Category Archives: Linux and Opensource

With just a month and half to go for 2016, developers are busy predicting the major software development trends for the coming year. However, today we will take a look at the trends that emerged most powerful in 2015 – since they will continue to cast similar influence on software development in the days to come. So, read on and stay informed! Software development: The most notable trends of 2015 that will continue to dominate 2016 The emergence of the improvised Revision Control Tools Thanks to the emergence of the online communities and open source environment, it is now easier for programmers across the globe to collaborate on codes easily. Remember the days of the Rational ClearCase and Concurrent Versions Systems? The version control systems have come a long way from those days. The arcane command line tools have now […]

There are various types of the converter available in the market, and each converter fulfils a particular needs. One of these converters is NoteBurner M4V Converter Plus, which is used to remove and modify the DRM files. Feature rich software, it is very much prevalent in the market. In this post, we will tell you all about NoteBurner M4V Converter Plus and what this amazing software offers all features. What is DRM? DRM stands for digital rights management and it is used by content providers to control the digital audio and video files. Online stores mostly use it and even Windows Media Player uses this management. In Windows Media Player, it is used to provide delivery of audio and/or video content over an IP network to a PC in such a manner that the distributor can control how that content […]

Whenever a friend of mine needs to copy or rip some DVD, they come to me to help them. They think I know some kind of PC trick that lets me easily rip or copy DVDs. They don’t know the fact that I use the amazing WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. In this post, I am going to review the product, and I will also mention all the features and why this is one of the best software to rip or copy DVDs. What is WinX DVD Ripper Platinum? You might have come across the disk burning utility in Windows, and sadly it is a very tough utility to use and it just lets you burn data on your disk. If you want to copy disks or rip DVDs, then you won’t be able to do it with the inbuilt disk […]

Business owners who usually have a large office to manage normally use the best keylogger software in their office devices such as Smartphones, Tablets, Laptops and Desktop computers. Investing in a good monitoring software is quite important as it will directly lead to accountability of your business and will surely help you track the happenings in your office. Moreover, it is also quite important that to overlook into certain aspects of a monitoring software before you pick on one to buy, and also get an idea on how efficient will the monitoring software that you are thinking to purchase, will be on your office. 1. Name of the Software: While installing a monitoring software on the computer in your office, the name of the monitoring software is quite important. Monitoring software’s with names that seeks out attention to itself or that gives […]

Comindware Tracker helps us to carry out our worksmoothly. This smooth flow of work is due to its amazing feature of inter-connecting the tasks performed by the employees in an office or work environment. Monitoring theemployees is tougher than appointing them at work.Here is where Comindware Tracker comes into the picture. It is a Workflow Management System that allows the work carried out in any business management systemto flow with ease. Comindware Tracker is a solution to manage our companies work more efficiently. It provides us with every benefit related to traditional BPMS, ensuring high value of money and better implementation. Comindware Tracker provides us withfacilities to create, edit, appoint and managevarious taskscarried out by our employees. This makes it user friendly also. Comindware Tracker consistently interfaces assignments, archives, information, and individuals into a solitary community oriented workplace.This enables them […]

Technology has brought us to a level where we can confidently make comparisons between these three platforms. Who would have ever thought that we’d reach a day where competition would be so stiff in the market to warrant for such comparisons? Even with the battle for supremacy continuing, let’s take a few minutes to understand the good and the bad of each of these operating systems. Today, the market is dominated by Windows PCs but does that mean that the Windows OS is the victor? We’ll find out in a short while. Windows With a market popularity ratio of almost 90 percent, Windows operating system dominates the rest in terms of the total market share. This dominance is understandable considering the fact that the OS was introduced in 1985. Over the years the operating system has continued to evolve to […]

Linux console is something really special: someone is afraid of it, someone can’t work without it, and someone listens to the radio and watches videos with the help of it. Agree, it may sound strange, but you may watch videos without GUI. And MPlayer will be your assistant. MPlayer is a powerful multimedia player for GNU Linux. You may ask what do we need that for? Well, the first reason is to show Linux capabilities, and then, you never know what you might need. So, here we go. The first thing we need to do is to set up a framebuffer and add a user (the user which is registered in the system) in the group ‘video’ in order for MPlayer to be able to show media on your screen without asking  for administrative right every time. In order to […]

Most probably the ubuntu will automatically detect the mobile broadband after few minutes you plug in the device. These are the steps to add the repository and configure the mobile broadband in your ubuntu . 1) Open Terminal and switch to the root user by using this command: /#  sudo su 2) First and foremost you have to install wvdial. Use the command to do the same: /# sudo apt-get install wvdial You will be prompted whether to install or not. Press Y and complete the installation. Now you can configure the settings for the mobile broadband. 3)  Type the following command: /# gedit  ./etc/wvdial.conf A new gedit window(blank) will open and with the name wvdial.conf 3)  Now add the following codes in that file and SAVE it. [Dialer Defaults] Stupid Mode = 1 Inherits = Modem0 Password = mts […]

If you are a person leading a  “Hurry up” life, then remembering to remember small task is a hectic task! We all tend to have check list or to-do list so that we keep up with our routines.The ultimate solution provider is the technology either yo mobile or laptop or simply a sticky note.In this post there are five brilliant guys who remind you of what to do. GOOGLE KEEP One of the most trusted and highly proven effective apps. With this you can  Keep track via notes, lists and photos, it can have your voice notes transcribed,you can have different colors for different notes for easy access,these can be accessed from anywhere as they are stored in cloud. EVERNOTE: Rated in the category of “Must have apps” by New York Times. It enables you Capture, browse, search, and share Business […]

iOS, Android, Symbian,Windows are the leading OS on a mobile phone. For last 3 to 4 years i have heard people say “Android phones” rather than calling it by it’s maker or variant.But now for a while i have been hearing a different name and it spells “Firefox phones”. With ZTE open and Alcatel OnetouchFire hitting the stores in Spain,Poland and Brazil, its time to watch for the this buddy. Firefox OS has already been claimed as the only competitor for the Android both at entry level and at the international markets.This can be attributed to, significantly by looking at the market that android had established and from the shift of people opting for Android rather than Windows or iOS. Am not going to speak about the phones here, instead we will see what the OS as such has. Features […]