Extracting RAR files on Ubuntu

I recently installed Ubuntu on my machine.
I had Vista earlier. I was fed up of Vista.

This is Ubuntu is awesome. Never gets freezed.

I got some ebooks, I needed urgently, from one of my friends. But it was in .RAR format.

I was wondering if there's any RAR extractor for Linux.

I used to use WinRAR on Windows.

I searched online and found the command to install it on my machine.
It's simple.

Open your Terminal (On Ubuntu: Application -> Terminal)
Type: sudo apt-get install unrar

and it's done.

How to use UNRAR?

Type: unrar help
You will see bunch of options that can be used with unrar.

To just extract the files on your current drive, use..
UNRAR e filename.rar

Be the Best

Here are some tips to be the BEST.

• Think on Paper.
• Set a Deadline to achieve your Goal.
• Make a list of everything that you can think of, you need to do, to achieve your Goal.
• Organize this list into a Plan.
• Take action on your plan immediately.
• Resolve to do something every single day that moves you towards your Goal.
• "Clear Written" Goals have wonderful effects on your thinking.

Source: JITO

Infosys taking major leap

Indian IT giant, Infosys, is developing mobile handsets capable to capturing, projecting and sending 3D images. This device can be used for medical, educations and investigation purposes. This can also give a realistic experience in movies and games.

The technology is patented by U.S. Patent and Trademark office. [read more]

Finally Facebook overtakes MySpace

facebook finally overtook the myspace, old rival in terms of number of unique visitors.
one of the number crunching websites, Compete, recently released the figures showing this fact. According to them, facebook had increment of 57.5% in the number of peoples visiting the site whereas myspace had decrement of 10.9%. It is said that the progress of facebook has greatly increased after Microsoft's investment in it.

Do certain colors make a customer more comfortable with buying from your site?

I recently came across a site which said that color scheme used in site matters alot... Any web designer has merely 30 seconds to attract user's attention and convince him to click ADD TO CART (for example) button.

The scheme of color is not only true for web sites but any advertising media. Different colors have different meanings and associations. They engage your visitors emotions, silently and powerfully. It said, nearly every 12th user visiting a website is colorblind (may be problem with distinguishing some colors). Its a good choice to not to use a combination of Red and Green.

Read More here and here

PHP support in Microsoft Visual Studio

Good news for .NET developers. JCXSoftware has released an add-on for Microsoft Visual Studio which helps you code your applciation in PHP, one the most widely used open source web scriptinh language. This is NOT a FREE software. [download]

comments suck, get gifts

GBox provides users a bit of software code, known as a widget, to embed on their blogs so they can broadcast wishlists of songs to their friends and family members - in hopes of getting them as presents.

[read more]

Warning over Nokia BL-5C batteries

Users of Nokia mobile phones have been urged to check their handsets after the company said that it would replace 46 million approx. batteries after at least 100 of the components overheated while being recharged.

The alert issued by Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, covers a batch of its most widely-used batteries, with the model code BL-5C. The affected units were supplied by Matsushita, the Japanese electronics giant, between December 2005 and November 2006. [read more]

Fake Steve Jobs unmasked

The New York Times put an end to the ruse on Sunday, publishing the identify of the blogger who claimed over the past 14 months to be blogging the innermost thoughts of the mercurial Apple CEO. [read more]

Hackers attacks the world's largest Job Portal, Monster

Personal details stored on Monster.com, a website that lists job vacancies, were taken after a raid by hackers who posed as employers to gain access to the site. Having stolen the information, hackers e-mailed the victims claiming to have infected their computers with a virus and threatening to delete files unless demands for payment were met. [read more]

Review of PayPal security key

PayPal has recently released a device which generates a six digit code every 30 seconds. PayPal claims that all internet hackers will never be able to hack any account. [read more]

A9, a strong new search engine alternative to Google

A9 is a new webcrawler that allows browsing of more than one search engine at once while earning you a discount on Amazon. Google is great for global searches of very specific terms, but if you need to search a general tearm or make a search in more specific databases, it gives you too many disorganized and irrelevant hits to be useful. Here is where A9 excels. A9 provides a focused search of over 300 search engines and databases. Unlike Google, you can search up to 10 of these at once.

Some interesting facts

Some interesting facts emerge from CyberMedia Dice-TNS survey of IT professionals in India.

• 29% highly satisfied with their job.


• Nearly 63% have less than 5 yrs of work experience in IT or IT related field.


• More than 75% of IT professionals have been with their current employer for less than 2 yrs.


• More than 70% of IT professionals have been promoted in last one year.


• 60% of the respondednts have posted resume on job portals.

