May 30 2009

3 Books Giveaway Winners: Hacking Vim, Lighttpd and Xen Virtualization

Photo courtesy of sean dreilinger I’m happy to announce the winners of the 3 books giveaway contest. that was conducted on behalf of 1st Birthday of the blog. Following three winners are randomly selected and will receive the corresponding PDF version of the book.   Hacking Vim Book Winner: Pedro Parra (comment#37) Lighttpd Book Winner: [...]

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May 30 2009

Happy 1st Birthday to The Geek Stuff

On the 1st Birthday of the blog, I would like to sincerely appreciate all the support provided by you to keep this blog going. Exactly a year ago on this day (May 27th, 2008), I posted my first article 5 Basic Linux SSH Commands on the blog.   Now the blog has over 120 high [...]

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May 30 2009

Turbocharge Firefox Browser With Vim Editor Functionality Using Vimperator Add-on

This article is part of the on-going Vi / Vim Tips and Tricks.  Firefox is the best browser. Vim is the best editor. Wouldn’t be nice if we can combine the best browser (Firefox) with the best editor (Vim)?   In this article let us review how to use the powerful Vim navigation concepts inside [...]

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May 23 2009

15 Advanced PostgreSQL Commands with Examples

Some of the open source application comes with postgreSQL database. To maintain those application, companies may not hire a fulltime postgreSQL DBA. Instead they may request the existing Oracle DBA, or Linux system administrator, or programmers to maintain the potgreSQL. In this article let discuss about the 15 practical postgresql database commands which will be [...]

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May 20 2009

Oracle LSNRCTL – Listener Shutdown and Startup Procedures

Starting up and shutting down the oracle listener is a routine task for a database administrator. However a Linux system administrator or programmer may end-up doing some basic DBA operations on development database. It is critical for non-DBAs to understand the basic database admin activities. In this article, let us review how to start, [...] [...]

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May 18 2009

Apple may (or may not) be mulling background apps for the iPhone …

We’ve gotten the lowdown on that HTC Magic seen sporting Exchange support over in CNET Asia’s capable hands, and as many readers opined, it’s indeed a custom solution rolled by HTC without any Google involvement. …

May 18 2009

Opinion: Ubuntu 9.04 is as slick as Windows 7 and Mac OS X – Crave …

The latest version of the user-focused Linux operating system has that elusive slick-and-speedy feel, writes ZDNet Australia’s Renai LeMay. Plus more technology news in Crave, the gadget blog at CNET UK.

May 18 2009

What will Apple's response be to Windows 7? | Windows 7 News

As for MAC vs Win7, I have to agree with those who think that they are both good OS’s.

May 18 2009

Alternatives to Ubuntu One | AlternativeTo.net

Freeware | Online Windows Linux Mac . SpiderOak provides an easy, secure and consolidated free online backup, storage, access, sharing & sync* tool for Windows , Mac OS X, and Linux ( Ubuntu & Debian).

May 18 2009

Triboot with Windows 7, Leopard, Ubuntu – InsanelyMac Forum

OSX is installed to your osx partition (osx isnt picky, so I think you can do this at any point, but better to do it later to avoid problems with ubuntu / windows ). – Set osx partition active from fdisk (should have been the windows partition …

May 18 2009

Would Bill Gates have aired Laptop Hunters? – Apple 2.0

Second I use Apple and Linux anywhere I can, and use Windows only where I must. Third, Linux is like a poor man’s Mac

May 18 2009

How To Install Windows 7 On Almost Any Netbook [How To …

Here are some guides, by OS (some linked for length): • Windows XP • Windows Vista • Mac OS X ( courtesy of Ubuntu , funnily enough ): 1.

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