Many of us have USB internet dongles from TataIndicom or Reliance. Here is how you can configure it to work with linux. Edit the /etc/wvdial.conf file to add these extra lines. [Dialer Defaults] Modem=/dev/ttyUSB0 Baud=115200 Dial Command = ATDT Baud=115200 Dial Command = ATDT init1=ATZ init2=AT+CRM=1 Flow Control= Hardware (CRTSCTS) Username = internet Password = internet Phone = #777 Stupid Mode = 1 The line  Modem=/dev/ttyUSB0...

The SMS widget we were testing for the last 2 weeks is now open to public for free signup and usage. Prema received more emails than she could handle in past days. Now you need not mail prema, instead you can goto http://www.widget.fastalerts.in/ and register there. Also you can customise the widget to match your blogs theme.  Bloggers, please share this link with fellow bloggers also.

Mobme is a complete web 2.0 company and our products and services follow the philosophy of user participation and enhanced end user experience. Now here is another product from us that makes events go 2.0. The product, still unnamed can be installed on a PC or a laptop with a bluetooth dongle or built in bluetooth device. Once installed mobile users near the PC or laptop can send in pictures via bluetooth this software and after...

The mobile market in India and outside are very different due to the inherent nature of the users and the population. Premium services are slow to pick up in India and operators are focused only on increasing their subscriber base. Iphone is all set to change all that. Targeting a premium set of users and focusing on the data usage rather than calls or sms, and then with their cool interface and PR stunts they have taken the control...

Posted by Jyothi M John Meebo.com is a revolutionary web site that allows you to log into any or all of your Instant Messengers at the same time. You can either log into individual IM’s displayed on the home page, otherwise you can create a meebo account the will let you log into multiple accounts at the same time. Though advanced settings like voice and video chat at not yet very compatible, the people behind meebo have...

Widgets and gadgets were something I wanted to try out for quite some time. Its only today that I got a chance. I run the latest Ubuntu 7.10 on my laptop. To my disappointment I found out that most of the widget platform providers dont support linux. The google gadgets and the yahoo widgets dont support linux. Some forums talk about another service provider, but his domain is now parked, looks like he went bankrupt. If anyone knows...