Windows only: Find your system running a bit different after installing that last program? Want to see if you can change how a program functions by tweaking one or two of its registry settings? RegShot, a free Windows utility, makes monitoring your registry as simple as using a Polaroid camera. Take a snapshot of your registry before installing, then take another after you've put the new app in place. RegShot tells you what's changed in your registry, and can also monitor folders you specify for new and changed files. For getting to the root of a problem with Windows software, RegShot is a good tool to keep handy. RegShot is a free download for Windows systems only.
regshot [via Digital Inspiration]
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Troubleshoot and Monitor Registry Changes with RegShot [Featured Windows Download]
Best Reader Life Hack Final Faceoff [Lifehacker Faceoff]
For the past two weeks, we've given out over a dozen autographed copies of our new book, Upgrade Your Life, to readers who submitted their best life hacks to us and saw them featured here on Lifehacker. Now we want to know which one of the winning hacks you thought was the coolest and most useful.
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with their ideas, projects, tricks, tips, photos and screenshots.
Password Your Web Server Pages with .htaccess Editor [Web Utilities]
Running a home web server and need to lock it up? Want to set up standard hosting for multiple sub-domains? Don't worry about tinkering with Apache server's arcane .htaccess file, just tell the .htaccess Editor webapp what you're looking for. The site's interface is a good deal better than many of its ilk, meaning you can usually guess what it's asking for and why. For budding web tinkerers and those with their own storage space, .htaccess Editor is a time-saving tool worth checking out.
Create Animated GIFs from Video Files [How To]
Animated GIF images get a bad rap as throwbacks of the web of yesteryear, but they can also be a neat way to show a quick existing video sequence without having to worry about formatting and compatibility. A Ubuntu enthusiast offers a simple guide to creating slick-looking animations using two free, cross-platform software tools, MPlayer and the GIMP. While the first installation command is for Ubuntu Linux systems only, the other steps should be easy to follow along with in Windows, Mac, or Linux. Grab a favorite DVD, pick a scene that works without sound, and share a moment with friends—or the whole world.
Making Animated GIFs With Free Software in Four Steps [via Ubuntu Forums]
I Can’t Just Raise My Prices
Oh, if I could only just raise my prices.
If business is slow and I don't have any new prospects or projects, I could just raise the prices I charge my current clients. And even if I do have enough business, I could still raise prices each time I send them an invoice, as that would surely increase my revenue. Well, for a short period of time, as eventually my clients would become suspect of what I was doing and look elsewhere. And its not that I would be changing my services or products, I would just be charging more for them.
As you might have guessed, the preceding was sarcasm. And if you didn't guess that, it was! Ask any entrepreneur and as much as they would love to do that, the reality is that would never work, and clients and customers would surely leave. Instead, we strive to continuously add value through new and improved products and services, continuously seek out new clients and customers and work feverishly to keep costs down. Call it the independent spirit, or just call it the reality of the world.
Why restate the obvious? As much as I try to keep The Hot Iron non-political and solely focused on tech and business (and when I do stray I get reminded of why I strive towards this), when small businesses are impacted I am compelled to address it. The sales tax in the city of Chicago will be increasing to 10.25%, the highest in the nation. For those who don't know, the sales tax in the Windy City is comprised of 3 portions, for the city, Cook County and the state. The city portion is increasing a quarter percent and the county portion will increase 1 percent, with the money going to bailout debt-ridden public transportation and hospitals. However nowhere in these increases are there any cost-cutting or efficiencies or increases in services. This Wall Street Journal editorial on the tax increases said it best, "…the county is “not only refusing to tighten its belt, it’s acting as if it doesn’t have to wear a belt.” Then again, it’d be business as unusual if patronage were somehow extracted from Chicago’s machine politics. Too bad for the city’s actual businesses and residents."
Yes, too bad indeed. And as easy as it would be to just raise my prices, it's more fun to run with the independent spirit, even if it takes me elsewhere.
Proud To Be An SOB
Congratulations to me and my little blog, The Hot Iron, for being an SOB! And it's not what you think – it stands for Successful and Outstanding Blogger. I recently received this designation by Liz Strauss, a business relationship consultant and blogging expert. As that description doesn't begin to do her justice, read her bio at her blog, Successful Blog.
Liz is also the founder of the SOBCon conference, and the second annual event will be held on May 2-4 in Chicago. Visit the Web site for more information and to register.
