Posts Tagged ‘technical drawings’
May 15th, 2009 | 
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The Linux operating system, an Open Source flag bearer is getting more and more popular because of a wide array of applications like Office suite, Drawing applications and much more. We don’t have to install additional software to do the daily Office work, DTP (Desktop Publishing), Technical Drawings etc. In other words, we can customize the operating system options at the time of install as per our preference.
The Ext3 is a popular file system used with the Linux operating system. We generally face data loss in Linux due to system files corruption, user error, or malicious software. We generally loose data in multi user environment in Linux where the files generally get deleted to make disk space or increase disk performance.
We can not recover files manually from an Ext3 file system based Linux hard drive. For ensuring that Ext3 could securely resume unlink after the crash, it zeros out block pointers in inode. Then only option you have is to “grep” for the parts of file, which have been removed.
Grep is command line based text search tool in Linux operating system. It searches for the files or standard inputs globally for the lines matching to given expression and retrieves them.
However, it is not essentially true that all files still remain there. This is less probable, since files have to be retrieved from the journal. On top of that, Meta data of file system is less logically related to the real data so that complex algorithms are required to find them back.
Every time the file is accessed, the Access Time gets changed and the inode is written to the hard drive with 32 other indoes, which reside in the same block. When this happens, copy of that particular block is written to journal. Thus, if your volume is not so large, and if you have recently accessed the files, which you wish to recover, you may be able to retrieve the block pointers from journal.
Although, this method works in a number of data loss situations, but can not guarantee full recovery in all possible scenarios of data loss in Ext3 file system. This tool comes with some limitations like:
It can recover only recently deleted files. If you have mounted the file system after data loss, it will not work.
If the file system is corrupted or there is any other issue with hard drive data structure, you will not get desired results.
It can not recover larger files.
Unfortunately, in all above situations, grep can not perform Linux data recovery and thus you need to find a third party Linux recovery software to get your data back.
Linux recovery software are sophisticated tools, which are designed to systematically scan you entire hard drive and extract all data from it. Linux data recovery software are generally very easy to use and thus not demand any sound or prior technical knowledge.
Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery Linux is the best ever Linux recovery tool and offers comprehensive Linux recovery, it supports all Linux file systems including Ext2, Ext3 and ReiserFS. With its intuitive user interface, we can have trouble free Linux data recovery for all Linux operating system distributions.
Allen Sood a student of Mass Communication doing research on data recovery software. He is also a freelancer for http://www.stellarinfo.com
Article Source: How to Retrieve Removed Files On Ext3 Hard Drive
I have been reading many manuals and instruction books lately. What I noted most is how they help a common user. All of this reading and other recent experiences has made me think about the core competency of writing and writing well and how does it help users across different cultures? How manuals make a business case and add value. One conclusion is that technical manual writers should know more about world geography and different cultures.
Imagine an iPhone (or any other product) made in a factory in the backwaters of China and its manual written by a technical writer in America and being used in a village in Nepal. Ok the users might understand that dense prose and recognize some of the button location that are explained in the prose along with other specifications, but what about users’ unique needs; purpose for which one buys the product in the first place. The writer who is not familiar with Nepalese culture may not be aware of them and hence will not be able to cover those while writing the manual. That is what will render that manual
useless.
One can see different manuals published in multi languages. That is not enough. I suggest the manuals of the product that are targeted to be used worldwide must be written by team of writers who are well familiar with different cultures. Developers probably need teams including designers and illustrators to communicate with wide audiences.
Manuals have a very interesting relationship with the cultures in this age. What you think?
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Article Source: What is culture to do with the manuals?
Landfill sites emit 10% of the poisonous gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. In order to reduce the amount of waste that is left for landfills, more re-use and recycling of waste products is imperative. An easy way to reduce household waste by 30% is a kitchen composter. The Max Air kitchen composter bin is a biodegradable bag that prevents the growth of fruit flies. All scraps can be thrown in this bin liner, and when full it can be added to your garden compost bin, where it will then begin to break down. Kitchen Composter breaks down kitchen waste by “digesting” organic food waste at room temp using a proprietary blend of microbes and yeast cells.
An easy and simple way to start making a difference, and even your children can actively help. Fresh, clean fertilizer for your garden; less waste for landfill; clearer conscience: all for very little cost.
When time to start a garden comes, and you mean to get out and pick up something to help you turn organic waste into nutrient-rich soil additive, try Kitchen Composter. Kitchen Composter by Compostadores, BluePlanetSMART, Happy Farmer Kitchen Composter, NatureMill, Sharp and some other companies are already available in the market. Try one and make the difference at your own level. You can.
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Article Source: Kitchen Composter
Those who are searching for something to add a little spice their gadget craze may find it interesting to explore Sound Lives Magnetic Earphones, launched on September 19, 2008. This seems to be a perfect accessory anyone. Landlubberin that has always been offering a lot of unusual products, is now offering those fancy looking and stylish looking earphones. And yes, they are very functional.
Sound Lives Magnetic Earphones have some interesting graphics on some of them, like a soccer ball, a panda, or a skull and crossbones. What a great thing for putting on a pirate’s ear. In fact, that is one of the bonuses of the Magnetic Earphones that they can be used as a piece of jewelry. These odd gizmos clip onto your earlobe and have a speaker that points roughly into your ear canal. I guess it’s kinda like the bone-conducting type headphones in that you can hear your surroundings, and if you’re listening to music while jogging then the magnets mean they probably won’t fall off. Plus they’re designed to be decorative, acting like “real” earrings…and there’s a skull and crossbones version perfect, me hearties, since it’s international Talk Like a Pirate Day.
The pair of earphones have a frequency response of 20-25,000Hz, with a sensitivity of 100db/mW. You should be able to find the Sound Lives Magnetic Earphones on some online places for as low price as $19. Who will go for them?
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Article Source: Look at My Earphones
Popular axiom says that advent of modern technologies have changed the way we work and live. Evey one says that technology has improved our lives. Let us have a look at this myth. Personally speaking, using my computer has given me backaches, eye problems, wrist-aches and a sore neck.
My doctor says that this is ergonomics problem. He suggest I should change my posture, better still my work station. Is that it?
Understanding computers should be easy. For any user, the main area of concern is usability. And, for computer designers, usability has three commonly recognized components: Functionality to ensure that the computer solves the correct problems, ergonomics – an application of scientific information concerning humans to the design of computers, systems and environment – to guarantee the elimination of physical and psychological problems that may arise from the use of the product, and product’s accessible and supportive nature. “That is why the hardware and software manufacturers are going long way to obtain the opinion of consumers,” says Dr. Norbert, a researcher.
When discussing human and computer interaction, the focus is on all aspects of the human use of computers to improve the usability of IT systems. The physical design of computer parts affects how a person interacts with the computer. The goal of ergonomics is to optimize the human-machine and human-environment relationships by basically,
fitting the systems to the needs of users. Research is being carried out to improve the design and make computers more ergonomic.
What to do till more friendly computers come up?Watch out and take care.
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Article Source: Ergonomic Computers