2008 June - Part 4

Archive for June, 2008

How to configure a static ip in Linux

posted on June 16, 2008 in HowTo, Linux with 3 Comments

This is a newbie question I get quite often. Configuring your Linux machine to run on a static IP is easy. Tools like system-config-network and netconfig provide you simple GUIs to do this. For today, I’ll show you how to do this from the command line instead. Navigate to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ [root@baboo]# cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ Every network [...]

Firefox 3 release date fixed for 17th June

posted on June 13, 2008 in Internet, Open Source, Software with 2 Comments

Finally we have a date for when Firefox 3 will be released. 17th June 2008, add it to you calendar. Don’t forget to pledge to Firefox 3 Download Day and make your mark in history. Source: Mozilla Dev News

XName free DNS hosting service

posted on June 12, 2008 in Internet, Software, Tech with 5 Comments

Stumbled upon a free DNS hosting service today. XName provides free DNS to all and in return only expects a donation if you like the service. However, if you plan to use XName for commercial purpose then a donation is mandatory. From a infrastructure standpoint XName provides 3 DNS servers. 1 primary and 2 secondary [...]

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2

posted on June 11, 2008 in Mozilla, Open Source, Software with 4 Comments

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2 is out. This should be the final release for Firefox 3 before it goes public soon. Take it for a spin while reading the release notes. Also, Firefox is out to set a new Guinness world record by setting a new record for most downloaded software in 24 hours. If [...]

iPhone 3G

posted on June 10, 2008 in Cool Stuff, Tech with 2 Comments

Apple has announced the release of their second generation iPhone. The launch date for the new iPhone 3G is planned for 11th July 2008. Apple will be launching the new phone world wide in stages. Apple has also slashed the price of the new iPhone. USD199 for the 8GB model and USD299 for the 16GB [...]

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