The very entry of Microsoft’s new Windows operating system (Vista) has opened exit gates for Windows and there are various reasons for this. But the very thought of switching over to Linux has various problems attached to it.

But the learning session at Home to forge can help you install and set up a Linux desktop (Debian Etch) that vanishes their Windows desktop. The new desktop offers all the softwares and solutions that one is use to while spending time on Windows.

Advantages: It is a secure system without DRM restrictions that runs also on older hardware, and the entire package of software comes free of charge.

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Do you ever think what will happen when your mobile battery is down and you cannot get it recharge because of the power cut? Must be feeling handicap. But I have some power for you or rather for your mobile battery.

To keep the impact of technology at par, the need of the hour is the invention of some alternative to rechargeable batteries. Yup, you guessed it right, am talking about solar batteries.

With the rising number of power-driven devices coming out, the challenge is to prevent the non-renewable sources of energy and rely upon renewable sources of the energy.
More than that can you think of carrying solar energy in your pocket and using it at any odd hour?

Yes, it’s possible now with the much-available USB Enabled solar charging devices.  This will help you charge your iPod when it’s raining heavily.
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Features:

Charge MP3 Players, Bluetooth devices
Charge AAA NiCd, NiMh rechargeable batteries
USB Output

Specification:

Solar Power: 0.5 MW
Output (AAA): 1.5V, 300 mA
Output (USB): 5V, 150 mA

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Now the soon-to-be-revealed and much-awaited MP3 player for our kids will be an exception as it’s under Barbie’s umbrella. Rumors are that the children luxurius brand and a time-killer or may be a time-utiliser will be releasing 512 mg Barbie-shaped player by 7 June.

This entry of the soft Barbie into a technology arena is a celebrating moment. Three cheers to Barbie as the price offered by it is $60

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The big brand Sony claims to produce something small, ohhh it’s smallest and lightest. Yes, the talk around is about their 4 new models of HD camcorders. The camcorder’s Memory Stick HD Handycam known as the HDR-CX6EK assures a recording capacity up to 1080i on a removable Memory Stick.

With as light as 370g (not including battery), the new Handycam HDD models are packed with features like 6.1 Mega pixel sensor for still pictures, 2.7-inch display and offers a non-stop shooting for up to 2 hours 55 minutes on a single Stick along with 6 hours of battery life.

No hiccups entertained as the brand has a lot more to offer in its kitty. The three new camcorders in its HDR-SR Series - the SR8E (100GB hard disk capacity and storage to record for 38 hours in Long Play mode), SR5E and SR7E offer 40GB and 60GB disk capacities for long 15-22 hours HD recording time respectively (in LP mode).

And to your much-wonder, both models connect you directly to connect to any BRAVIA HD-ready television via a mini-HDMI cable.

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After 7 issues, now explore Issue-8. Spend some time over it, am sure it will be fun. I think it’s a geeky way to work.

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This Snake Gadget lets you play via Sidebar, a game that ru,les almost every Nokia phone.

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This Royal Vista Casino Gadget features 45 Flash-based casino games, including Video Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, Slots, Keno, Darts, and more.

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The Sysinfo Gadget respects space as it serves you with the clock, the date, CPU percentage and RAM percentage, all in one Gadget.

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Climate warming, a familiar issue has been earning all ears and eyes from people around, if not for Name Sake at least for their own sake.

With this “green’’ has evolved as a buzz word. Following the “green TV” programmes, talking at length about environmental issues, the five-day broadcasting and audiovisual trade show, MIPTV/MILIA (one of the world’s largest events) is attracting shutterbugs by keeping its fingers on TV, video and Internet industries to retain its significance.

“Green TV is counted as a prime-time TV. This has been made possible by the booming increase in the number of green programmes and not just documentaries,” Jo Fox, head of media for Britain’s government body, the Environment Agency said.

Drawing a bigger canvas, efforts are in the process to take TV beyond the world of documentaries. The influential, co-founded by actor and director Robert Redford

A three-hour weekly prime-time series on ecology and “green” living called “The Green” has been launched this week by US Sundance Channel, co-founded by actor and director Robert Redford.

