The American Southeast has been suffering from one of its worst droughts in years. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at the emerald-green estates … What Drought? Palm Beach
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Seen On A Draw Bridge in Amsterdam http://www.woostercollective.com/2007/10/seen_on_a_draw_bridge_in_amsterdam.html NB: To get Malayalam version, add ml to the begining of URL and refresh the browser.
How to install fonts
apt-get install ttmkfdir #mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/malayalam/ move the font here. #ttmkfdir > fonts.scale #mkfontscale #ttmkfdir > fonts.dir #mkfontdir #xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/truetype/hindi/ #xset fp rehash #fc-cache -fv … How to install fontsRead more
Rapid cooling of earth by volcanic eruption
1. Volcanic ashes covers earth’s atmosphere reducing the sunlight on earth. 2. Sulphur dioxide from volcanic eruption reacts with water vapour in upper atmosphere and … Rapid cooling of earth by volcanic eruptionRead more
To add a new menu in grub
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst add the following with correct partition. # for QNX Neutrino title QNX Neutrino root (hd0,3) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 To get partition details … To add a new menu in grubRead more
mount a partition
put this line in /etc/fstab FAT partition with read-write permission /dev/sda5 /media/d_drive vfat user,fmask=0111,dmask=0000 0 0 NTFS partition with read only permission run this command … mount a partitionRead more
How to configure apt
cd to the folder where the deb files are kept. Run following cmds # dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz edit /etc/apt/sources.list file … How to configure aptRead more
How to change host name
To change host name in debian change in /etc/hostname
Backup/restore EvolutionMail
to backup mail: tar -cvzf evolution-backup.tar.gz .evolution .gconf/apps/evolution .gnome2_private/Evolution to restore mail: $tar xzf evolution-backup.tar.gz $gconftool-2 –unload evolution_setting.xml $gconftool-2 –load evolution_setting.xml
World Carfree Day
Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have … World Carfree DayRead more