0 ലിനക്സ്‌ വിന്‍ഡോസില്‍ അഥവാ വിന്‍ഡോസ് ലിനുക്സില്‍

ലിനക്സ്‌ വിന്‍ഡോസില്‍ അഥവാ വിന്‍ഡോസ് ലിനുക്സില്‍
ഇന്ന് ലോകത്താകമാനം ഉപയോകിക്കുന്ന ഒപെരടിംഗ് സിസ്ടമാണ് വിടോസും ലിനക്സും ആയതിനാല്‍ ഇവ രണ്ടിന്റെയും ഗുണങ്ങളും ദോഷങ്ങളും എന്തൊക്കെ എന്ന് ഒന്ന് ടെസ്റ്റ്‌ ചെയ്യാന്‍ എന്താണൊരു വഴി? പലപ്പോഴും ആദ്യമായി ലിനക്സ്‌ ഇന്സ്ടാല്‍ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഇതൊരു വ്യക്തിയും നേരിടുന്ന പ്രശ്നങ്ങളിലോന്നാണ് പാര്ടീഷനിങ്ങും ഫോര്മാടിങ്ങും ഇന്നത്തെ മിക്ക ലിനുക്ഷുമ് ഒരു പരിധി വരെ ഇതില്‍ നിന്നും മാറ്റം വരുത്തി ഈസി ഇന്സ്ടാലെശന്‍ എന്നാ പുതിയ രീതിയിലേക്ക് വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇനി പറയുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ തീരെ കംപുറെരുമായി ബന്ധമില്ലാത്തവര്‍ക്കും ധൈര്യമായി വിന്‍ഡോസ്‌ അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ ലിനക്സ്‌ ഇന്‍സ്റ്റോള്‍ ചെയ്യാം എന്നതാണ് ഒരു പക്ഷെ ഈ ടൂളുകള്‍ ഒരു പ്രാക്ടീസ് ആയി കരുതാം. ആദ്യമായി ഉബുണ്ടു ലിനക്സ്‌ ഇന്‍സ്റ്റോള്‍ ചെയ്യാന്‍ നിങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് അറിയില്ലെങ്കില്‍ അതില്‍ വുബി എന്നാ അപ്ലിക്കേഷന്‍ കണ്ടു പിടിക്കുക എല്ലാ ഉബുണ്ടു ലിനക്സ്‌ സീ.ഡി യിലും ഇത് ഉള്പ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുന്റ്റ്. ഇതില്‍ ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്തു റണ്ചെയ്തു ഇന്സല്‍ ചെയ്യേണ്ട ഡ്രൈവും എത്ര മെമ്മറി വേനമുഎന്നും തീരുമാനിച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞാല്‍ ഒരു യുസര്‍ നെയിം പാസ്വേഡ് ഇവ നല്‍കി ഇന്‍സ്റ്റോള്‍ ചെയ്യുക. കേവലം ഒരു വിന്‍ഡോസ് അപ്ലിക്കേഷന്‍ പോലെ നിങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ഇന്സടല്ലറേന്‍ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാം.
വുബി യുടെ സ്ക്രീന്‍ ഷോട്ട് നോക്കുക.
ഇനി എങ്ങനെ വിന്‍ഡോസില്‍ തന്നെ വിന്‍ഡോസ്‌ ഇന്സ്ടാല്‍ ചെയ്യും?
ഇതിനു വേണ്ടി സണ്‍ മൈക്രോ സിസ്റെംസ് അഥവാ ജാവയുടെ കമ്പനി വെര്‍ച്വല്‍ ബോക്സ് എന്ന സോഫ്റ്റ്‌വെയര്‍ നല്കുന്നുന്റ്റ്. ഇതൊരു ഇല്ലാത്ത കമ്പ്യുട്ടറിന്റെ പ്രതീതി നല്‍കുന്നു ഫലത്തില്‍ ഇവിടെ എന്തും ചെയ്യാം .നിങ്ങളുടെ കമ്പ്യുട്ടറിനു ഒന്നും സംഭവിക്കില്ല.ഈ ടൂള്‍ വിന്ഡോസിലും ലിനക്സിലും ലഭ്യമാണ്.
ആദ്യം ഏത് ഒപെരടിംഗ് സിസ്റ്റം ഇന്‍സ്റ്റോള്‍ ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്ന് തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക.അതിനായി മെയിന്‍ വിണ്ടോവില്‍ ന്യൂ ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്യുക.

ഇവിടെ ഒരു സെറ്റപ്പ് വിസാദ് ലഭിക്കും ഇവിടെയാണ് നാം ഇന്സ്ടല്ലറേന്‍ വേണ്ട കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ തീരുമാനിക്കുന്നത്. വിശദമായ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ ഈ സോഫ്ത്വരിന്റെ കൂടെ ഉണ്ട്. ഇത് വിന്‍ഡോസ് 95 മുതല്‍ വിന്‍ഡോസ് 7 വരെയും ഇന്‍സ്റ്റോള്‍ ചെയ്യാന്‍ ഉപയോഗിക്കാം. വിവിധ ലിനക്സ്‌ ഒപെരടിന്‍ സിസ്റെങ്ങളും സപ്പോര്‍ട്ട് ചെയ്യുന്നു .
കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ http://www.virtualbox.org എന്ന വെബ്‌ സൈറ്റില്‍ ലഭ്യമാന്നു.
ഇന്‍സ്റ്റോള്‍ ചെയ്യാന്‍ http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.10/VirtualBox-3.2.10-66523-Win.exe എന്ന ലിങ്കില്‍ നിന്നും ഡൌണ്‍ലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക. ലിനുക്ഷിനു വേണ്ടി അതതു ലിനുക്സിന്റെ രേപോസിടരിയില്‍ ലഭ്യമാണ്.

തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പും ചില ജനകീയ ചിന്തകളും

ഒരു ഇടവേളക്കു ശേഷം വീണ്ടും തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് കാലം നമ്മുടെ മുന്നില്‍ മുന്പ് കണ്ടു പരിചയമുള്ള പല ഉഖങ്ങളും ഒരു പക്ഷെ ഉണ്ടാകില്ല കാരണം അവരൊക്കെ തരാം താഴ്ത്തപ്പെട്ടു വല്ല ഇടത്തും ഇരിക്കുന്നുണ്ടാകും ...

നമ്മള്‍ കേരളീയര്‍ പൊതുവേ വിവരമുല്ലവരാന്‍ എന്തെന്നാല്‍ ഇന്ത്യയുടെ പല ഭാഗങ്ങളിലും കേവല ഗോത്ര ജീവിതം നയിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ കേരളത്തില്‍ യാത്ഹാര്ത്ഹ്ത്ത്തില്‍ നടക്കുന്നതാണ് ജനാതിപത്യം! ഇവിടെ ആര്‍കും സ്വന്ത്രമായി ചിന്തിക്കാം പ്രവര്ത്തുക്കാം ആരും ചോതിക്കില്ല പറയില്ല , Ennaalum chilar ചിന്തിക്കാതെ ആലോചിക്കാതെ എടുത്തു chaaTi ഈ ചൂട് പിടിച്ച കാലത്ത് സ്വയം കുളം തോണ്ടുന്നു. രാഷ്ട്രീയം ഒരു സേവനമായോ ബിസിനസ്സായോ കരുതുന്നവര്‍ ഒരു ഭാഗത്ത് മറു ഭാഗത്ത് ഒന്നും ആഗ്രഹിക്കാത്തവര്‍ ജനങ്ങളുടെ വിവേചന രഹിത നടപടിയിലൂടെ പിന്‍ നിരയിലേക്ക് തള്ളപ്പെടുന്നു.പ്രിയ ജനങ്ങളെ പാര്‍ടി ഒരിക്കലും ഒരു നല്ല നേതാവിനെ സൃഷ്ടിക്കില്ല ,പകരം നാം കണ്ടെത്തുകയാണ് ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്.

0 SKINPUT

Devices with significant computational power and capabilities can now be easily carried on our bodies. However, their small size typically leads to limited interaction space (e.g., diminutive screens, buttons, and jog wheels) and consequently diminishes their usability and functionality. Since we cannot simply make buttons and screens larger without losing the primary benefit of small size, we consider alternative approaches that enhance interactions with small mobile systems.

One option is to opportunistically appropriate surface area from the environment for interactive purposes. For example, Scratch Input is technique that allows a small mobile device to turn tables on which it rests into a gestural finger input canvas. However, tables are not always present, and in a mobile context, users are unlikely to want to carry appropriated surfaces with them (at this point, one might as well just have a larger device). However, there is one surface that has been previous overlooked as an input canvas, and one that happens to always travel with us: our skin.

Appropriating the human body as an input device is appealing not only because we have roughly two square meters of external surface area, but also because much of it is easily accessible by our hands (e.g., arms, upper legs, torso). Furthermore, proprioception (our sense of how our body is configured in three-dimensional space) allows us to accurately interact with our bodies in an eyes-free manner. For example, we can readily flick each of our fingers, touch the tip of our nose, and clap our hands together without visual assistance. Few external input devices can claim this accurate, eyes-free input characteristic and provide such a large interaction area.

In the paper linked below, we present our research on Skinput – a method that allows the body to be appropriated for finger input using a novel, non-invasive, wearable bio-acoustic sensor.

2 15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything

15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything

The Next Big thing? The memristor, a microscopic component that can "remember" electrical states even when turned off. It's expected to be far cheaper and faster than flash storage. A theoretical concept since 1971, it has now been built in labs and is already starting to revolutionize everything we know about computing, possibly making flash memory, RAM, and even hard drives obsolete within a decade.

The memristor is just one of the incredible technological advances sending shock waves through the world of computing. Other innovations in the works are more down-to-earth, but they also carry watershed significance. From the technologies that finally make paperless offices a reality to those that deliver wireless power, these advances should make your humble PC a far different beast come the turn of the decade.

In the following sections, we outline the basics of 15 upcoming technologies, with predictions on what may come of them. Some are breathing down our necks; some advances are still just out of reach. And all have to be reckoned with.

• Memristor: A Groundbreaking New Circuit
• 32-Core CPUs From Intel and AMD
• Nehalem and Swift Chips Spell the End of Stand-Alone Graphics Boards
• USB 3.0 Speeds Up Performance on External Devices
• Wireless Power Transmission
• 64-Bit Computing Allows for More RAM
• Windows 7: It's Inevitable
• Google's Desktop OS
• Gesture-Based Remote Control
• Radical Simplification Hits the TV Business
• Curtains for DRM
• Use Any Phone on Any Wireless Network
• Your Fingers Do Even More Walking
• Cell Phones Are the New Paper
• Where You At? Ask Your Phone, Not Your Friend
• 25 Years of Predictions
  

[Article Courtesy:PCWORLD.com, image:masternewmedia.org]

1 Indian Railway Online

Are you looking for the Indian Railways train which travels from your town or city in which you stay at present to destination station station. You can check it by yourself and no need to approach some other person help.

Find Trains Between Stations Online through Train Booking Portals

Many online portals has the capability of checking the availability of trains between the two stations. The famous one is the official Indian Railways Train Between Station Page here [link] which just looks like this.

