Thursday, 2 August 2018

How to add photo to Skype using AD (Active Directory) method when not able to do it from Skype itself [100% working]

Hello friends,

Below are the steps that you can use to setup your Skype photo in case it is disabled and you are not able to change it from the Skype itself i.e. "Edit or Remove picture" option is disabled.

1. Download the AD Photo Edit software from the below link:
http://www.cjwdev.com/Software/ADPhotoEdit/Download.html

2. Install and run it and you will be greeted with below interface:

3. Enter your Full Name in the Search input box and click on Search: 

4. Since have already updated my photo using this method, you can see my image is already visible. In your case it might be blank

5. Now click on the search result. The Edit Image button becomes visible. Click on this button and you will be greeted with Edit Image window as shown:

6. Now click on Select New Image button and you will be able to browse to the location where you have the image you want to apply. Select the image after navigating to it.

7. If you get the error message "Image is over specified size limit", as shown below:


8. Then, click on the "Resize to recommended dimensions" button and you will see that your image is resized as shown in the below(compare this snapshot with above snapshot):

9. Now click on the OK button and you will get message "Active Directory updated successfully". SignOut from your Skype session and then SignIn again. Now you will see that the photo is visible :)



10. Enjoy!!

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

How to get the owner's details from the vehicle registration number in India??

Owners details can be obtained as below:-
1. Type SMS as VAHAN <space> the vehicle's registration number (upper case letters with no spaces) and,
2. Send it to 7738299899.
(eg: VAHAN MH14DY6520)
Details such as the,
  • vehicle owner's name, 
  • the car's model, 
  • fuel type, 
  • category (e.g. LMV), 
  • RC expiry date and 
  • motor vehicle tax validity 

will be received via SMS shortly.

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

How to view hidden files such as .bash_profile in WinScp (Linux)

If you are using a graphical file system browser such a WinScp,  you may need to switch it to display hidden files by pressing the key combination (Ctrl+H).

Monday, 27 November 2017

How to check CPU info on a Linux machine

Hi,

You can use the below command to see the CPU info for a linux machine:-

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo


How To Check RAM Size for Redhat Linux Desktop System

Hi,

You can use the below command to check the RAM Size:

$ cat /proc/meminfo

Linux command to check disk space

Hi,

You can use below command to check disk space on a linux server:-

# df -h

Here, the -h option is to see output in human readable format. You will see the device size in terabytes or gigabytes or megabytes!

Additionally, you can use the below command:

# du

to see the amount of disk space used by the specified files and for each sub-directory.