Twitter Updates for 2010-03-15

• Aircel Peek – a device to read "only E-mails" (not even phone calls) @ 3K & monthly charges of Rs. 300. Interesting but #fail #
• @vinodunny Does 'Fit to Drawing' in Visio 2010 work? http://twitter.com/shekharg/statuses/10229414228 in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny r u using Visio 2010 Beta? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny Fit to Drawing is moving elements to the bottom of the Page but not resizing the page itself. Give a BG to the page & then see in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny will try. Rt now in Linux. Will check. Even if doesnt work, won't make sound about it. After all it is named Beta & not Vista in reply to vinodunny #
• Slept at 4, wokeup at 6:30 by client call. Ever since tried to catch up with sleep. But clients who havnt called 4 weeks hav been calling #
• On the road now. A sleepy day ahead zzzz #
• RT @sharat_j Poor Bill Gates: Mexican Telecom Tycoon Grabs Richest Man Title http://short.to/1k71v #
• You often seem so capable that it can be hard to get help when… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• Ref http://short.to/1lz2i And my day ends with fever & bad throat ( #
• @fghomeopathy thanks in reply to fghomeopathy #
• @PrernaMalhotra thanks in reply to PrernaMalhotra #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-11

• @sharat_j Ki-Sure in reply to sharat_j #
• @NeerajTripathi sure. thanks in reply to NeerajTripathi #
• #Twidroid 3.0.3 out with new, spaced out, icons for easier touch by thumbs. Twidroid is a Twitter client for #Android phones #
• Access Google Wave in Thunderbird 3 http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/access-google-wave-in-thunderbird-3.html Haven't tried it myself, yet. #
• CTRL+Z (Undo) and CTRL+SHIFT+Z (Redo) works with Google Wave. Should be one of the recent additions. I recall, it wasn't there before. #
• @aseemsood the Thunderbird 3 u installed was the final release in reply to aseemsood #
• @aseemsood its a question in reply to aseemsood #
• @neetaunny Easiest way I can thank u, ur brain & ur muscles, 4 the new office is by becoming ur farmville neighbour.pls send across invite #
• @RahulSah go mobile. Buy an Android in reply to RahulSah #
• Web Socket API in latest build of Google Chrome. http://tinyurl.com/yfbe2rs Think about it as Push Email like tech to Web apps #
• RT: @TweetDeck: Discover The Dynamic New TweetDeck Directory http://post.ly/El1g #
• You aren't much more subdued than you were yesterday, yet you … More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @bineshkutty sure will set it up when we meet in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny look who is talking – someone who was almost about t o boot off a live CD for missing drivers in Win7 in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty Drivers are available frm a Fedora 12 repo. I know u r missing "search drivers on the internet" followed by "no driver found" #
• @vinodunny Why Windows 7 is a DISCO for @bineshkutty ? Coz his previous OS was ….. (hint: Microsoft Vista) in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny you were going to send me some link to open a doc in Office 2010 web on one of Linux's web browser #
• @vinodunny Reg. "Microsoft Cleans Open Source From #Windows7 Tool" FUD. Then why release it under GPL? Can't clean ur own mess, properly? in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty i know. The context is to try out Office 2010 Web in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny fair enough. but your retweet claims to be saying that they cleaned up the GPL code which is outright incorrect. in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny how do I access Office 2010 web? Is there a URL like docs.live.com ? in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty that's because unlike Google, Microsoft is into producing great products and not great buzz @ happy @vinodunny in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny I already have access to some docs shared by you. Clicking on ur email link, finally, prompts me to just download the doc in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny not able to spot the edit/view link – using Firefox in Linux. Screenshot ? in reply to vinodunny #
• You aren't much more subdued than you were yesterday, yet you … More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @bineshkutty invite? Come on its not fucking Google Wave. Goto home.live.com, login, click on More>Skydrive in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny no luck so far. uploaded a doc and can only download it. Please confirm what I want to hear in reply to vinodunny #
• @shekharg: @bineshkutty I'm interested in Office 2010 Web without installing it. You may like to download it from http://short.to/xhf6 #
• RT @cyanogen New style retweet is apparently #fail #
• @bineshkutty try signing in at Office Live http://bit.ly/Yxbcc in reply to bineshkutty #
• Office Live does not like my OS (Fedora 12 Linux) http://tweetphoto.com/6224759 New Buzzword: COCC- Client based Open Cloud Computing #
• @bineshkutty no working? as in? did u login? after that ? in reply to bineshkutty #
• @juhib just got ur workspace invite. r u able to view/edit the files in the web browser? in reply to juhib #
• @bineshkutty oh man when will Microsoft give up the ActiveX route for web based apps? in reply to bineshkutty #
• @bineshkutty pls update ur antivirus for protection any possible exploits in the installed addin in reply to bineshkutty #
• Lol, so much for trust within Microsoft departments RT @bineshkutty: @shekharg You'll love this http://tweetphoto.com/6225846 #
• @juhib for edit or any such access I should first be able to access it – the so called Web based Office Live in reply to juhib #
• This what I wanted to hear frm @vinodunny: Office Web redefined the "W" in the "Web" #
• RT @juhib: used smart art on ppt at office live but when i reopened it in the browser the smart art was no longer there #
• @bineshkutty @juhib thanks 4 beta testing. You will all receive 30 days eval copy of Windows to try out Office Live – The Web based Office #
• @bineshkutty try out a smartart, as said by @juhib. Do you also face this issue http://bit.ly/8u3cah in reply to bineshkutty #
• Office Live RT @bineshkutty: @shekharg Gee, thanks. I guess I'll stick to #Google Docs for now. It even let's me wrk on files OFFLINE #
• Based on Offlice Live exp. : Microsoft should stick to desktop and provide Browser Ballot to use Google Web apps! #
• If u r upto it, try installing Office 2010 beta and using web collab from within it. That shud work #
• @vinodunny Unny Bhaiya kuch to bolo. Office Web kee to GPL ho gayee #
• @vinodunny I'm saying nothing. End user exp. All this while, I was just trying to access Office Web, to get one, just one glimpse of it in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny also remember Google Wave is in its preview. Lots of new features will be added to the final release in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny on a serious note, is Office 2010 Web suppose to work on Linux? #
• @vinodunny @neetaunny oops didn't get any email. Do I need to login into facebook to see the invite? I accepted her facebook invite in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny and why the F do we need to install an addin to access a web based Office Live app http://short.to/109r2 ? #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-23

