tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89726832011-11-22T09:23:10.338+05:30A software engineer's blog.Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-86151759918104117622011-11-22T09:23:00.000+05:302011-11-22T09:23:10.358+05:30

I had a requirement at work to add an auto incremented field to an existing SQL Server table. The intention was to generate a new primary key.  In a few lines, this was made possible. alter table {TableName} add {IdColumn} int  declare @Counter int  set @Counter = 0 UPDATE {TableName} SET @Counter = {IdColumn} = @Counter+1 Thanks to the article @ http://haacked.com/archive/2004/02/28/

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-80644772841360679372011-08-23T19:15:00.000+05:302011-08-23T19:15:48.565+05:30

A simple basic question - Difference between UNION and UNION ALL in T-SQL. Answer is even simpler. UNION clause combines results of multiple queries into a single table of rows. This means that all queries should be returning the same columns and compatible data types. UNION ALL is very similar except that it does not remove duplicate records. Also, it is considered faster than UNION. Another

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-6386709203685199862011-08-03T14:49:00.001+05:302011-08-03T14:49:03.955+05:30

Was checking out msdn and found this cool post on exception handling in T-SQLhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179296.aspx Cool, ain't it?

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-71450785860279691802011-07-27T19:55:00.000+05:302011-07-27T19:55:47.751+05:30

Upon reading the fabulous book by Jeffery Ritcher (CLR via C#), I came across the concept of secure strings. This can be useful while storing passwords for applications like in database connection strings. Secure strings are objects allocated on the unmanaged heap which can hold an array of characters.  This is done so that the secure string is not retained in memory until garbage collection.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-56058610183122182932011-04-29T21:52:00.001+05:302011-04-29T21:54:39.819+05:30

I had this question tossed up to me a couple of days ago by my colleague as to how to find programmatically the currently logged in user using .net.  After searching around, I found this code snippet which lists the currently logged on user.   ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select UserName from Win32_ComputerSystem");             foreach (ManagementObject mo

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-57181492783543669642011-02-22T22:51:00.002+05:302011-02-22T22:51:48.835+05:30

Read this article to get a good introduction to SQL Joins. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191517.aspx All the best, Pradeep

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-50952974198124831162011-02-06T14:05:00.000+05:302011-02-06T14:05:18.936+05:30

Hi pals, When we all start off with T-SQL querying, we often forget how inner queries provide values for comparison in the outer query. For example, if there is an 'employee' table with IDs from 1 to 10 and another table 'title' with IDs from 1 to 9 and we need to find that one employee with an entry in 'employee' table without a corresponding entry in 'title' table, the query would look

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-55227350494846238222011-01-02T11:57:00.000+05:302011-01-02T11:57:01.205+05:30

Hello all, Wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year. May all our wishes get fulfilled. :)

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-81140702076758500572010-12-25T21:30:00.003+05:302010-12-25T21:39:03.665+05:30

Hi pals, I found this interesting link to start off with SQL server connectivity using LINQ. http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1534 Lazy to type in text.. :(

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-16828409055848707622010-12-11T13:14:00.000+05:302010-12-11T13:14:02.317+05:30

There are certain questions which haunt me. I think this article also resembles my mental state at times. Interesting read.  http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/25432/how-can-a-new-programmer-impress-the-software-engineer-boss Thanks to @elroydsilva for re-tweeting this link.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-11956054232298408522010-11-09T22:05:00.000+05:302010-11-09T22:05:12.283+05:30

While fetching data from SQL Server, I encountered a situation where a set of records had to be stored locally. The sole intention was to avoid multiple execution of a complex query to filter out these records.  Upon 'googling' for a solution, got to know that it is possible to declare variables called 'Table Variables' in SQL Server (since MS SQL Server 2000) to hold user defined records at

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-16150377521538316502010-11-06T23:41:00.001+05:302010-11-09T21:31:37.969+05:30

A couple of years back, many among engineering students (including myself) were active bloggers. Looking back at my blogger activity over the past year, I hardly found a blog post. As blogging took a backseat, I tried recollecting my online activity. The biggest time waster was - SOCIAL NETWORKING. Time spent in facebook, twitter and orkut alone amounted upto 10-15 hours a week. Put to proper use

