Hrushikesh Zadgaonkar's Blog

My new blog !!

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:59:00 +0000

This is the link to my new blog

http://www.hrushikeshzadgaonkar.wordpress.com

Now-on I will blog mostly at wordpress..bt will continue some discussions here also... So do check the new blog...

enjoy !

How to Enable DreamScene in Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:15:00 +0000

DreamScene was a Windows Vista Ultimate extra which allowed users to have animated (video) wallpapers. In a way it was a dream come true for any users who wished to have a more dynamic desktop. Unfortunately, Microsoft dumped this feature in Windows 7 in favour of Desktop Slideshow. However, with a little bit of effort you can use DreamScene even on Windows Seven.

◦Before getting started make sure you have Aero turned on. The quickest way to enable Aero is to select any Aero theme from the Personalize options.
◦Download the Windows 7 Dreamscene patch (32 bit only) from here. Start the installer (you will need administrator privileges).

◦Wait for the patch to finish. Once it is done, Explorer will automatically be restarted and you will get an option to set any supported video (WMV or MPG) as Desktop Background from the right click context menu.
That’s it!

Enjoy !

The 11MB Linux distro – TinyCore

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Surprised ????
Its true....An eleven megabyte Linux distribution.

Speed and ultra-minimalism are what TC is all about. Here are some info's...

Tiny Core runs the Linux 2.6 kernel with Busybox. It uses Tiny X for the GUI, along with the JWM window manager. It provides a basic environment with GUI and a web-browser. The whole OS loads itself into RAM and runs from there.

enjoy !

Windows PowerShell

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:04:00 +0000

Now its there for windows !!!

The main tool dat was there for Linux was Terminal / Console bt now Microsoft launched the equally powerfull POWERSHELL for windows.

Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT professionals achieve greater control and productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities.

Windows PowerShell allows IT professionals to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation.

Windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use, because it works with your existing IT infrastructure and existing script investments, and because it runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003.

Windows PowerShell is now included as part of Windows Server 2008 and can be evaluated in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3. Exchange Server 2007, System Center Operations Manager 2007, System Center Data Protection Manager V2, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager also leverage Windows PowerShell to improve administrator control, efficiency, and productivity....

enjoy !!!

LAMP vs WISP

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:38:00 +0000

For Free and Open Source Software normally the group used in the technology stuff is

LAMP i.e Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP.

Microsoft gives the answer for this to Open Source as

WISP i.e Windows, IIS, SQL Server, PHP.

enjoy !

Installing WordPress Locally Under Windows !

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Installing WordPress Locally Under Windows

Following is the step-by-step method for installing wordpress in windows!

1- Get XAMPP lite for Windows. Choose the exe version, and install it at the root of your C drive.

2- Browse to C:\xampplite and double click setup_xampp.bat

3- Once that is done, double click xampp-control.exe and start the Apache and Mysql services.

4- Open your browser and go to this address: http://localhost/. From the menu on the left column, choose your preferred language.

5- Now that the interface displays a language that you can understand, click on phpMyAdmin (on the left column once again)

6- Enter "wordpress" (without quotes) in the "Create New Database" Field, and select utf8_unicode_ci in the drop down box in the next field (as shown in the picture below). Click on Create. The Xampp setup is now complete.

7- Download Wordpress and unzip it under c:\xampplite\htdocs.

8- You should now have a wordpress folder under c:\xampplite\htdocs. Browse to the folder, and you will see a file named wp-config-sample.php. Open it in your favourite text editor and replace the default values by the ones you see under this paragraph. Save the file as wp-config.php (under the same folder).

// ** MySQL settings ** //
define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress'); // The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'root'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', ''); // ...and password (needs to be empty, just for local install)
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value

9- Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php , follow the instructions, and you are done !

Thanks ! Enjoy !

Embedded C project !

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:37:00 +0000

We, a team from SRKNEC Computer Science Department, are working under a Embedded C project provided by the SUN MICROSYSTEMS ( now Oracle ).

This project comprises of the basic entities to measure :

Temperature | Light | Moisture | Humidity

We have to make a circuit which resembles the work of sun-spots since sun-spots are very costly...

