Debian Etch, ntfs automounted, dictionary, wireless Internet..

now a days i am using my Linux Box to the fullest.
for almost all Computer related works i have to do, be it programming or be it listening songs or watching movies.

distro is Debian Etch.
this is the latest stable version of Debian.

must say a fantastic Operating System.

how i got connected to the Internet?
i am working with a wireless Internet connection.
i do not know the exact device name of the wireless adapter, used on my Linux Box.
i downloaded ipw2200-fw-3.0 and extracted the files to the /lib/firmware directory with the root privileges of course.
a restart and then choose the network i wanted to be on.
that was it, i was connected to the Internet.

dictionary:
i always wanted to have a dictionary on my Linux Box itself.
Google Search.
came across Wordnet.
searched Synaptic Package Manager.
Wordnet, kthesaurus and some more packages were there the names of which i do not remember.
installed them and i got a fantastic dictionary on my Linux Box.

yes i love to type Linux Box.

how i made the ntfs partitions get automounted:

made a directory /mnt/win_d
by using mkdir /mnt/win_d
then:
mount -t ntfs /dev/sda5 /mnt/win_d
worked but did not worked as i wanted it to.
why?
because the drive was mounted but i could not access them from the GUI.
the files were accessible only through the terminal in superuser mode.
so only half work done.
i didnt do anything with the fstab file yet.
so time to edit the fstab file.
added the following line at the end of the file and reboot.
/dev/sda5 /mnt/win_d ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
done.
the ntfs partitions shows on the desktop and is accessible without being in the superuser mode.
here i get only read access and no write access to the partition.
still i have not tried the ntfs-3g which provides read and write access both.


music and video:
that was not a big problem at all.
VLC is there for almost everything.

accessing Linux ext3 partitions in Windows XP:

downloaded Ext2IFS_1_10c.exe
from http://www.fs-driver.org/download.html.
installed it, and during installation choose a proper drive letter i wanted to assign to the Linux ext3 partition.
that is it.
opened My Computer and the new partition was there.

the vacations are almost over.
and again it is time to welcome my friends back.
i enjoyed the vacations and yes found many new things.
okay, i admit some movies were also there.
and would u believe, i went through some comic books.
made me remember my childhood days when i used to be a fan of Raj Comics.
no new drawings.
i am in no mood to draw.