The old mantra if you look after your car, your car will look after you certainly holds true. Car ownership is becoming more and more common with many households running 2 or more cars.

Sadly though few drivers are sympathetic to, or fully understand the way their car works. A little knowledge will keep your relationship with your car running smoothly!

Without realising it many drivers are actually damaging their car or at very least running up a hefty repair bill.

Here are the top 10 things that TorqueCars sees people doing every day completely oblivious to the consequences. Most of these points will at the very least hit us in our pockets in the near future.

1) Oil changes and servicing – Engine oil is the vital component in your car. Some people will wrongly assume that if the car takes 5 litres of oil and they have topped up this year by 5 litres that there is no point in changing the oil. Oil degrades, and the reduction in oil level is due to the thinner high quality oil getting burned or just seeping out of the engine. The sludge, grime and metal particles build up in the residue so topping up is not the same as changing the oil. The oil level is dangerously low in over 70% of cars – check your oil levels today.

2) Incorrect tyre pressures (US Tire) – cause additional heat to build up in the tyres (tires)  due to the extra flexing. The car has to work harder reducing your fuel economy. With under inflated tyres the handling becomes unpredictable at best. Braking is also significantly reduced.

3) Not allowing turbo to cool down – How many people with turbo driven engine drive it hard and then fail to allow the turbo to cool down properly? In Europe more and more production cars have turbos to meet emissions and power requirements. The turbo is spinning at 200,000 rpm and gets very hot, the moment you turn off the engine you starve it of fresh oil. The oil in the turbo gets fried and essentially leaves your turbo spinning with no lubrication. Your turbo will need replacing if this is your driving style.

4) Driving off too quickly when cold – Until an engine is warm it will run rich. Your engine is most at risk from damage when cold, so putting undue stress on it by high revving will exponentially increase the damage done. The combustion process does not become efficient until the engine reaches it’s operating temperature. An inefficient burn leaves acids and other toxins that eat into your engine. The oil also takes a short while to flow properly so ideally you would let the engine tick over for 3-10 seconds, then drive off at a steady pace. Do not use the top half of the rev range until the engine reaches operating temperature. This applies as much to modern engines with catalytic convertors as it does on older engines.

5) Short journeys – Just as driving off too quickly damages an engine so will doing short journeys. The problem with a short journey is that the engine never reaches its operating temperature. So for the reasons detailed in the driving off too quickly do not drive short distances. (Use the under 1 mile – walk philosophy!) The engine oil needs to reach its maximum viscosity to properly lubricate the main moving components in the engine. While cold the catalyst is unable to operate at peak efficiency thus reducing the life of your expensive catalyst.

6) Revving to high – The red line indicates the maximum permissible engine speed. At this point the engine is under enormous stress and the components are moving at their fastest speed. Slight imbalances in the engine are emphasised at high rpm and if you prolong the high rpm for a period of time you will more than likely throw a connecting rod through the sump (or worse). The older an engine is, the lower the red line should be. As an engine starts to produce most of its power across the middle third of its rev band there is little point exceeding this.

7) Hand on gear stick – So many people do this but it can actually cause premature gear wear. The stick is connected directly to the gearbox so the slightest pressure is transmitted to the gear selector. This is enough to cause wear and eventually your gearbox will start to grind and crunch as you change gear.

Riding the clutch – Again keeping a foot on the clutch is enough to prevent it from fully engaging. The clutch plate will tend towards slip and will prematurely wear. Keeping the clutch depressed in traffic or at traffic lights is also a bad idea. When the clutch is depressed your are forcing the clutch against the release bearing. Eventually the release bearing will just give up having done 60,000 miles worth of pressure in just 10,000.

9) Wrong gear selection – Nothing puts a strain on the engine like forcing it to pull the car in the wrong gear. Too high a gear strains the bottom end of the engine around the crank and con rods. Too low a gear will mean you are revving more than you need to so the top end of the engine around the valves, cams and lifters are working too hard.

