A li’l fun: Compressed in Zip file!

We all have used and encountered zip files in our day to day work. However this one is different. It is referred to as the zip bomb!
Have a look at 42.zip. There is a zip file 42 KB in size but when you extract it it occupies a about 45PB that’s Peta Bytes!
How is it [...]

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Video Annotations come to YouTube

Video Annotations have finally made their way into Youtube. Yes yesterday youtube rolled out its own tool for annotations. You can now add speech bubbles, commentary, highlights or notes to any part of the video. That’s ofcourse if you uploaded the video. Yep the annotation feature is for the uploader of the video only for [...]

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Podcasts: What, why, how? – The complete picture

If you have been on Internet for even some time lately chances are you might have come across the word podcast. Confusing to lot of people as it may seem at first, the concept is simple and straightforward.Lets demystify this podcast phenomenon.

The podcast icon

So what is this podcast thing?
Speaking [...]

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Linux Demystified: A newbie conversation, part 2 – Wubi

Picking up the conversation between Ruby and Mova about Linux Demystified, here is part 2 of the conversation. Apparently Ruby has received cds through ShipIt and is excited to try out Ubuntu. Mova being the ideal helpful guy for the situation again helps her out. So here we go:
Ruby: Hi Mova, I got Ubuntu [...]

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Linux demystified: A newbie conversation on Linux

Following is the conversation between Ruby and Mova (fictional characters). Ruby is a charming young girl (just in case you would like to picture ) and Mova is random guy who likes to hang out on IRC networks Ruby has heard of Linux but she is not clear and confident, with all [...]

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Did you KNOW?? aka How to Google

Yes I know you know how to search on google. But if I really know you know how to, then why am I writing this?
Ah.. [...]

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