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How to Digitally Sign Microsoft Files (.exe, .cab, .dll, .ocx, .msi, .xpi)

by Ramesh Natarajan on March 24, 2010

Sometimes Unix system administrators may end-up managing few Windows servers. If that ever happens to you, be prepared to do some basic administrative tasks on Windows. In this article, let us discuss how to sign microsoft executables and DLL.
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How To Install and Configure Vi / Vim Editor on Windows OS

by Ramesh Natarajan on December 18, 2009

Question: On UNIX / Linux platform, I’ve used Vi or Vim editors and I’m very comfortable with it. I would like to use Vim editor on Windows OS also. How do I install and configure Vim editor for Windows platform ( Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 )?

Answer: Follow the steps mentioned below to install and configure the gVim editor on Windows platform.

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Free Windows Backup Software – GFI Backup Home Edition Freeware

by Ramesh Natarajan on August 21, 2009

Question: I use Linux on my laptop and desktop. But my Mom uses Windows operating system for her laptop. She is constantly getting infected with Virus and lost some important files few times. But, she still wants to use Windows. I can at least help her by installing some reliable backup software on her Windows operating system.

How do I take a backup of my laptop / desktop that runs Windows operating system? Are there any Free Windows Backup Software that I can use?

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Firefox Graphical Cheatsheet For Keyboard Shortcuts

by Sasikala on August 17, 2009

For those who use Firefox everyday, using keyboard shortcuts for Firefox browser will increase your productivity dramatically.

In this article, we’ve provided both the Graphical Cheatsheet and Keyboard Shortcut Table.
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15 Awesome Examples to Manipulate Audio Files Using Sound eXchange (SoX)

by SelvaGaneshan S on May 7, 2009

Music and Audio File Manipulation From Command Line
Photo courtesy of sean dreilinger


This article is part of the on-going Software for Geeks series. SoX stands for Sound eXchange. SoX is a cross-platform command line audio utility tool that works on Linux, Windows and MacOS. It is very helpful in the following areas while dealing with audio and music files.

  • Audio File Converter
  • Editing audio files
  • Changing audio attributes
  • Adding audio effects
  • Plus lot of advanced sound manipulation features

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View DELL Service Tag and Express Service Code From Linux and Windows

by Ramesh Natarajan on October 24, 2008

[Dell Server]When you call DELL customer support for any help, they will ask for either Service Tag or Express Service Code. You also need service tag to download drivers and documentations from DELL support website.

When you have physical access to the system, you can easily identify the service tag affixed on the body of the server. DELL support site shows the exactly location of the service tag and express code stickers for various DELL equipments.

When you don’t have physical access to the server, you can get the same information remotely from the OS level. Using Windows or Linux command line you can easily get DELL service tag as explained below.
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10 Tips to Use Your Hardware and Software Vendor Support Effectively

by Ramesh Natarajan on September 29, 2008

[Tech Support by a Cat]Photo courtesy of wraithtdk

Companies purchase support for most of their enterprise hardwares (servers, switches, routers, firewalls etc.,) and softwares (databases, OS, applications, frameworks etc.,). They spend lot of cash on support mainly for two reasons: 1) To get help from vendors to fix critical production issues 2) To keep up-to-date with the latest version of the software and security patches released by the vendors. In this article, I’ve given 10 practical tips for DBAs, sysadmins and developers to use their hardware and software support effectively.
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Productivity Tip#1 for Geeks – Launch software using keyboard on Windows

by Ramesh Natarajan on June 23, 2008

 
 
 I’ll be posting series of “Productivity Tips for Geeks” on a on-going basis targeted toward geeks who spend lot of time in front of the computer.

I hate to use the mouse and use keyboard intensively for all my work. If I perform a single action more than few times using mouse, I’ll try to find a corresponding keyboard shortcuts and use it. Using keyboard instead of mouse can be a immediate productivity booster for most of the people. In this post, let us review how to launch the frequently used software on your Windows operating system using keyboard.

One of my frequently used program is notepad++ and I don’t want to click on the “Start -> All Programs -> Notepad++ -> Notepad++”, every time I want to launch Notepad++. Following 5 steps explain how to setup the shortcuts and launch any software using keyboard quickly.
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