INTERNET AND EDUTAINMENT

How To Boot Ubuntu Faster

2010-07-16T19:18:00.005+05:30

Boot process consists of a sequence of stages which you can save as an image file and view it after your system is booted using a tool called bootchart.

Install bootchart by using the following command in the terminal.
$sudo apt-get install bootchart
Next time you will boot , the result will be stored in /var/log/bootchart directory as a .png file.

Now verify the bootchart to see which processes are started automatically.There are some processes that can be stopped without any performance degradation by going System-->Preferences-->Startup Applications.
Some of them are
i)acipd: It monitors battery level of laptops and special keys of keyboard like Volume Control,Web browser
                access etc. If you don't use a laptop and don't have a keyboard with special key functions you can
                turn this off.

ii)apmd: If you don't use laptop you can disable it. (Even if yoy have a new laptop you can disable it)

iii)dns-clean , pppd-dns , ppp : If don't use dial up connection you can disable them.

iv)pcmcia , pcmciautils : If you don't have any PCMCIA slot in your machine then turn this off.

v)rsync: Used to syncronize files among computers. Disable it if don't need it.

vi)powernowd: Only useful for new pcs that cpu frequency scaling. disable it if your PC doesnot support
                         scaling.
vi)bluez-utiles: Turn it off you don't have any blue tooth device.

viii)fetchmail: A mail receiving deamon. Can be turned off.

ix)readhead: It preloads libraries which make some application start faster but make boot process slower.

x)cron: A job scheduler . Can be turned off.

Another Tip: If you see ureadahead( a process that pulls files into memory ) is taking too much time then use
                     the following command-
                     $sudo rm /var/lib/ureadahead/*pack

Download Free Audiobooks From Public Domain

2010-07-09T20:17:00.002+05:30

Livribox.org - If you like to listen to stories then this site is for you. It provides audio recordings of books from the public domain, i.e 100% legal.It is volunteer based projects where you can record books you like in your own voice and share with others. The site fairly simple to navigate and there are lots of free audio books available to download under various categories like Ghost Stories, Horror Stories, Aesop's fables and lot more.At the time of posting the site has more than 3000 audio books ready to be downloaded for free.
The books can be downloaded in mp3 or ogg ( a free open standard format free from patent hazards that is specially suitable for linux users) format and in either 64 kbps or 128 kbps.

PPPoE configuration in Ubuntu

2010-03-26T17:46:00.009+05:30

A DSL connection requires that you have an ethernet network interface card (sometimes a
USB interface that is not easily supported in Linux) in your computer.Establishing a DSL connection with an ISP providing a static IP address is easy.Unfortunately, many DSL providers use a type of PPP protocol named Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) that provides dynamic IP address to clients.

Configuring a PPPoE Connection Manually:

First, log in as root, and ensure that your first eth0 device is enabled and up.
Now use the adsl-setup command to set up your system.
$ sudo /sbin/adsl-setup

You will be presented with a text script and be asked to enter your username and the
Ethernet interface used for the connection (such as eth1). You will then be asked to use
“on demand” service or have the connection stay up all the time (until brought down by
the root operator). You can also set a timeout in seconds, if desired. You’ll then be asked
to enter the IP addresses of your ISP’s DNS servers if you haven’t configured the system’s
/etc/resolv.conf file.
After that, you will be prompted to enter your password two times, and have to choose
the type of firewall and IP masquerading to use. The actual configuration
is done automatically. After you have chosen your firewall and IP masquerading
setup, you will be asked to confirm, save, and implement your settings. You are also
given a choice to allow users to manage the connection, a handy option for home users.

To Start Connection

$ sudo /sbin/adsl-start

To Stop Connection
$ sudo /sbin/adsl-stop

This is the most primitive method for bradband connection supported in most linux distributions( eg- fedora,slax). But Ubuntu includes a great utility pppoeconfig for easy connection configuration.

Connect To Internet using ADSL modem.

DSL Connection using GUI in Ubuntu.(Also in Fedora,OpenSuse etc) . Though it didn't work for me in ubuntu 9.10.But for ubuntu 9.04 and fedora 11 it went fine.
Delete existing PPPoE connection.

