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HowTo set the Hardware Clock

To set the hardware clock, first set the system clock to the correct time then issue this command:

NOTE: you must be root to set the clock. To login as root use the su
command.

/sbin/hwclock --systohc

(NOTE: '--' is two '-')

HowTo Manage your iPod in Linux?

YamiPod is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation.

The cool thing is that it also has extra features such as rss news and podcast support, remove duplicates, easy notes editor (with multipage support), songs synchronization, playlists export and much more. It has also been translated in 12 languages.

So what's stopping you to be struck with iTunes(except if you always use the Online Store)

How to Backup your Blogger Blog Online for Free?

Yes, you can now Backup your Blog hosted on Blogger for free.

BlogBackupr is an online application that only needs a URL to create the full backing of any blog using feeds. It does not require a lengthy registration but needs your e-mail address so that you have access to a panel where you can see your backups. You can download back the backups in three formats (xml, txt and html), and even restore your blog if you have any problems.

The restoration feature works fine for Wordpress blogs and surprisingly also for blogs on Blogger. Well, I guess the restoration for Blogger is a novelty and is also a unique feature, that I know of that lets you do it automatically.

It's a great tool for blogs that do not provide a system backup / restore themselves.

HowTo Add Primary and Secondary DNS server

1) Open file /etc/resolve.conf using any editor
2) Add your Primary and Secondary DNS ip at the end of the file and it should look like this:- (this is just an example, add the ip address provide by your ISP or your Administrator)

search localhost.localdomain
nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 199.5.85.203

3) Save the file and exit

you are done

Block Instant messengers (yahoo, AIM, MSN, etc ..) on your network

Jammer is an instant messenger jammer. Instant messengers are a nuisance in some LAN environments ( a.k.a College Networks ). IJammer is a network daemon that runs on One workstation of a LAN and prevents any IM traffic on that lan.
visit http://sarovar.org/projects/ijammer/