Identity Theft, one of the fastest growing Crime

Identity theft occurs when a criminal uses another person's personal information to take on that person's identity. Identity theft is much more than misuse of a Social Security number-it can also include credit card and mail fraud.

[read more] [protect yourself]

Soon, Doctors might be performing surgeries via satellites

Robotic surgeries wherein doctors will operate on patients from a distance of about 4,000 miles may become a reality soon, as scientists have now shown that surgeons and robots could be linked via Internet connection or satellite. [read more]

Security 2.0 will protect next-generation threats

Leading software solution provider Symantec Corp today announced its vision for protecting customers from next-generation threats targeting their information and interactions through the systems. [read more]

Clock Link

ClockLink.com provides fashionable clocks that you can easily embed in your web page. All you need to do is simply paste the tag on your web page. You can also choose a time zone for your clock so it will show the correct time.

Nanotechnology now used in nearly 500 everyday products

Makers claim Nanotechnology can help you climb Mt. Everst and stop the Comman Cold [read more]

With simplified code, Programming becomes child's play

Scratch, a new programming language being released today by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. The program, named after the technique hip-hop DJs use to mix music, gives novices the ability to create dynamic programs without wading through a manual, teaching computer programming concepts while encouraging students to play.

[read more]

Global net censorship GROWING

The level of state-led censorship of the net is growing around the world, a study of so-called internet filtering by the Open Net Initiative suggests.
The study of thousands of websites across 120 Internet Service Providers found 25 of 41 countries surveyed showed evidence of content filtering.
Websites and services such as Skype and Google Maps were blocked, it said. [read more]

China to use Computer Viruses

The Defense Department reports that the People's Liberation Army is moving beyond traditional battlefields and into cyberspace.

[read more]

Defining the term Web Blog

Weblogs may be viewed as an evolved form of personal Web pages, or 'home pages'. The term, coined by Jorn Barger in 1997, refers to a web site that is a 'log of the Web', indicating a record that points to material available on the World Wide Web. A weblog editor is often called a weblogger. The shorthand terms blog and blogger are also commonly used; usage of the word 'blog' has become so common that it has recently been drafted for inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary.

An excerpt from a definitive definition, written for the Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory (2005), by Dr. Jill Walker, Department of Humanistic Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway:

“A weblog, or blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first (see temporal ordering). Typically, weblogs are published by individuals and their style is personal and informal. Weblogs first appeared in the mid-1990s, becoming popular as simple and free publishing tools became available towards the turn of the century. Since anybody with a net connection can publish their own weblog, there is great variety in the quality, content, and ambition of weblogs, and a weblog may have anywhere from a handful to tens of thousands of daily readers.”

source: http://blog-bib-tools.blogspot.com/

Web based Chat Clients

Are you restricted from using your favorite chat clients (messangers) at your school. college, organization. Here's a solution to that.
I have tried the following web based chat clients...

• Meebo
• KoolIM
• eBuddy

These are some of the chat clients that will solve your problem.
Just try it out.
If there are any others, do let me know.

Regards,

Ashit

Web Based Operating System

• Access from anywhere.Create a document at an office computer, drive home, continue right from where you left off.


• Built-in sharing.Instantly share music, documents and more with your buddies.


• An application community.Everyone from professional software engineers to high school age programmers can participate at no cost.

Try it out...

Boom of Social Networking

It seems social networking has become the majot idea of dotcom startups.
More and more social networking websites come up these days and the best part of it is all are doing well. Very very well. Here is a list of few social networking site along with their registered users.

Name Registered Users
Bebo 22,000,000
Classmates.com 40,000,000
Facebook 16,000,000
Friends Reunited 12,000,000
Friendster 29,100,000
Graduates.com 650,000
MySpace 155,000,000
Orkut 44,000,000
Rediff Connexions 1,400,000
Reunion.com 25,000,000
Windows Live 30,000,000
Xanga 40,000,000

Source: wikipedia

Mr. Azim Premji shares his perspective on Success

"The funny thing about life is that you realize the value of something only when it begins to leave you. As my hair turned from black, to salt and pepper to finally salt without pepper, I have begun to realize the importance of youth. At the same time, I have begun to truly appreciate some of the lessons I have learnt along the way. I hope you will find them useful when you plan your career and life."

Source: port8080

Ruby On Rails---ready to beat J2EE and .NET

Ruby on Rails
RoR is an open source web framework that is optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity। It lets you write beautiful code by favoring convention over configuration.

• It develops Database driven web applications using MVC pattern. It gives pure Ruby development environment.

• The fundamental Ruby on Rails principle is DRY (Dont Repeat Yourself).

• It is said that RoR will take over the market of J2EE and .NET in comming years.

Learn basics of Ruby On Rails

Ruby on Rails Official Page