Vikram Aggarwal

Find out why my kid is learning DOS in 2018...
There are many great options to learn how to use computers. You could get any excellent Linux distribution, and install it on a spare machine. You could teach a child Python or Basic256. My kids use Linux laptops, and that works out well for most of...

I haven't read a lot of autobiographies, but here are a few that I've read in the last couple of years that made an impression.
1. Breaking Trail by Arlene Blum
Books about high-altitude mountaineering are exciting by definition.  But there's more to this one than just that.  It's the story of a woman who wants to climb high mountains in a time when it's mostly men who do that sort of a thing....

When I first arrived in America, I was confused by the American obsession for biographies. Bookstores had shelves full of biographical accounts by actors, sportspersons, rich people, celebrities.
At first I found the love of biographies healthy: there are far worse things that a person can do instead of reading. Reading shows a healthy curiosity about the world, a healthy hobby, a fertile imagination. I picked up a few autobiographies and realized...

TIS is a new game by Zachtronics. tl:dr; Geek? Buy it.
Earlier, I had written about the lack of diversity in games. The world doesn't need another action adventure first person shooter. What it needs is creative games, games that make you evaluate, to think new thoughts. I loved a game that made you burn...