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Airtel WPA Enterprise

Are you fed up with AirTel's WPA enterprise encryption. Do you want switch back to your old wpa-psk /wpa2-psk encryption standard?

Here is the way.

Download firmware for your modem

Modem: Beetel Wi-Fi DSL CPE 450-TC2

Modem: Beetel Wi-Fi DSL CPE 450-TC1

Modem: Binatone Wi-Fi DSL CPE Model DT845W

Modem: Beetel Wi-Fi DSL CPE 450-BX1

Open http://192.168.1.1 It asks for the username and password. The username is "admin" and the password should be either "password" or your Airtel broadband account number.

On modem configuration interface, navigate Maintenance -> Firmware.

There you can see the current version of the firmware and the option for uploading the latest firmware.

You need not do anything for "New Romfile Location".

Click "Upgrade" button & the modem will start upgrading the firmware.

Once it finishes the process modem will restart automatically.

And you are done. Now you can select the Wireless encryption of your choice.

The modem that came with Airtel had a firmware locked to Airtel!. And it have limitations like you can connect only 4 wireless devices.

And now you have freedom.

DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for any damage or bricking of your device, proceed at your own risk.

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Why Android

Why Android phones are better than the iPhone?

The ability to run tens of thousands of apps just like the iPhone but with choice of phone models that you can choose from, without the monopoly of one company called Apple

What is Android?

Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google backed financially and later bought in 2005

What is Android Open-source community?

Android has an active community of developers and enthusiasts who use the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code to develop and distribute their own modified versions of the operating system

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10 reasons to say no to Iphone

1) It’s expensive: Every time Apple announces a new iPhone, there is an inevitable backlash over the exorbitant price

2) Closed approach: Since its very beginning Apple has always taken a closed approach to its software and hardware.

3) There's no micro SD card slot : a micro SD is so much easier to use and it’s a shame Apple favors design so much more over usefulness.

4) Most iOS innovations are Android copies: A good example of this is the new quick settings bar. The quick settings menu is a nifty addition that offers a quick and easy way to access certain options and quickly check notifications, however it’s a feature that’s been on Android for years now and the only real difference is that you access it by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, not the top.

5) Larger, Full HD Screens: iPhone 5s offers a 4-inch display with a less-than-HD 1136 x 640 resolution, That’s great specs for two years ago!

6) Your Choice of Keyboard: Want to trace between letters, change the color of your keys or get haptic feedback as you type? How about next-word prediction? Buy an Android phone.

7)Connects with NFC : NFC lets you pair with a myriad of peripherals, including headphones, TVs and media servers, with just a single tap. Apple doesn’t seem to care about this important standard as the iPhone 5s still doesn’t have it

8)Accesses the File System: When you plug your Android phone into a PC, it mounts like a USB Flash drive and lets you see all your files and folders. When using the device itself, a simple program like Astro File Manager allows you to browse, copy, move or delete your files and folders.

9)Universal Sharing Menu: Android has a universal sharing menu that allows you to post photos, videos or text from any app with shareable content to any social network, email client, chat client or other app that can share.
Unfortunately, iOS requires each app to have its own fixed list of share options which are enabled by the developer. Safari and the iOS photo gallery can share with Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, but not with other services such as Google+.

10) Uses a Real USB Port: If you have an Android phone, you can not only copy files to and from your phone over USB, but also tether it or attach a USB peripheral like a Flash drive through that port. Unfortunately, in order to make a few extra dollars off of its users, Apple uses a proprietary Lightning connector that can only be connected to a USB port with the help of an adapter cable, which is likely to end up in a landfill the next time Apple changes its standards.

11)Shows Multiple Apps Side-by-Side: The iPhone 5s’s iOS 7 operating system doesn’t provide any way to run apps side by side. Considering the way that Apple handicaps developers by sandboxing apps, it’s unlikely that anyone will be able to write a third-party utility to enable multi window.

Why you need custom ROM For your android?

You May Void Your Warranty

Custom rooting may void your warranty, b installing a custom rom on some phones can't be undone, some have custom rom install count (Galaxy S II). They may be able to tell that the phone had a custom ROM installed.

But as SpaceMoose1 says,

You dont really own a device until you void its warranty

:D

Problems
May it have bugs, no worries the stock ROM's also.

But the community will have a quicker response to the bugs.

Be careful you may brick your device..
Most of the time you need to do a clean install. Backup all your data first.

Now What, you need it?

Here the merits..

1. Fine tuned Efficiency and Performance

most of custom ROMs faster, efficient and uses less memory.
Optimized kernel, cleaned unwanted applications.
over clocking, under volted kernels.