Enter the Source Station and Destination Station few originating characters to know the stations codes. If you the stations codes then directly you can enter the Station Codes in the Boxes. Provide the class in which you want to travel among the First AC, Second AC, Third AC, 3 AC Economy, AC chair, First Class, Sleeper Class, Second Sitting to choose from. Next things is your provide the date of journey and click on Get Details.

If you find an error message like “Sorry!! No Matching Stations Found for Source” which means either the train is not available between the two stations or the train doesn’t run on those particular days that you have chosen so try to choose some other date on which the trains runs and provide the same. Then you need to go back and try permutations and combination’s. If you are strucked on knowing the Station Code then go here [link].

Now that is the list of available trains and straight away you would be able to check availability, search fares and schedule of trains listed between those stations.

How to Find Trains Between Two Stations is a post from Amit Bhawani Tech Blog which you can subscribe and become a free member by Just Clicking Here and get free email updates.

Related posts:

1. Indian Railways Track Trains Timetable Fare Search Extending its utility search offerings, Rediff.com, India’s leading online portal, today announced the launch of an extremely easy and efficient search service to find seat...
2. Indian Railways Train Calendar for Train Reservations Indian Railways official website continues to be a MFA with lot of ads on the homepage along with pop-ups, trying to make sure it can...
3. How to Fill Indian Railways Reservation Form Customers who would like too book their tickets through specialized Indian Railways Reservation Counters located around you, has to fill a Requisition/Cancellation Form if you...

How to Fill Indian Railways Reservation Form

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:04 AM PDT

Customers who would like too book their tickets through specialized Indian Railways Reservation Counters located around you, has to fill a Requisition/Cancellation Form if you desire to book a ticket. Requisition Form is freely available at the reservation counters and once has to duly fill it and submit it to the authorized booking officer present over there. The same form can be used to cancel at ticket which is booked through reservation counter also but you can’t cancel the eticket (booked online) in reservation counter.

There are many ways by which you can obtain the train tickets but one of the widely used method of train ticket is through Railway Reservation Counter.

For booking of train tickets through Reservation Counters you need to fill the Reservation form which looks like the above image (click to enlarge it). Filling of form starts with Providing your details like: if you are doctor then you can tick the above Box. This is useful because is an emergency, if you are traveling in the same train you can be helpful as a doctor over there. It would be easy for the authorities to identify from the list of travelers instead of personally going to everyone and asking or either doctor approaching them. Leave it empty if it doesn’t apply to you.

Next thing is about the Sr. Citizen Concessions. Tick mark in the space next to senior citizen from the top. Senior Citizen (age above 60 years) can available a discount directly at the time of booking the tickets provided you need to carry a proof of age like Voter ID card or Driving License during the journey or else you be fined under extant Railways Rules. Leave it empty if it doesn’t apply to you.

In the next box you need to tick whether you want to upgrade without any extra charges. Indian railways in order to utilize the available accommodations have introduced a scheme to upgrade a wait list passenger who has paid the full fare to the next higher class without any extra charge provided that there are any accommodation is available in other lower classes. Like if you are booking a wait-listed ticket in 3AC compartment and if the ticket doesn’t get conformed at the time of chart preparation, the algorithm of Indian Railways at the time of preparing the chart will allocate the lower next class to those who have ticked this box.

Next things are about the Train No and Name, Date of Journey, Class is either Sleeper Class or 3AC (3 Tier AC) or 2AC(2 Tier AC). No of Berth/ Seat which you want to book during the journey. Station From, Station To, Boarding at & Reservation Upto are the details of the stations where you want to board the train and want to reach where.

Next comes the boarding Person details. You need to provide details of each person who would like to travel. The details includes Name, Sex, Age, Choice of Berth (Either lower or Upper or Middle- This is provided as for the safety of Senior Citizen). And a special section for Veg/ Non Veg meal for Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express. If you would like to go for that then be sure to tick mark it. Per requisition form you can fill up to 6 person tickets and 2 children below five years which should be provided at next section of the form. For the children below 5 years Indian Railways doesn’t issue the tickets and also there are no charges for them to travel but they should be mentioned here if they are traveling.

Next section is Onward/ Return Journey Details. Fill this form if you are looking to book return journey tickets or onward journey tickets. You should provide details like Train No and Name, Date, Class, Station From, Station To. If this doesn’t apply to you then move to next section.

The next section is about the person who is at the reservation counter who booking the tickets. It includes Name of Applicant, Full Address, Phone number, time of booking and Signature. This details are to be provided because in case of emergency or at the time of death of the traveler in emergency or accident situations the person would be contacted for communications. You should fill this or else the booking agent wouldn’t accept the form.

The next section is “For Office Use Only”. As the title says you shouldn’t write anything here. This place is for the Indian Railways official purposes.

That makes your part of filling. Next thing you can do is give this form to the Reservation Clerk present at the reservation counter and who would check out the tickets and will issue the printed tickets to you if the accommodation is available as requested by you.

People who are booking Tatkal Tickets has to mentioned Tatkal at the top so as the Reservation Clerk would understand easily. Tatkal Tickets are provided just 3 days in advance before the commencement of the train journey at the starting station.

How to Fill Indian Railways Reservation Form is a post from Amit Bhawani Tech Blog which you can subscribe and become a free member by Just Clicking Here and get free email updates.

Related posts:

1. Indian Railways Train Calendar for Train Reservations Indian Railways official website continues to be a MFA with lot of ads on the homepage along with pop-ups, trying to make sure it can...
2. Indian Railways Online Ticket Booking Services Booking Indian Railways Tickets Online is generally not recommended because most of the times the indian railways website goes down and the customers lose their...
3. Ways to Check Indian Railways PNR Status on Mobile Phone As Indian mobile industry is booming and everyone tends to get connected through mobile, there would be always a need to have mobility about frequent...

