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May 2009

Linux guide for beginners

Still there are very few Linux users around the world. A newbie who is toying with an idea of staring out on Linux will have to first fight the odds which are there in his mind and then only he or she can fight the world which is outside. So when somebody mentioned a guide ”Linux [...]

Move over green buildings, now a green stadium

We have reviewed many green buildings and projects in our posts earlier. World, specially the western world has embarked on a journey to completely switch over to green power and renewable in coming years. It’s a difficult task but journey has to begin. Renewable energy is going to be the key focus area in every [...]

Chrome new stable release may put its usage share on fast track

Google has come out with major new update of Chrome. Most of the features were already available in earlier Beta release. The stable release has just made it more authentic and reassuring. Stable releases always have a way of assuring the users that product has been fully tested and tried.

Wolfram Alpha is for a select group

Wolfram Alpha has gone live. There have been rumours around that it may not live up to the expectations. But over the weekend, the users have found the computational search engine pretty useful.

Google search vs Wolfram Alpha vs Twitter search

Its May 2009 and Wolfram Alpha will be out anytime this month. The Wolfram Alpha, computational knowledge engine has this message on its website. There have been lot many posts on what Wolfram Alpha can do and who is it for. And the pre-release versions which many of us tried, definitely threw out some amazing [...]

PC sales records negative growth… General Elections to blame?

PC sales have recorded negative growth in Q1, 2009 in India. The percentage fall of 11.7% has been more in India  vis-a-vis rest of the world sales growth figures which stands at negative 6.6%. Market and economy watchers feel that the impact in India has been more as the country is feeling more jittery over [...]

Amazon’s Kindle DX – making the world paperless

Amazon’s Kindle DX is really big. With 9.7″ screen size, wireless Kindle DX is sure to make waves. But price of $489 may hurt a bit. No doubt the Kindle DX has a screen size which is nearly two and half times the  screen size of a Kindle and offers wonderful reading experience. Market for [...]

Energy auditing your own home.

Energy audits are getting popular nowadays. There has been growing concern amongst all countries over climate change and carbon emissions. World over the countries are witnessing an increasing awareness amongst masses. Institutions are working overtime to ensure that energy efficient measures are adopted and world can be made a better place to live in for [...]