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Reloading Lost Panel In Ubuntu

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:46:00 +0000

I use ubuntu along with windows 7 in my laptop and few days back the panel in linux which shows the date,network,messages and so on disappeared and without it i couldnt connect to my datacard.

So for all others having this problem here is a fix.Type these in the terminal
You can refresh the panel with
Code:

killall gnome-panel &

If you want to return the panel to the default settings:
Code:

gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/panel && killall gnome-panel &

My new laptop

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:36:00 +0000

Its ASUS G60JX-RBBX05

This is my new laptop and mouse

I'm back

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:07:00 +0000

Hello everyone.After a long time i'm back blogging.Couldnt update my blog as i got busy with my college life.I almost forgot about my blog but now i found myself some time and hope to keep working on spreading the knowledge.

Leaving to HIET

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:18:00 +0000

I am leaving to chennai to study in HIET(Hindustan College Of Engineering & Technology). I'll be leaving today evening and will reach there tomorow early morning.I dont know when i'll be able to access the net. I'll try to update info as soon as i find a way to get into the net. Until then its bye

Info on the college:
http://www.hindustancollege.com/hiet.html

Free HHMI bulletin

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:13:00 +0000

I also got a magazine from HHMI today. I had recieved DVDs (http://ihelpothers.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-educational-dvd-from-hhmi.html ) from HHMI before.You can order a lot of educational dvds which has videos, lectures etc from their site.
Visit http://www.hhmi.org/catalog/main?action=home to order yours.

Free football

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:07:00 +0000

Today i got a football from candyman, a chocolate company.I got after earning enough points from http://www.mycandymanclub.com/ I was thinking of ordering a bad but was not able to and i had to order the football. You too can get one. Just visit http://www.mycandymanclub.com/ and play games and if your wise enough you'll find a trick to get points without even staying in front of the pc ;)

Get free 1kg of surf excel matic

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:57:00 +0000

Surf excel started a site and they are giving away free 1kg of the new surf excel matic to the visitors of the site.Hurry up and order your pack.

This offer is for Indians only.

http://surfexcelmatic.in/surfmatic/surfmatic.aspx

Firefox 3 party pack arrived

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:53:00 +0000

I was supposed to get this pack days before but i did not because of some difficulties.But my dad contacted them and got three packs, two of which is mine and another is my friend Vishnu's.
The pack is awesome. Each pack contains about 13 Lanyard, 20 party hat, 20 pin badge, 20 Rubber Bracelet, 50 Sticker Set and a T-shirt. The second pack i got had 2 T-shirts, one for firefox party pack and another for being Mozilla Campus Rep.

THANK YOU MOZILLA FIREFOX FOR THESE WONDERFULL GOODIES.

Here are the snaps i took:

(Click to enlarge)

Thanks again firefox..you guys are the best. Will be supporting you always and waiting for the launch of firefox 4 ;)

New ubuntu just arrived

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:39:00 +0000

Today i just got my ubuntu CDs from Canonical. I had ordered it just a few weeks ago. I ordered only a few this time. Last time i was surprised when they send me a whole box of them. The postman came and said that there was a big box for me and that they couldnt carry it here.
This is the new version of ubuntu. Its 8.04LTS. U can order your free ubuntu cds from https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
If you dont know what ubuntu is just read this wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu

Here is the pic of the package. The red colour case is the mormal desktop edition and the yellow is ther server edition.

Hancock

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:19:00 +0000

Sorry there where no new updates lately. Didnt feel great for someday. Today was not different. Just another boring day. So i decided to make the night interesting and go watch 'Hancock'. And i'm sure glad i did. A nice movie and a not so bad plot. Good action sequence. There aint much but the ones which are there was awesome. It has comedy in it too which makes this movie a whole lot interesting.
Hancock is hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image(from imdb).
Will Smith plays the role of hancock. Thats one of the major reason i went to watch this film. He is the most powerfull man in hollywood. And all his movies are a hit. I had scene i am legend and thought it was great(except for the sad ending...but they did create an alternating happy ending which was good for me).
Anyways i would recommend others go and see this. Dont expect a lot but it has got some serious stuff. The only thing i hated was that the movie was short. Only about 1:45 hours. And as i said there aint lot of action sequence.But you wont regret and its worth the money spend for the ticket .

