Google Wave Invitations Giveaway

I’ve got few Google Wave invitations for those who need one. Have Twitter, please retweet? You can follow me too: http://twitter.com/ashokgelal

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10 Linux commands for fun

Here are few Linux commands you can play with for fun. Some of these might be helpful in certain situations but I’ve compiled them here so that you can play with it, appreciate the power of Linux commands, or just show off your Linux skills to your friends.

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Creating a multiuser interactive Google Map gadget for Google Wave with JQuery – Part I

In this post I will show how to create a simple multi-user interactive map gadget contains a marker showing the current location. Any one of the participants can change the current location of the map. The ‘change’ will be reflected on the map of all the participants.

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Kick ass guide for installing Oracle on Ubuntu

Four steps for installing Oracle on Ubuntu. Steps by steps video

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Fun with Linux Commands-III – Being productive

Who says Linux commands are just for geek people? And who says it is just a fun toy? Linux is simple yet productive, the only limitation is your imagination.

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CODEWEAVERS WILL BE GIVING AWAY CROSSOVER FOR FREE FOR ONE DAY

Codeweaver, the maker of crossover software which allows you to run Windows applications in Linux & MacOS with the help of Wine, will be giving away its award wining software for free for one day.

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Linux Talks: They talked about Linux

Some links for this weekend:

5 Wallpaper Changer Apps For Linux
Kubuntu 8.10 ‘Intrepid Ibex’ Beta Screenshots Tour
WINE Developers Start On Direct3D 10 Support
Dell first ad – All About Ubuntu Linux
Fedora 10 – A Detailed Discussion on 13 Prime Features
Linux Foundation values Linux at $10.8 billion, kernel at $1.4 billion
Mac OS is better than Ubuntu Linux: A [...]

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Fun with Linux Commands-II – With Power Comes Responsibility

Happy Linux Commanding! But be careful!
The heading is self-explanatory. Linux Terminal seems dump but nothing is more clever than it. Linux is powerful and fun. When it is about something’s strength remember what Uncle Ben said.
When you are new to Linux you often seek to get help from others and almost most of the advices [...]

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Ubuntu 8.10 RC1 is here

A week before the final release of Ubuntu 8.10, the guys at Canonical has released the last testing version RC1. Since this is only RC1, no changes in the features was expected. As discussed in my previous post, two system tools USBLive and System Cleaner, will be bundled with Ubuntu 8.10, change of the wallpaper, [...]

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Intrepid Ibex to be Bundled with Two More System Tools

Intrepid Ibex, which is due to release on 30th of this month, will be packed with two very useful system tools.

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