MediaWiki is very popular for wiki creation. Though it is so much used, the irony is, most of settings has to be set using LocalSettings.php file. Also the maintenance scripts has to be run by command prompt. Maintenance scripts are used for various update task on MediaWiki.
Recently I faced a problem in MediaWiki update. My requirement was to prevent users from creating the account by themselves. The account creation request should be validated by moderator and then it is accepted or rejected. I found a ConfirmAccount extension which does …

Bought your computer recently and planning to buy microsoft’s upcoming windows 7 operating system? Then here is your chance to update to windows 7 at reduced cost or no cost at all !! Microsoft has announced Windows 7 upgrade option, a way to upgrade your current vista operating system.. Some computer manufacturer have participated in this offer while some have not..
You can upgrade to windows 7 for free of charge if you have bought the computer with windows vista in specific time frame shown below and received a “windows 7 …

Useful Vi editor commands.
If you are using Unix then you must have used the VI editor for text edition. Vi Editor is the best editor in my view. If you have practiced enough and mastered the frequent command then you can understand its power.
I have summarized the basic commands and some useful command one should know to speed up VI editor use. I will not go in to details of how commands work.
There are mainly three modes of commands in VI editor, Insert mode, Command mode and colon mode. …

Service DEP (Data Execution Prevention – Prevention of Data Execution) is a function from the Windows SP2. This function is to prevent malicious script code in certain areas of Windows usually reserved for the storage of non-executable data.Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature that helps prevent damage from viruses and other security threats by monitoring your programs to make sure they use system memory safely.
This feature can be some times annoying as it will close the program or game as soon as you start them..
I had this problem …

When you plan to create a website, the second thing (first is Domain name !!) that bother you is where to host the website..
I just recently passed through this phase. I rattled around the internet to find some free web host to host my word press blog. I found many but not satisfied with almost all. Some of them put ads on your site as they host your site for free. Some of them don’t let you use your own domain name and force to use some thing crappy like …