We have been looking for a freelance/part-time content developer for our company for some time and have been getting good response from interested people. We have been asked several questions regarding the position and we felt it would be better for everybody if we write out the exact requirements we are trying to fulfil and the responsibilities of the position. So here it is now in black and white.
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Quite a lot of our customers these days go for TFT monitors when they buy their computers. Most buy their TFTs because they look better than CRT monitors and because the price differentials are much lower than what they used to be. We try our best to convey to our customers the differences between CRTs and TFTs and the specific scenarios when one is better than the other. Some times we get through and some times we don't. Here we would like to bring out the differences between the two types of monitors and their pros and cons.
Presario V3225AU is another model of laptop from the HP-Compaq's product line of notebooks. It is equipped with an AMD Turion processor (MK-36) at a clock speed of 2.0 GHz. Other specifications include NVIDIA C51M Chipset (512KB L2 Cache, Upto 1600MHz FSB), 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 80 GB SATA Hard Disk, 8X DVD +R/+RW Writer, 14.1" WideScreen, Windows Vista Home Basic, WirelessLAN and Express Card. The company does not provide driver CD along with the laptop. They have given drivers for Windows Vista on their website.
HP-Compaq 6720s Notebook is one of HP's low end model laptop which was launched towads the end of 2007. This model is equipped with Intel Celeron Processor 540 with a speed of 1.86 GHz. This is now available at Zyxware Technologies at an unbelievable price of Rs. 30,399/-. It comes with a world-class design, sturdy look and feel and more convenient. The features of this laptop are as given below:
Given are the specifications of HP-Compaq 6702s Notebook PC
GNU/Linux has grown from being a pet project of a few Free Software enthusiasts to one of the most viable and usable alternatives to proprietary operating systems. It is really amazing to look at this growth and one can but look with awe at the contributions made by countless and sometimes nameless scores of people in the Free Software communities. These communities have been formed over a long period of slow evolution and there are certain rules and manners(some written and some unwritten) that you have to follow to participate in them. Our attempt here is to prepare a list of such rules and manners that will enable a newbie to start participating in communities without embarrassing themselves.
As part of our ongoing process to promote Ubuntu and GNU/Linux in general we are happy to announce the launch of our latest offering - Free Ubuntu (or any other flavor of GNU/Linux) installation on your laptop. Yes - that is right. It is going to cost you nothing - nada, nil, nilch. All you have to do is to bring your laptop to our office and leave it with us and have Ubuntu installed on it.
HCL Infosystems has launched laptops at a very affordable price in the market. Named as MiLeap, these are very compact, and lightweight machines and are available at the price of a basic computer. The company had launched these laptops on 15th January, 2008. These are targeted towards the lowest segment of the market.
We are happy to let you know that our efforts in promoting Ubuntu in India have been recognized by Canonical and they have included Zyxware.com to the Ubuntu.com Marketplace Listing. You can see for yourselves at the Ubuntu Market Place listing for Asia under the section for India.
Another model of laptop in HP-Compaq's Presario V3000 series product line is Presario V3172AU. The manufacturer has stopped shipping driver CDs along with the box. In their website, you can find all drivers of the same laptop for Windows Vista. They do not provide drivers for Windows XP. You will not be able to install XP without proper drivers. Here are the list of drivers of Presario V3172AU laptop. We strongly recommend that you get a legal and licensed copy of Windows if you are planning to install it.
In a high profile function at the State Capital on 16th January 2008, the INSIGHT Project - ICT centre for differently abled in the state of Kerala was inaugurated. The project is promoted by the Kerala State IT mission (KSITM). SPACE (Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment) who masterminded the switch to the School GNU/Linux for the IT @ School project is the key player behind this project as well.
