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A Trip with Ubuntu

November 19, 2006 Design

I was nurturing a passion of experiencing Linux first hand. After I read and saw some interfaces over the internet, I decided to try out Ubuntu on my home PC. For the unintiated, ubuntu is a one of the many distros available for the Linux kernel; the others being SuSe, Fedora, Mandriva, etc. You can download a copy of the latest version called “Edgy Eft” or ver 6.10 (ISO file, 698 MB) for ubuntu from this address. Please read the instructions before running the Live CD or installing it on your PC.

Some of the web resources on installing Ubuntu were more frightening than helpful to a non-techie like me. In the end, I decided o play safe and run the Live CD without installing it. Everything went off smoothly and the GUI rocked as well. You can do a lot more with the GNOME desktop and change it in whatever way you want it. If I ever gather the courage to install it myself (ubuntu has apparently eased the process than some of its counterparts) it will no doubt be a fabulous experience working on a parallel OS and grasping the knowledge of some new tools. For the time being, I will enjoy my Ubuntu on the CD.

Check these videos for a live Ubuntu experience.

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Microsoft buys out Firefox?

November 15, 2006 Design

Atleast that’s what this website wants us to believe. It’s offering a browser called Microsoft Firefox 2007 for download along with a complete feature list! The design looks much similar to Microsoft’s IE 7 spotlight. Even the favicon is similar to Microsoft’s. So shall we term it as a website rip, an attempted phishing or simply a figment of somebody’s wild illusions? you can decide for yourself. But IE married off with Firefox is a dangerous proposition to even imagine :-)

IndiMix 06: The Microsoft India Event

November 10, 2006 Design

The web has become increasingly powerful and dynamic and we need to adapt to the newer technologies. That was the broad message given at the IndiMix 06 – The Next Web Now event which was organized by Microsoft in Mumbai. The highlight of the show was the introduction by none other than Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft Corporation. He set the tone for the day by introducing the audience to WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and the next version of .NET Framework including an enthusiastic “hallelujah” on announcing the release of Windows Vista.

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