10) Driving a dirty car – This one is a little contentious but corrosion takes effect more easily on a car which is covered with a layer of dirt. A thorough clean each month and a coat of good quality wax (not polish) will do much to enhance the cars defence against corrosion.

So how many of these are you guilty of? Have we missed any out?

Well, no more frustration as I’ll show you a trick to play flash right in the web browser of your Nokia N900. This trick works for many sites, including Facebook and Youtube videos.

You’ll need this application installed on your N900 :-

• Tweak Flash Plugin Version

Below are some simple steps to play Flash in your Nokia N900 web browser :-

• 1. Search for the above application in Application Manager and install it.
• 2. Launch the application once you’ve installed it.
• 3. Start surfing!

For some reasons, the application might not be able to run by double-clicking the application icon. No worries, you just need to launch the application via X-Terminal. Below are the steps to launche the application from X-Terminal :-

• 1. Search for rootsh in Application Manager and install it.
• 2. Open X-Terminal and type sudo /usr/bin/tweakflashver then hit Enter. This command will launch the Tweak Flash Plugin Version application.
• 3. Once Tweak Flash Plugin Version application is running, you can start surfing!

Below is the video showing you this trick :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocI_oMt3_A4&feature=youtu.be

If you think this trick is useful, please feel free to share it with your friends who are using Nokia N900 as well.
Cheers!

Post regards *sapiensbryan*

Preparation:

Time = 1 hour

What you need:

• 4GB USB key
• WinRAR
• Windows 7

1.    Format Your USB Key

Plug in your USB key and back up any existing data stored on it. You’ll need to format the key before you can make it a bootable device.

Open up a Command Prompt as an Administrator. You can do this by finding the cmd.exe in yoru Windows/System32 folder, right-clicking the executable, and selecting “Run as Administrator”. Alternatively, type CMD in the Start Menu search field and activate the Command Prompt using Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

You should be under c:\Windows\system32 (assuming your Windows partition is the C drive). Type “diskpart” in the command line to enter the Disk Partition command line tool, which lets you format and create partitions on active disks.

Type “list disk” to reveal a list of all your active disks, each of which is associated with a number. Make a note of which one is your USB key, based on the capacity. In our screenshot below, our USB drive is Disk 6 (8GB).

Next, type the following commands, one at a time:

Select Disk # (Where # is the number of your USB disk. We typed “Select Disk 6”)

Clean (removes any existing partitions from the USB disk, including any hidden sectors)

Create Partition Primary (Creates a new primary partition with default parameters)

Select Partition 1 (Focus on the newly created partition)

Active (Sets the in-focus partition to active, informing the disk firmware that this is a valid system partition)

Format FS=NTFS (Formats the partition with the NTFS file system. This may take several minutes to complete, depending on the size of your USB key.)

Assign (Gives the USB drive a Windows volume and next available drive letter, which you should write down. In our case, drive “L” was assigned.)

Exit (Quits the DiskPart tool)

2.    Turn the USB Key into a Bootable Device

Insert the Windows 7 install DVD into your drive, and view the files that it contains. Copy all of the files here to a folder on your Desktop. We put the disc contents in a folder named “Windows 7”

Go back to your command prompt, running it as an Administrator. Using the “CD” command, find your way to the folder where you extracted the ISO files. Your command line path should look something like “C:\Users\USERNAMEHERE\Desktop\Windows 7\”.

Type the following commands:

CD Boot (This gets you into the “boot” directory)

Bootsect.exe /nt60 L: (where ‘L’ is the drive letter assigned to your USB key from the previous step)

Bootsect infuses boot manager compatible code into your USB key to make it a bootable device.

IMPORTANT: If you’re currently running 32-bit Windows Vista or 7, Bootsect will only work if you use the files from the 32-bit Windows 7 install disc. The Bootsect executable from the 64-bit version will not run in 32-bit Vista.

3.    Load the USB Key Up with the Install Files

Copy all of the extracted ISO files into the USB drive. You don’t need to do this from the command prompt. Just drag and drop the files from the “Windows 7” folder into the drive using Windows Explorer.

