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Increase screen resolution in guest CentOS from Virtualbox

2011-12-27T17:13:00.003+06:00

CentOS: 5.7 (final)

Virtualbox: 4.1.8

1. Virtualbox main windows:

1.1 Select your OS

1.2 Settings

1.3 Storage

1.4 IDE Controller

1.4.1 Click on "Add CD/DVD Drive"

1.4.2 "Blank"

1.5 "OK"

2. Run this Guest OS

2.1 As root in terminal: yum install gcc kernel kernel-devel -y

3. Click "Devices" in main guest window

4. In the OS:

4.1 Go to /mount/

4.2 Run: ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

5. Reboot your system.

Fingerprint checking of certificate

2011-08-18T21:27:00.003+06:00

Command:

openssl x509 -in example.crt -fingerprint -noout

Port forwarding issue

2011-08-08T23:03:00.002+06:00

One issue regarding port forwarding may drive you nuts. Say, you have inserted command for port forwarding in your /etc/sysconfig/iptables:

-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p udp -m udp –dport 5036 -j ACCEPT

And, you started getting errors..... errors.. errors.. it's OK!

The solution is: for port forwarding you need to insert this command inside "Port Forwarding" chunk. Like here, chunk is: "in between of these two bold lines"

:RH-Firewall-1-INPUT - [0:0]
-A INPUT -j RH-Firewall-1-INPUT
-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 1111 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 2222 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 3333 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 4444 -j
-A FORWARD -j RH-Firewall-1-INPUT

Documentation writing

2011-07-30T02:49:00.002+06:00

No introduction!!! Let's jump into points! These points help us to write nice docs: [14 points to start ]

1. Clarity and Understanding: the purpose is to communicate specific ideas, and everything about the document should contribute to this goal

2. Before you write your paper, you need to understand your audience and your message

3. The goal of writing a paper is to change people's (reader's) behavior

4. Your paper needs to convince the audience of three key points: (i) that the problem is interesting, (ii) that it is hard, (iii) and that you solved it.

5. Another way of stating this is that the purpose of the paper is not to describe what you have done, but to inform

6. The audience is interested in what worked, and why, so start with that.

7. A paper should communicate the main ideas of your research (such as the techniques and results) early and clearly.

8. Do not start with a mass of details

9. For each section of the paper, consider writing a mini-introduction that says what its organization is, what is in each part, and how the parts relate to one another.

10.For a section or sub-section, it can be as short as a sentence.

11.You should first say what the problem or goal is

12.Be brief. Make every word count.

13.use past tense.

14.Use figures! A figure should stand on its own, containing all the information that is necessary to understand it

Change Host Name

2011-07-21T16:44:00.004+06:00

You can change your domain name in two ways:

1. Temporary : hostname mohib.test.com

2. Permanently: 1. Edit your /etc/sysconfig/network ' s "HOSTNAME"

Example:
NETWORKING=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=no
HOSTNAME="mohib.test.com"
GATEWAYDEV="eth0"
FORWARD_IPV4="yes"

Reboot your machine.

RHEL: how to add an user as sudo

2011-05-05T03:29:00.002+06:00

Say, I am trying to add "testrhel" user as sudo, the whole command will be like:

1. from your terminal, login as root with "su"
2. then from root, run these commands:
2.1 chmod +w /etc/sudoers
2.2 echo 'testrhel ALL=(ALL) PASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
2.3 chmod -w /etc/sudoers
2.4 exit

That's it! Here, change your desired username there with my "testrhel" user!

Virtualbox RHEL 5.4: no optical drive found

2011-05-05T02:38:00.002+06:00

Sometimes it's surprising to see that, there is no "dvd rom or cd rom" there in our /dev directory. I am talking about Virtual RHEL 5.4, not a real one!

Anyway, here's how you can make your optical drive accessible in Virtualbox booted RHEL 5.4:

In main window of VirtualBox, select your instance and go to:

Settings -> Storage -> IDE Controller -> Click on "single green signed disk", a "Add CD/DVD device" will create -> then from right hand side select your cd/dvd rom location! that's it!

Restart your virtual RHEL!

My Debian / Ubuntu version

2011-04-22T03:46:00.003+06:00

Sometime it's important to know "which version of Debian / Ubuntu I am actually using"! You may get it with the command:

uname -a

result of this command is like this:

zico@temp-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux temp-laptop 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

But, do you think you can get the exact information with this command? Yes, you may get information about your kernel version but how about you "exact Debian / Ubuntu release version"? You may run this one:

cat /etc/*-release

Here is the output:

zico@temp-laptop:~$ cat /etc/*-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"

Pretty straight forward, huh?? :)

Searching in linux.....

2011-04-17T12:20:00.001+06:00

Now and then people find problem in searching! Yes, I know... I am right! We need to search various files, paths of installed programs and others in linux system very often. So, here are some searching....

Say, we want to search for java; if it is installed or not; if it is installed, where is it and so on...

Try 1: whereis java
Try 2: locate java
Try 3: find -iname java [ for red hat based system ]
Try 4: echo $JAVA_HOME
Try 5: find / |grep java

RedHat / Fedora Command - 1

2011-04-16T01:24:00.002+06:00

I have been using Debian based distro for last 5-6 years straight! Suddenly I got one cloud which has Red Hat! DAMN! What are those commands??? What are the "whereis" or "locate" version of Red Hat?? Anyway, I think you may face same kinda problem. So.. let's review our "Good-Old-Days" commands again. By the way, I am going to append this list as much as I need! :]

1. For searching any file:
1.1 find -iname

2. Which packages are installed so far:
1.1 rpm -qa

Some important IPv6 commands

2011-04-13T22:23:00.002+06:00

Let's check some IPv6 commands:

1. mohib@ironhide:~$ ping6 -c2 ::1 [ new ping command of IPv6 ]
2. mohib@ironhide:~$ ping6 -c4 -I virbr0 ff02::1 [ find out your IPv6 neighbors in your LAN, here, "virbr0" is my wireless port, use "eth0" if you want to check with your ethernet port ]
3. mohib@ironhide:~$scp test.txt ds@\[fe80::221:97ff:feed: ef01%eth0\]: [ secure copy command ]
4. mohib@ironhide:~$ ifconfig virbr0 | grep "inet6 addr:" [ what is my IPv6 address ]
you may get something like this:
inet6 addr: fe80::7c2a:76ff:fe48:3659/64 Scope:Link

Is your machine ready for IPv6?

