How to open ePub Books !!

EPUB ( Electronic Publication ) is a standard e-book format which is used by all popular e-book readers. Sony Reader, iPhone/iPod Touch and many more use it . ePub files have .epub extension. 

So when you download eBook with such extension you will need some tools to open it and read that book . 
Here i am providing you some applications using which you can open your ePub ebook :)


1. Adobe Digital Editions ( Best for Windows )
Download : Adobe Digital Edition


2. Stanza ( Best for mac, ipod touch and iphone )
Download : Stanza


3. FBReader ( Best for Unix )
Download : FBReader  


4. BookWorm ( Online Reader )
Download : BookWorm


5. ePub Reader ( Mozilla Firefox Add On )
Download : ePub Reader


I hope these applications will help you out !! 


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Happy Diwali to all Tech Insect Readers :)

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by getting together in their home. The Hindu festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals in India, Diwali or Dipavali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. They light diyas - cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual. The festival of Diwali extends over five days. Because of the lights, fireworks, and sweets involved, it’s a great favorite with children.

Happy Diwali to all my blog readers and my blogger friends.... I am going to have lot of fun this Diwali and hope the same for all of you. 


Have safe & Eco-friendly Diwali :)


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Run Turbo C in full screen on Windows 7 / Vista

So most of you having problem in running turbo C in full screen mode on your system having Windows 7 or Vista install on it . . 


You may get error like "The system does not support full screen mode. Choose close to terminate the application"

So here is the solution for that . . Basically you can do it by three different tricks ;)

Trick 1

Disable your Graphics Adapter 

You can do it by just uninstalling your graphics drivers 

To disable your Graphics Drivers follow simple steps 

1. Right Click on My Computer >> Manage >> Device Manager >> Display Adapter 

2. Right click and say "Uninstall" 

Trick 2

Use DOSBOX Software 

Dosbox is an open source DOS emulator for BeOS, Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2, and Windows. This tool is primarily intended to play DOS games on windows7 but here we can use it run turbo C++ in Full screen mode.

1) Download : DOSBox
2) Install and run the DOSBox
3) Now go to command prompt. We need to mount TC folder.

              Just type “mount c: c:/tc” and press enter. 

• Assumed that Turbo C++ is installed in C drive and TC folders located at C:\TC
• You may get a message that 'Drive C is mounted as local directory C:/TC\'
• Change the directory to C/BIN/tc.exe. To do that, please follow the steps as shown in the below screen shot.

Now the Turbo C++ will open in DOSBox. Press ALT+ENTER  to toggle between full screen and mini screen.

Trick 3

Turn Windows 7 in Safe Mode 

In safe mode the application running capabilities of an operating system is low and this mode is used as trouble fixing for OS. But this method is much simpler and you only need to log on to safe mode by pressing F8 on start up.

1) Install turbo C++
2) Start windows7 in safe mode.
3) Execute turbo C++

I hope this will solve your problem !! 

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Dennis Ritchie, father of C programming language no more !!

Dennis Ritchie, an internationally renowned computer scientist who created the C programming language, has died at age 70.

Ritchie died at his home over the weekend, according to a Google+ post from longtime colleague Rob Pike. His Wikipedia entry was updated to say he had died in Murray Hill, N.J.

His death was confirmed today by Bell Labs, in a message from its president, Jeong Kim, to employees. That message reads, in part

Dennis was well loved by his colleagues at Bell Labs, and will be greatly missed. He was truly an inspiration to all of us, not just for his many accomplishments, but because of who he was as a friend, an inventor, and a humble and gracious man.

Ritchie had the lifestyle and habits to match his position as an early guru of IT. Long-haired and bearded, and famously more owl than lark, he started work at midday in his industry-standard chaotic office, emerging late in the evening to go home and carry on working through to the small hours at the end of a leased line connected to the Bell Labs computers....His ideas live on, in the rudest of health, at the centre of modern operating system design, in new programming languages, and in every electron and bit of open systems.

Source : CNET

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Free roaming, high broadband speeds in new telecom policy

NEW DELHI: The new telecom policy will bring cheer to consumers with the government on Monday proposing to remove roaming charges for subscribers within the country, exponentially increasing broadband availability and speed and allowing for mobile numbers to be ported to any part of the country.