0 iSIM For iPHONE

iSIM For iPHONE

One-click backup of your contacts to your iPhone's SIM card. Easy transfer of your existing phone numbers into your new iPhone. This SIM phonebook allows you to directly make calls from nunbers on the SIM card. And it lets you move them back and forth between iPhone and SIM card.

Ever wonderered how you can get your phonenumbers from your old cellphone directly onto your brand new iPhone? You can't. Unless you use iSIM for iPhone. This software allows you to easily move all your contacts to your iPhone without having to use Outlook or the Mac Addressbook. Just pop-in your old SIM card and click 'All to Phone'. A minute later, you can take out your old card, slide in the new one, and you're ready to go, all numbers are stored in the iPhone's contact list. Also ideal for people who have bought unlocked phones, because you can use your existing SIM card and make calls from the phonebook.

Attention: only for first generation, jailbroken iPhones,firmware version 1.0.0 to 1.1.4. Not for iPhone 3G. Your iPhone needs to be 'jailbroken' to install software and, equiped with Installer App. Try before you buy.

To get the software, start Installer on your iPhone, press Sources, then Edit, then Add. Next, type http://tinyurl.com/3544mp

3 Windows 7 look for ubuntu 9.04

New Look For Linux
I have downloaded a python based menu application its name gnomenu,i have no need of installing extra packages to my Ubuntu 9.04 (jaunty jackalope) its really looking like windows 7...
i am giving some screen shots:




USE LINUX BE A LINUXIAN!
links to Download this File:http://windows7news.com/2009/05/26/vistar7-windows-7-transformation-pack-for-ubuntu-904/

0 FIREWALL

A firewall is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. It is a device or set of devices which is configured to permit or deny computer based application upon a set of rules and other criteria.
Firewalls can be implemented in either hardware or software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets. All messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria.
There are several types of firewall techniques:
1.Packet filter: Packet filtering inspects each packet passing through the network and accepts or rejects it based on user-defined rules. Although difficult to configure, it is fairly effective and mostly transparent to its users. It is susceptible to IP spoofing.
2.Application gateway: Applies security mechanisms to specific applications, such as FTP and Telnet servers. This is very effective, but can impose a performance degradation.
3.Circuit-level gateway: Applies security mechanisms when a TCP or UDP connection is established. Once the connection has been made, packets can flow between the hosts without further checking.
4.Proxy server: Intercepts all messages entering and leaving the network. The proxy server effectively hides the true network addresses.

source:wikipedia.org

0 ദ്രശ്യ മാധ്യമങ്ങള്‍ കുട്ടികളില്‍ അക്രമവാസന വളര്‍ത്തുന്നു!

ടി.വി.യിലും കമ്പ്യൂട്ടര്‍ ഗെയിമിലും ഹിംസയും ക്രുരക്രിത്യങ്ങളും കുട്ടികളില്‍ അക്രമവാസന വളര്‍ത്തുന്നു എന്ന് ബെര്മിന്ഘാം സര്‍വകലാശാലയിലെ ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞര്‍ നടത്തിയ ഒരു പഠനം തെളിയിക്കുന്നു.ആണ്‍ കുടികലിലാണ് ഈ സ്വാതീനം കൂടുതല്‍ പ്രകടമായിട്ടുള്ളത്.ഭയാനകമായ കൊലപാടകങ്ങളും മറ്റും അടങ്ങിയ പരിപാടികള്‍ കാണുന്ന കുട്ടികള്‍ മാനസികമായി സ്വാടീനിക്കപെടുന്നു. ഇത്തരം പരിപാടികള്‍ കാണുന്നതില്‍ നിന്നും കുട്ടികളെ വിലക്കുകയാണ് ഇതിനു പരിഹാരം എന്ന് ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞര്‍ പറയുന്നു. വിഷം,മരുന്നുകള്‍,തീ എന്നിവ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുമ്പോള്‍ രക്ഷിതാക്കള്‍ കുട്ടികളെ ശ്രധിക്കുന്നതിനു തുല്യമാണിത്. എന്ന് ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞര്‍ പറയുന്നു.
കുടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ :
www.familytimes.co.nz/
http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/healtheducation/children.html

0 വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ എന്തിന് വേണ്ടി ?

ലോക ചരിത്രം എടുത്തു നോക്കിയാല്‍ നമുക്ക് കാണാന്‍ സാദിക്കും ചില പ്രശസ്തരായ ആളുകള്‍ പലപ്പോയും വിവാദങ്ങളുടെ പിടിയിലായിരിക്കും .ഇങ്ങു കേരളത്തിലും വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് കുറവില്ല... കാരണം കേരളത്തിലെ ഓരോ വ്യക്തിയും പ്രശസ്തരായതാണോ? അല്ല എന്നാണ് ഉത്തരം ഇവിടെ ലോക ചരിത്രം വെച്ച് നോക്കിയാല്‍ പോലും ഉള്ള വിവാടങ്ങലെക്കാള്‍ വിവാടങ്ങലുണ്ടായിട്ടുന്റ്റ് ,നോക്കുക ഒരു മാസത്തെ ഇടവേലയില്‍ത്തന്നെ, പതിലതികം വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ ...
ശില്പ ഷെട്ടി
തരൂര്‍ വിവാദം തുടങ്ങി ...
തിലകന്‍ അഴീക്കോടന്‍ വിവാദം
തിലകന്‍ മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ വിവാദം
തിലകന്‍ മമ്മൂട്ടി വിവാദം
അഴീക്കോടന്‍ മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ വിവാദം
അതിനിടയില്‍ പത്മനാഭന്‍ അഴീക്കോടന്‍ വിവാദം
നമ്മുടെ മുഖ്യ മന്ത്രിയുടെ ചില വിവാദ പ്രസ്താവനകള്‍
അമിതാബച്ചന്‍ വിവാദം
അഴിമതി വിവാദം....
എതാര്‍ത്ഥത്തില്‍ വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ വികസനം മുടക്കികലാനെന്നതാണ് സത്യം നാട്ടില്‍ ഒരു വിവാദം തല പൊക്കിയാല്‍ നാമെല്ലാം കയ്യും മെയ്യും മറന്ന വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് കാത്തു കൂര്‍പ്പിക്കുന്നു. മാധ്യമങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് എന്തെന്നില്ലാത്ത ആവേശം .
നമ്മുടെ നാട്ടില്‍ അനാവശ്യ വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ മാത്രം
നാം ചൂടില്‍ കത്തിക്കൊന്റിരിക്കുമ്പോഴും നാം പരിസ്തിധി കയ്യെട്ടതിനെതിരെ പ്രതികരിക്കാന്‍ തയാറല്ല.നമുക്ക് ആവശ്യമായ വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ എട്ടു പിടിക്കാന്‍ ഇവിടെ ആളില്ല.