[FatWallet] ASUS 9600GT $144 AR or $124 AR+GCO Free Shipping at buy.com
Bind Papers Together Without Staples or Clips [How To]
Lifehacker reader and blogger Clara posts a tip she picked up from a Taiwanese life hack television show on keeping papers together without using staples or binder clips. The technique requires scissors, a steady hand, and the patience to really learn the method on one's first few tries, but Clara notes that she's kept up to 15 sheets firmly together with the trick. Not applicable to documents you can't afford to have clipped, obviously, but it makes for an eye-grabbing way to deliver documents, and perhaps a shot at a MacGyver moment if you find yourself without office supplies—the two notches could be hand-ripped, after all, if you were crafty about it.
How to bind papers without staples or clips [Bloomize]
Download Any File or Web Page with Opera Mini 4.1 Beta [Featured Mobile Download]
Opera has released a new beta version of their Mini browser for cell phones and PDAs that includes pretty serious improvements for anyone who's serious about their hand-held browsing—namely, actual file downloading, uploading to select online services like Flickr and Gmail, and saving of web pages for offline access. Previous versions of Mini, like most mobile browsers, could only handle files that the browser or the device itself knew what to do with, but Mini now lets you save files and web pages to the device's storage, assuming it has a working version of the JSR-75 access protocol running in the background. Opera also threw in page-based "Find" searching and claims its server-based page cache is running 50 percent faster in recent tests. Opera Mini 4.1 beta is a free download for most devices that work with Java.
Opera Mini 4.1 Beta [via Google Operating System]
Friday, April 11, 2008
Get Google-Related Desktop Notifiers with Google Talk Labs Edition [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: For some time now, Google Talk has been more appealing as a web app than in its rarely updated desktop version. That changes, somewhat, with the release of Google Talk Labs Edition for Windows. The desktop client, which looks a lot like its web counterpart, includes the same group chat, emoticons and tabbed talking as the web, and puts pop-up notifications for Google Calendar, Gmail and Orkut events in the corner of your screen—which is a nice, consolidated way of getting that Outlook-like functionality. The big trade-off, however, is the lack of voice calling or file transfer through the Labs Edition, so if those are regular features, you'll likely want to stick with whatever version you're using now. Google Talk Labs Edition is a free download for Windows systems only.
Is Windows XP Here To Stay?
Despite efforts by Microsoft to push its Vista operating system and get users to stop using Windows XP, the previous version isn't going away. Why? With the performance and compatibility issues of Vista, plus the stability of XP – not to mention the fact there is little need to spend the money to upgrade – XP remains popular. But don't just take my word for it.
As a self-professed Internet Generalist, I keep abreast on all elements as much as I can, from hardware to software. One source that keeps me in the know on all issues regarding Microsoft operating systems and software is WServerNews. They provide both expert opinion and detailed information, with a touch of humor.
In their latest edition, interestingly #666, they talk of the upcoming release of Windows XP service pack 3, or SP3, as well as link to a detailed comparison of XP and Vista.
So will XP go away? Not for a while, and not for a while on the computer where this was written!
My Take-Aways From The Book Purple Cow
When I read the book Meatball Sundae by Seth Godin, it reminded me of one of his previous books I read, Purple Cow. But was it just the content of the book, or the fact that the book arrived to me several years ago in a milk carton?
The premise of the book Purple Cow, published in 2002, is about being remarkable. Godin's point is that in an age where we are deluged with images and messages, these have reduced their overall effectiveness, and to get your message out there, your product or service needs to be different or unique in its own way. The first example in the book is driving through farm lands and seeing cow after cow and they all look alike, but a cow that is purple will stand out and be remembered, thus remarkable.
So is remarkable something you put on top of a product or service? Not necessarily. The book gives examples of how L.L. Bean and Sears Craftsman line of tools are remarkable in their unconditional return policy. Ikea is remarkable in how they sell low-cost, assemble-yourself furniture that is extremely stylish. Dr. Bronner's soap is remarkable in its unique labeling.
My greatest takeaway is that remarkable is not a gimmick. From the above examples, what makes them remarkable are attributes that have lasted for years. Gimmicks may drive sales, but not over the long term. Gimmicks are also not considered sincere.
Another takeaway is that you may already be remarkable. When many entrepreneurs venture out on their own, their catalyst is often they can do what they do better or in a more unique way from where they previously worked. They may not have been able to do it, whatever it is, when they worked for someone else and have the conviction to do it themselves. This was part of my own motivation for starting Dunkirk Systems, LLC.
