Recently I bought a Samsung NP550P7C laptop. Today after a long wait I decided to reinstall Windows on it. So I copied all the files onto my USB stick and tried to boot into the installation. When I went into the BIOS I couldn’t find the USB stick in the boot list. After learning that the BIOS is Aptio I did some Google searches but found nothing. Continue reading Aptio BIOS USB Boot
Yearly Archives: 2012
Fortinet SSL VPN Client for Linux
After long searches I found a version of Fortinet SSL VPN Client for Linux that works well on my Ubuntu 12.04. The previous versions I found was causing the VPN connection to terminate in less than 30 seconds. This version (4.0.2254) is released in 2012 so it is pretty recent. Continue reading Fortinet SSL VPN Client for Linux
Why Linux is Better as a Server Compared to Windows
As a web developer having experience on Windows and Linux, I prefer to work on Linux servers. Here are the reasons why (for CentOS – might not be same for all distributions):
- Viewing error and access logs
- No need to waste RAM
- Many free tools
- Easier to access remotely
- No need to reboot Continue reading Why Linux is Better as a Server Compared to Windows
Showing Different Input Boxes Based on Select Value
Sometimes it is useful to hide some input boxes when they are not needed. This simple script hides unnecessary inputs and shows the ones that are needed.
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Faster GeoIP Country on MySQL Database
If you want to see where your users are coming from, you can use MaxMind‘s GeoIP Country or GeoLite Country (Free version). The easiest way to do this is to download the database in CSV format and to import it into your MySQL database. Continue reading Faster GeoIP Country on MySQL Database
Analytics Real-Time Alike Real Online Script
Ever wondered how many people are on your website? Do you think Analytics Real-Time shows all of the visitors? If you don’t have any clicks in 5 minutes (which I believe is the timeout of Analytics Real-Time) you won’t be seeing that user in Analytics Real-Time. Continue reading Analytics Real-Time Alike Real Online Script
Remove Author Name from Parament Theme for WordPress
In Parament theme for WordPress author name is shown above each post by default and there is no option to remove it. If you don’t want to show author names you are at the right place. Continue reading Remove Author Name from Parament Theme for WordPress
Load Facebook Like Button Asynchronously
As some of you developers might know when you get the default Facebook Like code, the script loads the like button synchronously. When you add the synchronous Facebook Like button to your website, Page Speed Online will tell you to prefer asynchronous resources. If you are like me and want to get the best score possible in Page Speed you would want to know how to make it asynchronous.