2011-04-13T21:51:00.002+06:00

Wanna know if your machine is ready for IPv6? You can check it in any linux with the command:

mohib@ironhide:~$ cat /proc/net/if_inet6

If you get something like this:

0000000000000000000000000000001 01 80 10 80 lo
fe80000000000000721a04fffe33e9f0 03 40 20 80 eth1
fe800000000000007c2a76fffe483659 04 40 20 80 virbr0

Ok! you are ready to go with IPv6.

JAVA PATH setting

2011-02-11T01:09:00.002+06:00

Open /etc/bash.bashrc with any editor. Copy-Paste these lines just below the file:

`1`	`JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java [here, your java path should follow your own jre/jdk installation path]`

`2`	`export JAVA_HOME`

`3`	`PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin`

`4`	`export PATH`

Save and exit your editor including each and every terminal.

Open ports

2011-01-17T02:00:00.001+06:00

Say, you need to open port 1122 in your Linux/Unix system; Command is:

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -d 0/0 -s 0/0 --dport 1122 -j ACCEPT

And, let`s check if this port is listening; Command is:

netstat -an | grep "LISTEN"

No sound in Ubuntu 10.10

2010-12-15T03:31:00.002+06:00

Run these commands:

1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-audio-dev/ppa

2. sudo apt-get update

3. uname -r --> copy the output

4. sudo apt-get install linux-alsa-driver-modules-$(paste the output here)

Enable webcam in Ubuntu

2010-12-09T01:02:00.003+06:00

Let`s assume that, your "integrated" webcam is not working here in Ubuntu. You need to try two attempts.

1. Install Cheese Webcam Viewer

2. Enable plugins.

First try the first one. Install "Cheese", it may automatically detect your integrated webcam. If it does not solve your problem, go with the second attempt.

2.1 Open Terminal

2.2 Log in as root

2.3 Type the command "gstreamer-properties"

2.4 Select "Video"

2.5 Select "v4l2" from "Default Input"

That`s it

Get your machine temp.

2010-08-24T01:07:00.003+06:00

Sometime you need to get your machine`s / lappy`s temperature. There are some nice tools there in Debian based system, in fact in linux system. You can use those tools by defaults or you can use your own one`s ( but, with your own risk )!

Here is one thing with which you can check your hard drive temperature: hddtemp

Just use this tool in command prompt like: hddtemp /dev/sda1

Plus, you can check your whole temperature in:
/proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM/temperature file

Automount NTFS/FAT32 in Ubuntu 9.10

2010-01-23T13:59:00.004+06:00

Many of you don`t want to use linux for those data of your previous NTFS/FAT32 file system drive. But, as you already know, those drives can be mounted in linux system...! You can do it with mount command anytime you want. But, if you want more flexibility... if you want to auto mount your NTFS/FAT32 drive in your linux box, you need to put some commands in fstab file of etc directory.

Just follow the given steps; your winDOZ partitions will be under your linux territory.

1. Open gnome-terminal or konsole or any other command box you wants.

2. Log in as root. Using su command

3. Open your fstab file with any editor. As for example: I generally use vim
example: vim /etc/fstab

4. Add these lines there in fstab file. I am going to add two lines and their explanations here. One for NTFS file system and another one for FAT32 file system.You need to add more lines according to your number of drives.

4.1. for NTFS drive

/dev/sdb5 /mnt/Optimus_Prime/ ntfs-3g defaults,auto,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

explanation: /dev/sdb5 means my drive location is sdb5 which is in device directory. /mnt/Optimus_Prime/ means, i want to mount my sdb5 in Optimus_Prime named directory ( folder ) which is in mnt directory. ntfs-3g is a program which mounts NTFS partition. Others things ... you don`t need to know!!! If you are too much hungry.. go with google. :D

4.2 for FAT32 drive

/dev/sda6 /mnt/Bonecrusher/ vfat defaults,auto 0 0

explanation: /dev/sda6 means my drive ... blah blah!!! ... /mnt/Bonecrusher/ means... blah blah!!! vfat is a program which mounts FAT32 partition. ...

Now, save this fstab file and reboot your machine. After rebooting, your all those winDOZ partitions are in /mnt/ folder. Check those out. :)

Happy Hacking!!

Adding color to bash list

2010-01-15T23:35:00.004+06:00

On some distributions, the system-wide /etc/DIR_COLORS* files are removed or not present. This results in no colors being given inside of a terminal when looking for color directories and filenames. If you find yourself in this boat, try the following command to re-populate this setting:

`1`	`mohib@delly:~$` `cd` `~/`

`2`	`mohib@delly:~$` `dircolors` `-p >.dircolors`

This should create a default profile for colors for your session if it hasn’t been done or was accidentally removed. For more information on the dircolors command try ‘man dircolors’. Please also note that dircolors command uses the environmental variable LS_COLORS to set your session.

Firefox + RAM usage

2010-01-05T00:53:00.002+06:00

I don`t know if you ever faced "RAM Problem" in FF...but.. i did; Sometimes by previous laptop halted for some minutes because of the excess memory usage of FF. Then i applied the "top" command... and saw one of my best friend turned into a monster!!! So... i asked google for some help. Google provided me some medicine which protect my friend from being a monster. Here are those tips:

Limit RAM usage: If Firefox takes up too much memory on your computer, you can limit the amount of RAM it is allowed to us. Go to about:config, filter “browser.cache” and select “browser.cache.disk.capacity”. It’s set to 50000, but you can lower it, depending on how much memory you have. Try 15000 if you have between 512MB and 1GB ram.

