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[How-To] Reset Mac OS X Password

Often there are times when you have to login to a computer and for some reason, you no more remember the password. It can be the case that you were never aware of the password or you simply forgot.
In case if you ever need to reset the password of your Mac OS X, this article [...]

[How-To] Count how many times a word appears in a file?

Earlier today morning, i was doing some analysis on how the distribution of output random method works for a design i am proposing to a customer.
While, working on the analysis, i came across a situation where i had a massive log file (custom log format) and had to find occurrences of 8 different types of [...]

Keeping Your Windows Installation Up-To-Date

As part of ensuring that you are secure, its important that you keep your operating system, installed softwares and hardware firmwares up-to-date.
Once you have bought or installed the operating system, its important to also keep it up-to-date. Having an updated operating system ensures you some more degree of security. In this article, i will explain [...]

[How-To] Block Visitors From Certain Countries To Your Website

If you are someone who is in the process for setting up a website or an offering specifically for users from a certain country, you need to deny visitors from all other countries ( except the country which you are targetting). The denial process is pretty simple and straight ( involving modifications to your .htaccess [...]

[Tutorial] URL Shortening Using Google Talk

You must have heard of URL shortening services like TinyURL and Bit.ly ( and many more) which allow you to shorten a long URL. Today, in this article i will introduce you to a Google Talk Bot which when presented with a long url can send you back a short url.
AskMe.IM is a company [...]