configuration for afraid-dyndns on Fedora and other similar distro.

2011-03-04 1 min read Fedora Linux
First install afraid-dyndns with the command: 1 <td> <div class="text codecolorer"> sudo yum install afraid-dyndns </div> </td> </tr> Now open the configuration file /etc/afraid-dyndns.cfg and we need to change the following: Notify = root@localhost # leave empty to suppress notifications CacheFile = /var/cache/afraid-dyndns/IP AccountHash = For the Account hash, head over to http://freedns.afraid.org/api/ login and then click one of the XML or the ASCII links there. Once the page has loaded, look at the URL which is of form: Continue reading

10 Keyboard Techniques To Create Cool Symbols

2010-04-03 3 min read Linux
<img src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Thumbnail3.png" alt="Thumbnail" align="bottom" />All of us use the keyboard to create symbols daily. Look at the thumbnail. That’s a simple symbol created with just four keys. Symbols existed even before the alphabets. Over the years they have been part of folklore, myths and legends. Some have stayed on as indelible marks. Some, like the swastika, are better forgotten. Symbols have remained potent. If you doubt their visual power, then look no further than logos. Continue reading