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Recommended directory in Linux for Installing / Copying Apps Games or LAMP – Linux File system Explained

Vivek — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:30:34 +0000

Newbie’s to Linux often face the dilemma of where to install or put the binaries of any software app they wish to run on their Linux. If that app comes with a installer it’s ok but if not then It’s tough time , well here I would recommend some important points to consider while choosing the directories for installation of your Apps etc. If you are using some package manager like Synaptic (Ubuntu) , YUm or apt-get then the locations are automatically chosen for you and are [...]

Internet Speeds and Costs around the World – ITIF Broadband Rankings – Japan on Top !

Vivek — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:20:01 +0000

Just happened to see this broadband speed and costs survey by ITIF ( Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ) and this shows a different picture then what i expected it to be after reading the title . Japan , Korea, Finland and other such countries are on Top while, USA which started the Internet and has maximum Web servers hosted stands at 15th position ( how lame ! ) . But, as I thought more about it, then there was the actual picture, this graph was about the [...]

How to check server response time using cUrl

Vivek — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:54:43 +0000

If you own a Web server or a VPS and would like to see how quick it is at delivering your website pages and how efficient is it’s response time then you can try the following cUrl command from any other Linux Box and test your results, while this test will give you response time of your own website , you can still compare it with response time of popular websites like nytimes.com and lifehacker.com to get an idea of how much you lag behind them ( You [...]

The History and present of Google in a Nicely Presented Video

Vivek — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:25:58 +0000

Everyone today that has used the web must have used or at least surfed any of Google’s web products . Google today is the biggest company on the Web both in terms of users and revenue and this well done video explains the whole history of Google in a cartoonic way . I loved the way of presentation of facts definitely a must watch for Geeks .

Best Linux Distro for a Old and Slow PC – Small Low on Resources and ultra fast

Vivek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:53:07 +0000

Most of us have a old Computer or laptop that we wish to revive but modern day OS like Windows Xp, Vista and even Ubuntu are too much demanding in terms of resources ( including processor and RAM ) . After looking on various forums and Blog articles, I have selected Vector Linux and Puppy Linux as my choice , My friends system is a 500Mhz celeron with 256 MB RAM and 10GB of hard Disk . I chose puppy Linux and vector linux as both of them are [...]

Connect and Access Internet from Any BSNL Landline

Vivek — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:41:25 +0000

For all the Internetoholics out there, who want Internet everywhere they go , but don’t want to carry a Data card or USB modem here is a small trick that will get you a Dial up Internet connection ( around 56Kbps ) anywhere you can find a BSNL landline. Yes, I too knew about this since long, but never thought of writing about it . BSNL provides a no registration required service named netone which can be accessed from any BSNL Landline , so if you visit [...]

Why BSNL Broadband is Better than Others – An Experienced BSNL user Review

Vivek — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:03:49 +0000

Hi friends, I have been using BSNL broadband for past 2 years and BSNL internet for more than 5 years now. My father is also in BSNL but I told you this as I wish to tell you that I’m not biased to BSNL due to this [ I’m not getting paid by BSNL anyway for this review ] . Here is my sincere and honest review about BSNL’s broadband service . Places I have used BSNL Broadband Saharanpur (UP) – Very Good connectivity and at max [...]

How to Type or Write in Hindi on Any Webpage and on any Website Text using US English Keyboard

Vivek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:50:19 +0000

Need to type in Hindi on any website that does’nt allows transliteration ( the way you write in orkut and gmail and Blogger ie. “kaise ho” turns to कैसे हो ) , well then you can also act smart and write your message in blogger/orkut/gmail and then copy paste it to website where you want transliteration {

Ultimate Method to Download Any Video Flash Audio Mp3 or Streaming Content from Any Site

Vivek — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:09:53 +0000

Friends, you must have tried numerous ways to download videos / mp3 by using various plugins for firefox or other softwares or websites that did this for you , but now I am going to tell you a method that looks techie but is really easy and can help you download anything, YES you heard me right, just Anything off the internet so may it be any Video, audio , mp3 or any other streaming stuff from any website I’m not just talking about youtube or dailymotion or [...]

Easiest Way to Speed up your Wordpress Blog | Make Fast with Web Optimizer Plugin

Vivek — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:04:09 +0000

Speed up your Wordpress Blog in the quickest and best possible manner including Server side and client side improvements via this plugin named Web Optimizer, from the description on the plugin page and it’s presence on the Google code repository It made me firmly believe that this plugin will surely get the task of Speeding up and Boosting slow loading times a easy job for any novice user , as it has all the characteristic of a Server side and client side optimization routine . On Server side it [...]