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About Vineesh Mohan

A Technical Support specialist with strong customer service and good communication skills. I live in the city of Cochin, which known as the Queen of Arabian Sea.

Commands to Check Disk Space in Linux Systems

A quick way to get the summary of available and used disk space on your Linux system is to type in the ‘df’ command in a terminal window. The command df stands for “disk filesystem“. With the -h option (df


Terminal command to check how long your linux system has been running

This command will tell you how long the system has been running and gives you a one line display as below: Which describes, the current time, how long the system has been running, how many users are currently logged on,


Google and Linkedin turn their office spaces into happy zones for employees

Companies like Google, Linkedin turns their office spaces into happy zones for employees. Linkedin even tried to import London telephone booths to be used as phone enclosures, but when it couldn’t, it used wallpaper to mimic the design. LinkedIn India


China plans new PC operating system in October

China could have a new homegrown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Apple Inc, Xinhua news agency said on this Sunday. Computer technology became an area of tension between China


Mozilla Launches Cloud FX Firefox OS Smartphone in India

Slowly but surely, Mozilla is pushing its Firefox OS mobile operating system into new markets. Although the nonprofit had already discussed its approach for India, today it announced it will be launching its first smartphone in the region this week.


WhatsApp Reaches 600 Million Active Users

WhatsApp leads the rest of the mobile messaging field when it comes to popularity, and now the Facebook-owned service has passed 600 million monthly active users, according to the tweet by the CEO and founder Jan Koum today. The app


WeTransfer now allows Android users to send files up to 10GB

Earlier this year, WeTransfer launched its app for iOS devices, thereby allowing people to send files of up to 10GB for free without registration. Now, the app is available for Android devices too. While WeTransfer follows in the footsteps of


Google’s Self-Drive Cars Need Manual Controls for Testing

There was a lot of buzz when Google revealed prototypes of its self-driving cars, which come without a steering wheel, accelerator and brake pedals. Now, however, new rules in California concerning the testing of autonomous vehicles state that the driver


Google Now for Android can help you to book alternate flights.

Google updated the Google Search for Android app with a new travel feature: “Find alternate flights.” If your flight is delayed or canceled, you can now tap that link to see what your options are. You can download the new


Twitter will remove images of deceased on request of families.

Twitter will now remove images or videos of the deceased at the request of family members, according to a tweet from the company’s spokeperson. The decision comes following bullying of Zelda Williams on the social networking site after the death