Ayways,its 12 in the night and i'm feeling sleepy now.I will try to create new posts as soon as i find new interesting stuff to write.

For more info on Hancock:
Official site : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hancock/
IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/
Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_(film)

Trailer

Get free sample of colgate maxfresh peppermint ice

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:39:00 +0000

Another free stuff. This time its from Colgate. They are giving samples of peppermint ice toothpaste to selected cities in India.

Just visit http://www.maxfreshclub.com/index.html?sec=blue&subSec=free and fill out the details. Dont forget to give your number because the courier service guys will call you.

It's not a scam as i have received it and have just send another order. If your in Calicut no need to worry. They do send samples to calicut. I have checked. Its not a big tube but its good when your travelling

Send your name to moon

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:18:00 +0000

Participants can submit their names at the LRO web site and print a certificate. The names will be placed on a microchip that will be installed on the LRO spacecraft and travel to the moon. ~~The deadline for submitting names is June 27, 2008.~~BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND "SEND YOUR NAME TO THE MOON": DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 25. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR NAMES ORBIT THE MOON ABOARD THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER!!

One million and counting!

Did you say one million? That’s how many names have been submitted to blast off on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft.

Since May 1, NASA has invited the public to join the excitement of the first mission in NASA's exploration program to return humans to the moon by 2020. LRO, which is scheduled to launch later this year, will map the lunar surface in extraordinary detail and help future human missions to the moon locate safe landing sites and vital resources on the moon.

There is still time to be part of the adventure and send your name on a mission to the moon.

Here is the certificate generated when i submitted my name. It can be downloaded and displayed. Credit: NASA

To send your name visit http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/index.php or NASA's page http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html

Get a free Garnier UltraLift Pro-X sample

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:50:00 +0000

Garnier is sending free Garnier YltraLift Pro-X sample anywhere in the world. To order your sample visit the link below:

http://www.garnierbeautybar.co.uk/_en/_gb/ultralift/pro_x/register_step1.aspx

Firefox set a new record

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:10:00 +0000

Here is the mail i got from firefox:

We did it!

We set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours. With your help we reached 8,002,530 downloads.

You are now part of a World Record and the proud owner of the best version of Firefox yet!

Don't forget to download your very own certificate for helping set a Guinness World Record.

Congrats firefox

Ringtone that your parents/teachers cant hear.

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:35:00 +0000

Teen Buzz (also known as Mosquitotone or Zumbitone) is a popular ringtone that was hijacked from a technology that was originally used to repel loitering teenagers from shops in the United Kingdom. Inventor Howard Stapleton developed the "Mosquito device" for Compound Security Systems.

This device emits a modulated 17 kHz sound that proves to be a great annoyance to teenagers or anyone younger, but leaves most over thirty years of age unaffected. This is due to presbycusis, a normal loss of acute hearing that occurs with advancing age.

TeenBuzz mosquito ringtone was developed using the same technology, but as a constant 17 kHz high frequency ringtone. It is primarily used in the classroom, allowing students to be alerted of incoming text messages on their mobile phones without the knowledge of their teachers.

The company that developed the device said that they were impressed and admits to the idea being humorous, although they considered it may be an infringement on their intellectual property rights. They developed their own ringtone which they sold as the authentic mosquito tone.

The short version, A tone outside the audible range of hearing for most people over the age of 30. This means that you can get phone calls and receive text messages in class or school without teachers hearing it.

I have tried it and my parents didnt hear a thing. I have included in the zip files ringtones of different frequencies. Try each of them .

For instance, if you can hear the 17khz and the 18khz tone, use the 18khz - less people will be able to hear it.

Download

Punk-O-Matic

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:41:00 +0000

WARNING:THIS IS A VERY ADDICTIVE GAME AND YOU MAY NOT WANT TO LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER ONCE YOU GET STARTED.PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

It will take some time to load. Please be patient

Play more free online games at FreeGameAddict.com
and add them to your profile!