I will update the latest news regarding this project soon !

enjoy !

Won 2nd Prize Nexhibit Competition !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:21:00 +0000

NEXHIBIT competition held in our srknec college on 17th august, 2009.This was basically the software cum Hardware exhibition competition and in this we have won the 2nd prize in software...

We have made a Windows system manager which handles the system processes and provides a very good interface for the user as user can access the most of the facilities of windows from this only ! The above is the main interface of our software ! This contains 7 modules each provides the access the respective fields !

:)

FOSS - Free and Open Source Software

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Richard Stallman is the founder of the Open Source Movement...!

Why “Open Source” misses the point of Free Software

When we call software “free”, we mean that it respects the users' essential freedoms; the freedom to run it, to study and change it, and to redistribute copies with or without changes. This is a matter of freedom, not price, so think of “free speech”, not “free beer”.... :D

These freedoms are essentially important. They are essential, not just for the individual users' sake, but because they promote social solidarity — that is, sharing and co-operation. They become even more important as more and more of our culture and life activities are digitized. In a world of digital sounds, images and words, free software comes increasingly to equate with freedom in general.
Millions of people around the world now use free software; the schools of regions of India and Spain now teach all students to use the free GNU(GNU is Not Unix) / Linux operating system. But most of these users have never heard of the ethical reasons for which we developed this system and built the free software community, because today this system and community are more often described as “open source,” and attributed to a different philosophy in which these freedoms are hardly mentioned.

Some of the proponents of “open source” considered it a “marketing campaign for free software,” which would appeal to business executives by citing practical benefits, while avoiding ideas of right and wrong that they might not like to hear. Other proponents flatly rejected the free software movement's ethical and social values. Whichever their views, when campaigning for “open source” they did not cite or advocate those values. The term “open source” quickly became associated with the practice of citing only practical values, such as making powerful, reliable software. Most of the supporters of “open source” have come to it since then, and that practice is what they take it to mean.

Non-free software is a social problem, and moving to free software is the solution.
Free software.

Open source. If it's the same software, does it matter which name you use? Yes, because different words convey different ideas. While a free program by any other name would give you the same freedom today, establishing freedom in a lasting way depends above all on teaching people to value freedom. If you want to help do this, it is essential to speak about “free software.”
We in the free software movement don't think of the open source camp as an enemy; the enemy is proprietary (non-free) software. But we want people to know we stand for freedom, so we do not accept being misidentified as open source supporters.
Common misunderstandings of “free software” and “open source”
The term “free software” has a problem of misinterpretation: an unintended meaning, “software you can get for zero price,” fits the term just as well as the intended meaning, “software which gives the user certain freedoms.”

Unfortunately, all the alternatives in English have problems of their own. We've looked at many alternatives that people have suggested, but none is so clearly “right” that switching to it would be a good idea. Every proposed replacement for “free software” has some kind of semantic problem—and this includes “open source software.”
The official definition of “open source software” was derived indirectly from criteria for free software. It is not the same;
However, the obvious meaning for the expression “open source software” is “You can look at the source code,” and most people seem to think that's what it means. That is a much weaker criterion than free software, and much weaker than the official definition of open source. It includes many programs that are neither free nor open source.
Since that obvious meaning for “open source” is not the meaning that its advocates intend, the result is that most people misunderstand the term.

Linux is “open source” software meaning, simply, that anyone can get copies of its source code files.

OSS (Open Source Software )is software for which the source code is freely and publicly available, though the specific licensing agreements vary as to what one is allowed to do with that code.

The New York Times has stretched the term to refer to user beta testing — letting a few users try an early version and give confidential feedback — which proprietary software developers have practiced for decades.

It tends to accompany a misundertanding of “free software”, equating it to “GPL-covered software”. These are equally mistaken, since the GNU GPL is considered an open source license, and most of the open source licenses are considered free software licenses.

Polaris '09

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:52:00 +0000

Our Computer Science Department is organizing a national event called Polaris 09 on 16th and 17th august 2009. The details of the events which are to be organized are given below...

Notepad WTC trick !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:04:00 +0000

This trick is very popular among the Computer guys all over the world. But still we bring back and see.....

