[27 Oct 2008 | 12 Comments | 12,925 views]
5 Interesting Linux Distro Names

Debian? Ubuntu? Sidux? Pardus? Mepis? Gentoo? Whoa! Why are these Linux distros so strangely named? Why not name a OS simply – door, room or window? Although, Linux distros have very strange names but it is interesting to know, why they are called so?

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[3 Dec 2008 | One Comment | 887 views]
Songbird 1.0.0 Released [Featured Download]

[Windows/Mac/Linux] The much awaited open-source media player Songbird finally flies. Songbird once promised to become Firefox of media players is getting closer to the goal release by release.
This release has got many functionality fixes. No new features have been added in this release but it contains many bug fixes. With full iPOD support it might prove to be an iTunes killer.

Windows »

[28 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 1,647 views]
Oil your Windows this Holiday

What are you doing these holidays? Perhaps if you do not have any plans these holidays, its time to oil your squeaky windows (and by windows I mean your OS). Windows installation does get sluggish by time. Windows file system is such that it needs a defragment after a certain use. But more than blaming the file system, we collect a lot of junk in our normal usage. So, here’s a check list to make your windows installation as fast as a fresh install.

Fun, Web »

[25 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 1,218 views]
Show Offs – #4

You might have seen people use inverted text, ASCII text, and others cool effects on their IMs, Orkut, Facebook, etc. If you want Show Off a little to your friends too, here’s a few for you.

Softwares »

[16 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | 13,318 views]
Remembering College Days

It has been few months since my last day of college. I miss my college very much, but the things I miss the most are those software/games. Be it DOTA or IP Messenger which tweeted twenty times in a minute. In this post I will familiarize you with most of them. Excuse me if I am a bit nostalgic and praise them above par, but most of them deserve it.

Blogging »

[13 Nov 2008 | 7 Comments | 7,145 views]
Faces behind Popular Blogs

TechCrunch, Engadget, lifehacker, the list is long. I am quite sure you have visited these blogs but have you ever seen the faces of these bloggers. After the popularity of Faces behind Popular Programming Languages and Faces behind Popular Linux Distros,  here’s a addition to the series. This time, its popular bloggers turn.

Web »

[1 Nov 2008 | 45 Comments | 142,367 views]
Faces behind Popular Programming Languages

After the popularity of Faces behind Popular Linux Distros , here’s another article about faces behind popular programming language. It’s quite fascinating to become familiar with the faces behind these programming languages, in which we spend hours learning or using it. Although the list may not be comprehensive but it contains almost all the popular programming language used in modern times. So here we go.

Linux »

[29 Oct 2008 | 37 Comments | 39,935 views]
Faces behind Popular Linux Distros

Have you ever wondered who are the people behind Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware,..? Stop wondering and have a look at faces behind popular Linux Distros.

Web »

[26 Oct 2008 | One Comment | 4,809 views]
There’s Something your Keyboard can’t Type…

Can you type © ? There are some allowed special characters that can be written in HTML. Here is list of few commonly used special characters.

Linux »

[25 Oct 2008 | 11 Comments | 51,694 views]
Reference for Ubuntu Starters

Synaptic? deb? sudo? apt? Damn! I still remember when I first installed Ubuntu (my first encounter with Linux). But God bless Google, Ubuntu Forums, a few other resources and Blogs. Things became easier than I thought. Here, I will be posting a reference about Ubuntu things! And to end with top 5 Ubuntu resources on web for Ubuntu starters.

Softwares »

[14 Oct 2008 | 3 Comments | 2,503 views]
7 Audio Players – Pick Yours

There are many media players available today. In this post I will be considering only audio playing features. I have listed 7 audio players which I have used and all of them are very different from each other. Read on and see which one suites your taste.