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TCPDump is a tool for network monitoring and data acquisition. It can save lots of time and can be used for debugging network or server related problems. Tcpdump prints out a description of the contents of packets on a network interface that match the boolean expression
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This week in the never ending drama in the Linux.com forums: resetting lost passwords, making your own SSL certificate, and the return of an old favorite for those of you who want more excitement at the command line. Plus, a heaping bowlful of nutritious unanswered question
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A huge list that provides the exact numbers to press in order to get to a human on almost every 1800 support number.
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Most sites these days have RSS feeds but for those few that don't this service is perfect.
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Constantly updated web directory that aggregates and lists the best free photoshop tutorials available on the web. You can search for tutorial, browse them by categories ( 3D Effect, Abstract Effect, Drawing Effect, Photo Effect, Text Effect, Texture & Patterns and User Interface Design.) and rate.
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Want to know whether it’s worth to install solar panels on your roof ? Check out RoofRay. It is a website that uses satellite images and algorithms to calculate your roof’s solar energy potential.
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For the first time, a compendium of hackers' writings have been collected, unedited, culled from the pages of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly, a semi-underground publication around since 1984. 2600, along with the now-defunct Phrack, arguably represent the most authoritative of the various hacker publications.
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The 555 timer IC has been around for many decades now and during its peek of popularity was in many commercial products. With the coming of digital timers & microcontrollers the need for the 555 timer has faded, however this classic chip should not be forgotten. The linked website has everything you need to know about the 555 timer.
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PDFgeni is a simple eBook search tool that helps you find free ebooks, PDF articles, free document templates, reports, data sheets, public papers, and pretty much any information that is stored in PDF format.
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Around 1 billion people around the globe are estimated to have tuned in to watch the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. How many of them realized that some of those fantastic fireworks they were watching had been created by a computer visual effects team?
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Space aficionados are proposing to move a nearly 100-foot Atlas rocket to the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park.The rocket is currently located at Gillespie Field, a small airport in the east San Diego suburb of El Cajon.
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Microsoft has kicked off a research project to create software that will take over when it retires Windows. Called Midori, the cut-down operating system is radically different to Microsoft's older programs. It is centered on the internet and does away with the dependencies that tie Windows to a single PC. It is seen as Microsoft's answer to rivals' use of "visualization" as a way to solve many of the problems of modern-day computing.
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