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Windows Folder Extensions

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/05/windows-folder-extensions.html -XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXX} to the end of the folder name just as adding an extension to a file) and see the changes.** Try these on a blank folder or a folder that contains nothing important! Tested on Windows XP, you are welcome to comment about success or failure on other Windows OS's .... This method can be used to hide/protect important folders.. ;) ...

Freeing up more disk space

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/04/freeing-up-more-disk-space.html Freeing up more disk space Disk Clean UpRight Click the drive -> Properties -> Click on the Disk Clean Up -> Press OKObsolete Restore FilesRight Click the drive -> Properties -> Click on the Disk Clean Up -> More Options Tab -> System Restore Frame -> Click Clean Up -> OKDisable HibernationIf you do not use hibernate feature, disable it.Control Panel -> Power Options -> Hibernate Tab -> Uncheck Enable Hibernation -> OKRemoving .tmp , .log .tmp and .log ...

Installing Google Go on Linux Ubuntu

http://digitalpbk.com/google-go/installing-google-go-linux-ubuntu ://go.googlecode.com/hg/ $GOROOT cd $GOROOT/src ./all.bash Installing Google Go in Steps The following packages are required for installing Google Go : bison, make, gcc, libc6-dev, ed, mercurial. To install run the command sudo apt-get install bison make gcc libc6-dev ed mercurial Edit the .bashrc file to set up the environment variables, .bashrc file resides in your home folder (/home/username/). Add the following lines if you are using ubuntu x86 (or unsure) export GOROOT=$HOME/go export GOARCH=386 export GOOS ...

Base 64 Encoding

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2006/12/base-64-encoding.html Base 64 Encoding IntroductionBase 64 encoding is a method used in email systems. The email systems that where developed back in the time of Arpanet, where designed to support only Letters (A-Z,a-z) , Numbers (0-9) and some limited puncutation marks. So inorder to transfer files which can contain more than characters and digits (for eg,a picture.jpg file), Base 64 Encoding is used. The EncodingBase 64 encoding, as the name suggests, has 64 different characters to represent all the 255 characters ...

Apache Solr MySQL Sample Data Config

http://digitalpbk.com/apachesolr/apache-solr-mysql-sample-data-config . Download the JDBC Driver Download the JDBC Driver for MySQL from http://mysql.spd.co.il/Downloads/Connector-J/mysql-connector-java-3.1.14.zip Put the "mysql-connector-java-3.1.14-bin.jar" in Solr Dir/example/lib Configuring Solr to Use MySQL Solr can be configured to connect to a MySQL Data base using the DataImportHandler. To do so first in solrconfig.xml (This file would be in Solr Dir/example/conf) add a new requestHandler which is handled by DIH (DataImportHandler). data ...

Reset the root password on a linux box

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2009/03/reset-root-password-linux-fedora-debian.html when running passwd, passwd: Authentication token lock busy.passwd Next just use the passwd command, and give a new root password, Now that's simple. Reboot or init 5That's really all I did. OR from the root shell, you can also edit the /etc/shadow file to remove the password.OR copy the /etc/shadow /etc/passwd file and use John-The-Ripper software to try cracking the password.Stuck? Let me know ...

Disable Autorun Windows XP

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/10/disable-autorun-windows-xp.html Disable Autorun Windows XP Do this very important!!Most viruses uses the autorun.inf to get itself infected on your computer. Autorun.inf is a small file that instructs the windows os to do when the CD is inserted into the computer. In genuine cases , it runs a setup in case of a Software Installation Disc. In the other case it may run a virus and gets your system infected. All you got to do to get the virus is put the CD. Same is the case for Mass Storage Devices like Memory Sticks, Pen Drives ...

CHDK for Canon SX120 IS Camera ( Canon Hack Development Kit )

http://digitalpbk.com/hardware/canon-sx120-chdk-camera-canon-hack-development-kit to show live histogram, Time lapse photography, Motion Detection etc. With CHDK you can also do scripting to automate the process of taking photographs. Although Canon has not acknowledged CHDK Firmware, trying out is harmless as it does not change the in built firmware. We can use CHDK without voiding the Camera Warranty, as the changes we make is only on SD Card. The files for CHDK on Canon SX 120 IS are attached with this post. I downloaded this and used it back, now I do not remember the source ...

Update Nvidia drivers on Sony Vaio

http://digitalpbk.com/sony-vaio/install-updated-nvidia-drivers-on-vaio Update Nvidia drivers on Sony Vaio Updating Nvidia graphics drivers on Sony Vaio is been a problem recently as the driver installation is not detecting your hardware. Sony Vaio OEM provided drivers are not up to date and when installing drivers directly from the Nvidia GeForce website, the screen says NVidia installation cannot continue This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware To Solve the problem you need to change an inf file after you downloaded your drivers ...

The MP3 ID3 Tag

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/03/mp3-id3-tag.html The MP3 ID3 Tag Intro: ID3V2? ID3 tags are blocks of data in mp3 that stores information about the song. It can be used to store anything from album names, performing artists, movie/album, genre, to jpg pictures containing the CD covers. ID3V2 is the second version of the ID3 tag on mp3. The following is about the ID3V2 structure.ID3 Tags can be found anywhere in the mp3 file and there is no typical standard for its location. So how do we find it ?ID3 Tags start with the 3 letters ID3 (what ...