MobaLiveCD - Run Live CD right from Windows

2010-03-01T20:48:00.001+05:30

Downloaded the Live CD ISO of new Linux Distro and want to use it without burning it into a blank cd? Yes It is possible. MobaLiveCd is a freeware that allows users to run live cd right from windows using the iso.
It is based on qemu and does a fantastic job by giving you the opportunity to try a linux distro without wasting a cd. It's extremely easy to use interface also saves a lot of time.
It also supports USB device.

Link: http://mobalivecd.mobatek.net/en/

Ubuntu 9.10 - Chat with gmail friends using empathy

2010-03-01T20:30:00.001+05:30

Ubuntu 9.10 comes with Empathy multi-protocol messenger replacing its counterpart Pidgin. But the real problem begins when adding new gmail account in empathy.It always shows 'Network Error'. Here is the trick to solve it

1.in the username field write yourgmailid@gmail.com istead of only the mail id.

2. In the advanced options enter talk.google.com in the server filed.

3. You are done.

Enjoy empathy.

How To View The Cache of Firefox

2009-09-04T17:34:00.003+05:30

Firefox does not store the temporary internet files to any directory. It stores them in a single file using encryption. It is sometimes very necessary for example if you listen a song from esinps.com you can find the song downloaded to cache as file88.mp3.

To view the cache content you need to type
about:cache in the address bar and the cache content will be displayed.
A GUI front-end is also available for about:cache called CacheViewer.
To install it go to Tools+Add-ons+Get Add-ons and search for cache viewer. Then install it.
To save any file from cache just right click on it and save as option will come.

Make Your Firefox Look Beautiful

2009-09-04T17:17:00.003+05:30

Firefox is undoubtedly one of the most popular web browser. It provides its users super fast browsing experience and a lot of user downloadable add ons. Here are some of them to make your firefox look great.

1. Personas: Firefox personas allows to quickly change the skin of firefox.
Homepage:http://www.getpersonas.com

2.Themes: Download hundreds of firefox themes.
Firefox themes

CamStudio - A Free Tool To Record Screen Activities

2009-09-02T19:33:00.004+05:30

CamStudio - this Free Open Source tool allows to record the screen and audio activities and save them into avi file.
It can record videos in various user customizable qualities. User can set the quality or frame rate of the videos. The audio quality can also beat any of the proprietary counterpart.
You can also covert the videos into Band Width friendly Streaming Flash Videos (SWF).
CamStudio can be freely used for demonstrating any thing like creating video tutorial for educational purpose or any thing else.

Download: http://camstudio.org/

How To Connect To BSNL Broadband in Ubuntu Using GUI

2009-09-02T19:08:00.008+05:30

Prior to ubuntu 8.10 it was not possible to connect to BSNL broadband(DSL) using GUI tool. But after the release of ubuntu 8.10 it has become a lot easier to connect to BSNL broadband using the network tool.
1. Right Click On the network icon as shown and click on Edit Connections.(Click On the images for larger view)

2.Click On the DSL tab and then click on ADD button.3. Enter the details as shown.

4.Now Connect to internet by left clicking on the network icon and selecting Broadband( Or any othe name that you gave in the previous step.)
You can then disconnect anytime by selecting auto eth0 option.
If you want to connect to bsnl broadband using terminal the read this
how to connect to BSNL broadband from terminal.

How to Split A Large File Into Smaller Files

2009-08-28T18:28:00.002+05:30

In my previous post I have mentioned how to upload files for free. For large files you need to split the file into smaller pieces and then upload them individually. Here are some of the ways to split a large file.

1.WinRar- Using winrar you can split a large file ( even folder) into smaller pieces. Just right click on the file(/folder) and then select add to archive. Then in the winrar window at the bottom left side you have the option "split to volume, bytes". Here the main problem is that WinRar is not a free software. Below are the free ways to split a file.

2.HjSplit - hjsplit is one of the most popular file splitter/joiner being used now a days. It is available for both Windows and Linux. Download it from http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/
You can download the java version that will run on any platform with JVM installed.

