This is a registry tweak is very useful for System Administrator and browsing center owners. Many users keep changing the desktop wallpapers and screensavers create new files and folders at the drop of the hat but after applying this registry tweak you can put a fullstop to all this. But as always be careful while editing registry values and ensure you take a backup of your registry before proceeding and read every step carefully.Continue Reading…
Disable Low Disk Space Warning in Windows
Errors and warnings are usually informative and important, they provide use with want problems are bugging our systems. But some warnings are outright irritating and one such warning is the balloon displayed at the system tray stating “You are running out of disk space on [drive]. To free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click here“. “I know I’m running out of space” you scream but your cries are not heard by your computer. Even if you click that balloon message Windows Disk Cleanup opens showing up Temporary files, Cached Thumbnails and other stuff which might probably reduce a few MBs of space. Even if you don’t need more space on that drive you’ll be seeing it now and then. But disabling it is just a matter of tweaking the windows registry. Pull up your sleeves and continue readingContinue Reading…
Types of DNS Records
DNS (Domain Name System) is an internet system which translates domain names into IP addresses. This is the definition that you commonly see around the internet, but practically it does much more like resolving mail servers for a domain, mapping an alias name of a domain to another domain, inform mail servers which sources of emails they should trust when they receive email from a particular domain and the list goes on. To handle all these tasks DNS has certain records for each domain or zone as it is technically called. I’ll be listing out the most popular DNS records and some technical jargon related to DNS.Continue Reading…
How to change the default runlevel in Linux
Linux has several runlevels which are different modes of operations of the Operating System. Each of the runlevel may be selected according to the user’s requirements. For example while installing device drivers it is recommended to be in single user mode. In fact runlevels are required for both shutdown and restart operations. After the installation of Linux Operating System using default settings the system directly starts in GUI mode. But many people prefer starting the command line terminal mode. Even though you can Ctrl+Alt+F1 at the GUI login screen and enter into terminal 1 its cooler and easier to directly startup with your desired runlevel. Change the default runlevel in linux by following the instructions below.Continue Reading…
Command to Display Directory Sizes in Linux
Even though Linux has developed so much in terms of GUI which has become comparable to the latest Aero theme from Microsoft’s stables (especially in KDE environment) the command line becomes an inevitable tool for performing advanced administrative tasks like setting user quotas, compiling from the source to name it a few. But unlike the command line in windows, Linux command line works differently. A good example is showing the sizes of directories while listing the contents. The “ls” command in Linux shows a list of files and directories in the present directory but doesn’t show the sizes of directories and the file sizes are shown in bytes which makes it difficult to read and understand. So the correct command for this purpose is “du“Continue Reading…
Dig command on Windows OS
Download dig command tool for windows and perform advanced DNS queries using dig command on windows. The dig command which comes as a part of Linux is very useful for performing DNS lookups on domain names and provides detailed information like TTL and class type. It is now possible to use the dig command on windows also. I’ve included the dig package for windows with this post and also step-by-step instructions on how to use it.Continue Reading…
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