Origami Photo Leaked

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Technology, Windows

This is supposed to be the leaked photo of Origami. The site Origami Portal first posted this photo but was taken offilne (maybe couldn’t handle the traffic). Looks cool! Hopefully it is not photoshopped. You can see the bigger version by clicking on the photo.

Update:
Cnet News has photos of Origami minitablets. It’s reporting that the Origami devices run a variant of Windows XP (can run other x86-compatible operating systems too) and are small enough to fit in a large pocket.

Ok, finlally this is Origami. The Ultra Mobile PC

Why Macs Suck?

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Apple, Links, Technology

Very funny video about why Mac Computers suck. Click on play to watch video. Originally posted in Geeks Are Sexy . The guy seems very funny and finally reveals that "Everything you saw was put together in a Mac"

Webmin: Web-based admin for Novice and Advanced Admins

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Admin, HowTo, Linux/Unix, Reviews, Technology

I learned linux/unix the hard way, using command lines (I think most of us did that way). It has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. On the positive side, I could see the actual workings of the system inside out, not just the beautiful graphical front end. The disadvantage is that, it is very painful and takes a lot of time and effort initially. Later on I discovered webmin, which I think is a great tool for both novice and experienced system administrators. Good for novices because it helps getting things done visually. The mighty options of Linux/Unix are presented in a clear and complete fashion. For new admins, seeing all the options up-front could be very helpful. For advanced system admins, it can be a tool which helps getting the jobs done without remembering each and every command with their weird syntax and options.

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Lyceum: another WordPress multiuser/multiblog

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Admin, Blogging, Linux/Unix, Technology

A new project called Lyceum is launched. According to the site: “Lyceum is a multi-blog derivative of WordPress, suitable for installations with 2 or 200,000 blogs!” Sounds good! and they’ve a wiki with installation instruction. I’ve previously tried WordPressMu (another wordpress multi-user/multi-blog) and written installation manual HowTo Install WordPress MultiUser Edition. With the WordPressMu I’ve encountered few problems like; uploading files from the write post menu, making it work with multiple languages (e.g Japanese) and the lack of documentation (although they’ve active discussion forum).

I’ve put Lyceum in my To Test List. Following is the description from their about page:

Multi-user, multi-blog enhancement of the WordPress blogging engine.

Enterprise database architecture – Lyceum leverages the WordPress database architecture, extending multi-user blogging within a single instantiation of the WordPress schema.

N-scalable and easily distributed – Lyceum allows administrators to seamlessly distribute the application across multiple web servers, as resource demands grow.

Security-conscious design – Developed with a focus on security, at the application and execution layer. Leveraging the WordPress codebase, and structured to effectively deal with comment spam, administrators can feel secure with a transparent, well-designed product.

Ease of install and upgrade – Lyceum is designed to be easy to install and upgrade. With a minimal filesystem footprint, Lyceum remains manageable as the Blogosphere scales.

Perfect for the campus, enterprise – and small group – Lyceum retains the native functionality of WordPress, ensuring that groups small and large will enjoy use.

Microsoft says better than Google soon

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Technology, Windows

Of course this is self proclaimed by Microsoft and interestingly the news is in Yahoo.

“What we’re saying is that in six months’ time we’ll be more relevant in the U.S. market place than Google,” said Neil Holloway, Microsoft president for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

“The quality of our search and the relevance of our search from a solution perspective to the consumer will be more relevant,”

Not just more relevant but TWICE AS GOOD!!!??? Can’t wait to see…

“Should we add a Google-like search engine but twice as good hard-core into Windows? Guess what. If we did that, I don’t think a company called Google would be very happy,” he said.

wouldn’t it be great to find the stuffs in your Hard Disk easily? Why don’t they bundle search to windows? This is why:

But bundling would find little purchase against Google because it lives insulated from Microsoft on the Web, unlike other applications that were easy game for the software giant as they perched directly on Windows.

What is Microsoft’s Origami?

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Links, Technology, Windows

Rumors are buzzing all around the web about Microsoft’s gadget project codenamed Origami. Origami should be a device smaller than your notebook but bigger than mobile phone or PDA. It should be capable of supporting features like GPS, Bluetooth, 3G cellular technology and Wi-Fi.

Go nuts with the rumors around:

Details unfolding on Microsoft’s ‘Origami’ (Cnet News.com)

Origami rumors unfold (News.com Blog)

What is Microsoft’s Origami Project? (Slashdot)

Microsoft’s Origami Project is… (NetworkWorld)

Microsoft said to issue specs for “ultramobile lifestyle PCs” (Engadget)

What is the Origami Project? (Scobleizer)

What is Origami Project? (design tastes good)

What is Origami? (Thatedgeguy)

What’s up with Microsoft’s Origami project? (WindowsForDevices.com)

Time Management for System Administrators

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Admin, HowTo, Life, Links, Linux/Unix, Network, Reviews, Technology, Windows

Just finished reading Time Management for System Administrators by Thomas A. Limoncelli. I highly recommend this book to every System and Network Administrator. The book is packed with really useful tips for geeks who need to address the time management issues. I agree with most of the productivity tips given in the book and discovered that I was actually following similar techniques before reading it. I’ve written a productivity related article previously called Productive Network and System Administration. Currently I’m trying some of the techniques and softwares recommended in the book. A friend of mine has started a chapter by chapter review of this book in his blog, Human Modem. I recommend you to check his site for detailed analysis and review. Here I’m listing the tools, softwares and books recommended for time management by the author:

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Layout Changes and new plug-ins

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Blogging, HowTo, Links, Technology

I’ve been playing with the wordpress templates for a while. And if you are a regular visitor you might have noticed the changes. The main purpose was to make the site and information more accessible. As the number of articles are growing, I wanted to make sure that new visitors could easily access the older and popular articles. I’ve installed several new plug-ins and rearranged some menu location. You can see a new banner ad that rotates on the top, which gives a kind of change for the regular visitors. So, here are the actual changes I’ve made and motivation behind it.

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Buddha Boy: Links Collection

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Body, Mind & Spirit, Buddha Boy, Life, Links, Nepal

I was just checking my stats today and analyzing the links from external pages. It was pretty interesting to see the traffic coming from different sites (although it’s not very high). The most popular article so far in my blog is Buddha Boy of Nepal . Just wanted to post an update to my readers who are following the Buddha Boy’s story. Unfortunately there is nothing new about him but I found a site that has collection of almost all the links to news and articles written about him so far.

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E-mail Server Installation Checklist

by niranjanPosted on Posted in Admin, Email, HowTo, Technology

I have to install email servers every now and then. Sometimes customers need a new email server, sometimes it’s scheduled upgrade or replacement of the old server and sometimes it’s because of failures. In carrying out these installations the procedure differs slightly depending on the reason why I’m installing the server. I’ve been doing this so many times that I happen to follow a certain pattern automatically which I’m listing out here.This should be useful for planning and looking at the bigger picture of an email server installation before plunging into the technical details of actual installation, configuration, testing and putting into production.

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