Reduce RAM usage further for when Firefox is minimized: This setting will move Firefox to your hard drive when you minimize it, taking up much less memory. And there is no noticeable difference in speed when you restore Firefox, so it’s definitely worth a go. Again, go to about:config, right-click anywhere and select New-> Boolean. Name it “config.trim_on_minimize” and set it to TRUE. You have to restart Firefox for these settings to take effect.

phpmyadmin problem

2009-12-29T00:03:00.003+07:00

Error: connection for controluser as defined in your configuration failed!!

Solution:

1. Type nano /etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php in the Linux terminal. You can substitute nano for vi or your favorite text editor.
2. Find the two blocks of text that read:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = $dbuser;
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = $dbpass;

one is near the top embedded in an if statement, and the other is towards the bottom. The text is not exactly the same for each block, but $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] is what matters. The block that is actually used by phpMyAdmin depends on your setup, but just for simplicity we will apply the change to both.
3. Just comment out those four lines by adding a // in front of each one.
4. Save, and the error should disappear next time you access phpMyAdmin. If you are still having trouble, feel free to post a comment.

increase swap space

2009-12-14T19:41:00.002+07:00

Sometimes we need to increase our swap space for faster performance. Here is the way you can do it without new installation of linux from scratch.

Run the following commands

dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=512k count=1024 [ here, i am increasing 512k ]
mkswap /swap
chmod 0600 /swap
swapon /swap

you will also have to add this line to /etc/fstab
/swap swap swap defaults 0 0

You can run free -m to find the swap space used in megabytes before and after the allocation of swap space.

Google Public DNS

2009-12-04T13:04:00.004+07:00

This is good. Google has just launched Google Public DNS, a free public DNS resolver hosted & maintained by Google! I am sure previously you may have heard of OpenDNS – which is another popular public domain name resolver trusted by many individuals, corporations & even big ISPs. But it looks like Google will eventually end up taking the DNS market as well!I have just inserted this here in my home pc. Now, it`s your turn to check this. :)

But, why? why anyone need this Google DNS? Well, Google Public DNS primarily aims to make your web browsing experience even faster. Every time you type in a web address in your browser (e.g. google.com), a request is sent to your ISP’s DNS server that resolves that “domain” to an IP address. (e.g. 72.11.33.23). So if your ISP takes 3 sec to resolve a domain to its IP address and Google’s New Public DNS server takes 1 sec, you will be saving 2 sec on every request you make on the web. Thus a much faster Internet Speed!

How to setup Google DNS:

Setting up Google DNS is relatively simple. Just open up the properties of your network card and change the DNS to:

Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4

What is it actually?

2009-11-28T01:54:00.001+07:00

I am trying Windows Live Writer! What is it actually!!! Not so much clear. Seems that… it just imported my blogspot blogs….

let`s see how it can help me…

apt-get behind proxy

2009-11-18T15:40:00.003+07:00

Some of my friends are facing this problem all the time in campus. For them!

If you’re using Synaptic

Open up your Synaptic package manager (usually as root), go to Settings-> Preference -> Network. Enter your proxy server details like : username:password@proxyserver.net, and put the proxy server port (usually 8080).

If you’re using command-line apt-get

Edit your /etc/bash.bashrc file as root.

Put these line at the end of your /etc/bash.bashrc file :

export http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver.net:port/
export ftp_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver.netport/

[note: my example: ]

export http_proxy=http://proxy.bracu.ac.bd:8080/

export ftp_proxy=http://proxy.bracu.ac.bd:8080/

You can omit the username:password, if your proxy server has no password. That’s all for today! Happy apt-get-ing!

mac address changing in Mac OS X 10.5.7

2009-09-21T03:05:00.002+07:00

I have just got a macbook. But, couldn`t configure it to use broadband internet connection. Anyway, it is really easy. Just the ifconfig command. Here is how i changed my physical mac address in macbook ( Mac OSX 10.5.7 ):

sudo ifconfig en0 ether 00:e3:e4:e5:e6:e7 [ note: change your ethernet number , en0/en1 according to your need ]

Happy Hacking!

Install PostgreSql in Fedora

2009-08-31T01:55:00.003+07:00

I faced a little bit problem for this in Fedora Core. Why? Cause, i am a "Debian-Aha" user! And, though, the file system architecture of Fedora is little bit different than Debian based system, so, it may results you some problem too.

That`s why i am archiving this procedure here.

1. Install PostgreSQL and the component that allows php to talk to PostgreSQL.

   yum -y install postgresql postgresql-server php-pgsql 


2. Configure the new service to start automatically

/sbin/chkconfig postgresql on
  /sbin/service postgresql start

Here, you may face a little bit problem of starting this "postgresql" service!
If you face this problem, you have to initialize the cluster first. You can
do it by the command:

service postgresql initdb

After that, re-run the start process.

Postgresql is set in your Fedora system!

GPinternet in Ubuntu using usb connector

2009-08-23T00:49:00.003+07:00

This is a compiled tutorial. Some of this had been taken from various sections of various tutorials... some parts had been hacked by myself. So, thanks to those hackers from whom i took help ( i cannot remember their name and address... ) .

You have to follow each and ever step just like this. I tried to make this document as simple as possible. So, if you need any more change please feel free to comment.

1. plug in your handset:

2. type: dmesg | grep tty

the output will be something like this:

[22.338771] serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
[22.339342] 00:0d: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
[22.339938] 0000:01:09.0: ttyS1 at I/O 0xc828 (irq = 21) is a 8250
[22.340199] 0000:01:09.0: ttyS2 at I/O 0xc840 (irq = 21) is a 8250
[22.340377] 0000:01:09.0: ttyS3 at I/O 0xc850 (irq = 21) is a 8250
[38.551796] usb 1-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0

here “ttyUSB0″ is my Modem,in some cases,it can be ttyACM0.

3. sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

it will create a configuration file template based on the USB Device/Handset

4. Type: sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

5. this will come:

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","gpinternet"
Modem Type = USB Modem
Baud = 230400
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
ISDN = 0
Phone = *99***1#
Username =xyz
Password =xyz

Here,you should not change username,password and phone number.
Replace "gpinternet" with your APN Replace,apn for teletalk is "wap" on normal connection and gprsunl on unlimited,for AKTEL,its "internet" and I dont know about Banglalink or Warid.For citycell,I'm not sure also,but I think the Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","gpinternet" line should be deleted.
Replace “/dev/ttyUSB0″ with your deivce location that you found in step 2.

Change the Baud to reflect your modem speed,my modem speed here in this file is 215 kbps.For 115 kbps or 430 kbps,it will be 115200 or 460800. Then Save it.

6. type: ifdown eth0

7. finally type in terminal: wvdial

8. now you will get lot of output on console… and hopefully,you'll connect.

Hard drive partition in Deb based distributions

2009-08-21T21:57:00.002+07:00

The main challenge for newbie linux user is hard drive partition during installation. Among all linux distribution Debian based distros are famous, specially the Ubuntu one. So, let`s focus our tutorial in Ubuntu.

OS: Ubuntu ( any )
Architecture: x86, AMD [ both 32 and 64 bit ]

Let`s assume that, your hard drive is 200 giga. Now, let`s break it into pieces.

1. You need three ( 3 ) partition at least.
i) root ( / ) partition ii) home ( /home ) partition iii) swap partition

2. Now, insert your ubuntu cd into drive, load your machine with cd

3. Select "Install ubuntu" from grub menu. You will see a menu at the time of loading. You may also select the "Install" option after loading the live cd.

4. Now.... your installation started. Remember, you have to stop when "the partition" section comes. YOU HAVE TO SELECT "MANUALLY PARTITION" FROM THE MENU.

5. Now, let`s break your hard drive.

5.1. Make the first partition. Say 50 giga. This is for "root" partition
Select:
Mount Point: /
Filesystem: ext3
Space: 50 giga
select "bootable"

5.2 Make the second partition: Say 100 giga. This is for "home" partition
Select:
Mount Point: /home
Filesystem: ext3
Space: 100 giga
DO NOT SELECT "bootable" now for this partition

5.3 Make the third partition: 2 giga. This is for your "swap" partition

Select:
Mount Point: swap
Space: 2 giga
DO NOT SELECT "bootable" now for this partition too.

That`s it. I think, you can go for the rest by yourself. Good luck with your new system. And don`t forget to put comments here. :)

yahoo messenger problem in pidgin

2009-06-20T14:04:00.003+07:00

From last night, i couldn`t connect to yahoo messenger with my pidgin. Anyway, just solved it,

1. open your pidgin
2. go to "yahoo" --> "edit account"
3. click on "advance"
4. put these values:

i. pager server: 66.163.181.189
ii. Japan pager server: cs.yahoo.jp
iii. Pager port: 5050
iv. File transfer server: filetransfer.msg.yahoo.com
v. Japan file transfer server: filetransfer.msg.yahoo.com
vi. File transfer port: 80
vii. Chat room locale: us
viii. Encoding: ISO-8859-1

ix. Proxy type: according to your own configuration.

Save it and restart your pidgin.

mysql removal problem

2009-03-31T01:11:00.002+06:00

Error: *E: mysql-server-5.0: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit
status 1

Solution: For each .deb package there are four scripts that can be found in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/ with the names
pkgname.{preinst,postinst,

prerm,postrm}
These scripts are run at the appropriate times during package
installation and removal. I went to /var/lib/dpkg/info and get the mysql-server-5.0.prerm. And put exit 0 close to the top of the page.

And after that, applied the command: apt-get --purge remove mysql-server-5.0

And, BUM!! DONE!!!

How to restore grub

2008-12-12T10:30:00.002+06:00

This is for you buddy! I am trying to make this doc as small as possible, because i don`t even like big docs! Though, this doc is too much zipped... not many infos are provided here. So, if you wanna know anything about this docs, you can mail me. And, i am pretty much sure that you know my email address. :)

Step 1: Boot with your live cd / actual cd / dvd of linux distro
Step 2: When the prompt will come, put the command: linux restore
Step 3: next command: chroot /mnt/sysimage
Step 4: next command: find /boot/grub/stage1
after this command, you will get something like (sd0,6) or (hd0,6) or (sd0,1) or (hd0,..)

Step 5: put the command: root (sd0,6) [ here, in place of "sd0,6" , put that one which you got after find /boot/grub/stage1 command ]

Step 6: put the command: setup(sd0) [here, in place of "sd0" , put whatever you got]
Step 7: put the command: quit / exit

reboot your machine!

Graphics prob in CentOS 5

2008-12-08T21:09:00.001+06:00

CentOS 5 was creating problem with it`s graphics. Solved by putting the below lines in xorg.conf file:

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Screen0"
 Device     "Videocard0"
 Monitor    "Monitor0"
 DefaultDepth     24
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport   0 0
  Depth     24
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport   0 0
  Depth     16
  Modes "1440x900" "1024x768" "800x600"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Brightness applet in Intrepid Ibex

2008-12-07T20:09:00.002+06:00

I was facing problem with lcd brightness applet in my Vaio. This problem started after upgrading to Intrepid from Hardy. I was on the way of searching......but...suddenly i found that... there is an option in my Vaio..which is "Fn+F5,F6"!!! And, yep.. i can work with these three buttons only!!! :)

Bad Vista

2008-12-06T02:12:00.002+06:00

I bought a new pc some days ago. Configuration? AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+, 2 gigs DDR-2 ram, 250 Gigs hard drive, 512 Mb Geforce 8 graphics chip. It`s powerful indeed! So, i tried my machine with Vista, though i haven`t use this so called "new generation OS by Microsoft"!! So, i got a copy from one of my friend, ran the dvd & install it. It`s seems nice because of it`s blinking blinking desktop. And, though i got a nice graphics chip... Vista went *live*!! :)

This happened yesterday. Means, i installed vista last day. Ran that one, gave my machine to my sister for her comments..she liked it also. But, the disaster came tonight; i was working on my laptop...that pc was behind my head...my sister was on the way of log-in there...but..suddenly she told me that..she is unable to log-in there because of some sort of *Activation Key*!!! I sat down there in fornt of Vista..tried to login...gave some *fake* activation keys there...but... suddenly vista gave me the error message..."Your Windows is Illegal..you cannot use it...get a legal one!"...and blop!!! gone.. machine shut down!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!

