scripting ftp/sftp transfer in a single line command
Do you ever find yourself in dire need to do file transfer with ftp or sftp on only a single line? You can “get” files with a single sftp command,…
Scripting gmail download and saving the attachments with fetchmail, procmail, and munpack
One of our partner is having a difficulty in automating the email attachment processing. So basically attachments on each email, hosted on a secured POP3 server must be downloaded and…
Linux Gaming and fancy gaming mouse: Logitech M950 Performance MX vs TT eSports Level 10M Hybrid vs Steelseries Sensei Wireless vs Razer Ouroboros vs Apple Magic Mouse
Well, now that you have installed Steam and PlayonLinux, download some games, you’re ready to play your games, right? Not quite? So today, I’ll be doing a brief comparison between…
My 10 essential Gnome-Shell extensions
While hating Gnome Shell seems to be a popular stance among linux users, I actually like it, and have been using it since version 3.4, to get away from that…
Starting WhatsApp Web in webapp mode
For one of the most anticipated apps, WhatsApp Web is underwhelming. That being saud, it is a step to right direction, and I use it quite extensively. To most of…
Linux Gaming Setup Part 2: Software configs, Nvidia binary driver, bumblebee, steam and playonlinux howto
I decided to make a second part of my Linux gaming setup post, as I feel that the first one is more like a list of stuff that are on…
Linux Gaming Setup Part 1: Overview and Hardware Selections
So, can you really game on linux? Well I am doing most of my gaming on linux nowadays. Of course, I’m not by any means, an avid PC gamer. In…
Identifying LUN ID on Redhat Enterprise Linux
Applies to: RHEL v5 or newer Any other linux distro, I guess? You can get the LUN ID info for certain LUN, by either performing several commands. If you have…
Installing Oracle Java JDK/JRE on RedHat Linux
Applies to: RHEL v5 or newer To the rest of us, the included OpenJDK shipped on our RHEL installer is more than enough. But for some peculiar reason, application vendors…
GnomeShell 3.10 extensions not loaded on startup
I’ve been using GnomeShell since Canonical shoved Unity to my face back in 2011. I recently put GnomeShell 3.10 on my Ubuntu 13.10 install, and I quite like it. Some…