3.WinMend File Splitter - This is also a fast file splitter/joiner availble for windows.
Homepage: http://www.winmend.com/file-splitter/.

MediaFire- Free File Hosting Site

2009-08-28T17:05:00.006+05:30

MediaFire.com is a free file hosting website to share files with others using internet. The site provides two type of services Free and Pro. With Free service you can upload unlimited files with restriction that file size should be less than 100Mb.

Features Of Free Acoount:
1.No need to install any software. Just open the site and upload files.
2. Resume a download for up to 24 hours from when you first clicked the download link.
3.Unlimited bandwidth to serve any files under 100MB.
4.No daily download limits.
5.Image Galleries.
6.Upload Files without sign up ( here you can't manage your files later).
7.Unlimited number of simultaneous downloads.

As there is a limitation in file size , you can upload a large file by splitting it into smaller files and then uploading them individually.
How to Split Large Files.
ScreenShot Of websites

WinHTTrack - Copy Websites For Offline Browsing

2009-08-27T17:21:00.003+05:30

HTTrack website copier is free windows utility for copying websites for offline browsing. It allows to download a website completely to a local directory. It has a easy to use user interface and a lot of user customizable options like maximum mirroring depth, maximum transfer rate etc.
It is an open source software available for Linux,Windows and BSD platforms.

Before using that make sure that you have a fast internet connection and a lot of download limit as downloading a website upto 20 levels can take considerable amount of bandwidth. However you can set the maximum mirroring depth to a smaller value.
Homepage: http://www.httrack.com/

WebShot- Take Screenshot Of Web Pages

2009-08-18T19:30:00.007+05:30

WebShot - this small free utility allows to take screenshot of a web page and save them in various formats like jpg, gif, png etc.

Features:
1. Customizable image quality. User can set height and width of the
image.
2.Batch Screen shot.

3.Automatic determination of page width and height that captures the whole page accurately.
4.Browser size specification allows to capture the whole page or part of it.
and many more...
Homepage: http://www.websitescreenshots.com/
If you want to convert the image into various other format the use free multimedia converter.

How to install Yahoo Messenger in Ubuntu

2009-08-17T19:56:00.004+05:30

It is very use to install Yahoo Messe nger in Ubuntu ( Or any other linux distro). Just download the .deb file from http://download.yahoo.com/dl/unix/ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb and double click to install.

For rpm package ( Fedora , RedHat , OpenSuse ) click here.

Features:
Linux version of Yahoo Messenger serves only some basic purpose. Hope to see a fully functional yahoo messenger shortly. For a fully functional messenger for Linux use Pidgin.

Bhuvan Vs Google Earth

2009-08-16T11:14:00.001+05:30

Bhuvan - India's latest success in remote sensing application to provide a web based virtual globe is supposed to be a great threat on Google Earth. With the huge traffic following the launch of Bhuvan it is quite interesting to see what are the advantages of using nrsc Bhuvan over Google Earth.
Among the other Virtual globe applications like Wikimapia or google earth Bhuvan is the easiest one for new users to navigate and it is very easy for new users to start using Bhuvan.

Features:
1. High Resolution 2D and 3D image data.
2.Includes thematic information on soil,ocean, forests etc.
3.Shadow Analysis - It allows to set a time and analysis the effect of lighting on terrain.
4. Measurement tools like horizontal distance , vertical distance , aerial distance etc.

Advantages over Google Earth:
1. Fly from one location to any selected location.
2. Zoom level up to 10 meters compared to Google Earth's 200 meters.
3. Image will be upgraded every year ( Google Earth -4 years)
4. Multi Layer Information.
5.Users can view a place on different dates

Some Disadvantages:
1.Site takes longer time to load. ( Bhuvan is launched as Beta . Things going to improve over time).
2.Currently it supports only windows (Both IE and Mozilla) what about Linux with Firefox?.
3. Users can't add their own data to Bhuvan.

