12 May 2016

Learn Python in the easiest way

Download 'A Byte of Python' by Swaroop C H

This e-book is written in the simplest way for beginners to learn python from the basic level i.e. from installation to some higher level contents of exception handling. The literature is understandable. The book covers the following topics:
  • Basics (How to write python programs)
  • Operators and Expressions
  • Control Flow (if, while, for loops)
  • Functions
  • Modules
  • Data Structures (lists, tuples, dictionaries)
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Input/ Output (files)
  • Exception Handling Mechanisms
  • And Much More..!
 Once learned, you will get obsessed with Python programming..!

9 May 2016

How I did it?

I have manipulated my own image using GIMP along with the G'MIC plug-in on my Ubuntu 15.10.


To manipulate your own image, do the following:
Have a nice image editing experience with GIMP..!

7 May 2016

A very useful article to mount the NTFS partition to your Ubuntu 15.10 in read-only mode

When you are running two systems i.e. Windows 8 and Ubuntu 15.10 on your workstation, you would like to mount the NTFS volume to your Ubuntu system in order to view its contents.

But what if Windows 8 is not properly shutdown i.e. just hibernated?

You would be unable to do so.

The following article is helpful to mount your desired NTFS partition to your Ubuntu system in read-only mode:

http://www.hecticgeek.com/2012/10/make-ntfs-partitions-read-only-in-ubuntu/