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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Emperor's New Coat

I had uploaded this video at YouTube ,which I got from somewhere, and I dont know the source exactly now. This is a good video and I hope this does not violates any copyrights.

MUST WATCH VIDEO

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Falling Bush

It seems that George W. Bush has no will to withstand now in this world. The following Flash animation shows the future of Bush. Hope this happens, coz he had to face all what he had made this world and US now.

Am sorry if anyone has a faith on Bush.



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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Partitioning the removable USB Drive-HOW TO

I had tried to create partitions in my USB Flash Drive. My drive was of 32MB as the manufactures rating. All was well when I started GParted to created the partions. What I did was,

* I first selected the device /dev/sdb1 from File->Devices.I was really excited to get the device
/dev/sdb there.

* I do not remember what was the size of my drive before I did all the works below. But I remember I used to store some around 29MB data or more previously. I only know that it was a 32MB USB Drive.

* I deleted the partition, tried to create partiotions,etc and there were errors due to the drive being a 32MB one, coz fat32 required minimum 32MB disk space for creating a partion. I accepted that.

* The major problem that I had is after I tried to resolve the errors. What I did was - I deleted all the partitions and created just one .To my surprise, I found only 23MB space remained, and I could not create a FAT32 Partion.

*** WHAT THE HELL OUT WAS GOING THERE, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND *****

But I am sure that the size initially was 32MB because it was the minimum requirement for FAT32 partion. Could not believe what was going there. I mounted the 23MB anyway, and viewed the properties from the GUI browser. Again, the same thing repeated.

Then I did this again...

* I started the command-line partion manipulation program "parted" which is the command-line tool for GParted.
* I selected the device /dev/sdb1 as
(parted) select /dev/sdb
* I printed the disk information
(parted) print
To my surprise, the output was ...
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32 MB

***** What is this again ? *****

* I created a partition as below ...

(parted) mkpart /dev/sda1
Partition type? primary/extended? primary
File system type? [ext2]?
Start?
Start?
Start? 1
End? 32
* Again I printed the partiotions as ...

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1kB 32MB 32MB primary fat16
* This was **** OK! ****
But again I could not create a FAT32 partion

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 1
File system? [ext2]? fat32
Error: Partition too big/small for a fat32 file system.

(parted)
* Then at the GParted now ...
Partition Filesystem Size Used Unused Flags
/dev/sdv1 /!\ []unknown 30.75 MiB - -

****** Lets try to create more partiontions then *****

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

(parted) mkpart
Partition type? primary/extended? primary
File system type? [ext2]?
Start? 1
End? 16

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 16MB 16MB primary

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 1
File system? [ext2]? fat16
Error: Partition too big/small for a fat16 file system.

(parted) rm 1

(parted) mkpart 1
Partition type? primary/extended? primary
File system type? [ext2]? fat16
Start? 1
End? 17

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 16MB 16MB primary

(parted) mkpart
Partition type? primary/extended? extended
Start? 16
End?
End? 32

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 16MB 16MB primary
2 16MB 32MB 16MB extended

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 1
File system? [ext2]? fat16
Error: Partition too big/small for a fat16 file system.

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 1
File system? [ext2]?

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 2
File system? [ext2]?

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 16MB 16MB primary ext2
2 16MB 32MB 16MB extended

(parted)

***** Lets Do someting more again ************

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 2
File system? [ext2]? fat16
Error: Partition too big/small for a fat16 file system.

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 2
File system? [ext2]? ext2

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 16MB 16MB primary ext2
2 16MB 32MB 16MB extended

(parted) mkpart
Partition type? primary/logical? extended
Partition type? primary/logical? logical
File system type? [ext2]?
Start? 16MB
End? 32MB

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 16MB 16MB primary ext2
2 16MB 32MB 16MB extended
5 16MB 32MB 16MB logical

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 54
Error: Partition doesn't exist.

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 5
File system? [ext2]? fat16
Error: Partition too big/small for a fat16 file system.

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? ext2
Error: Expecting a partition number.

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 5
File system? [ext2]? ext2

(parted) rm 1
Error: Partition /dev/sdb1 is being used. You must unmount it before you modify it with Parted.

(parted) rm 1

(parted) rm 5
Error: Partition /dev/sdb5 is being used. You must unmount it before you modify it with Parted.

(parted) rm 5

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
2 16MB 32MB 16MB extended

(parted) rm 2

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

(parted) mkpart
Partition type? primary/extended? primary
File system type? [ext2]? fat16
Start? 1MB
End? 18MB

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1kB 18MB 18MB primary

(parted) mkpart
Partition type? primary/extended? extended
Start? 18MB
End? 32MB

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1kB 18MB 18MB primary
2 18MB 32MB 14MB extended

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 1
Error: Partition /dev/sdb1 is being used. You must unmount it before you modify it with Parted.

