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Facebook buy won’t change us : Whatsapp
It’ll be like this $16 billion deal never even happened. At least, that’s according to a blog post on Wednesday from WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum, reassuring customers that despite Facebook’s acquisition of the company, nothing about the service will change. “Here’s what will change for you, our users: nothing,” the post said. WhatsApp will operate … Continue reading
Resetting the SA password for SQL Server
How to reset the password for the System Administrator, or ‘sa’ user account, within SQL Server Management Studio Resetting the password for your SQL Server 2005 ‘sa’ user (abbreviation for ‘System Administrator’) can be done in a few quick steps through SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, both Standard and Express Editions. For the purposes … Continue reading
Virus prank
Today I am going to teach you how to scare your friends by playing a little trick using a pen-drive. All you need to do is make a batch file using notepad. Open notepad and type the following code. cd / shutdown /s Save the notepad file with a .bat extension. You can name it … Continue reading
Siri says Nokia Lumia 900 the best smartphone ever
Apple’s Siri virtual personal assistant certainly has said some rather interesting things in the past. But to diss its overlord seems a bit much, don’t you think? When iPhone 4S owners ask Siri which smartphone is the best ever made, the obviously disgruntled virtual personal assistant responds saying it’s the Nokia Lumia 900 4G running on AT&T’s network. It … Continue reading
How to remove your Google Web History
March 1 is the day Google’s new unified privacy policy goes into effect, which means your Google Web History will be shared among all of the Google products you use. Do you know if Google is tracking your Web activity? If you have a Google account (for, say, Gmail) and have not specifically located and … Continue reading
How to secure Awstats
How to secure AWStats AWStats.Viewer is a tool that allows to secure access to AWStats CGI script. AWStats Viewer comes with a full source code and it is a good example of how 3rd party program can be integrated with WebsitePanel Enterprise Server. AWStats Viewer comes with “WebsitePanelAuthenticationProvider” and “ConfigFileAuthenticationProvider” pre-compiled providers. Other user … Continue reading
We are moving
Hello Everyone, I am pleased to let you know that I am shifting my blog to my new domain “shanker.co.in”.