Month: October 2005

My favorite fruits

Yummy! I Love to eat Fruits even they are endorsed by docs. I eat lots of fruits :D



I like to eat:

  • Apples – Almost everyday I eat 1 or 2 apples. They are rich in vitamin A, E and B complex plus tons of iron, calcium. If you are suffering from heart and blood pressure related problem they doc always recommends an Apple a day
  • Grapes – Grapes are Anti oxidant. It provides me quick energy for any busy day
  • Bananas – I love to had Bananas with cold milk (yummy!). If you are suffering from depression go for 2-4 Bananas a day. It will help you, IMPO. It is know to stimulate production of haemoglobin in the blood
  • Mango – An excellent source of vitamin A and C. Interestingly the name of the fruit comes from the Tamil word man-kay, which was corrupted to manga by the Portuguese when they explored western India. Hapoos is the best, IMPO
  • Orange – My daily dose of vitamin C. If you are suffering from cold related infections then orange speed up recovery. That is why I eat almost 2-3 Oranges a day
  • Papaya – Papaya is rich in an enzyme called papain, a protease which is useful in tenderizing meat and other proteins. It is also considered as the ideal breakfast fruit. It is rich in vitamin C and A
  • Jamun – When I was kid I had some liver problem and doc recommends me Jamuns. Since then I eat whenever it is available. Jamun is also know as the BEST medicine for diabetes

Elsewhere in blogworld: Don’t forget to check out Nupers’ One Hot Stove – a blog about breaking bread and sharing the good life AND thecookscottage – a blog about Food in India……

Animated epic HANUMAN movie

Yup finally our own superhero’s movie is set to release on 21st Oct-05. This movie is set to release on the time of Diwali festival so kids and everyone can enjoy it. HANUMAN Animated epic movie

HANUMAN is about the extraordinary journey of this mythical superhero – from his days as an adorable, miracle-working baby, to his ultimate triumph in the army of Lord Shri Ram.

As a kid most of us use to read stories of our superhero, and now it like dream come true to see it on screen :) oh boy i’m awaiting for release…

But hold on it has very nice soundtrack composed by Tapas relia along with playback singers like Shaan and Sonu nigam. Hanuman’s voice has been dubbed by Mukesh Khanna.

Sahara One Motion picture is behind this movie, they spent around Rs. 2,50,000,00 for production and additional Rs.1,50,000,00 for marketing movie.
Update See my review of the movie and more photos :D

Check out exclusive photo gallery (turn on popup blocker) here

Earthquake Prediction ?

According to US-based quake researcher Zhonghao Shou, who has been using satellite imagery to predict quakes on the basis of peculiar cloud formations, ancient Chinese and Italians studied special clouds which were indicative of impending earthquakes.

A website on earthquake clouds and short term prediction maintained by him ‘Earthquake clouds and short term prediction’ homepage, states that he had predicted “a China or Neighbour EQ Cloud” more than 24 hours before the Pakistan quake happened.

That is really a good stuff, IMPO.

In celebration – The Dasara Festival

Today we celebrate dasara across all over India :D We celebrate dasara with the worship of implements used in daily life such as books, computers, vehicles etc.

This day marks the triumph of lord Rama over demon King Ravana. It is the victory of good over evil.

Checkout more information on the dasara festival along with pictures.

Xara announces Xtreme Open Source

Xara announced that they are releasing an open source version of their vector drawing program, Xara Xtreme.
Xtreme Software is:

  • Graphics software for all your drawing and day to day photo needs, ideal for both print and the web
  • Creating web graphics
  • See gallery/effects of Xtreme online

Xara Xtreme on Linux will bring a leading-edge graphic tool to the Linux platform. This is really a good news for all of us.
Read slashdot story and offical press release.

Why Linux Wont Replace Windows

A well written article using the motorcycle/car metaphor on why linux will never need to replace windows. It is a must read for any user who wish to switch to Linux. Basically it compare Linux and windows side by side with different examples, which makes picture perfectly clear.
Full article here

How do I print or make hard copies of Linux man and info pages?

Very simple, here is the command to convert man page of ls command to text file:

man ls | col -b > ls.txt

Then use lpr print command to print ls.txt file i.e. it sends a print job to the default system queue/printer connected to Linux/UNIX:
cat ls.txt | lpr
OR
lpr ls.txt

You can also try:
man ls | col -b | lpr

You can also print GNU Linux info pages:

info ls | col -b| lpr

Please note col command filter reverse line feeds from input i.e it removes \r \n like character.

How do I force linux to change (forcefully) user password?

passwd command changes passwords for user accounts. A normal user may only change the password for his/her own account, while the super user may change the password for any account. passwd also changes account information, such as the full name of the user, the user’s login shell, or his/her password expiry date and interval.

If you wish to immediately expire an account’s password, you can pass the -e option to passwd command. This in effect can force a user to change his/her password at the user’s next login.

Let us assume user name is raj, then login as root user and type following command:

# passwd -e raj

Next time when raj tries to login
server login:raj
Password:
You are required to change your password immediately (root enforced)
Changing password for raj
(current) UNIX password:
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
Linux debian 2.6.13 #2 Sun Oct 2 20:07:57 IST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

Last login: Thu Oct 6 01:24:15 2005