January 26th, 2010 
Sanjib I have now successfully enhanced my Ubuntu 9.10 desktop with several effects and now I love Ubuntu more than I ever could. A few hiccups during the changes but ultimately everything is now resolved . I will first let you know how to make your desktop cuboid and make it rotate.
Firstly you will need to install compizconfig-settings-manager, if you already have it installed ignore the next few steps. (more…)
January 21st, 2010 Sanjib Mobile Broadband connection setup was a cake walk in Ubuntu 9.04 , where I could just use the Network Manager and edit a mobile broadband connection as per my Reliance Netconnect credentials. After the release of the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koyala the network connection got messed up. The revamped network manager in 9.10 is exceptionally buggy and even after a full upgrade the issue was not fixed. Searching the internet I found a way around and it is quite useful. Use WVDIAL
If you dont have another connection , download the wvdial software for karmic koala install it in ubuntu and use it to connect to the internet and update your system . (more…)
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10 Comments » September 20th, 2009 sanjib After getting frustrated with the poor internect infrastructure of our beloved city, I finally lost all hopes on all the ISPs ( already tried Airtel and Sify ) available and decided to purchase a USB Modem from Reliance at Rs. 3500 + tariff . This will atleast keep me connected even when the power is off ( which is now very frequent ). Inspite of the big hoardings promising 3.1 Mbps connection, when I tried to check for the broadband speed , I was only able to extract nothing more than 30KBps downloading either popular torrents or regular download sites like yourfilehost.com . Further checking with online speed tests, 2wire.com reports the speed at around 84.10 kbps .
Sounds weird? not exactly..promises are meant to be broken 
. However, my conclusion is “beggars can’t be choosers” – so whatever price you may spend it is is sin to expect good connectivity.
I will add to this post after testing it for a couple of weeks more.
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Update : Oct 12 : For certain downloads like updating Ubuntu I get an average download speed of 180 KBps. Also I tried a few more torrents and at an average I could download at 120 KBps. I am now satisfied with the speed although it still doesnot match what the company advertises.
July 5th, 2009 Sanjib Google Safe Browsing is an useful extension or add-on for Mozilla Firefox browser that warn you on phishing or spoofing attacks which occurred when you visit certain dangerous websites on the Internet. Phishing is a type of malicious way for nasty online scams asking you for financial or personal information which seems to be like if it legit. Google Safe Browsing alerts you whenever you visiting or redirected to a website that tricks user to expose personal or private information. By installing this extension, you will have a safer internet browsing experience. You can download and install the useful extension for Firefox from this link. (more…)
Posted in Reviews, Tips and Tricks, Web Tags: Computer network security, E-mail spam, Firefox extension, FTP clients, Google Inc., Mozilla extensions, Mozilla Firefox, nasty online scams, online scams, Phishing, safer internet browsing experience, Spamming, Spyware, Technology/Internet, Web of trust, WOT No Comments » July 3rd, 2009 Sanjib Internet fax lets users to send and receive fax on the web through email address or fax number. Users can also send fax through email to fax service provider. Internet fax is a way to send and receive fax online rather than through the phone networks which is traditional method of faxing. It allows paperless communication as it is integrated with your email which is better for the environment and cost saving to your company or to any individual as well. An internet fax service not require any extra telephone line and you can send and receive multiple faxes all at the same time. (more…)