The hosts File
The hosts file is text file is used by your TCP/IP connection on the Internet before DNS to map IP addresses to domain names. For really good discussion on what the hosts file is all about, check out the following Security Now Podcast (this is an MP3 file). The hosts file is used in Windows, [...]
Disabling ipv6 in Linux
Make the following modifications to disable ipv6 in CentOS (Redhat) Linux: /etc/modprobe.conf alias net-pf-10 off alias ipv6 off /etc/sysconfig/network NETWORKING_IPV6=no /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 IPV6INIT=no Also check the otherl ifcfg-eth0…n and wan0…n scripts.
Managing Linux Services
Linux services or daemons are used to automatically start software that provide services such as web servers, database servers, FTP, SSH, Samba. This article is about how to manage linux services and to set them to start automatically. Note that Linux distributions are based on System V which have run levels for system services (as [...]
Media Jukebox
Media Jukebox by J.River is perhaps the best music management/player out there for Microsoft Windows. First off, it has a great interface and doesn’t hog your PC like other media players *cough* Windows Media Player *cough*. It organises your music well, makes it easy to search, includes some nifty features including album cover art, visualisations, [...]
Getting back a lost window
Ever had a program that appears on the task bar, but when open you can’t see it? Well this has happened to me when connecting to a computer with dual monitors. The solution is to use Windows {ALT+SPACE} to move the window to your current screen. Right-click on the task bar for the application that [...]