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How to Login to Ubuntu as Root User?
2008-04-16 14:03:00
At times where Linux provides a secure and healthy environment for users, it makes other things even more complicated and intricate. Despite being such a user-friendly operating system, it is not that easy to login to Ubuntu as a root user. Root user has all the administrator privileges so whenever you need to edit system files or configuration from within Gnome, you will feel the need to login to Ubuntu as a root user. But the question is here is “How to login to Ubuntu as a root user?” Just follow the steps below: Open the terminal and type: sudo passwd root When you see the prompt that says “Enter new UNIX password”, enter the password you want for the root user and confirm it. Type: sudo gedit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf Locate the line that says “AllowRoot=false”. Change it to “AllowRoot=true”. Save the file Exit gedit, logout and then reboot. I used the same method when I wanted to login as root user to edit configuration files of my...
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Orkut for Mobile and Low-Band Connections
2008-04-15 23:12:00
Orkut has been around for nearly 3-4 years now (correct me if I am wrong?) and still Google is not ready to strip the Beta tag. It is a good social network with good and light social features for social networking users but fails to conquer services like MySpace and Facebook. Recently Orkut launched a low-bandwidth version in hopes of gaining popularity among the dial-up masses of Pakistan, India and other such countries but I personally do not see any good use of it. However the users who can’t leave their beloved 28.8k modems (which I hardly think even exist anymore) can try the low-bandwidth Orkut version which strips off all images and makes browsing fast. To use the low-band version change your profile settings: http://www.orkut.com/GeneralSettings.aspx There is also a mobile version of Orkut (m.orkut.com) which has secretly came to the surface and will make your social networking experience more fun while you are on your mobile or phone. It works best with high-resoluti...
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Fring Launches VoIP and IM app for iPhone
2008-04-15 22:40:00
Fring, which is a famous Mobile VoIP and IM service has just launched an iPhone app for users to make free calls. Fring lets you interact with your friends by allowing you to access social IM applications on the go and also allows you to make free calls to other Fring users. The reason why the Fring iPhone app is being appreciated so much is because of the fact that it is the first ever mobile VoIP app publicly available for the iPhone. Though some other VoIP applications for the iPhone have released already but what makes Fring for iPhone unique is its great iPhone-compatible interface and user-friendly features. Fring for iPhone not only lets you make free calls but also allows you to get connected to your favorite IM service e.g. MSN, Yahoo IM or Google Talk. The only downside of this app is that unlike most other iPhone apps, it does not work with the iPod Touch but a special version for iPod Touch may soon be out. To try Fring for iPhone, Jailbreak your iPhone and open Install...
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Alert Thingy: Adobe AIR app for FriendFeed
2008-04-15 20:41:00
Sometimes it amazes me how I miss reviewing some of the best web 2.0 tools and services. FriendFeed is one such web 2.0 service that launched this year and has created a lot of buzz around the web 2.0 world. The service basically lets you keep a track of your friends’ activity around various social networks like YouTube, Flickr, Twitter etc. Here what we have is probably the first ever web app created for FriendFeed. Alert Thingy is a web app for FriendFeed, built on the Adobe AIR platform, which brings all of your friends’ activity to your desktop. Just like FriendFeed itself, Alert Thingy will give you alerts and notifications about what your friends are doing around different social networks. Webware thinks that application might not be that much powerful like the online service itself but can serve as a better desktop tool for users who want to track their friends’ activity around Twitter only. The application good chances of making it to the 10 most useful Ad...

Download YouTube Videos as MP4 for Mobile and iPhone
2008-04-15 19:54:00
I have always wanted Google to allow users to download YouTube videos on their phones, mobile etc but perhaps due to some unexplained issues Google did not allow it until now. Other ways like downloading the FLV file and then converting it to a mobile compatible format is just too complicated and does not always prove to be successful. The good news is that now you are able to download YouTube videos as MP4 files which work smoothly on any mobile device or even on your iPhone. The trick was discovered by GoogleOS and follows the recent code change at YouTube which allows users to watch High quality YouTube videos. To download YouTube Videos as MP4, add a bookmarklet of the link below by clicking on it and then dragging it to your bookmarks toolbar (in Firefox) YouTuve MP4 Videos Now whenever you want to download a YouTube Video as MP4, simply go to the video page and click the bookmarklet in your bookmarks toolbar. You will see a link popup in the right information box saying &ldquo...
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Twitlinks: Latest Tech news from Twitter
2008-04-14 22:47:00
You know Twitter is great for sharing articles and links with your friends and followers. Thats exactly what top tech twitter users do, they read and discover some articles from web and then share the best of them on Twitter through their tweets. Now we have a service that will do the same but in a much more organized manner. Twitlinks is a Twitter related service that claims to bring you the latest links from the worlds top tech twitter users. The service is created by @garazy and by the looks of it seems very useful and informative. The service works in two easy steps: Tech people talk about cool stuff Twitlinks makes it look nice and publishes those links This way you can always read new interesting articles related to tech first hand instead of relying on other services like Digg etc. Plus there is no fear of missing any important tweet from a famous tech twitter user as Twitlinks is there to archive all of the links. Twitlinks is following some of the top people on Twitter w...