The book Purple Cow does not over-do it with examples and is an energetic, quick read. If you are venturing out on your own, or taking a strategic look at your business I recommend reading the book as it will definitely inspire you, and you may get some ideas from it as well.
Nerdcycle Mounted Monitor Exercise Bike [Lifehacker Book Contest Winner]
Here's our final winner in the reader contest to win an autographed copy of our new book, Upgrade Your Life. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Reader Martin is determined to not let the exercise bike next to his computer desk just sit there and gather dust. Instead, he wants to cycle while he surfs, and decided to start building his "Nerdcycle" by mounting an extra monitor to the stationary bike. Martin writes in:
I bought an exercise bike on Craigslist for $100. I rode it five times. It then became my footrest while I surfed the net, as it is next to my computer desk. Recently, I decided enough was enough, and I had to make it fit into my lifestyle. So, some hacking was in order.After the jump, follow along through a photo tour of Martin's ambitious project.
Exercise bike before:
Monitor I haven't been using for anything, plus an old mount I rescued from the trash:
Wiring doesn't seem too complex...
Needed to dremel off the book holder ledge and drill new holes for the wallplate:
Since a monitor was going to be replacing it, I needed to relocate the control unit. Decided on down by my left hand. Here's a mount mockup with PVC and a paint stirrer.
I was going to make a metal one after work sometime but this one is actually sturdy enough that I think I'll stick with it until/unless it breaks. The ergonomics of having the controls here is actually way better than the stock location.
However, the stock wires are only 12" long...not NEARLY long enough. Thirty butt connectors later...
...and I've got a 4' harness instead of a 12" one.
Moment of truth....yay everything works!
Here's the bike as I left it last night:
So for now Martin's got the bike control unit relocated to by his left hand and the monitor mounted. He's not done yet; here's what Martin's got on the Nerdcycle to-do list.
Still to be done:Eventually I'm only going to allow myself to surf the internet while on the bike. Even if I'm not at my peak heart rate, some pedaling is way better than sitting like a lump.
- Loom the wires and ziptie them so I can't trip and die
- Figure out what source I'm going to use for this (most likely: rig up a laptop shelf/slot)
- Make an adapter plate to raise the monitor 3" (my knees hit if I'm peddling vigorously)
- Come up with a workable keyboard solution
- Make a matching mount by my right hand for a mousepad
Indeed! Even though it's not a complete project yet, Martin gets an A for his first efforts, plus an autographed copy of Upgrade Your Life. Congratulations, Martin! Be sure to send in photos of the final product once you get your laptop and keyboard hooked up to the Nerdcycle.
Thanks to everyone who sent in their best life hacks for the contest. You rock!
Features Specific to the Mac (or PC)? [Ask The Readers]
Reader Tim is thinking about the great Mac versus Windows debate. He writes in:
Without starting a holy war, I was wondering: What features does the Mac operating system have out of the box that Windows doesn't? What can you do in Windows by default you can't do on the Mac? It seems that feature convergence is happening across modern platforms (even Linux!), so it's harder to say what (if any) OS offerings are truly unique. Can we make a list?We sure can make a list! Here are a few operating system-specific features off the top of my head:
- The Mac can save any document in any program to PDF from the Print dialog. (Though you can get this feature in Windows with a program like CutePDF.)
- The Mac can look up words in its dictionary from newer Cocoa programs using a keyboard shortcut.
- Windows can auto-hide its taskbar and clear your desktop entirely, where the Mac's menubar is fixed.
- Windows Vista has an awesome one-click monthly calendar in the taskbar; on the Mac it takes a few clicks or some tweaking to see today's full date easily.
- The Mac offers Unix command line tools built into the Terminal, which Windows does not (though you can get them by installing something like Cygwin.)
Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses with Gmail [How To]
The following post was originally published in Chapter 1 of our new book, Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better.
You've finally decided to move all your email online to Google's web-based service, Gmail. Great! But what about messages still going to your old email address(es)? You don't have to notify all your contacts that your email address has changed—again. Gmail is not only an email host, it's an email client, which can fetch mail from any number of external services and consolidate it all right there in your Gmail inbox. Here's how to move your email to Gmail without missing a single message from an existing account.
