Archive for February, 2009

Make a GSM data card(like Airtel, Vodafone data cards) work in Linux

Posted on February 28, 2009. Filed under: Tips and Tricks | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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Plugin the datacard and type : ls /dev/ttyUSB*
Check if the following files are listed
/dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/ttyUSB1 /dev/ttyUSB2 /dev/ttyUSB3
If not then,
Download the file : huaweiAktBbo.c
(http://www.kanoistika.sk/bobovsky/archiv/umts/huaweiAktBbo.c)
Type lsusb and check the output …
It should b something like this:
sam@sam-laptop:/proc$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID [...]

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Free Vista to Windows 7 Upgrade?

Posted on February 26, 2009. Filed under: General | Tags: , , |

According to the Telegraph, Microsoft could announce free upgrades to Windows 7 for any users that buy a Vista computer after July 1st this year:

Quote:

The US computing giant is thought to be planning to allow computer manufacturers to offer customers free, or heavily discounted upgrades, to Windows Vista machines bought after July 1. Windows 7, [...]

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TradePub.com

Posted on February 26, 2009. Filed under: Reviews | Tags: , , , |

TradePub.com is a great site providing free access to various publications, whitepapers, magazines etc. on almost all fields ranging from agriculture to biotech, pharma to construction…   The site also features loads of computer and IT-related material.
While subscriptions are mostly provided by post, some are also sent across the net. This site basically forwards your [...]

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Apple Released Safari 4 Beta: 3 Times Faster than IE7 and Firefox 3

Posted on February 25, 2009. Filed under: General, Mac | Tags: , , , |

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Apple has released a Beta version of its web browser “Safari” 4.0. The new web browser comes with new “Nitro” engine which runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3.
This new beta version comes with lots of new features like “Top Sites“, for a stunning visual preview of frequently visited pages; “Full History Search“, [...]

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Windows 7 allows you to capture screenshots easily

Posted on February 25, 2009. Filed under: Tips and Tricks, Website/ Blogging | Tags: , , , , |

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If you wanna Windows Live Messenger (WLM) in your mobile phone, then there is a good news for you.
You can download WLM in your mobile phone. You just need to select your “Operator”, “Mobile Phone Brand” and model number and that’s it.
Go to following link:
Windows Live Messenger on your mobile
The site is flash based [...]

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