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File names and Windows
Recently I was configuring a new application on Windows XP and found that the configuration files could not handle the folder paths with spaces. I couldn’t get away with escape characters. However I...
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XMind with PDFCreator
With As a visual person, I always rely on drawing diagrams when ever I try to learn something. Mind Maps (back then I didn’t know this term ) were very helpful during my undergrads and I used them a...
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GM to Discontinue Pontiac..
“The President of General Motors announced Monday his plans to discontinue production of its celebrated Pontiac brand and cut 21,000 factory jobs by next year as part of a massive restructuring effort...
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Listen to your documents with Text To Speech
Text To Speech (TTS) is a default feature in myriad of electronic devices including portable GPS systems. TTS on the computer is very useful in reviewing documents. Reading through the same document...
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Back to Arch Linux: Simply the best
When I bought my Lenovo R61 it came with a pre installed Vista Basic edition. I replaced Vista with various linux flavours like openSUSE, Fedora, Debian ,CentOS etc. Finally I found Arch Linux and I...
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Dependence on Google
“Google Gmail, Google Chrome browser, Google Calendar… very soon a Google OS.. how easy it is to find everything in one place from one company…. but..” I started to use Gmail somewhere in mid 2005 and...
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After a long time
Year 2009 ended as an eventful year. We had few road trips and got a chance to travel through many states. Trip One: Willimantic,Connecticut -> Baltimore, Maryland -> Washington DC -> Fall...
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Java Swing GUI design with FREE tools
When we build a Java Swing application, the GUI design could end up being a very time consuming process. The perfectly aligned components of a data entry form may look awful on a screen with a...
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Sixteenth Hour
8×8 cubicles, fagged faces, hokey smiles, killed my nerves.. at sixteenth hour.. I became a wind.. now.. awaiting to break away.. from this man-made labyrinth..
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Spring for Dependency Injection
This is a simple tutorial to demonstrate how to use Spring Framework for Dependency Injection. Dependency Injection is a concept that can be easily explained using a real life example. Suppose you are...
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Linux Mint 15 for a change
For the first time after our big move from Northern hemisphere to Southern hemisphere, I took out my old Thinkpad R61. It is being put to test for its durability by a 3 year old and a 1 year old and...
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I am subject to ageing, I have not gone beyond ageing. I am subject to illness, I have not gone beyond illness. I am subject to death, I have not gone beyond death. All that is dear and pleasing to me...
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Few More Words to continue
Thank you for visiting! My story continues as https://fewmorewords.com Check it out, if you get a chance. Thanks, Jay
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