The place to post all useful linux scripts which make everyday tasks easier.
lemme first start by posting two scripts which myself and ray|raven made(while on the irc :D )
NOTE: Both the scripts have zenity as their dependancy for the gui
IMAGESHACK IMAGE UPLOAD
one click upload to...
A very bright guy named Ryan (aka TheAlmightyCthulhu over at the Ubuntu Forums) has disassembled the BIOS on his Foxconn motherboard and found a very peculiar behaviour. Long story short, he found several tables written for almost all Microsoft OS’es and only one badly written table for Linux...
hi
jus finished my +2 and wrote a bulk of competitive exams.awaiting results.
and as for my interests i have this great passion for computers.
i learnt python and javascript on my own while in +2.i spend most of my day before my pc.
and i love physics.(more than math)
so guys please help...
just to inform you guys that open dns is having problems to open www.google.com since yesterday.but gmail and other google services work fine.
open dns guys are working on it currently and so you may want to change your dns temporarily.
discussion going on here...
The latest private beta of Apple's upcoming iPhone Software v2.0 includes a handwriting recognition interface for the Chinese language, according to a new report.
AppleInsider reader Kenneth notes that build 5A258f of the impending software update adds several new Chinese input methods under...
Windows XP SP3 is finally here for those that use Windows Update, and here is a direct link to the stand-alone version of SP3 for x86 XP systems (32 bit). Thanks Bink! Neowin reader WindowsNT says: "There won't be a 64bit version until Windows Server 2003 hits SP3 since they share the same code...
Internal Microsoft videos just aren’t what they used to be with Utopian technologies and eye-candy special effects. This internal promotional video for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was apparently ‘leaked‘ by an unflattered employee who bluntly called it “stupid”. For those who doubt it’s...
With Service Pack 3 for Windows XP just over the horizon, we've managed to get our hands on the internal schedule for the release of the highly anticipated update to the aging operating system. As you can see in the list below, most of the stages will occur before the end of the month, though...
With the newest version of Screenlets, 0.1, you can now run not only Python Screenlets but also Google Gadgets, other web widgets, and web applications.
Start the Screenlets Manager (Applications->Accessories->Screenlets). If you get an error about Gtkmozembed, you need to fix this first by...
I use intel driver on a 945 motherboard(gma 950) with 1gig ram and a core2duo
compiz animations are not smooth.what can i do for smoother animations.
xorg.conf
ne suggestions???
btw direct rendering enabled.
Paul Thurrott has posted a screenshot gallery of Windows 7, you know -the one that was handed to developers back in December 2007; well for those who have been living under a rock and haven't seen them yet, follow the link below.
"... A few weeks back, the first external build of Windows 7...
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will keep selling a version of Windows XP for use on a new breed of low-cost computers for at least two years longer than the older operating system will be available on mainstream PCs.
The software maker said Windows XP Home will be available through June...
Nautilus scripts can be very useful at times as they help in saving a lot of time by allowing us to do various actions at a single click.
The location of script folder is
~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
all the scripts mentioned below have to be extracted in the above folder.
1) AUDIO CONVERT
This...
Phun is a physics sandbox toy and educational tool. Using its simple tools and powerful physics engine, you can build complex machines or just have fun!
This video should give you an idea of what you can create in Phun
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5g9VS0ENM
Phun is not open source, but can...
i successfully installed arch linux but am unable to configure the network.
my realtek ethernet controller uses r8169 module.module loads but card is not detected.
under ubuntu,
dmesg | grep r8169
gives[ 24.262045] r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.2LK loaded
[ 32.373381] r8169: eth0: link...
The completely new theme for Ubuntu 8.04 has been deferred to the following release. The original plan was to have a fresh theme for every long-term-support release, starting with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. Now it has been decided to put off the redesign until Ubuntu 8.10.
Here is the source, a...
dataone dns is having lot of problems and to shift to open dns when i type the dnsaddresses in system->administration->network , the settings are changed when connection is redialled.
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