Accessing Linux Files from Windows Simplified- Ext2 installable File System

People using dual boot with Windows and Linux and have data spread across different partitions on Linux and Windows will have/are faced/facing the problem of inablity to access files on Linux partitions from Windows. I was using Ubuntu 8.04 extensively some days back before facing some problems which i need to correct. And I was … Read more

Open Source at Microsoft

For people who are parallely interested in Open source but cannot do away with Microsoft, here’s a great resource- CodePlex: What is CodePlex? CodePlex is Microsoft’s open source project hosting web site. You can use CodePlex to create new projects to share with the world, join others who have already started their own projects, or … Read more

Configuring Evolution for Gmail

Visit Gmail and click settings (should be in top right corner). Select Forwarding and POP/IMAP. If you want to use POP, select either “Enable POP for all mail (even mail that’s already been downloaded)” or “Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on”. If you want to use IMAP, select “Enable IMAP”. Save … Read more

Write a review and Win upto $250- Review on NetBeans IDE and OpenSolaris OS

Event: Student Reviews Contest- NetBeans 6.1 and OpenSolaris OS (Website)

Organized By: Sun Microsystems Inc.

Key Dates:
Contest Begins: May 5, 2008
Deadline for Contest: June 6, 2008
Judging Period: June 7- June 20, 2008
Winner’s announced: June 25, 2008

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Ubuntu LTS Desktop Edition Released

Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition for free download on Thursday 24 April. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition.Ubuntu

Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support (LTS) provides a stable platform for software and hardware vendors, developers and users. With three years of support and maintenance on the desktop, 8.04 LTS is a great choice for large-scale deployment. A substantial and growing ecosystem of free and commercial software built for Ubuntu provides a rich set of choices for desktop users. This is the eighth desktop release of Ubuntu. Ubuntu’s track record in delivering – on a precise schedule every six months – a commercial operating system that is free, stable, secure and fully supported, remains unique.

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Android: Open Source Mobile Operating System-1

Android: An Introduction (Official Website)Android

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an Operating System, middle ware and key applications. Major components of Android Operating System are:

  • Applications
  • Application Framework
  • Libraries
  • Android Runtime
  • Linux Kernel

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