Your USB key is now all ready to go! Plug it into your target system and make sure you enter the BIOS (typically with F2 or F12) to temporarily change the boot order to allow booting from the USB key before your primary hard drive or optical drive. On the next restart, your system should automatically begin speedily loading setup files off of the USB key and entering Windows 7 installation.

You are done!!!!

1. backup your database through your catalog admin or phpmyadmin or whatever is installed on your server.
2. download a copy of your catalog onto your computer
3. to save time and loss of hair your should place the install.php inside your copy of your catalog and upload
4. log into your admin and restore the sql file that is inside the backup folder or log into phpmyadmin and restore your database directly into the querry window.

Hope this will help

Check if your program runs like this

/etc/init.d/(program name) start

Make sure that your script is actually the /etc/init.d directory and then issue the following command

update-rc.d (program name) defaults

chmod 775 /etc/rc2.d/(program name)

ln -s /etc/init.d/(program name) /etc/rc2.d/(program name)

Done !!!

Example : I used the Wowza Media Server as example

Check if your program runs like this

/etc/init.d/WowzaMediaServer start

Make sure that your script is actually the /etc/init.d directory and then issue the following command

update-rc.d WowzaMediaServer defaults

chmod 775 /etc/rc2.d/WowzaMediaServer

ln -s /etc/init.d/WowzaMediaServer /etc/rc2.d/WowzaMediaServer

And Done

Following these steps will let you sleep a bit better at night and has the added benefit of creating a great first-experience for the buyer.

One: Back It Up

Before you delete, reformat, or reinstall, back up your data. There’s little worse than realizing that the scan of the polaroid of you as a boy on the shoulders of a Philadelphia Eagles linebacker was lost during a destructive drive reformat.

Whatever method you use, just make sure you backup, copy, or clone your data before you reformat and ship your Mac to its new home.

Two: Deauthorize It

Since publishing this article, I’ve been reminded by a number of people that it’s a good idea to deauthorize iTunes. To quote Apple:

Deauthorizing a computer allows you to manage which computers can play music, videos, audiobooks, or other content purchased from the iTunes Store. [You can only] use your digital rights management (DRM)-protected music purchases from the iTunes Store on up to five different computers […] when you play an item you’ve purchased, your computer is “authorized” to play content purchased using your Apple Account.

If you don’t deauthorize the system, it’s unlikely that the new owner will be able to play your tracks (they’d still need your iTunes sign-in information), but it could prevent you from playing your music on a future system, depending on how many computers you’ve authorized.

To deauthorize a computer, choose Store > Deauthorize Computer, and enter your iTunes account information.

Three: Reformat and Reinstall

Chances are, the recipient of your Mac will just start using it as their own. But once in a while, you get somebody who’s curious enough to try and peek around, to use a file recovery utility just to see what was left behind.

Deleting your user accounts, even a normal drive reformat and reinstall won’t be enough to prevent prying eyes from accessing a surprisingly large amount of the data you thought you’d removed from your system.

You can do this when you re-install Mac OS X as part of the installation process. Just go to the Installer menu and launch Disk Utility. You can then click the Security Options button, and pick one of the more secure options, such as Zero Out Data, 7-Pass Erase, or 35-Pass Erase.

Although it takes a while, I recommend the 7-Pass Erase method, which meets with the US Department of Defense 5220-22 M standard for securely erasing magnetic media. Unless you’re shipping your Mac to a secret government agency, it’s likely nobody will be able to get at your precious, precious files.

Four: Recreate That “Factory Fresh” Feeling

Here’s a neat trick that can really simplify and enhance your buyer’s initial unboxing and first-use experience.

If you’ve installed Mac OS X before, you may recall that after the installation is complete and the Welcome video is finished playing, you’ll be prompted to create a new user account, and it seems that there’s no other choice but to continue the process and create a user. You’d then have to jot this information down for the recipient of the new system. That’s a bit of a tacky solution, and there’s a better way.

After installation, when you’re prompted to create a new user, just press Command-Q.