It is for those who call themselves geeks. Yes, am talking to all geek freaks here as surrounded by gadgets and gizmo talks won’t meet you complete.

It’s essential that your lifestyle along with your living environment should define your personality. Therefore, halve yourself from frivolous-looking furniture and décor your room with geeky furniture.

Yes, its time when you should switch on to the high-tech furniture that defines you well.
Look at the chairs below.

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Beautiful, yah they are But they are only beautiful and not smart. If you eye beyond it then you might find something suiting your taste.Â

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Do tell me about your liking to this product.

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Life sucks….and so do office, then where to go, is there any way to enjoy?

I have seen people getting so lost in their life that they don’t have time to even stress out their legs. This situation is bugging because your mind is not at peace but your work demands you to manage any how, thereby giving your full.

To fight with this complicated situation only, we have our POLL-DANCER, an easily available source of entertainment. All you need to do is to plug the USB cable into an available port, then plug the other cable into the speaker port and watch the hot belle dancing on favourite beat! No batteries required!

Dimensions:
H (total) 280mm
H (figure) 192mm

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Almost 3-4 months back, Mobility Site declared that Axim handhelds are going away and its 2 days back only the Dell Axim’s disappeared from Dell’s website.

Having axed the Axim line of PDAs, Dell has no plans to expand its devices. Quick shutterbugs at Dell’s website clearly indicate that the Axim X51 line of devices is no longer available for purchase. This is a like a black-cloud fallen on a 2-year old device.

“The Axim X51 family is no longer being offered, and we have no plans for a follow-on product at this time,” Dell spokeswoman Anne Camden said in an e-mail. Company will continue to sell handhelds from other makers on its Web site, including GPS devices and smart phones.

Do you think things would have been different if the Axim X51 had taken the smartphone route?

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This year both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church celebrate Easter on the same day, the 8th of April. But geeks will celebrate Easter here with eggy gadgets and wine that i will treat you.

Philips Portable Speaker System

The Philips Portable Speaker System with its white exterior seems more like a globe but resembles an egg when it’s packed and ready to carry. Opened, the powered plug and play speaker set features 50mm drivers and 20 hours of playtime.

Price: $20 - $25
Eclipse TD510 Speaker

A perfect feast for Eggitarian geeks. The Eclipse TD510, desktop speaker modeled after the egg produces huge sound. It has a compact 10cm aperture that improves high-frequency performance while producing tight low-frequency performance that is remarkable for its size. It’s powerful to be used with stereo system. A variable angle pivot offers sound projection in any direction. Specifications

Tele-Egg

As the name goes, this gadget’s concept plays on both the mobility of the egg and an egg that works with your mobile phone. The purpose of designing this tele-egg is unique and innovative. If your ringer is off, it helps in identifying incoming calls by making a buzz in your pockets.

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Egg Timer

If you plan to color Easter eggs this year, then use this intelligent egg-timer and throw it in a boiling pot with the eggs. The Egg-Perfect reacts to heat in the same way an egg does and then calculates the cooking stages. The timer indicates soft, medium, and hard eggs, making your conventional egg timer seem lame in comparison. Price: $4.75

Eggulator

The keys of this calculator look like eggs, therefore its justifiable to call it Eggulator. It’s designed in a manner that it looks like an egg caricature. This kind of gadget may come once in a year but it is away from producing chick. For that you may go to the grocery store.
Price:$16.99

Egg Cuber

Away from the hard-core technology, the Egg Cuber allows you to boil an egg in square form. This is geeks egg that’s why its square!

Price: $2.99
Egge Audo Player and Evergreen USB Egg

Waiting for the bonus gadgets at Easter is no less than like waiting for Godot, which never comes. The Egge Audio Player is, well, an egg-shaped audio and video player, and the USB Egg is a speaker/card reader/USB hub combo. Both of these promising gadgets are MIA on American shores, just like your Easter dreams.