This is how M$ behaves with their customers...i mean..with their users... without any apology.... windows generally gone away!!! This is really a piece of crap (software)!!!! I hated M$ before...but from today... i cannot get any scale which will measure the hating heat of mine!!!

install flash in FF

2008-12-03T00:23:00.001+06:00

I cannot recall that if i already posted something regarding this issue!! but, for your need, Rajib bhai, i am reposting/ new posting this thing.

so.. let`s get into business:

1. go to your desired location..where u put the file ... install_flash_player_9.tar
2. as root... put the command.. tar -xf install.X.x.tar
3. a new directory has been created
4. now..enter into that directory through command prompt
5. there is a file named...."flashplayer-installer"
6. put the command: ./flashplayer-installer
7. there .. it just started
8. find the location of your firefox/mozilla path with *locate* command
9. press enter!

Using CDMA device as modem in linux

2008-11-28T14:04:00.003+06:00

This is a short Guide that actually got from BikalKC`s blog. And after that i have compiled to connect to internet using a USB CDMA Phone. Hopefully it is useful and gets you connected to the internet.

The first step is to insert your USB modem and then issue the command dmesg in your console to see if your USB controller have been found and registered for use or not. In latest distributions like Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora 8, the module used for the phone is almost always loaded automatically. Now if your modem's module is loaded automatically then you will hopefully see three lines or so describing a USB ACM device. You should also see ttyACM0 or something similar - this is your modem's location (/dev/ttyACM0).

If the module is not automatically loaded then you will need to load the module manually. This can be done by issuing the command

$ modprobe cdc-acm

$ modprobe acm

After issuing each of these commands check to see your dmesg for the same three lines that i described earlier and note the one that works. Now, to make sure that the driver is loaded always and that you don't have to load them manually everytime, you can add the one that works in the /etc/modules.conf. To make sure that the module is loaded you can issue the command

$ cat /proc/modules | grep 'acm'

if this returns the acm or cdc-acm then the module is loaded.

Now for the second part, lets try an easier way out first so that you don't get confused. After making sure that your module is loaded go to the console and issue the command

$ wvdialconf

This will search for all the locations in the computer for a modem and configure the default dialer to use it. After this, one last step before you start enjoying the internet is to edit the file /etc/wvdial.conf. To do that issue the command

$ nano /etc/wvdial.conf

in there edit your username and password. Next make sure that the line starting with Modem in the file has the location of your modem. Press Ctrl-X to save the file. Now issue the command

$ wvdial

and get connected to the internet. If this easy way of dialing doesnot work for you, write back with the step where you got the error and we can hopefully guide you through for some work around.

This is the sample of wvdial.conf that i found in the net for a USB CDMA modem

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=3D0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=3D0
ISDN = 0
Modem Name = CDMA
Modem Type = USB Modem
Phone = #777
Username = vwireless
Password = ptcl
Stupid Mode = 1
PPPD Options = crtcts multilink usepeerdns lock defaultroute

Please try this document by yourself & let us know if there is any error there... & plz. don`t forget to share this with your friends!

pdftotext

2008-11-13T00:29:00.003+06:00

This is a nice tool to convert any pdf into text file. Why anyone need this? Say, you don`t have GUI in your server, but you must have to read a very urgent file..which is in pdf format. So, what you will do? You have to use this tool.

Check out the screenshot!

Windows 7?? What`s new here??

2008-10-30T23:04:00.002+06:00

I was reading an article on Windows 7 features! In order to share it with you, i am just including the main important part of that article.

The article named "10 best features in Windows 7 for IT professionals"

1.Federated search and enterprise search scopes:
Windows 7 will be able to search out of the box; that means anyone can search his/her any device which are being connected with his/her OS. Good option indeed!

2. DirectAccess:
The user of Windows 7 can have essentially an "always managed" infrastructure, so anyone as the administrator can ensure that updates are distributed, that Group Policy is applied and that his/her known machines are trusted, anywhere, all the time.

3. BranchCache:
BranchCache feature will improve the cache performance of Windows 7 server edition.

4. BitLocker to Go:
This feature will bring robust security performance in Windows 7; according to M$, this will bring dynamic security performance in offices and other areas, where there are many portable devices like flash-drivers,ipods & so on.

5. AppLocker:
A Group Policy-based way to identify applications that are permitted to run on administrator`s preferred infrastructure.

6. DNSSEC Support:
Windows 7 will be DNSSEC supported. You know, what the DNSSEC is! A set of extensions of DNS.

7. VHD Boot:
VHD Boot works with a virtualized desktop infrastructure to ensure image consistency among client computers.

8. Windows Troubleshooting Platform:
According to M$, this is a complete troubleshooting pack. This will help the end user to troubleshoot his/her Windows 7 OS including minimum hardware problems. This will be not the traditional help menu or something like this!

9. Powershell:
:D After many many years of bash`s evolution & usage, M$ became to understand that, they should do something like bash!

10.Powershell Remoting:
M$ is trying to work like secure shell.

That`s it! These will be included in Windows 7. We haven`t know, what more will be added, but these are being confirmed yet by M$.

Extract images from any pdf

2008-08-30T19:46:00.002+06:00

This is totally a cool tool in GNU/Linux. Just use it & yea... it really works.
This tool helps you to extract/get all images from any pdf. They call this "pdfimages".

Anyway, i am using it in my Ubuntu 8.04. What you have to do is:

you have to install some packages. Steps are given below:

apt-get install poppler-utils

Now, it`s your turn to use it in your computer. I am using this in this way:

1. open your terminal
2. write the command:  pdfimages 123.pdf /tmp/images/
3. now, see your images from images directory of tmp.

