Top 10 VOIP PhonesMarch 20th, 2009 Voice Over Internet Protocol is one of the emerging technologies these days. With the improved technology that puts aside various complaints, VOIP is surely attracting heads with unimaginably cheap call rates.
How To Connect To OpenFire XMPP Server From Gaim / PidginAugust 17th, 2007 I faced quite some problems, to say the least, in configuring Pidgin / Gaim to connect to OpenFire XMPP Server on Fedora Core 6. Here are the detailed steps for a no-brainer configuration of Gaim for OpenFire:
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Keyboard Shortcuts to Merge, Change and Save Large MS Word Documents March 17th, 2009 My friend was merging some changes in a large Microsoft word document the other day. He opened the the BASE MS Word document (the document where the changes were originally made from) and then used the Compare and Merge Documents… functionality (located under the Tools Menu) to compare it to the document that had the new changes.
Solving pppoe: Timeout waiting for PADO packetsJune 6th, 2007 Our DSL link, provided by BSNL (aka World's crappiest broadband service), was down yesterday causing enormous hardship. However today when it came back up, I could connect it using Windows (yeah, we still have couple of spare laptops lying around) but not on Linux.
How To Make Free VOIP Calls From Nokia N95September 24th, 2007 Real-time demo showing how to get free VoIP-rate calls on your new Nokia N95 phone by installing Truphone. Truphone routes your mobile calls via the internet.
How To Configure Google Talk on Pidgin / GaimAugust 17th, 2007 I faced quite some problems in configuring Pidgin / Gaim with Google Talk on Fedora Core 6. Here are the detailed steps for a no-brainer configuration of Pidgin for Google Talk:
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How To: Wireless Networking With BSNL DataOne Broadband On Windows & LinuxJuly 22nd, 2007 I am going to describe a simple no-brainer way to share your BSNL Dataone Broadband internet connection over wireless network. The same principles can be used with other broadband connections too.
How To Save Video To File on Linux & WindowsJune 22nd, 2008 VLC Media Player is a leading player for displaying video on Windows & Linux. It supports a wide variety of formats.
How To Setup BSNL DataOne Broadband on Linux / Fedora CoreApril 22nd, 2007 BSNL DataOne provides software for connecting to Linux. However I found that you can setup much easier and without using their custom software.
How to Save OpenOffice Documents as .doc by DefaultDecember 22nd, 2008 Another annoying thing I have found in Openoffice.org documents is that, it doesn't let you save the files as .doc unless you carefully do it every time at the point of saving. By default it saves the files in its own format.
How To Divorce (Muslim's Only) Through TwitterApril 10th, 2009 Despite the All-India Muslim Women Personal Law Board’s (AIMWPLB) diktat barring men from declaring talaq (divorce) by SMS, email or over the phone, the medium seems to have become the most popular way by which Muslim men are divorcing women in India. A study on “Marriage and divorce amongst Muslim women in India”, undertaken by Ms Sahiba Hussain, reader, Centre for Dalit and Minorities, Jamia Milia Islamia, highlights that more and more men are giving talaq via SMS and email.
Vishing - The New Internet CrimeJuly 13th, 2006 Phishing has been around for years. You get an email that looks like it arrived from financial institutions like PayPal or Bank of America.
Play with VIM Editor to Start a New Shell, Change the Permission and MoreJanuary 15th, 2009 Suppose you were concentrating hard to develop something new and editing a file in vim editor. Just when you thought you are done with the problem, the save option reminded you how unfortunate you are.
Orkut Hack: How to Copy and Save Photos from Orkut Album DirectlyDecember 20th, 2008 There is a very annoying feature at orkut now. You can not download any image file from Orkut directly from someone's album.
How To: 5 Extremely Easy Ways to Convert a Word Document to a PDF FileDecember 29th, 2008 There have been times when we needed a PDF file to edit. So we have converted that to a word document with the help of hundreds of free software across the internet.