Backing up your computer is very important indeed. How to do it with Linux using a simple script.

The importance of backing up your computer can not be understated. This is an integral part of using a computer, judging by the outages of various cloud backup services like Microsoft Azure and other cloud services it is not a good idea to only use a cloud service like Google Drive or Skydrive to store … Read more

Very useful code samples for decorating your base in Arma 3.

Decorating a base in Arma 3 is a lot of fun. Here is some useful code to help out with this. Spawn an LAU-68/A 70mm Rocket pod on a camp table. 1 2 3 _pos261 = [0,0,0]; _tree261 = createSimpleObject ["a3\weapons_f_epc\Ammo\Rocket_Pod_02_F.p3d", _pos261]; _tree261 attachTo [t3,[0,0,0.70]];_pos261 = [0,0,0]; _tree261 = createSimpleObject ["a3\weapons_f_epc\Ammo\Rocket_Pod_02_F.p3d", _pos261]; _tree261 attachTo [t3,[0,0,0.70]]; … Read more

Ubuntu installation and setup for beginners. This video and some tips will help you out.

Ubuntu installation is very easy, this video will help out those who are installing Ubuntu for the first time. After installation; re-boot into your new Ubuntu Linux desktop and open the terminal. Those of you using Unity may use the Ctrl-Alt-t keyboard shortcut to open the terminal window. Then type this command to update all … Read more

The simplest hello world program you can write in C.

This is a very simple Hello World program that you can write in C. int main (void) {   write (1, "Hello World\n", 14); return 0; }int main (void) { write (1, "Hello World\n", 14); return 0; } Just compile the program like this: localhost% cc minimal.c -o small minimal.c: In function ‘main’: minimal.c:2:5: warning: … Read more

Playthrough ReCaptcha alternative to revolutionise user verification.

There is new technology for user verification that is planned to take over from the conventional ReCaptcha tech that uses an image of words that the user has to type into a text box to pass verification and enter a comment on a blog or perform other tasks that require anti-spam countermeasures to stop the … Read more

The Linux file-system tree explained.

The Linux file-system tree explained. The standard Linux installation is laid out in various folders that each have a different role to play in the smooth running of a Linux distribution. |-/ |-/bin |-/boot |-/dev |-/etc |-/home/username |-/lib |-/lost+found |-/mnt |-/proc |-/root |-/sbin |-/tmp |-/usr |-/usr/local |-/var|-/ |-/bin |-/boot |-/dev |-/etc |-/home/username |-/lib |-/lost+found |-/mnt … Read more

Using the UNIX ed editor. The simplest line editor for writing text files.

The ed(1) line editor is a very useful editor for text files on Linux and it is very simple to use. type ed to start it then to add text to an existing text file, type e my.txt. Then a to append text onto the text file. [13:20:35-*-homer@hungry-forest Desktop]$ ed e my.txt 1449 a[13:20:35-*-homer@hungry-forest Desktop]$ … Read more