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One command to rule…. alright, just return an IP
One of my friends who is into networks always joke, as why there is no single Unix command to return only the IP address and nothing else. Here is a script that just does that one thing and nothing else. … Continue reading
Imaging ppc iMacs using Deploy Studio
For imaging(reinstalling/updating/blah blah!) more than fifty ppc iMacs and G5 Mac Towers in less than a day, I started using Deploy Studio instead of NetRestore. However on booting a client from the NetBoot server, i got the following sign on … Continue reading
Gurmukhi on Android G1 mobile
Update March 6, 2010 : As the unrooted phone does not allow change in the phone ROM, this would only run on rooted phone. Here are five reasons why you should root your phone. One way to do it, is … Continue reading
Leopard firewall revisited
While bringing up firewalls for my test server, I thought of doing a little check on my machine. The logs raised both my eyebrows. Dear Google told me, I was not the only one. Leopard introduced application based firewall, while … Continue reading
Postfix install and Security talk
Once your OS is grown enough to play (I mean installed), you have to sit down with it and do the SECURITY TALK. A little on the philosophical side of it, I think sense of security is just a fad … Continue reading
In the town called Workflow, lived three friends – Git, CVS and Drupal….
Moving ahead on the new project, I decided to install a versioning system. I kinda have a crush on Git, however have not been using it regularly. So what better time to rekindle the old fire? I have used SVN … Continue reading
Installing command line MP3 player
mpg123 is a real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player for layers 1,2 and 3. I was playing with Ruby scripts and needed a command line mp3 player which was not a resource hog. Steps I took for my OS X … Continue reading
Synchronizing Nokia 6086
I have a cranky old Nokia 6086. And I’m waiting for Android, just because of its open source license. Love this phone(or more appropriately “used to love”), because it used to do task “rarest in its times”. I could use … Continue reading