About
Hi, I am Avinash Meetoo and I am happy to welcome you here.
I teach and do research in Computer Science. I am also an amateur photographer and musician. I use an Apple MacBook, Mac OS X, Linux and a lot of open source software. I am married to Christina and we have two wonderful kids, Kyan & Anya. In case you are wondering, Noulakaz means “our home” in my native language, créole. I’ve been blogging since March 2004.
I am currently a Lecturer in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Mauritius. My areas of interest are: Concurrency and Parallelism, Programming Languages, Software Architectures and Web 2.0.
I am well known in geekland as the founder of the Linux User Group of Mauritius. Consequently, I am regularly invited to participate in Linux-related activities in Mauritius where people expect me to give presentations and lectures… Find my presentations in OpenOffice.org Impress and/or Open Document format here.
I am a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
How to contact me
- Email = avinash AT noulakaz DOT net
- Google Talk = avinash AT noulakaz DOT net
Have fun reading my weblog!
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June 13th, 2008 at 15:59
Hi Avinash,
Hope you remember me. I think we met when you came for training in Currimjee Jeewanjee and then I saw you in MCCI. Just discovered you blog.
Getting interested to make one of my own. Would need some help as I know little programming.
By the way how much time does it take per week.
Good continuation.
June 13th, 2008 at 16:07
Hi Kailash,
Blogging is easy and does not require any programming skills. Just go on wordpress.com and start a blog.
As for the time required, I would say that it all depends on you and what you want to express!
June 16th, 2008 at 13:43
hello.. umm SIR! very nice blog you have here! well… i was doing a research about the most expensive ISP’s in the world.. and i came across ur blog!
wel wel… im an ex-rcpl guy.. im coming to UOM this august08. specifically for Computerscience course! lol… i guess ur gna b my lecturer!
Its really nice to meet people like you.. well about me.. i like learning new things… i love photoshoppping… a bit of photography too(like you :P) and love sports..
Great then! bookmarked ur blog!
will keep in touch.
July 5th, 2008 at 21:22
hello Sir,
i’ve notice you are not taking parallel lectures and no project supervision this year. i guess the rumors are right..
anyway just wanna add it was really great working with you despite not having great marks i feel that i’ve learned a lot
there is something in the way you lecture that doesn’t make the module boring
had great fun in parallel and surprisingly, it was together with programming languages by favourite modules of the whole course.
was Really nice knowing someone like you
All the best
Cheers!
July 6th, 2008 at 08:36
Hi Vicks,
Thanks for the nice words. It’s true. I’m leaving the university. Don’t forget what’s truly important: “Never stop learning…”