NOTEPAD “WORLD TRADE CENTER TRICK”

Did you know that the flight number of the plane that had hit WTC …on 9/11 was Q33N ….
Open your Notepad in ur lappy and type the flight number i.e Q33N…
Increase the Font Size to 72,
Change the Font to Wingdings.

U will be amazed by the findings....enjoy !

How to remove Autorun.inf Virus !!

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:53:00 +0000

Hey do u know why your Anti Virus detects a virus in your autorun.inf whenever you insert your removable disk (USB, flash drive, et.) but it can’t disinfect it nor delete it or if you’re having a hard time accessing drives? Tried deleting it manually but you can’t find the file?

Autorun.inf is hidden and it can’t be remove or disinfected by Anti virus. And you try finding the autorun.inf file but failed even if you select to show all files from folder option?

Here’s what you need to do…

Boot your system in Safemode

Open your flash drive via Command Prompt (do this via Start->Run->cmd.exe ).
Change your logged drive to your USB flash drive (e.g. If your flash drive is at drive E: then type E: on the command prompt then press enter)
Type ATTRIB -H -R -S AUTORUN.INF
then press enter, type in “del autorun.inf” then press [Enter]

After reboot, you can now access your drive. enjoy guys !!!

Open Source Club

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:53:00 +0000

This is the logo of our Open Source meet which is organized on 22nd of this month...In this we are arranging the open source theatre related to the Open Source technologies n all...i will be updating all the latest news regarding the Open Source Club in srknec...enjoy ! :)

Microsoft, Yahoo Officially Anounce the Partnership

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:13:00 +0000

"Bing to Replace Yahoo Search."

Yahoo and Microsoft, as expected, have announced a major partnership. After a year and a half of failed talks, the pair finally have come together and cut a deal. Many changes were necessary for the deal to take place - a new search engine from Microsoft (Bing) — but now that it’s here, it promises to change the face of the internet.

The pair will hold an estimated 28 percent of the search market, or roughly a third, behind Google, which will hold roughly two thirds of the market. The deal will last for 10 years.

As previously anticipated, Microsoft’s new Bing search engine/algorithm will be replacing Yahoo’s search. Yahoo’s page will keep its look, but behind the scenes it will be powered by Bing.

We will continue to experience search as a vital part of our Yahoo! experiences and will enjoy increased innovation thanks to the scale and resources this deal provides.

How To Install Dual Operating Systems

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:41:00 +0000

By the special demand of my frnds i would like to throw some light on this.....

This article goes through the process of dual booting and shows you how to dual boot on your computer. To dual boot an operating system you need the .ISO image of the the operating system that you want to install. Eg.you want to install “Ubuntu” on your computer which has Windows Xp or Windows Vista you can download the .ISO image from http://www.ubuntu.com/download and burn it to a disk. You may also want to try the new windows 7 beta (RC) which u can download from torrents.

If you would like to dual boot your computer with Windows 7 beta you can just Google “Windows 7 beta build 7000 torrent” and select one of the results to download the torrent. you need to have a torrent client like “utorrent” or “Bit-torrent” to download torrents.

If you don’t know what your doing then don’t do this! You can mess up your whole computer if you don’t know what you are doing....haha !

NOTE: If you want to install UBUNTU then download wubi from here. Wubi installs ubuntu as a program inside Windows so it is recommended that you install it this way.

To burn an .ISO image to a disk you need to have the right program to burn it to. I recommend that you use infra-recorder to burn the ISO file and burn it to an empty disk. You may burn the ISO image to a CD or DVD. if the ISO image is “less than” 700 MB then you can use a CD if it’s more than 700 MB then you should use a DVD obiously, if its more than that then you’re gonna have to use a dual layer DVD which can hold up to 8.54 gigabytes. We are going to use Infra recorder...k.. To burn an ISO image just follow the below steps

1. Put an empty CD or DVD in your Optical drive (place where you put your CD or DVD)

2. Open Infra recorder and click on “Write Image”

3. Select the .ISO image and click open.

4. For write speed select the lowest speed possible to get
better results ( Higher the speed of burning process,greater the chance
of disk unfunctionality is possible...so do care..)