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Top 10 Features to Expect in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
2008-04-14 21:42:00
The countdown for Ubuntu 8.04 finally begins today as now there are only 9 days to go for the official launch of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. But before Ubuntu lovers get their hands on Hardy, their biggest anticipation is about the new features and applications coming in Ubuntu 8.04. Compiled below is a list of the top 10 new features to expect in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron . Some of these features have already been introduced in Hardy beta while some are still to be introduced in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron stable. 1. Boot change – In the early version of Ubuntu, in the boot menu screen we have only one option to chose if we want give it a try or install it. It was called “Start or install Ubuntu”. Now when Live CD is booted automatically offers to chose your language, and you have two new options “Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer” and Install Ubuntu. 2. Xorg 7.3 – The new Xorg 7.3 is coming with Hardy Heron. This ability brings a new Screen Resolutio...
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5 Interesting Things To Do with Google Notebook
2008-04-14 14:03:00
Google Notebook is a quick-note taking service by Google which was launched back in 2006 but still very few people seem to know about it. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if its is the first time ever you use this service after reading this post. I am going to share 5 ways of making good use of Google Notebook that can help you with your daily life productivity. 1. Manage To-Do Lists If you think that RememberTheMilk is a little too advance for you to handle and manage your daily To-Do lists then Google Notebook may serve as the best alternative in this case. You can create, edit and manage your daily To-Do and tasks list on Google Notebook just like you would do on your diary. 2. Make List of Upcoming Blog Posts This is what I personally use Google Notebook the most for i.e. managing blog posts. I make lists of posts with their titles, short description and links. The list always refreshes my mind of the new posts that I have to write. This way I never forget posting about ne...
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Wikirage: Find Hot Topics on Wikipedia
2008-04-14 09:57:00
I always thought about how wonderful Wikipedia is. Where else can you find faceless, nameless humans sharing their knowledge for someone they don’t know in some distant land. Internet makes ideas that seems weird bring to reality. Now coming back from philosophy to reality: Wikipedia is cool and none of us can think without living it anymore. There are many tools out there that will help you keep updated with latest happening around the world and today I want to share you with Wikirage which is one such similar tool. I assume that name didn’t get a clue of what it is. So here we go: Wikirage is a service that will tell you about the latest updated pages from Wikipedia. It lists the pages in Wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, the latest fads, and the hottest video games can be quickly identified by monitoring this social phenomenon. You can sort the pages by many criteria inclu...
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Dedicated! Here We Come
2008-04-12 22:52:00
In the past couple of weeks, BlueHost has given Sizlopedia the worst time of its entire life. With almost over 4-5 hours of downtime every day, it had become impossible for Sizlopedia to survive on BlueHost shared box. Last month we had a serious debate on whether BlueHost is Going Down on Quality? and surprisingly most ...
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Post to a Blog using Google Docs
2008-04-12 17:45:00
While most of you would have been using Google Docs for quite a long time now, perhaps many of you would still be unaware that Google Docs lets you post to a blog just like Microsoft Word 2007. There are many benefits of using a blog publishing tool which I will mention in the end ...
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Nokia Tube: iPhone Killer Phone by Nokia
2008-04-11 17:38:00
Symbian Freak recently published some exclusive pictures of one of the most-anticipated Nokia phone codenamed the Nokia Tube . Nokia Tube is getting famous all over the Internet with the pseudo name “iPhone Killer ” as it boasts a big touch-screen display screen and a UI that is much similar to Apple’s wonder phone. The phone will be ...
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Downlaod Spyware Doctor 5.5 for Free
2008-04-10 19:17:00
Spyware Doctor is one of the best security products of PC Tools that has been striving hard to keep the PCs of users safe from Spyware and Adware. Spyware Doctor also received the PC World?s Best Buy award in October 2007 and several Editors? Choice awards from PC Magazine. Spyware Doctor is basically a commercial software ...
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Download Spyware Doctor 5.5 for Free
2008-04-10 19:17:00
Spyware Doctor is one of the best security products of PC Tools that has been striving hard to keep the PCs of users safe from Spyware and Adware. Spyware Doctor also received the PC World?s Best Buy award in October 2007 and several Editors? Choice awards from PC Magazine. Spyware Doctor is basically a commercial software ...
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Twubble: Find Interesting People on Twitter
2008-04-09 23:12:00
The Twitter -tool database just keeps getting better and better everyday. Daily we get to see some new Twitter related web services and its hard to pick out a unique one. Twubble is one such web service for Twitter users created and hosted by @crazybob that helps them find interesting people. Twubble searches your friend graph and ...
