How to open gedit as root?

In Ubuntu, beginners often face this problem of saving or editing document having permission of read and write only to root.

This problem can be solved in two ways :

1.  Open Terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + t) , then open the file using "sudo" , for example if I want to open file "xyz", I can open it using sudo gedit xyz .

2. Or you can change permission of this file using chmod command.After changing permission for all users to 777 . You can able to edit that file without any problem.


I hope it helps!

How to type in hindi without knowing hindi typing

I received mail from many of my blog readers who face difficulty in Hindi typing and want solution which is similar to blogger typing tool. I searched for it and now found a perfect solution for this problem. You can do it by just downloading Google IME . You will get installation help from here .

After installing it , you can able to type in your regional languages including Tamil and Gujrati , even in Microsoft Word.

How to connect two computers using LAN ?

Step 1 .

For windows XP users :

Start ->Settings->Network Connections

Search Local Area Network icon and right click and select properties

Select Internet protocol (TCP/IP) and click on properties button.

Set IP address for both the computers. Remember they must be unique for both of them. For eg if you choose "192.168.1.1" for your first computer then choose "192.168.1.2" for other computer. IP address is address of computer from which it is recognized in networks.

Below the IP Address there is box called Subnet Mask, put 255.255.255.0 in it and click ok.

Please Note, You need to do above steps in both the computers.


Windows 7 :

Start -->Control Panel -> Network and Internet-->Network and Sharing Centre

Click on Change Adapter Settings

There will be icon of Local Area Networking , right click on it and follow the steps given above for windows XP.

Step 2 :

Build a Work Group :

Windows XP :

Start --> Control Panel --> System

In the dialog box click on Computer Name Tab .

Give the name for your computer such as Home1 , or Laptop1 etc.Do the same thing for your other computer.
Also give name to your workgroup such as Home Workgroup or Office workgroup.

After giving name to the computers , in the bottom of dialog box at  Member of Workgroup , type the name of your new workgroup as mentioned in above step.Follow the same procedure in both the computers.Remember both the computers have different name, different IPs but it workgroup name should be the same for both the computers.

Now Restart both the computers.

For Windows 7 :

Start -->Control Panel -->System and Security -->System and click on change settings. Follow the same procedure as we did in windows XP above.

Step 3 : Test your LAN

Start -->Settings-->Network Settings and click on My Network Places ad then click on Entire Network and the double click on Microsoft windows network.

You will see Workgroup Name. When you will double click on it , you will see the name of your other computer.Congratulations your both computers are connected now.

Windows 7 :

Start -->Control Panel-->Network and Internet -->Home Group You will see the name of other computer.

I hope it helped!

How to remove android market user from your device?

My cousin gave me my birthday gift as Samsung Galaxy Tab. He installed some useful applications for me. Now I have a problem that , market of my device showing his username not mine. This is the common problem and I got lot of emails regarding this.

As of now I have found out two solutions for that :

1. Factory Reset of your device : It is easy but remember all your applications and data would be wipe out from your device.

2. Clear Data method , Clear data from all google applications installed in your device. I read this solution in some forums but it has not worked for me. But , it worth try.

I hope it helped!

No Route Matches hello html rails tutorial

I was following rails tutorial book and found "no route matches" error.
I found funny and simple solution of this problem , just restart your computer and start rails server using "rails s" command in sample_app directory. Its done.

Why rails giving this error?

Because it is taking application root of demo_app instead of sample_app, for that reason we need to restart our rail server. I didn't found simple solution for doing that so restarting computer itself does the trick for me.

How to save webpages in ipad ?

It is very easy to save web pages in ipad's , for that you need to download opera web mini browser from apple store. It is free application so don't worry about the cost.Opera web mini browser has feature to save web pages which is not there in safari.

I hope it helped!

How to reset a blackberry Password?

I don't know any full proof technique of doing it but as I read many forums on internet related to this topic. It suggests that if we enter wrong password more than 10 times , our phone will go in master reset ( Memory will be wiped out including contacts in address book) . After that we can reset a new password in our phone. I am searching another way by which we can keep our data safe, for now If you have backup stored in your computer and or if you have contacts is stored in your Mobile sim card then you can use this type of password reset.

I hope it helped,