Twitter Updates for 2009-07-16

• And the #Megatron is back. #transformers #
• Oh shit optimus prime fallen #transformers #
• And rises the optimus prime #transformers #
• @vinodunny @achitnis perhaps, thanks 4 setting up expections rt. no storyline, but nice spl effects mar dhar. 7/10 for #transformers #
• RT @vineetbhatnagar @shekharg http://bit.ly/qPVBt #spielberg #ambani #reliance #transformers #
• @pankaj_shukla thanks for treating the office on my behalf. U showed gr8 respect 4 me. Will never embarass u by returning the favor. in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• @aseemsood will #Ubuntu jaunty (latest?) work smoothly on Intel 845? #Fedora failed with poor performance esp. #firefox 3.5 with #flash in reply to aseemsood #
• @bineshkutty power cut here too. May be a west delhi phenom. Irrespective of whether u pay taxes or not in reply to bineshkutty #
• @bineshkutty oh u pay the bills too, exclusively ? Its not yet back here. Maybe we are compensating for ur account in reply to bineshkutty #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-09

• @vinodunny I agree that one of the issues with Linux is drivers. In windows even if drivers are not bundled in, u can shove in a driver CD #
• @vinoduuny in 2004 winxp required driver CD for B44 nw card which worked out of box in Lin: that's just one of few positive exp. w.r.t. drv #
• @vinodunny but today at a client's place a #Reliance support eng. failed to setup the USB modem on #Linux. Instead tried to fire IE on Linux #
• @vinodunny ppl trying to fire IE on Linux tell the real success of #microsoft which will remain and can continue for a very long time in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny as you correctly said #Google #Chrome OS #OEM http://bit.ly/nwLSi #
• @vinodunny reg mogo mouse. a graphical way like this: http://bit.ly/23D28C
  may also work in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny KDE also has a gui bluetooth manager. Chrome may have but can't say. But I admit that driver status in linux is weak in reply to vinodunny #
• #Ubuntu on laptop & #RedHat / #CentOS on servers. That's my issue with switching to Ubuntu frm #Fedora, which is more like latter. @sharat_j #
• #Google #Chrome leaked screenshots. Dont know fake or real http://tinyurl.com/nyxscy #
• #Adobe is with #Google #Chrome and others: http://bit.ly/wTX7Q #
• @vinodunny this answers ur #OEM queries http://bit.ly/wTX7Q #
• RT @kbhargava HDD performance: #Ubuntu using #ext3 wins over #microsoft #win7 and #winxp – http://bit.ly/dqQHw #
• @vinodunny oh nice #office2010, so finally no need to buy #msoffice suite, just like the #Google #Docs in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny Vampire Unny in reply to vinodunny #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-08

