I was running Debian for sometime and in Debian the UID starts at 1000. Now I moved to CentOS 6 and the UID starts from 500. Simply changing the UID/GID seemed like an quick way to get my file permission back in sync. Here’s how to easily change the UID and GID for a user in Linux. Check my current UID/GID [root@atom ~]# id danesh<br /> uid=500(danesh) gid=500(danesh) groups=500(danesh) Change my UID to 1000...
Google has released the official Jelly Bean 4.2 images to its servers. If you can’t wait for the OTA like me then the manual method will get you 4.2 now. See how below, I’m doing this on Fedora 17 NOTICE: Do this at your own risk. There is a chance of things going wrong and you might end up with a brick. install adb and fastboot yum install android-tools...
Google’s Nexus 7 was recently launched in Malaysia. Priced at RM999 for the 16GB model. Want one? Here’s a list of retail outlets where you can pick one up. ...
Apple will be announcing its latest iPhone 5 and a few other devices (maybe) at its media event tomorrow, September 12th 2012 10AM PT, 1PM ET (1am GMT +8 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) . There is not live stream so you will have to tune into the many live blogs covering the event to know what’s coming out. Here’s a list of live blogs I know covering the event. gdgt - Live iPhone 5 launch coverage...
No one likes bicycle helmets, they’re heavy, bulky and simply look weird. However, they keep us alive and I’d rather stay alive with an ugly helmet on then die without one. The overall design of a helmet has not changed for a long time and it always seemed impossible to come up with a better design until now that is. Design students Anna and Terese thought it was possible. 7 years of hard work later they came up with the invisible helmet “HÖVDING”. It’s essentially an air bag designed into a collar that fits around your neck with a custom shell designs to match your outfit. It will inflate in 0.1 sec when abnormal movement is detected either from a collision and when the rider falls of his bike. Read more You can buy a “HÖVDING” for 3998 SEK (USD 600) from their online store. I love the design, I’d buy it now if I had the money , guess I’ll have to wait. Watch the video and be wowed. ...