5. Then click OK and wait for it to finish

After that make a new partition.

Note: If you cancel the process your CD or DVD may not be usable again unless it is a CD-RW or DVD-RW.

To make a new partition follow these steps:

This process applies to Windows Xp and Windows Vista.

(You can also open run by Pressing Windows key+R on your keyboard if you’re on XP)

1. Click on start

2. Right click on Computer and click on “Manage”

3. from the left side bar click on “DISK MANAGEMENT”..

which is Under Storage.

4. After that right click on your main hard disk

mostly C drive.. and click on “Shrink Volume”

5. Then enter the amount of space you want to shrink it to (15 GB or more is recommended).

After you’ve made a new partition & burned the CD put it in the OPTICAL DRIVE or the place where you put CD or DVD, and change your boot order to DVD drive.After you change the boot order press any key on the keyboard when it says “press any key to continue…” to boot it from CD. While installing make sure you install it on the “NEW PARTITION”. If you install it on your main hard disk drive then you’ll loose all your data on that drive.

Then follow steps and install the operating you want to install....enjoy..!!!

Run Multiple Virtual Desktops on your computer

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Running Multiple Virtual desktops on your computer is easy with Desktops. This little program is from technet.microsoft.com by Windows Sysinternals. Since it is from Microsoft you do not have to worry about viruses or something like that. Using desktops lets you easily switch to a different desktop in just a matter of seconds. So, with desktops you can check your email listen to songs or something like that and on the other desktop you can browse the web or just chat with friends. You get 4 virtual desktops with this application and it just weighs about 115 kb.

Windows 7 to include “Windows XP Mode”

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:10:00 +0000

One of the biggest flaws with Vista was that programs which worked in XP, just work properly. But it seems Microsoft have learnt from a few of their mistakes, as they will offer a virtualisation based “Windows XP Mode” in Windows 7 Profesional and Ultimate editions. This seems to be a brilliant move and could potentially do wonders for Windows 7.....!

It won’t be put directly onto the release candidate due to come out on May 5th, but instead will be available as a free downloadable plug-in.

Windows 7/XP MS word

What is XP mode and how does it work? Essentially, its a licensed virtualized copy of Windows XP SP 3. Your Windows 7 Pro/Enterprise/Ultimate licenses will receive access to download this plug-in and it will run inside Windows’ own Virtual PC framework. Anyone wanting to run a XP program has to simply install it while XP mode is on. You can then run in the future as a virtualised program, without having to resort to further hassle.

Microsoft claims nearly 100% compatibility with current Windows XP applications in XPM. But we have to wait and see how smoothly Virtual PC can be integrated into 7 itself. We also have to wait and see how XP Mode will be licenced and provided. Will it be restriced only to corporate licences, or will it be available to retail customers as well???

Overall, this may be an extremely smart move from Microsoft. For adminstrators, the cost of upgrading may be an issue, but compatibility problems are also a major issue. XP mode might get rid of this issue and convince enough adminstrators to upgrade. Windows needs 7 to be successful, and XP Mode will certainly contribute.

enjoy d change !

Morro, Microsoft’s own free antivirus software

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:57:00 +0000

Software giant Microsoft close to supplying “free” antivirus software. Over the last couple of months, Microsoft has been busy with endless projects. Especially, with Windows 7 RC and the highlyregarded Bing search. Thus, the release of the “credit crunching” complimentary,...HAHA...use it for free.... :-)

Initiate OpenOffice even more briskly

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:53:00 +0000

OpenOffice matches Ubuntu perfectly, a cost-free program with great features. Though, it also has the tendency to open very slowly in comparison to other programs; this really does agitate users. To make OpenOffice open faster, all you need to do is go to Start-up manager, well that is what it is called in version 9.04.
System >> Preferences >> Startup Applications in order to find the program.

Then, add a new entry and in the command field, put in

openoffice -nodefault -nologo

The only thing that required now is to restart your system. It is now cached, so when the Gnome desktop begins, OpenOffice will also start, as it is basically moving it to a start up program and therefore making it start up super-fast.

