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15 reasons why you can switch to Linux ? 2007-12-05 08:53:00 You didn't still try Linux yet ? Do you want to know reasons why you have to migrate to Linux ? I'll tell you 15 reasons why you can switch yourself to Linux . Before that what Linux can't provide you that Windows will !!!Applications that can enhance your user experience : Many software publishers still bother releasing their softwares for Linux as they feel that the market is less for it . But change started just now and in no time we are gong to see all these applications available in Windows in Linux .There is also a project called "Wine" which, in some cases, is capable of running a given Windows application in Linux. You can visit the website www.winehq.org to now which softwares are compatible with it at this moment. Another option available is to emulate Windows itself within Linux which will be a bit difficult .Games : This is one segment where it might take more time for Linux to overtake Windows .Still some games like Quake 4 run on Linux . But if you are a hardcore game ...

How to bypass Windows activation Screen ? Access expired windows after 30 days 2007-12-02 02:36:00 I just arrived at my cousins place for weekend and I found a dumb system here with an expired version of windows . I had to Google for the solution from my mobile and I found it . Then the thought aroused in my mind about the users like my cousin , who don't activate windows and shut their computers up once they get the blue screen . I m just writng this post to help these guys.Lets start with a simple introduction of this problem !! To prevent the piracy of it's operating systems , Microsoft introduced " Windows Genuine Advantage " along with " Product Activation " requirement to prevent multiple computers from using the same Key . If you can't activate your copy of Windows, you will be left with a 30 day grace period to change your product key to one that is fully valid or activate it through internet or Contact Microsoft for assistance. Once your grace period of 30 days is completed , Windows will refuse to login anymore and it will just show a bluescreen asking you to activate y ...

How to burn a ISO file to CD or DVD ? 2007-11-30 06:18:00 Most of the Linux Operating Systems are available in .ISO format for download via internet . After downloading the iso file , How to burn the ISO file to CD or DVD ? I found two free tools which can complete your task .Active@ ISO burner : Active@ ISO Burner is a freeware application that will allow you to burn an ISO image file to CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, CD-RW, DVD-RW, DL DVD+RW, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Steps to create a CD after you have downloaded Active@ ISO Burner: Download the ISO CD image to a folder on your computer. Insert a blank CD in your CD-RW drive. Run Active@ ISO Burner.Type the path to ISO image file or click Browse button to locate it via standard File Open dialog.Click the [BURN ISO!] button to start the process of writing ISO image to CD.For more details of active@ ISO burner , Go to this page .Deepburner : DeepBurner comes loaded with an extensive list of practical and amazingly valuable features that will totally satisfy your burning ne ... Dvd

My workplace 2007-11-30 06:00:00 Hi friends , Check out my new work environment .Just In : LCD monitor and Dual core processor . ...

Adium - Multiple protocol instant messaging application for Mac 2007-11-30 05:12:00 What is this Adium ?Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.Its absolutely free and you can connect to any number of messaging accounts on any combination of supported messaging services and then chat with other people using those services .Services Adium supports : * AOL Instant Messenger (Including ICQ and .Mac) * Jabber (Including Google Talk and LiveJournal) * MSN Messenger * Yahoo! Messenger (Including Yahoo! Japan) * Bonjour (Compatible with iChat) * MySpace IM * Gadu-Gadu * Novell Groupwise * QQ * Lotus SametimeFeatures Noteworthy : * OTR Encryption * Tabbed Messaging * File Transfer * Webkit Message DisplayIf you know any other multi protocol supporting messaging clients for Mac , post it as comment . Don't forget to give your review on Adium as comment . ...

Now have group chat with your friends on Gmail 2007-11-30 03:58:00 Gmail has just launched new features for its chat version inside Gmail . Whats new ??Gmail has added the group chat feature in its chat with Gmail . As shown in the fig , you can invite your other friends to have chat with you ...Similar to conferencing in Yahoo .To start a group chat, click 'Group chat' from the 'Options' menu when chatting.You can now see smiley's in your chat if you and the other person are using chat inside Gmail as shown in the figure . The shortcuts for the smiley's is shown in this page .For more updates from Gmail , Subscribe to Technova feed or click here to get updates via email . You can get updates on this page also . ...

How to send free text message ( SMS ) to U.S mobiles free through web ? 2007-11-30 03:10:00 By sending a email , you can deliver your text message to your friends at no cost in U.S . I'm listing different service providers in U.S along with the email address to whom you have to send email . Verizon : phonenumber@vtext.com AT&T : phonenumber@txt.att.net Sprint : phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com T-Mobile : phonenumber@tmomail.net Nextel : phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com Cingular : phonenumber@cingularme.com Virgin Mobile : phonenumber@vmobl.com Alltel : phonenumber@message.alltel.com CellularOne : phonenumber@mobile.celloneusa.com Omnipoint : phonenumber@omnipointpcs.com Qwest : phonenumber@qwestmp.comLiked my article ? Don't forget to Subscribe to Technova feed or click here to get updates via email .I should thank my friend on All things marked for compiling such a beautiful list . ...

