Category Archives: Operating Systems

Shell script to extract the exchange rates from BNR (Romania)

August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments

Here is a simple script to get the exchange rates.Continue reading →

How to activate sounds in Pidgin

January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

In case the sound events are not working in Pidgin you can use this solution.Continue reading →

WGET – usage tips

November 17, 2007 | No comments

Examples:

If you need only to download something from an url:

wget http://cristian-radulescu.ro/image.gif

With user (abc) and password (abc123):

wget http://cristian-radulescu.ro/document.pdf –user=abc –password=abc123

Download from an url list (list.txt):

wget -i list.txtContinue reading →

Using multiple yahoo accounts at the same time

November 16, 2007 | No comments

If you have more than Yahoo accounts and you want to use them in the same time, there is a simple way to do it, by using an alternative instant messenger client or by executing some small tweaks on the Yahoo Messenger client.Continue reading →

How to create a simple shell script

November 15, 2007 | 1 Comment

Here is a simple example of creating and running (executing) a shell script. This script will display the numbers from 1 to 10.Continue reading →