:)

MSN Messenger in linux

2008-08-22T12:23:00.003+06:00

Ah! Got some old from today!! Those have hotmail id, so i was unable to chat with them for last few years. :) You know.. it`s hotmail... so....

Anyway, today i got a new *msn messenger* for linux. It`s KMESS.

Totally cool!!! Check the screenshot of Kmess!!! :)

hello again!!!

2008-08-22T01:32:00.003+06:00

Hey!!! I am back again here... in my blog!!! :D
Actually, i forgot about this blog... :P One of my friend just remembered me about this.

Anyway, many days have passed away... many things scrolled away!!!

But, from now on.. .i will try to update my blog in daily basis.

Today, i am gonna present you the:

http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/

This is my latest greatest creation!! Enjoy

PHP is under control

2007-10-22T03:32:00.000+06:00

After three hours face to face war, PHP has been beaten by Zico. :)
And, now, it`s so fond of me that, when i call it....it comes to my screen by waving its tail. Anyway, i wasjust at the point of *falling down*, but last moment i got a new weapon called libapache2-mod-php5, which has been stolen by Adnan Bhai from PHP`s base camp.
And with that... ... I AM THE WINNER :)
Here`s how:

1. apt-get install apache2 php4 libapache2-mod-php4
2. vim /var/www/test.php
coded:

# test.php


3. http://localhost/test.php

:D

Acer Orbicam is under my territory

2007-10-10T01:13:00.000+06:00

At last Orbicam is under my territory. :)
After one day long face-2-face fighting, it is working.....

how?

here`s how:

1. Download everything from here:
http://svn.berlios.de/viewcvs/linux-uvc/linux-uvc/branches/dynctrl/

2. Build the source

3. Open any webcam software in linux...

and... DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

RealTek is under my territory

2007-09-28T00:20:00.000+06:00

At last, RealTek is under my territory. RealTek and Alsa was jointly attacking me with their *muted* artillery; but, at last i beat them. How?

Here`s the step:

1. compiled Alsa-1.0.14 from source
2. reconfigured the alsa driver with alsaconf
3. cleared the previous alsa drivers
4. depmod -a
5. modprobe snd_hda_intel
6. restart my box.

And... done!!!

they are under my sword...

:)

Software Freedom Day 2007 in BRACU

2007-09-22T13:00:00.000+06:00

Celebrated the SFD-07 in our univeristy. It was really an enjoyable afternoon. Though, the number of participant was not too much; but, we did it and all of us enjoyed.

Annajiat had a long discussion regarding his problematic life with Windows.

Me, Zico, tried to go for the ethical part of SFD and FOSS ( free and open source software); and had some discussion with other peoples regarding this issue.
After i questioned them, i became to know that, there are very few people who really don`t know about Foss. I asked them, "Why do you use foss?" Some of them answers quite satisfactorily, but some of them answered like...."kk... it is good...umm..ummm...."
Which means, they are not aware of the actual meaning of free software. So, i am requesting them to go for : http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/

Adnan bhai had his speech on professional career on FOSS/Open source software. Had some talks on PHP.

We are proud that, Mr. Imtiaz Rahi ( aka, Imtiaz bhai ) joined us on that day. He is the Fedora Core Ambassador of Bangladesh. We got a nice speech from him; his speech was really enjoyable and we got new views of Computer Science.

After that, we had a nice Iftar party. Credits goes to Annajiat and Intekhab.

At last, we had a nice tea-round in our lab and we enjoyed an hour long FOSS awareness video; which had been given by Munir bhai ( aka Munir hasan ). People really liked that.

We made a plan-list for our FOSS activity in coming days.....

how to install firefox-2.*.tar.gz

2007-09-21T19:41:00.000+06:00

1. gunzip the firefox-2.*.tar.gz with the command:

gunzip firefox2.*.tar.gz

2. One directory will be created named firefox-2.*.tar

3. Now, you need to untar this tarball. How? With the command:

tar -zxvf firefox2.*.tar

or,

tar -xf firefox2.*.tar

4. Now, enter into the new created firefox directory and *copy link location* of the binary of firefox into /usr/local/bin

5. Now, in order to run the firefox; you need to put the command firefox in the terminal.
Enjoy...

Nice joke-Updated version

2007-09-19T03:55:00.000+06:00

If Operating Systems Ran The Airlines...

UNIX Airways

Everyone brings one piece of the plane along when they come to the airport. They all go out on the runway and put the plane together piece by piece, arguing non-stop about what kind of plane they are supposed to be building.

Air DOS

Everybody pushes the airplane until it glides, then they jump on and let the plane coast until it hits the ground again. Then they push again, jump on again, and so on...

Mac Airlines

All the stewards, captains, baggage handlers, and ticket agents look and act exactly the same. Every time you ask questions about details, you are gently but firmly told that you don't need to know, don't want to know, and everything will be done for you without your ever having to know, so just shut up.

Windows Air

The terminal is pretty and colourful, with friendly stewards, easy baggage check and boarding, and a smooth take-off. After about 10 minutes in the air, the plane explodes with no warning whatsoever.

Windows NT Air

Just like Windows Air, but costs more, uses much bigger planes, and takes out all the other aircraft within a 40-mile radius when it explodes.

Windows XP Air

You turn up at the airport,which is under contract to only allow XP Air planes. All the aircraft are identical, brightly coloured and three times as big as they need to be. The signs are huge and all point the same way. Whichever way you go, someone pops up dressed in a cloak and pointed hat insisting you follow him. Your luggage and clothes are taken off you and replaced with an XP Air suit and suitcase identical to everyone around you as this is included in the exorbitant ticket cost. The aircraft will not take off until you have signed a contract. The inflight entertainment promised turns out to be the same Mickey Mouse cartoon repeated over and over again. You have to phone your travel agent before you can have a meal or drink. You are searched regularly throughout the flight. If you go to the toilet twice or more you get charged for a new ticket. No matter what destination you booked you will always end up crash landing at Whistler in Canada.

