Articles from January 2009



Linux: Label a Partition (ext2/3)

I’ve been looking for such solution for some time already. I like my drives properly labeled, especially those portable ones. I found this article on ciberciti.biz. All commands are to be sudo’ed. To see the label of an ext2 partition: $ sudo e2label /dev/sda1 To set the label of an ext2 partition: $ sudo e2label [...]

Could GDrive become a reality ?

From different news sources, the Google online storage service, dubbed Google Drive or more simply DGrive, could arrive in 2009. From an article on tgdaily, there is an interesting text about existing services, such as Micro$soft’s SkyDrive, or Apple’s MobileMe. There is also interesting views on privacy issues raised in the past. There are some [...]

Protect Firefox from Annoying Websites

There are web sites out there that will mess up with your context menu while browsing.  Those changes to your browser are sometime annoying, if not irritating. Some of those are a pop-up window that has no address bar, new size, or what else. Web sites should not change your browser or any other tool [...]

Store your files online-Securely

DropBox is a service which can store up to 2 GB of files online, and will synchronize your different computers with the online content. No more need to carry large disks or files. Everything is online, and you can access all your content without installing any client software. If you want to synchronize the content [...]