Changing Permissions of NTFS Partitons from “Read Only” to “Read & Write” in Linux November 15, 2007
Posted by Abhishek Thakur in Linux, Technical.5 comments
Most of Linux users, having a dual boot operating system, face a problem of not able to write to NTFS partitions created by Windows operating system… the reason being NTFS partitions have “read only ” permissions.
A simple solution to this problem is a system tool – NTFS Configuration Tool .
Install and use NTFS Configuration Tool in linux -
( I’ll be using the example of Ubuntu 7.04 “Fiesty Fawn”, the one I am using nowadays …)
- Click on Applications/Add-remove.
- Type NTFS in the search box and select all available applications in show box.
- You will find NTFS Configuration Tool, select it to install and click apply.
- After the utility is installed click on Applications/System Tools/NTFS Configuration Tool.
- Check the required boxes and click ok.
Now your NTFS partitions have “read and write” permissions.
Google Talk In Your Web Browser’s Sidebar : For Firefox N Opera Users July 20, 2007
Posted by Abhishek Thakur in Firefox, Google, Technical, Tips & Tricks !!!.5 comments
Those who wish not to run Google Talk standalone software client can use the web based client. Google’s gadgets usually loads up as a separate window. With browsers that have sidebars, such as Firefox and Opera, you can have Google Talk load up inside them.
Firefox Users:
- Create a bookmark by selecting Bookmarks > Organise Bookmarks.
- Go to File > New Bookmark. Provide a suitable name like Google Talk.
- Enter location as http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/popout.
- Click On checkbox ” Load this bookmark in sidebar“.
- Click on Bookmarks > Google Talk. Google Talk should load.Provide your login information.
Opera Users :
- Click on Bookmarks > Manage Bookmarks.
- Click on Add Button and then on “New Bookmark“.
- Give a suitable name and enter the address as http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/popout. Click OK, a bookmark will be made.
- Press [F4] to show Opera Sidebar and drag newly created bookmark from bookmark region to sidebar.Click on bookmark in sidebar. Google Talk should load . Provide your login information.
Video Accelerator for Youtube: Reduce buffering problems and video interruptions or “hiccups”. June 1, 2007
Posted by Abhishek Thakur in Technical, Tips & Tricks !!!.10 comments
One of the worst parts of all online video playback is the wait.
I generally have a quite fast connection available and yet
I’m still waiting for files to playback. YouTube is one of the
worst offenders because their playback is designed to feed you small file chunks as you need them. Video Accelerator for YouTube solves this problem by placing multiple requests for file parts, getting files to load and playback faster than they would without
Video Accelerator for YouTube. By using this app, you spend more time watching video and less time waiting to watch video. A built-in search makes it easy to find videos from your desktop and bookmarking makes it easy to find videos you liked for a second viewing later. The premise is the same as other download accelerators – open more requests for the same file and get the whole thing faster. As of this writing,
Video Accelerator for YouTube only speeds up video playback times for Windows XP and Windows 2000, but Vista support should be coming soon.
Unique Video acceleration features:
Reduces “movie freezes” and “buffering” problems!
Accelerates streaming videos from YouTube, Metacafe, Dailymotion & Grouper!
Bookmarks videos you’ve recently accelerated, for easy replays!
Includes cool search tab feature for finding videos to watch around the web, right from your desktop!
Video Accelerator for iTunes (Premium) accelerates the download of iTunes movies, music videos and TV shows up to 10 times faster!
How does it work?
With SpeedBit Video Accelerator installed, your browser’s connection to specific streaming video server is being rerouted through the Video Accelerator Daemon. Unlike the normal browser connection, the Daemon uses a unique patent pending technology, that substitutes the single connection with a sophisticated multi-connection algorithm. The end result is an (up to) 5 times faster connection, which handles the cache buffering (the “preloading” of the movie) much more efficiently.
See diagram below for more details:
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