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First time laptop user in here (Surprised?? :D) Would like to know the average life expectancy of a laptop. I posed the same question in other notebook related forum and all the so-called experts over there are of the opinion that it is max two to three years.. It is really that low? BTW...

I noticed that since the past two weeks, my Ubuntu installation isnt updating. Whenever i check for updates, it shows Your System is up-to-date in the Update Manager. Beneath that it states, The package information was updated less than one hour ago. I checked out ftp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/ubuntu/...

Decided to experiment with FC 9 this weekend and installed it on a spare pc. Everything works fine apart from the slow system update. I had left the PC on for the whole of today morning (2am to 8am) to download the updates during the BSNL free time and i find that it hasn't updated. Did some...

Vista's sidebar has got this Stocks gadget, with the help of which we can add stock symbols. Anyone got ideas of how to add BSE Sensex symbol in there? I have tried with various symbols, but none of them seem to be working. I did the same on Ubuntu by adding ^BSESN to the Invest applet. The...

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I am currently using an old SE k700i. And i am on Airtel Kerala. For the past two weeks, i see that the phone automatically connects to the GPRS network. I have enabled GSM only in my phone (Menu-->Connectivity-->Data Comm.-->Preferred Service-->GSM only), yet i find the phone automatically...

I want to enable auto login in fedora 9. But where is login screen in fedora 9? I cant seem to find it. Is there any means by which i can enable auto login in fedora 9 ?

Did you have a bad experience? Or do you think your broadband provider has provided exemplary service? Do you notice that the same ISP seems to give dramatically different levels of service in different regions, due to competition or the lack of it? If you have an opinion and you want it...

I find that its taking much time than earlier to boot into the desktop. On closer inspection, i find the following. Soon after i select the OS (ubuntu), an ubuntu loading bar shows up, when that bar is about to be filled, the interface changes to DOS mode and it shows the following message...

Lets get the facts straight. Linux noob in here. Ok, now here is my query. I schedule downloads during the free time (2am to 8am) on my windows installation. Here is how it works. By 2:10am i get connected (using rasdial). By 2:11am, utorrent starts downloading. By 7:55am the pc is shutdown...

Ok here is the situation. I have a Ubuntu 7.10 cd from shipit some months back. I find that after i install ubuntu on a pc, i have to go online and download the updates which has been released until this day. Is there any means by which i can find an updated iso of Ubuntu. By updated iso i mean...

If you have been waiting for Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, well, you can now mark your calender. We just received word that Microsoft has scheduled Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for release to manufacturer (RTM) on Monday, February 4, 2008. That's just 1 day away! The OEMs will also receive...

Tarrif for New plan 750 (256UL) No Modem rental 50 rs local calls free (pulse=180 sec) NO mobile free calls NO STD free calls for plan change send a mail to care.tamilnadu@airteltelephone.com Guys as of now the migration of plan is strictly valid till dec 21 only.. and u need send mail before...

Fedora noob in here. I had installed gnome-applet sensors and hddtemp. I have added hardware sensors monitor to the panel. Now under sensors applet preferences tab, i find only libsensors. It should display libsensors and hddtemp. How can i invoke this hddtemp?? Previously i was on Ubuntu...

I tried the steps outlined at *news.softpedia.com/news/Local-DNS-Cache-for-Faster-Browsing-43341.shtml The webpage provides us with step by step instructions on configuring dnsmasq in ubuntu. But its not working out (for me!!) The webpages dont load up. Now am back to Opendns. Help...

Came across this article in a blog... Read the experience of that man and post in your views...who is right and/or wrong?? The husband?? The wife?? Listenup, its going to take sometime, because its a long story, so delve into this story only if u got spare time. The moment I saw the telephone...

Am not able to shutdown ubuntu properly. Whenever i click the power button, nothing happens, the screen just freezes and stays like that. I tried various methods posted on ubuntu forum, but still it is not working. Another query i would like to post is that, since yesterday the network icon...

The fonts in firefox look very tiny to me and its barely readable. Anyway to increase it permanently ?? Am on FC 8. I can increase it by using ctrl +, but different pages are being rendered in different font sizes. Any help would be appreciated.

Due to space constraints, i had copy-pasted two folders from my D: partition to C: partition. The folders (which i had copied) to C: are visible in windows. When i boot into ubuntu and mount the same partition, these two folders are not to be seen. I can see the other folders, yet these two...

Came across an interesting thread, asking all the users to post their CPU temps (*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72717). Am on ubuntu these days, and as given on post #19 (*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=655231&postcount=19) i tried sensors command on the...