Archive for February, 2004
Monday, February 23rd, 2004
Kodak isn’t going anywhere
This is something that I have been saying for a while “Kodak isn’t going anywhere”. I read an article on Wired which re-iterates that. Recently when I bought a digital camera, I didn’t even consider a Kodak. My older Film camera also gives me better results with a Fuji Film. Being an old economy company, […]
1 Comment » - Posted in General by Prakash
Friday, February 20th, 2004
Alternatives to Windows applications
This Site has a nice list of Linux equivalents for common Windows applications. The only problem is for each Windows application there are average 5 Linux applications to choose from! How do you expect a newbie to decide which one he/she should choose?
No Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Monday, February 16th, 2004
Novell’s SuSE Linux acquisition could make the penguin fly
Express computer has quoted me in this Article Says Prakash Advani, senior vice president, Netcore Solutions, “Novell has a strong presence in the Indian market. Many top organisations are still using Novell NetWare somewhere in the organisation. Since Novell already has a foot in the door (a server in the organisation) running these services, the […]
No Comments » - Posted in In the News by Prakash
Sunday, February 15th, 2004
Spam Free Email box
Finally I have a Spam free (nearly) mailbox. I tried this utility DisSpam. What this does is as follows. – It connects to a pop mailbox. – Checks for spam emails by comparing with Spam Assassin (the best spam control tool). – Deletes the spam mail from the server. – Then you start your mail […]
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Saturday, February 7th, 2004
Is digital camera more expensive than film?
I came across this article – Why Bother with a Digital Camera? I had similar thinking while deciding on buying a Digital Camera and I am still not completely convinces about the costs. The cost of buying a new digital camera is more than my photography bill for 10 years! So cost isn’t really a […]
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Friday, February 6th, 2004
Linux isn’t affected by Viruses
I have been screaming that since a long time but finally there is a good article that explains this well.
5 Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Sunday, February 1st, 2004
Buying things online
I recently purchased a Canon Digital Camera SD100 online. It was really simple, here are some links which others may find useful. Site to check prices: Pricegrabber.com Cnet-Shopper Pricewatch.com some of these sites have reviews too, the end customer reviewers very quite helpful and accurate. Happy Shopping 🙂
