Install an RPM Package on Ubuntu Linux

Installing software on Ubuntu usually entails using Synaptic or by using an apt-get command from the terminal. Unfortunately, there are still a number of packages out there that are only distributed in RPM format.

There’s a utility called Alien that converts packages from one format to the other. This doesn’t always mean that an rpm will work on your system, though. You will need to install some prerequisite software packages in order to install alien, however. These packages include gcc and make.

Run this command to install alien and other necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential

To convert a package from rpm to debian format, use this command syntax. The sudo may not be necessary, but we’ll include it just in case.

sudo alien packagename.rpm

To install the package, you’ll use the dpkg utility, which is the internal package management tool behind debian and Ubuntu.

sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

The package should now be installed, providing it’s compatible with your system.

Orthopedic Surgery With iPod Touch

Indian surgeon Arun Mullaji performed a knee replacement surgery with the aid of an iPod Touch.

 In cooperation with orthopedic implant company Smith & Nephew, Arun Mullaji of Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has performed the first commercial non-experimental orthopedic (knee replacement) surgery in Asia with the aid of an iPod Touch. Mullaji is a specialist in computer-aided knee replacement surgery.
DASH is a new technology from orthopaedic implant company Smith & Nephew that aids the surgeon to perform knee replacement procedures with greater accuracy and precision, where clinical studies have shown that the implant is expected to last longer and function better. It has been designed to be easy for the surgeon to use, reduce the length of the operation, and be more affordable.

DASH is a minimally non-invasive treatment with high accuracy levels and precision. The instructions are loaded on the iPod itself for the surgeon to understand, implement and master the technique.

Mp3tag

Mp3tag is a freeware metadata editor for many audio file formats. It runs on Microsoft Windows.
It includes support for the following audio formats: AAC, FLAC, APE, MP3, MPEG-4 (mp4/m4a/m4b/iTunes compatible), MPC, OGG, OptimFROG OFR, OFS, TAK, TTA, WMA,WV.

Symbian Anna now available for download on Nokia N8, E7, C7 and C6-01

Just a day after popping up on NaviFirm, Nokia's Symbian Anna has finally arrived for download, right on schedule. Available for N8, E7, C7 and C6-01 users, the new OS brings a fresh new UI and a virtual portrait QWERTY keypad to Symbian smartphones, along with split-screen messaging, richer maps and speedier browsing. The update also brings NFC capabilities to the C7, in particular, allowing users to share contacts, photos and other goodies by simply tapping their handsets together. If you're interested in upgrading, you can download Anna using the latest version of Ovi Suite (3.1.1), or with an OTA update, though availability and method of delivery vary from market to market

Groupchat.tv Brings a Google Hangouts-Like Experience to Facebook

Groupchat.tv is a new Facebook application that brings a Google Hangouts-like group video chatting experience to Facebook. The app was created over the course of the weekend, during the HAPI hackathon in San Francisco, by the same folks who run e-commerce site TinyPay.me.
And here’s the crazy part – Groupchat.tv supports up to 50 video streams at the same time!

Finally Facebook makes some changes to chatbox

Facebook made changes to the Facebook Chat sidebar feature, several users are reporting. Now, your favorite online friends appear in the top section of Chat, with a separate list titled “More Online Friends” underneath. This makes it easier to find the Facebook friends you chat with often, more quickly and more easily than before.
However, we’ve also seen reports of some users getting a mini News Feed in their Chat sidebar, too. In this case, the News Feed appears above your contacts. This appears to be more of

an experimental rollout.

Amazon launches free Kindle Cloud Reader app for Web browsers

Amazon today introduced the free Kindle Cloud Reader application, which allows users to access Kindle books instantly from a Web browser without needing to download the book first.
The application is available online now for the Safari browser on the iPad or a desktop and on the Chrome browser, and will be available for Internet Explorer, Firefox, the BlackBerry PlayBook browsers and others in coming months, Amazon said in a statement.
To read more visit the link:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219061/Amazon_launches_free_Kindle_Cloud_Reader_app_for_Web_browsers

Dont like new facebook chatbox..?Don't worry,here is the solution.

Facebook developers have added many new features to Facebook recently mainly due to the coming of Google's new social networking site known as Google plus.

Out of many features added one is newly added Facebook chatbox,which many of facebook users have been disliking it.
So if you are the one dont worry here is the solution:

You can do so by using browser extensions.Go to this link http://www.sidebardisabler.net.The extension is compatible with all browsers like Mozilla,chrome,opera etc.