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500 I won't open a connection to 192.168.1.232 (only to 59.93.9.97)

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/06/500-i-wont-open-connection-to.html 500 I won't open a connection to 192.168.1.232 (only to 59.93.9.97) FTP ProblemIt says it wont open a connection to the host !!Dont know what the problem is .Solution is to use Passive modeftp> passivePassive mode on.Not of much of a post.But just felt it might be useful to me atleast :D ...

CAPTCHA - What ?

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/07/captcha-what.html what's written in it (easily). CAPTCHA's are present in most sites including here. Try posting a comment and you will be asked to enter a word as shown in the figure.CAPTCHA's are used to prevent bots or programs to spam the site with lots of biasing information or advertisements. Effectiveness of CAPTCHACAPTCHA has been here for a couple of years and hence programs defeating the CAPTCHA's have obviously been developed! So how does an effective CAPTCHA system work?A good captcha ...

Sprintf Function in Python

http://digitalpbk.com/python/php-sprintf-function-in-python Sprintf Function in Python The printf or sprintf function is used to format strings in PHP and C programming constructs. sprintf in php returns the formatted string whereas printf just prints the output. $variable = sprintf("%d %s %d = %d",4,"+",5,9); print $variable; //OR printf("%d %s %d = %d",4,"+",5,9); //Both lines are identical. //Prints 4 + 5 = 9 On python, sprintf is handled using an operator instead of function. The % operator on a string ...

About "HOSTS" File

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2006/11/about-hosts-file.html About "HOSTS" File Warning: Backup the file before playing with it!What does this file do?The HOSTS file found on Windows (and linux too) is like a local DNS (domain name server). When you type a url on the browsers address bar, the domain name is converted to the IP of the server by a DNS lookup by the browser. Now here is the catch ... Windows first looks at the HOSTS file before doing any DNS lookup. So we can block certain sites by editing the HOSTS file. Where is it ? I dont see ...

Linux style command line for Windows, Drag to Select, Right click to paste

http://digitalpbk.com/windows/linux-style-command-line-quick-edit-right-click-paste Linux style command line for Windows, Drag to Select, Right click to paste Ever wondered if you could want more out of the windows command line ? Usually on windows command line in order to select a piece of text, you have to right click the command line title and select mark and then mark the piece of text selected and press enter. And to paste we have to right click on the title and in the Edit menu select paste, which is a painful way of doing it. On linux on the other hand, command line ...

Tips to Improve your android battery life

http://digitalpbk.com/android/tips-to-save-android-battery-life operating devices that are turned on affects your battery life. This includes WiFi BlueTooth GPS (Global Position System) NFC (Near Field Communications) 3G/Data connection 2G voice communication. So the more devices that are turned on the more battery is consumed. Typically you would not need to use BlueTooth and GPS so you can turn it off when not used. Typically the wireless settings are under Settings > Wireless and Networks, as shown below: Similarly with GPS which is under Settings ...

tracert Program (path to the source)

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/03/tracert-program-windows-trace-path.html complete.It shows that the request went through 19 systems to reach google.. phew!! :)Have fun :)Linux should also have one ? can anyone comment on that ? ...

Installing GCC for Linux (Fedora Core 6)

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/04/installing-gcc-for-linux-fedora-core-6.html Installing GCC for Linux (Fedora Core 6) IntroductionPhew! Here are the steps for installing the GNU C Compiler (GCC) for Linux in Fedora Core 6 .StepsDownload the following files : libgomp-4.1.1-30.i386.rpmglibc-headers-2.5-3.i386.rpmglibc-devel-2.5-3.i386.rpmgcc-4.1.1-30.i386.rpmYou can get the above files by searching for the above files on http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.phpInstall the rpm's , open the console : [.....]# rpm -Uvh libgomp-4.1.1-30.i386.rpm..[.....]# rpm -Uvh ...

PERL Referencing and Dereferencing

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/10/perl-referencing-and-dereferencing.html PERL Referencing and Dereferencing IntroPERL - Practical Extraction and Report Language.Referencing a variable means creating a pointer to the variable. Referencing in C is done by the & operator, but in PERL referencing is done by the \(backslash) operator.Check out the following examples to understand better:my $scalar = "http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com";my $scalar_ptr = \$scalar; //Scalar referencemy $array= (1,2,4,3,5);my $array_ptr = \@array; //Array reference//ormy $array ...

Cancelling Automatic System Shutdown on XP

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/03/cancelling-automatic-system-shutdown-on.html Cancelling Automatic System Shutdown on XP IntroductionHave you ever lost valuable data because of the automatic shutdown window that pops up now and then? Have you been frustrated by this window ?The SYSTEM SHUTDOWN windowAppears mostly when XP considers itself unstable and needs to reboot, It gives us a window of barely 1 minute to pack up our things and save all the work etc. But what if you want more than a minute to do this. End Tasking or Closing the window does not work.Here is how to do ...