Author: Prabhu Balakrishnan
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ECR/ECNR seals in Indian Passport
It is very important to understand the purpose of ECNR and often many people confuse with ECR and ECNR. As of Oct 1, 2007 Government of India has abolished Emigration Check Required Suspension (ECRS), as a result of this The Indian Passport Office no longer stamps ECNR stamp in new passports by default if you…
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Second Citizenship by Real Estate Investment
You might have heard that investing in real estate in another country, can get you second citizenship! yes..its true! Not many investors are aware that there only a few handful countries, willing to give you a permanent residence permit or directly a citizenship, upon substantial investment in the development of the country such as real…
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25+ Very Useful PHP Class libraries for Developers
I am gonna post here some the very useful php libraries and classes which will come so handy during coding. You might run into various requirements which is why i compiled these php components. All the php libraries listed below is free software and can be downloaded in the original authors website. FPDF http://www.fpdf.org/ FDPF…
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30+ Best WordPress Themes for Personal Blogging from Themeforest
I have been a great fan of designers from themeforest who have the knack of making some stunning wordpress themes. As much i love buying wordpress themes from themeforest, it really takes a lot of time to go through thousands of themes, seeing previews and pick the best ones i prefer. 1. Revolution http://www.themeforest.net 2.…
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How to configure modem/router for Airtel Broadband
If you are buying a new modem to use it with airtel broadband, you will need to know how to configure a modem/router along with wireless settings. Its very easy to do it and you can setup your broadband connection in PPPoE mode, through with the modem will automatically connect to internet as soon as…
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Difference between /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname
I have often found myself in difficult situations without knowing what exactly is the difference between host and hostname /etc/hostname -> Assigns a name to local machine and you can set the name of the machine by editing this file. It can be a FQDN eg. vps.example.com. You will also need to edit /etc/sysconfig/network to…
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How to run FTP server on different port!
Most FTP servers use a common port number 21 by default. However using default port are subjected to many brute force attacks including many breakin attempts. It is a good idea to move FTP port to any other random number above 1024 because ports 1-1024 are reserved ports. It is very easy to change port…
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MySQL delete is very slow and takes long time!
I recently had an issue with mysql database and the database has grown too large about 200k records and i was needing to delete all junk and needless data of approx 50k rows in my table. As soon as i hit delete sql query using WHERE clause, it almost took about 1 hr and the…
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How to install a local copy and configure WordPress on Ubuntu
Compatibility is one of the most important issues when it comes to WordPress. If you want to install a a copy on your local machine, then you have to follow some simple steps. First, download the archive on wordpress.org. For the purpose of this tutorial we are going to use wordpress-2.9.tar.gz archive, which is usually…
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10 Reasons why Consoles kill PCs for Gaming
There will be always ongoing debate whether PC or console is best for gaming but to tell you the truth and having been a gamer for the past decade or so, there is so much difference in gaming with consoles. Nowdays, i am really starting to hate PCs for gaming not just in terms of…