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		<title>IRB Console with history and logging</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2011/12/28/irb-console-with-history-and-logging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spend most time with IRB or Rails/console. These are good settings on which I have settled with over the time. These will allow you to have basic logging and IRB history. Just put these in the ~/.irbrc file (If &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2011/12/28/irb-console-with-history-and-logging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I spend most time with IRB or Rails/console. These are good settings on which I have settled with over the time. These will allow you to have basic logging and IRB history. Just put these in the ~/.irbrc file (If file doesn&#8217;t exist then create one).</p>
<pre># -*- Ruby-*-
require 'irb/completion'
require 'irb/ext/save-history'

ARGV.concat [ "--readline",
              "--prompt-mode",
              "simple" ]

# 25 entries in the list
IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = 100

# Store results in home directory with specified file name
IRB.conf[:HISTORY_FILE] = "#{ENV['HOME']}/.irb-history"

script_console_running = ENV.include?('RAILS_ENV') &amp;&amp; IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES] &amp;&amp; IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES].include?('console_with_helpers')
rails_running = ENV.include?('RAILS_ENV') &amp;&amp; !(IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES] &amp;&amp; IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES].include?('console_with_helpers'))
irb_standalone_running = !script_console_running &amp;&amp; !rails_running

if script_console_running
  require 'logger'
  Object.const_set(:RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER, Logger.new(STDOUT))
end</pre>
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		<title>Arduino Ethernet Shield and Webclient</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2011/09/11/arduino-ethernet-shield-and-webclient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First thing you do when you get a Ethernet Shield for Arduino (in my case Duemilanove). You will be uploading various example sketches. I was doing the same Ardoino was working flawlessly and then I got stuck in WebClient sketch. I &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2011/09/11/arduino-ethernet-shield-and-webclient/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First thing you do when you get a Ethernet Shield for Arduino (in my case Duemilanove). You will be uploading various example sketches. I was doing the same Ardoino was working flawlessly and then I got stuck in WebClient sketch.</p>
<p>I did all the things I could do.</p>
<ul>
<li>Reset Arduino.</li>
<li>Reset Ethernet Shield.</li>
<li>Change Ethernet cat5 cable to shorter one.</li>
<li>Change Router setting.</li>
<li>Change MAC address in program.</li>
<li>Change last 2 octets of IP 192,168,6,xxx to 192,168,1,xxx.</li>
<li>At last Google about this issue.</li>
</ul>
<p>Point to be noted I was able to run WebServer sketch and it was flawless. So I was sure shield is good.</p>
<p>With a quick google found <a href="http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1293894412">this</a> thread on http://www.arduino.cc.</p>
<p>Some one said that don&#8217;t connect google <img src='http://www.shishirsharma.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . Bingo. Its Google.</p>
<p>Fcuk that.  But WebClient too works flawlessly.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Prevent Googlebot following links in Gmail</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2011/08/03/prevent-googlebot-following-links-in-gmail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to prevent googlebot following links in gmail messages? Well bad news is &#8220;Googlebot is following links sent to subscribers of a mailing list by email and it is causing those subscribers to receive an unsubscribe meesage or a added &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2011/08/03/prevent-googlebot-following-links-in-gmail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How to prevent googlebot following links in gmail messages? Well bad news is &#8220;Googlebot is following links sent to subscribers of a mailing list by email and it is causing those subscribers to receive an unsubscribe meesage or a added download from the list or server&#8221;.</p>
<p>Bigger Bad news is that age old trick will <strong>NOT </strong>work here, we can not solve this simply by adding</p>
<pre>&lt;a href="signin.php" rel="nofollow"&gt;sign in&lt;/a&gt;</pre>
<p>Best way in my opinion is to reject download count based on the user agent. Which is <em>Googlebot </em>in case of Google Crawler.</p>
