rTorrent Cheat Sheet

Note: If you’re in a real hurry, the link to the cheat sheet is given at the end of the post. Enjoy!
In my quest for that perfect Bit-Torrent client for Linux (read: one that supported scheduling ), I stumbled upon countless worthless ones. Only one managed to impress me.. and it was NOT uTorrent.
uTorrent [...]

Freedom At Last!

After 5 months of trying out umpteen different distros, Jaunty is finally working as expected! My Intel WiFi device was detected instantly and after installing the nVidia drivers, brightness controls are working flawlessly as well.. I couldn’t be happier!
The only remaining issue is getting the brightness function keys to work, but that’s no [...]

Jaunty

After a surprisingly long break from the Linux world (about 5 months), it seems my woes are finally going to be over (Vista is torture. Period). With Jaunty released today, hopes are high..
The wireless card won’t give me any headaches… It’s the brightness controls (or the lack thereof) that will make or break my day. [...]

Predictions…

On 27 December 2008, Windows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet. According to a performance test by ZDNet, Windows 7 Beta has beaten both Windows XP and Vista in several key areas, including boot and shutting down time, working with files and loading documents; others, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and [...]

DataOne arrives

BSNL DataOne – The monster 2 Mb/s broadband connection. The dream, my friends, has at last come true!
I have had some weird encounters with broadband connections in the past.. Take ‘03 for example. It was a time when the rest of the world was getting used to broadband. And I was not to be left [...]