Hi Tux! Looking you thru a WindoW

Many of us are getting influenced by the new wave of Linux operating systems. Their stability, versatility and endless extent of modifiability is winning hearts. Above all, its FREE.

We can easily access windows partition in linux, but what about the cases when we want use files in linux and am currently running windows?? This is possible.

Small utilities , if installed in your windows, will allow you to access files in linux partition and, in some cases, allow it to change.

Linux Reader, as the name suggets, is a nifty app by diskinternals which allows user to access linux partition. http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/


More powerful tool is ext2fsd is http://ext2fsd.sourceforge.net/.


Using ext2fsd, it starts showing linux partition in your my computer window itself.

Pretty simple way to do the things , right??

sorry!! did i blow your head off??

Yes, this question my friend was asking when he showed me this website. http://xkcd.com/ is the collection of web's finest comic strip based on technology to life, current affairs to rotten stuff, anything and everything. The way of passing the message is great. It takes a little time to realise what that small comic strip has just actually said ,and next moment you will rolling on the floor , laughing your heart out.

Could XKCD mean anything?? Is it an acronym or phonetic pronunciation but later found that out it means nothing. The author typed something and it became the name. You can check out the entire story here http://xkcd.com/about/

Go and enjoy your piece of brain.

We had Air-thin laptop since 2006...

Apple isn't the first one to introduce paper thin laptops like MACBook AIR. Back in 2006, Fujitsu(a relatively unknown company) introduced Q-series thin laptops weighing only 2.2 pounds. It had also the features which AIR is boasting of. According to CNET.com, "The ultraportable notebook is less than one inch thick and uses Intel's new Core Solo processor. It's designed as an executive companion for world-weary travelers tired of lugging larger notebooks through airport security, said Paul Moore, director of mobile product marketing at Fujitsu."

But, due to their very bad marketing strategy, the CEO of the company had to take back the Q10 series. Although it was an awesome piece of technology, it wasn't able to survive in the market.
On the right side are MACBook AIR and Fujitsu Q10 laptop. Notice the thinness of both.

Moral: Sometimes good things also don't succeed because their timing is bad. So, if anything is unsuccessful, it doesn't mean it deserved that.

Now !! To head which way??

I have been spending sleepless nights thinking in which way my blog should be heading....

Ultimately, after loads of chocolates, colas and chips(killer Cs), my mind finally responded and answered. this blog will be techno-cum-programming-cum-science oriented-cum-personal blog(all these things are wire meshed around me so can't separate them out!).


**Readers of this blog are supposed to bookmark it because everytime it will be briniging mind-bogglingly good stuff **

Back from Hibernation Mode

Pratik Anand is back.......... and he is back with a bang.

Several engagements prevented me from continue blogging for last one year, but i finally decided to give all away. After all, the return was imminent.

Well, many things have changed in last one year. After passing XII with 87%, joined MIT Manipal for computer science engineering.Now, living in a hostel in Manipal. Have become a part of OPEN SOURCE movement, joined LUG Manipal, beginning to develop FOSS.
For last some days, i am volunteering in LUGM workshop and it really gives a good feeling to be a part of such a fantastic clan.