This will quit the installer, and allow you to cleanly shut down the computer. The next time the computer is turned on by the new owner, they’ll get to watch the Welcome video and go through the user-creation and registration steps on their own, just like they would if the computer had shipped to them right from the factory.

Five: Pack It

Some of the best advice I can offer is — and this is good for all electronics purchases, not just Macs — save the original packaging. If you’ve taken good care of your equipment and have the original packaging, you’ll be able to ask a bit more from your buyer because you’ve been focused on maintaining things in excellent condition. Keeping the original packaging demonstrates this to your potential buyers.

There’s another benefit to keeping the original packaging. Apple’s computer boxes are great because they’re aesthetically pleasing and offer an excellent unboxing experience. But they also serve as superior packaging for shipping your Mac. Apple’s boxes do double duty as both product promotion and shipping container. This will save you from having to hunt down — or worse buy — an appropriate box later on.

You saved your Mac’s original box and packing material, right?

If not, I’d recommend visiting your local UPS Store or FedEx/Kinkos and pay them to put together a good packaging solution for you. They have many more options than packing-peanuts and bubble wrap these days, things like shock-resistant suspension packing for notebook computers or heat-n-shape foam for bigger systems. Trust me, even the best shipping companies make mistakes, and you’d be surprised to see how your boxes are handled behind the scenes, in the warehouses and loading facilities.

Once you’ve seen how these places handle your cargo, you’ll realize that good packing is key.

Now You’ve backed-up your data, securely reformatted your drive, safely boxed your Mac, and shipped with a major carrier.

All that’s left is to sit back, relax … and pick up one of those fancy new MacBooks.

then put this code >

Its very simple please open terminal.

then put this code >

Its very simple please open terminal.

then put this code >

   iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -d 0/0 -s 0/0 --dport (port number) -j ACCEPT

Suppose you want to open port 80 do this

  iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -d 0/0 -s 0/0 --dport 80 -j ACCEPT

Everything in the guide is really (that is, when you’re following it) without the quotes.

1. Install needed applications

Go to System – Administration – Software Sources

1. Select Other Software and add “deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/blueman ubuntu bluetooth”
2. Close Software Sources. It will ask for permission to update. Yes, you’d like that…
3. Go to Applications – Ubuntu Software Center
4. Find “blueman” mark them for installation and click Apply
5. When done, all open applications can be closed

2. Configure PC with your mobile

1. Go to System – Preference – Bluetooth Manager
2. Click Search
3. Click on Add (green + icon)
4. Click Pair (key icon) and give same password in pc and phone for pairing i.e – 1 and in phone give 1 again when asked
5. Click on Mark as Trusted (yellow star icon)
6. Click on Setup
7. Select Dial up Networking (DUN)
8. Click Forward
9. It should be done & you’ll see a massage confirming that its connected.
10. Now you can close Bluetooth Manager

3. Configure Internet Connection

1. Go to System – Preference – Network Connections
2. Select Mobile Broadband
3. Click Add and follow instruction
4. And now you will be automatically connected to your mobile Internet.

1) Stop mysql:

2) Make sure that all of the MySQL processes are actually stopped or killed. You can check for running MySQL processes with this command:

3) If any MySQL processes are still running, they will look similar to the following:

You can kill the processes with the kill command(Note: The second column is the Process ID or PID):

4) Restart mysql with –skip-grant-tables:

5) Open a new seesion, leave the other open as well, in the new session:

6) This should get you in, now:

7) Once you are using the mysql database, run the following:

now quit out with quit; and then restart mysql:

Thats it, you should now be logged in.

Just follow the steps bellow;

1. Open your Internet Explorer (Not Firefox). Make sure that you are the admin of your computer. Then, go to the page in books.google.com that you want to download.

2. Now, go to “C:\Documents and Settings\%your admin name%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\” of your computer. Delete all of the content of that folder.

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3. In your Internet Explorer, refresh the page and browse-thru the pages of the books that you want to download.

4. Refresh the “Temporary Internet Files” folder. Copy all PNG files to another folder. You can distinguish PNG Files through its icon.

These files that you have just copied are, actually, the pages of the books that you have just browsed.