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-83973051670753777112009-11-29T01:53:00.000+05:302009-11-29T01:53:06.361+05:30

I wanted to transfer a few songs to my Nokia E51, and connected the phone in 'PC Suite' mode accidentally, forgetting that my notebook did not have Nokia PC Suite installed. I noticed something so intelligent and sweet at this point of time. The device was detected by Windows 7 and it automatically connected to the internet for drivers. Not just did it install the drivers, it also came up with

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-60619282841552845942009-11-26T00:27:00.000+05:302009-11-26T00:27:14.861+05:30

I had this question in my mind since past few weeks. A couple of days back, I got to hear a podcast of the Google Chrome Engineering chief onTechRepublic. I found out the following things which are interesting to share. 1) Google chrome is an optimized operating system working out of the cloud, just for the use of the internet. The intention is to give a 'push start' entry into the internet. 2)

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-34392188317667361132009-11-07T23:32:00.000+05:302009-11-07T23:32:12.450+05:30

For the first time, I liked the Ubuntu look and feel. Just installed it a couple of hours ago, and I am yet to change the browny theme. I was always happy with the ease of use and the applications it installed by default. The Karmic Koala comes with an impressive 'Software Center' which makes it even more easy to get more info regarding available and supported softwares. Also, updates are

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-83100304071927924972009-07-19T16:05:00.002+05:302009-10-17T09:30:56.880+05:30

Recently while downloading a file to my phone, I lost connectivity to the internet. The incomplete file was neither listed anywhere in the UI nor was deleted on clearing the browser cache. However, the phone memory was being used to store this incomplete file. Searched the internet and took a while to find a solution. This might help you as well. 1) Download x-plore for Symbian S60, which is a

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-91767779042107104982009-07-11T23:29:00.001+05:302009-10-17T09:31:22.670+05:30

The Windows 7 buzz is on! Many want to try it out on dual boot with their existing WinXP installation. How to revert back to the old bootloader once the trial period expires? This is how you can.. 1) Boot into Windows XP as usual. 2) Place the Windows 7 DVD into the drive and run "Bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force" without the quotes from the CD drive. This will remove the Windows boot manager from

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-91304083897495516712009-05-03T12:34:00.001+05:302009-10-17T09:31:42.234+05:30

Just now came across this wonderful and elaborate guide on how to install Internet explorer in Linux. I know it sounds weird to install IE when we have a robust and powerful Firefox in town for the linux lovers. This would be helpful for web designers who wish to test their pages in Microsoft browsers. This one really works. Just follow the steps mentioned in HowToForge and get IE 6, 5.5 and 5

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-85435877727044139852009-04-29T22:33:00.000+05:302009-04-30T19:45:52.602+05:30

While scrolling through distro watch, I came across a new distro name in the most popular distribution list. On googling for a while on the same, I got fascinated by this new distro based on Ubuntu, as Ubuntu in itself is a star studded OS known for its efficient package distribution, user friendliness and free cd delivery across the globe. Without any second thoughts, I went on to give it a try

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-88402917356655983782009-04-11T20:17:00.001+05:302009-04-11T20:44:10.443+05:30

I got fed up with the old themes in Windows XP. After all, how can anyone bear the same look and feel of the desktop for more than 7 years?  I had seen many of my college mates resort to the use of 3rd party applications like WindowBlinds and StyleXP to get a good UI within XP, but none were able to circumvent explorer crashes and reduced system performance.  Here is something simple that I would

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-22934512924149552872008-09-19T20:10:00.000+05:302008-09-19T20:12:57.716+05:30

I found this link on the internethttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowToA really good tutorial on how to configure IPTables in Ubuntu.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-91982885164626607372008-09-12T22:15:00.000+05:302009-04-11T20:55:45.737+05:30

Hi Folks, To get the smallest linux in town, just go here and get the latest DSL Embedded zip archive. (For instance, ibiblio download link) Format your USB key into FAT/FAT32. Extract the embedded zip into your USB stick. Get syslinux-3.36.zip from here and extract it into a 'syslinux' folder within your USB drive. Take the command prompt, and run [usbdrive]:\syslinux\win32\syslinux.exe -ma :

