Browser Issues: List of Solutions

What I find that my browsers are well customized to cater my needs and help me to do my work in a organized way. 

I am here sharing my top tricks/customerization with different browsers. 

And one thing, I do not use Chrome on desktop. 

Firefox

• Firefox does support 'session restore'

Tools (≣)  → General  → Startup  → Check ⊡ Restore previous session 

• There is another irritating thing happens to me while browsing on Firefox. I have one tab opened, and as I close it, the Firefox gets shut down instead of 'closing the tab & open a new tab'. Simple solution is to click on Home button instead of closing the tab. 

But the best solution is to go to about:config page to prevent closing the last tab from closing Firefox.

browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab = false 

Opera 

Bring back ''Tab Menu' from 'Search Tabs'

https://drrdb.blogspot.com/2020/03/bring-back-tab-menu-on-opera.html

This solution is no more working with further update. 

Recently Closed Tab - shortcut is Ctrl+Shft + T

These days 'Search Tabs' has been revised, you can directly see the list of closed Tabs by clicking on it. 

A primer to install Opera Portable and get best of it: 

https://drrdb.blogspot.com/2018/07/official-opera-portable-how-to-get-best.html

Old post, but still relevant to me..

opera://flags/#easy-files

Drugs being used in SARS-CoV2 induced COVID-19 Diseases v2.0

As we know already COVID-19 had been turned into a pandemic, as announced by WHO. Til August 31st, 2020 there is no cure drug against Covid-19. Vaccines against SARS-CoV2 could be best to tackle this viral disease. There are several drugs which are being used as 'may-work' drugs. The most annoying part for doctors and scientists is we are yet to understand the disease fully. The pathophysiology of COVID-19 is still under microscope, and there are some hypothesis which collectively may be true for this viral infection. Though viral pneumonia is the most common manifestation of this disease, it is multi-systemic hypercoagulatory & inflammatory disease, affecting lungs, hearts, vascular system, brain mostly. 

I wrote down this post on April 13th and updated til September 1st, 2020 and then abandoned that post due to several issues with Blogger format, and  therefore this is the new post.  

Notes regarding Laptop Buying

Though the time is for the smartphones, every week a new smartphone being launched by different companies. And in India there were several desi phone makers - though a handful survived the wrath of 4G and Jio, and rise of Chinese brands had came. Laptops and desktops had seen a fall of demand before 2020. But as COVID 19 pandemic striked, people are put into lockdown, WFH (work from home) regime has begun, the demand of laptops have been skyrocketed. 

I had a laptop bought in 2011 - Lenovo Z570 and it is heavy in today's term. I am looking for a light weight laptop with another 10 year of life. But I found out that taking a decision to buy a laptop is quite tough. (Dec 2020) 

My COVID Experience (April '20 to Dec '20)

My experience with COVID-19 started back in April, 2020. Before I am writing down my learning of COVID-19, let me address my work - I work as a ICU/CCU doctor. 

1. COVID-19 is REAL. But many of them are asymptomatic, i.e. very low exposure and no disease at all. 

2. COVID-19 has no cure as of now. But the scientists are working on it. 

3. COVID-19 diseases can be classified as asymptomatic, mild, moderate and severe diseases. The severe COVID-19 disease is dangerous and life threatening in most of the patients.   

I have got C19 in November '20, and the smell went off just like switching off the light. On Day 5 from the onset of fever, smell was gone, and restored nearly after 10-11 days partially. I am still not sure my smell got completely recovered. 

The point is if your smell is gone, it is most probably mild to moderate COVID. 

4. Oxygen is the main stay of treatment. You can call it standard care therapy. Ventilators can't save most of the patients, but high flow nasal oxygen @ upto 60L/min is better in my experience. 

Jio in a Hurry to Launch 5G in India - Threat from Satellite Internet?

Country's largest mobile operator Jio is planning to roll out 5G commercially in the second half of 2021, as Mukesh Ambani asked the government to make a policy ready for 5G in the event of India Mobile Congress 2020. But at the same time Sunil Mittal, the chairperson of Airtel, the 2nd largest mobile operator put forth his concerns with underdeveloped 5G ecosystem and exorbitant cost of 5G airwaves as set by GoI. Airtel will not spend money on 5G right now, though they will continue working with their technology and innovation partners for 5G. 

Jio, with tons of cash flow from recent investments across the globe is in a better financial shape and they can't wait to get their hands on 5G airwaves to be the pioneer of 5G in the country. 

Heritage Walk: Serampore (Part 2B)

Continuing Heritage Walk: Serampore ...  

St. Olav's Church/Danish Church

Age: 214 years

Commonly known as Danish Church in the locality, St. Olav's Church was built in Frederiksnagore during the Danish rule by the name of Norway's national Saint Olav. The fund partly came from private subscription in Denmark and Serampore and partly by public grants. Construction was started by Danish governor of Serampore Lt. Olav Ole but he died in 1805, one year before the construction completed i.e. in 1806. The nave was completed in 1806, a year after the decease of Ole Bie, whereas the portico and the bell tower were completed in 1821.

Captain Krefting, successor of Ole completed the remaining work with the help from Englishmen John Chambers and Robert Armstrong. The Church has been used by the local congregation ever since. The church was Lutheran, for Serampore's Protestant citizens. As there was a small number of resident Danes, the services were performed by the English Baptist missionaries and never by any Danish priest.

Heritage Walk: Serampore, Hooghly (Part 2A)

Continuing Heritage Walk: Serampore

Unique Lodge 

130-year old family home of the Bhattacharya family. 

Pandit Kashinath Bhattacharya came to Serampore from Debipur, another village town of Hooghly on the request of Vidyasagar to teach Sanskrit. He settled in Dey St, but he died untimely. His son, Durga Prasanna became a building contractor and built this ancestral home for his family at 21 Dey Street. He was very fancy at his time, he founded a zoo inspired from Raja Rajendra Mullick's Marble Palace & the zoo. He also has a good number of dogs and won several trophies in the Dog Shows.