Archive for April, 2013
Monday, April 29th, 2013
The Microsoft lock-in strategy: catch them young
The recent controversy about the AICTE offering about 7.5 million Office 365 accounts in Indian technical education institutions is based on the A2 plan, which Microsoft is offering free of cost. But then, what is the catch? Reaad More.
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Friday, April 26th, 2013
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) download links
Ubuntu 13.04.10 is here.  Torrent is the preferred method for me. Ubuntu 13.04 Torrent Links Direct Downloads Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 64-Bit Torrent Main Server Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 32-Bit Torrent Main Server Ubuntu Server 13.04 64-Bit Torrent Main Server Ubuntu Server 13.0432-Bit Torrent Main Server Other releases. http://releases.ubuntu.com/13.04/ (Ubuntu Desktop and Server) http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/13.04/release/ (Ubuntu Cloud Server) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/13.04/ (Ubuntu Netboot) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/13.04/release/ (Ubuntu Core) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/13.04/release/ (Edubuntu DVD) […]
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Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Asus Cube looks interesting
[amazon_link id=”B00CBYYKKY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Asus Cube (was earlier Qube), looks like an interesting device. 5″ Cube, not exactly small enough to fit behind your TV. HDMI in and HDMI out LAN and Wireless 2 USB Ports IR Ports for remote Remote with keyboard Android 3.2 with Google TV Streaming media: Google, Amazon and […]
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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Developer events company HasGeek.com get coverage
My friend Kiran from HasGeek has got coverage at the FirstPost. The idea for HasGeek came to him after experiencing first hand the travails of sustaining community-driven events. “Community events were just not sustainable. Proto, Barcamp, LUG (the Linux Users Group), MoMo (Mobile Monday) Bangalore and OCC (Open Coffee Club) were all community-driven events that […]
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Open Source is taking over the software world
From:  http://www.slideshare.net/blackducksoftware/the-2013-future-of-open-source-survey-results Black Duck and North Bridge announce the results of the seventh annual Future of Open Source Survey. The 2013 survey represents the insights of more than 800 respondents – the largest in the survey’s history – from both non-vendor and vendor communities.
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The biggest cloud app of all: Netflix
Netflix, the popular video-streaming service that takes up a third of all internet traffic during peak traffic hours isn’t just the single largest internet traffic service. Netflix, without doubt, is also the largest pure cloud service. Netflix, with more than a billion video delivery instances per month, is the largest cloud application in the world. At the Linux Foundation’s Linux […]
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Friday, April 19th, 2013
Honey I shrunk the PC: The Zotac Nano XS
The Zotac Nano XSÂ is a palm size PC. This can be used to build your own media center solution. Size is 4 inches X 4 inches X 1.5 Inches and here is the rest of specifications. Processor AMD E-450 (2 x 1.65 GHz Bobcat cores, 1 MB L2, 40nm, 18 W) Chipset AMD A50M (Hudson-M1) […]
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Did Microsoft Just Kill the PC Market?
Despite everyone’s high hopes for Windows 8 reviving the slumping PC market, Microsoft’s operating system has exacerbated its losses instead. Windows 8 has been met with mixed reviews, and is often criticized for its steep learning curve and hybrid system of tiles optimized for touch-screen devices. Bleak numbers from research firm IDC strongly suggest that […]
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Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Huawei E355 3G dongle with MiFi
[amazon_link id=”B008TH3VH0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] While looking for a 3G dongle, I came across the Huawei E355 and found it a very useful device. With this device you can share one 3G plans with up to 5 devices including tablets, laptops and phones there by saving on multiple 3G plans. Here is what I […]
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Raspberry Pi available in India
Was happy to see the Rasberry Pi available in India. Broadcom  700MHz  processor 512MB RAM Boots from SD card, running a version of the Linux operating system (supplied separately) 10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket HDMI video socket 2 x USB 2.0 sockets RCA composite video socket SD card socket Powered from microUSB socket 3.5mm audio out […]
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Google donates patents to protect cloud software from lawsuits
Google unveiled a “patent pledge†that it hopes will shield cloud software and big data developers from the type of litigation that has engulfed the mobile phone industry. The pledge, which is like a non-aggression pact, covers ten patents related to Google’s MapReduce technology. The pledge, which Google announced on Thursday, says that developers are […]
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Monday, April 1st, 2013
VMware CEO: Not all IT service providers will survive cloud
Cloud computing represents a fundamental shift in the way technology services will be delivered to enterprises, forcing IT firms to re-look at how they operate now, according to Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer of VMware, which provides software that enable creation of cloud computing infrastructure within corporate premises. Gelsinger is convinced that not all major […]
