After shifting from Gnome to Xfce one of the things which I missed a lot when browsing the net and when connected to VPN was the netspeed applet which was available in Gnome. So after a quick search I landed on the page askubuntu.com where I found the answer. There is a xfce4-netspeed-plugin already in development and can be downloaded and complied. Here are the steps: Install the dependencies required to compile the xfce4-netspeed-plugin using the command: sudo apt-get install intltool xfce4-dev-tools libxfce4util-dev libgtk2....

With internet becoming a part and parcel of our daily lives, the amount of information we consume when online has gone up considerabily. But there is one major problem, most of the websites have content that is very difficult to read either due to the font used or its size or just because there is too much distration from elements surrounding the content like the sidebar. This is where the two plugins I use come into the picture....

One of the common observation one can make is whenever a government company goes for some tech implementation for improving their process, the outcome is generally a slow working or unusable system for the customer. But when I did my first LPG refill booking through HP Anytime which is an IVRS based refill booking system I was really surprised with the outcome. HP Anytime claims that it sends 3 SMS alerts to customers on the status of refill supplies:...

I decided to start off the year 2012 by installing the latest version of Linux Mint 12 codenamed ‘Lisa’. Though my initial intention was to move on to a rolling release distribution to avoid having to reinstall the OS every now and then for a new release. But I decided against it and stuck with Mint which has been my favorite for the past few years. As one would expect with Mint, the installation was smooth and fast....

People have been asking me time and time again on how do I create and send out the newsletters (in the past Lintux Newsletter, Weekly Picks, HaHaHaa), and each time I tell one, some else asks again. So I thought it would be in the best interest of all that I put this on my blog so that I can give the link to anyone who asks. Coming to the process it is a quite simple one, by the time you finish reading this you will be amazed at how simple it is!...