When Ubuntu Linux and Windows are used together and if the time zone is not UTC and when the computer is rebooted into Windows after Ubuntu Linux is used the time gets changed as the BIOS clock gets reset to UTC. For example if the time zone that is set in Ubuntu Linux is GMT +5.30 hrs then after Ubuntu Linux’s usage the time in BIOS clock would be set to UTC time i.e. the BIOS clock would be +5.30 hrs behind the Ubuntu Linux’s time but if you boot into Ubuntu Linux it will automatically adjust to the local time where as the time on Windows will be the UTC time which can cause issues with Windows.
The difference is the way Ubuntu Linux and Windows handle time, Windows considers the BIOS clock of the computer to be the local time where as Ubuntu considers it as UTC time. To solve this we would have to set Ubuntu Linux to consider the hardware or BIOS clock as local time
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June 20th, 2009 | Posted in Linux | No Comments
UAC Shortcut is a free software that gives various options to control the Windows Vista UAC prompt. Many people who run Windows Vista get annoyed by the User Account Control Prompt (UAC) that keeps popping every now and then so this tool is for them.
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June 11th, 2009 | Posted in Windows | No Comments
ImageKonverter is a free cross platform software that can convert, resize, rename and compress image files. The supported image file format include BMP, JPG, JPEG, PNG, PBM, PGM, PPM, XBM and XPM.
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June 11th, 2009 | Posted in Softwares | No Comments
PDFill PDF Tools is a free collection of PDF tool using which you can Merge, Split, Reorder, Encrypt, Decrypt, Rotate, Crop, Reformat, Header, Footer, Watermark, Images to PDF, PDF to Images, Form Fields Delete/Flatten/List, and PostScript to PDF.
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June 10th, 2009 | Posted in Softwares | 1 Comment
PNG Optimizer is free tool using you can batch optimize and reduce the file size of your PNG file images. The reduction in file size is very useful as it will save Internet bandwidth and hard disk space.
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June 6th, 2009 | Posted in Softwares | No Comments
For people who work with lots of Text files (txt) and have a requirement of converting txt files to PDF then Zilla TXT To PDF Converter is for them. TXT to PDF Converter is free tool that can batch convert multiple text files (txt) files to PDF file quickly.
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June 6th, 2009 | Posted in Softwares | No Comments
Rewritable CD and DVD discs are used by us on day to day basis for various needs. To reuse a rewritable CD or DVD we would have to erase the disc prior to use if the previous session was closed, most of use the third party utility softwares to erase the CD or DVD. In this post we shall discuss how this can be done in Windows 7 without the need for any third party software.
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June 6th, 2009 | Posted in Windows 7 | 1 Comment
FLV to MP3 is a free tool which allows you to extract audio from FLV video file as MP3 output. The tool is pretty straightforward to use, just drag and drop the FLV file and this tool will extract the audio of the video file as MP3 file.
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June 5th, 2009 | Posted in Softwares | 1 Comment
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