I have saved one. Its not a very good song or anything like that. But its rather good. I just made this to try it out.

9---0---6--72---80---9---------------------------------------------------------------c---0---4--6--0--a---b---------------------------------------------------------------a-0--1--3--8-----9-6-9---------------------------------------------------------------

Click on load and copy the above data into the field at the bottom of the screen. And click play.

Bill Gates' last days in Microsoft

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:10:00 +0000

Did you guys know that Bill Gates was a real comedian? ya, he is great at it. If you don't believe me you have to see this retirement video. This clip shows the last day of Bill in his office. This video also shows Jay-Z, U2, Clooney, Obama and some other famous guys.

You have to see this video. This makes Bill look cooler and sexier than before ;)

Bye bye Bill Gates. We'll miss you.

Firefox made a Boo-Boo

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:56:00 +0000

When the firefox 3 was officially launched i was very happy. I tried to download as fast as possible. After download i found out something shocking. Firefox really made a mistake.

Even though they made the download page in spreadfirefox they forgot to change the file in the download link. The button showed firefox 3 and what we got was firefox version 2.0.0.14 which was about 5mb in size( v3 is about 7mb ). After downloading only i noticed. I went back refreshes a dozen times for it to load( as i said earlier, the site was slow because of the large number of visitors ) and finally noticed that they have added the correct file.

Now i have the version 3 with me. Shame on you firefox. But i wont complain. You must have forgotten it while you guys were in a hurry.

Anyways good work Mozilla Firefox team. Cheers!!!

Luckly i made screen shots of every single page of firefox. ;)

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Eventhough the file is now really 7mb and version 3, the download button shows 2.0.0.14. Strange!!!!!

It was one of my friend Vishnu who told me about the size that made me recheck it.
http://vishnus.name/blog/post/index/87/Firefox-30-launched

UPDATE: Everything is alright now. All these big record thing must have really made the guys tired :)

Firefox 3 finally out...Yeeeeeppyyyyy!!!

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:22:00 +0000

I have been trying to download firefox 3 from 11:30pm. And i just got into the site and finished downloading. The site was damn slow probably because of the large number of fans all trying to download it.
Hurry up guys. Go and download the fastest and safest browser in the world now and help set a record.

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

Remember to download files before 17:00 UTC.

We can also get our own certificate for downloading firefox 3 to help make a record.

Speed up your internet

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:15:00 +0000

I have been using OpenDNS for sometime now and i really like it. It has given me no problems till now and i recommend you do this. It works well especially with BSNL and Airtel broadbands.

One of the major problems with BSNL Dataone Broadband connection is the DNS servers they provide by default. Most of the time they are very slow and sometimes they fail to respond. I noticed that I am starting to spend a significant amount of time in DNS resolution with Dataone connection, often it is larger than the time it takes to actually get the reponse. Here is a simple solution to significantly speed up your DNS resolution.

Open up the network connection profile and edit TCP/IP settings. In the DNS server address fields, specify the following DNS server addresses: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
Disconnect the connection and then connect again. You are done.

It's faster because it stores requests in a large cache; if you ask for the same IP address that other users have requested, OpenDNS doesn't need to look elsewhere--it has it. Make a typo--say, "netfliks.com"--and you're delivered to the correct site. Not only that, a warning appears if you reach a phishing site. You can also disable adult sites to make it safer for children.

Also try downloading and using TCP Optimizer.I used it and it improved my speed a lot. It really works. Try it and you'll know the difference.

Download TCP Optimizer from SpeedGuide.net.
Test your internet speed from Speedtest.net and note down the result.(Stop all uploading and downloading before conducting the test)
Tweak using the software and if you don't know what your doing just check on optimal settings and click 'Apply'.
Restart your PC.
Test your speed again from Speedtest.net and see the difference for yourself.

