travel has become a bit of a nightmare, with long queues for stringent security checks. Even the process of issuing visas has become very strict, and in some cases it may take a couple of months before a travel visa is issued. One of the hardest hit communities due to this security clampdown has been the maritime community. Read

By: Vijay Ghosh | 06/04/2009 | Technology

Open Source Software vs. Commercial Software - will community driven software really overtake money-driven software?

My techie friends take pride in displaying the latest addition to their list of programs that run on their Linux installation. ‘Open source is the way of the future’ they tell me, ‘Microsoft’s days of monopoly are numbered’. I smile. Read on to find out more. Read

By: Vijay Ghosh | 03/04/2009 | Computers