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-59489917466180511042008-09-12T22:05:00.000+05:302008-09-12T22:10:08.809+05:30

Heard of 19MB FPS games? Nay! Even I had not. Until I saw this linkThe game is AssaultCube, a variant of Cube Sauerbraten which provides very good graphical performance. Developed using SDL(Simple DirectMedia Layer), it can be run on multiple OS like Windows, Linux and even Mac OSX.Just give it a try. Pretty sure that you would thank me for the link.Enjoy!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-89832394145733118082008-09-07T14:34:00.000+05:302008-09-07T14:46:17.520+05:30

We shall install a music server for DAAP (Digital Audio Access Protocol) so that clients in our network can hear music from our machine's playlist. The steps to be followed are : 1) Download mt-daapd from here2) Move the extracted archive to /opt/src3) Build and install from the archive. ./configure, make, sudo make install4) sudo mkdir /var/cache/mt-daapd5) Give full permission on

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-74610790261571871072008-09-05T17:54:00.000+05:302008-09-05T18:03:38.850+05:30

To setup Mono 1.9.1 using apt-get, we need to add the badgerports repos to synaptic package manager. Firstly, we have to download a GPG key from here and import the key file into System--> Administration--> Software Sources --> Authentication Sources.Also, under the Third party software tab, Just add the following line. deb http://directhex.mfgames.com/ hardy mainBadgerports repository has been

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-90055921420426214472008-07-10T19:32:00.000+05:302008-09-05T18:04:31.307+05:30

My friend started sharing his knowledge with the world recently.I thought of sharing the word with you.You can find precise posts on c# in hereHappy programming!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-29561115662442847212008-03-19T01:31:00.000+05:302008-09-05T18:02:24.002+05:30

I found out a tool available for free online which can detect all user accounts in your existing Windows installation, and reset it to user defined values. Just download the iso image from here.and burn it into a cd. Boot your machine with the iso image and reset all user account passwords in your local machine. Reference pagehttp://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-15145891781541387152008-02-23T21:17:00.000+05:302008-02-23T21:25:23.720+05:30

As the name speaks out, this is a technique of allocating system stack,libraries, heap and code randomly in the address space of an operating system. The sole intention is to prevent hacking attempts in the form of code injection and malicious stack insertion. Security is hardened by introducing a concept of entropy, which is nothing but a disorder degree brought out in allocation. ASLR can

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-34683284719453355212008-02-14T19:13:00.000+05:302008-02-14T19:17:03.132+05:30

I have been searching for a while to get all the free spy-ware removal tools under a single roof. Time spent was not wasted.Ended up with this ultimate link. You get all the removal tools on the same page.Go to Eset WebsiteWishing you all the very best in removing demons off your machines.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-88997607438998147192007-07-18T14:31:00.000+05:302007-07-18T14:37:47.509+05:30

Searched for nice linux games.. and look what i got..The game consists of a set of cute penguins who have several capabilities to ward off obstacles in front of them. A nice pastime..Download linkclick meHomepageVisit me too

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-9457984824379406002007-07-18T11:49:00.000+05:302007-07-18T11:53:40.049+05:30

Nice to see Adobe releasing their new flash player in rpm format for their latest release 9.Get it fromhere

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1097254439139431022007-07-16T20:49:00.001+05:302007-07-16T20:59:01.482+05:30

What is beryl ?-----------------Beryl is a composite window manager which run with the help of AIGLX or Xgl. It provides 3d effects to our desktop utilising the 3d acceleration capabilities of our graphics card.Installing the nVidia driver------------------------------sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run --x-module-path=`X -showDefaultModulePath 2>&1 | \cut -d, -f1` --x-library-path=`X -

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-49842927962833424782007-07-15T00:44:00.000+05:302007-07-15T00:48:46.557+05:30

This link helps you to add the livna repository to your yum repos.http://www.gagme.com/greg/linux/f7-tips.phpAlso contains package name assistance for installing vlc , mplayer and xine.Simple to get media players installed using yum.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-76739189374446375512007-04-06T15:12:00.000+05:302007-04-06T15:20:50.360+05:30

