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Gizmo is now under Google

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:48:27 PST

This is some really good news for all existing gizmo users . Ever since google voice tied up with gizmo for their SIP support , there was always this feeling that google would acquire gizmo anytime ....

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How To Fix : CheckGmail Unable To Login

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:58:59 PST

This small tutorial would help you fix the issue where checkgmail( which is an application which shows you all your latest gmail mails on your desktop) fails to login . The app repeatedly asks you...

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How To Remote Access Or Remote Control A Scanner From LAN or INTERNET

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:05:07 PST

This is a very common situation for most of us . Accessing your printer over a network is pretty simple to setup but remote accessing your scanner over the network can be difficult. This tutorial...

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Ubuntu 9.10 IS HERE!!!

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:03:23 PST

Its been more than a week since ubuntu released its latest OS called Ubuntu Karmic Koala. I just installed it recently on a spare machine as i dont usually start using a new OS on my main machine...

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BOOKMYSHOW - Book Movie Tickets To Any Theatre In India

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:30:35 PDT

Bookmyshow.com is a really cool online website which helps you book online movie tickets for any movie to any theatre you wish all under one roof . Now there are lots of advantages to having this...

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Gmail Down Again!! How To Get Alerted Via Email During Such Issues

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:16:48 PDT

Gmail Has been pretty unstable this month , I guess its been 2 outages already and that too major ones where Quite a few users especially users from India had difficulty in accessing their email for...

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IPKall - A Sort Of Alternative To Google Voice

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:32:41 PDT

I previously wrote on how you could you google voice to get a FREE USA number and get free unlimited incoming calls . But with google voice being in so much demand , it is pretty difficult for new...

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Latest Pidgin version 2.6.1 Now Support Video and Voice Chat For Google Talk Users

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:03:51 PDT

One of the most awaited feature in pidgin has finally arrived . The latest Pidgin now supports video and voice chat for google chat users only . Basically it supports video and voice chat for XMPP...

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How To Use SSH to Browse Safely Through A Secure Tunnel

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:41:19 PDT

I've already written a beginner's guide on SSH OVER HERE.Now this tutorial goes a step further showing you one of the best applications of ssh. There are lots of tutorials of using your SSH server as...

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How To Recover Grub and Ubuntu After Installing Windows

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:12:34 PDT

Here is a small tutorial on how to recover grub and ubuntu after installing windows . Usually its always recommended to install ubuntu after installing windows , but just incase you've done it the...

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Recover Your Google Account Password Via Text Message

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:22:18 PDT

This feature has been on for quite a while and i recommend everybody who uses gmail to use this feature . Google has this cool feature where in if you dont remember your gmail id's password or your...

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How To Use Your Digital Camera As Your Webcam for Skype,Yahoo,Google Talk etc

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:26:21 PDT

Here is a small guide on how you can use your digital camera as a webcam for various purposes like in skype,yahoo ,google talk etc . Almost all digital cameras come with a cd where you have softwares...

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How To Setup Firestarter In Ubuntu - A Beginner's Guide

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:35:03 PDT

Firestarter is a GUI for the iptables of ubuntu , it makes setting up of your firewall much easier and faster . Firestarter is a pretty old software but some of its features are really impressive...

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Maintain and clean your windows machine

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:45:32 PDT

One thing which is most common among all windows machines is that they tend to slow down after a couple of months . There are many reasons for this including us installing a lot of junk software and...

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Yahoo In Pidgin Not Updating Buddy's Online status

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:50:19 PDT

I've been facing a small issue in pidgin where all my yahoo buddies seem to be online even when they arent . THis has been happening since a few weeks and it was really frustruating as certain...

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Pidgin To Be Discontinued In Future Ubuntu Releases

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:09:59 PDT

Really sad news for pidgin fans , the popular chat client pidgin which supports multiple protocols will not be present in the next ubuntu release which is ubuntu 9.10 : Empathy would be the...

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Tata Indicom Customer Care Misusing Your Confidential Information

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:04:18 PDT

This came as a shocker to me when i was browsing through the IndiaBroadband Forums . The Admin of that forum recorded a voice call which contains a conversation between the tata indicom customer care...

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Configure BSNL AIRTEL MTNL In Ubuntu - A Beginner's Guide

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:31:23 PDT

This tutorial should help you configure your BSNL,MTNL,AIRTEL Broadband Connection in Ubuntu . This tutorial is mainly for beginners who have no idea on how to get started with their internet...

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Google Voice And Gizmo Voice - Get FREE USA Landline Number

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:12:36 PDT

Google Voice is a very new service launched by Google which is currently invite only . The basic idea of google voice is that you will be given a USA number which you could connect to say all other...

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How To Backup Data In your Ubuntu Machine - Sbackup

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:07:11 PDT

Sbackup is a very useful backup tool for ubuntu . There are a LOT of applications which provide backup in ubuntu , not all of them are great , not all of them have features like backing up on a...

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A Beginner's Guide To SSH

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:07:00 PDT

This is a small guide just for beginners to get started with SSH.SSH has a LOT of applications as it is a protocol by itself. The main highlight of SSH is that its very secure , you could use SSH...

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Gmail Drive - Use Gmail As An Online Storage Drive

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:18:21 PDT

Gmail Drive is a very neat application which helps you utilize the inbox size of your gmail account as an online storage drive . This can be pretty helpful incase you wish to instantly upload some...

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How To Configure Your AIRTEL MTNL BSNL Internet Connection In Ubuntu

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:58:06 PDT

This tutorial would help you configure your AIRTEL MTNL BSNL internet connection in ubuntu . If you didn't use any dialer to connect to the internet in windows and your internet worked by just...

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How To Setup A Dial Up Internet Connection In Ubuntu 8.04 and Above

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:35:31 PDT

This tutorial should help you configure a dial up internet connection in the newer ubuntu versions which has the new network manager . If you have noticed the new network manager does not have the...

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OperaUnite - Install Various Web Services In Opera

noreply@blogger.com (prashanth babu) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:55:56 PDT

Opera Unite is a unique feature in Opera's Web browser which i feel no other web browser has. OperaUnite has a lot of features including file sharing,web server,photo sharing , the lounge etc . These...

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