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Windows Vs Mac Vs Unix – Users’ reaction on upgrades

June 13th, 2011 No comments

This is how the user reacts on upgrades :)

windows-vs-mac-vs-unix

Created by : Christiann MacAuley

How to display all the Environment Variables in Windows and Unix?

March 12th, 2010 No comments

Environment Variables

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.

Get familiarised with Unix commands – Cheat Sheet

March 11th, 2010 1 comment

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.

Unix Command Reference Cheat Sheet

Source : Jacob Peddicord

Download in PDF format : Unix/Linux Command Cheat Sheet

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Regular Expression cheat sheet for programmers

October 16th, 2009 No comments

Regular Expression is a pattern describing a certain amount of text. Regular expressions are a language of their own.

Wiki defines Regular Expression as follows,

In computing, regular expressions provide a concise and flexible means for identifying strings of text of interest, such as particular characters, words, or patterns of characters. A regular expression (often shortened to regex or regexp) is written in a formal language that can be interpreted by a regular expression processor, a program that either serves as a parser generator or examines text and identifies parts that match the provided specification.

You would have come across the regular expressions patterns regardless of the programming language (Java, .Net, PHP, etc.,).

Regular expressions cheat sheet

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Dave Child had created a brilliant Cheat Sheet that gives you all the basics of Regular Expression in one page. Worth to place this poster at your desk.

You can download the cheat sheet here :  PDF Format PNG Format

Cheat Sheet Credits : Dave Child. You can download more cheat sheets from www.addedbytes.com

Know VI commands – Must to have Cheat Sheet for Unix programmer

October 7th, 2009 No comments

If you are a Unix programmer and working with VI editor, then this image is a, must to have poster on to your desk.

VI Cheet Sheet

Download one page posters in PDF format : VI Cheat Sheet 1 VI Cheat Sheet 2

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Versatile Password Manager – KeePass

January 24th, 2009 No comments

Do you have multiple username/passwords created online and finding it very difficult to manage all these?

The solution for this problem is to have KeePass.

KeePass is a free/open-source password manager. It helps you to mange all your passowrds in a secure way.

In KeePass, you can put all your passwords in one database(file), which is locked with one master. All your passwords will be encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms(AES-256 and Twofish)

Other important features are,

  • KeePass is portable (No installation required). You can have it in your USB drive and carry your data in a more secured fashion.
  • KeePass is available for all platform. (Windows, Unix and Mac).
  • KeePass is available in many languages.

Install KeePass and get rid of all the pain to remember the username/passwords.

Download Links :
Keepass for Windows, Unix/Mac, JTME (Symbian, …), USB Drive-PortableApps Suite, USB Drive-U3 Devices, Blackberry