Enjoy !:-)

How to download YouTube videos, and then convert them from .flv to .avi

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:51:00 +0000

sudo apt-get install youtube-dl ffmpeg

- Then use this code to download the video,

youtube-dl -o example.flv “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQyZLehrIUw”

- To convert the video to .avi format

ffmpeg -i example.flv example.avi

Just to let you know, you should edit the name of the video and video link. Mine is just an example, however it is a good video on one of the Britain’s Got Talent shows exposing the new hit wonder, DJ Talent. :-)haha....enjoy !

How to convert Ext2/Ext3 file system to Ext4 (in 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope)

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:47:00 +0000

First of all make sure you have Ubuntu 9.04 installed so that you have an Ext3 file-system.

- Back-up all of your valued data.

- To convert the partition, reboot from the real CD, and run this code:

sudo bash
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/sda1
e2fsck -pf /dev/sda1

In this case, the partiton you need to convert is /dev/sda1.

-Next, you must change Ext3 to Ext4 quite simply like below,

# /dev/sda1
UUID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX / ext3
relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1

Change this code to:

# /dev/sda1
UUID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX / ext4
relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1

No doubt you can tell that all that has changed is Ext3 and Ext4! You now MUST save the changes.

If you are upgrading from ext2 to ext4, when converting the partition use this code instead:

sudo bashtune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index,has_journal /dev/sda1
e2fsck -pf /dev/sda1

That should be it for most people, all you need to restart your computer and voila, you are now running from an Ext 4 file system. However, if you come across the dreaded error 13 when restarting, it might be because it did not like one of the updates. This might help though,

sudo bashmount /dev/sda1 /mnt
grub-install /dev/sda –root-directory=/mnt –recheck

You have now successfully completed the conversion! enjoy !

Alter the colour of your Ubuntu

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:41:00 +0000

In order to change the colour of your Ubuntu, use the following command:

sudo apt-get install gnome-color-chooser

In future you can then discover the colours, under System >> Preferences.

Sun Microsystems Merges With Oracle

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:08:00 +0000

Sun Microsystems gets acquired by Oracle. This is the hot news making rounds on the net. This is a news which could have wide ramifications for the Open Source crowd. Why? Because Sun Microsystems creates some of the most well received, robust open source software around. Just to put it in perspective, let me list some of them which come to my mind.

MySQL - The most widely used database online.
Java - Was released under an Open source license.
OpenSolaris - The free as in beer and freedom UNIX operating system.
OpenOffice.org - The robust office suite which is a part and parcel of any Linux distribution.
VirtualBox - The virtualization software that most open source enthusiasts have grown to love.
Netbeans - The Java IDE
Sun xVM Server - The open source virtualization software for data centers.
Sun Microsystems is no doubt a awesome open source company. Will it stay that way under its new master namely Oracle ? Only time will tell.

Ext4 File System

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:46:00 +0000

Ext4 file system (4th extended file system) is the next generation file systems, retaining backward compatibility with the previous file system, ext3. Ext4 was released as a functionally complete and stable filesystem in Linux kernel 2.6.28. Ubuntu 9.04 was released with support for the ext4 file system.

One of the most evident advantages of ext4 for end users is the drastic reduction in time taken to do an fseek operation of your hard drives. The other advantages of ext4 file system over ext3 are - it provides better performance and greater reliability. Also it increases the maximum file system size to a whooping 1 exabyte. Compared to this, ext3 supports a maximum of only 16 TB of file system size.

Bottom line : A drive with ext4 file system cannot be mounted within older Linux distributions as they don't have support for ext4.

Google Chrome OS To Officially Make It's Debut In 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Hrushikesh) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:36:00 +0000

Hey guys, Google has eventually come out with the announcement that it is developing a unique Operating System - called the Google Chrome OS.

It will be Open Source, light weight, speedy, simple and secure. Google says the new OS will be targeted at Netbooks and will make it's debut in next year i.e 2010. As the name suggests, Google Chrome OS will in all probability be a browser centric OS; in that, most applications will be residing in the cloud. The OS will run on x86 and ARM architecture.

It is totally based on the Cloud Computing and all the data will be available for storage on d net itself...

Really exciting news for sure....enjoy..!!!