BOSS - Bharat Operating System Solutions

    BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux distribution developed by  C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) derived from Debian for enhancing the use of Free/ Open Source Software throughout India. BOSSGNU/Linux - a key deliverable of NRCFOSS has upgraded from Entry level server to advanced server. It supports Intel and AMD x86/x86-64 architecture. BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server has unique features such as Web server, proxy server, Database server, Mail server, Network server, File and Print server, SMS server, LDAP server. BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server is comprised with administration tool such as webmin which is a web based interface, Gadmin, PHP myadmin,  PHP LDAP admin,  PG admin.
BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE Desktop Environment with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain. Currently BOSS GNU/Linux Desktop is available in almost all the Indian Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri  which will enable the mainly non-English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more effectively.

BOSS CD pack:

OSS CD pack consists of 3 CDs. The Install CD which gives you a BOSS Desktop in your system, a Live CD which allows you to try BOSS without installing on the Hard Disk and without disturbing your existing OS and the Utility CD which has some of the extra packages like OpenOffice fonts, Apache web server, scripting languages etc.

1) INSTALL CD

To use the INSTALL CD, you need to have a minimum of 4.0 GB of Harddisk space, 512 MB of RAM and a CD-ROM drive. Insert the BOSS GNU/Linux install CD into the CD drive, restart your computer and boot from CD by editing the BIOS setup. The BOSS GNU/Linux splash image is displayed as the starting screen and the cursor blinks at the boot: prompt. Press Enter and follow the instructions. You can proceed with the default installation by clicking “Next” button or do custom installation.

2) LIVE CD

The BOSS GNU/Linux Live project aims to create BOSS Live CDs, DVDs and USBs  for all the releases of BOSS (and newer). BOSS Live is Linux CD based on Debian GNU/Linux. BOSS LIVE CD is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from CD. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as OpenOffice.org, The Gimp, Mozilla, Pidgin, Totem and hundreds of other quality open source programs. It also includes document converter, Presentation tool, 3D effects, bluetooth devices support and Input method for Indian Languages.

3) UTILITY CD

This CD consists of workstation related packages, like Apache webserver, egroupware collaboration tool, webmin – GUI for administrative tasks PHP, Mysql, Postgresql, Educational tools, Openoffice fonts and some other language fonts ,etc. You can find out the usage of the Utility CD and about these extra packages below. This BOSS Utility CD or Addon CD  contains the packages related to workstation.

Download BOSS

Read more »

How to: Customize Ubuntu Installation disc (Live Cd)

You may wish to customise the Ubuntu Desktop LiveCd to:

• make your own Linux / Ubuntu distribution
• show off a particular application
• localise to a certain language
• remove software packages
• add software packages
• update software packages
• change system defaults (theme, icons, desktop background, panels, browser homepage, etc)

Note: This can be used only for customizing Desktop edition.

System Requirements:

• At least 3-5 GB of free space
• At least 512 MB RAM and 1 GB swap (recommended)
• 
  
  squashfs-tools
• 
  
  genisoimage, which provides mkisofs
• 
  
  An Ubuntu kernel with squashfs support (present in Ubuntu 6.06 and later)
  
  

  Click here for the Process

Read more »

translate anything on google android

If you have got a smartphone running the Android operating system then let Google Goggles pick up some of the strain of French translations.
First you have to point your phone at a phrase or word, for example on a menu, that you want to translate.
Then you draw a box around it on the screen and then after pressing the shutter button,If Goggles recognizes the text,you get the chance to translate it into one of the languages available.
At present the Goggles can read French, as well as English, Italian, German and Spanish with the ability to translate in to many more languages.


Google Goggles in action (click images to see large version)
More information

Read more »

Nokia Eco-friendly Phone powered by Coca-Cola…

The below shown picture is the work of designer Daizi Zheng, an eco-friendly Nokia phone powered by sugary drinks.

Daizi claims that the phone battery, used as a power source is too expensive and harmful for nature, specially in the disposal process. She has an alternative for normal batteries, that is the bio battery, an eco-friendly source of energy that uses carbohydrates (sugar in this case) and enzymes as the catalyst for the process needed to produce energy.One pack of sugary drink will include enough carbohydrates for your phone to work, also generating water and energy, when the battery dies. Bio batteries have the potential to work three to four times longer with a single charge, compared to the Li-Ion batteries used today.

The idea is brilliant, but what about the handset’s design? A FLASK IN YOUR POCKET

Read more »

Nokia CORE Concept Phone- Also a Computer Mouse

The Nokia CORE cellphone is a concept inspired by Star Wars.CORE’s most important aspect is the interface and you should know that the handset was designed around it and based on a styling that resembles a solar system.

     What’s really interesting about Nokia CORE is the fact that it’ll transfer its interface and content automatically to the nearby computer through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. After the transfer, CORE will turn into the mouse of the computer and it’ll control the device via its UI. At the back side of the concept phone there’s a camera lens, plus mouse buttons, both hidden pretty well. Also, you should know that the handset’s display is made from OLEDs.

Read more »

Nokia X2 - cheapest 5mp cam phone @ 5000/-

Let’s play everything out loud

Nokia X2 is built for music lovers everywhere with its FM radio, music player and powerful speakers and is the cheapest Price mobile phone from Nokia with 5 Megapixel camera costing around 5000/- rupees.

