“Ello is a simple, beautiful, and ad-free social network created by a small group of artists and designers.”
Do you need a free Ello code? Please visit the following link to get a free invite.
Why it is different?
”Ello doesn’t sell ads. Nor do we sell data about you to third parties.”
At the heart of any innovation is knowledge and for knowledge to spread, it must be shared. Any Hamfest, of course provides excellent opportunity for gaining both practical and theoretical knowledge about advancements in the field of amateur radio communication. Hamfest 2012 at Chennai was a huge success.
From its humble beginnings at Kuttikkanam, Kerala, Hamfest has evolved into a technical but casual gathering of all hams in India. For the first time Hamfest comes to Northern part of India.
Hamfest India 2013 is scheduled to take place at Atal Bihari Vajpayee IIITM, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on September 21, 22, 2013.
Registration Fee (For one person):
- Early birds (Valid till 1 August 2013): Rs. 500
- From 1 August to 15 September: Rs. 800
- On-spot registrations: Rs. 1000
Registration Fee (For couple):
- Early birds (Valid till 1 August 2013): Rs. 800
- From 1 August to 15 September: Rs. 1200
- On-spot registrations: Rs. 1000 each
Note: The registration fee for the candidates from SAARC countries is same as above. For those not from the SAARC countries, the registration fee is $50 per person.
Bank Account Information
Beneficiary Name: Hamfest India 2013
Bank Name: State Bank of India, Zonal Office Campus City Center, Gwalior, MP (474011)Bank Account No.: 32834998467
Account Type: Savings account
IFSC Code: SBIN0004352
Click here to Register Online for Hamfest India 2013
For more information please visit Hamfest India 2013
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Warning: the content may increase your appetite for interest in Linux.
It’s a myth that “processes” are a complex concept. A process is an executing set of machine level instruction or code.
Whenever you are running an application, a process that belongs to this application is running. There are some processes which runs only in the background. They are called daemons in Linux. The process status, “ps” command shows the currently running processes.
Enough with the theory, now let’s get our hands dirty. Open a terminal session on your favorite Linux distribution.
The “ps” command has mainly two options
At the terminal type “ps -ef“
When the system boots only one process exists – the init process, which is invoked by kernel. Kernel is the core of an operating system on which all other drivers and applications exist and run. The first process on the list is thus always be init.
At the terminal type “ps -e“
How to initiate a background process?
Linux is a true multi-user, multitasking OS. You can run more than one process simultaneously. Type the program name followed by an ampersand(&) separated by a space
vlc &
The “&” allows to run vlc media player in the background of our parent shell.
As a side note, try “ps” command on your Android phone or tablet. Fire up a terminal emulator and see what happens
http://www.vipinonline.com/blog/2013/03/processes-in-linux-fun-with-terminal/
Hamfest India is the largest gathering of radio amateurs and shortwave listeners in India.
Hamfest comes back to Chennai this time. It is scheduled to take place at AVM Rajeswari Marriage Hall, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on December 15 and 16, 2012 . Hamfest 2011 held at Cochin, Kerala was a great success.
20 years back it was started at Kuttikkanam, Kottayam, Kerala.
It’s a good opportunity to get updated about the recent advancements in amateur radio.
Indian Hams and SWLs
Early Bird Offer – (August 1 to November 1) : Rs. 500 /- per person
2012 November 2 to December 1 – Rs. 600/- per person
On the spot registration – Rs. 1000/- per person
Foreign Hams and SWLs
US $ 50/-
Click here to Register Online for Hamfest India 2012
For more information please visit Hamfest India 2012
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Hamsphere simulates a full blown virtual Ham radio transceiver on you system. It can be operated by licensed and unlicensed DX’ers for free. If you are not having Amateur radio license, they will issue you a “call sign” while registering.
What is so great about this Ham Radio Software Transceiver?
No extra hardware needed, just your PC, a microphone, speakers and you are ready to call CQ on the virtual Ham Radio bands.
You can feel audio on Hamsphere with simulations of occasional band noise and fading, as in a real radio transceiver. The user interface looks like a real HF transceiver
If you are interested in becoming an Amateur radio operator, here is the opportunity to practice it without buying costly amateur radio gear.
Forget about building complex antennas, raising it on high mast, antenna tuners etc. All you need is an Internet connection and Java support.
Voice (SSB) and CW (Morse code) are allowed on most bands. On the lower bands we can turn on/off(noise-free) the simulation.
Digital modes were prohibited on HamSphere earlier, but are now supported on the 30m band. RRTY, PSK31, SSTV etc can be used.
Pre-requisite: Download JAVA
Download Hamsphere (Windows, Mac and Linux )
For more updates @Hampshere
Here is a hassle free service from CL1P.net, a free online clipboard. No sign ups or activations are necessary to use it. That makes it ideal to share a bunch of links quickly from a public computer.
Sharing is an easy three step process:
If the information is confidential, you can secure it by going to Options—> Security, then add a password. We can specify the lifetime of the clipboard from 1 hour to 9 months.
It is not just a clipboard, you can do more with CL1P
Diaspora is a “privacy-aware, personally controlled, do-it-all distributed open-source social network“. It’s a decentralized alternative to social network services like Facebook. Diaspora works by letting users set up their own server, like a hosted wordpress installation, to host content; pods can then interact to share status updates, photographs and other social data.
It’s your data and you ought to be controlling it. Diaspora is to allow participants to retain ownership of all the material they use on the site, and retain full control over how that information is shared. It categorizes the social connections into individual groups called Aspects, and the user can control which groups see which material.
Diaspora lets you sort your connections into groups called aspects. Unique to Diaspora, aspects ensure that your photos, stories and jokes are shared only with the people you intend.
You own your pictures, and you shouldn’t have to give that up just to share them. You maintain ownership of everything you share on Diaspora, giving you full control over how it’s distributed.
Diaspora makes sharing clean and easy – and this goes for privacy too. Inherently private, Diaspora doesn’t make you wade through pages of settings and options just to keep your profile secure.
In short it’s the social network which respects your privacy the most.
The Alpha version of Diaspora is out !
A few invites are left. Click on the following link to sign up for Diaspora
Exploiting cross-site scripting flaw on Orkut, “Bom Sabado” worm is spreading like a plague on Orkut. Bom Sabado means ““Good Saturday” in Portuguese. It sends “Bom Sabado ” scraps to your friends and automatically joins your profile on some adult communities. It’s a cookie stealing script in action.
Am I infected?
If you have seen “ Bom Sabado! “ scrap on orkut, on your scrapbook or your friends scrapbook, or seen this scrap on Gmail’s web interface, you are infected.
Don’t panic !
What should you do?
Alternatively,
Pass this information to your friends. Stay tuned for further updates.
UPDATE from Google:
Hi all,
This is to inform you all that we've contained the "Bom Sabado" virus and have identified the bug that allowed this and have fixed it.
We're currently working on restoring the affected profiles.
Thanks a ton to each of you who's made an effort to alert everyone else about this.