[How To] Root LG Optimus One P500 using GingerBreak
The LG Optimus One P500 is one of the best entry level Android phones available in the market. The LG Optimus One P500 comes with Froyo 2.2.2 on it and if you want to install custom ROM’s on your phone, the first step is to root it. Rooting an Android phone means getting SuperUser access...
LG Optimus One P500–My First Android Phone
Finally changed my ancient Sony Ericsson K508i and switched to my first smartphone, the LG Optimus One P500 running the awesome Android OS. I was decided on buying a Android smartphone this time and was searching for good Android phones in 10-13 K range. So after a bit of search on the internet I narrowed...
Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb Preview
The Android Developers team has just posted a teaser video of the next version of Android, Honeycomb 3.0. Touted as the version built entirely for the tablet, the next version will include: Honeycomb is the next version of the Android platform, designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets. We’ve...
[How To] Install Transmission 2.1 on Ubuntu/Kubuntu Maverick 10.10
Version 2.1 of Transmission, the default BitTorrent client for Ubuntu was released just 2 days before Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 got out on 10.10.10. As with any major version upgrade for software, Transmission 2.1 will not be coming to the Ubuntu repos. But you can always install the latest version from the official Transmission PPA on Launchpad....
DownThemAll extension for Firefox 4
If you are using Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta and are missing the extension DownThemAll, you might want to install the DownThemAll nightly builds that the developers are providing on the DTA website. While the version available on Mozilla Addons is not compatible with Firefox 4, the nightly builds are fully compatible and quite stable as...
[Fix] – iTunes not adding all music files to library
So I have got an Apple iPod and want to use iTunes to sync files from my computer to the iPod. For that first all the music files need to be added to the library after which I can sync with iPod. But while adding all my music files to iTunes I faced a peculiar...
[How To] Fix bad fonts in Firefox 4 Beta 5
The newest beta 5 update to Firefox 4 switches on Direct2D Hardware Acceleration by default for Windows 7 users. This is supposed to bring some performance improvements but it has also introduced not so smooth font rendering in Firefox 4. This issue was not present in the previous Beta releases but now the fonts look...
Internet Explorer has closed this webpage to help protect your computer – Fix
Internet Explorer 8 frequently prevents me from visiting certain websites that want to use some add-ons to display the content. The error message will be Internet Explorer has closed this webpage to help protect your computer A malfunctioning or malicious add-on has caused Internet Explorer to close this webpage. What you can do: Go to...
Upgrade to KDE 4.5 RC 1 on Kubuntu Lucid 10.04
KDE SC 4.5 RC 1 was released on June 27, 2010. This is the first Release Candidate for KDE SC 4.5 which is due later in August. The Kubuntu developers have been fast in packaging KDE SC 4.5 RC 1 for Kubuntu Lucid and have uploaded it to the Kubuntu Beta PPA in Launchpad. Here’s...
Install KTorrent 4.0 in Ubuntu / Kubuntu Lucid
KTorrent 4.0 was released couple of days back after being in development for close to 5 months. It adds many new features, the big ones being magnet support and support for µTP protocol (bittorrent over UDP) along with many bug fixes. Users of Kubuntu / Ubuntu Lucid will not be getting the new version automatically...
Download Kubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS
Kubuntu Lucid 10.04 was released yesterday and I have already upgraded. Click on the image to know whats new in this release and to grab your copy now.
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