$54,000 Cell Phone Bill

when a company say something is for free, guys thats not true....Remember to always read the small statement at footer of the offer... yah the print where you need to use a magnifying glass to read...[Link]

Linux Directory Structure

Some thing that will be helpful for users of Linux or Unix like systems (well it did help me a lot:)....[Link]

Dhivehi Wikipedia

Was just browsing wikipedia and remembered about the dhivehi wikipedia so wanna share with you guys and to all my Maldivian friends : guys their are a lots of articles incomplete maybe we can contribute :)....[Link]

The Most Beautiful Supercomputer in the world

Title says it all....[Link]

Singing fool

Singing fool brings you the exclusive premier of saddam.

Eight features you didn't know about in Ubuntu

Nice post on some of the interesting features on Ubuntu...[Link]

Googlism

Proof Google is God...I got nothing to say to this...any way guys chk this out....[Link]

Light to Shrink Computer Clusters

Super computers may one day be the size of a laptop....Interesting article guys check it out....[Link]

10 most expensive cell phones

Want to show off to your friends, well then buy one of these cell phones…Here is the 10 most expensive cell phones...[Link]

$1 iPhones

Now you can get iphone for $1 from Canada...Its true guys but don't get so excited cuz its not the iphone you think...Any way this $1 iphones could be a good gift for the holidays hehe...[Link]

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Guys Ubuntu 8.04 alpha one has officially been released. Hardy Heron will be the next major version of the popular Ubuntu, which is scheduled to relase on April 2008....[Link]

AJAX animated GIFs

Guys looking for a loading animated GIFs???.....Check this website it got some pretty cool customizable AJAX loading animated GIFs...[Link]

Hackers hijack web search results

Looks like 'Hackers' are trying to take advantage of users who is searching for holiday gifts...Well i got nothing much to say about this...Any way interesting article guys check it out...[Link]

Vista Incapable Stickers

Just want to have a nice sticker on your PC tower or any where???....well check out these cool stickers...[Link]

The Best Pac-Man Clones

I am sure that any one who is into gaming have played pac-man, the KaKu KaKu Game :)...So here some of the Best Pac-Man clones and Spin-Offfs...[Link]

Pimp Ubuntu Gusty Gibbon

A good customization Guide on how to pimp the latest version of Ubuntu Gusty Gibbon....Have Fun...[Link]

Interesting web Browsers

Firefox , Opera and IE yah and of course safari for mac users are the three common web browsers among Internet users...Any way here is an interesting list of web browsers from smashingmagazine.com...[Link]

Accidentally upgraded to 1.1.2? Here's a free solution!

This tutorial is for the Windows Operating System ONLY.

This tutorial is for iPhones on 1.1.2 that were upgraded ONLY. This is not suitable for brand new iPhones on 1.1.2

Ready? Let's go.

Download the pack below:

http://rapidshare.com/files/69553412...2_Complete.rar


Start by plugging your iPhone into iTunes in restore mode (hold home and sleep buttons for 10 seconds, then release the sleep button)

iTunes will recognise it right away. You will see a restore button. Hold shift and click restore. Navigate to your 1.1.1 firmware file.

Let it restore and eventually you will get a "Unknown error occurred" (1015). Now you have a 1.1.1 iPhone with the 1.1.2 modem firmware.

Now you need to enter DFU mode. Best solution is to use iBrickr. You have to hold home and sleep buttons and when the screen turns black let go of sleep and keep holding home. iTunes will recognisze this and you will shift+click restore and navigate to 1.0.2 firmware files. Let it restore and you will get a "Unknown error occurred" (1013) and the yellow triange should pop up.


Now click wiNstallerGUI from the package downloaded above. Click activate and it should activate the phone as well as jailbreak it. Then hit install application and navigate to the installer.app folder inside the first wiNstaller folder in the downloaded pack. You should now have a 1.0.2 phone still with the 1.1.2 modem firmware but is now activated, jailbroken, and you have installer installed.

Tap installer and update it. Install Community Sources, than BSD Subsystem, and than OpenSSH. Install WinSCP and click it. Connect to the internet on your iphone through Wi-Fi and than click the blue arrow next to it and write down the IP. In WinSCP for the host name type in your IP for username type root and for password type dottie. Change file protocal to SCP.