<p>find long answer <a href="http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=96569">here</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Scorched 3D</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/07/03/scorched-3d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my college days I use to play Pocket Tanks, which is actually a copy of game Scorched Earth. I always wished if we could play pocket tank in multi-player mode in 3D until is came across Scorched 3D. This &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/07/03/scorched-3d/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my college days I use to play <a href="http://www.blitwise.com/ptanks.html" target="_blank">Pocket Tanks</a>, which is actually a copy of game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_%28video_game%29" target="_blank">Scorched Earth</a>. I always wished if we could play pocket tank in multi-player mode in 3D until is came across <a href="http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/" target="_blank">Scorched 3D</a>. This is an excellent office time killing game. You can play it with frequent pauses as other player cant get turn until you finish. Beware this game is very addictive.<span id="more-489"></span></p>
<p>Pros:</p>
<ul>
<li>Three dimensional landscape</li>
<li>Animated jets, naval  vessels, water, and even birds</li>
<li>Detailed tanks and  projectiles</li>
<li>LAN and internet play</li>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Totally free to play (GPLed)</li>
<li>Available for both Microsoft  Windows and Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris etc.)</li>
<li>Learning how to play is easy</li>
</ul>
<p>Cons:</p>
<ul>
<li>Addictive</li>
<li>Irresistible</li>
<li>Too cute</li>
</ul>
<p>I can not explain you how good is this game. You must try it yourself. As they say:</p>
<blockquote><p>Scorched 3D is a simple turn-based artillery game and also a real-time   strategy game in which players can counter each others&#8217; weapons with   other creative accessories, shields and tactics. Learn skill in timing,   aiming and judgment, move around on the landscape, or even out-smart   your opponent economically.</p></blockquote>
<p>I am sure you will go back to your childhood. Enjoy and Have fun. BOOM.</p>
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		<title>Sushi irc suite</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/06/28/sushi-irc-suite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are not satisfied with the xchat, pidgin and chatzilla and looking for innovation in IRC chat client, check out this cool irc client suite Sushi]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are not satisfied with the xchat, pidgin and chatzilla and looking for innovation in IRC chat client, check out this cool irc client suite <a href="http://sushi.ikkoku.de/">Sushi</a></p>
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		<title>Firefox Sync</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/06/25/firefox-sync/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firefox Sync. formally weave. I always wanted that I can continue my Firefox session from one place to anther. You don&#8217;t need to save password, you don&#8217;t have to save you history through Google Toolbar. You wont need bookmark addons. &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/06/25/firefox-sync/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Firefox Sync. formally weave. I always wanted that I can continue my Firefox session from one place to anther. You don&#8217;t need to save password, you don&#8217;t have to save you history through Google Toolbar. You wont need bookmark addons. This is simply great. How many times did you left your computer at work on/hibernated because you thought you will loose your tabs(currently open sites). Sync currently supports continuous synchronization of your bookmarks, browsing history, saved passwords and tabs.<span id="more-668"></span></p>
<p>Main Features of Sync are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Get the same results on the Smart Location Bar on each of your Firefox browsers, so you can get to your favorite sites with just a few keystrokes</li>
<li>Continue what you were doing: have the ability to open any tab you have open on any of your Firefox browsers</li>
<li>Keep the same list of bookmarks on all of your Firefox browsers</li>
<li>Easily sign in to all your favorite sites using your saved passwords (this is especially handy on mobile phones, where it’s hard to type in complex passwords)</li>
<li>Do it all securely: Weave Sync encrypts user data before uploading it to Mozilla’s servers, so that only you can access your data</li>
</ul>
<p>As they say:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Weave Sync add-on lets you securely take your Firefox experience with you to all your Firefox browsers. You can now surf the Web on your PC, get up and go, and have everything waiting for you on your phone: your history, open tabs, bookmarks, the Awesome Bar – just as you had left it.</p></blockquote>
<address>Check out yourself from <a href="https://mozillalabs.com/sync/">here</a>. Get Sync for you too from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10868/">here</a>. Manage your account from <a href="https://services.mozilla.com/">here</a>. </address>
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		<title>Lucid Lynx – Free man’s Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/04/30/lucid-lynx-free-mans-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how much I hate Apple and Macintosh for their marketing strategies, but I always appreciate innovation and consistency. Although price is also a factor. No matter how much you bid to pay but you could never estimate the &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/04/30/lucid-lynx-free-mans-mac/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No matter how much I hate Apple and Macintosh for their marketing strategies, but I always appreciate innovation and consistency. Although price is also a factor.</p>