• @kbhargava indeed a #fail . #Tweety extension for #GoogleWave does not refresh tweets. #Google in reply to kbhargava #
• my colorful way of doing a DIV based layout http://twitpic.com/ilxec Float left, float right, float here, float there #css #html #
• RT @google: We don't use 'keywords' metatag in web search ranking – see @mattcutts post and vid here: http://bit.ly/3mDd4n #
• Open Source #viruses and #trojans http://bit.ly/U57hq #
• RT @aseemsood first result on Bing is Alta Vista. RT: @GautamGhosh: first result if you search for "search" on Google is Bing! LOL! #
• #Linux on Desktops http://bit.ly/KF5pt #
• RT @google Push Gmail comes to Google Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile http://bit.ly/1137UB #

Twitter Updates for 2009-08-12

• @aseemsood #Scratch is said to be suitable for 8 and 8+ yrs old kids. 5<8<10 #
• Time for #Rocky 3 #movie ! #
• @vinodunny "Recognized the old printer": #Win7 learnt from #Linux. "Downloading drivers": Win7 still needs to learn from Linux. in reply to vinodunny #
• Beware: Articles on #Win7 running on old hardware, compare it with WinXP and Vista. This does not mean Win7 runs better than #Linux on old #
• Finally! Got #Dropbox working on #Fedora 11 #Linux. Was bugged by the "BadIDChoice" issue. @dropbox #
• @vinodunny my tweet was against it. Besides the title, entire article compares #Win7 against #Vista (referred to as bloated),XP & not #Linux in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny reg. "don't have to compile sources": U r talking about yesteryears. Following you, shud I start comparing Linux against MSDOS? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny reg #GPL How much does EULA matter, personally? check a box and click on next. in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny hehehe. Compiling etc. are not required anymore for most hw devices and with distos like #Ubuntu. Dual boot & check 4 urself in reply to vinodunny #
• Upgraded my blog http://www.shekhargovindarajan.com to #Wordpress 2.8.4 – a security update #
• RT @bookmyshow Multiplexes shut for the next 3 days in Bombay. Nothing concrete as of yet, but that's the latest news. #
• @mandarvaze This time I was at a clients office when I spotted the upgrade. Used my laptop in reply to mandarvaze #
• @aseemsood #Dropbox installed like a charm on Fedora 9 & 10. With 11, I had this issue http://bit.ly/QzmrT Finally was able to solve it. in reply to aseemsood #
• @bineshkutty BBBB? in reply to bineshkutty #
• #Bhuvan, a #Google #Earth from #ISRO. Register here http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/ to download. Requires Windows and IE #
• @bineshkutty http://tinyurl.com/p48gcs and http://tinyurl.com/peskv7 #SwineFlu #H1N1 in reply to bineshkutty #
• lol RT @VineetBhatnagar: RT @brijesht: http://twitpic.com/dluvt – Superb job opening in #gurgaon (via @kapilthegr8) #
• @safeTraveler #SugarSync does work on #Linux while #Dropbox does. I'm using #Fedora 11 Linux on my laptop in reply to safeTraveler #
• @aseemsood #Dropbox business model: its free upto 2GB #
• @vinodunny what if the newspaper burns ? in reply to vinodunny #
• RT @pankaj_shukla The Power of Open Source – http://twurl.nl/zhthsi #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-01

