Category Archives: Happenings
Solving “google: error: no such option: –album” error by googlecl
Google has introduced googlecl, the command line tools to access important Google services. The major one missed out is GMail. Let’s see more on next post. This post is to clear an error due to mistake in googlecl home page. … Continue reading
Google Chrome Wallpaper?
I have created a Google Chrome Wallpaper using GIMP. Click the below thumbnail to view it. It is just my attempt to bring Google Chrome mood in my wallpaper. All appreciation and contempt are welcome 
Download the wallpaper (1680×1051 … Continue reading
Mini Solar Fan functioning in Sun light and artificial light
Recently I got a mini Solar Fan from DealExtreme, which offered this for $5 only. It is meant for attaching with your cap or hat to get some breeze while walking on sunny days. But I bought it as a … Continue reading
How I lost 17 pounds in 3 months?
The recent good development in my personal life is my intention of losing excess weight and did succeed to remarkable extent. I have lost 17 pounds in 3 months of time with some simple efforts. The period is from Jan-2010 to … Continue reading
Tamil to English Dictionary from Google
Google offers Tamil to English and English to Tamil dictionary. Still this service is not much popular. The reason could be two things. One is the dictionary is not yet perfect enough to use. Another reason may be Tamil people’s … Continue reading
Moblin 2.1 on Sony VAIO Laptop
Now a days I don’t spend time on downloading, installing and testing linux distributions since I am busy with other stuff. I often hear about Moblin distribution specialized for Netbooks. It has a unique User interface designed keeping in mind … Continue reading
Built and ran Chromium OS on VirtualBox
![Screenshot-Chrome OS [Running] - VirtualBox OSE-1](http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Screenshot-Chrome-OS-Running-VirtualBox-OSE-1-300x249.png "Screenshot-Chrome OS [Running] - VirtualBox OSE-1")
Google’s intention to store the world’s data in its own server results in another linux variant which is called Chrome OS. It is based on Chromium Open Source OS actively developed by Google. Yesterday it was open sourced at very … Continue reading
Got Google Wave Invitation
Just now before got the invitation mail from Google to test Wave. I have just updated my ultra simple wave profile. I have sent invitation to my circle of friends, soon I hope we can catch up a lot in … Continue reading
My understanding of Google Wave
Recently I watched Google Wave key note address, which runs for 100 mins approx. It describes all the features in Google Wave product which has been released in Preview status. 1,00,000 users have been invited to test it. I am … Continue reading
Rocking Bing decision engine
Come on guys, at last Google has fitting competitor, Microsoft. Microsoft’s Bing is really doing very well. At last Microsoft has come out with decent serarch engine (they call it is as decision engine), leaving the crappy MSN search / … Continue reading
Tamil Font support in Android?
What about the Tamil font support in Android? I just analyzed the stuff behind this. Tamil like any indic language needs complex script support, which is most important for complex characters in indian languages. This is provided by Pango library … Continue reading
Google Android Screenshots
Here is the screenshot of Google Android mobile applications for your viewing pleasure.How idd I take screenshot in Mobile? It is simple, man. I had connected the mobile to my development system Ubuntu through USB cable. From Eclipse with Android … Continue reading
My shiny new Google Android Dev Phone 1
Today, I have got my Google Android Dev Phone 1. It is powered by Google Android Operating system which is an open source OS. This phone is SIM unlocked and boot loader unlocked. This version of phone is meant for … Continue reading
Update Ubuntu with latest kernel
Ubuntu’s release cycle is 6 months. Though this seems to be aggressive cycle, it is not enough for someone who depends on bleeding edge kernel which may support some new hardware or damn smart feature. In this scenario you need … Continue reading
Hei… I got a Mozilla Add-ons team T-shirt!!!!
You know that I have developed a small extension called Request Access for Firefox. Recently Mozilla asked its addon developers to upgrade their applications to upgrade to support Firefox 3 which is scheduled to release in a month from now. … Continue reading