Navigate to /usr/bin which is in the root of the phone which looks like this: /

Transfer all the files in the Baseband folder into /usr/bin

Close WinSCP and open putty. Type in your IP again into hostname and click ok. Type in root and the when it asks for the password type dottie (you wont see the letters when you type, but I assure you, you are typing.)

Type this into putty and hit enter after each line. Capitals matter.

launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.CommCenter.plist

cd /usr/bin

chmod +x ieraser

chmod +x bbupdater

ieraser

bbupdater -v

bbupdater -f *.fls -e *.eep

After a 2-3 minute wait it should be done. Now type:

bbupdater -v

It should show 3.14_08

Now restore to 1.0.2 (just a refresh to get rid of unwanted files)
Then restore to 1.1.1 and continue on with the jailbreak unlock process. (Search for it yourself, or we can do it for you)

Woo hoo! You now have a 1.1.1 iPhone, downgraded from the accidental 1.1.2 upgrade - easy wasn't it?

Build your own server

Got a old PC that don't support the new softwares???, well guys you can use this tutorial on Bit-Tech to make use of the spare parts you might have to build your own server....[Link]

Maldivesoccer Domain Name Expired!!!

Well I am a regular visitor to maldivesoccer.com, because they have done a good job in bringing the latest news on Maldivian football. As usual I did visit the link and looks like maldivesoccer have forgot to pay for there domain.

Protect E-Mail From Prying Eyes

E-Mail is one of the most used means of communication, in business or personal use. So E-mail contains a lot of sensitive information that is to be protected. People have used the Encrypting method but Encrypting your messages isn't the easiest thing to do. Here is an interesting article on how to protect your E-Mails...[Link]

ORACLE: Export

When you need to transfer data objects between Oracle databases, the Export utility is a handy way to do this. Here is basic Export.txt file where you can use to get started.

Export.txt
------------

userid=[User ID of the user you going to Export]
filesize=[How much you want the Dump file to be Eg:2000MB]
file=[Names of the Dump files…..Eg:DUMP_1.dmp,DUMP_2.dmp……]
log=[Name the log file …Eg:export.log ]
consistent=n
compress=y
rows=y
indexes=y
..
..
..
..
TABLES=[Names of the table you want to Export]

Consistent, compress, rows, indexes there is a lot you can add or change depending on your requirements, like what tables or which partitions you want to Export.

Export is a very advance utility in Oracle any way here is like I said just the basic requirements which will help you get started. =ELK=

Fedora 8 Games Spin

Fedora 8 Games spin released, It's a custom version of Fedora 8 included with tons of free and open source Linux games in a installable Live DVD. Download it from here...[Link]

1.1.2 Jailbreak???

I was just browsing and this got my attention. Not sure about this but any way its an interesting post, Check it out...[Link]

Oracle: monitor import session

Importing data from one database to another is a useful feature in oracle. But this takes time so its a good thing to know you progress.Here is a cool script that you can use to monitor your import session:

SELECT
SUBSTR(sql_text, INSTR(sql_text,'INTO "'),30) table_name
, rows_processed
, ROUND( (sysdate-TO_DATE(first_load_time,'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'))*24*60,1)
minutes
, TRUNC(rows_processed/((sysdate-to_date(first_load_time,'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'))*24*60)) rows_per_minute
FROM
sys.v_$sqlarea
WHERE
sql_text like 'INSERT %INTO "%'
AND command_type = 2
AND open_versions > 0;

I know that i have not yet written about how to use the export and import in oracle(i will be explaining it very soon). But for guys who already using the import method this might be helpful .=ELK=

iPhone, Gphone....NOPHONE

After Apple introduce the iPhone every one started to speculate that google is going to introduce its own version of mobile phone the Gphone. well to tell you the truth i was also excite about the Gphone, but for every ones disappointment Google announced that its not the Gphone this time, its the Android. The first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices....[Link]

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Microsoft announces it is committed to releasing Visual Studio 2008 by the end of this month. With it you can await the new .Net Framework 3.5 technology, mean time you can download the beta version from this website....[Link]

iPhone firmware 1.1.2

iPhone firmware 1.1.2 reviewed by T3...[Link]

Open Social Application Hacked

Every one was excited about the google open social application. But within 45 Minutes it was hacked...[Link]

Fedora 8 a.k.a Werewolf (PICS)

In less the two weeks another great OS will be out. Take a sneak peak at the final release of Fedora 8 GNOME desktop, and also the KDE version of Fedora 8....[Link]

Google OpenSocial API

Check this out guys. Google announces the OpenSocial API, which will allow developers to create Facebook like apps on any social network site....[Link]

Computer geek poem

Who said computer geeks can't write love poems.....