Ubuntu - How To Delete a PPPOE connection

2009-08-15T13:53:00.000+05:30

It is easy to configure PPPOE in ubuntu from terminal. But a little trick is needed to delete an existing pppoe configuration and make a new one.
To delete a pppoe connection follow the steps

1.$ gksudo nautilus /etc/network/interfaces
2.Comment out the following lines as shown

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

#auto dsl-provider
#iface dsl-provider inet ppp
#pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
#provider dsl-provider

It is assumed that only one NIC is present. If more than one NIC is present then comment the respective statements.( For example 1st NIC- eth0 , 2nd NIC -eth1 etc).

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1. Play multimedia files in ubuntu.
2.Run .exe files in Ubuntu
3.Play mp3 from terminal.

Bhuvan - The Journey Continues

2009-08-14T19:57:00.001+05:30

In my previous post I have written about the launch of Bhuvan. Now I am going to discuss about how to use it, System Requirements , some more salient features etc.

How to Use Bhuvan:
To Use NRSC Bhuvan You need to
1.first register to the site http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in
2.Then You have to log in with your username and password.
3. download the bhuvan plug-in for windows.
4. Install it to start using Bhuvan.

System Requirements:
You need to have Windows with minimum 512MB RAM and .Net 2.0 framework.

Other Feartures of Bhuvan:
Bhuvan- Indian Earth Observation Visualisation with special emphasis on India offers many great features. Once you downloaded the virtual globe plug-in you can start using Bhuvan.
Some of its features includes-
1.Fly from current location directly to any selected location.
2. Multi-resolution, Multi-sensor, Multi-temporal image data providing a great flexibility.
3.Very easy navigation.

Homepage:
http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in

BHUVAN - ISRO's Challenge To Beat Google Earth

2009-08-13T17:03:00.001+05:30

Google Earth and Wikimapia has been the most popular geographic information viewing program for the past few years. Now it is ISRO's turn. ISRO ( Indian Space Research Organization) has launched BHUVAN ( means Earth) a satellite mapping tool offering resolution upto 5 metre( compared to Goolgle earth's 200 metres and Wikimapia's 50 metres ) and it is considered to be a great challenge to Google Earth.
NRSA scientist developed the website http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in using the data provided by Indian satellites like Resourcesat-1. Apart from the high resolution images it will also include location specific information like humidity level etc.

References:
1.http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/
2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhuvan
3.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Isro-launches-desi-version-of-Google-Earth/articleshow/4887831.cms

ChatZilla A Free IRC Client For Windows

2009-08-13T10:14:00.000+05:30

IRC ( Internet Relay Chat) is a kind of internet text messaging mainly used for discussion forums. Most Linux distro have inbuilt irc client the the problem windows users face is lack of high quality free irc client. Many of the free irc clients in Linux is chargeable in Windows. ChatZilla is a Mozilla Firefox Add-On which is a very fast and user friendly irc client.
Its features includes multiple servers, searching and sorting of available channels etc.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16

How to shut down your PC automatically

2009-08-11T18:47:00.000+05:30

WinMend Auto Shutdown - this small software allows windows users to automatically shutdown their pc at any given time. With a simple but powerful interface users can easily configure when the PC will be shut down. It also allows to Hibernate, Log off and Stand By automatically.
User will be notified 30 seconds prior to the actual shutdown so that the configuration can be changed to avoid the shutdown.

Winmend Copy Large No. of Files Fast

2009-08-11T18:23:00.000+05:30

If You Have you ever tried to copy large amount of files in Windows you should have seen that it takes significantly long amount of time. If you copy a single file of that size the requirement is relatively much less. This is an inherent problem with default windows copy program.Another problem with windows copy program is that among the files if one of them is corrupted the whole copying is stopped.

WinMend File Copy is a freeware which can copy a large amount of files easily and efficiently using a user configurable buffer of size 1-32MB. You can copy multiple files/folders from different locations with ease. The user interface is very simple and copying can be done in the background.

Others Features:
i) Copy pause and resume function.
ii) Three modes of copy: "Skip files of the same name", "Match and overwrite files of the same name" and "Overwrite files of the same name".

