Monthly Archives: June 2010
How to set title for Command prompt window in Windows
We use to work on multiple command prompt windows in Windows XP. It displays path of cmd.exe by default in Window title bar. In Task bar it is difficult to identify the right window while switching over the windows, since … Continue reading
How to convert Canon .mts video files to other formats in Ubuntu
My Canon Handycam (Camcorder) makes high quality HD videos in .MTS file format. Though the quality of this file is of very high, still there is no good software to play this in Linux (so Ubuntu) without compromising the quality. … Continue reading
How to plug-in and plug-out USB device through command line in Windows
This post talks about how to plug-in and plug-out a USB device through command line without doing it physically. This helps to eliminate wear and tear of connector during development cycle. You need devcon.exe, a utility provided by Microsoft for … Continue reading
Sleep command in Windows (delay)
There is no straight forward sleep command in Windows. All Unix variants provides this command to provide delay in shell scripts. I circumvent this I am using ping command as given below which provides sleep functionality with approximate accuracy. Ping … Continue reading
How-To: Remote Disk Management in Ubuntu made easy
Disk Management in Ubuntu has become easy with Palimpsest tool called Disk Utility. This application is capable of managing a remote machine disks also. It connects to remote machine through secure shell connection (SSH). Though this application is the default … Continue reading
Alternative to VMware – VirtualBox is a Cheaper and efficient solution in Ubuntu
VMware is a leading virtualization solution to run multiple operating systems in a machine. Though it has tightly packed features in its pocket, still it is costlier and proprietary too. In the world of open source, there is an alternative … Continue reading
How to chroot Ubuntu using Live CD to fix GRUB rescue prompt
Recently I messed up GRUB boot loader in my laptop installed with Ubuntu which resulted in grub rescue prompt. So I had to boot Ubuntu Live CD to get it fixed. Thought of blogging it, may be useful for some … Continue reading