(Title unknown)

===========

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MY COMPUTER Believe me it is true …

You installed the best in me.

Your picture is always in my background.

You clicked my heart gently.

You drive me crazy when I see you.

Your love reset my life and deleted all the sadness in me.

You restored my kindness after I thought it was corrupted.

I’m always connected to you with more than 56 heart beat per second.

You hacked my brain and registered your name in it.

You are the only one that could navigate my feelings and explore my
emotions at the same time.

I feel lost when I try to call you and you are not responding.

I always feel you close to me when I shut down my eyes, or when I open
my windows waiting for you to pass.

You are the only one that can log into my heart and never log out.

I dream of being your only server as long as I live.

You don’t have to search for me, cause we are always linked to each
others.

I see your name everywhere, my front page, my homepage and all my
software.

I scanned my life and found that I’m only infected by you.

You are the virus I’d never remove, and why should I do?

Believe me it is true…

I love you more than my CPU!!!!

source- soldierlife

ORACLE: ORA-01033 error

I am back as I promised, this time I will try to explain how to resolve ORA-01033: (I will be assuming that some how a data file was corrupted)

Login as sys

ORA-01033: ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress

C:\>sqlplus

SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Oct 29 11:15:18 2007

Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Enter user-name: sys as sysdba
Enter password :[password]


Shutdown Database

SQL> shutdown immediate;
ORA-01109: database not open
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.


Startup Database (force)

SQL> startup force;
ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 135338868 bytes
Fixed Size 453492 bytes
Variable Size 109051904 bytes
Database Buffers 25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers 667648 bytes
Database mounted.
ORA-01157: cannot identify/lock data file 116 - see DBWR trace file
ORA-01110: data file 116: 'data file name that is corrupted'


Drop the Corrupted Data file

SQL>alter database data file ‘data file name that is corrupted’ offline drop;
Database altered.

After dropping the corrupted file or files, it should be back to normal now just alter db open.

SQL> alter database open;
Database altered.


This is one of the scenarios that could prompt the ORA-01033: ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress. Hope this helps you guys=ELK=

Digg: "We'll Be back shortly" (PIC)

Looks like Digg.com is doing some maintenance.

Blue Screen of Death

I was just going through computer world and came across this article, that a significant no: of Mac users are facing the "blue screen of death" after upgrading to Leopard. Which is more common among windows users...[Link]

First look at Leopard (PICS)

Now one of the most talk about topic is Mac OS X 10.5. Its new features, application and user interface. Take a look at Leopard...[Link]

Clear Memory

When you are using windows you need to restart the computer now and then.People do this when the computer start to get slow.Now you can clear you PC memory without restarting the PC. Just create a short cut.....

Clear Memory

• Create a new short cut and for location type :

%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,processIdleTasks

• Name your short cut
  
• Click Finish

Thats it, now you will have a icon on your desktop which will help you to clear memory without restarting.

Nintendo

Any one who is into gaming will know Nintendo and have played with some version of this game console. I remember when one of my cousin had a Gameboy, long time ago how we all round up around him to wait till we get a chance to play a 2D black and white game. Any way check out this site it shows how far Nintendo have come...[Link]

Opera 9.5 beta

Opera 9.5 beta is released, available for download...[Link]

Firefox Hidden Pages

"And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced.But all was not lost, far from the ash rose a great bird.The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire and thunder upon them. For the beast had been reborn with its strength renewed, and the followers of Mammon cowered in horror" From The Book of Mozilla, 7:15

This is from on of the famous firefox hidden pages. Well i thought, i am bored so why not blog about this, its kindda old but fun to know.So here is how to view hidden pages in firefox.

• about:

If you are tired of going to Tools > Help and About. Just type in about: in firefox browser which will show the firefox logo and version plus other related information.

• about:buildconfig

This show the platform configuration and other related information.

• about:license

Shows the Mozilla public license and a lot of information that you can read if you have time to waste.

• about:cache

shows some stuff regarding Memory and Disk cache device.