Receive messages for other addresses in your Gmail inbox
There are two ways to receive email from other addresses in Gmail: using Gmail's Mail Fetcher feature or by forwarding your other addresses' mail to Gmail automatically.Option 1: Set Up Gmail's POP Mail Fetcher
Most likely your former email provider offers POP (Post Office Protocol) access for retrieving messages for it. Gmail's Mail Fetcher feature can retrieve those messages via POP and display them in your inbox alongside messages that come directly your Gmail address, too. You can fetch email from up to five other email addresses via POP in Gmail.To use Gmail's Mail Fetcher, your old email account must offer POP access. Not all free addresses offer POP, but most do. Check the other account's settings or contact customer support to find out if POP access is available on your non-Gmail account. You'll need three settings: the POP server address, port, your username and password. Also, if you haven't already, you'll need to sign up for a free Gmail account at http://gmail.com.
Once you're logged into your Gmail account, configure Mail Fetcher to retrieve messages from your old account. Here's how.
- From the top of any page within Gmail, click Settings.
- Click Accounts.
- In the Get mail from other accounts section, click Add another mail account.
- Enter the full email address of the account you'd like to access, then click Next Step.
- Gmail will fill in the username, POP server and port fields when possible, based on the email address, as shown. Enter your password.
- If Gmail will be the single place you check mail, uncheck the box labeled "Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server." If you want to access the other mail from other software (or if you're just using Gmail as a backup), do check this box. You can also set options to use SSL (a secure connection) to retrieve mail (some servers support this, others don't) and whether or not to label or archive incoming messages.
- Once your options are set, click Add Account. Gmail will issue an error if your username, password or other settings are incorrect. Once Gmail can fetch messages successfully, it will give you the option to set up a custom From: address. (See the section below for more on that.)
Note: Gmail checks for new messages at different rate, depending on previous mail fetch attempts. You can't customize the default frequency of mail fetches.
Option 2: Forward messages to Gmail automatically
If your old address doesn't offer POP access—or you have more than 5 addresses you'd like to consolidate in Gmail—you can set your former address to automatically forward messages to Gmail instead. The exact way to do this will differ depending on your email account, but if your provider offers auto-forwarding, it will most likely be listed in your account options area.For example, to auto-forward email from your Hotmail email (which does not offer POP access), click on your account options, and under "Manage Your Account" click on "Forward mail to another email account." There you can set your new Gmail account as the destination address.
Update: Several readers point out that Hotmail does not allow you to auto-forward email to any address outside of Microsoft services. Sorry for the error! Thanks, Josh!
Write messages from non-Gmail addresses
Now that you've got email addressed to several different accounts arriving in your single Gmail inbox, you may want to use those various From: addresses when replying to those messages. For someone who maintains several different online personas - but accesses them all in Gmail - the option to use various From: addresses when sending mail is crucial. Here's how to set up multiple From: addresses once you're logged into Gmail:- Click Settings along the top of any page, and then select the Accounts tab.
- Click Add another email address in the Send mail as section.
- Enter your full name in the Name field, and the email address you'd like to send messages from in the Email address field.
- Click Next Step >> and then click Send Verification to complete the process. Gmail will send a verification message to your other email address to confirm that you'd like to add it to your Gmail account. If you are already receiving this mail in Gmail, it will appear in your inbox. Click the link in that message, or enter the confirmation code in the Accounts section of your Gmail account, to complete the process.
You can add several possible From: addresses to your Gmail account, as shown.
Set one as your default for new messages, and you can also set the From: name and a different reply-to address if you'd like (by clicking "edit info.")
Once you've verified that you'd like to add the address to your account, you can start sending messages using your custom 'From:' address. When you click Compose, you can choose the From: address to use from the dropdown list, as shown.
Note: Your Gmail address will be included in the email headers of your message in the sender field, to help prevent your mail from being marked as spam. Most email clients do not display the sender field, though some versions of Microsoft Outlook may display "From customaddress@domain.com on behalf of yourusername@gmail.com"—unless you're using Gmail for your domain.
With Web Sites, Something Is Better Than Nothing
Many times when I meet people and tell them I develop Web sites, a common reaction is the person starts apologizing for their own Web site. They say they have a Web site, but it sucks! They then continue to say how it was something done by themselves or on the cheap and it needs to be more robust and have a better design.