If you want to speed up torrent download and port forwarding( with screenshots for BSNL DataOne Router UT300R2U) you can visit my older post
http://ihelpothers.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-download-using-bittorent.html

Why we cannot create a folder named CON

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:57:00 +0000

Have you tried creating a folder named CON?Try it. You wont be able to have a folder with such a name.

CON is described as console. It is hardware name in DOS and windows operating systems. In DOS and windows operating system some hardware specific name can not be used as file name or folder names. The CON is referred to the combination of Key board and Monitor and is called Console. We can use the CON to create the text files.

CON is not the only name, which is not supported. There some other keywords that can’t be used as file name or the folder name. They are NUL, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, COM0, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT0, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.All the above mentioned are the computer parts name. For example PRN refers as Printer, COM refers to communication ports.

Apart from these reserved keywords, some special characters are also forbidden as filer name or the folder name. / \ : * ? " < > | are not allowed as part of the file name or the folder name. Whenever we will try to include theses characters in our file name or the folder name, we will get a warning message. We must follow these rules while naming the file, otherwise we can not save the data in file.

Another cool one. TRY THIS:

create a new notepad file, empty.
just write "bush hid the facts" without quotes and save it, dont press enter.

see what happens :D

Firefox 3 launch date announced

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:08:00 +0000

The Firefox guys have the official announcement at http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/06/11/coming-tuesday-june-17th-firefox-3/ and plan to release Firefox 3 on Tuesday, June 17th.

So plan your parties and download fests accordingly! If you have not registered your party yet, you probably won't get the party packs in time for the launch day. BUT, you can still plan an event over the next few weeks... so please do celebrate with us whenever you have time!

Remember, if you want an official Firefox 3 party pack with all the goodies, you need to:
1. REGISTER your event with our Mozilla Party Tool: http://mozillaparty.com/
2. COMPLETE the Google form to verify your address: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pjHDphcJSZWaiCdm1xNHgJg

The "official" Download Day (http://spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord) will start at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 9pm MST. ( It will be about 11:30 pm IST )

They want as many people as possible to DOWNLOAD and INSTALL Firefox 3 within 24 hours to set the record... so tell all your family and friends to sign up on the site this weekend so they get a reminder!

I'm back...

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:15:00 +0000

You must have noticed that i did not update my blog for few days now. The reason..hmmm..the reason was that i totaly thrashed my pc. Well it was not actually me. Everything started when my UPS was burned. The computer guys said they needed some time to get the components fixed. I waited the first day. Then i called them and they said that it would take 4 or 5 days to get it repaired. 5 days.. that would be like the longest time i have ever stayed without using my pc. I couldnt wait that long. I had to finish assasin's creed, flash my phone to the new firmware from Amin, blog, chat etc etc.. So i started using the computer without the ups.

I was playing assasin's creed. It was like the last level or should i say memory block when the bloody f%*#ing electricity guys switched of the power supply. As i had no ups my pc too was off.

After the electricity was back i tried to switch on the pc. Now the trouble started. I could not get my pc to start. I tried reintsalling vista and also checking the ram and all to make sure noting is damaged. After many tries i managed to install vista. But it was damn slow. Slower like i have never seen. But i somehow managed to use it. But when i tried to flash my phone the next set of errors came. I couldnt do anything. I almost bricked my phone.

So i decided to switch back to xp. And i should say. XP in my pc is much faster than vista in my pc although it doesnt have that cool looks. I think i'll stay with xp for sometime. I think i fell in love all over again ;

Anyways i would be blogging after 11th of this month. I will be going to chennai to try to get a seat in Hindustan College. Please do pray for me guys

How to get your free disney wedding DVD and Brochure

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:30:00 +0000

I get some freestuff once or twice everymonth. This month the first freebies i got was disney's wedding DVD and Brochure. It aint much if your are not rich and not palnning on a marriage right now. But if your rich and want to make your marriage an unforgetable one you can order this. Its free ofcourse.

You can order your DVD and Brochure here

Video screen shots:

Just got my contest 2 win gifts

noreply@blogger.com (aswinrulez) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:53:00 +0000

I got my gift fworth Rs.700 from contest2win today via courier. I have added photos of it here.