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How to Manage Windows 7 Startup Programs

By adfm : 22 June 2010 - 01:09 PM
Learn to control automatic launching of applications with this handy excerpt from David A. Karp's Windows 7 Annoyances. The Startup folder in the Start menu is where most people go if they want...
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How to Use SQL Server Agent

By adfm : 01 June 2010 - 09:01 AM
If you'd like to automate some of your SQL server tasks, check out SQL Server Agent. With it you can schedule jobs, restart services, send email alerts, and perform other automation. This excer...
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How to build a simple web crawler

By adfm : 16 February 2010 - 12:34 PM
If you're creating a search engine you'll need a way to collect documents. In this excerpt from Tony Segaran's Programming Collective Intelligence the author shows you how to set up a simple web crawl...
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How to automate backups with rsync over ssh

By carlaschroder : 30 September 2009 - 02:38 PM
If you would like to automate your rsync over ssh backups, try this solution from Linux Cookbook: Write a script, create a cron job, and set up keychain to authenticate to your remote host...
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How to shut down Linux automatically

By carlaschroder : 20 August 2009 - 03:21 PM
It's easy as pie, thanks to cron. Add this line to /etc/crontab to automatically shut down your machine every night at 11p.m.:# m h dom mon dow user command 00 23 ...
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