(parted) mkfs
Partition number? 1
File system? [ext2]? fat16

(parted) mkpart
mkpart mkpartfs

(parted) mkpart
Partition type? primary/logical? logical
File system type? [ext2]? ext2
Start? 18MB
End? 32MB

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1kB 18MB 18MB primary fat16
2 18MB 32MB 14MB extended
5 18MB 32MB 14MB logical

(parted) mkfs 5
File system? [ext2]? ext2

(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/sdb: 0kB - 32MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1kB 18MB 18MB primary fat16
2 18MB 32MB 14MB extended
5 18MB 32MB 14MB logical ext2
(parted)


****** Following commands are available for (parted) ***
(parted) help
check NUMBER do a simple check on the file system
cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to another partition
help [COMMAND] prints general help, or help on COMMAND
mklabel LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel (partition table)
mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file system on partititon NUMBER
mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a file system
move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as NAME
print [NUMBER] display the partition table, or a partition
quit exit program
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START and END
resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER and its file system
rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
select DEVICE choose the device to edit
set NUMBER FLAG STATE change a flag on partition NUMBER
unit UNIT set the default unit to UNIT
(parted)


**** I AM PRETTY MUCH SURE THESE ALL WILL HELP IF YOU ARE NOVICE THAN ME
or ARE MORE CONCERNED TO DEBUG, CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPEN SOURCE *****

By, ACP Masquerade [ 2007-05-12 22:30 NPT (GMT+5:45) ]

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Directional Sound (What is ?)

Yesterday, I got to watch 'BOYS TOYS' show on the History Channel. The programme talked several topics and was majorly focused on the the arms and ammunitions. Something that I had not known , and was told there was the Directional Sound.

  • What is the Directional Sound?
    The term Directional here means , something that is focused in a particular direction. This very concept is best implemented in the LASER beam technology, which focuses a red (generally) beam at a point.

    The concept of Directional beam of light has now been implemented in the acoustic systems, which has lead to invention of Directional Sound.

  • History !
    ...
  • To be continued ...

Monday, May 07, 2007

Google Gadget API

Hey Guys, I had recently gone through the Google Gadget API documentation and the HOW To Guides. I really found Google Gadgets are not so tedious to programme as productive and useful as they are.

What Are Google Gadgets

  1. Google Gadgets are simple XML files that are used to embed in websites,Google Personalized Homepage and so on.

After reading the API Documentation something more struck in my mind. Then there arose some sort of inspiration, to create One Gadget Per Week (OGPW), if I can.I will try to create the Gadgets which will really be hepful, funny, entertaining and much more... Lets see how far I can go...

"Google and its Beauty -Hats Off !"

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Masturbation on Cam

Hey All,
Watch this video...
At least once and You will do that regularly ...

How Open Source Projects Survive Poisonous People (And You Can Too)

Google Tech Talks January 25, 2007

ABSTRACT

Every open source project runs into people who are selfish, uncooperative, and disrespectful. These people can silently poison the atmosphere of a happy developer community. Come learn how to identify these people and peacefully defuse them before they derail your project. Told through a series of (often amusing) real-life anecdotes and experiences




Revolution OS

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

iGoogle and my Subscription

This is my iGoogle.... Do not have a one. Read the article to create one...http://acpmasquerade.blogspot.com/2007/05/google-and-igoogle.html

Google and the iGoogle

Google! how was it started,everyone knows that. Yesterday,when I was talking to my friend about the establishment of Google, they all talked that Google was a failure when it was just started. This was because Google was started only as a search engine, however there had been many search engines which provide more than a mere search engine at that contemporary time. But what is Google now? Is it just a mere search engine? The leap of Google from Google to iGoogle has defined what has Google turned out to be.

I do not know the exact sequences of the development of Google, but i remember some of them. From just the mere search engine to Gmail and progressively we can see the list at Google services and the developments inside the Google Labs which is among one of the Google services.

The Beauty of Google starts right from the Classic Google Homepage and then its plain design. Only the text ads that get displayed in the Gmail with the remarkable use of the Intelligence in filters, Spam Protection, Forwarding and much more. Not only Gmail the screenshot alongside shows what has google provided to the world.

Just yesterday ,I got to see the iGoogle link at the top right corner of the Google Classic Homepage.And found that Google has rebranded the Personal
Homepage to iGoogle. Hats Off! Why
not to say it iGoogle. Google already
had a plan to do that,because it had
already created a link to the personalised homepage as
http://google.con/ig where the ig represents iGoogle. Now its to see what has google maintained to be the iGoogle.

  • Theme which changes with the day light changes of the location
  • Customised Gadgets
  • Make your own Gadgete and share them
  • Gmail (I prefer to say it iMail)
  • and much more... because the list is endless.
I am pretty much sure and have already seen the world and rule of Google in the near future, why in the near future ,had already done in many aspects. Never forget to see the Search Engine Rankings and the position of Google there.

ACP Masquerade

I suppose this was me in previous yugs

Pictures speak themselves