• Clear any proxy setting if specified in Amarok Configuration page
• Edit file  ~/.kde/share/config/kioslaverc and append the following lines-

  [Proxy Settings][$i]
  ProxyType=1
  httpProxy=http://username:password@proxyserver:port/
  httpsProxy=http://username:password@proxyserver:port/
  ftpProxy=http://username:password@proxyserver:port/
  

• Save this file and restart Amarok. Now Amarok will recognize your proxy settings.

At ubuntu forums, a fellow suggested to use this tool and it worked awesome. It detected my old partition table and I could recover my lost partition.

Why I liked this tool?

• It is deft at its work. Whatever it promises to do, it does it well.
• Works everywhere –windows, linux, dos, mac,

TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.

These errors occurred when I was copying files from one location to other.

Happens Sometimes.

Smplayer on linux platform has this awesome feature. While you are watching your movie or tv series,

In Menu Bar ->  Subtitles -> Find Subtitles on OpenSubtitles.org

A “Find Subtitles” dialog box will appear.

In the Options, set the proxy settings if you are using any.

It will automatically search for subtitles on OpenSubtitles.org and display a list of available subtitles. Select any one from list and download that.

Simple and Cool Way Indeed.

A friend of mine mailed me this video. Its very motivational. We should never give up under any circumstances.

Here is a humorous tale of medical students showing importance of attentiveness.I found it interesting.Here it goes-

1st year Students of MBBS were attending their 1st Anatomy class.

They all gathered around the surgery table with a read dead dog.

The Professor Started class by telling two important qualities as a Doctor.

The first is that NEVER BE DISGUSTED REGARDING ANYTHING ABOUT BODY.

e.g. He inserted his finger in dog’s mouth & on drawing back…..tasted it……in his own mouth.

Then he said them to do the same.

The Students hesitated for several minutes.

But…..Eventually everyone inserted their fingers in dog’s mouth & then tasted it.

When everyone finished.

The Professor looked at them and said.

The most important Second Quality is OBSERVATION.

I inserted my Middle Finger but tasted the Index Finger.

now Learn to pay attention.

However now I am amazed by Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary 8th edition which is available for both windows and linux. And I have installed its linux version on my ubuntu karmic and it is working really awesome. I am very impressed like your long felt need is fulfilled.

Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary 8th edition is full feature rich from hearing pronunciation to creating your word list and browsing oxford language resources. It is distributed as an iso image . Iso image has installers for both windows and linux.

Now lets share some screenshots with you.

For mainting your own word lists

For Oxford Resources

Enjoy this nice full featured dictionary

After listening to Kumar Vishwas, I am sure he truly deserves it why he is so much popular. His poetry, wits, sense of humor makes him a great entertainer. He had deep concerns for social issues and touched it in his poetry. He kept the audience spell bound for around two hours. Every single person had enjoyed him heartily. MP Hall was totally packed. This was the most popular event of Culrav.

Other poets were also very good. I liked Budhdev ji for his meaningful poetry. His two lines of poem conveyed deep meanings. Sarvesh Astana had a very humorous style of poetry.

After this Kavya Sandhya, I am a fan of Hindi Kavita. Hope I get a chance to listen to Kumar Vishwas again.