October 13th in General by pbu .

Flickering in LCD Monitors

I just purchased a 19” samsung LCD monitor and i had terrible problem with flickering with my 1440×900 resolution.

Flickering can be terrible as this can cause headaches and other irritating problems. Just set your monitor refresh rate to 75hz and you will see the flickering disappear at that resolution.

I read somewhere that 19” monitors work with 16:10 aspect ratio unlike the standard 16:9 widescreen format. The resolutions you set had to follow them.

To change the the resolution you …

October 6th in Games by pbu .

Best GTA Styled PC Games

i love playing GTA styled free roaming games. Infact i get glued with these type of games which has everything in it…action, adventure, style, fitness and more…

For those who are crazy about GTA type games… check out these games, which i really loved it.

1. GTA San Andreas (Awesome! Great graphics!)
2. Mafia
3. GTA Vice City
4. Godfather
5. True Crime – NewYork City
6. Just Cause
7. Scarface

Just had a great fun playing these games.

October 2nd in Games by pbu .

Useful Tips for Playing Torrente 3

I really liked this Torrente 3 game. It has good graphics and similar to GTA free roaming game. I searched on the web for few tips on playing this game and found nothing.

In the start after finishing the flight kidnapping mission i struggled a lot in playing this game and every time i went to shop to buy something for grandma just looked like the shop was disabled.

Even more frustrating is i couldnt get the license to drive the …

September 25th in Linux/Unix by pbu .

Uploading Files using Unzip in Linux

If you want to upload large number of files in your webserver especially like CMS software it might take hours using standard FTP softwares. Instead to quickly upload the necessary files in your linux os, just follow the steps.

1. Upload the zipped file to your server using SSH. You can use free SSH software like WinSCP.

2. Using the command line in SSH, just unzip the zipped file to the destination folder.

To test the zipped file

unzip -t zip_file_name

To extract the …

September 25th in Linux/Unix by pbu .

How to Upload Files using SSH

If you are using putty to upload files you might have problems in uploading a file to your server because of command line. This could especially come in handy if you are using VPS or dedicated server. Uploading by FTP softwares may not work because of permission problems.

To upload files just

1. Download WinSCP which is a free open source SSH software with FTP like panels to upload files.

2. Login and upload Files.

Just as easy!

September 20th in General by pbu .

Best Laptop Brands

Thinking of buying a laptop. I myself a good fan of different brands of notebooks and the following i would rate as top 5 notebook brands taking into consideration of overall factors such as battery life, weight, computing power and moree..

1. Mac NoteBook
2. Sony VAIO Notebooks
3. HP Invent/Pavilion Notebooks
4. Toshiba Satellite
5. Acer / HCL brand

When you buy a laptop computer make sure that you double check the following and are so important…

1. Battery Backup (min 3hrs +)
2. Weight (should be …

September 19th in Mobile Phones by pbu .

Saving Images from Browser in Nokia Mobiles

I have been almost searching for a solution to save images directly from the web browser built into the nokia mobile phones. As i found out it is not possible to directly save your favorite image from the built-in browser. But there is a way around it.

Install opera browser and it allows you to save images from the browser itself and you can later save the pictures in the gallery folder.

Go to http://www.operamini.com and download the opera browser free for …

September 17th in Linux/Unix by pbu .

Generating a Website Snapshot

I have been searching everywhere on the internet for a script atleast that works in linux to generate a snapshot of websites or URLs. If you are like me i believe the following resources would help you.

Khtml2Png – a command line shapshot generator in Linux. It is released under GPL. If you want to run under php, just call exec() to run this commandline. make sure you have permissions.

WebSnapPr is a service where you just pass on the parameters …

September 10th in Games by pbu .

Rabaul Mission Tips

I really loved playing Blazing Angels – Squadrons of WWII, just amazing and easy to play. Nonethless i struggled for about 2 days to complete this rabaul mission and so hard for me. Finally i just pulled it off.

Here are tips you should concentrate on this mission.

1. Take out all 5 AA guns. Dont leave even a single gun (red dot). Its a must as otherwise the bombers will be shot down.

2. Try to kill as many ground targets (which …

August 30th in General by pbu .

How to File a Trademark in the US

Easy way to file a trademark with USPTO Office.

When your business grows better daily you might be tempted to trademark your brand name for a product/service you sell. If you are pretty new to trademarks you can file online or get the services from a third party or attorney.

1. File the Trademark Yourself

Just go to http://www.uspto.gov website and you can find instructions there. It should cost about $399 and you can pay the trademark fee online. Remember to carefully complete …