Linux And Friends

Microsoft has released its flagship note taking software OneNote for the Android platform. Microsoft OneNote app for Android is a free software that allows you to create up to 500 notes on your Android cell phone.

Canonical has decided not to further fund Kubuntu. Instead they will be devoting all their energies and money on the GNOME/Unity version of Ubuntu Linux. This of course does not mean the end of the road for Kubuntu which is the KDE version of the popular Linux desktop Ubuntu. It just means from now on, [...]

I run Xfce desktop in Fedora Linux. Recently, when I logged in, the window borders of all my open applications disappeared. I couldn’t move an application window with the mouse because there was no title bar for the windows. In other words, my Xfce desktop was messed up.

Recently, I had to make a short trip to Bangalore. It was for 2 days and 2 nights total. Keeping a few things in mind while packing for the trip ensured that my trip to Bangalore was relatively stress free. I am listing them for your perusal.

This is a git primer for newbies or those people who – want to use Git to version their data, but don’t know how.

“Cut the rope” is a very popular game that runs on iPhone and Android devices. In this game,  candies are dangling on ropes. Your job is to cut the rope in such a way that the candies fall straight into the mouth of the monster sitting at the bottom. While the game play is simple, [...]

Yesterday I was riding my bicycle as usual through a busy road in my city and the unthinkable happened. A careless pedestrian trying to cross the road jumped in front of my bicycle. Unfortunately I couldn’t stop my bicycle in time and to avoid hitting the pedestrian I severed the bicycle, lost balance and fell [...]

This guide explains how to install Opera web browser in Fedora Linux. Opera is a standards complaint web browser that is heavy in features but having a relatively low memory foot print. It is one of the few web browsers that has an integrated mail client and news reader built into it.

Idea Cellular – a prominent mobile / Internet service provider in India, has launched the Idea 3G Internet broadband service in many states in India. This is a review of the Idea 3G NetSetter broadband USB modem and Idea Cellular’s broadband Internet connection.