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How do I rebuild grub after Windows 8 installation

Recently I had updated my System which was dual booted (Debian and Windows 7) from Windows 7 to Windows 8, During the installation process I had messed up with Grub boot loader. Once after the upgrade my Grub has vanished and I was able to boot up only Windows 8. A bit disappointed thinking about […]

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Installing Oracle Virtual Box in Windows 8

I have installed Oracle Virtual Box in Windows 8 and it worked pretty Cool, and now I can create and experiment on all flavor of OS. And here are a few installation screenshots for Oracle Virtual Box version 4.3.0. This is the latest version available for download from Oracle Website, and here’s the link if […]

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Blackberry has released BBM for android and ios

Blackberry has released BBM app for android and ios devices, I’m still trying to configure BBM on my android device. BBM for Android and iPhone features: BBM Chat – Enjoy real, immediate conversations with friends on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Not only does BBM let you know that your message has been delivered and read, […]

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VMware Workstation 10 now supports Windows 8.1

With the release of Windows 8.1, VMware has added support of Windows8.1 to Vmware workstation 10. The Unity mode has been enhanced to seamlessly work with Windows 8.1 UI changes.Workstation 10 can now convert a Windows 8.1 physical PC to a virtual machine.   VMware Workstation 10 features Support for 16 vCPUs, 8 TB SATA disks […]

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Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android and ios

Microsoft released its Remote Desktop application  for both Android and iOS. This makes it easy to control your Windows desktop from your Android or iOS device.   Microsoft Remote Desktop (Free) | Google Play Microsoft Remote Desktop (Free) | iTunes App Store    

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Here comes Ubuntu 13.10!

Ubuntu 13.10 Code named “Saucy Salamander” is released for the desktop, server, phone, and cloud – download it here. Ubuntu 13.10 introduces the first release of Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu Core for the new 64-bit ARM systems (the “arm64” architecture, also known as AArch64 or ARMv8), and improved AppArmor confinement. In addition to these flagship […]

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Chrome tip: How to bookmark a bunch of Tabs related to the same topic

Let’s say you’ve opened a bunch of Tabs related to the same topic and you’d like to read them later. Here comes the magic Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: <Ctr> + <Shift> + d This will prompt you to pick a bookmark folder where to save all your Tabs and next time you want to read them, Just […]

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Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 are now available online and in the Windows Store.

The final versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows RT8.1 are available online and in windows store for download. Windows 8.1 preview is no longer available for download. You must install the final version of Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 before January 2014 when the license the preview will expire. If you’ve been using the preview, you should update to the final edition […]

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Do you want to check how Fast is Your Local DNS Server?

Do you want to check how fast is your local DNS server? Then Chrome has the answer And here it is! chrome://histograms/DNS.ResolveSuccess   Hit this on your google chrome browser and see the results.

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Comming soon Blackberry Cloud Service to manage users and apps on all mobile devices

Blackberry has announced an upcoming Blackberry Cloud service that will enable enterprises to manage user and apps on ios, Android and Blackberry devices.  The cloud service will be built to meet both business and end user needs.  This service promotes BYOD concept to a new level. As per Blackberry Blog, all this flexible package will […]