Presario F733AU laptop is another model in HP-Compaq's product line. This laptop comes with an AMD Athlon X2 TK57 (1.9 GHz) processor, 512MB RAM, 120GB hard Disk, Dual Layer DVDRW, Wireless, 15.4" Widescreen, Modem, Built in camera and microphone and it is pre-installed with DOS. You need to install an operating system in to the machine so as to use it. If you are installing Windows, we recommend that you obtain legal and licenced version of the same (Windows XP or Vista) and install it. You can also try installing Linux, which is another operating system that is available free of cost.
We are happy to announce the list of official holidays for the year 2008.
January 26 – Republic Day
March 05 – Shivarathri
March 20 – Milad-i-Sherif*
March 21 – Good Friday
April 14 - Vishu/ Ambedkar Jayanti
May 1 – May Day
August 15 – Independence Day
September 12 – Thiru Onam
October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti
October 9 – Vijayadasami
December 8- Bakrid*
December 25 - Christmas
* Subject to change depending on the sighting of moon.
HP Compaq has a model of laptop - Presario C751NR. This is a US based model. Drivers for Windows XP is not available in their site, if ever you think of installing XP. This model of laptop is specifically designed for Windows Vista. The drivers are not tested for Windows XP. Neither Zyxware nor HP assures any guarantee that the drivers will work perfectly in XP. Here are the list of drivers for Presario C751NR for Windows XP.
You can either click or copy these links onto a new browser to download the drivers.
Display Driver:
When you have more than one system with Ubuntu installed, and you have to install same or similar set of packages on all your PCs, you can save on a lot of bandwidth if you had some ways of sharing the downloaded packages and updates. There is an easy way to do this in Ubuntu. This is done using apt-cacher a proxy server for your package repositories. It is very easy to set up and configure apt-cacher on a PC with Ubuntu inside your LAN.
HCL has introduced a new series of Ultra Portable Laptop - HCL MiLeap. This is a major step that HCL has taken towards bringing technology to common man in India. These are highly compact, weightless and fully functional laptops that can provide us mobility and wireless experience at an affordable price. These were launched on 15th January, 2008. They will be released on 26th January, as a gift to the nation during Republic Day of India. These laptops will be available for sale in Zyxware from February onwards. The prices are given below.
Hindustan Computers Limited, alias HCL have a good understanding about the need of Indian community. They had always tried to introduce world class products in India at a price, most affordable to the Indian Market. HCL is India's own IT service provider and premier ICT System Integrator and Distribution Company. Aiming to make common man's dream a reality, HCL Infosystems Ltd, on 15th January 2008, has introduced an Ultra Portable range of laptops - HCL MiLeap.
Toshiba announced prices of various models of its Notebook Computers for the month of January. Some models carry 1 year International warranty and 2 years warranty in India, while other carry a total International warranty of 3 years. All these models are pre-installed with Windows Vista Business Edition except the Tablet PC model which has Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Available models and their prices are given below.
Sat Pro M200-A451D
We now have Fedora 8 DVD with us. Click here to order your copy of the Fedora 8 DVD using our RequestCD system. Kindly remember that this RequestCD feature is currently only available for users from India. Fedora 8 has been getting rave reviews from across the GNU/Linux user and developer community. A slew of features focusing on the usability of the system has been incorporated into Fedora 8.
Most webmasters do not realize this, but a lot of the content on lot of websites can be accessed from multiple URLs. A simple example would be where www.example.com and example.com leads to the same page. This is a fatal mistake in Search Engine Optimization and search engines penalize you for duplicate content. The correct configuration would be where the above two urls will lead you to the same page but example.com will redirect you to www.example.com with a 301 (Moved permanently) status which will not result in search engines penalizing the page. It is very easy to configure 301 redirects using Apache .htaccess file and the process is the same for a Drupal installation also.
HP-Compaq has a model of laptop - Presario C748TU. This model is specifically designed for Windows Vista. They do not provide drivers for Windows XP along with the package. You will have to download and install it seperately. However, if you try to install driver for Windows XP, you might face compatibility issues. You can try the given links for drivers for the same.