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Howto : Twitter from Command Line… January 25th, 2010
This is a tutorial explaining how to post to Twitter using command-line in Linux, without needing to even open up your web browser….
First, install the curl package:
sudo apt-get install curl
Next, create a script anywhere in your $PATH, for example tweet.sh inside ~/bin, where ~ is your home directory (make sure ~/bin is included in your $PATH variable, in case echo $PATH doesn’t return it, edit ~/.bashrc and add a line like this: export PATH=/home/USER/bin/:$PATH)…
The script tweet.sh should contain the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bash, Command Line, Fedora, FOSS, Linux, twitter, Ubuntu
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Howto Make Dell XPS M1530 Multimedia Keys Work With iTunes!!! January 21st, 2010
I have being using itunes for a long time on my Dell XPS M1530… The only thing that bugs me while using itunes is that the multimedia keys only work when the itunes main window is in focus, which is very irritating…
After a little bit of googling I found out this post and his solution works… This is what you have to do to fix this issue….
Download this plugin: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Apple, Dell XPS, iTunes, Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7
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Commandline Fu!!! January 18th, 2010
I’m a great fan of Linux command-line, basically because of its amazing versatility… I love to find new ways to do things from the command line, so do not have to leave the comfort of my keyboard….
Recently, I found a site that let’s me learn awesome command line tricks.. Its called commandlinefu.com
Tags: FOSS, Linux
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Howto Reinstall Grub!!! January 15th, 2010
It being a very common problem and sooner or latter a Linux user tends to face it when installing Windows after Linux… The master boot records from the memory are lost and they are writed for windows only systems…. So here is the way to write Master boot records or rather installing grub again so that LINUX gets back to work..
1. Boot the Desktop/Live CD of linux.
2. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)
3. Start grub as root with the following command :
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Tags: FOSS, GRUB, Linux
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Howto Hack/bypass Cyberoam!!! January 13th, 2010
Most of the organisations are implementing cyberoam –unified threat management system now-a-days…. Cyberoam is used to make filtrations to the sites being browsed by the users i.e. unwanted sites are being blocked (Eg: facebook, orkut etc) (I know its a real pain you know where.. :-/)
Let see the details of cyberoam before cracking cyberoam…
Cyberoam is Identity-based unified threat management appliances, offer comprehensive threat protection with firewall-VPN, anti-virus, anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link load balancing and gateway failover… Basically its a hardware based corporate FIREWALL.. Its probably the most effective firewall in the corporate sector, but that does not mean it can’t be bypassed (fooled)…. 
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Tags: Cyberoam, Hack
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Yahoo! Stencils… January 12th, 2010
Yahoo! Stencils..
Yahoo! Stencil Kit is a set of graphics to help you create mockup designs real quickly – you can use these stencils for designing web pages for the desktop or mobile phones…
And even if you are no web designer, you may use Yahoo! Stencils to create illustrations…. For example, you may place screenshots inside the BlackBerry mockup that comes in kit or try different placements of the keyboard on the iPhone screen…
The graphics are available as PDF, Visio, SVG (Illustrator) and PNG (for Photoshop)…
Tags: BlackBerry, iPhone, Stencils, Yahoo
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FOSS Wireframing Tool!!! January 7th, 2010
I found the best open source wireframing tool, for the developers out there that sometimes like/have to pretend they are designers and need to create prototypes for graphical user interface, its called Pencil Project.
The Pencil Project runs as a standalone application or as a Firefox add-on. You can download it at the main site or directly from the evoluspencil code repository where you can also find more stencils packages.
Go get it now!
Tags: Firefox, FOSS, Pencil Project
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Strip/Remove HTML Tags from RSS in Yahoo Pipes!!! December 24th, 2009
Have being goofing around with Yahoo Pipes trying to clean up a feed and finally figured out how to remove all HTML tags from an RSS Feed, so I figured I better post this…
To clean up any feed you have to use an Operator – REGEX
Link it to your pipe populate the fields….
In my case I just needed the HTML stripped from the description, so I selected item.description in the first regex field….
Then added: Lessthan-period-astrisk-questionmark-greaterthan (Just it case it doesn’t publish right on the forum)
<.*?>
to the “replace” field and left the “with” field blank…. Then check the “G”, so it loops through the data….Finally connect the REGEX to the output and test.
You could used the same method by adding more expressions to the REGEX to filter all HTML from the other fields as well..
Hope this is helpful..
Tags: HTML, Pipes, Rss, Yahoo
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Yahoo Pipes!!! December 24th, 2009
My work requires me to build numerous RSS feeds, regarding stock updates, company release reports etc… A tool which i end up using extensively is Yahoo Pipes…
What is a yahoo pipes???
Yahoo! Pipes is a tool to combine, filter, aggregate, and mashup content on the internet from a variety of sources. The tool is free to use and you can see the design of anyone’s Pipe to learn how to design your own. You can mashup RSS feeds, Yahoo Maps, and more. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Pipes, Rss, Yahoo
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WordPress 2.9 is Out!!! December 21st, 2009
The world’s most popular blogging engine has released it’s latest update and there’s a little something for everyone….
Whilst the most recent minor update to the blogging software was primarily concerned with plugging security vulnerabilities, this major release includes a number of major new features. These include a global undo function, meaning that accidentally deleted posts or comments can now be restored. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: blogging, Wordpress
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