Archive for July, 2008
How to schedule shell script/executables on Linux/Solaris
There are situations when you need to run executable or a shell script on certain interval. Some examples are : 1. Taking backup of some data regularly 2. Checking the system health and sending mail to Administrator 3. Cleanup of some data which is no longer required, data older than few months/few weeks etc. 4. [...]
Google Mobile App for iPhone
Google Mobile App for iPhone makes searching the web and your contacts faster and easier with features like Google Suggest, My Location, and search history. – The official Google Channel.
Improving Interface Design
Making a usable interface is no doubt a challenge to creativity. Here are some guidelines or advices which can be useful for people who work in relevant fields. | View | Upload your own
Get window size using javascript
Getting browser window size can be useful for adjusting controls on your pages and can give you right idea which will be more useful than resolution because window size can be different. Use following code to get height and width of browser window: function getWindowWidth() { return document.compatMode==’CSS1Compat’ && !window.opera?document.documentElement.clientWidth:document.body.clientWidth; } function getWindowHeight() [...]
Using Jquery – Check boxes and Radio buttons
Usage of Jquery is comparatively simple for input type text, button, file, reset etc. because these controls generally hold data but not state like on and off. Check box and radio buttons are two controls which are generally used for state data like option is on/off, one is selected from a group of options etc. [...]