Tata docomo internet in ubuntu

Tata docomo offers basically 3 kinds of gprs based internet plans for use in Kerala. They are providing reasonable browsing speeds but still Idea is faster among other counter parts. Connect your mobile phone using the data cable or bluetooth to the Ubuntu box. If you are using datacable then opt for the 'phone mode' ('Nokia mode' in Nokia phones) from the popup menu shown in the phone when connected to the pc. The network manager will launch the new broadband wizard in the pc automatically. You...

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Barcamp kerala 2011 : this time for Cochin

"BarCamp Kerala is an ad-hoc gathering rooted in the desire to share and learn in an open & friendly environment. It is an intense yet cool, event with discussions, demos, and strong interactions." The date and venue for the 10th edition of the barcamp kerala  (BCK 10) has announced. BCK10 will be held at SCMS B-School at Kalamassery, Ernakulam  on 15th May 2011. The registration for the participants is open at http://www.barcampkerala.org/blog/register/ . The sessions registered...

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How to change dns address in Windows

 The domain name servers plays a big role in the case of world wide web. It converts the human understandable URLs or host names such as google.com or yahoo.com into machine understandable IP addresses. It is very important to select the best DNS server from a list of available ones since the right selection will reflect in the browsing speeds. Actually when an internet user types some url and hit the enter key, the  role of dns server (usually provided by the correspponding internet service...

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Kerala Entrance exam 2011 answer keys - the official link

The answer key for the kerala entrance examination has published (KEAM 2011). You can download the answer key from the official site of cee-kerala. The answer keys for both the engineering and medical entrance exams are available in the pdf format for download in this site. Please note that the answer key published in many sites are wrong and not official. Please confirm that the key is same as the one published in cee-kerala website... [Engineering Answer Key] [Medical Answer K...

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python code for taking images with webcam in Linux

Hey friends lets checkout a small, simple and cute python program for taking photos with with your webcam without the help of any third party application programs. Most probably the Ubuntu like linux distributions comes without a pre-installed application for imaging with webcam. I suggest this small piece of code because most of the linux distributions includes python  as pre-installed. I have simplified the code to the extend that any newbie to python can understand it. Also you should install...

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Social networking on mobile phone without internet connection

Hai friends, in this post we will discuss two ways for accessing the most common social networking websites anywhere within india through mobile phones without an internet connection. Usually these applications updates your status or brings your recent wall posts on social networking websites by sending and receiving Short Messaging Service (SMS dude !!!). These applications discussed below offers access to twitter, facebook, google mobile services etc... smstweet   ::  for tweeting...

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