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How to build cheap cloud storage: terabyte storage

Ever wondered how to build a cheap cloud storage ? The good folks at backbalze has a detaied article on how they made there own custom Backblaze Storage Pods  67 terabyte 4U servers for $7,867. In this post, we’ll share how to make one of these storage pods, and you’re welcome to use this design. Our hope is that by sharing, others can benefit and, ultimately, refine this concept and send improvements back to us. Evolving and lowering costs is critical to our continuing success at...

Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts

This page offers links to flowcharts for PC diagnostics. Might come in handy. http://www.fonerbooks.com/pcrepair.htm Copyright 2009 by Morris Rosenthal -All Rights Reserved contact infoThis page offers links to flowcharts for PC diagnostics, excerpted from my book. The non-active links are for charts that are included in the book but not available online. The published book contains seventeen flowcharts for computer diagnostics plus a short text for every chart expanding on the decision...

Hacking a Google Interview By MIT

Hacking a Google Interview By MIT MIT's guide to mastering googles programing interview questions. http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/interview/materials.php Ever wanted to work at a company like Google, Apple, or Facebook? There's just one thing standing in your way: the interview. But there's no need to fear. We've mastered the interview questions and topics, and we want to show you how you can nail every programming...

ATI X1400 driver for Windows 7

I installed windows 7 RC on my Dell Latitued 6400.  and the video driver for ATI X1400 which worked in beta verions did not work in RC for some reason. I was able to find a working vista driver from dell.  For some reason ATI's website doesnot have the vista driver. X 1400 Driver from...

Windows command prompt history

Ever wanted to see the command promt history?  There is a simple command for that. At the command promt enter the following. DOSKEY /history...

How to use VI Editor

How to use VI Editor Vi eiditor is helpfull to edit files like php.ini on your server. Here is some common commands that are helpfull for navigating through VI editor. vi /path/filename <Enter> will open up the file for editing i <Enter>      Insert mode, for editing documents : x <Enter>      quit vi, Save Changes :wq <Enter>     quit vi, Save Changes :q <Enter>     quit (or exit) vi :q! <Enter>     quit vi even...

How to change the upload limit of phpMyAdmin by editing php.ini on godaddy virtual server

Editing php.ini to change the upload limit for phpMyAdmin on godaddy virtual server. (Fedora or CentOS) I had to do this to upload my database using phpmyadmin which has a default limit of 2M. First of all you need to login to your server using ssh. Then Login with your user name and password,since Godaddy does not allow you to login as root use the SU command. Follow the instructions bellow 1. Login using your user ID and Password 2. type in "SU" 3.Enter your account...

How to start windows in safe Mode

Here is how to Start windows in safe modeWindows 95 Restart the computer. Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key On the Startup Menu, choose Safe ModeWindows 98/Me Restart the computer. Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Modeor you may use the System Configuration Utility Method. While in Normal mode, Close all programs. Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK In...