Vijay For Victory

Environment variables are a set of dynamic named values that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer.

This is a quick tip to display all the environment variables defined in the computer.

Windows: Open command prompt (DOS Prompt) and just type set to display all the variables

Unix: Type env to display all the environment variables in the console.

Cheat sheets are always easy to get help and to have most frequently required information on hand.

Learning Unix is always the big task as it has so many commands to remember. Though there are many available, only a few would of of in day-to-day use.

Below given cheat sheet would be a great help for those who are just started with Unix. Keep this one page reference poster in your desk to get familiarised with Unix commands.

Source : Jacob Peddicord

Download in PDF format : Unix/Linux Command Cheat Sheet

Twitter hits 10 Billion tweets today. Most of the people who tried to track the 10 Billionth tweet were disappointed as the 10 Billionth tweet is from some protected user.

On an average, there are 45 Million tweets are logged in a day. And the growth rate is rapidly growing. More information on the counter can be found at the popular website Gigatweet.

What next? 20 Billionth Tweet

This is one of the best stage performance I have ever seen. The mind and body co-ordination of the boys are really outstanding.

Usage of Google Chrome is increasing over the web. Especially the growth rate has been increased after it’s recent release with support to extensions.

Chrome’s extension base is also growing rapidly. Though Chrome doesn’t have as many extensions as Firefox has, the growth rate of Chrome Extensions created a healthier browser war.

Here are some extensions which we think that would help you to have better browsing experience.

1. RSS Subscription Extension
This extension auto-detects RSS feeds on the page you are reading and upon finding one will display an RSS icon in the Omnibox, allowing you to click on it to preview the feed content and subscribe.

2. Webpage Screenshot
Fast&Simple extension to capture the whole webpage. Even long pages are saved in one image file. This extension lets you save PNG image of any webpage. Just one click. Designers can choose to resize the window before capturing.

3. Google Reader Notifier
Displays the Google Reader unread count. Clicking the icon shows a preview of your reading list in a popup or it can open Reader in a new tab.

4. Google Mail Checker
Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.

5. goo.gl URL Shortener
Shorten url with goo.gl. Once compressed the url is automatically copied to clipboard and you can share it with Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Delicious, Digg, MySpace, Google Reader, Gmail or your default mail client.
There is also the possibility to create custom keyboard shortcuts for shortening the url and copy to clipboard or share with any of supported services

Please feel free to suggest any other useful extensions in Comments section.

Microsoft Learning is an official portal which offers e-learing and training to advance the career through certifications. Recently they have released a free ebook on “First Look Microsoft Office 2010″.

This book has a detailed explanations about the new features of MS Office 2010 and tips and tricks.

Microsoft offers this e-book free for a limited time. So hurry up and save the e-book before they widhdraw the offer.

Download e-book First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 (PDF file, 10.5 MB)

Download e-book First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 (XPS file, 27.9 MB)

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment.

Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.

Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and loose), he wrote on a piece of paper, “Please wake me at 5:00 AM.”

He left it where he knew she would find it.

The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight.

Furious, he has about to go and see why his wife hadn’t wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.

The paper said, “It is 5:00 AM. Wake up.”

Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.