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December 20, 2006

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Windows Resource: Free Utility to view all connected USB devices

[USBDeview] is a freeware utility that will show you information about all the currently connected USB devices to your system. The utility is small in size [under 45k] and is packed with lot of information. Some of the important information about the connected devices that it can show are: Device Name Device Description Type of the Device Connected Status. [If connected, you can disconnect it from the utility itself] Is it Safe To Unplug? Assigned Drive Letter to the device

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Posted in: Software/Apps | Tools/Utils | Windows

December 20, 2006

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Easy Web Development with Firebug Add-on for Firefox

If you haven’t come across Firebug yet, you are missing a lot of good things that Firefox can do for you. Firebug is an amazing Firefox add-on that lets you edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. The entire add-on is under 300k in size and offers the following features. One key stroke to open the interface. Global enable and disable options for websites. Option for blacklist and white listing websites. Inspect and edit

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Posted in: Firefox | Software/Apps | Web2.0

December 9, 2006

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Open-Source Disk Encryption Software for Windows XP/2000/2003 and Linux

Disk encryption softwares have been available since quite long, but their usage has increased since last few years. Using an open-source software such as [TrueCrypt] saves a lot on your pocket and even does an on-the-fly encryption of your disk volumes. The main features of this software are: On-the-fly encryption [data is automatically encrypted and decrypted] Entire filesystem/disk is encrypted including all its files and folders Create a standard or a hidden TrueCrypt volume Encryption Algorithm TrueCrypt volumes can be

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Posted in: Software/Apps | Tools/Utils | Unix/Linux | Windows

November 30, 2006

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Using Open Source Software to Reduce Investments and Operating Costs

By the time you finish reading this article, you will realize some of the many benefits of using Open Source software, how it dramatically lowers your investments by reducing the cost associated with licensed software and its support. We will look at existing uses of licensed software and how Open Source software can replace them while maintaining same level of productivity and reducing cost associated with licenses. Some of these implementations can provide greater level of stability and productivity without

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Posted in: Software/Apps | Unix/Linux

November 17, 2006

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Virtualizaton: Better Resource Utilization and reduced Total Cost of Ownership

A virtual machine is like running a PC on a PC. You can run Linux on Windows XP or run Windows Server 2003 on a Windows XP system, as simple as that. A VM [Virtual Machine], enables IT professionals and developers to test and evaluate their applications and other tools without having a need to install it on separate physical servers or systems. Imagine a developer who would like to have 20 desktops to connect to his centralized application and

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Posted in: Internet | Software/Apps | Unix/Linux | Windows






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