Those who copies large amount of files regularly this will be a worth download.
http://www.winmend.com/file-copy/

KDE 4.3 Released

2009-08-09T10:51:00.000+05:30

At last KDE 4.3 is released with lots of new featues and bug fixes. With GNOME becoming popular rapidly compared to KDE and the disaster with KDE 4.2 it expected that the new release KDE 4.3 (Caizen) can once again gain the user confidence.The new release focuses on End Users with beautiful graphics and stability suitable for home and small office.

Features and Changes in KDE 4.3

i) KRunner: A search and Launch system with new style. It also have a number of available plug-ins to increase performance and flexibility.

ii)Dolphin: Dolphin has been a popular file manager well integrated with KDE. It now includes multimedia previw which allows to play multimedia files in the information panel.

iii) KWin: A window manager with 3D graphical effects.

iv)Widget: Desktop can have more widget with the availability of Google widget.

v)Plasma Desktop Shell: This one is the cutting edge Desktop System and yhe most interesting feature of KDE 4.3. With Plasma widgets, Configurable key board shortcuts this one going to be the most interesting part of KDE.

vi) Kopete: Kopete now supports Skype.

How To Install KDE 4.3 in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty):

KDE 4.3 will be a part of Kubuntu 9.10 ( Karmic Koala). To install it in Ubuntu 9.04 follow the steps.
1.Open the terminal

2.Enter The commands

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/staging/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"

3.Add the GPG key

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8AC93F7A

4.Finally Use the command

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

For Downloading KDE for Windows: Visit here

How to play mp3 from terminal

2009-08-08T18:27:00.000+05:30

In one of my previous post I have written about how to play multimedia files using vlc and real player. But playing mp3 from terminal in ubuntu is also possible. To do that only one software needs to be installed called xmms2. To install xmms2 in ubuntu open terminal and type

$ sudo apt-get install xmms2

Once installed you can use xmms to play mp3s. Suppose the the file is in the directory /home/username/mp3 and the file name is example.mp3 To play the file you need to type

$ xmms2 play /home/username/mp3/example.mp3

To add a file to the playlist
$ xmms2 add

To view the playlist
$ xmms2 list

To play the playlist
$xmms2 play

To stop
$ xmms2 stop

Be sure that you have necessary codecs installed to play mp3 files. You can also install xmms2 and necessary codecs offline.

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Format Factory - A free multimedia converter

2009-08-01T17:22:00.000+05:30

This free software allows to convert multimedia files to various formats. If you want to convert your videos, audios or even images then this free software can do these all with ease.
It contains an extremely easy to use user interface and some fantastic graphics.

Formats Supported:
Audio:- mp3, flac, wma , aac , ogg etc
Picture:- jpg, png, ico, gif, bmp, tif
Video:- mp4, avi, 3gp , wmv etc

Other Features:
1.Convert Videos of any format for portable devices (like I-Pods, Cell Phones) without the need of knowing the format supported by your device and screen resolution.Format Factory has wide database of popular portable devices and their supported formats. So you need to only choose your device from a list and the rest is done.
2.Convert DVD/CD to ISO (image)
3. Convert between ISO and CSO
4. video splitter and joiner
5. audio cutter and joiner

Download: http://www.formatoz.com/

Wine - Run Windows Applications in Linux

2009-07-26T15:06:00.000+05:30

Most of the Linux users who has moved from Windows miss their favourite Windows Application or Game. Though there are many Linux equivalent softwares for many Windows applications , but their numbers are few compared to Windows softwares.
To solve this , a project started in 1993 for giving the Linux users the joy of installing and using popular windows application in Linux. And the result is Wine , a program loader capable of running windows applications on Linux.

How to install:
For ubuntu users just open terminal and type
$ sudo apt-get install wine
and the software will be installed from internet. If you don't have an internet connection or slow internet connection you can install it offline.
Most others Linux Distro contains wine by default. You can also download the latest source file from here compile it yourself.

