Monthly Archives: November 2008
How to reset a lost MySQL root password
Something I wrote for SimpleHelp.net: Have you ever forgotten your MySQL root password? It’s one of those things that just happens despite the numerous precautions one might take. As a result, you are locked out of your database server. You … Continue reading
Increase your Linux/Unix Productivity: How to use crontab
an article I wrote for SimpleHelp.net : Apart from video games one of the great advantages of using computers is that they don’t seem to mind doing boring and repetitive tasks that we would rather not do. For monotonous tasks … Continue reading
How to create automated Linux/Unix backups
Another article I wrote for SimpleHelp.net. An excerpt: “A stitch in time saves nine”, goes an old saying. In the world of computers we refer to that stitch as backups. When running a production IT infrastructure, it is imperative that … Continue reading
statoo
For the Mac users out there, here’s a cool application I recently discovered - stattoo, by Panic Software. It’s a rather simple app that adds mini apps to your desktop to show interesting information (i.e. weather, latest email, upcoming appointments, etc). It’s … Continue reading
Music in November 2008
This November is a pretty big month in terms of music history as we finally see the release of the almost mythical Guns n Roses album, Chinese Democracy. Its also a big month in Hip Hop with … Continue reading
How to use dstat to monitor your Linux/UNIX server
Here’s an article I recently wrote for SimpleHelp.net: “If you have a Linux server running at your office or at a data center for which you are responsible, you want to maintain an uptime of as close to a hundred … Continue reading
AskLaila and Airtel partnership in the Economic Times
The Economic Times printed a piece in today’s papers about AskLaila’s partnership with Airtel for local search services on mobile phones, SMS, WAP, and DTH. Here is an excerpt from the the press release: asklaila, India’s first local information service, … Continue reading
iPhone gets an landscape keyboard app
I recently ran into this post about Touchtype, a pretty nifty little application for the iPhone that allows users to use a landscape keyboard instead of the portrait one. The default keyboard only switches into landscape mode for the … Continue reading