Avinash Joshi

The writing section measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment. There are two tasks/questions. Question 1 is an integrated writing task. You will read a passage, listen to a lecture and then answer a question based on what you have read and heard. You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Question 2 is an independent writing task. You will have to answer based on your own knowledge and experience. You will have [...]

“Update the recovery options of your Google Accounts (or GMail) and keep your account safe . . .” Yes, I have seen some google accounts getting hacked and others forgetting their Google Password. It is really sad to see that the “Account Recovery” of many accounts is not complete and it is may be pretty easy to recover the password of any google account. There are options to change the way one can recover their lost password and keep your [...]

The Speaking section measures your ability to speak in English about a variety of topics. There are six questions or tasks (2 independent and 4 dependent) and and would take about 20 minutes. Please note: You will hear each conversation and lecture only once. You may take notes while you listen. You may use your cotes to help you answer the question Tasks 1 and 2 are independent in which you will be asked to speak about familiar topics. Your [...]

I started attending the TOEFL classes . . . Thought it would be useful and helpful for others who are interested in writing TOEFL if I shared my experiences and materials. To begin with, let us understand what TOEFL is all about. TOEFL (Test Of English as Foreign Language) evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting. The TOEFL test is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is administered worldwide. [...]

A few days back, I installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and had this strange problem which i never faced before! When i opened the terminal to install a few softwares like vlc and ubuntu-restricted-extras, like always I typed: sudo apt-g<TAB> But to my surprise, the auto complete option did not work at all! On pressing the TAB button once, i should have got: sudo apt-get Now I had to check the issue because the auto completion is important to me! [...]

Recently, I have started attending GRE classes. I had two choices: Study on my own – Self Study Go through a GRE coaching -  Guided/Tutored Study It was really tough to make the choice. I knew that I will be putting my full effort in GRE preparation. But still I feared that somewhere I might loose my focus and a proper GRE coaching will channelize and guide me. My parents also thought it right for me to attend coaching. So, [...]

Microsoft founders lead tributes to ‘father of the PC’ Dr Roberts died after a long bout of pneumonia The “father of the personal computer” who kick-started the careers of Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen has died at the age of 68. Dr Henry Edward Roberts was the inventor of the Altair 8800, a machine that sparked the home computer era. Gates and Allen contacted Dr Roberts after seeing the machine on the front cover of a magazine and [...]

Amrita University & TIFAC CORE in association with VeriSign proudly present InCTF’10, India’s First National Level “Capture the Flag” Style Ethical HACKING contest. InCTF’10 is from February to March 2010 and is focused exclusively on the student community. You can participate from your own university and no travel is required. No prior exposure or experience in cyber security needed to participate. Prerequisite to participate is familiarity with any programming language. Working knowledge of Linux is highly desirable but not necessary; [...]

Personally, I am a Durpal fan. It is, according to me one of the most powerful Content Management System. Here is yet another break through (grammy.com) for Drupal after the White House website (http://www.whitehouse.gov/). Lullabot is a team that focuses on providing Drupal videos, tutorials, training, consulting, and guidance… Now, read on to know how Lullabot actually implemented Drupal on grammy.com. You can also check out the great work that Lullabot has done here: http://www.lullabot.com/work Lullabot is proud to announce [...]

After the Success of FOSSTER ’09 that was conducted on 28th and 29th of March, 2009; FOSSTER ’10, the National Level FOSS Conference at Amritapuri Campus is back. It will be held on 20th and 21st of February, 2010. FOSSTER now has an official website http://fosster.co.in [we we not able to reserve fosster.in - which is really sad ] Keep yourself updated. Follow us: Twitter: amritafoss Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/fosster.co.in Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67901011425 Web: http://fosster.co.in and also on: http://foss.amrita.ac.in For any [...]