The slim Nokia X2 candybar phone features a 2.2-inch QVGA screen (240 by 320 pixels), weighs in at just three ounces and measures 4.4 by 1.9 by 0.5 inches. It is also packed in an Opera Mini browser, Windows Media Player, a 5-megapixel phone with a flash and four-times zoom and email, SMS, MMS and IM support. 
Nokia X2 phone is also packed with dual speakers, dedicated music keys, FM stereo with a built-in antenna and 48MB of internal memory. With Nokia X2 you will be able to have plenty of music on board with the support of 16GB of storage using the microSD card slot.
X2 phone also has Bluetooth 2.1, for a wireless headset along with a 3.5-mm headphone jack.

Design

• Go for a modern look with the curved back and high-gloss finish.
• See everything clearly on the 2.2” colour display.
• Get style in every detail with vibrant, colourful accents.
• Access important features quickly with the handy shortcut keys.
• See where you're going in the dark – the flash also doubles as a torch.

Music

• Stay in control of your music with the convenient one-touch keys.
• Play your favourite music out loud with the built-in dual stereo speakers.
• Listen to FM radio with the built-in antenna – no need for headphones.
• Ovi Music Unlimited gives you unlimited free songs from Nokia Music Store. 

Photos and video

• Take high-resolution photos with the 5 megapixel digital camera.
• Take great photos night or day with the LED flash.
• Get close-up shots from a distance with 4x digital zoom.
• Shoot video clips at 20 frames per second.
• Stream quality videos from the web.

 
Nokia X2 detailed specifications :

• Network : Quad Band GSM
• Dimensions:111 x 47 x 13.3 mm, 61 cc
• Weight:81 g
• Display:2.2 inch TFT,256K colors,240×320 pixels resolution
• Series 40 User Interface
• Dedicated music keys
• Memory Internal 48 MB
• MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB
• GPRS/EDGE
• Stereo Bluetooth version 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
• High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
• USB charging
• 3.5 mm AV connector
• Camera:5 Megapixel, 2592×1944 pixels, LED flash
• WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera mini browser)
• Stereo FM radio with RDS; built-in antenna
• Games:Bounce Tales, City Bloxx, Snake III, Block’d, Diamond Rush, Rally 3D, Brain Champion, Sudoku
• Colors:Red on Black, Blue on SIlver
• Flight mode
• Nokia Messaging Service 2.0
• Java MIDP 2.1
• Video Player : MPEG-4, 3GPP: H.263 and H.264 codecs
• Comes with Music*
• Media Player with metadata ID3 tags and album art support
• Nokia Music Store support
• Music codecs: mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA
• Stereo Bluetooth 2.1 support
• Dual stereo speakers
• BL-4C 860 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Talk time: up to 810 mins
• Standby time: up to 540 hours
• Music playback time: up to 26.8 hours (idle, middle volume)

More information and images available at nokia website

Read more »

Your desktop replacement

Anybody desiring one of the fastest, most tricked-out, and most costly portables around will find a great sidekick here.

Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds

 

This ISV (independent software vendor)-certified laptop crushes every application it encounters. In tests with professional-level content-creation tools, including 3D Studio Max 2011, Painter 11, and Avid Media Composer, all of the programs ran smoothly. Demanding games can also bring down lesser laptops--but while gamers may not be this laptop's target market, on this machine Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Crysis Warhead, and Supreme Commander 2 all looked great at high resolutions and maximum settings.

 

The monster Lenovo W701ds dual screen laptop is an upgraded version of the 700ds. The W701ds has a Intel Core i7-920 Extreme processor at its heart, a 17-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) primary display, and Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M graphics.
The W701ds can ship with up to 16GB DDR3 memory, 500GB HD storage, and all models have WiMAX support, one USB 3.0 and four USB 2.0 ports, and a 2-megapixel camera.
 The secondary 10.6-inch screen with a WXGA 1280×800 resolution is stored behind the main display and can slide out to reveal extra desktop space for multiple applications.
The Lenovo W701ds is available to buy for around $3800 and more information can be found on Lenovo website

 

 

 

 

Read more »

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T

The 3.2GHz Phenom II X6 1090T lags behind Intel's six-core behemoth. Previously codenamed Thuban, the 1090T is a 45nm part, while Intel's 980X has been shrunk down to the 32nm process. Where the 980X offers a 12MB L3 cache for improved memory management between multithreaded applications, the 1090T offers only 6MB. And AMD's technology doesn't address Intel's much touted Hyper Threading technology, which turns their six-core processor into twelve available cores for applications to dabble with.


By most measures, Intel's six-core processor is the superior part. But in typical AMD fashion, what the Phenom II X6 1090T lacks in raw power, it makes up for with a tantalizingly competitive price: the 1090T can be had for as little as $300. By comparison, Intel's admittedly superior silicon comes with a $1000 price tag, making it virtually inaccessible for many enthusiasts. And that's assuming you already have a compatible motherboard. The 1090T offers drop-in support with existing AM3 and AM2+ socket motherboards, after a BIOS upgrade. The 980X, by contrast, requires the LGA 1366 socket.

Read more »