• Speed up your website with prescriptions from #Google http://code.google.com/speed/ A must read – refer to the Learn section #
• #Firefox 3.5 final release is out! Checking whether its has made its way into the #Fedora 11 repositories #
• @rahulsah have been using #Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 on #Fedora 11 without crash. Though I miss #Google #Gears on it in reply to rahulsah #
• RT: @rahulsah: @shekharg Hiee.. I tried #Firefox 3.5 on Vista.. and just while I was browsing, it crashed for no good reason #
• #Firefox 3.5 RPMs for Fedora 11 http://tinyurl.com/nn3brn For the despos. Not tried and tested. Will stick to the official repo #
• @Firefox_Queries reg. #YouTube not working with #Firefox on #Fedora 11. In Beta 4, it works for me. Yet to upgrade to the final release in reply to Firefox_Queries #
• @vinodunny 1. MS has LESS security vuln in last 2 years than Linux 2. #Linux doesn't have signi. install base for virus writers to bother #
• workout status: while(isPaining) workout=null; #
• #Firefox 3.5 on #Fedora 11. I'm desperate now. Going forward with the Koji http://koji.fedoraproject.org/ non official repository #
• Upgraded to #Firefox 3.5 Final on #Fedora 11. #Google #Gears http://gears.google.com/ does not work, even with the final release #
• @hoshieg page views = ad revenue ? #
• @juhib #economist maybe you are right about job cuts http://tinyurl.com/nsdz53. Also read the last para of article u posted #
• @juhib @hoshieg so whats the conclusion about #Economist? Is it coz of the top or the bottom line ? in reply to juhib #
• The #Firefox 3.5 install on #Fedora 11 as per http://bit.ly/18bpwJ shows an ugly "Mozilla Firefox (Build 20090630125725)" in the title bar #
• @hoshieg havnt got it yet in reply to hoshieg #
• @juhib @hoshieg #Economist http://bit.ly/J5E5W #
• @hoshieg #economist all the articles r hinting at cost cutting as the reason for profit. What r ur sources? #
• @hoshieg np. I'm just curious and would like to learn whether on or off the Twitter in reply to hoshieg #
• @vinodunny I always agree with you But its your point (1) that is in disagreement with the point (2), made by you in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny lol (#$%$#$) in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny "cos only Windows has a large enufbase to be worthy of attacking. If/when linux comes to the real world, we'll see…" Seeing ? #
• @achitnis It was cool reorg. of words. @vinodunny played it nicely. Educated, intelligent, witty, friend, husband, father but a victim in reply to achitnis #
• @ashsingla @aseemsood #Economist 26% profit http://tinyurl.com/lllhes What led to it? cost cutting? true? in reply to ashsingla #
• @vinodunny victim of the multicolored (red, green, blue, yellow) dark side in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny ref. seeing vulnerabilities not attacks: you win. OSS has one of them, MS has both. "Yeh aapka jyadha hai" in reply to vinodunny #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-12