2. Your upgrading to a newer version, new and better look (always you needs it fresh ;-) )

3. rooting/jailbreaking you are getting all control over your device.
By rooting, you actually remove the OS limits and hence can take full advantage of your Android.

With rooted devices, you can use Apps2SD, which will copy ALL your applications to a ext2/3/4 formatted SD card.

4. Like, samsung galaxy s ii is missing native sip support, you can easily make Internet calls using SIP if u use custom built ROM.

and so on

Switching From Windows To Linux

Why Linux?

No more worries about viruses
No more hanging and periodic restarts
More protection to your computer
Save money don't pay for OS any more
Freedom from proprietary stuffs, edit as you wish
Install OS and necessary applications on the move.
No more yelling on driver guide
Update all your software in a single click
Why copy software illegally? It all your own, don't worry about police raids.
Search new softwares from Linux itself.
Always be up-to date with new generation desktops
Chose your desktop as your wish
Enjoy free and unlimited support
Worried about bugs, fix yourself or get faster response from developer's
Enjoy free gaming
Chat with all buddies inside one messenger

Ubuntu is best for beginners because of it's simplicity and graphical environment.

This Gnome-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

Why Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an entirely open source operating system built around the Linux kernel. The Ubuntu community is built around the ideals enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. For those reasons:

Ubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "enterprise edition," we make our very best work available to everyone on the same Free terms.
Ubuntu includes the very best in translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer, to make Ubuntu usable for as many people as possible.
Ubuntu is released regularly and predictably; a new release is made every six months. You can use the current stable release or the current development release. Each release is supported for at least 18 months.
Ubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; we encourage people to use open source software, improve it and pass it on.

Find out more at the Ubuntu website.

Ubuntu Installation

Install Ubuntu without altering your current Windows

How to install Ubuntu from a CD

For a linux beginner its really easy to install your first Ubuntu. Get Ubuntu CD image by downloading from here, or request Request free CDs (Shipit). I prefer you must have the latest version of Ubuntu (Jaunty Jackalope 9.04). You can install Ubuntu straight from the CD inside Windows or by booting your computer from the bootable CD.

First you have to write the downloaded image in to a cd ROM. Nero buring rom or Roxio will do it for you. If your not aware of these programs go here to have a look at this article which tells how to burn an ISO image.

ALWAYS perform a backup before any partitioning operation. This is particularly important when moving a partition, or shrinking a partition from the left side. The left side of a partition is generally where most or all of the data resides. The right side is generally free space. But it important before performing ANY partitioning operation involving already existing partitions.

You need to create some free space in your hard disk in order to install the Ubuntu, to do so firstly check for your hard disks partitions, go to disk management.

If there is unallocated space if its enough for your new linux operating system (you need at least 5GB of free space) simply close the application.

If there is no unallocated space, you can reduce another partition to make unallocated space with free partition editing tool.

I). Installing from the bootable CD.

1. Boot your computer from the CD.

Start or restart your computer. The Language screen appears. If you reboot your computer and do not see the following screen, please refer to BootFromCD
Select your desired language and press Enter. The startup window appears.
Select Install Ubuntu and press Enter. The Welcome window appears.
From the taskbar, choose your preferred language. Click Forward. The Where are you? window appears.
From the Selected city box, choose your closest location. Click Forward. The Keyboard layout window appears.
Select your keyboard layout. To test if you have chosen the correct layout, enter characters in the text box. Click Forward. The Prepare disk space window appears.
If you want to install Ubuntu over your entire hard drive, then Select Guided – use entire disk and select the hard drive that you want to install Ubuntu. Click Forward. The Who are you? window appears.

WARNING: Installing Ubuntu on your entire hard disk will erase all data that is currently on the drive. Including your existing windows installation.

Go here for custom partitioning.

If you want to install Ubuntu on a single partion Dual Booting, Select Guided – resize. In the New partition size area, drag the area between the two partitions to create your desired partition sizes. Click 'Forward. The Who are you? window appears.
In the What is your name? field, enter your name.
In the What name do you want to use to log in? field, enter a login name.
In the Choose a password to keep your account safe field, enter a password in both text boxes.
In the What is the name of your computer? Field, enter a name to identify your computer.
If you are the only user and wish to avoid the login screen, check Log in automatically (optional).
Click Forward. The Ready to install window appears.
Verify that the language, layout, location, and personal information are correct and click Install. The installation wizard begins.
When the installation wizard finishes, the installation complete window appears.
Click Restart now to restart your computer. Ubuntu is now installed.

II). Installing Ubuntu from within Windows

Check if your hardware works with Ubuntu and meets the minimum system requirements. (see SupportedArchitectures, HardwareSupport and Installation/SystemRequirements)