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Calibre : Convert and read any ebook into any reader or without

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Sony reader, Microsoft Reader and so on and so forth…. lots of devices to choose from and that too just to read ebooks.  As you can guess, since there are these many devices, there are obviously even more formats some of them support.  As usual, not all of them [...]

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Top 10 Most Tweeted Posts of 2009

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Yesterday we looked at the most viewed posts of 2009 and today is the time to look at the Top 10 Most Tweeted posts of 2009.  Twitter being the most talked about platform of 2009, it makes sense to judge what became popular on Twitter.  By measuring the most tweeted posts of 2009, we are [...]

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Top 10 Most Visited Posts of 2009

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

2009 has started waving bye-bye and we all are eagerly waiting for 2010.  Before we bid adieu to 2009, lets have a look back of what this year brought for Knowliz.  In the next couple of days we will look back at some more popular posts on Knowliz.  Lets start with the Top 10 Most [...]

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16 Most Useful Google Chrome Extensions you should try

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Google chrome has officially started supporting extensions like Mozilla Firefox does.  If you used the developer edition of Google Chrome, then you probably had been using earlier too.  But now since it is officially supported, then why not take a look at the most useful Google Chrome extensions. You need to be using the BETA [...]

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Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 : Which is the best?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

We all know that recently two major releases happened – Microsoft Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala).  To find out which is the best and what people are planning to use, we ran a small poll on Knowliz sidebar.  We started this poll on 29th October, 2009 right after both OS came out [...]

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20 articles to read before and after installing Ubuntu

Friday, October 30th, 2009

If you are a Ubuntu fan or a geek, then there are very high chances you would have installed 9.10 Karmic Koala by now.  If not, then get details here… Now, if you need help installing Ubuntu, creating a dual boot system with Windows (Vista or 7), finding out best Ubuntu applications and other tips [...]

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Download & Upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala now

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Ubuntu latest release 9.10 Karmic Koala is now available for download.  This is the final release of the latest Ubuntu Linux OS.  Most of the techies have already been using Ubuntu 9.10 from Alpha, Beta and RC phases, but for those who played a little safe or didn’t get time earlier.  Now is the time [...]

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Installed Windows 7, now Ubuntu won’t start

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Ubuntu was working absolutely fine, but you thought of trying Windows 7.  Earlier you were doing a dual boot with Windows Vista or XP and Ubuntu. After Microsoft launched Windows 7 on October 22nd, you got inspired to use Windows 7 as well because you were frustrated with Vista.  You got the Windows 7 installation [...]

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Monthly Recap : August 2009

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Once again it is the time for a quick monthly recap.  Below are the article links published on Knowliz in the month of August, 2009.  Feel free to click through the articles you might have missed or if you want to read them again: 11 iPhone articles you must read over weekend ‘WHERE’ are you, [...]

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25 Must Have Ubuntu Linux Applications

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

For some time I have been playing with various Linux distro (Ubuntu in particular) and I noticed that some of the applications I use more often than others.  I keep trying various applications on Ubuntu, mainly because an abundance of them are available in library for FREE and there is no reason you shouldn’t try [...]

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Understanding Linux Lingo – Some Common Linux Terms

Monday, August 17th, 2009

You might have been seeing Linux (Ubuntu) related articles on Knowliz for quite some time now.  Many times I just assume that you will be aware of couple of commonly used terms in Linux.  It is my wrong assumption that you are well acquainted with Linux. That’s why today I am trying to explain some [...]

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10 Basic Linux Questions, Answered – The Easy Way

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Almost all my friends use Windows or Mac. (not many of them are geek like me.)  And when I talk to them about Ubuntu (sometimes) they ask various questions. I am trying to answer some of these questions in this blog post thinking that other Windows users might also have similar questions. What comes out [...]

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How to Uninstall Adobe Air Applications on Ubuntu?

Monday, June 1st, 2009

There are lots of cool applications based on Adobe Air platform e.g. Seesmic Desktop, Twhrl & TweetDeck for Twitter,  Times Reader for reading NewYork Times etc. on your Desktop. Adobe Air is operating system independent so all the applications work on Windows, Mac and Linux.  Installing an application is quite easy too.  You just need [...]

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Ubuntu 9.04 Fastest Upgrade Method – Live Recording

Friday, April 24th, 2009

As most of you might know, yesterday Ubuntu 9.04 ‘Jaunty Jackalope’ was released.  You would have already downloaded the latest release image file from http://www.ubuntu.com and would be ready to upgrade your system to latest Ubuntu release. But you might be having hard time trying to upgrade because of the slow upgrade process.  That’s why [...]

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Knowliz : Recap – Jan, Feb & Mar 2009

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

It has been a long time since I have been posting a recap post.  Last month I was on vacation and then I have been busy in something or the other so I couldn’t compile this recap post.  But now onwards, it will be posted on the last day of every month.  So that by [...]

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