To enjoy a perfect plug 'n play OS on your machine , Mandriva releases it 4GB version , which contains KDE 3.5.4 , kernel 2.6.17, firefox , realplayer and openoffice.org 2. An option has been provided to set space for user data. The flash disk is manufactured by Dane-Elec , which claims a 5 year warranty. This OS also supports 3d desktop packages like XGL and Compiz.Priced at 99$ , appears to be

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-29129492430483755352007-03-03T07:46:00.000+05:302007-03-03T08:47:54.020+05:30

The 'One Laptop Per Child' project (OLPC) is gaining whole lot of popularity these days, which has the motive of coming up with laptops for children of third world countries at prices as low as 100$. Its inauguration is said to be carried out in Libya next year.They plan to come up with a new human interface , which can provide more interactivity to children. Termed as 'Sugar' , its screenshots

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-88289497951157400402006-12-29T00:58:00.000+05:302006-12-29T01:30:13.363+05:30

Damn Small Linux has simply impressed me. No matter how small it is , it has the best features bundled in just 50 MB. Hats off to this knoppix variant. Took to harddisk install , which was very easy indeed. Gonna explain how it all went well for me today , installing...1) Got the DSL live cd to boot to completion.2) Created a 200MB ext2 partition for housing the harddisk installation version of

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-87258311483653021002006-11-26T11:16:00.000+05:302006-12-30T11:25:12.398+05:30

For a perfect 3d desktop experience , why not turn on XGL and compiz in suse 10.1?Found out a very good , self explanatory and simple tutorial from the official release website. Thought of sharing it with you.novell pageMe tried this out on my friend's IBM R60, worked amazing with the intel 915 graphics accelerator. Setup was simple. And the results were amazing. Got a 3d cubed desktop for the 4

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-814795147148709302006-11-12T10:09:00.000+05:302006-11-12T10:10:49.257+05:30

Hey everyone ,just check out our technical forum v2 ,sure you will love it..cyberpen

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-60393455523913786832006-11-11T17:12:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:20:26.822+05:30

Google has announced on development of its version of the world famous linux distro - Ubuntu , to be named Goobuntu. Goobuntu will be the official desktop replacement for windows in google offices to start with. Later plans have not been let out.It has already started the crusade war with Microsoft by releasing a cutting edge all-in-one package of software tools for free download which is

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1161093927179090672006-10-17T19:24:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.762+05:30

Had a seminar on Microsoft Vista launch yesterday in our college , and oh man! the new OS is a real dream-come-true for its look and feel..It sure needs a heavy hardware to back its performance up..Microsoft has been working on it for the past several years to get it the perfect user experience it offers.. Ideal for the home user who is expected to have no prior expertise on anything..In terms of

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1157922737918566202006-09-11T02:38:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.645+05:30

This one is perfect..http://mp3blaster.sourceforge.netLooks neat and is really usefulHave a look at it..ScreenshotPerfect right?

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1157922488096169812006-09-11T02:31:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.537+05:30

I was astonished to see codeweavers website while browsing thru, as usual..Their claim over emulating windows applications is simply remarkable..Just have a look at it for once.. and I am sure you would like to have a trial ..listTrial is also available for download..Just enroll at their registration section , and enjoy 30 days evaluation copy..trial copyDo get in your comments after using this..

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1156133303770447162006-08-21T09:33:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.398+05:30

This one is lightweight , has got a clean interface and is truly adoptable.I am talking of JEdit , yet another open source boon from sourceforge.net as my dream IDE.Got a simple .jar installer from http://jedit.sourceforge.net and installed it using # java -jar Jedit*.jarForgot to tell you , pre-requisite for installation is the java runtime environment , which i think would be installed in any

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1155655436701439732006-08-15T20:46:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.271+05:30

Hi guys , after a long break , I am back ...This time , I have a small review on suse 10.1 ( the DVD which my friend got me along with the LFY magazine).Suse 10.1 is simply superb in terms of GUI, performance, handling, hardware detection and configuration. I could not get it crashed one single time even after days of usage.. The centralised administration through yast2 has been a boon to any

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1150826241844058332006-06-20T23:19:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.150+05:30