Linux Air

Disgruntled employees of all the other OS airlines decide to start their own airline. They build the planes, ticket counters, and pave the runways themselves. They charge a small fee to cover the cost of printing the ticket, but you can also download and print the ticket yourself.

When you board the plane, you are given a seat, four bolts, a wrench and a copy of the seat-HOWTO.html. Once settled, the fully adjustable seat is very comfortable, the plane leaves and arrives on time without a single problem, the in-flight meal is wonderful. You try to tell customers of the other airlines about the great trip, but all they can say is, "You had to do what with the seat?"

Nice joke

2007-09-18T03:21:00.000+06:00

Back after a long time!!!! Back with a nice joke regarding Windows,Linux and Mac.

There's an old joke that begins like this: What if operating systems
were airlines?

* Windows Airlines -- The terminal is pretty and colorful, with
friendly stewards, easy baggage check and boarding, and a smooth
take-off. After about 10 minutes in the air, the plane explodes with
no warning whatsoever.

* Mac Airlines -- All the stewards, stewardesses, captains,
baggage handlers and ticket agents look the same, act the same, and
talk the same. Every time you ask questions about details, you are
told you don't need to know, don't want to know, and would you please
return to your seat and watch the movie.

* Linux Airlines -- Disgruntled employees of all the other OS
airlines decide to start their own airline. They build the planes,
ticket counters, and pave the runways themselves. They charge a small
fee to cover the cost of printing the ticket, but you can also
download and print the ticket yourself. When you board the plane, you
are given a seat, four bolts, a wrench and a copy of the
seat-HOWTO.html. Once settled, the fully adjustable seat is very
comfortable, the plane leaves and arrives on time without a single
problem, the in-flight meal is wonderful. You try to tell customers of
the other airlines about the great trip, but all they can say is, 'You
had to do what with the seat?'

I took the joke from (http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3304051309.html)

Puppy linux

2007-08-08T00:56:00.000+06:00

The name is very funny. When i heard about this distro, i thought that it would be an educational distro of linux for kids; like edubuntu. But, after reading some blogs and reports, i became to know that, some hackers ( very few, cause most of the hackers uses their own custome made OS) use this puppy linux.

Right now, i am running a live-cd. It took 83 MB in the disk. My puppy is 2.16, contains 2.6.18.1.
It`s window manager is JWM ( i don`t know too much about JWM, but will let you know ASAP).

Puppy linux 2.16 is pretty speedy and very flexible to use. You can use it if you want.

SUPER PROGRAM

2007-07-30T00:14:00.000+06:00

I have been using emacs for a very long time, but never get bored with it. I get bored with X system, get bored with even gnome-terminal, get bored with konsole, get bored with xterm, get bored with Alt+Clt+F1... and so on...

But, emacs is such a nice thing, which is always surprising me with it`s power and beauty. Yes, it`s true that, it`s little bit advance but when you will get familiar with it, you can [1] check your e-mails with it, [2] you can operate your whole file system with it, [3] you can run your shell with it, [4] you can connect and share files with various ftp sites with it, [5] you can compile your program with it, [6] you can debug your program with it and obviously [7] you can commit your web-based system administration with it.

So, why don`t you use such thing, which is actually a *SUPER PROGRAM*????

Thanks to Richard Stallman for his such creation.

M$ is dead!!!!

2007-07-28T01:35:00.000+06:00

I have read a nice article, by Paul Graham. Named "Microsoft is dead". There he showed some ways ( alerts for M$) of dead-end for M$. The first point was: Google. This is the *one man show* in town and it is pushing M$ to go to the lowest level of hell (!!). Another thing is, the web-based technologies.

Why should people use M$ word, M$ excel if they can use web-based office like google word and google spreadsheet?? Plus, why should people use offline photoshop stuff if they can use shipshot.com??

And the third is.. "Micrsoft even can`t realize that, they have already sux"....which will be the another point for the death of M$.

check this article:

http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html

The right sided pictures shows the business strategy of M$

Old story

2007-07-25T12:53:00.000+06:00

Long long time ago... there was 1GB storage in yahoo. Ahh.. those days..
Old days remember many things...

But, here, it was not good memories.

Now, we, the yahoo user are using *unlimited storage*. This *unlimited* is possible because of those genius engineers.

http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html

tux 500

2007-07-24T00:18:00.001+06:00

This is a new business strategy of linux world. They are planning various events in order to earn some money for the development of linux. Here, their major step : they ( linux world ) ran their wheel at 220.299 mph in Indy 500 race. That was a blue car which was build by Chastain Motorsports. Blue car, *tux* in front of it.

You will get much info from:

http://www.tux500.com

You will get the video named "We are linux" in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_TEGbA-_Lw

Dangerous Java flaw threatens virtually everything

2007-07-14T02:41:00.000+06:00

Google's Security team has discovered vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Runtime Environment that threatens the security of all platforms, browsers and even mobile devices.

"This is as bad as it gets," said Chris Gatford, a security expert from penetration testing firm Pure Hacking.

"It’s a pretty significant weakness, which will have a considerable impact if the exploit codes come to fruition quickly. It could affect a lot of organizations and users," Gatford told ZDNet Australia.

Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) analyst, Robert Lowe, warned that anyone using the Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit is at risk.

"Delivery of exploits in this manner is attractive to attackers because even though the browser may be fully patched, some people neglect to also patch programs invoked by browsers to render specific types of content," said Lowe.

According to Gatford, the bugs threaten pretty much every modern device.

"Java runs on everything: cell phones, PDAs, and PCs. This is the problem when you have a vulnerability in something so modular--it affects so many different devices.

"Also, this exploit is browser independent, as long as it invokes a vulnerable Java Runtime Environment," said Gatford.

Pure Hacking’s Gatford said the problem is compounded by the slim chance of an enterprise patching Java Runtime vulnerabilities.

"It would be an extremely difficult and laborious process for an organization trying to patch Java Runtime across the enterprise," he said.

