Archive for October, 2008
LinkedIn Applications: Add More Value to Your Professional Profile with LinkedIn Applications
Linkedin recently joined the “Application” race along with sites like Facebook, Orkut, etc.. However the idea of offering applications on LinkedIn is not the same and is not to be a part of the mad rush to have gazillion applications with thousands of developers developing them to make some money out of [...]
Appnr: The web-based package manager for your browser (Ubuntu)
What has been that one factor that keeps a normal individual from using Linux. The whole facade that Linux is only for geeks and the paranoia surrounding
Tags: appnr, install application from browser, install appnr ubunut, synaptic for browser
Google Toolbar to Turn 8: Google Toolbar 5 now out of beta
Google recently celebrated it’s 10 years of inception and now it’s the turn of Google toolbar to turn 8. In a few weeks Google’s much famous toolbar that runs on Internet Explorer and Firefox will be eight years old. Google’s toolbar is being used by millions of users and has made a great impact on [...]
How to Setup your Laptop/PC to Save Important Information Even After a System Crash!
Recently my system crashed and I did lose some data. I was lucky to setup my laptop up in a way that I don’t lose much data in case of system crash.
But when it actually happened I realized I actually lost some data that was important to me. So, [...]
Free Open-Source System Monitor Utility (Linux Only): Easiest Conky Configuration Guide
Being on Ubuntu (Or some ditro of Linux) is geeky enough. But how about flaunting that you are a nerd who can get system monitoring utility right on your desktop which looks just fabulous. Don’t believe me! Check the following snapshot of Ubuntu Desktop. To be precise check the right hand side of the desktop [...]
Password Exporter: Never Lose your Login information, Safely Export it!
With 100’s of new and better services being launched, you tend to register with least a few new services every week not because they are new but because they offer something your existing service does not offer.
The point is, we register with a lot of services and over a period [...]
LiFeRea: A visual guide to install and configure Linux Feed Reader in easy steps
If I were to boast something about me then it would be the fact that I am a voracious feed reader. And I am a big fan of feeddemon . But unfortunately this lovely feed reader is not available for Linux and I did not want to take the pain of using Firefox feed reader [...]
Microsoft Windows 7: Some great features which are expected.
Guess what it seems like things are moving much faster with the release of Windows 7. We have written about Microsoft ribbon’s venture into various application like notepad and paint. The news in the blogsphere is that the pre-beta release of Windows 7 will be out soon.
Let’s see what’s been causing such a lime light [...]
Gmail Widgets: Docs and Calendar Widgets available on Gmail Labs!
Google adds more to Gmail Labs. It is Google Calendar and Google Docs widgets that are making the news this time around.
There is not much that you can do with these widgets sitting on the your Gmail sidebar but they certainly offer you a snapshot of the required information, [...]
Ext2Fsd: Mount Ubuntu (Or any Linux Drive) on Windows with just few clicks
I love Linux and of all the Linux distros I love Ubuntu. However, the matter of fact remains that I cannot totally migrate to Ubuntu and hence have been using Ubuntu as dual boot. The reasons are many, but one of them is the fact that there are softwares for which I have to keep [...]