• And here comes the #Google 's Operating System! http://bit.ly/N1rNZ #
• @aseemsood ref: your wondering: refer to para 2 in reply to aseemsood #
• @aseemsood others excited too? They may have their own reasons. My excitement is coz Google OS is no longer a myth and its not GUbuntu in reply to aseemsood #
• @vinodunny offline document access & editing: stage was set long time back http://tinyurl.com/2rgrqt & available #google #docs #gears in reply to vinodunny #
• @aseemsood btw I have nothing whatsoever against #Ubuntu #
• @vinodunny you are right, #Microsoft #Win 7 on #Netbooks is likely 2 hve second mover advantage and tie up with OEMs w.r.t. #Google OS in reply to vinodunny #
• Unofficial #Google #Gears plugin for #Firefox 3.5. Works for me on Firefox 3.5 on Fedora 11 #
• @vinodunny oh sorry that makes win 7 the third runner in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny and surely win xp is the front runner from the ms world and typical to ms is to kill its own front runner in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny lets conclude: You are right about #Microsoft #Win 7 having the advantage over #Google OS w.r.t to ealier release and OEM deals in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny your racers are running against each other. The other racers are running in another stadium called Freedom and Standards in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny Google Chorme may offer a better deal just like #Android which may make Windows vendors (like #HTC) to move on in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny The only reason I didn't bring it up is because I don't know till it happens & thats where Win7 may have advantage in short run. #
• @vinodunny i can only see the advertisment (marketing, money). Does the remaining content requires Silverlight ? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny why r u comparing #AppEngine with #Google OS. Also the article does not compare the AppEngine with #Azure. I wonder why? in reply to vinodunny #
• http://tinyurl.com/kwze3b started showing after installing #Moonlight 2.0 Preview http://tinyurl.com/cow8x3 on Firefox 3.5 on #Fedora 11 #
• But any subsequent clicks on http://www.windows4all.com/ leads to Object ref error with #Moonlight preview and #Firefox 2.5 on #Fedora 11 #
• @vinodunny not really. Google OS is using Linux kernel and there may be Linux apps Where did u read that it will be totally based on cloud in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny arre web tech may not mean internet or cloud. The desktop apps may have web like interface and sync. Just like in android in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny right. no point talking about it till we see it in reply to vinodunny #
• @achitnis at home? how much do u pay? in reply to achitnis #
• @vinodunny "Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel" By G Chrome they r not referring to Linux kernel in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny I think its a wrongly written post. They r referring to things differently at different places in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny I think its a wrongly written post. They r referring to the OS differently at different places in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny linux kernel will handle the device drivers – built in or as modules in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny leave a comment at the google chrome os reg. ur query on the linux security arch in reply to vinodunny #
• @achitnis lol in reply to achitnis #
• @vinodunny nooo. Why normal users need to know that. Its a tech info that I shared with u. Kya hua beta, naraaj hai kya? Toffee, icecream? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny arre baba, chrome like other distros (post 1999) will bundle the drivers and devices will hotplug. No compile, install or modprob in reply to vinodunny #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-24

• #Microsoft Security Essential Beta a.k.a. #Morro is available http://tinyurl.com/kwsxcu For me the "Get it now" link is very slow. #
• Apparently #Morro download is capped http://tinyurl.com/nbl63q #
• No luck so far in downloading #Morro. Also it is said to be available 4 selected countries (excluding India). Not sure geo wise or lang wise #
• #Terminator Salvation #t4 releasing on 25th June in #Delhi http://tinyurl.com/mhvljo and in #Gurgaonhttp://tinyurl.com/krzkuj @bookmyshow #
• Microsoft Security Essential #Morro is taking forever to download the virus and spyware definition #
• #Skype on #Fedora 11: "yum remove pulseaudio". Reboot. Under "Options>Sound Device" in Skype set all to default device #
• @aseemsood #Google #Adwords no way to change the billing method http://bit.ly/mHlEy #
• @vinodunny oops hope u r not worried. Do not forget to collect the stones back from the doctor for twitpic and house decoration. Beer on me #
• @vinodunny Coincidently I'm also at doctor's for medical checkup for property loan insurance. #
• @vinodunny if toll free no. is dial-able it shud be free. That's why at places have more than 1 nos, for mobile & landline & diff service pr #
• @kkumarkg @vinodunny is implying that you have a heart as big as a farmhouse in reply to kkumarkg #
• RT: @sharat_j: #Microsoft #Ubuntu #Fedora http://tinyurl.com/mazenf #
• @vinodunny whats wrong? Going to #Linux for free and/or freedom and vice versa in reply to vinodunny #
• @ashsingla #microsoft MS had been and will keep betting with no sign of it making a big #bing on the Internet. Reason: refrain from stan … #
• @ashsingla refrain from standards. Internet is affected by open standards and not prop. standards from day one.very different from desktop #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-02