Eventhough WINE stands for 'WINE Is Not an Emulator' , it is one of the most common emulator any linux user would have seen in his life.I wanted to try out this emulation .. Installed WINE by :1) Downloading the wine tarball from their sitewww.winehq.org2) Extracted it to a temporary folder$ tar -jxvf wine-*.tar.bz23)i Make sure that dependencies 'XFree86-devel' is satisfied ..If not found ,

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1149748751031745052006-06-08T11:52:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:10.023+05:30

Firstly, you need to download the java sdk from their official SUN site..http://java.sun.comThen install from the rpm extractor ..Now comes the important part of itSetting the class path..Open your .bashrc and insert the following lines# vi ~/.bashrcPATH="$PATH:/usr/java/jdk[version]/bin"export PATHThe path may change from machine to machine...So just find out the corresponding path and place it

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1149684759137548912006-06-07T18:12:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:09.880+05:30

This time I shall tell you how to find open ports in a machine . So that you can sneak in and do all what you want...Just a beginner's guide..Using nmapnmap is a tool used for network monitoring. It uses I.P packets to find out which all ports,info about firewalls and services are available on a network ..You can do a nmap on any machine or network easily .. provided your service provider has not

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1145045100073272942006-04-15T01:22:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:09.735+05:30

This VNC tool from RealVNC Computing Inc. is simply a wonder...It took me just minutes to setup the server, and the client was seen enjoying GNOME from server in no time...The setup is as follows :Server side ------------1) Install vnc-server*.rpm2) Edit configuration file in ~/.vnc/xstartup to add 'gnome-session' in place of dirty 'twm'.3) service vncserver restart4) vncserver :1 (or any

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1144429654346732462006-04-07T22:31:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:09.340+05:30

Check out my brother's blog athttp://alley-of-dreams.blogspot.comLooks truly good . I liked it.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1143396324203467602006-03-26T23:31:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:09.225+05:30

With great irritation, I post this one in here...I log into hotmail daily, just to see 100+ junk mails from namesdatabase , surveys and things like hi5, multiply , share , and so on...My only activity is to mark them as junk and hope for a better inbox to look at ...What I personally feel is hotmail needs to be shut down , as I am very sure I never ever gave my hotmail id away at any mass mailing

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1142271304906890022006-03-13T23:01:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:09.081+05:30

The best method to test your system security after server configuration is to check out the port scan at this link ..http://scan.sygate.com/Try out all the scans available there. You will know how secure your machine is from external intrusions.I find it to be really cool , so why don't you give it a try?

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1142093387447930672006-03-11T21:35:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:08.948+05:30

The tool we popularly use in linux for secure remote login is ssh .ssh stands for secured shell.It is secure in the sense communication link is established with the help of DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) .No more dialogues , I am straight away giving you the command...1) You have a fair chance of entry if the service sshd is turned on in the target machine. It is on by default.2) Login to a

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1141364288002146852006-03-03T11:02:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:08.659+05:30

Setting up a proxy server was never too easy.Got it successfully running in no time. The procedure was simple. 1) Installed the SQUID rpm.2) Opened the configuration file in /etc/squid/squid.conf3) Create acl entries as specified in file. 4) Added the acl entry to http_access lines. 5) service squid restartdone!!so simple right , but very powerful it seems.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1140970580073698142006-02-26T21:43:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:08.550+05:30

On the verge of our maiden album release , I am a bit too excited !! Do not know how much it will be appreciated , but I will give in my best...Not named the band yet , or the album , the only thing that we are sure of is the number of songs and the language , 8 songs and hindi. Praying god to get a good output from myself!!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1139763342533300032006-02-12T22:14:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:08.447+05:30

The gem of the internet - mozilla firefox gets better. This time , they have numerous extensions and plugins for free , so as to customize its performance as per the user's need. The most popular extensions/plugins I use and recommend are :1) adblock plus- which will block all ads on pages based on filters.2) flashblock - which will block automatic loading of any flash file. 3) fasterfox - to

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1139761978226110122006-02-12T21:57:00.001+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.995+05:30

The free home delivery OS ubuntu linux is gaining popularity like anything.I must say , the idea of spreading the distro is simply superb. The strategy is to make it more popular , thereby increasing the development of packages wordwide and gaining widespread support on any issue.Many of my friends ordered packs of 5 and 10 and circulated the cd as a matter of pride.The pack consisted of a live

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1138509530474827532006-01-29T10:05:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.774+05:30

hi guys , schedule was very hectic for the whole month... prioritising what is to be done .. Saw the movie Rang de Basanti , really good a movie , a must watch! The songs are also really nice ! Will return soon with more news and views...

