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Lernid: A most useful classroom collaboration tool
LernidJono Bacon, one of the most popular bloggers in the Linux community had a problem conducting online classes. He used IRC, a popular IM client. His students first had to learn how to use IRC and...
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Winter Bourbon Cask Ale
Its the end of one holiday weekend and time to savour a good brew. Winter Bourbon Cask Ale(WBCA) is a good choice, especially for this time of year. Heavy but not as heavy as other winter ales, WBCA...
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FengOffice: A decent office colllaboration Tool
FengOfficeDO you want a central repository for your firm where people can share notes, documents, tasks, deadlines, statuses, etc. on Customers, Project, Corporate policy,etc? Feng Office (formerly...
View ArticleHTML5: Its about time
In the last decade, we saw a lot of changes in the web. Here are some of them.* Laptops and Desktops are more powerful and hard drives have become bigger. Increases in processor speeds is a simple case...
View ArticleJava EE6: Another major release from 2009
There was a lot of eager and nervous anticipation from the Java developer committee about the release of Java Enterprise Edition 6. The focus of the nervousness has been Oracle's acquisition of Sun in...
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Best of 2009 Software technologies: Part1
As the curtains have fallen on 2009, it is time to reminisce on the most notable software and application releases from last year. I have been a bit biased toward Google in these series of articles...
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Best of 2009 Software technologies: Part2
In this section, we will take a look at two of the most innovative of technologies to come from Google.Google WaveEmail is several decades old, says Google. It existed long before the web. It was...
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Best of 2009 software Technologies: Part 3
Firefox 3.5Any list of great software that came out of last year would be incomplete without the inclusion of Firefox 3.5. Firefox 3.5 has become the world's leading browser, stealing the thunder from...
View ArticleThe Femisapien and the Robosapien
As mentioned earlier, I dig robots. Having done a few personal projects and one at MIT on Lego Mindstorms, I have now gotten into the world of WowWee, makers of some of the best robotic toys this...
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Mayflower Porter
I have tried the Mayflower Pilsner and really liked it. This one is as good. It is not too bitter, maybe a little sour, but smooth and not too filling either. As mentioned earlier, it is brewed close...
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Black Dog Ale
This is another good typical Amber Ale. Sour, medium texture and great tasting. It is too bitter either. It is brewed by the Spanish Peaks Brewing Company in Montana.
View ArticleThe Wowwee Tribot
TribotReleased in 2008, the Tribot is another cool robot from Wowwee. It comes in twocolors, red and white. Unlike the Robosapien or his mate the Femisapien, the Tribot does talk. This is quite a...
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Exploring Music-Media Centers: Doubletwist
DoubleTwistIntended to be an iTunes replacement, DoubleTwist is a music center for your laptop or desktop that offers sync-support for a number of devices like the Android, the PSP, the Blackberry and...
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Exploring Music-Media centers: MediaMonkey
By rajivramMediamonkey is another music media center/organizer for your desktop that offers compatibility with iPhones, Palm Pres and Androids. Like all other music centers the UI features Album art,...
View ArticleThe Wowwee Roboquad
<p>&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;The...
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Savouring Google Chrome OS
The Chrome OS from Google is one of the most anticipated of software applications that is set to come out this year. Thanks to this great article on Lifehacker, I have finally managed to savour a...
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Fisherman's Navigator Winter Reserve
This is another great lager from New England. Brewed at the Cape Ann Brewing Company in Gloucester, MA Fisherman's Navigator Winter Reserve is a double bock lager which packs good flavor, a bit sour...
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Sun VirtualBox
Sun Virtualbox anotherHave you ever wanted to savour a flavour of Linux, Windows or the Chrome OS without the hassle of a complete installation? You could get another computer and install the new...
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Savouring Flavors of Linux: EasyPeasy
EasyPeasyWith the proliferation of Linux across severl platforms,it is no surprise that there is one targeted for the netbook market.EasyPeasy is a distro specifically designed to run on Netbooks. Like...
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Savouring Open Solaris
Open SolarisThanks to the virtual box, I got to sample Open Solaris. Yes, it is not the latest, greatest version but it is the only image I could find for the Virtual box.I love the azure blue...
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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes
I have been a huge fan of the cocaine addicted, cigar smoking eccentic sleuth for several decades now. From savouring the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the stellar portrayal of Holmes by Jeremy...
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Movie Review: Avatar
Watching Avatar at Jordans IMAX was in every sense as spectacular as one could expect. The 3D effects were spectacular, with an astounding quantity of details packed into every frame.The storyline is...
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Two Blondes from Belgium
It is not often that one pays $15 for a six pack of ale but if you are spending it on either of these Blonde ales from Belgium, it is money well spent.Alligem, is a smooth excellent beer with a mild...
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Moving..
I am now retiring this blog.I now have two new blogs:* My solution architect blog at http://solnArchitect.wordpress.comand * My author blog at http://authorrajivram.wordpress.com/Please update your...
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