I know there are many Adobe Photoshop users out there who range from the amateur to the professional. Adobe has just recently released their online version of Photoshop called Adobe Photoshop Express. I did not spend any significant time on the website to give a proper review, but what I saw was very promising. It is just another perfect example of how software is shifting to the internet. You can now edit your photos right from your browser. It is largely understood that the software is nowhere in comparison to the full version of Photoshop CS3, but it offers enough tools and filters that would satisfy a casual Photoshop amateur user. Adobe offers 2GB of space to store and edit your photos. Go ahead and give it a try.
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Using SCP with a stored rsa public key
Thursday, January 4th, 2007Using SCP with a stored password.
These instructions relate only to the root login. Some things can be changed to accommodate other user logins.
To store the password follow these commands:
run ssh-keygen -t rsa
Hit enter when asked for other information
Hit enter when asked for other information
id_rsa.pub has been created under your root directory: /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
id_rsa.pub is a public key that will need to be placed on every server that you want to have access to
Copy the contents of id_rsa.pub and append them to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the other machine(s).
Create the authorized_keys file if it does not exist.
Do a test with scp of a single file. It should not prompt you for a password. If the password is still requested, then something is missing.
Hidden Process command:
To run a hidden process just append & at the end of your command.
Example: scp -r myfolder root@192.168.1.1:/home/public &
This will start the process and copy the whole myfolder to the new location /home/public. The process will be hidden and only identified by a process id.
Russian phonetic keyboard layout (XP)
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Some of you have been wanting to know how to make your computer type in russian. Windows operating systems (2000, XP, an even earlier) all have the keyboard layouts built into the system. It is just the matter of going into the control panel and selecting the right layout. Those Russians that have grown up in the States (or any other English speaking country) often do not know the true Russian keyboard layout (and who cares.. right?). There is a way of using the phonetic method of typing Russian words using the English alphabet. That is not always the best way to express yourself. Here is the solution… You need to install the phonetic keyboard layout. The Russian letters will then correspond to the same-sounding letter in the English language. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part it is easily mastered. Here are the steps:
These steps are intended for computers running Microsoft Windows XP. Please visit Russian keyboard etc. page for other options and instructions. The following information has been obtained from the previously mentioned URL/Website.
I. Make sure that the generic Russian keyboard and the Russian (Typewriter) layouts are installed. Confirm with the following steps if you are not sure:
- Go to the Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options
- Choose Languages and click on Details
- If there is not a Russian layout selected (“RU”) then click ADD and select Russian
- Repeat the same step and choose Russian (Typewriter) keyboard layout
II. Download the Russian phonetic keyboard files.
- Unzip the contents of the file by right-clicking and choosing Open With -> Compressed (zipped) Folders
- Make sure that you can find the 3 unziped files in the location that you unziped to: KBD1251Y.DLL, y1251_nt.REG, and std_nt.REG.
III. Copy and paste the file KBD1251.DLL to the following folder: C:\WINDOWS\System32
IV. Double-click y1251_nt.REG file and click “OK”.
V. Restart your computer.
You should now be able to see the icon at the bottom right portion of the screen on the taskbar that indicates the current keyboard layout; “EN” for English and “RU” for Russian. The quick way of switching between is by holding Alt and presing Shift (Alt + Shift). If you are not satisfied whith this layout, then you can remove it by running the std_nt.REG file (keep this file for future use).