Since my last post on making hosted mode work on Ubuntu, I had upgraded my laptop to Kubuntu Karmic ( in Beta 1 as of this writing ). While most things worked out of the box ( including wireless, mic / webcam, ZTE AC2726 modem ), I got a problem with a GWT 1.5.3 application again.

GWT 1.5.3 hosted mode requires libstdc++5. Kubuntu Karmic doesn’t ship libstdc++ 5 anymore.

Fortunately, the solution was simple.
Download libstdc++5 package for your architecture from Ubuntu Package Archives.
I used i386 version

Install the package

sudo dpkg -i libstdc++5_*.deb

You should now be able to run GWT 1.5.x hosted mode browser running again. ( This might work for GWT 1.6.x as well considering that both use Mozilla 1.7.1x that depends on libstdc++5)

Your standard 500VA UPS will run for 6.5 hours during power cut without any additional battery. Surprising!!! Yes, Its true.

Aleutia E1, a small, portable computer which consumes just 8W of power (4% of what a typical (200W) desktop uses) during peak performance. Runs off a car battery or a cheap solar panel.

Powered with 200MHz x86 CPU, 128MB SDRAM and 1GB (included Compact Flash card). Its pre-loaded with Puppy Linux. For more details, visit ALEUTIA website. Watch the You tube video.

Asus launching Eee PC on 29-Jan-2008 at Mumbai.

What is Eee PC and what it can do for you?

Share photos of your travels without waiting till you get home. Shop the world wide web without attaching any lines or wires. Learn through the latest technology without a technical manual. Play, relax, and entertain on the go with shock-proof design. Connect with friends and family with just a few clicks. More specification details about Eee PC are available here.

People interested in purchasing Eee PC should directly contact Asus Mumbai Headquarters. You can book your PC at Asus Website. Asus does not hold the responsibility of sending across the product, customers will manually have to come and collect the Eee PC.

IBM has joined the OpenOffice.org community to collaborate on the development to OpenOffice.org software. OOo now has the support of two industry giants, Sun and IBM. IBM will make initial code contributions that it has been developing as part of its Lotus Notes product, including accessibility enhancements, and will also make ongoing contributions to the feature richness and code quality of OpenOffice.org. Besides working with the community on the free productivity suite’s software, IBM will also leverage OpenOffice.org technology in its products.