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Save Google Presentations as (.PPT) Powerpoint Files
2008-04-09 22:54:00
The issue that concerns users the most when adopting trends of cloud computing is the compatibility of web applications with desktop softwares. Google Docs today added a new feature to Google Presentations that will allow users to save Google Presentations as (.PPT) Powerpoint Files thus adding backward compatibility. To save a Google Presentation as a (.PPT) ...

Adobe Media Player is Here for Download
2008-04-09 17:08:00
Adobe just launched the Adobe Media player which enables users to play back video in the Flash format. Adobe Systems is announcing, April 9, the immediate availability of its Adobe Media Player 1.0 software, a customizable, cross-platform media player that is an Adobe Integrated Runtime application. With Adobe Media Player, Adobe plans to bring viewers and ...
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Google Launches App Engine for Developers
2008-04-08 17:41:00
Today, Google launched the preview release of the new Google App Engine which is a way for developers to run their web applications on Google’s infrastructure. Google has always provided useful tools for developers and with this new engine Google plans to make it easy for programmers to develop and run web applications. Google App Engine ...
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TweetStats: Tool to Graph Twitter Stats
2008-04-08 02:28:00
Here comes TweetStats , another Twitter tool that is going to give you detailed statistics about your tweets and will provide you with a graphical analysis of what platforms you have been using to post updates at Twitter and who have you been replying to the most. Above is a graph of the platforms I have been ...
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Install Software By Clicking a Link in Ubuntu
2008-04-07 16:16:00
Installing a new program in Linux is no piece of cake. Either you have to use Add/Remove Applications or you might have to do it the hard way using the Terminal. This is where Windows take the precedence as it allows one-click installation of programs and softwares. The good news is that it can also be ...
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How to Play Video Files from Incomplete RAR archives
2008-04-07 15:36:00
If you have downloaded videos that are in separate compressed parts like RAR, you know you would have to wait till all the parts get downloaded. The good news is there is a cool program that can relieve you from your boredom during the download completes. Ladies and gentleman, this is: Dziobas RAR Movie Play er. This ...
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5 Steps To Make Your Posts More Professional
2008-04-06 21:34:00
Ever wondered or raised your eyebrow when reading posts on established blogs, thinking how professional they are? You always wanted to have posts as professional as them in your blog too, don?t you? If yes, continue reading, as I?m telling you the method which you can follow to make your blog posts more professional and ...
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How to Backup Windows Drivers
2008-04-06 20:58:00
Usually users load and install hardware drivers through the CD provided by the vendors but what if one loses the CD? Though hardware drivers are available on the Internet but they are always hard to find and in most cases are not compatible with your operating system. The best way to not lose your hardware drivers ...
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How to Install Adobe AIR on Ubuntu
2008-04-06 18:46:00
Adobe Technologies released the Linux version of Adobe AIR some weeks ago which brings web applications and widgets to your desktop. Installing new applications on a Linux distribution is always a mystery for newbies so here is a guide that teaches you how to install Adobe AIR on Ubuntu . Open the Terminal Download the file from here ...
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Top 10 iPhone Clones
2008-04-06 17:04:00
Now that the Apple iPhone is an industry standard, lots of mobile phone companies are trying to mimic its look and features to increase the market value of their product. The very sad observation is that any phone with a big touchscreen multi-touch display is now termed as an “iPhone Clone” no matter how innovative ...
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Google Talk Labs Edition
2008-04-06 08:05:00
Google Talk Labs Edition is one of the new Google Talk flavors introduced by Google recently. It is a stand-alone application just like Google Talk Desktop and brings some of the features of Google Talk Gadget (emoticons, group chat etc) to the desktop along with fancy desktop alerts and notifications from Google online services. Google Talk ...
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Learning English Online from Free Open Coursewares
2008-04-06 06:25:00
If you are online for educational sources, you know there are lots of sites that will help you improve your subject. Today, I want to focus on Writing courses from world’s famous universities. There are a lot of writing courses available but the engineering courses from giants like MIT overshadow them. Here are ...
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Fluency Admin Theme for Wordpress 2.5
2008-04-05 22:24:00
I just upgraded this blog to Wordpress 2.5 today and I can’t express the extent to which I was disappointed. The new admin theme is a total turn-off and the overall usability experience of Wordpress has taken a step backward instead of heading up in a new direction. I was so much frustrated with the new ...
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Create Shortcut on Desktop for Device Manager
2008-04-05 21:46:00
Do you make changes to your hardware configuration regularly? or do you tweak your settings, install beta drivers that crash your machine. Then you are entitled to be a hardware geek. So, hardware geeks, here is a small tip from me for making your life a bit more simpler. We know that for ...
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Microsoft Surface Coming Soon to AT&T
2008-04-02 20:07:00
Almost exactly an year ago Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Surface which is a big-ass gadget that intends to bring the concept of surface computing to the masses. This new technology was highly praised by users all around the world as it was innovative but was soon buried for not being cost-effective and was indeed too big ...
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