Archive for the Open Source Category
Understanding Open ID and know how it works
Man created the Internet and man put it to abundant use. Man made it so popular and easy that anyone could use it. Man shared information over the Net. He shared sensitive information over the Net. And man then cursed the Internet for being insecure. If man can make it, he can break (read hack) into
Read Full PostFile Sharing on Ubuntu 9.10 with Samba Client
I have seen users facing the problem of sharing their files and folders on Ubuntu while on a Local Area Network. Ubuntu users caught in a crowd of Windows PCs on the network often face the problem - “Others can't access my files and folders on the network”. This refrains them from using Ubuntu a
Read Full PostAdd permissions to /var/www in ubuntu
Hey Folks, You might be having troubles adding files and folders to the /var/www folder of Ubuntu installation. Sometimes various other folders also require root permission to perform some action on it. So in that case you can use the following command. gksudo nautilus This gives the root perm
Read Full PostWhy Blog with WordPress
Every time I recommend a friend of mine to blog, one of the usual queries (if not the first) is how do I blog? True, every other social network is offering you a blog these days. You also got Blogger, Wordpress, Live Journal, etc. But the most common answer to this question is 'Wordpress'. I will ex
Read Full PostHow to Install Unavailable Firefox 3.5 Addons
The biggest handicap about using Firefox 3.5 right now is the lack of availability of some of our most loved addons.Yes they are being migrated to 3.5 fast, but yet why wait for them, when you can use them right away? Yup! With a little hack, you can fool your Firefox to believe that the addon is
Read Full PostHow to Install Firefox 3.5 on Linux
July 1st saw the release of Firefox 3.5. You must already be aware of what is new is version 3.5 and what makes it the awesome-est browser to-date, if not check this Firefox 3.5 preview video and the feature list for Firefox 3.5. In this post we are going to walk you through installing Firefox 3.
Read Full PostManyBooks.net – Public Domain eBooks
This post is a quick note about one of my favorite sites - ManyBooks.Net. ManyBooks is an archive of a number of Project Guttenberg, Public Domain and Creative Commons etexts. What it thus becomes is a library of classic literature and text (starting from Vigil and Herodotus, to the contemporary)
Read Full PostWhat is the Drupal Content Management Framework
In the previous post we introduced, Drupal the Content Management System. We also made a fleeting remark that Drupal is so powerful a CMS that it is also called a Content Management Framework. This time around, we will look at what makes Drupal THE content management framework. [caption id="attac
Read Full PostLaunchy in Windows – Who needs the Start Menu?
[caption id="attachment_806" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Launchy in Windows - Who needs the Start Menu?"][/caption] Notice anything different in this screenshot? Well, if you have used Linux or Mac, you must have definitely come across GNOME Do (in Linux) or Quicksilver (in Mac).
Read Full PostSay hello to Drupal
Before reading this post ask yourself: “Do you know what Drupal is?” If yes, you are at the wrong place. If no, (even though it’s a sin to not have heard of Drupal) sing “Hallelujah”. Drupal is a Content Management System aka CMS. (In fact, it is so powerful that it is commonly referred t
Read Full PostIntegrating Google Analytics in Mediawiki
In this post, we will talk about how to hack the Mediawiki Template to include Google Analytics without tracking the sysop user. The better way is, obviously, to use the GoogleAnalytics Extension (which would be discussed in a later post). This hack applies to Mediawiki 1.9.3+ In the mediawiki/
Read Full PostGet free Ubuntu CD/DVD
I know i should have posted it long back like 2-3 years back, but they say its never too late. So i am gonna tell you how can you order a free CD/DVD from canonical. They ship CD/DVD right at your doorstep without charging you a single penny. Seems absurd ? Well order one yours and you will get to k
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