What are the applications supported :
Wine allows a lot of popular windows applications to be installed on Linux. Some of them are
WinRar, MS Office (Installer Only) , Quicktime etc.
Among popular games it supports Half Life 2 , Day of Defeat , Call of Duty etc.
For a full list of applications supported and necessary configurations visit wine home page at
http://appdb.winehq.org/

How to disable the Adobe Reader Online update

2009-07-18T13:00:00.000+05:30

Those who use adobe reader for reading pdf files know that one of the most annoying thing with adobe reader is the online updater which download updates in the background as it consumes a lot of bandwidth. This is even worse for users with limited usage as the typical update size is about 50-60 MB. There is no such option in adobe readers main menu to stop that online updater.
But you can use following trick to stop it.
First, go to the adobe reader's plug-ins directory ( typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\plug_ins ) and search the file called Updater.api .
Then delete this file.
If you like to use this feature later then create a back up of the plug-in.

Google enters the OS war

2009-07-12T17:11:00.000+05:30

After the success of Google Chrome Browser(Around 30 million users so far) google has announced its next project on Google Chrome Operating System. With this google enters the battle with industry giants like Microsoft. Windows has always been a popular choice among its users but for the past few years OS like Mac OS X and Linux are posing to be a great threat to it. Now with the announcement of Google OS it is interesting to see how things go in the near future.
Google has already launched its mobile OS Android and is the turn for the big thing.
The OS will be open source , light weight and web ready. Initially it will be targeted for notebook.

Specification & features of Google OS

i) Platform: Both x86 and ARM chips are supported.
ii) Kernel: Linux kernel
iii) Almost all web based application will be supported.

The OS will be available in the second half of the 2010. It is almost certain that with Google behind the project the OS will boot fast be web ready within seconds. Hope to see a revolutionary OS shortly.

Djvu - Open and Convert

2009-07-09T12:53:00.000+05:30

djvu is a digital format for compressing high resolution and/or scanned images efficiently and tranfer the via internet or any other media. Now a days many ebbok are also of this format.
To open a djvu document you need one small software called Windjvu.
It can downloaded from here.
If you want to convert it to pdf then you can do it for free using the following trick.
i)Download any free pdf driver. ( U can use FreePDFxp or any other)
ii) Open the document with Windjvu.
iii)Print the document and while you have the menu to choose a printer choose
free pdf driver that you have installed.
iv) you are done.

Free Rapidshare Account

2009-07-03T20:46:00.000+05:30

We always need some money while surfing the internet, be it online shopping or Rapidshare Premium account.
More specifically if you are a download maniacz and downloads a lot you might want to have a rapidshare account without investing your own money. There are a few ways which can earn money online easily ( Though not huge, the sites that demand they will make you thousands of dollars within weeks and then ask money for registration are mostly fake). Here I will share some of the sites which I have found to be trusted and reliable.

To earn money there a various ways..

1> Earn through PTC sites

i) Neobux.com : this site one of the best sites available. The minimum payout is only $2 and they pay via paypal/alterpay.

ii)10bux.net : This site is also very good ptc site. they have a lot ads available to click. for more info click here.

To receive payment you need one paypal account for which just register in paypal.com and its free. When they ask for credit card info then just skip the step if you don't want. Then you can use that to purchase rapidshare premium account.

2) Earn with surveys
There are really a few genuine sites of this type.

Indiaspeaks.net You can register in this site for online surveys and you will be get paid for that.

Offline Ubuntu

2009-07-01T21:03:00.000+05:30

Installung softwares in ubuntu is very easy if you have a fast internet connection. U can install it by either using Add/Remove Softwares or by Synaptic package manager.
But the real problem comes when you want to install large packages and u don't have fast internet connection. To get rid of that there are some great sites that can help users to install packages without internet connection.

1. http://www.offlineubuntu.co.cc
Here u can easily update your package list and then install/upgrade any packages. To do so you need to copy your sources.list file in the required field and then the site will generate a list of download links and it will also show the details on how to use them. the sources.list file can be found at etc/apt/sources.list location.

2.http://labs.fajran.web.id/p/apt-web/
Here you can download any package by just entering the package name and then site will generate a list of links which can be individually downloaded and installed.
To do so Only you need to remember package name of popular softwares. For example
wine,vlc,g++,gcc,sun-java6-jdk etc.

for gstreamer gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly,gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad etc

After downloading all the packages you need to put them in any local directory.
Then using terminal go to the directory and execute the command
$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
then give your current password.

Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03T10:53:00.000+05:30

Ubuntu 9.04 is released now with some exciting features for its users. Its code name is Jaunty Jackalope. Some of its salient features are
1.new log on screen.
2.Boot time is reduced.
3.GNOME 2.26
4.Improved CD/DVD image burning software BRASERO.
5.Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
6.Open Office 3.0
7. Computer Janitor an unique software to make the system run faster.
and so on.

Linux Partition from Windws

2009-05-03T10:37:00.000+05:30

When you install linux in dual boot with windows you might have seen that linux partition can't be seen from windows whereas linux can eaily mount your windows(FAT or NTFS) drives. To solve this there is a great open source and free application called Ext2fsd. It is basically ext2 driver for windows. Use this software for easily browsing your linux partition. for more inormation visit http://ext2fsd.sourceforge.net/projects/projects.htm

Down Them All - A fast and easy download manager for firefox

2009-02-18T19:07:00.000+05:30

This add-on of firefox provides an easier way of downloading from internet. It is integrated with firefox so users can download with ease.It allows you to download all the links or images contained in a webpage.The graphics are also very good.It is free and open source , a great add-on for firefox.
ADD THIS TO FIREFOX

Ubuntu - Connect to Bsnl Broadband

2008-12-30T13:48:00.000+05:30

How To connect BSNL BroadBand in Ubuntu ( any version 8.10, 9.04 etc)
Here is the way to connect to bsnl broadband in ubuntu from terminal.
Open terminal.
type
$ sudo pppoeconf
hit Enter until it asks for username and password.
Once configured go to terminal and type
$sudo pon dsl-provider to connect and
$sudo poff dsl-provider to disconnect.

Ubuntu - Play MULTIMEDIA FILES

2008-12-30T13:37:00.000+05:30

With ubuntu most users faces a common problem while they try to play a multimedia files it shows that necessary codecs are not installed. It is because of the limitations of free software which are not restricted by copyrights.
To play multimedia files one of the simplest method is to install VLC media player.
To install VLC open the terminal and type

sudo apt-get install vlc
then vlc will be installed. note that internet connection is necessary for this installation.
more information can be found at vlc website.

TO Install Real Player

1.Download realplayer from : http://www.real.com/linux
2.in terminal type sudo chmod +x RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
3. next type sudo ./RealPlayer11GOLD.bin
4.use the default path and install.

UBUNTU 8.10 IS OUT

2008-12-30T13:14:00.000+05:30

As usual in november ubuntu has released it's latest version 8.10( Intrepid Ibex).
Ubuntu releases a new version in every 6 months. With 8.10 ubuntu has tried to improve the user experinece with latest GNOME. It supports tabbed windows for easily managing multiple windows under a single window.
Ubuntu is a commnity developed operating system which can be modified and distributed freely. Ubuntu commnity is what makes ubuntu special. Users can share their thoughts and discuss various problems in this forum.
ubntu is freely shipped worldwide by canonocal or it can be downloaded directly from ubuntu site.
Live CD features of ubuntu helps users to try ubuntu before installing. Wubi is another tool that can be used to install ubuntu inside windows just like an application. Desktop cd contains only selected packages,generally one software per task. like one text editior, one browser etc.
Unlike other linux distributions that comes in a DVD it comes with a CD. Users can download thousand Of applications online from ubuntu repository freely.
Installing applications with ubuntu is very much easy with a working internet connection.
Ubuntu uses debian packages. Aptitude is tool preinstalled in ubuntu that can install packages with all their dependencies making it easier for users to install new programs.
For those who prefers KDE over GNOME Kubuntu is best for them.
Ubuntu is absolutely free ,commercially supported Operating system. But users wiyh slow or no internet connections may find it almost impossible to install new programs as the packages have many dependencies and it is almost impssible to keep track of all dependencies and download them separately.

KANTARIS MEDIA PLAYER

2008-11-21T19:36:00.000+05:30

Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (VLC) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player.Kantaris can play almost anything .