• RT @juhib it’s june 1 and no sign of bing.com yet. various launch dates are floating around: june 1, june 3, early june… #
• @juhib I recall that June 1 launch amongst selected ppl and June 3 is public launch of #Bing search engine by Microsoft. Will check … in reply to juhib #
• @vinodunny @juhib yep, just checked, its there. http://www.bing.com. wasn’t #Bing suppose to integrate with live.com ? #
• RT @juhib techcrunch’s screenshot on #bing advertising on #google.com http://tinyurl.com/m6zhz3 #
• RT @juhib #MS rumored to be spending up to $100m to advertise the Bing launch. wonder how much of that #Google will end up getting. hehe #
• @bineshkutty @juhib test tweet. Pls ignore #
• @juhib r dead pigs, the test did not work in reply to juhib #
• Not able to see all the jazz u heard bout #Bing? Click on country (India for us) on the top right. Select United States English and bingo! #
• @anilchop what’s the twitter account/user name? in reply to anilchop #
• Yes. Browsing to live.com redirects to bing.com #bing @vinodunny in reply to vinodunny #
• RT @anilchop Living Digital is now on Twitter. You can follow updates about hottest #gadgets and related news by following @livingdigital #
• #Live redirect to #Bing is a “moved permanently” redirect: HTTP/1.x 301 Moved Permanently @vinodunny in reply to vinodunny #
• RT @vinodunny @shekharg a detailed blog post on the changes you see on #Bing by changing the language settings. http://tinyurl.com/negsah #
• @vinodunny that was fast, I check your blog about half an hr back to find any posts on #Bing in reply to vinodunny #
• #Bing video search: The mouseover to play video is buggy in Firefox 3.0.10 on Linux. Shud be working on home grown products? #
• @anilchop u also have Firefox installed, rt ? Can you try #Bing video mouseover-to-play on Firefox pls in reply to anilchop #
• #Bing search addon for #Firefox http://bit.ly/9Ueib #
• @vinodunny yea #Bing video search mouseover-to-play worked for me a couple of times in reply to vinodunny #
• @anilchop @vinodunny wait let me test this “the windows way”. Restarting my Firefox … in reply to anilchop #
• Relax @vinodunny. It is just my laptop. Playing fine in Firefox 3.0.10 on Ubuntu on @aseemsood ‘s laptop in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny wicked detailed instructions for #Bing #Firefox addons, only to move it up, above Google and making it default search engine in reply to vinodunny #
• Breaking News: KK on Twitter http://twitter.com/kkumarkg/ #
• @bineshkutty #WordPress Custom Permalink Structure: “/%category%/%postname%/” under Settings>Permalinks (without the double quotes) in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny @kkumarkg yes, you must put up a photo, if not for our sake, then for “Your Horny Kitty” who is following you. in reply to vinodunny #
• @pankaj_shukla can @shailee_2212 be a @pankaj_shukla killer ? in reply to pankaj_shukla #

Twitter Updates for 2009-05-18

• Online storage/file sync/sharing service for #Ubuntu 9.04 http://short.to/9xmf #
• @juhib tweets are classified using hashtags (#). Like #voteindia, #layoffs, #911. There cud be more, but the limit is the 140 chars in reply to juhib #
• @juhib reg. #ndtv on twitter. Pinch of salt – Inventions originate overseas and they service tradional indian consumers – the mass. in reply to juhib #

Online storage for Linux

I was looking for an online storage:

• Which can work on Linux (on my Fedora 9 laptop)
• Using which backing up files is quick – as easy as drag-n-drop or copy-n-paste (else I will be lazy to back up)
• Free
• Atleast a GB of space (if not more)

Optionally:

• To be able to access the files from anywhere
• To be able access the files using my laptop, home desktop and office desktop running Windows/Linux
• Offline access to files (for those rare occasions when I’m not connected to the Internet)

I checked out Xdrive, Adrive, Gmail Drive and Live Mesh but none of these fit my mandatory requirements. Xdrive and Live Mesh are Windows only. Adrive’s WebDav access is paid. Gmail Drive (tried using fuse-gmailfs on Fedora) was erratic.

The solution that worked for me was Dropbox – 2 GB free space, works on Linux and drag-n-drop online storage. Dropbox is also available for Windows and Mac OS, besides Linux Read the rest of this entry »

Run Google Chrome on Linux – The easy way

As per my earlier blog post, Chrome (Google’s home grown web browser) is not available for Linux. Its release status for Linux, as stated at Google Chrome’s download site is – “Google Chrome for Linux is in development and a team of engineers is working hard to bring it to you as soon as possible.” But seems Linux had not to wait!.

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