Monthly Archives: June 2010

Fedora: How To Flush DNS Cache

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Masao 

nscd -i hosts

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Windows: Open Task Manager Minimized On Startup

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Masao 

Windows’ Task Manager lets you easily shut down hidden or troubled apps, check which programs are hogging RAM, and analyze CPU usage. You may be a Task Manager aficionado, but you may not know the fastest ways to reach the … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu: Show Dynamic Title in Terminal

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Masao 

A quick solution to this problem is to make sure that /etc/bash.bashrc file has a line uncommented. vim /etc/bash.bashrc Then, look for this line and make sure it is NOT commented out: PROMPT_COMMAND=’echo -ne “\033]0;{USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007″‘

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How To Assign Local IP Addresses Based on MAC Address

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Masao 

Assigning IP addresses based on MAC addresses prevents the router from occasionally giving new IP addresses to your local machines. On a Netgear Router: go to LAN Setup. Instructions From the Netgear Router LAN Setup screen: Address Reservation When you … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu: Workplace Switcher Labels

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Masao 

By default, you can’t add labels in the workplace switcher in Ubuntu. To enable them, go to System > Preferences > Appearance. Click the Visual Effects tab. Then, click None, to disable all effects. Now, you should be able to … Continue reading →

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How to Edit resolv.conf Permanently

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Masao 

Edit this file: # vim /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf To append a search domain, add this to the file: append domain-name ” mycrazydomain.com”; …which will allow your machine to search *.mycrazydomain.com. Note the initial space within the double quotes. Then run: # /sbin/dhclient … Continue reading →

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