Tag Archives: open source
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
Android – Under the hood
Android is the Google’s open source Operating System designed for mobile devices. Apart from Google, most of the top players of mobile industries are behind Google developing this linux kernel based OS. What the project says about itself? Android is … Continue reading
“Request Access” hosted in Top Download sites
My firefox extension called “Request Access” has been hosted in www.download.com and www.softpedia.com sites. I have not submitted this open source extension for hosting. I am happy to note that it is found useful to some one. You can find … Continue reading
Open source 3D Printing soon for layman
Today’s The Hindu report on IT Trends talks about 3D Printing. You can make 3D plastic objects at home as per your design. This printer makes you to capture the existing object like cell phone casing, boxes, plastic casing for … Continue reading
Searchmash search engine plug-in for Firefox
Searchmash is the test bed for next generation google search. This site is owned and operated by Google, Inc. It is called Google Search 2.0. It’s look and feel and presentation are designed such a way that it is easy … Continue reading
Windows CE 6.0 Kernel source opened
The Microsoft has released Windows CE 6.0 version yesterday. The most exciting feature for me is the share kernel source (Since I don’t do any active platform building nowadays, I don’t bother much about other features in this shiny new … Continue reading
Cathedral and Bazaar – Quotes
Today I read the Cathedral and Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond. It has nice quotes especially for open source programmers but equally holds true for closed source programmers also. Here are the quotes: 1. Every good work of software starts … Continue reading
Request Access – Firefox Extension
Sometimes we encounter “Firewall – Access denied for the web site you requested!” message while surfing from a corporate network. Unfortunately, firewalls sometimes rate a good valid site as blacklisted site. In that case we use to request our system … Continue reading
