What is cross compilation

The desktops and laptops that we use in our daily lives are mostly of x86 architecture. Thus when we compile a program using the usual compi...Read more »

Linus being named as laureate 2012

The creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds has been chosen for the Millennium Technology Prize by the Technology Academy of Finland. Linus create...Read more »

Control a system using gestures: Skeltrack

Most of us would have heard of the microsoft kinect, the gaming console which can be controlled by gestures. How about doing the same to ou...Read more »

Raspberry Pi launched.

Another feather on the cap of linux in embedded systems.  The much awaited Raspberry Pi, an ARM based development board that comes preloaded...Read more »

Installing Directfb On Fedora

After much googling,  I have directfb up and running on Fedora 9 and 13. After installing the fedora from DVD, ( DVD is preferable cause it ...Read more »

Uberstudent is here

For all the ubutnu fans out there, here comes one more reason to fall in love all over again. Ubuntu based distro,  UberStudent, a student o...Read more »

Processor and its Speed

Clock Speed Antie: Hi, tiny how are you today. Tiny: Doing greaty Antie, so did you buy the laptop. Antie: Oh no, not untill I understand...Read more »

What is RAM ?

This series of articles aim at helping the non technical people make sense of the commonly used Technical terms. Antie is a character with n...Read more »

Cross Compiling linux for ARM

Cross compiling Linux 2.6.34 for arm (Innovate solutions ARM926 Kit). 1. Download the kernel from  http://kernel.org/ 2. untar the file to a...Read more »

Handling the various of packages like .tar, .tar.gz,.bin,.bundle etc

Aim: To make aware the reader how to handle various kinds of packages in linux .tar:  Tape Archive. A file with ".tar " extension ...Read more »

Virtual Memory

Aim: To introduce the concept of virtual memory and its working. Virtual memory as the name suggests is not a memory that is physically pres...Read more »