Video- -AVI, MPEG, MGEG-AVC, WMV, MOV, MKV, quicktime, matroska, divx, xvid, MP4,

Audio-- MP3, WMA, OGG files and more. Kantaris can also play DVDs and audio CDs. The player also displays some of the most beautiful music visualizations ever seen. And it can play music from rar archives as well. All this is completely free.
Download Here

MY FOLDER

2008-11-21T19:25:00.000+05:30

It is a great freeware that allows to change the icons of windows folders.
DOWNLOAD HERE
Click on a folder with the right button of the mouse and change the folder icon by My Folder. By clicking right button of the mouse on the folder; you can reach all the galleries those defined submenu under Horizon Myfolder Menu. Appearance of the any icons listed can be changed. Changing shape and color of the folders makes easier and faster Windows. Appearance of the folders is up to your choice by My Folder Customize your computer by My Folder. Resetting and getting back to original icon is possible. Adding new icon and changing the look of the folders are possible. Folder icons can be stored as many as wanted under My Folder gallery section. You can create particular icon library and control the icons by My Folder Icons defined in My Folder library can be transferred to the galleries in gallery section. My Folder provides adding folders with dll. exe. and icl. extensions to the library. Icon in library can be sent to gallery and used there. Gallaries in My Folder Colors.Levels, Project Galleries Easy to use, Accelerates the process Folder organizing is quicker.

GATE eBooks for CS download

2008-11-21T19:20:00.000+05:30

GATE CS BOOKS free download

1.Engineering Mathematics:
i)Discrete Math by Rosen

2.Digital logic Design
i)Digital logic design by Floyd
ii)By Morris Mano

3.Database Management
i)DBMS by Navathe
ii)DBMS by Korth

4.Automata
i) Automata By Ullman

5.Compiler Design
i)Compiler design by aho.

6.Operating System
i)Os by Galvin
ii)OS by tanenbaum

7.Data Structure
Coming soon.

8.Computer Networks
i)Computer Networks By Tanenbaum
ii)By William Stallings

9.Software Engineering
i)Software Engineering By Sommervile.

LINUX FOR HUMAN BEINGS

2008-11-17T23:19:00.000+05:30

Ubuntu and Kubuntu are user friendly operating systems.
Kubuntu is based on K desktop environment(KDE) while Ubuntu is based on GNOME. Windows user will find KDE similar to windows where as GNOME provides some amazing multimedia experience.
Both ubuntu and kubuntu are free to download and open source. Just google it and get the download links.
TRY USING LINUX AND PASS IT ON.

Listen to Songs for free

2008-11-17T17:11:00.000+05:30

These sites offers you free streaming of music.

1.www.saregama.com
2.www.hamaracd.com
3.www.raaga.com
4.www.musicworldofindia.com
5.musicindiaonline.com

BROWSER

2008-11-15T19:52:00.000+05:30

The first thing we need to use web service is a full featured internet browser that enables us to browse internet securely and have all latest features integrated with it. Earlier microsoft internet explorer was the only popular browser for windows user, but the launch of open source browsers like Firefox or Opera has revolutionized the browser world.
FIREFOX:
DOWNLOAD HERE
OPERA:
DOWNLAOD HERE
GOOGLE CHROME:
DOWNLOAD HERE

Free Anti virus

2008-11-15T19:33:00.000+05:30

Antivirus is now a days the most important software after the operating system. There are millions of viruses trying to infect your PC when you connect to internet. The Best way to protect from viruses , trojans , phishing sites etc is to use a Licensed Antivirus ( Preferably an Internet Security).
Unlike others software antivirus license are sold for only a limited time period and after that you have to again repurchase it( They call it License renewal). But there are really a few good antivirus available in the internet which can be used for free. Some of them are

i) avast : This is the most promising antivirus available for free personal use. You need to
register in the site to get a license key of 1 year.

ii) avg : This is one of the most trusted antivirus software.

Other than antivirus it is desirable that your PC has a good Antispyware software installed
Spyware terminator is really the best free anti spyware software.