How to use tick mark , star symbol and other ASCII chars and codes in forums and notepad without HTML

It is very attractive to use ascii code in forums and other places where other HTML tags are not allowed. You might have noticed characters like ★  ✔ • ☁ in many such places. These chars are not available directly on your keyboards if you need to place it , you may use ALT  + Ascii code or just copy paste it Continue reading this post »

India Government online urls – useful

This is actually a email forward, but I feel it is very important, so publishing it here, I don’t claim any ownership or accuracy. This is just for ease of reference. Continue reading this post »

Verify LPG GAS Connection / Ration card status online

Recently there was a notification from Government of Karnataka to submit your identification details pertaining to your LPG gas connection. Now it is time to check whether verification is completed. You can go to the Government of Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies department website and click on the scrolling text. It will take you to a page where you need to select the district , Gas agency name and Consumer number. Continue reading this post »

How to fix request entity too large blackberry

Recently i have upgraded my Blackberry and from then I have been getting the error “request entity too large”. I was wondering what this error is. I had gone through few of the forums and it says it could be an issue with your bandwidth limit and need to check with the operator. I had given a try but it didn’t help much. The actual fix was so simple and I am now able to browse all the websites and videos as earlier. Continue reading this post »

Free tool to unlock your zip password – recover rar file password

There is an option to password protect your zip files while creating an archive. Have you ever faced a situation where you have forgot the password. As we all know if you don’t know the password the zip or rar file which we have created is useless. Continue reading this post »

How to create a mysql database using cpanel and add users to db

There may be situations where you need to create databases using cpanel such as while setting up forums or helpdesk tools or any applications which require a database to store data. Many times we don’t realize that wordpress is using its own database if you have installed wordpress using fantastico or quick install. These tools will create the database and populate tables required for the wordpress by itself. Continue reading this post »

Bangalore metro to introduce Smart transit cards with SBI

Bangalore Metro rail project is delayed, but they are going to be the first in the world to introduce the smart transit card which can be also used as a debit card. This is a in house developed technology by State bank of India. Besides using it as a transit card , it can also be used as ATM card for cash withdrawal and purchase. Continue reading this post »

Google plus – G plus is ready for a face to face with facebook – Features

Google is getting ready to capture the empire which was lost few years back on social media domain. Google Plus also known as G plus is the latest social networking tool from Google for competing with facebook and regain the kingdom.  Google plus launch date and its strategies are kept secret now. Continue reading this post »

How to disable directory listing in cpanel – hostgator security

Listing directory content on a webserver is not a good security practice. But it is noticed that if you are using cpanel for managing your domain, by default directory listing is enabled. You can check this by typing http://www.yourdomain.com/<your dir>/ Continue reading this post »

How to import / Export your subscriptions from google reader – RSS reader OPML format

Google reader is one of ‘the‘ best RSS readers available online. In case if you are using any other online or desktop RSS Readers, then you may try switching to Google reader. When you plan to switch to or from any of these readers, the main problem you might face is your existing subscriptions and how to move these subscriptions to the new reader. Most of the major RSS readers have options to import and export RSS subscriptions in OPML file format. It is basically a XML format which can be used to move your subscriptions to another RSS readers. Continue reading this post »