However when I eventually look at their Web site, I often have a different reaction. Where some of their points are valid, I am looking at the Web site from multiple viewpoints. As a Web developer, I look to see if the Web site is technically sound and has a clean design. I then put myself in the shoes of the consumer and see if I can find sufficient information on the entity, such as if I can find their phone number or hours.
When I circle back to the person, I pass along my quick evaluation, and tell them it's better to have something than nothing at all. If you're a new business and haven't created your branding or marketing plan, simply have a 1-page Web site with your name and contact information. When you do develop these, ensure the design of your Web site allows for iteration, where you can add content and functionality over time, as you have the time to create it.
This is the beauty of the Web – you don't have to do it all at once as with a paper brochure.
Qwitter Harnesses Twitter to Help You Quit Smoking [Smoking]
The only thing worse than constantly reaching for your phone to Twitter at social occasions is a constant need for a nicotine fix, and health organization Tobacco Free Florida must sense their linked nature. Every so often, post an update with the number ("X") of cigarettes you've recently smoked to their Qwitter applet like so:@iquit X. You can also send diary-style entries to chronicle your progress, and see a graph of your cigarette intake at the Qwitter site. For those whose mobile extroversion is a lot stronger than their willpower, it's an elegant craving substitution.
Qwitter [via Twitter blog]
See You At The Great Chicago Networking Extravaganza On May 8
I have just registered for the Great Chicago Networking Extravaganza, to be held on Thursday, May 8 in Lombard, Illinois. Yes, I will be venturing out to the suburbs of Chicago for this event, and I am looking forward to it.
This is the seventh such event put on by Lillian Bjorseth and Jason Jacobsohn. I have gotten to know Jason over the last couple of years, first virtually through our own blogs then in person. His blog, Networking Insight, is an excellent resource for information and tips on business networking. He offers straightforward, practical advice without hype, thus making it a popular resource for people not just in Chicago but worldwide.
With those credentials, this event will surely be an effective platform for meeting colleagues. Hope to see you there!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
What's Your Perfect Sleep Haven? [Ask The Readers]
Everyone knows how hard it can be to unwind and get to sleep after a long day, so Reader's Digest online suggests 12 steps toward creating the perfect sleep haven to de-stress after a hard day's work. For example:
Chill Before Bed. Lower the temperature of your bedroom before you climb into bed, says Becky Wang-Cheng, M.D., a medical director at Kettering Medical Center in Ohio. Lower temperatures signal your body it's time to sleep. If your bed partner objects, just tell him to bundle up.
The post offers several more conventional tips, like shutting the drapes or sleeping naked, but since Lifehacker readers have probably spent more than their fair share of time setting up a sleep paradise, let's hear your tips for creating an environment where you're out as soon as your head hits the pillow. Photo by decor8.
12 Tips to Create a Sleep Haven [Reader's Digest]
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Available Domain Names #48
Things have been hectic the past few days and as a result I haven’t been able to post as much as I’d like. I hope to be back to a normal routine next week which will result in more available domain lists.
Another nice domain auction turned up on my Ebay Domain Names page. Quit.org is up for auction. There is an unknown reserve set and the domain appears to have been developed in the past. In my opinion, this is a very versatile domain name and I believe it fits the .org extension well. It’s worth checking out.
QUIT.ORG best 4 letter domain for anti tobacco groupUS $1,625.00 (6 Bids)
On to the list. As always, all these domains were available for registration at the time of this post. Please be considerate and limit your registrations to 5 domains per list. Thanks.
Unregistered Domain Names #47
Welcome to another edition of the available domains list. For first time visitors, the basic purpose of this blog it to provide unregistered domain names for development or investment purposes. The service is free as are my email lists which are sent out a few times each month. You can also subscribe to the RSS Feed to get timely updates when new lists are posted.
Domain Names Available for Registration #46
Here is another batch of available compound keyword domain names for your review. Just to clarify, I’m not selling these domains. They’re all unregistered and can be purchased at the domain registrar of your choice. I still get emails asking me how much I want for them whenever I post lists.
You’ll find the usual mix of brandables, geos and product or service related domains in today’s list.
Available Domain Names List #45
It’s time to get back to work after a short getaway to sunny Las Vegas. It’s amazing how a short break can refresh you and provide new motivation for projects that have been sitting on the sidelines. Then again, maybe it’s the money that I left out in Las Vegas that’s fueling that motivation.
