Linux And Friends

lshw is a Linux command which provides details of all the hardware in your PC. The details provided by the lshw command run the gamut of processors, memory, slots, onboard sound, video chipset and more. To get the full details of your hardware, you need to run lshw command as root (or super user). If [...]

There are 245 independent countries in this world. How many can you name ? If you are up to the challenge, then here are two online games which put you to test. I was able to name only 35 countries on the first try and 56 in the second. You might do better.

Totem Destroyer is a very entertaining online game. The game play is simple. In each level of the game, you have a number of blocks stacked one on top of the other in different combinations.  Right on top of the uppermost block sits – what else ? – a Totem.  Your goal is to eliminate [...]

Smoking cigarettes is perceived by many to impart sexuality to females and a machismo look to males. And in days of yore, cigarettes were wholeheartedly promoted by – believe it or not – even medical practitioners among others such as sports persons and celebrities. But the world has long since awoken to the hazards of [...]

Changing screen resolution in Ubuntu can be achieved in a variety of ways. This article explains a couple of them.

What are WordPress shortcodes? These are small snippets of code which you can embed in your WordPress post. And when you publish your post, WordPress will expand them to the corresponding HTML/XHTML code. For example, in a blog hosted by WordPress.com, you can easily embed YouTube videos using the [youtube=URL] shortcode. Where the URL is [...]

I am sure anybody who has browsed the Internet has come across the term blog or blogging. In fact, if you are an avid Internet user, you might even own a blog.

The free Zimbra Desktop is an email client unveiled by Yahoo a few months back. It essentially behaves like a clone of Microsoft Outlook by providing offline access to all your mail in Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail  and all other email providers. But that is not all, if you are using Yahoo mail or Gmail, Zimbra [...]

The foods to eat for healthy living are those which provide the essential nutrients required by our body, at the same time cause little harm. The following are 11 foods which are considered by experts to be a great idea to regularly include in your diet regimen.