0 അടിമത്തം അറബിക്കടലില്‍ ?

മനുഷ്യക്കൊട്ടകളും ,ജാലികയും, ചങ്ങലകളും നാം നിര്‍മ്മിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ നാം അറിയുന്നില്ല നാം അവ നിര്‍മ്മിക്കുന്നത് നാം ആര്‍ക്കെതിരെ പോരടിക്കുന്നോ അവരുടെ ഉല്‍പ്പന്നങ്ങളായ ഈ സാമ്രജത്യത്തി വിഭവങ്ങള്‍ കൊണ്ടാണെന്ന്. കാരണം നാം വാക്തോരാതെ സാമ്രജത്യനെതിരെ ശബ്തിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ നമ്മുടെ ദാഹമാകട്ടുന്നതും Aqua Fina യും ,kinley യും (അറിയാതെ നാം അവയുടെ വക്താക്കലാവുന്നു... ടി.വി യിലും പത്രങ്ങളിലും നിരവധിയാളുകള്‍ ഇഹു വായിക്കുന്നു ഫോടോ കാണുന്നു) ഇങ്ങനെ പോയാല്‍ കേവലം നിരാഹാര സത്യാഗ്രഹത്തിന് മാത്രമേ ഈ സാമ്രജത്യ കടന്നു കയറ്റം തടയാന്‍ പറ്റൂ...(അവിടെ നാരങ്ങ വെള്ളം മാത്രമല്ലേ കിട്ടൂ...)പടിഞാരിനെതിരെ സന്ടിയില്ലാ സമരം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രിയ സഖാകളും ,(ചുരുങ്ങിയ പക്ഷം എങ്കിലും ) സഖാക്കളുടെ പേര്‍ ചീത്തയാക്കാന്‍ ഇറങ്ങിതിരിചിട്ടുന്റ്റ്. അവര്‍ക്ക് അണികളെ കാണാന്‍ വിദേശ നിര്‍മ്മിയ്ത കാര്‍ തന്നെ വേണം എന്നാല്‍ ഒരു കെളവന്‍ സഖാവ് അമ്ബാസ്സിടരില്‍ പോയാല്‍ തന്നെ തുടങ്ങും മുറുമുറുപ്പ്...
ഇത്തരം കുട്ടി സഖാക്കളെ നാം തിരിച്ചറിയുക ഇവരെ മുളയിലെ നുള്ളുക ,നാളെ ഇവര്‍ പാര്‍ടിക്ക് പോട്ടെ നമ്മള്‍ പൊതു ജനങ്ങള്‍ ക്ക് തന്നെ പണിയും തീര്‍ച്ച ,ചില ഗ്ഹാന്ധിയന്‍ ചിന്തക്കാരെയും സൂക്ഷിച്ചാല്‍ നന്ന് അവരെ തിരിച്ചറിയല്‍ വലിയ വിഷമമുള്ള കാര്യം തന്നെ...

1 വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം കിട്ടിയതും കിട്ടാത്തതും

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987), The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