Before I get to the available domains list, here’s another premium domain, Blowout.com, that was recently listed on Ebay. Blowout.com is currently sitting at $5k and hasn’t reached the reserve price.
No items matching your keywords were found.And now for the domains. All were available at the time of this post. Please limit your registrations to 5 domains per person, per list. Thanks.
kde dies right after login
Any one offer help?
How to find the time a filesystem was mounted
Im running RHEL. How do I find the time a particular filesystem was mounted?
Please Let me know
Thanks
Monday, April 7, 2008
How to find the time a paritcular file system was mounted
Im running RHEL. How do I find the time a particular filesystem was mounted?
Please Let me know
Thanks
LXer: Microsoft Told to Pay Tax on License Fee for Software
In an ironic twist of fate, Microsoft's own End User License Agreement could force the software giant to pay taxes in India for selling their software due to their products being "licensed, not sold."
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VSFTP not reading config???
It seems like VSFTP is not reading the config file. I'm trying to set chroot_local_user=YES but can't get it to work. (I've tested and still have access to things outside the home directory.) I've tried restarting the service (which is standalone i believe) and even the system itself. Could there be a permission problem with the config file? I've also created a sym link in /etc in case the file was expected to be there.
Any help is appreciated
Server hangs when transferring files
HELP: Feather on usb not booting (very basic help)
I'm completely new to linux but since I have this new 8GB stick, and i use public pc's alot at college i wanted to put feather on this stick.
So i followed all the steps. formatted the stick. extracted feather0.7.4usb to the stick. extracted syslinux-2.11 to C:. (i'm working in vista btw) then i open the command line and that's where i get confused. some walkthroughs tell me to use syslinux F:, others say syslinux.exe F: ... so i tried both. the first gave a message telling me that something was trying to acces my hard drive blabla security. the other (with the .exe) seemed to work. the light on my flash drive flashed a few times and no warnings or nothing. i check the flashdrive but ther's no syslinux.exe on there. but that's how it's supposed to be i guess? (i don't understand why i just can't copy the syslinux.exe normally to the flashdrive, so did that too, but the following problem persisted).
Now here's the real problem. I boot from my USB Hard Drive, and all it gives is a black blank screen and in the top left corner a flashing cursor. And that's where it stops... I have to turn of the computer.
Please someone help i'll be forever grateful. I will even carve you name into my brandnew 8GB flashdrive. :D (ok i made that last part up ^^)
thanks
Feather on usb drive not booting
I'm completely new to linux but since I have this new 8GB stick, and i use public pc's alot at college i wanted to put feather on this stick.
So i followed all the steps. formatted the stick. extracted feather0.7.4usb to the stick. extracted syslinux-2.11 to C:. (i'm working in vista btw) then i open the command line and that's where i get confused. some walkthroughs tell me to use syslinux F:, others say syslinux.exe F: ... so i tried both. the first gave a message telling me that something was trying to acces my hard drive blabla security. the other (with the .exe) seemed to work. the light on my flash drive flashed a few times and no warnings or nothing. i check the flashdrive but ther's no syslinux.exe on there. but that's how it's supposed to be i guess? (i don't understand why i just can't copy the syslinux.exe normally to the flashdrive, so did that too, but the following problem persisted).
Now here's the real problem. I boot from my USB Hard Drive, and all it gives is a black blank screen and in the top left corner a flashing cursor. And that's where it stops... I have to turn of the computer.
Please someone help :) i'll be forever grateful. I will even carve you name into my brandnew 8GB flashdrive. (ok i made that last part up ^^)
thanks
sftp problem.....
LXer: Future operating systems to remain as Windows and Linux
Gernot Heiser, professor of operating systems at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has stated that Windows and Linux will remain as the future of desktop and server operating systems. In an interview at the recent Linux.conf.au in Melbourne, Heiser said "the operating systems of the future will be called Windows and Linux, no matter what they look like". "You can't really introduce new operating systems in the desktop and server space", he added.
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Partitioning question
Thank you in advance !!!
