Archive for May, 2011
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Panasonic Lumix G3 has some interesting new features
[amazon_link id=”B005058BRY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] This is Panasonic’s third generation of mirror-less Interchangeable Lens Camera. The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G3. Whats cool: 16-megapixel 3D photos with optional lens 3.0-inch free-angle LCD with touch control New Pinpoint AF feature, just touch anywhere on the screen to select a focal point 1080/60i HD video capability in AVCHD format ISO […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Photography by Prakash
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Solution for CUPS: Printer Not ready
At times I am not able to print, on typing lpq it gives and error message “Printer not ready”. I don’t know why this happens, but created a simple script which just resets the print and then its ready to print. This is what the script looks like: sudo sed -i -e ‘/StateMessage .*lpd failed/d’ […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
USB size PC for $25
. Raspberry Pi Foundation is offering a $25 Ubuntu PC. Its very tiny, has an HDMI port at one end and USB at the other. This brings in a very low cost computing solution to the market. Its also low power consumption due to the ARM processor. Vital Stats! 700MHz ARM11 128MB of SDRAM OpenGL […]
No Comments » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals,Linux by Prakash
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Slashdot: Ubuntu Aims For 200 Million Users In Four Years
I have been slashdotted! “Delivering the keynote at the Ubuntu Developer Summit at Budapest, Hungary, Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Canonical’s goal is to have 200 million Ubuntu users in four years. Canonical has not officially provided any data on how many Ubuntu users there currently are — in fact, the number is […]