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1136100163794202032006-01-01T12:45:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.672+05:30

Whatever maybe the situation at home , this year must be dedicated to fruitful hardwork!No longer can you afford to remain lazy in this tech-savvy world .Go , chase your dreams and get the most out of life. Never lose any opportunity to prove your worth , and forget anything related to the past. Let 2006 be a new beginning , a new sunrise in our lives .A useful URL on new year :ebooksclubRegister

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1135622178783272952005-12-27T00:03:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.567+05:30

This blog has been alive for more than an year now!i wish all a very happy new yearGo on , chase your dreams and do not stop until you have achieved your goals....

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1130823465473188652005-11-01T11:00:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.449+05:30

Hypertransport technology is a top-speed, lower latency communication link used to connect various components in the computing environment. It appears to be 50 times faster than the existing communication technologies.It was developed By AMD along with contributions from a non-profiteering corporation known as the HyperTransport Technology Consortium.Its achievements include greater bandwidth,

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1130162284408923382005-10-24T19:23:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.319+05:30

It is undoubtedly the 'Float's mobile agent'. Open source project this , works for almost all Sony Ericsson mobiles for PC connectivity. It even offers remote controls options in my T610 .Try it out for sure,http://fma.sourceforge.netI think this needs to be added in the default set of software supplied with the SE mobiles.

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1129023118880523742005-10-11T14:50:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:07.101+05:30

The common technology found in all mobile phones these days - Bluetooth , is giving rise to new troubles these days.ZD-NET reports : " The Cabir virus spreads itself to new devices by using the Bluetooth wireless short-range protocol, although it can be prevented by turning off a phone's 'discoverable' mode. The worm affects phones running the Symbian operating system.A 32-year-old Brazilian

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1127389942734679242005-09-22T17:21:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:06.848+05:30

The introduction of 'Google talk' into the internet speaks clear for google.The current popularity that yahoo messenger 7 has received by its new 'call' option is being threatened by Google counterpart in no time.When it comes to a search engine , Google are on top with no near competitors.Now , it is time to claim all what others used to .Don't you feel that the development of such an

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1123338961330365882005-08-06T20:04:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:06.715+05:30

All my I.T articles are getting moved into http://www.cyberpen.netSo, feel free to register for free and enjoy all sections .....We need some quality posting in there....Contribute your share!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1123338621722265882005-08-06T19:53:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:06.616+05:30

Hai everyone, I am back after a long break...I wish to express my experiences on windows (32-bit) on AMD Athlon 64 ....The installation was cool and easy like usual ..But, everything went wrong when i installed the windows XP service pack 2 over it....The OS losts its performance , started showing problems with the COM ports and the USB configuration. At times, I even experienced multiple

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1121264216258945592005-07-13T18:33:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:06.413+05:30

visit the forum http://www.cyberpen.net and post to your heart's content!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1120158961791365532005-07-01T00:35:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:06.306+05:30

AMD Japan has sued Intel for violating the Anti-monopoly act in the Tokyo High Court and the Tokyo District Court . Intel had interfered with AMD processors' business by heavily funding other computer manufacturing companies(NEC ,Fujitsu, Toshiba ,Sony and Hitachi) for not favouring the procurement of AMD processors in Japan. This in turn has affected AMD business adversely and has claimed a loss

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1119852924314600382005-06-27T11:34:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:06.090+05:30

Redhat has decided to create the Fedora foundation and make it more than a project. This was decided on june 3rd at the Redhat summit. There are no current plans to change the Fedora Core distribution project, processes, or management. Red Hat is to maintain overall control over the project to ensure high quality releases.The decision is backed up by the development of a community and the

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1117654469508119082005-06-02T00:49:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:05.985+05:30

