Archive for January, 2007
Sunday, January 28th, 2007
The happiest man in the world?
Is there any such thing as the happiest man in the world? Yes! Meditation helped this person to be the happiest man in the world! Read More
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Prakash
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
101 reasons why Linux is better than Windows
Many a times Windows users talk about what Windows can do but Linux can’t. To be fair, they also need to know what Linux can do but Windows can’t. After Reading this article: 101 things that the Mozilla browser can do that IE cannot. I decided to write 101 reasons why Linux is better than […]
99 Comments » - Posted in General,Linux by Prakash
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Maruti Suzuki Swift Vs. Hyundai Getz
Both Maruti and Hyundai have cars in the hatch back segment. The hatch back segment has been an interesting one in India, because compact cars are more suited to our city driving. They are easy to drive/park around and the government too offer tax break in this now to encourage users to buy cars in […]
33 Comments » - Posted in Cars by Prakash
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Encrypt your IM messages
Do you use IM (Yahoo Messenger/MSN Messenger.. etc.) a lot? And are concern about Privacy? Don’t want a thirst party to be able to see your messages? You can use Gaim, it support encryption. Gaim is a universal IM Client – One client connects to all the services, its free/open source and works on Windows […]
No Comments » - Posted in General by Prakash
Friday, January 19th, 2007
One more Linux phone
Linux Smart Phones are getting popular and with the current trend, they will become a common place. Motorola which has released most number of Linux phones, has released a new model RIZR Z6. The earlier release A1200 also runs Linux and has rave reviews!
No Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
GIMP – A Viable alternative to Photoshop
GIMP is a free, open source alternative to Photoshop, supports most of the features and can be used on Linux, Windows, Unix and Mac too! I have used Gimp to do basic touch up jobs, its pretty easy and powerful too. I definitely found it easier to get around than Photoshop. Start using Gimp and […]
No Comments » - Posted in General,Linux by Prakash
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Learning from the best universities without spending a dime
Want to learn from the best Universities in the world without spending a dime? Both MIT and Berkley offer free download of their courseware. You can now download content from MIT through MIT OpenCourseWare or get the Postcasts from Berkeley. If you are interested in a structure online course (paid) also check The Open University, […]
No Comments » - Posted in General by Prakash
Monday, January 15th, 2007
Resizing Linux partitions
Do you need to resize Linux partitio? Read More on How To Resize Ext3 Partitions Without Losing Data. Read earlier post if you want some tips on partitioning.
No Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Sunday, January 14th, 2007
Discovery of Photography
Did you know that photography was accidentally discovered? Louis Daguerre discovered photography in 1837 in France. Since then people have been able to capture all the moments, important events or just plain fascination.
1 Comment » - Posted in Photography by Prakash
Friday, January 12th, 2007
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Interested in knowing more about the Linux Kernel? How to re-compile? You can download this book. Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
No Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Friday, January 12th, 2007
Linux guys are cool
One more reason to use Linux. As per this article, women are finding Linux loving men sexier 🙂
No Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Another reason to use Mozilla Firefox as the browser.
Are you are still using Internet Explorer? You should read this: Last year Internet Explorer remained unsafe for 284 days says Washington Post. Thats 3/4th of th year. If you don’t want your PC to remain vulnerable, time to make the switch. Get Firefox.
1 Comment » - Posted in General by Prakash
Saturday, January 6th, 2007
Making money with Open Source, the Mozilla Way.
Mozilla has earned a revenue of US$52.9 Millions! By partnering with various search companies such as Google they have turned their free open source browser into a money spinner. This is good news, it proves that open source can make money too. Now Mozilla can fund more activities and they can enhance their other other […]
No Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Audi uses Linux too!
The next time you drool over an Audi, remember its been designed on a Linux system! Linux is extrensively used over there for Servers and Workstations too. Read More about: Audi’s new luxury cars engineered on Linux
