x11vnc - a VNC Server to your real X display!

I use x11VNC which lets you run a VNC server on your current working X display. I am not sure if there is any other VNC server which allows that on Linux.

To install on Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install x11vnc

Run x11vnc

x11vnc -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd -forever -display :0&

Which means - To use your vnc password at ~/.vnc/passwd (Created using vncpasswd), run forever (else it will stop after the first client disconnect) and run on display :0

SearchMash - From Google ?

Searchmash is a new search engine which is apparently started by Google. Has a rather simple interface - Have a look at the features here

xchm - the chm viewer for Unix/Linux

xchm is a CHM file viewer for Unix/Linux and an excellent one too. It is based on wxWidgets and CHMLIB and renders CHM files almost flawlessly compared to other chm viewers on Linux To install on Ubuntu/Debian - apt-get install xchm

Promoting OSS: Show, don't tell

Brad Jackel writes at NewsForge that you have to show what's relavent to the user rather than show off what you can do if you are promoting Open Source Software.

"It is well worth the time to take the trouble to learn what a given audience does with its computers (and how) and then focus any presentation or advocacy on improving that work. Users will enthusiastically embrace a better tool when they are not just told what it can do, but shown how they will be able to use it."

Read more here

What is Web 2.0?

Is Web 2.0 - a definition ? a standard ? Oreilly explains how Web 2.0 really began, the business model, the user experience and more.

Read at Oreilly

Best Mobile Video Content

Where do you search for the best mobile content ?

Mobunga is a community driven site designed to help video fans find the best mobile videos on the web. There are different of formats for iPod, Phones and PSPs and plenty of categories too.

Check it out

The Best Bloggers!

Businessweek's readers have rated the best blogs on the web! Guess the winner ? Techcrunch ofcourse!

Read about the other best blogs on the web.

Blogging & Lonely ?

LonelyBloggers is a free personals site for bloggers. It lets you attach your blog, facebook, myspace to your profile so that you find the right ..err.. blogger date. They plan to launch on November 1st.

Unlocking the mysteries of svchost.exe

If you happened to check your Windows Task Manager, I am sure you would have noticed a strange looking process called svchost.exe. Ever wondered what it really did ?

Fred Langa - the author of Langalist newsletter has an article on svchost.exe explaining what it really does.

Read it here

FWD it on!

Read, Rate and Share the funniest email forwards! FWDiton is a site which lets you do just that. You can forward your funny mail to them as well. Worth a visit.

AllPeers - share your files on Firefox

AllPeers is a Firefox Extension which lets you share files privately and securely. It requires you to register through the extension. Pretty nifty if you want to quickly share big files with your mates.

Download AllPeers here