Software development quirks and technologies that interest me.
The category of small-sized Linux distributions (or mini distributions) is fast evolving. Every now and then we see a new mini distro coming out, sometimes as a light-weight edition of an already established distro and sometimes based on an innovative concept. The likes of this category involve Damn Small Linux, Yellow Dog, SliTaz, and Puppy […]
VS Windows Vista and Ubuntu Linux – both are totally disparate entities and I am talking about similarities? Yup, I sure am. And I have reasons to believe this. Most of us know what Vista is. Vista is the latest edition to the most popular operating system (OS) lineup – Windows. For those who are […]
Adobe Shockwave is an advanced platform for 3D applications on the Internet, and online games benefit the most out of it. But unfortunately, Adobe never released a version of Shockwave for the Linux platform. If you are a Linux user, worry not. Using Wine, you can easily play for favorite games made using Shockwave. Wine […]
Google is everywhere these days. Most of their products, or “innovations” as many people like to call them, usually get very successful. Like GMail, Orkut, Google Docs, and many more. Some time back, they decided that we, the people, need an all new browser that would redefine our browsing experience. So, here we have yet […]
Update: As requested by Sajith Karingat (comment #29), I worked on a Phone Billing System in C++, as per his requirements. You can download it here. I have entered my final year in my B.Tech course, and with it, it’s placement time. Companies for the computer science stream (my stream) will start visiting my college […]
Today, I was watching a cool video on YouTube. The video was Matrix Ping Pong. When the video was over, I casually right-clicked on the video and chose “Settings” (Adobe Flash Player settings). What happened next is in the following video. 😉 And yes, this happened in case of Flash Player for Linux.
Anwsers.com defines an easter egg as: A hidden feature in computer software, a DVD, or a video game. Over the past few days, I got to check out some cool easter eggs in the softwares I use often. I got to know about some of them from the Internet and the rest of them from […]
It took me about 8 hours to download the Fedora 9 i386 DVD image from their server. I did that even when I had my final exams going on, but then Fedora has always had a special place in my heart. I had an existing installation of Fedora 8 on my PC (which I could […]
Soft-shell mobile phone. “tag” is a new, malleable, casual communicator. It is not only soft but also flexible, for example, it can be hung from a belt or wrapped around the user’s arm. Shape-memorizing material and multiple pressure sensors allow the phone to change its shape according to the mode. The user can also alternate […]
Finally, today I got certified as MCP(Microsft Cerified Professional) on the Windows 2000 track. Its the first step towards becoming a MCSE(Microsft Certified Systems Engineer) or MCSA(Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator). This was the day I had been waiting for since four months and the reason I didn’t use to be on the net and updating […]