Monthly Archives: April 2006

Convert any video file to DVD with open source tools

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Arun

Linux.com has an article that explains how to convert any video file to DVD format using dvdauthor and mplayer, which will make those videos viewable on your T.V. using DVD players.

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Google calendar notifier for Firefox

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Arun

If you are using Google Calendar, then Google Calendar Notifier extension will help you. This is still in development, so you might encouter some bugs.

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Explorer Destroyer

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Arun

Explorer Destroyer, a site that helps website owners to promote Firefox among their site visitors and earn $1 from Google for each user they refer. i.e. Google will give you $1 for each visitor who downloads Firefox through the link … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer addons site

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Arun

IE team has created an add-ons site for Internet Explorer. It’s similar to Mozilla Addons site (copied the idea from there?). While the Mozilla extensions are completely free, you have to pay for most of the addon for IE. Who … Continue reading →

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Oracle 10g Express Edition installation on Ubuntu

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Arun

I successfully installed Oracle 10g Express Edition on Ubuntu yesterday. I have listed the steps I followed to install this. It’s pretty simple. The download took around 25 mins and installation took less than 5 minutes on my dual core … Continue reading →

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Freespire…

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Arun

One of the few Linux companies that charge you for free programs, Linspiire is now following the path of Fedora, SUSE etc by starting a community driven distribution namely Freespire. It’s a welcome move, but I’m not sure if we … Continue reading →

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ELIVE and Enlightment review

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Arun

I was sick for almost 4 days due to allergy (it happens every April) and I’m feeling much better now. I read somewhere about a Linux distribution named ELive. The ISO creates a live CD and from there you install … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Dapper beta available now

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Arun

Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Beta is available. More information on what is new in Dapper can be found here. I’m using it in my main desktop and laptop for past 3-4 months and it’s pretty stable. I would encourage everyone to … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 released

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Arun

Mozilla has released Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 with several security fixes.

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Ubuntu Dapper starter guide

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Arun

If you are a Ubuntu newbie using Dapper (pre-beta release), Click here to access the Ubuntu Starter Guide for Dapper.

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