കേരളം ഇന്ത്യക്ക് തന്നെ മാത്രക സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു കൊണ്ടു മുന്നേറുമ്പോള്‍ നാം ചില കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ മനസ്സിലാക്കിയാല്‍ നല്ലത് .ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ തന്നെ മികച്ച വിദ്യഭ്യാസ നിലവാരം പുലര്‍ത്തുന്ന കേരളത്തിലെ ഉന്നത വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ രംഗം വളരെ പിറകിലാണ്. ഇവിടെ ഒന്നുകില്‍ കുട്ടികളെ തയ്യാറാക്കുന്നത് ഒരു ജോലിക്ക് വേണ്ടിയോ, അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ രക്ഷിതാക്കലുറെ മാനം കാക്കാനോ ആണെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു. കാരണം ഇന്നത്തെ എഞ്ചിനീയറിംഗ് പോലുള്ള മേഘലകളില്‍ പലപ്പോഴും കാണുന്നത് കേവലം എന്ട്രന്‍സ് പരീക്ഷയില്‍ സാമര്ത്യമുള്ള കുട്ടികള്‍ക്ക് അവന്റെ ട്രേഡ് വിഷയത്തില്‍ വല്ലാതെ വിഷമിക്കെന്റി വരുന്നു എന്നതാണ്. ഇതിനു കാരണം അവനല്ല അവന്റെ രക്ഷിതാക്കള്‍ അവന്റെ മേല്‍ ഈ വിഷയം കെട്ടിവച്ചു എന്നതാണ് സത്യം ... ഇവിടെ ഒരു സീറ്റ്‌ കിട്ടാന്‍ ലക്ഷങ്ങള്‍ വരെ വാങ്ങുമ്പോള്‍ പണമില്ലാത്തവന്‍ കേവലം കാഴ്ചക്കാരന്‍ മാത്രമാകുന്നു.. എന്റെ അറിവില്‍ തന്നെ മികച്ച കഴിവുള്ള കുട്ടികള്‍ +2 കഴിഞ്ഞു പിന്നെ അവര്‍ നേരെ വല്ല industrian training centre ലും അഭയം തേടുന്നു.ഇത്തരത്തില്‍ മാനുഷിക വിഭവശേഷി സര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ വിവേക പൂര്നമാല്ലാത്ത പരീക്ഷ രീതികളിലൂടെ രാജ്യത്തിന് നഷ്ടമാകുന്നു.. പാവപ്പെട്ടവന് കണിയാന്‍ വല്ല വായു സേനയോ,നാവിക സേനയോ ,കര സേനയോ തന്നെ വരണം ...(അതെന്കിലുമുന്റെല്ലോ കനിയാന്‍ ) ഇവിടെ തലയിലായ വിഷയം പഠിച്ചിറങ്ങുന്ന ഡോക്ടറും എന്ജിനീയരും നാട്ടുകാര്‍ക്കിട്ട് പനിതരാതിരുന്നാല്‍ മതിയായിരുന്നു .. ഇനി നമ്മള്‍ ആരെ സമീപിക്കും ഉത്തരമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു ചോദ്യ ചിന്ന്ഹം എല്ലാവരുടെയും തലയില്‍...
വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ രീതിയില്‍ ഒരു സമഗ്ര മാറ്റമാണ് ഇവിടെ വേണ്ടത്. ഇത് വര്‍ഷങ്ങളായി പലരും ചിന്തിക്കുന്നു ഇതുവരെ ഉത്തരം കിട്ടിയില്ലെന്നോ? അതോ മൌനം പാലിക്കുകയാണോ?
പണ്ടൊരു സായിപ്പ് ഇന്ത്യയെ കുറിച് പറഞ്ഹിരുന്നു സമയനിഷ്ടയില്ലതവരെന്നു ,പക്ഷെ അയാള്‍ പറയാന്‍ കാരണം ട്രെയിന്‍ വരാന്‍ അല്പം താമസിച്ചതിനാലാണ്..
ഇവിടെ ഒരിക്കലും വരാന്‍ പോകുന്നില്ലെന്ന് തുന്നുന്ന ഒരു വിഷയം പറയുന്ന എന്നെ പട്ടി നിങ്ങള്‍ എന്ത് ചിന്തിക്കുന്നു..
ഏതായാലും കേരളത്തിലെ കാര്യം ഇങ്ങനെയാന്‍ പുതിയ ട്രെന്റ് എന്തുന്ടോ? അവിടെ ഞങ്ങള്‍ ഉണ്ട്ട് , I.T പോയി ഇനി ആര്‍ക്കു വേണം MCA ,MBA ഒരു കോടിക്ക് കിട്ടിയാലും അത് വാങ്ങാന്‍ ആളുന്റ്റ് ... മറ്റു ചിലര്‍ ചുളുവില്‍ കൈ മടക്കിലൂറെ (കള്ളാ സര്ടിഫിക്കട്ടിലൂറെ) ഡോക്ടറേറ്റ് വരെ എടുക്കുന്നു... നമ്മള്‍ മുന്നോട്ടു തന്നെ..

0 Famous Linux Distros

Introduction

The Microsoft Windows operating system is developed and released by a single company. It comes with a minimal set of applications (a calculator, a few games, some networking tools, an Internet browser.. etc). Other software can be obtained by users from various sources and installed on the operating system.

GNU/Linux is different. A GNU/Linux operating system is made of a Linux kernel, a set of GNU tools, an installation program, a package management system and a lot of other software components. Because all these components are free to use and to distribute, anybody can assemble and configure them according to their needs and create their very own GNU/Linux operating system. Since 1993, a lot of people and companies have been distributing Linux operating systems. These distributions made it easy for people to get and to install a working GNU/Linux system on their personal computer.

At first only a few distributions were available. Nowadays there are so many, that it would be pointless to compare all of them. The website http://www.distrowatch.com lists more than 350 active distributions and reports new releases almost every day. Of course, some distributions are quite similar, although some others are very different to each others. Depending on your needs you'll prefer some more than others.

All distributions include the Linux kernel developed by Linus Torvalds and the GNU tools developed by Richard Stallman but they don't necessarily use their latest versions. Some distributions even make their own changes to the kernel. Distributions usually differ in the choice of software applications they offer, in the way these software applications are configured and in the way they are installed and upgraded. Distributions also differ in many aspects such as their philosophy towards proprietary software, their priorities between ease of use and efficiency or between stability and latest technology. In fact, every distribution is different and this means you have more than 350 ways to run GNU/Linux!

Of course some distributions are more popular than others. This article is dedicated to the 10 most famous and popular: Debian, Slackware, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, Ubuntu, Knoppix, Gentoo, Mepis and Xandros.

1.Debian

Debian is one of the oldest GNU/Linux distributions. It was created in 1993 by Ian Murdock who named it after the combination of his own name and the one of his then-girlfriend (now wife) Debra. The Debian project is non-commercial and gathers more than a thousand developers throughout the world. A strict organization and clear guidelines made its releases famous for their stability and reliability. The project is very ambitious and supports more than 15,000 packages on 11 architectures: m68k, SPARC, Alpha, PowerPC, x86, IA-64, PA-RISC, MIPS (big and little endian), ARM and S/390. AMD64 is also supported although it is not officially included in the distribution. Debian is known for its strong adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies, its stability and its huge community. It is also very well documented and translated in many languages. Its software package management is extremely powerful and was adopted by many other distributions. Although it is meant to be a general-purpose distribution, the quality of its releases made Debian a distribution of choice for servers.