AMD strikes back by the release of Athlon 64 X2 , the dual core version in reply to the Intel Pentium D. According to official sources , the processor exhibits 80% performance than its single core version and is high priced at 1066$ for 4800+ (2.4 GHz and 1MB L2 cache) and 537$ for 4200+ (2.2 GHz and 1MB L2 cache).The AMD advantage is in the compatibility offered with the existing single core

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1116790746870933062005-05-23T01:05:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:05.794+05:30

The new forum I found out today for newbies ishttp://www.coollinux.netIf interested , do not waste even a single moment and go get a membership for free in there.It has an underdeveloped downloads sectionlet us populate it soon.lol!!!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1116790450449738272005-05-23T00:57:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:05.686+05:30

Intel has decided to stop mPGA socket 478 processors production after the latest 3.40 GHz. Intel has already lost a huge share of its profit to AMD after the release of AMD 64 for 64 bit server applications and 64fx for gaming.Intel is trying to give AMD a tight competition , it seems, as it is now planning to release the x86 64 bit processor. But, as usual , i feel that the performance will be

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1108323755872329012005-02-14T01:12:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:05.289+05:30

A quick note, I was really fascinated after coming to know more about JDS. So thought of giving you the download link to its live cd. http://iso.linuxquestions.org/version.php?version=91This link is from www.linuxquestions.org , my tutor of linux so far!!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1108307815469889542005-02-13T20:43:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:05.169+05:30

Sun Microsystems' latest innovations by its Advanced Software Technology Team will make these "what-ifs" a reality for the desktop of the near future. Code named Project Looking Glass™ will bring 3D windowing capabilities to the desktop to offer a far richer user experience for work and play. But, it's not only about looks, it's about creating an engaging user experience, one that can make

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1108184706094273652005-02-12T10:28:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:04.950+05:30

Hai friends,I heard from somewhere that the new Longhorn will be having macromedia editing tools , which will of course end up in a conflict with the macromedia guys.I think it is the right time for macromedia to withdraw their microsoft support and move to the open source world for good.if ever this news is fake, please do not kill me , i am just a blogger!!!

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1106421288418293252005-01-23T00:47:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:04.739+05:30

Now, I have planned to step into the fedora world , just to see the basic difference between distros. I would be really grateful to all those who provide me with a valid download link of fedora core 3. I am going to try out cedega in fedora core , to assess the performance of 3d games in linux(www.transgaming.com), just by emulating. wish me all good luck .see ya all soon!!! bye and out

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1104438623842668302004-12-31T01:56:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:04.588+05:30

Even though Tsunami ( the killer waves) have affected our daily lives so badly, producing a bad omen for our new year , there is always a ray of hope in our minds, to have a bright and marvellous future and an ever shining new year. Wishing you all a very happy new year . Hope to see some tremendous developments in linux too during the year 2005.see ya, bye for now

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1100459586001291102004-11-15T00:43:00.001+05:302006-11-11T17:10:04.353+05:30

The new OS from Sun microsystems makes a quiet launch ( The Java Desktop System). The OS looks quiet attractive in tech magazines and forums and claims to be a threat to the major distros like Novell's SuSE and the great mandrake. The interface looks cool like ice and the utilities inported in are StarOffice and the Ximian Evolution mail client with lots more of renowned open source linux

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1099942870885955902004-11-09T01:11:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:04.037+05:30

First of all, let me give you some download links for linux...www.linuxberg.com //for all the softwares you needhttp://iso.linuxquestions.org // for downloading all the new distroswww.ibiblio.org //a server dedicated for linux downloadsAnd do not forget to contribute links to this blog. Active contributions are always encouraged.Also, one more thing, I am also a linux

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972683.post-1099942029207396542004-11-09T00:55:00.000+05:302006-11-11T17:10:03.882+05:30

Let us have some live blogging in here on linux. I think this blog will be a perfect guide for all newbies of linux. I shall help all, to the best of my ability and increase the interest of all in open source linux programming.1) First of all , choose your distro ( or distribution like redhat, mandrake, SuSe, Gnoppix, Fedore core , lycorix , Gentoo etc ) and install it into your hard disk .( I

Pradeep Balagangadharanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676582896229841460noreply@blogger.com0