Computer Programmer

2007-07-12T00:26:00.000+06:00

Abort, Retry, Ignore

Once upon a midnight dreary, fingers cramped and vision bleary,
System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,
Longing for the warmth of bedsheets,
Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets:
Having reached the bottom line,
I took a floppy from the drawer.
Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command
But got instead a reprimand: It read "Abort, Retry, Ignore".
Was this some occult illusion? Some maniacal intrusion?
These were choices Solomon himself had never faced before.
Carefully, I weighed my options.
These three seemed to be the top ones.
Clearly, I must now adopt one....
Choose: "Abort, Retry, Ignore".
With my fingers pale and trembling,
Slowly toward the keyboard bending,
Longing for a happy ending, hoping all would be restored,
Praying for some guarantee
Finally I pressed a key....
But on the screen what did I see?
Again: "Abort, Retry, Ignore".
I tried to catch the chips off-guard....
I pressed again, but twice as hard.
Luck was just not in the cards,
I saw what I had seen before.
Now I typed in desperation,
Trying random combinations.
Still there came the incantation....
Choose: "Abort, Retry, Ignore".
There I sat, distraught, exhausted, by my own machine accosted;
Getting up, I turned away and paced across the office floor.
And then I saw an awful sight,
A bold and blinding flash of light,
A lightning bolt that cut the night and shook me to my very core.
The PC screen collapsed an died,
"Oh no....my database", I cried.
I thought I heard a voice reply,
"You'll see your data....Nevermore!"
To this day I do not know
The place to which our data goes.
Perhaps it goes to Heaven where the angels have it stored.
But as for productivity....well,
I fear it has gone straight to Hell.
And that's the tale I have to tell....
Your choice: "Abort, Retry, Ignore".

Author Unknown

bug in update-manager of lenny

2007-07-01T01:01:00.000+06:00

I have tried to run *update-manager* of lenny whole day. But at last i found that, it is a *major* bug of lenny. The problem is, it requires newer version of python-apt but the stable python-apt is 0.6.17 which is in testing lenny.

I also tried with downloaded python-apt version 0.6.19 and 0.7.2, but changed nothing....

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=431114

upgraded to lenny

2007-06-30T02:52:00.000+06:00

I have upgraded to *lenny* tonight. Straight 19 hourse work. Getting cool stuff like gcc-4.2,g++-4.2 and others....

now, have to talk with lenny.

But, before starting, it was trying to create some problem. As for example, "cannot start glibc-2.0" and some other stuff. But i fixed those... and made lenny to talk with me....

those sons of bitches...

2007-06-28T23:27:00.000+06:00

Did you see what those *sons of bitches* draw about our holy prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S)??? Did you see what those danish insects of hell did??

When i saw those.... i cried.. and even now... there are waters in my both eyes.... .......

What they did to our Holy Prophet......what they did......

Uplink running...

2007-06-27T13:05:00.000+06:00

At last, uplink is running....

I entered into uplink world last night, but didn`t walked too much there. Today i have a plan to go deep.
Let`s see.

Cedega:update2

2007-06-26T00:55:00.001+06:00

Okk... i have installed Cedega yesterday, now today i have upgraded it.... i tried to mount game cd with it...but couldnot....

need to hack this also.... 8-(

uplink is not working yet...

2007-06-26T00:49:00.000+06:00

I have tried to install uplink ( http://www.uplink.co.uk/ ) in my Etch box, but facing a strange error, like:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Uplink complete 1.54DOWNLOAD............................................................................................
/root/.setup8435: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-1.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

This is really an unbelievable error, though i have libgtk2.0.0 installed.
Don`t know how to fix it... but working on this...

Earth lost one great preson

2007-06-24T23:38:00.000+06:00

Tonight this green earth lost one of her great child, who dedicated her life for Bangla language, Bangla literature, peoples around her and for poor people. She is one of my Nanu. Kanka mamani`s amma. Great women. She has various kind of national award like Ekushe Padak, Best lady novelist, Jatio Padak and many. Moreover, i have never seen such type of person who really likes adda...

Everyone is here, everything is here... but she is out of all hands...out of all emotions...

May Allah reward her...

Phlak is running

2007-06-24T11:24:00.000+06:00

Phlak 0.3 is running in my home box. It`s really brutal & as far as i can see, much speedy than any other distro ( both in network & desktop ).

I have to go deep now...

Cedega

2007-06-24T00:50:00.000+06:00

I am checking Cedega again. Got 6.01 of linux. Successfully run the dpkg and getting the interface of Cedega. But cannot mount any game cd/dvd.

Have to mount now....

Update1:Sphinx4_installation

2007-06-24T00:49:00.000+06:00

Sphinx4 installation update:

1. Downloaded the source of Sphinx4. Here i want to tell that, i have downloaded the binary file before but as i saw that, various turns needs the source of Sphinx4, so at last i went for Sphinx4.src.*

2. These required softwares are installed:

i.j2sdk-1_4_2_14-linux-i586.bin
ii.ant

2. Build the source of Sphinx4. Steps are:

i. Extract the source by jar xvf sphinx4-{version}-src.zip
ii. ant
iii. ant javadoc

3. Then i tried to run the regression test of isolated digits ( TI46 ). For this, i followed the steps:

i. cd /opt/sphinx4/tests/performance/ti46
ii. ant -projecthelp
iii. ant ti46_wordlist

After all these works.. what should i do now?

Project Sphinx4 installation

2007-06-23T17:45:00.000+06:00

Sphinx4 installation!!! Started today. Did some download regarding sphinx4.*.bin and sphinx4.*.src. Will work on this from tomorrow ( means,morning )

retrieved...

2007-06-19T10:44:00.000+06:00

One of my *generous* cousin made a nice and very beautiful job yesterday. He saved a screenshot without naming it and when the message "do you want to replace your desktop?" came, he answered "OK"....

And all my desktop icons and document went under one *screenshot*

Anyway, i am ok now.... after a long 2 hours running ... i got my docs and desktop...

new blog

2007-06-16T14:32:00.000+06:00

completely new one of mine!!! Started from today...