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Gnome 3 Review…

I have to say initially i was quite skeptical about GNOME 3 and the new Gnome Shell design, but having used them for a week now I’m pleasantly surprised… Gnome 3 is not a small upgrade for GNOME… nearly 5 years of work has gone into this with around 3500 developers working around the clock… …
Access MSSQL with Python!!!

I started using Python a while ago and one of the things I need to do is to be able to connect to Microsoft SQL server from Linux servers… Its suprising that only a few projects are alive for it… One of them is the commercial MxODBC from eGenix, while the other is called pymssql… …
PHP vs. ASP!!!

In the world of web development, the option of which development language to use usually comes down to two well-liked choices… Web applications, specifically those relying on back end databases, are naturally being created by either Microsoft’s ASP.Net language, or the Open Source substitute language of PHP… ASP stands for Active Server Pages and PHP …
Epic Speeches by Linus Torvalds!!!

I have been mesmerised by Linus Torvalds speeches… here are a few of them… Linus Torvalds visits Google to share his thoughts on git, the source control management system he created… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8[/youtube] Linus Torvalds, the creator of the operating system phenomenon Linux, tells the story of how he went from writing code as a graduate …
Howto : Twitter from Command Line…

This is a tutorial explaining how to post to Twitter using command-line in Linux, without needing to even open up your web browser…. First, install the curl package: sudo apt-get install curl Next, create a script anywhere in your $PATH, for example tweet.sh inside ~/bin, where ~ is your home directory (make sure ~/bin is …
Commandline Fu!!!

I’m a great fan of Linux command-line, basically because of its amazing versatility… I love to find new ways to do things from the command line, so do not have to leave the comfort of my keyboard…. Recently, I found a site that let’s me learn awesome command line tricks.. Its called commandlinefu.com
Howto Reinstall Grub!!!

It being a very common problem and sooner or latter a Linux user tends to face it when installing Windows after Linux… The master boot records from the memory are lost and they are writed for windows only systems…. So here is the way to write Master boot records or rather installing grub again so that LINUX …
FOSS Wireframing Tool!!!

I found the best open source wireframing tool, for the developers out there that sometimes like/have to pretend they are designers and need to create prototypes for graphical user interface, its called Pencil Project. The Pencil Project runs as a standalone application or as a Firefox add-on. You can download it at the main site …
What Does “OPEN” Mean to Google!!!

Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management posted a nice article yesterday, pointing out what really does OPEN mean to Google… Last week I sent an email to Googlers about the meaning of “open” as it relates to the Internet, Google, and our users. In the spirit of openness, I thought it would be appropriate …
Why be a FOSS Contributor???

Giving things away for the good of others I find this to be a noble thing to do.. It’s quite generous to help someone… That is the case with commodities and money. How is it different when it is applied to knowledge??

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