• about:plugins

What else, it shows all the plugins information which are enable and so on.

• about:config

This is one of the interesting page where you can view the firefox config, here you can change setting to you desire.

• about:credits

Shows all the people who have contributed to firefox in different ways.

• about:Mozilla

Last but not least some words from the book of Mozilla.

Ubuntu + Mythbuntu

Mythbuntu 7.10 is now available, add all mythbuntu roles directly to Ubuntu...[Link]

I was a Hacker for the MPAA

MPAA:"We would need somebody like you.we would give you a nice paying job, a house, a care, anything you needed....if you save Hollywood for us you can become rich and powerful.".These are the words of MPAA to Anderson, see the exclusive interview on wired...[Link]

ORACLE & SQL

Oracle is one of the well know relational database management system (RDBMS) with amazing features to make a DBA's life easy. But when you are faced with an error its not easy. It's not that there are no solutions but its always irritating , because there will be thousands of answers to the problem and you will be lucky if one of them works for you.

In this few months that i have used oracle i have dealt with a lof of problems. In this series of articles regarding ORACLE i will try to give you solution on how to solve errors, plus on new features and tips on using ORACLE & SQL.

ERROR

ORA-0149:

When you try to create a table some times you will see this ORA-01429: Index-Organized Table: no data segment to store overflow row-pieces Table Created, this is mainly because in CREATE statement you forgot to define the overflow segment.

CREATE TABLE TABLE_NAME
(
……
……
……
)
ORGANIZATION INDEX

ORA-01429: Index-Organized Table: no data segment to store overflow row-pieces Table Created

CREATE TABLE TABLE_NAME
(
……
……
……
)
ORGANIZATION INDEX OVERFLOW

Table Created

you just need to define overflow segment, problem solved.

This is might be a simple problem but as i said before i will be posting more on oracle and sql so keep an eye. =ELK=

REVENGE of the MySpace Angles! (PICS)

I tried to blog as much as new technologies and stuff like that, but this i just want to show you guys.As friends networks are getting famous among us like facebook & MySpace. Everyday i hear people meeting sole mates or a very nice friend but do you really know who is on the other side...[Link]

An Extensive Guide to a Perfect Desktop – Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon”

A good Documentation on how to set up Ubuntu 7.10...[Link]

Sex and Marriage with ROBOTS!!!

Don't be surprise when one of friends tells you how great sex was last night with a ROBOT. Looks like in 2050 people will be marrying robots...[Link]

PC Mods

Its always fun to mod something.Check out these Cool mods of Computer case designs...[Link]

SQL

Interesting list of 25 things all SQL users should Keep in mind as they work...[Link]

Stop Firefox Window Resizing

When you are browsing internet, for no certain reason some websites just intend to resize the browser window. In Firefox this is because of the default settings it’s just annoying.

Here are some few simple steps on how to disable this in Firefox…..

1. Open Firefox, Preferences (Tools + Options)
2. Go to Content
3. Click Advanced…right to [Enable JavaScript]
4. uncheck [Move or Resize Existing Windows]

Street Fighter IV

Street Fighter IV,a new beginning is here for the great fighting game series. check out its trailer...[Link]

iPhone SDK in February 2008

Good news developers...Here is what Steve Jobs have to say:"Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users."...[Link]

Ubuntu plans Eye Candy for Desktop Computers and Beyond

Ubuntu is taking new route to make users to switch from windows to Linux?..the answer maybe: eye candy

read more | digg story

Review of Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" RC1

A review of Ubuntu 7.10 with screen shot...[Link]

Emails DNA of the future

In this age of technology any thing is possible. Emails are becoming the electronic equivalent of DNA evidence. Its a interesting article check it out... [Link]

Google Earth + You Tube

Google Earth have integrated a new function that will allow you to view videos from a specified location around the world. the new "You Tube" button will let u know where the videos are located from Google earth...[Link]

iPhone unlock for 1.1.1

Hi guys i am sure this is what all been waiting for....my friend been doing a lot of research on this.. looks like Sim Free have announced unlocking for Firmware 1.1.1 plus there is way to unlock iphone for free....check out his blog..[Link]

Firefox Coming To Your Phone

Here is some good news to all those firefox fans. Mozilla is working on a mobile version of Firefox...[Link]

Hello World

Welcome, you have finally arrived to my world...