Knoppix
Knoppix is a Linux distribution which you can directly run from your Windows machine. You just insert the CD and restart the computer. And presto, you have Linux running!
I think this is very useful if you want to run Linux occasionally but do not want to install both Linux and Windows on your machine. Thanks to Dr. Jay Pfaffman for the information about Knoppix.
I am writing this entry using Mozilla on Knoppix on my Windows machine.
The system currently shows up as:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040413 Debian/1.6-5
If I were using IE on Windows Xp, it would show up as:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
More info: www.Knoppix.com
Knoppix is absolutely great!
Bobby
symlink in Unix
Creating a symlink in Unix/Linux:
UNIX> ln -s target_path symlink_name
Manish’s B’day
Today (Aug 11) is Manish Yadav’s B’day. It is also Sampath Telikicherla’s and Sarath Dandala’s birthday.
E-commerce turns 10
E-commerce is 10 years old today. The first e-commerce transaction was conducted on Wed, Aug 11, 1994. The item sold was a “Ten Summoner’s Tales” by Sting which sold for $12.48, plus shipping costs.
Interested? read the article at news.com.
IIS log files location
Location of IIS log files:
Windows Xp:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Logfiles\W3SVC1
Windows NT/2000:
C:\WINNT\system32\Logfiles\W3SVC1
Related Links:
– Gathering Log Files from an IIS Web Server. From Cisco website
No “Add Member” feature in Yahoo groups.
Just realized that there is no longer an “Add Member” feature in Yahoo groups. I am owner and/or moderator for a couple of groups. But none of them displays the “Add” feature now. The “Invite Member” feature is still there.
Wonder if it is a permanent or temporary change.
Note (4:50 AM 8/2/2004): Thanks to Brajeshwar for the comment. I found the “Add Members” link at the bottom of the Members > Invite Members page. Hmm, I thought that there was an “Add Members” link on the “Members” page. Guess I was wrong.
No chewing gum in Singapore
I was reading an article from Wired and I came across a sentence which mentioned that chewing gum is banned in Singapore. I was really surprised to know about this.
I then googled a bit and found out that this is actually true. In Singapore, the import, sale and possession of chewing gum is banned! [link]
Searched a bit more, and it seems that in 2002, the ban was partially lifted to allow sale of sugarless chewing gum for medical purposes.
“The import, manufacture and sale of chewing gum has been banned in Singapore since 1992, and the penalty for smuggling gum into the country is a year in jail, and a 10,000 Singapore dollar- ($5,500-) fine.”
Wierd, Huh?
The Bourne Supremacy
Great movie! The beginning 15 mins or so is shot in Goa. It seems that portion was shot sometime in March 2004.
Links:
– Bourne Supremacy website
– Yahoo Movie Review
Blog Spam, MT-Blacklist
I had 25 spam comments in my blog today. That was just too much!
Update(3:34 AM 7/21/2004): MT-Blacklist
Thanks to Brajeshwar for the tip. I have installed MT-Blacklist and it is working great. It has a huge database of blog spammers. More about this later.
Links:
– MT-Blacklist
– Installation
– Latest blacklist file
RelianceIndiaCall.com
Review:
RelianceIndiaCall.com is great for making long distance calls to India. I started using it at the beginning of July and I must admit that I am really satisfied with the service. Call quality is excellent.
The rate is 11.9 cents per minute for calls to anywhere in India. Payment options are pre-paid and post-paid. The nice thing about it is that I can make calls for 2 minutes and I will be only charged for that. I don’t have to worry about connection fees etc.
Two of my other friends are using the service and they are also really satisfied with it. If the quality stays like this, I will be using their service for a pretty long time.
Note: If you are not calling ALL INDIA i.e. if you are calling cities like Hyderabad and Chennai, then I think other calling cards will be better for you. I heard that with some of the calling cards, you get about 6 cents per minute rate for calls to Hyderabad.