19May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Installing EPEL repo

CentOS, How to
Installing EPEL repo in CentOS is simple, if you do not know what EPEL is, read more about it here. [code]rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm[/code] To configure epel or disable it use [code]nano /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo[/code] and then switch the config enabled to 0 (or vice versa) Don't forget to do the following [code]yum clean all[/code]
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18May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 6 Comments

Ubuntu – Unable to load dynamic library ‘/usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/sqlite.so’

Linux, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials, Ubuntu
The other day, I was getting this weird error [code]PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/sqlite.so' - /usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/sqlite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0[/code] Fix it by doing this [code]root@beta:~# rm -fr /etc/php5/conf.d/sqlite.ini[/code] Because this extension does not exist, you can verify it by running this, you will see that there is already sqlite3.ini file there [code]root@beta:~# ls -lh /usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/ | grep sqlite[/code]
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15May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Native Screenshots in Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Android, Personal
Like native Panoramic mode in the Android Ice Cream Sandwich camera (Android v 4.0.4), I also have Native screenshots capability (just didn't knew how to use it until 3 weeks ago) with my OTA update to ICS. All I have to do is, hit the power and the volume down key at once to take the screenshot. [caption id="attachment_1124" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Uninstalling "No Root Screenshot It" since Android Ice Cream Sandwich has native screenshot"][/caption] hence uninstalled "No Root Screenshot It".
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07May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Review: The Avengers Live Wallpapers for Android

Android, Personal, Reviews
So, I installed the The Avengers Live Wallpapers for my Android Phone since it was on Google Play's (previously known as Google Market) feature list [caption id="attachment_1106" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The Avengers Live Wallpaper as featured on Google Play"][/caption] Almost immediately after installing it, I could see annoying little nag screens on every screen unlock, like the one you can see in the screenshot below. [caption id="attachment_1107" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The Avengers Live Wallpaper nag screens"][/caption] Which is pretty nasty way to convince me to buy the pro version. I uninstalled it right away. I highly recommend everyone not to install it on their cell else you'll have to uninstall it later. Update: I have posted a review on Google Play, you can read it here
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20Apr 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 2 Comments

TechieVPS Review

Reviews
So, I was tempted by one posting on WHT a few months ago but it was Rus Foster's who posted about this new web outlet. The specs and the price was great. I opted for quarterly and it dropped to $2.5/mo with the following specs 250MB memory 10GB storage 1TB of data transfer 1 x IPv4 No IPv6 at the moment XEN-HVM / SolusVM Yes, its the same UK2 Group which also owns VPS.NET, ThurstVPS.com etc. At first the test results were very good and tempting but I wanted to see how well it goes before putting something serious on it. Support is decent, replies within 15-20minutes. After using it (idling) for the last 4 months, I must say that the server's performance has degraded a lot and this is…
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18Apr 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

EasyPaisa Pakistan website showing SQL query

Pakistan, Thoughts
Go to EasyPaisa Pakistan and go to EasyPaisa Shop --> Find an Easypaisa Merchant and once you are there, search for something and hit "Submit" [caption id="attachment_1095" align="aligncenter" width="681" caption="Telenor EasyPaisa "Find an Easypaisa Merchant" search form"][/caption] On the new page with listing, select Control+A or highlight the page with a mouse to see a "debug info" SQL query right there in white text. I really do wish someone does not use the info to plan an SQL injunction [caption id="attachment_1096" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Telenor EasyPaisa "Find an Easypaisa Merchant" search results with SQL query shown on page"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1097" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="FULL VIEW - Telenor EasyPaisa "Find an Easypaisa Merchant" search results with SQL query shown on page"][/caption]
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17Apr 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

#WhyIhateGEO trending on Twitter Pakistan at the moment

Pakistan, Personal
#WhyIhateGEO (Why I hate GEO) is one of the hashtags trending in Twitter Pakistan to condemn the non-Pakistani culture promoting in Pakistan by GEO TV. Including but not limited to promoting Indian Movies, Indian culture and an overall pro-Indian approach. Go ahead and read the blog post that started it all. Any freedom comes with some moral obligations. Media in Pakistan got its freedom but unfortunately it forgot all its obligations to society, culture and religion. The recent wave of projecting Indian culture on Pakistani Media has raised concern among Pakistanis. At times such news item appear on screen that one feels embarrassing to watch on particularly when accompanying family. There is a growing concern among the masses that Geo is openly promoting Indian culture and values in Pakistan through…
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16Apr 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

My local weather is San Miguel de Tucumán?

Personal
Today, I woke up and realized that my local weather showing on my Android via GPS was showing San Miguel de Tucumán (weird!!) which is not where I was (PAKISTAN). [caption id="attachment_1077" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="San Miguel de Tucumán as location on my cell? #fail since I am in Pakistan"][/caption]
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