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Quick local DNS caching for your workstation in Ubuntu

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Sandip Bhattacharya

The latest Ubuntu releases makes it real easy to set up a local DNS cache for your workstation using dnscache from the well-known djbdns software by D. J. Bernstein. For those who have historically installed djbdns/ucspi-tcp/daemontools from source because of … Continue reading →

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Adding new CA certificates in Ubuntu (Jaunty)

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Sandip Bhattacharya

A quick tip. I couldn’t find this from a quick search when I really needed it. The problem – command line programs like fetchmail use the system wide openssl CA certificates to verify the authenticity of the server certificates they … Continue reading →

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Using the official Flickr uploadr on Ubuntu

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Sandip Bhattacharya

I normally use jUploader for uploading photos to Flickr from my Ubuntu Jaunty box. However, since I got the amazing Panasonic DMC-LX3 compact camera, I have been uploading HD videos too to Flickr. Now none of the FOSS tools that … Continue reading →

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Removing encryption from (legitimate!) PDF files on Ubuntu

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Many service providers have started encrypting the statements that they send you. While at some level, it does add some amount of security when the path to your inbox is not very secure. However, it is sometimes a major pain … Continue reading →

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Using ffmpeg on Ubuntu to convert DV videos for video sharing websites

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

To begin with, this is the problem that I had. I had recorded a short clip using my Panasonic NV-GS330 camcorder. I had to upload it to Vimeo, my video sharing website of choice. From the camcorder to the computer … Continue reading →

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Why I returned my Mac

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

I realize the title of this post is a bit provocative, but I could not think of any other way to put it. Some weeks back, I got a new Mac Book Pro at work. This was my first exposure … Continue reading →

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Giving up on bcm43xx in Gutsy beta

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

The only major issue that I have felt in my use of Ubuntu till date(and to be fair, this is not ubuntu specific) is the problems I keep having with wireless setup. I can live with any of it’s other … Continue reading →

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Moved over to Gutsy

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Just upgraded my notebook to Gutsy a couple of days back. It is still in beta and would be released on 18th October. I recently changed my desktop over to Gnome from KDE. I have been a Kubuntu/KDE user for … Continue reading →

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Mark Shuttleworth on free and “non-free” Linux distros

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Mark Shuttleworth writes in this blog post on a topic I get really emotional about: We have to work together to keep free software freely available. It will be a failure if the world moves from paying for shrink-wrapped Windows … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Edgy out in October end

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Haven’t written in ages. So thought I would write down something that I am really looking forward to right now. My distro of choice Kubuntu/Ubuntu is releasing their latest on October 26. From this blog, the RC will be out … Continue reading →

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