Debian provides three branches: "Stable" which corresponds to the latest release, "Unstable", which is in perpetual evolution and "Testing" which represents the next release to-be. Although it is possible to use "Testing" and to stay up to date, a lot of people are unhappy with the slow release cycle, which makes the "Stable" branch quickly outdated. For this reason Debian is seen as a serious and stable distribution but not as a cutting-edge and reactive one. This "outdated" reputation combined with the absence of graphical installation or configuration tools made Debian look hard to use and slow to evolve. When it comes to desktop, a lot of people prefer fast release cycle, eye-candy configuration tools, graphical installers and ease of use.. and this is not what Debian is.

Official website: http://www.debian.org

Pros: Open-Source philosophy, non-commercial project, strong community, huge selection of packages and supported architectures, one of the best package management, excellent documentation, extremely stable and well-tested releases, modular, fast.

Cons: Slow release cycle, text-based installer, lack of configuration ടൂള്‍സ്


2.Slackware

Founded in 1992 by Patrick Volkerding, Slackware is the oldest surviving GNU/Linux distribution. It is very secure, stable and it is often recommended for server installations. The package management is minimal and doesn't deal with dependencies, the installer and configuration tools are text-based and almost everything is done through configuration files. Slackware doesn't offer graphical frontends nor eye-candy configuration tools. When Patrick was asked why Slackware releases do not have code names, he simply replied that there was no need. In fact the distribution focuses on stability and is well known for being bug-free. System administrators usually say that Slackware is the most Unix-Like GNU/Linux distribution. Most packages are used in their pristine form without any Slackware made improvements. Slackware is usually not recommended to novice users although it is easy to configure and probably one of the most formative distributions. What a user learns while configuring Slackware usually applies to any distribution. Rather than using distribution-specific configuration tools, the user has to modify settings in configuration files and so he has to learn about Linux internals which are common to all distributions. For these reason the Slackware distribution is usually used by system administrators, eager to learn novice users or simply Slackware fans :)

Official website: http://www.slackware.com

Pros: Stability, security, strong adherence to Unix principles, speed and performance.

Cons: Minimal package management, infrequent releases, limited hardware detection.

3.Fedora

One of the best known Linux company in the world is Red Hat, founded in 1995 by Bob Young and Marc Ewing. In 2003, Red Hat decided to focus on business and stopped releasing its public distribution. The company chose to sponsor a community driven project called Fedora. Red Hat Linux 9 was the last version in the Red Hat product line and was replaced by Fedora Core. This distribution is quite unique and mixes leading edge features and conservatism. The result is a stable and secure system with frequent releases and up to date packages which suits both server and desktop installations. The package management is based on RPM, invented by Red Hat, and it is enhanced by a set of tools like Yum, which bring additional features similar to the Debian package management. Because of its close relationship with Red Hat this distribution is very popular among companies. Efforts were also made to make it attractive to the public and Fedora is full of graphical configuration and administration tools. The installation is also graphical and special attention was put to the look and feel of the distribution. As a result Fedora is a popular choice for both desktop and servers among Linux users.

Official website: http://fedora.redhat.com

Pros: Widely used, good support, innovation, good-looking desktop, configuration tools.

Cons: Not as stable as Debian or Slackware for server use, not as easy and up to date as Suse or Mandrake for desktop use. Fedora is truly a general-purpose distribution.


4.Mandriva

Originally called Mandrake and created by Gael Duval in 1998, Mandriva is based on Red Hat. It uses a RPM-based package management, which is enhanced with a tool called urpmi. Mandriva became famous and popular since its first release thanks to an efficient and powerful graphical installer, which is still considered the best nowadays. The default Gnome desktop environment used in Red Hat was replaced in favor of KDE and some good looking configuration tools were added. Also, Mandriva tends to include new versions of software applications as soon as possible and to stay up to date as much as possible, relying on the users to report bugs a posteriori. As a result, Mandriva is highly up-to-date and even though some of its releases are buggy it remains the best distribution for people who are new to Linux or people who find it acceptable to experience some crashes if this means benefiting from the latest versions of applications.

Official website: http://www.mandriva.com

Pros: Highly up-to-date, easy to use, good looking desktop, good community support.

Cons: Unstable, releases are initially reserved to mandrivaClub members and then made public after several weeks.

5.Suse

Since its creation, Suse has always been seen as a distribution of choice for desktop installations. It benefits from a powerful installer and configuration tool called YaST. Professional attention is made to detail, the default KDE desktop environment, the boot process, everything is tailored to make Suse pleasant to the eyes and a serious choice for professional desktops. In 2003, Novell acquired the company and made ISOs of Suse releases freely available on the Internet. Novell also opened the development to public participation and released YaST under the General Public License. Since the launch of OpenSuse, the distribution is now completely free. Suse is stable, polished and pleasant to use. It is probably one of the best desktop solutions.

Official website: http://www.suse.com , http://www.opensuse.org

Pros: Up-to-date, easy to use, good looking, stable.