How to add Save as PDF button to your website or blog so that your viewers can save your articles in PDF format ? 2007-11-29 10:48:00 When I used to be in college , people used to multicast articles that are interesting in PDF format . Most of the articles used to be in PDF format . Advantage with the PDF format is that one can send a total web page along with images included in it in a single file .So How to add this feature to your page so that your viewers can share your articles with their friends in a easier way ?I found a solution to this . A company called BCL technologies is offering this . Follow the steps below to add the Save as pdf button to your webpage just like I did in my item pages .Go to web2PDF online website .Now sign up in the website .Login to the website and there they will give you Java script code for Save as PDF button .Paste the code provided in your page template depending on your required location on it .That's it , you are done .Now you can see save as pdf button on your website . If you know any other way to let the readers save the articles they like in PDF format , post it as comment ... Articles

How to view Google analytics stats on your desktop ? 2007-11-29 08:54:00 Yes , you can now see your website statistics from Google Analytics on your desktop . I found this thing via simplehelp . The software is Google Analytics AIR Beta .About Google Analytics AIR beta :The Google Analytics Reporting suite is an Adobe AIR application that brings Google Analytics to the desktop. It uses it’s own custom API to interact with Google and nearly implements all features of Analytics. Not only it does bring your analytics to desktop , It even has some cool features that will interest you .Lets have a look .Easy profile selection and account management. Use multiple profiles from different Analytics accounts.All visitors, traffic and content reports available. Tabbed interface to easily switch between reports.Data drilldown, goal values, data segmentation. Advanced data grids with filtering and paging.Data drilldown, goal values, data segmentation.Switch between interactive reports or PDF reports.Site overlay view .Export to Pdf , XML and excel .Download Google ... Google

How to create and add a favicon to your blog or website ? 2007-11-28 03:23:00 What is this Favicon ?Favicon is nothing but just a small icon that appears in the address bar just to the left of the page address...like 5p shown above in the address bar.So How to create this ?Step 1 :- select the image which you want to be shown in the address bar.Get some image using software like Adobe photoshop , paintshop pro........ or else there are lot of favicon generators available in the net . Try to create a image that looks relevant to your website.Step2 :- Its better if your image has very less details like company initials,companies symbol . Reduce the size of the image to 16*16 pixels using some image editing software.Don't have one ?? Use Online Photo Editors .Step3 :- In order to save the image in ICO format from photoshop , you need to get a plugin from http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/ . Extract the .8bi file in the zip file you downloaded to file formats folder in the plugins folder of photoshop.Now save your image in the .ico format and it's better if you a ...

Free Online Picture Editors : How to edit pictures Online ? 2007-11-28 02:43:00 Earlier people use to edit their photos with softwares that eat a lot of resources in your PC.Now photos are edited in a new way through internet.Welcome to world of online photo editing.Here by I'll give you some prominent online photo editors that i know and their features.Picnik: It is the latest release in this segment.This is flash based and its almost the fastest of the category.It also comes with integrated flickr uploader.Once you are done with editing your photo,you can transfer your photos directly to flickr. Picnik has replaced Ajax-based PXN8 as my favorite online photo editing tool.Since its new I am also publishing its features. One-click photo fixing or in-depth tweakingCrop, rotate, and resize in real-timeTons of special effects, from artsy to funAmazingly fastWorks directly with many photo sharing sitesNo download required, nothing to install!Works on Mac, Windows, even LinuxFree and premium versions Fauxto : It is also flash like and looks like photos ...

Is Docstoc going to become the youtube for Professional Documents ? 2007-11-27 09:22:00 Well friends , you might all be aware of How youtube caused sensation in the web by letting internet users share their videos online . I just found one more great service which can create news.Its Docstoc - A user generated community where you can find and share professional documents , find free legal documents and free business documents. You can Upload your documents for all the world to share. If someone shares a secret document , this site will really become a sensation just like a good video gets famous instantly on Youtube .Docstoc is presently in public Beta Now .There is no limit to how many you can upload, and Docstoc accepts the following file formats: .doc, .xls, .ppt, .rft, and .pdf . You can upload multiple number of files simultaneously using the bulk upload feature . The high viewed , High rated , Most downloaded documents will be shown on their respective pages which can be accessed from the links on the Homepage of Docstoc .You can also browse through others docsters ... Youtube

Learn CGI programming online 2007-11-27 09:06:00 I found three good sites that have good tutorials for learning CGI proramming .CGI programming by O'reilly.2020 CGI programming books.CGI programming developer guide .If you have got any other good website for learning CGI programming online , Post it as comment as Ill keep updating the list .For more ebooks !! Subscribe to Technova feed or click here to get our newsletter . ...

50 MB Damn small Operating System ( Linux ) - Do you believe it ? 2007-11-27 08:26:00 Do you believe this ? A OS comes in just 50 MB in this era where each one occupies 3-4 GB of our disk space . I was also excited when I found this . Its true buddy . It's made possible with Damn Small Linux or DSL .What is this Damn Small Linux or DSL ?It's is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution . Using this , you can boot from a business card CD or Flash Drive just like Live CD . It allows you to run inside the windows i.e Multiple Operating systems can be used simultaneously . You can transform this into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install . It can run very fast even on a computer with 128 MB RAM with full flow .DSL has a nearly complete desktop , and many command line tools. All applications are chosen with the best balance of functionality, size and speed. Damn Small also has the ability to act as an SSH/FTP/HTTPD server right off of a live CD .What are included in this Damn Small Linux ?XMMS ( For playback of MP3, CD Music, and MPEG) .FTP ...

Know the latest buzz on the web with popurls 2007-11-26 02:11:00 You might be checking the social bookmarking websites like digg , reddit... regularly to find what's going on the web as it is the fastest way to know . But instead of opening each and everyone of them , what if you get all of them at a single place ?Popurls is a one place stop to read Digg, Reddit, Delicious, Furl, Slashdot, BoingBoing, NewsVine, Metafilter and all the others that people normally subscribe . This page retrieves up to the minute headlines from 15 websites and top thumbnail images from the social sites Flickr, YouTube, and Google Video. It's just like a web hive.A simple mouse hover on the headline will reveal a small box of details on the article. . In a span of 5 minutes , you can scan over 18 social bookmarking websites. The site's design is also quite good and not messy even though it shows hundreds of links on one page .Try popurls !! Tell your impressions on Popurls as comments .You find Technova Useful ?? Subscribing to our feed or click here to get update ...