Get Ubuntu On Windows XP/Vista/7 Using Wubi

By Shivam Vaid On January 28, 2011 Leave a Comment    96 views
Ubuntu Wibu

If you want to change your current windows desktop/laptop to dual boot with an option of Ubuntu, Wubi is the recommended way to go. Wubi stands for Windows Ubuntu Installer which helps to install Ubuntu just like you would have installed any other application on your Windows machine. The best part is that it is officially supported for windows and can also be uninstalled just like any other application. I had a VAIO lapotp with Windows Vista running on it. I somehow did not have a good experience with Vaio.….. Read More

How To Search Files In Windows?

By Shivam Vaid On November 11, 2010 Leave a Comment    21 views
Search files on windows everything

Searching for files on windows can be a pain at times. If you are really dealing with a large set of data on your hard disk, it is always going to be difficult to keep track of different files and folders. You might remember the paths and file names when you are working on the relevant data for sometime. However, you might lose track of the same when the data is used infrequently or you come back to look for data after some gap in time. Windows provides a default….. Read More

How To Install a WordPress Blog on Windows PC

By Shivam Vaid On April 21, 2010 Leave a Comment    20 views
WAMP Server Localhost snapshot

WordPress is an excellent blogging platform that provides options for lot of customization as well as experimentation. Every day new plugins, themes and options are available to play around and explore their usefulness. When your blog is in a nascent stage, it can be OK to play online on the webserver itself. However, as the blog gains traction, there is a limited scope for experimentation. You would like to make changes on the web server only if you are confident that they won’t break any existing functionality. There can be….. Read More

Power Toys for Windows XP by Microsoft

By Shivam Vaid On January 19, 2010 Leave a Comment    24 views
powerToys

Power toys are additional programs/utilities made by developers for Windows XP( in this case ) which add more usabililty, functionality as well as fun to the overall Windows experience. Note that these tools don’t come with the default Windows installation and they are not even supported by Microsoft. However, their listing on the microsoft site indirectly means that the programs have been tested, found to be stable and meet their functionality goals correctly. As a very simple example, you must have at some point of time looked for a utility….. Read More