Cons: Speed and performance.
6.Ubuntu

In 2004 a distribution which was never heard of before, quickly became the most popular and famous of all distributions: Ubuntu. Based on the "Unstable" branch of Debian, Ubuntu features a fast release cycle, up to date and numerous packages, fast download mirrors, great documentation and even free shipment of CDs. Even though the installer is text-based and the configuration tools are not as good looking or integrated as those found in Fedora, Suse or Mandriva, this distribution quickly became the most used for desktop use. Ubuntu was created by Mark Shuttleworth and is distributed by his company Canonical Ltd. It is not clear whether or not Ubuntu is profitable to Canonical Ltd, but according to the multi-millionaire Mark Shuttleworth, this is not the main priority nor purpose of the distribution. Instead, Ubuntu aims to be an innovative and dynamic general purpose distribution which tackles issues that were not addressed by other distributions. Since its creation, Ubuntu has been the most popular GNU/Linux distribution and every single release is better than the previous one.

Official website: http://www.ubuntu.com

Pros: Great community of users and developers, great documentation, up to date packages, fast release cycle.

Cons: The business model doesn't seem to be viable.
7.Knoppix

Created in 2003 by Klaus Knopper, Knoppix is a live-CD distribution, which means the user can run it directly from the CD without having to install it on the hard drive. Thanks to an efficient compression mechanism, the Knoppix CD features a huge selection of software. Knoppix also provides a great automatic hardware detection, which is far better than those of other distributions. The CD can be used as a recovery or administration tool, as a Linux demonstration, as a hardware test tool or even as a full GNU/Linux desktop distribution since it is possible to install it on the hard drive once booted from the CD. Releases are frequent and packages, based on Debian's "Unstable" branch are quite up-to-date.

Official website: http://www.knoppix.com

Pros: Live-CD, excellent hardware detection, good and up to date package selection.

Cons: Slow if run from the CD.
8.Gentoo

Created in 2002 by Daniel Robbins, Gentoo comes from the idea of adding the FreeBSD autobuild feature, "ports" into GNU/Linux. Gentoo is a source-distribution, which means that its packages are not binary but source packages. Each package is meant to be compiled on the user's computer in order to get the best performance and speed out of the resulting compiled binary software. Because repositories use source-packages, they are also very quick to get new software releases as soon as they come out. This results in a very fast and highly up-to-date distribution. The package management is also very efficient and easy to use. On the other hand, the installation of the system and of big packages can be very long and tedious, even with a fast processor.

Official website: http://www.gentoo.org

Pros: Highly up-to-date, very fast, good documentation.

Cons: Long and tedious installation, can be unstable.
9.Mepis

Created in 2003 by Warren Woodford, Mepis is a mix between Debian "Unstable" and Knoppix. It is a live-CD which, once booted, features a graphical installation program. Users can simply boot on the CD, try the distribution, and if they like it.. run the graphical installation program. Also, the distribution chose a different path regarding the use of proprietary software, arguing that the user's comfort was more important than the adherence to open-source philosophy. By default, Mepis includes NVIDIA drivers, Flash and Java plugins, Java runtime, multimedia codecs, and other non-free software. The hardware automatic detection is very good and even detects some winmodems. In-house configuration utilities are also provided.

Official website: http://www.mepis.com

Pros: Installable Live-CD, pre-configured with latest plugins and codecs.

Cons: Not yet well-established, poor adherence to open-source principles.
10.Xandros

In 2001 Xandros acquired Corel Linux. The distribution was based on Debian and aimed at making it easy for novice users to use GNU/Linux. Nowadays Xandros Desktop is the most user-friendly distribution on the market and is recommended to first time Linux users. In its Deluxe edition Xandros Desktop also includes a NTFS resizing tool and a Windows compatibility layer called CrossOver, which makes it possible to run some Windows applications.

Official website: http://www.xandros.com

Pros: Designed for beginners, easy to use, very stable.

Cons: Small package selection, includes proprietary components, only free for personal use.
Conclusion

People often ask "so which distribution is right for me?". The answer is very simple: "It depends!". It depends on your needs, it depends on your experience, on your philosophy or your tastes. It depends on a lot of things, and even if you found the one you preferred among these 10 majors distributions, don't forget that there are about 340 other distributions available, which could potentially suit your needs. If you're ready for the adventure, go and explore. Read reviews, try as many as you can and make your own mind. Otherwise, if you just need something good without the hassle, stick to these 10 major distributions. If you're running a server, consider Debian or Slackware. If you want to install Linux on your home computer for desktop use, consider them all. If you're new to Linux you could try Xandros, Mepis, Suse or Mandriva. Different people have different tastes and this is exactly why GNU/Linux comes in so many flavors...

0 Freespire Linux

Freespire is a community-driven Linux distribution which is composed mostly of free/open source software, while providing users the choice of including proprietary software including multimedia codecs, device drivers and application software.

Freespire is originally derived from Linspire. Freespire 1.0 is based on Debian, while Freespire 2.0 is based on Ubuntu. Linspire was bought by Xandros, who decided to switch back to Debian for future Freespire releases.

History

In August 2005, a distribution Live CD based on Linspire's source pools named Freespire hit the web by accident. This distribution was created by Andrew Betts and was not produced or released by Linspire Inc. Freespire was confused by some users to be an actual product from Linspire, and at the request of Linspire the distribution adopted a development codename Squiggle and began looking for a new name. Linspire then, on the back of the generated publicity, offered users a "free Linspire" (purchase price discounted to $0) by using the coupon code "Freespire" until September 9, 2005. Squiggle OS is no longer in active development.

On April 24, 2006, Linspire announced its own project named "Freespire". The new Freespire distribution was announced by then Linspire President and former CEO Kevin Carmony. This follows to the model of Fedora being supported by Red Hat and the community since 2003. Novell had also started a similar community project by the name of openSUSE for its SUSE Linux product line in the second half of 2005.

Xandros acquired Linspire/Freespire in the Summer of 2008. Xandros plans on keeping Freespire as a community developed distribution similar to that of OpenSUSE and Fedora for their respective commercial distributions.