$100 Laptop from MIT Labs !

POSTED BY Abhinav on 30 September 2005
in Dumb Machine

The much talked about project is closer to becoming reality as a prototype is being prepared for a launch in december this year, with mass production expected to begin towards the end of next year. Priced at a mere $100, the specifications are hard to believe, and they say it’s meant for kids !

Processor - [...]

Get DivX 6 Create for Free !

POSTED BY Abhinav on 29 September 2005
in Dumb Machine

First Opera, now DivX, looks like it’s a good month. That’s right, just for today, DivX will be giving away the DivX create bundle (priced at $19.99 ) absolutely free. Here’s what they had to say -

Offer Valid only Today. Download Now !

Meebo : Chat on the Move !

POSTED BY Abhinav on 20 September 2005
in Internet Lurker

Meebo is a recently launched online Instant Messenger client for the AIM, Yahoo, MSN and ICQ networks based on AJAX. For now, it is a simple, yet efficient system, altough has a few bugs. The software was under private alpha testing for a while before going public but it’s still in alpha stage.
Features :-

It’s skinning [...]

Microsoft Expression??!!

POSTED BY Amit on 16 September 2005
in Dumb Machine, Internet Lurker

Umm? What did you say?? Microsoft Expression?? Now what’s that?? A version of Regular Expression from Microsoft?? No, its a new family of professional tools for Web & Windows Vista(does that mean that other tools are un-professional??)!! :think: (via Techtree.com)
Ok, so you might ask, who are the family members!! Yeah, so presenting:

Acrylic Graphic Designer: A [...]

Xbox 360 just 2 months away!!

POSTED BY Amit on 16 September 2005
in Gaming Freaks, Internet Lurker

Yes, you can lay your hands on the shiny new gadget, the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console, on November 22, but only if you are in US!! Straight from the horse’s mouth(I mean from Microsoft), GamesDaily reports that the vaunted gaming console will be available in US on November 22, while the gamers in Europe [...]

The BitTorrent Guide : Part III

POSTED BY Abhinav on 15 September 2005
in Dumb Machine

A BitTorrent tracker is a server which directs the uploading and downloading of packets between clients using the BitTorrent protocol. It is also, without any extension to the existing protocol, the only major single point of failure, as peers are required to communicate with the server at regular intervals to receive up-to-date information. Some of [...]

The BitTorrent Guide : Part II

POSTED BY Abhinav on 15 September 2005
in Dumb Machine

In this part of the BitTorrent Guide, we shall talk about various BitTorrent clients and configuring them. IF you intend to ask me what a BitTorrent client is, then the answer is :-
A BitTorrent Client is a software that downloads files from the BitTorrent network according to instructions provided to it by the .torrent file.
Just [...]

The BitTorrent Guide : Part I

POSTED BY Abhinav on 14 September 2005
in Dumb Machine

BitTorrent is currently the world’s most popular Peer-to-Peer file-sharing protocol. BitTorrent is similar to other P2P networks, but with some differences that makes it a winner - every person who downloads a file, must upload it simultaneously, which means that more the number of people sharing a file, the faster it transfers, in contrast to [...]

Linux Course Series for Beginners

POSTED BY Abhinav on 13 September 2005
in Barking Mads

This is a complete course in Linux that takes you up from the level of first touching a computer to becoming a Linux intermediate. So, without wasting time, try it out :-
Click here to open “Learn Linux”
Since the website’s performance is sluggish at times, use the following links to download the PDF files from a [...]

Typing in Hindi, online!!

POSTED BY Amit on 13 September 2005
in Internet Lurker

The other day, I found a nifty online tool that lets you type in Hindi. This Hindi Keyboard offered by IndiaPress.org is though quite basic but is cool for those who don’t know the keyboard layout for Hindi Glyphs(like me)!! So an online keyboard is present which you can click with your mouse and the [...]

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