Kedar's Tech Blog

Hubs, Repeaters, Bridges, Switches, Routers and Gateways

2007-07-04T23:18:00.000-04:00

I have always wanted to do this. What better way to do this than when I am studying Computer Networks. Knowledge courtesy: Computer Networks by Tanenbaum. Application Layer : Application Gateway Transport Layer : Transport Gateway Network Layer : Router Data Link Layer : Bridge, Switch Physical Layer : Repeater, Hub Repeaters: Just amplify volts. Hubs: Can connect many entities. Frames arriving

This tablet looks cool!

2007-03-17T00:31:00.000-04:00

Nokia N800.. http://www.nseries.com/n800. Priced at $399. Cool device.

Testing Windows Live Writer

2006-11-28T14:34:00.001-05:00

Trying Windows Live Writer since w.bloggar isn't working too well with Blogger Beta. Nothing wrong with w.bloggar.. just hoping the broken Blogger Beta might work with this Live Writer!

My Firefox plugins

2006-11-28T00:26:00.000-05:00

Here is a list of addons I use for my Firefox: Live HTTP Headers: Can't live without this one Google Toolbar Web Developer DOM Inspector InspectThis JSView Map This: Excellent integration with Google Maps (allows you to select multiline addresses!) FoxyProxy: Allows you to configure many proxies and switch between proxies easily from the status bar! lori: Life-Of-Request-Info.. nifty.. shows

Video Editing, Conversion, Storage and more

2005-05-24T10:43:00.000-04:00

VHS Copy Protection: To prevent unauthorized copying of prerecorded VHS tapes (especially Disney), Macrovision came up with this scheme of copy protection. Came into existence in 1986. When a Macrovision-enabled VHS is played back, it looks normal. However, when you try to copy it using 2 back-to-back VCRs, the electronic pulses added by Macrovision in the non-visible part of the VHS tape (

2004-05-10T15:29:00.000-04:00

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Customizing your machine and getting rid of OEM specific crap!

2004-01-27T23:57:00.000-05:00

1. The Boot logo: Replace the C:\logo.sys 2. OEM Logo in My Computer Properties: Your infos and logo are stored under these files: c:\windows\system\oeminfo.ini and c:\windows\system\oemlogo.bmp. If don't need them, simply delete these files. 3. IE Logo in the top right corner of the browser: This is a 22x22 icon. 98/ME: Change or simply keep the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\

What is HDTV?

2004-01-08T22:09:00.000-05:00

HDTV is the broadcast format of the future-and of the present. More and more stations have been upgrading from NTSC to 16:9 HDTV. HDTV broadcasts will be in 16:9 formatting. There are two types of high-definition televisions: 1. HDTV: Also known as high-definition TV. These have a built-in high-definition receiver that allows the TV to receive over-the-air high-definition broadcasts. These TVs

How to CAPTCHA?

2003-12-16T12:22:00.000-05:00

Web forms are vulnerable to abuse. An automated agent can create hundreds of logins. Some web services like Yahoo! have implemented a new way to stop this. A dynamically generated image (with some obfuscation) is shown and the user enters the text as he sees it in a form text item. This is validated every time an account gets created. These images are not easily recognizable by a computer program

Hosting PFR Fonts and required software from Bitstream:

2003-11-08T00:17:00.000-05:00

Host the WebFont Player on your server. The Javascript file you link on the first html page of your site lets the users download this player. This player is installed in Windows dir / Downloaded Program Files folder -> TDServer Control. It can be removed by right clicking on this file and choosing Remove from the menu.

And there was the w.Bloggar

2003-10-24T21:19:00.000-04:00

This is a trial post to my tech blog from w.bloggar. This thing is cool! Go to http://www.wbloggar.com and download this desktop tool to update your blog

Yahoo! Messenger IMVironment

2003-09-03T11:46:00.000-04:00

Yahoo! Messenger IMVironment doesn't work! If you install the messenger alone, IMVs do not work. You have to install Messenger with Extras (Yahoo! Companion, etc) to make these work.

How to Add a Shortcut Icon to a Web Page?

2003-09-03T11:28:00.000-04:00

Creating a Shortcut Icon for a Web Page The required size of a shortcut icon is 16x16 pixels. Use the following HTML code to enable this: The only way a shortcut icon appears on a user's Favorites menu and Address bar is if the user chooses to add your page as a favorite. This is how you can add a button or

Fix for DSL Stall

2003-08-19T22:47:00.000-04:00

These instructions are for PPPoE software users only. If you have DHCP or PPPoE through a router this can make things much worse. If your computer has to logon to access the internet ands you notice delays/freezes/stalls while the OS boots up or when browsing or at seemingly random times. The following will likely cure it: Open Control Panel. Open Network. Look for the first entry in the

Enabling Autocomplete for Web forms on XP

2003-08-03T23:16:00.000-04:00

In XP, a user login belonging to the Administrator group can not use the "Enable Autocomplete feature for Web Forms" feature.

Microsoft Visual Keyboard

2003-08-03T01:29:00.000-04:00

Office 2000 Microsoft Visual Keyboard: "Microsoft Visual Keyboard is a program that supports typing in more than one language on the same computer by showing you a keyboard for another language on your screen."

Microsoft JVM

2003-07-26T22:04:00.000-04:00

If you have a new XP machine and you can not view Java applets in Internet Explorer it is probably because it did not come with Microsoft JVM due the legal tussle between Sun and Microsoft. It will prompt you download Microsoft JVM and will tell you to go to Windows Update site. That will not work either. Because Microsoft no longer provides JVM with XP. No worries.. download a JVM from Sun

GNOME Desktop for Solaris

2003-07-26T21:59:00.000-04:00

Use GNOME desktop on Solaris. Get it here. It is much better than the CDE!

AIM on Solaris

2003-04-10T20:15:00.000-04:00

Use GaIM to use AIM on Solaris! Get it from sourceforge.net..

WebDAV

2003-03-18T17:55:00.000-05:00

Refer to the link below for reference: WebDAV: mod_dav Installation and Configuration

New Book on Resin

2003-03-18T13:32:00.000-05:00

A new book on resin coming up: "Mastering Resin" - Publish date May 2003

Apache htaccess

2003-03-02T19:22:00.000-05:00

Apache htaccess files can only be applied to folders and not to individual documents. WebDAV for apache can be enabled using mod_dav.so module.