Firefox: “Save and Quit” option disappeared ?

I was finding it difficult to save my currently opened tabs whenever I quit Firefox browser ; later I learnt that up from Firefox 4, one change that has been brought is to by default stop Firefox displaying warning messages. It can be changed from the preferences. Here is how I learnt a way to [...]

New Net Protocol challenges

IPv6 as we all know allows greater number of addresses. As it does so, organisations will face challenges adapting new system. Lack of awareness coupled with new vulnerabilities are likely to create security problems. What happens when we type a website address ? The computer breaks it up into a mix of unique 32 zeroes [...]

Experiences with USB-Modem

wvdial – no process found was the first output thrown on double clicking my new USB Modem icon. I gave enough trial when my system was armed with Fedora-Core 13 but all went in vain. I then read few instructions which came along with USB-Modem kit and concluded to say ‘no’ to Fedora-Core 13 :( [...]

Browsers and the Web

I recently bought a usb modem as the PSTN line at my home was dead since high time and I was unable to browse at home. After getting the device talk to DNS I installed Google Chrome on my desktop. As I launched Chrome I saw a document under http://www.20thingsilearned.com/home As illustrated by Christoph ; [...]

10 things about IPv6 addressing

IPv6 has been inching toward becoming a mainstream technology.  But where to begin when it comes to IPv6 adoption. Here I share 10 pointers which I learnt and hope it makes you understand how IPv6 addressing works. IPv6 addressing are 128-bit hexadecimal numbers. As we have all seen that IPv4 addresses are made up of [...]

What does RSS, RDF or Atom feed mean ?

RSS – RSS (most commonly translated as “Really Simple Syndication” but sometimes “Rich Site Summary”) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a “feed”, “web feed”, or “channel”) includes full or summarized [...]

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