Firefox 5.0 Released - Download Now

Finally, Mozilla released Firefox 5.0 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android, after just 3 months of the release of 4.0. According to Mozilla, Firefox 5.0 includes more than 1,000 improvements and performance enhancements and also adds support for more modern Web technologies making it easier for developers to build amazing Firefox Add-ons, Web applications and websites.

Dual Booting: Part 4 (Last Bits)

In this article, we will see those last bits you need to know when you dual boot. we will describe how to remove an operating system without affecting the other, switching between bootloaders and troubleshoot common problems. There is also a nice PDF containing all chapters.

Dual Booting: Part 2 (Installing Windows)

So, we discussed some basic things about dual booting in the previous post. Here, we'll see the installation process of Windows. Windows doesn't detect any other operating systems such as Linux. So, to achieve a dual boot configuration, you should install Windows first, so that Linux can easily setup a dual boot environment when it detects previous Windows installation. If you already have Windows installed, you can skip it. But if you have Linux installed, fear not, you can proceed installing Windows as we would later describe the procedure to add Linux to Windows boot menu.

Dual Booting: Part 1 (Basics)

I often come across people who don't know anything about dual booting. Of course, I didn't know it at first. But now I'm often having more than one OS in my laptop. So here is an effort to describe it, and how it is done.

Turn Your Windows PC into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

We all love speed. Is not it? But what if we want fast internet on our mobile phones like in our PC? If you have Wi-Fi router, then you are lucky. But having a normal router limits the power of connecting more devices than the ports provided. Also, it does not let you connect your smartphone to internet.

Set up Remote FTP Connections to your Android

Did you know that you could manage the files in your Android phone from your PC through WiFi or 3G connection without cable or bluetooth? If not, then read on to know how to use remote FTP connections to your phone from anywhere.

Banshee 2.0 Released

Banshee, my favourite music player, hits 2.0. This cross platform music player has added many useful features in this new version. It also has lots of bugfixes. Banshee is available for Linux, Mac and Windows also!

"Virus & spyware definitions update failed" error in Security Essentials

If you are using Microsoft Security essentials, you might have got an error while updating the definitions.

Virus & spyware definitions update failed

Microsoft Security essentials wasn't able to check the virus & spyware definitions updates.

Make sure you are connected to internet and try again.

Click for more information about this problem.

Support information

Error code: 0x80248014
Description: The update server cannot process your request at the moment. please try again later.

Banshee 1.9.4 Alpha for Windows released

Banshee is a very popular music player for Linux. And also my favorite music player. So I'm very excited to see its release for Windows.

Banshee is a very featured and convenient music player for Linux. though the Windows version doesn't have that much polish, it is only alpha now. Cheers for Banshee.

For your ease, the folk at Banshee have made a .msi installer available whch you can download here. Don't forget to give a try.

LibreOffice 3.3.1 Released

LibreOffice 3.3.1 has just been released. It includes new colored icons and improves stability. This is a minor release so not many changes.

The full list of changes can be found here.

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Replace some Common Windows Softwares with Free and Better Alternatives

People don't like changes with the things they are already familiar with. And this habit reflects when they choose applications, even though there are better alternatives available. In this brief guide I will try to point out to some free applications that can replace those common choices for normal home users.

A Brief Guide on Customizing Windows

Being a linux user, I know how tough it is to customize Windows when compared to Ubuntu. There are many people who dont care about it and by "customization" they mean changing the wallpaper and screensaver. But certainly there are a lots of people who want to go further and make their desktop unique. But windows doesn't like tweaking. Windows7 doesn't even supports third party themes by default. We have to patch it to make it usable. I know there are lots of application, which offers windows customization (for example windows blinds); but I don't prefer them, they are too resource hungry.

Working with CAB Files

CAB files are Microsoft Cabinet Archives. In many scenario, you face cab files. Thankfully, there are tools which you can use to both extract and create CAB files.

Epic Browser - The First Indian Web Browser

Epic Browser is being called the first Indian web browser which is developed by Indian developers (Hidden Reflex) and specially designed for the Indian users. It is also the first web browser in the world, which comes with integrated antivirus support. This browser was launched on 15th July, 2010 for Windows Operating Systems. After exploring it, I found that it has the potential to become popular among the Indian users.

How to Connect Your PC to Internet with your Phone in Windows

You really don’t need PC suite to connect your PC to internet with your phone. But if you do have Windows, you need at least Bluetooth if you don’t want to use PC suite.

So first turn on the Bluetooth of your Mobile phone. Then click on the “Start Menu” in Windows(We are using Windows 7). Then open “Devices and Printers”.

Run Linux Apps Natively on Windows

Ever wanted to use Linux? Linux is a great Operating System indeed. But many Windows users like to stick with Windows. May be because they don't want to go into the hassle of partitioning the Hard Disk and install a Linux Distro.

20 Windows Apps I always install

Linux has always been my favourite platform. But still I cannot leave Windows. I am using Windows from beginning and still have it in dual boot as my secondary OS. There always have been craze about the top 10 or top 20 applications. But everyone has different needs. So the list of top applications will vary for different people. Here are my top 20 application that I always install whenever I reinstall Windows.

Update Microsoft Security Essentials offline

If you are like me who don’t have a broadband connection or for any reason, need to install Microsoft Security Essentials on a PC that does not have internet connection, you might have faced problem after installing Microsoft Security Essentials. Fortunately there is a solution for for it.

Making Multiapps with Multime Constructor

If you want to make a multiapp, I'll show you how to do it.

First download Multime Constructor. You wont understand it as all text will be question marks. So I'm explaining what I got after trying again and again. First of all, download Multime Constructor here. You need Java Runtime Environment for it too.