• @pankaj_shukla http://bit.ly/zMbSz in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• @pankaj_shukla #firefox #chrome http://bit.ly/zMbSz in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• @tavishib I have started following you, Tosh. Keep tweeting. Atleast 10 tweets in a day in reply to tavishib #
• @tavishib I got stuck in the lift twice in my life in reply to tavishib #
• Much needed, not Office, software from #Microsoft. It may be.free: #Morro #Antivirus http://tinyurl.com/nok89e Bid farewell to free AVG? #
• #ICC World #2020 Cricket @ #Cinema halls http://bit.ly/48pKZn
  @bookmyshow #
• @bineshkutty did you go for a walk ? in reply to bineshkutty #
• @aseemsood no details on #Morro yet. http://bit.ly/bnSp7 in reply to aseemsood #
• @vinodunny screenshot ? Both in IE and Firefox in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny it gives u a blank page on Firefox ? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny will check. Thanks for trying #OpenSource software before those from #MS, shows ur outright trust. #fail #Microsoft in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny happened to install a non default browser? happened to click on non default browser? happen to use it for a payment gateway? in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty #XMen release got delayed. Now its releasing on 19th June. No idea about #terminator salvation in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny you said u r using Firefox 3.1 which you downloaded yesterday ? Can you check the version pls in reply to vinodunny #
• @aseemsood what will you use Neo4j for ? in reply to aseemsood #
• The 1.8 update of #TwitterFox is irritates When mouseover on tweets, the tabs showing recent, replies, messages disappear. #
• The 1.8 update of #TwitterFox irritates. The tabs show when i click in the textarea. Also the character count is not showing . Ur XP ? #
• @vinodunny #firefox haan so dont blame a beta browser. Also 3.5 (earlier called 3.1) is CSS 2.1 complaint. in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny #firefox before u use this against me. I meant CSS 2.1 compliant and not CSS 2.1 complaint #
• @vinodunny #Linux now u r behaving like "pushpa" Your side issues 100 warnings bout beta. But they forgot to warn about Vista. I forgive in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny Sure. This is a valid point. If you don't like #Firefox its ok. Its a personal view not based on universal facts in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny #firefox #linux #google they will not be able to get away. You are watching ! in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny #firefox #linux #google yet its better than #microsoft getting away by launching a beta OS called Vista, then a Fixta called 7 in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny I agree about the install base. Hence a graphical wrapper to "su" called "run as administrator" will not help in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny yep I miss the lightbox effect in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny will try #google instead. Dont want to end up reading a #microsoft funded paper on the difference between su and run as in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny su vs runas Please help in 140 chars #
• @vinodunny @aseemsood @achitnis actually shipping without browser is unfair. An option to choose a browser during install is better. in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny "su -c <command/app>" ? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny reg. 140 chars you could have saved by not using the filler – "+ more" in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny gui yes. per app yes. IT policy controllable: @achitnis, @kbhargava, whats auto file & reg redirection ? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny okay. must discuss over a drink in reply to vinodunny #
• @achitnis even i don't know. Will discuss with Sunny and then with you in reply to achitnis #
• @bineshkutty end ("THE END BEGINS") of the show. you can now stop munching popcorns #
• @vinodunny #Linux no i want to know what runas does. Its difficult for me to understand the prop. lingo. Perhaps it sounds big yet simple. in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny if sudo does not do it, then perhaps something else in Linux can. MS is good at packaging. in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty sorry it was just an interval #
• @vinodunny #linux better than I (MS) will have to find out, you (users) already know in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny is sabke bavjoot hum dost rahenge. Main paap ko marna chahta hun, paapi ko nahi in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty I think now it has ended. Enjoyed ? If yes, pls donate in reply to bineshkutty #
• @bineshkutty Kill Bill is old. now its Bhala-Maar in reply to bineshkutty #
• @achitnis Had this issue with the earlier version of #Twidroid. Tweets were showing on the web but not on this client for #Android phone in reply to achitnis #
• Rocking match between IND and WI #icc #t20 #

Googly PacMan Gadget

This Sunday, I planned to resume doing something which I haven’t been doing much – play video games. I was about to turn on my XBox to play “Star Wars – The force unleashed”.This is a new game and I really would have to spend some time understanding it, to play it. I suddenly started missing those classic arcade games which were “on-n-play” and less brainers.

I recalled PacMan – one of the most popular classic arcade video games. I used to play PacMan at a video game parlour each day (literally), on my way from school to home. My friends used to consider me an expert at it

I started googling for PacMan for Linux. While searching, I got to know that this game is available as a Google Gadget. That’s it. I decided to install Google Gadgets on my Fedora 9 laptop. Thought it would be fun as well as learning and I will install more than just a game.

Google Gadgets on Fedora 9 Desktop

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The de facto operating system

Only a very few people (in the darkest corners of IRC) know that Steve Ballmer (CEO Microsoft), Steve Jobs (CEO Apple) and Linus Torwalds (father of Linux), seldom, give up their practical intellect and turn towards God to get their answers. God does exists and recently, as per a few insiders, had appeared before each of them. Thanks to their equal devotion to God as to their work.

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Chrome – The Google Web Browser

After lots of news and attention since yesterday, Google’s very own web browser called Chrome is finally available for download now, but only for Windows.

To start with, since I’m on Linux (Fedora 9), the download page http://www.google.com/chrome, did not show me a download link but instead prompted me to subscribe (with my E-mail) to get alerted when Chrome is available for Linux.

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