According to the draft of the new telecom policy unveiled by communications minister Kapil Sibal, roaming charges will be done away with and users will be allowed to port their mobile numbers, keeping the same number, even while switching service areas.

The distinction between local and STD calls would vanish, as the policy aims at a 'one-nation-one-licence' regime.

Telecom operators would not require separate licences for operations in various parts of the country and a single licence would suffice.

The new policy also proposed to accord the telecom industry the status of an infrastructure sector, which will help ease credit flow to companies for funding roll-out plans or expansion activities.

Mobile service providers would also benefit from the policy as it proposes to allow companies to pool, share and later trade spectrum -- a scarce resource. The minister also said the government would look at bringing legislation for governance of spectrum.

"We believe it is imperative to move towards convergence of telecom, broadcast and IT services, networks, technologies and overcome all existing segregation of licensing, registration and regulatory mechanisms with the objective of enhancing access and reduce costs," Sibal said while unveiling the draft of the new policy.

"We will seek Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) recommendations on new licences, migration to new licences and exit policy," Sibal said.

"Revenue generation will play a secondary role," he added.

In the wake of the 2G scam, the minister said spectrum allocation would be delinked from licences and radiowaves would be made available at market-determined prices.

As the market is crowded with too many players, the government would also bring an exit policy.

Sibal also said that his ministry was targeting increasing rural tele-density from the current 35 per cent to 60 per cent by 2017 and completely covering rural areas by 2020.
Broadband penetration is another key thrust area for the new policy. The minister said the government was targeting 175 million broadband users by 2017, and increasing this to 600 million by 2020.

The final telecom policy will be announced by December.


Credits : Times Of India 


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Apple Inc Co-Founder Steve Jobs No More

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius and a world has lost an amazing human being !! 

Steve Jobs "died peacefully today surrounded by his family" .... the Apple mogul's family said in a statement.

The family said, "In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his  family."

"We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories."

The statement concludes, "We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy  during our time of grief."


Rest In Peace Steve !! 

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India’s cheapest laptop 7″ wide with Wi-Fi at Rs.1,500 !

Sakshat tablet One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program offers World’s Cheapest Tablet with 7″ inch wide multi-touch screen, Multimedia support, Wi-Fi and much more.

Ministry of HRD (Human Resource Development) has introduced a Nation’s first Tablet PC / Laptop offered at a unbelievable price-tag of Rs. 1,500 ($30) only for Students, Teachers and Professors in  Universities and Colleges across the Nation. This Tablet PC is not available in open market for sale as the Indian Government has decided to bring it out in 2011 via undisclosed channels. The low cost of this laptop or mini computer may even go below to Rs.1,500 in coming future. This revolutionary laptop offers multimedia support, Zip software, preloaded PDF Reader, Wi-Fi support, SciLab, OpenOffice and a browser for social networking integration from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others.

Sakshat Tablet PC Key Features:

• Linux (Open Source) OS preloaded
• Video conferencing facility
• Content viewer like pdf, jpeg, zip etc
• Open Office, SciLab computing provisions
• Internet browsing with flash & JavaScript
• Multi-touch input screen
• Embedded attached keyboard
• Wi-Fi connectivity and 2 USB port support

Sakshat Tablet PC Key Technical Details:

• OS: Linux
• Display: Full Touch Screen
• RAM: 2GB pre configured
• 32GB HD
• Connectivity: WLAN Wi-Fi, USB port
• Keyboard: In built
• Power: 2 watt, so can work in low power zones

How to Buy a Sakshat Tablet?

The laptops will be distributed in institutions by the HRD ministry. This Tablet will save up to 50 percent cost incurred on buying a typical Tablet available in Indian market today.

Sakshat Tablet OLPC (One laptop Per Child) scheme/program offers the device at remarkably best and lowest possible price. As per NMEICT plans, 504 universities and 25,000 colleges in India will get benefited with this Sakshat laptop or better say, value for money device. It will be available in Q3 of 2011 at a nominal price of Rs. 1,500 in India by ministry of HRD, GoI.


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