Archive for March, 2008

Linux Tip: Disable User Account

How to disable user account?

In Linux systems, you can disable access to an account without changing anything from the account. This is useful if you someone’s access to be locked for a period of time then re-enable it later. To issue this command, you must be logged in as root.

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A post from Creative Labs Forums delivers a message from Phil O’Shaughnessy, Corporate Communications VP, to Daniel_K, an individual who modifies the sound card drivers of Creative to unlock functionalities that are not usually available for Windows Vista users.

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60% of Photoshop Users are Pirates

Epicedit.com made a little study to see how many users use photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and how many of those users bought a legal copy of the software. Read the rest of this entry »

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Choosing The Best University For You

Many high school graduates have no idea whatsoever what they want to do after finishing high school. After all those tests and homeworks, there are some who simply chose not to go to college or flunk out of one because they don’t fit in, ending up feeling frustrated and depressed.

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How Tell Your Hard Drive Is About To Die

LifeHack.org writes all the tell-tale signs to know if your hard drive will soon fail and die on you. Very helpful since I have already suffered enough from hard drives that decided to just get tired and stop breathing - er… spinning.
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Microsoft Word Prank

April Fool’s Day is a few days away. If you want to play a trick on someone, preferably someone who is a heavy MS Word user, there is a joke that you can do and it is downright funny (if you are the prankster) and very annoying (if you are the victim).

IAmBetterThanU .com has the code that you need to play this little joke on someone. And maybe now is a good time to introduce OpenOffice.Org too ;)

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Today’s Top 10 Rap Artists

I have a diverse taste when it comes to music. From classical music, pop, hip hop, punk rock, even folksongs, I discovered that the more you listen to different kinds of music, the more you discover different types of songs and talented artists.

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Very Funny Animated Video

Found this cool and funny animated video while I was Googling. Very funny.

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Free Toolkits for Technical Support Engineers

For two years of my early career life, I was a struggling Windows support who worked from being a Windows help desk support to Windows on-site support before becoming a Linux system administrator.

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Nitinol: Alloy Than Can Remember Its Original Form

There is one wicked metal alloy than can be deformed or bent in any way possible way but has the ability to return to its original form once the load is removed.

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