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Top 7 Free SFTP or SCP Clients for Windows (Transfer Files to Linux)

Ramesh Natarajan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:02:55 +0000

Most organizations run Linux servers for their enterprise databases and applications. However the developers and admins might have Windows laptops. In those cases, you might be using PuTTY (or related tools like PuttyCM) to ssh from Windows to Linux. You might also want to transfer files from Windows to Linux and vice versa. You can [...]

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

Ramesh Natarajan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:02:09 +0000

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. Why digitally sign executable and other windows files? You will get the following ‘Unknown Publisher’ message [...]

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How To Install and Configure Vi / Vim Editor on Windows OS

Ramesh Natarajan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:04:22 +0000

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 [...]

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Free Windows Backup Software – GFI Backup Home Edition Freeware

Ramesh Natarajan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:01:52 +0000

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 [...]

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Firefox Graphical Cheatsheet For Keyboard Shortcuts

Sasikala — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:01:52 +0000

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. If you like this cheatsheet, please share it on del.icio.us, StumbleUpon or Twitter. 1. Firefox Graphical Cheatsheet Note: Click on the image below to enlarge [...]

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15 Awesome Examples to Manipulate Audio Files Using Sound eXchange (SoX)

SelvaGaneshan S — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:02:06 +0000

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 [...]

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

Ramesh Natarajan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:21:41 +0000

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 [...]

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10 Tips to Use Your Hardware and Software Vendor Support Effectively

Ramesh Natarajan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:01:52 +0000

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 [...]

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Productivity Tip#1 for Geeks – Launch software using keyboard on Windows

Ramesh Natarajan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:44:14 +0000

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 [...]

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Launch software installers on Linux from Windows using Cygwin

Ramesh Natarajan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:40:54 +0000

If you are using SSH client to connect to Linux server from your Windows laptop, sometimes it may be necessary to launch UI application on the remote Linux server, but to display the UI on the windows laptop. Following are two typical reasons to perform this activity: Install software on Linux from Windows: To [...]

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