Monthly archive December, 2007

Fed up with sluggish Windows Vista ? Try Vista SP1 RC

If you are one of the many users who is tired with a sluggish Windows Vista even on a high-end system ( with more than 2GB of RAM and a dual core processor ) then it’s time you give Windows Vista SP1 RC a try. The Vista SP1 Release Candidate fixes a lot of things...

[How To] Install Mac OS X Leopard on your PC

Daily Apps points to a method which will let you install Leopard just like you install Windows or Linux. Just download the Leopard ISO, burn it to a DVD and you are ready to install Leopard. No patching, hacking involved. How does this work ? The latest Leopard ISO image comes with PC-EFI built in....

Yahoo Shortcuts Plugin for WordPress: Liven up your blog posts

This is surely one plugin which will really take your blog to the next level. Get ready to try Yahoo! Shortcuts – a brand new WordPress plugin. It lets you liven up your blog posts by letting you insert images, shortcuts, badges all based on what you write in your blog post. The Yahoo! Shortcuts powered...

Download Windows Vista SP1 RC ( now available for public )

Microsoft has released Windows Vista SP1 RC to the public today. You can download it through Windows Update or as a complete package from Microsoft Download Center. SP1 contains changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several new technologies. SP1 also addresses some management,...

[ How To ] Dell Vostro 1400 / 1500 + Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

I recently brought a Dell Vostro 1400 laptop and set out to install Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon on it. The installation went out smoothly and Ubuntu booted up. But there were some issues like sound was not working, wired internet was slow etc. After a bit of searching on the internet, I have solved many of these issues....

New Google Adsense Ads

Saw two new Google Adsense ads experiments on my blog today. Had seen those type of ads mentioned in other blogs before but this is the first time I saw them. The first type of Google Adsense ad shows a list of products (related to the post) available at eBay for sale. Look at the...

5 reasons why you should be using Ubuntu 7.10 instead of Windows Vista

Linux is for geeks. That is the worst cliche I have ever heard. In fact I think that Ubuntu Linux is far more easier to work on compared to Windows Vista. Now that I have ditched Windows Vista in favor of Ubuntu Linux, I though I would write a post on why Ubuntu Linux is...