<p>No matter how much you bid to pay but you could never estimate the price of universal compatibility and top class user experience with the availability of option at every stage and still rock solid consistent performance that what is any GNU/Linux system is about and Ubuntu is a star team. </p>
<p>With their new star performer. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS aka Lucid Lynx is out and I can safely say that no matter how difficult is seem at first but <strong>impossible is nothing</strong> and Lucid Lynx is Free man&#8217;s Mac.</p>
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		<title>Urban Terror</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/04/16/urban-terror/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a one great game. I tried it and I loved it. To all the counter-strike lovers who got shifted to GNU/Linux this is a life saver. I think there should be some variable to adjust the wall jump, &#8230; <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2010/04/16/urban-terror/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.urbanterror.info/news/home/">This</a> is a one great game. I tried it and I loved it. To all the counter-strike lovers who got shifted to GNU/Linux this is a life saver. I think there should be some variable to adjust the wall jump, power slide, and inhuman speed. I hope to find some good player skins colors.</p>
<p>Things I like:</p>
<ul>
<li>GPL</li>
<li>Great maps</li>
<li>All OS support. <img src='http://www.shishirsharma.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>Realistic guns and limited ammo magazines.</li>
<li>Primary, secondary and side arm weapon slot.</li>
<li>Variable damage system.</li>
<li>Wounds/Bandage, Medikit</li>
<li>Wounds affects performance</li>
<li>Stamina system.</li>
</ul>
<p><span id="more-465"></span><br />
Things I do not like:</p>
<ul>
<li>Wall jump.</li>
<li>Power slide.</li>
<li>Super human speed.</li>
<li>Water supply blood.</li>
<li>Players dress colours.</li>
<li>Stamina system.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>SurF &#8211; Next gereration File Manager</title>
		<link>http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shishir Sharma 'criss'</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well i can count SurF as yet another perl in the magical sea of Sourceforge ((SurF is a SourceForge project http://sourceforge.net/projects/surf-fm)) . SurF comes with many utilities like quick find, Image View, Tree File Manager, free typing selection, save settings, hot keys, initials/start settings blah blah blah... In short it is quit good and useful. <a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SurF &#8211; Next Generation File Manager<sup>(<a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/#footnote_0_360" id="identifier_0_360" class="footnote-link footnote-identifier-link" title="Shishir Sharma &amp;#8216;criss&amp;#8217;">1</a>)</sup></p>
<p>Forget the days when we have to use the multilevel task bar in windows. The author Sergey Vlasov<sup>(<a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/#footnote_1_360" id="identifier_1_360" class="footnote-link footnote-identifier-link" title="Sergey Vlasov &amp;lt;glider [at] svprogramming.net&amp;gt;">2</a>)</sup> is a nice man to give away such a good utility. This a very useful tool for guys like me how have to work with multiple file managers open and with similar directory structure.<span id="more-360"></span></p>
<p>Well i can count SurF as yet another Perl in the magical sea of <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/surf-fm/">sourceforge</a><sup>(<a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/#footnote_2_360" id="identifier_2_360" class="footnote-link footnote-identifier-link" title="SurF is a SourceForge project http://sourceforge.net/projects/surf-fm">3</a>)</sup> . SurF comes with many utilities like quick find, Image View, Tree File Manager, free typing selection, save settings, hot keys, initials/start settings blah blah blah&#8230; In short it is quit good and useful.</p>
<p>SurF is currently licensed under <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ver2_eiffel.php">Eiffel Forum License V2.0</a><sup>(<a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/#footnote_3_360" id="identifier_3_360" class="footnote-link footnote-identifier-link" title="It is a GPL equivalent and OSI approved license. click here to find more">4</a>)</sup> and available for windows platform<sup>(<a href="http://www.shishirsharma.com/2009/02/05/surf/#footnote_4_360" id="identifier_4_360" class="footnote-link footnote-identifier-link" title="I don&amp;#8217;t think Linux user even need it. as Linux already have much more superiorly designed File Manager and Desktop switcher.">5</a>)</sup> .</p>
<ol class="footnotes"><li id="footnote_0_360" class="footnote">Shishir Sharma &#8216;criss&#8217;</li><li id="footnote_1_360" class="footnote">Sergey Vlasov &lt;glider [at] svprogramming.net&gt;</li><li id="footnote_2_360" class="footnote">SurF is a SourceForge project http://sourceforge.net/projects/surf-fm</li><li id="footnote_3_360" class="footnote">It is a GPL equivalent and OSI approved license. click here to find more</li><li id="footnote_4_360" class="footnote">I don&#8217;t think Linux user even need it. as Linux already have much more superiorly designed File Manager and Desktop switcher.</li></ol>]]></content:encoded>
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