http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog Kalpik Nigam Thu, 15 May 2008 15:23:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Calling all campers! BarCamp Delhi 4 is just around the corner! Considering how much fun i had last time, ill definitely be present in this one! From the BarCampDelhi4 Wiki, BarCamp Delhi is proposed to be a camp where we get together and discuss/rant/brain-storm/share opinions/information/wisdom about anything. Be it Web Technologies, ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2008/05/15/barcamp-delhi-4/ Well, i just heard that Ubuntu is trying to rename all the top level directories! The proposed directory structure is: /bin /system/executables /boot /system/boot /dev /system/devices /etc /system/config /lib /system/libraries /home ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2008/04/01/ubuntu-to-rename-top-level-directories/ Well.. Not exactly *new*, its about a month old now :) I still have my old pc, and have set up a LAN :) Here's the configuration: Processor: Core2Quad Q6600 @2.4Ghz Motherboard: MSI P35 Platinum GFX Card: MSI 8600 GT (512MB) RAM: Patriot 2x1GB DDR2 800 Mhz (matched pairs) HDD: Western Digital 400GB HDD (16MB ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2008/03/16/my-new-rig/ Hmm.. I've been out of the blogging scene for quote sometime now! Didn't really get the time, or anything worthwhile to post. Well anyway, what better way to come back, then to list out the top 10 reasons to use linux! :D  If you’re a Linux enthusiast like me, you’ve probably ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2008/03/16/top-10-reasons-to-use-linux/ I discovered this when i tried to set my status message to "Benazir Bhutto killed.." it just didn't reflect. Then i tried Pidgin's default away message "I'm not here right now" didn't work.. But surprisingly "I'm not here right away" works.. Harsh confirmed the behavior. Seems as if yahoo is ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/12/27/yahoo-censoring-status-messages/ Here is a repository i use on my gutsy install which always contains the latest builds of Pidgin and Rhythmbox. So no more hunting for debs or compiling sources :D Steps to add the repository: 1. Open Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) 2. Type "gksu  gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" 3. Go to the end of the file and add ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/12/18/latest-pidginrhythmbox-repository-for-ubuntu/ So.. I had wanted to attend un-conferences since a long time now, but didn't really get to know the events on time, or the events were outside of Delhi/NCR. So this even was the perfect opportunity for me to explore! The even was held at the Noida Sector 59 office ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/12/10/my-first-barcamp-barcampdelhi3-awesome/ Heh, no its not a booze party :P From the BarCamp wiki: BarCamp Delhi is proposed to be a camp where we get together and discuss/rant/brain-storm/share opinions about about Web technologies & trends, Mobile Internet, Hacking, Blogging, Vlogs, Social Media, ... everything about the Technology that interests us. As said before, ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/12/06/081207-barcampdelhi3/ Adobe has released a shining new version of Flash Player for linux. This is a big release fixing a lot of stability issues and also adding a truck load of features! Changelog: New audio/video options H.264/HE-AAC codec support Flash Player 9 Update 3 includes H.264 video and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio codec support ... http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/12/05/adobe-flash-player-9-update-3-version-901150-for-linux/ Hehe.. With this car actually.. Audi R8 Some wallpapers. Now to see if i can muster up the $109,000 to own it. And trust me, one day i will :) http://www.kalpiknigam.com/blog/2007/11/23/im-officially-in-love/