Here's my fdisk -l info (I've tried to run Gparted, but it just shows me my 2 SCSI Drives 160 Gigs each with unallocated drive space):
# fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x69205244
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 2201 17679501 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 2202 6118 31463302+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 6119 6380 2104515 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4 6381 38914 261329355 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/dm-0: 320.0 GB, 320083722240 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38914 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x69205244
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/dm-0p1 1 2201 17679501 83 Linux
/dev/dm-0p2 2202 6118 31463302+ 83 Linux
/dev/dm-0p3 6119 6380 2104515 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/dm-0p4 6381 38914 261329355 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-1: 18.1 GB, 18103809024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2200 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/dm-1 doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/dm-2: 32.2 GB, 32218421760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3917 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/dm-2 doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/dm-3: 2155 MB, 2155023360 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 262 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/dm-3 doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/dm-4: 267.6 GB, 267601259520 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32534 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/dm-4 doesn't contain a valid partition table
Tab setting in vim editor!!!
I am a newbie to the vi editor. I use vi to write AWK progs and perl scripts. I am facing a problem of indentation. When I press enter after writing a line, the cursor is going back to the start of the line. But i want the cursor to be placed at bottom of the above lines beginning, i.e., if I typed some code from 16th column the next line should start from 16th column only, unless i change the indentation.
RT61 Wireless Card Configuration
I have recently installed a D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510 wireless card, and I have followed the following steps:
1- uninstalled network-manager
2- removed rt61pci module that was currently inserted into the kernel
3- compiled the rt61cvs driver
4- installed the driver with make install
5- copied the "firmware" files to /etc/Wireless/RT61STA
6- rebooted
7- configured the interface with Yast2
8- rebooted again
After all this, nothing works. I ping my wireless router and no reponse. Ping returns "Host is unreachable".
When I execute the ifconfig command it returns me this info of wlan0:
Code:
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:5B:EC:03:D5
inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:204 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2146 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:17928 (17.5 Kb) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:18And iwconfig returns the following:
Code:
wlan0 RT61 Wireless ESSID:"linksys" Nickname:"linux-amd"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level:-121 dBm Noise level:-79 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0What I see here is that "Link Quality" is 0. I also have Windows XP installed and my network functions properly with the same network values (ip addr, net mask, gateway).
Does anyone know what could it be the problem?? If anyone needs more information about the situation, don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks in advance!
My server slow or not responding Help!!!
it is hard to load a website What can I do?
Vampire Weekend live on SNL
For those of you who were away from a television set a couple of weekends ago {or for those of you attending the festival where Vampire Weekend was supposed to be playing} here are the two tracks that they played that night on SNL. I know that SNL is a rather limiting venue as far as live concerts are concerned and I wonder if the boys in Vampire Weekend have more fun with their songs when they’re not under the scrutiny of a million plus viewers.
mp3 : Vampire Weekend - A-Punk (Live on SNL)
mp3 : Vampire Weekend - M79 (Live on SNL)
Both tracks sound great live, but I seem to dig M79 a bit more. It just sounds great live. And for anyone still interested below is the entire touring list for Vampire Weekend in this current year. {Dates without a country listed are assumed to be in the USA}.
Apr 03 - The Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis
Apr 04 - The High Noon - Madison
Apr 05 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee
Apr 06 - Metro - Chicago
Apr 11 - Brown University Campus Green - Providence
Apr 25 - Coachella - Indio
May 01 - Anson Rooms - Bristol, UK
May 02 - Birmingham Academy - Birmingham, UK
May 03 - The Liquid Rooms - Edinburgh, UK
May 04 - ABC - Glasgow, UK
May 06 - Northumbria University - Newcastle, UK
May 07 - The Cockpit - Leeds, UK
May 08 - Manchester Academy - Manchester, UK
May 09 - Camber Sands - Minehead, UK
May 12 - Wedgewood Rooms - Portsmouth, UK
May 13 - Electric Ballroom - London, UK
May 15 - Great Escape Festival @ Concorde - Brighton, UK
May 17 - Orangerie - Brussels, Belgium
May 18 - Luxor - Koln, Germany
May 19 - Le Trabendo - Paris, France
May 20 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Holland
May 21 - Motolow - Hamburg, Germany
May 22 - Magnet - Berlin, Germany
May 23 - Atomic Cafe - Munich, Germany
May 26 - Circolo degli Artisti - Rome, Italy
May 27 - Bologna Rocker Festival - Bologna, Italy
May 28 - Mascotte - Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 07 - Park Ave CDs - Orlando
Jun 07 - The Social - Orlando
Jun 08 - Cafe Eleven - St. Augustine
Jun 12 - Bonnaroo - Manchester
Aug 09 - Summer Sonic - Tokyo, Japan
Aug 10 - Summer Sonic - Osaka, Japan
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