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Android Device Solutions

How to Hide The ‘Last Seen Time’ on Whatsapp

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Whatsapp is slowly rolling out support to hide the “Last Seen Time” infomation on Whatsapp. Below are the different ways you can do that(or atleast fake it).

IOS:

Whatsapp for IOS has already updated to a version which has the feature of hiding the “Last Seen Status”. Update to the latest version of Whatsapp and then you can activate it in the following way:

  1. Open WhatsApp and Goto ‘Settings’
  2. Goto ‘Advanced’ page
  3. Turn off the ‘Last Seen Timestamp’

Android:

This feature is available on Whatsapp for Android from the version 2.11.169 onwards. You can get the latest version of the app here: http://www.whatsapp.com/android/

Once you have the app and have installed it, here is how to activate the feature:

  1. Open Whatsapp and in the Menu Goto ‘Settings’
  2. Goto ‘Accounts’
  3. Goto ‘Privacy’
  4. Here you can disable the ‘Last Seen’ time.

 

Other Manual Hacks:

Disabling your Wifi & Data connection before opening your Whatsapp window makes sure your Last Seen time doesnt get updated.

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Linux

Search for Multiple Strings in Linux Command Line

Problem:  I have a text file with a lot of information, I need to pick lines of information containing a particular pattern(s) and store it in another file

Solution: Use egrep to filter out lines with required pattens and write the result in a file.

egrep is actually a short form for “grep -E”, a command used to handle pattens while searching.

For Eg.
Lets say you have a text file with a list of file names and you want to filter out only those names that are of a certian type. For the sake of this example lets assume you want to only see filenames of files ending with .mp3 or .wav or .ogg

The command you need to use is:

cat file | egrep “.mp3|.wav|.ogg” > musiclist.txt

Voila you now have a file that sorts out your music files.

Bonus: If you want to list out all the music files you have stored under a particular directory you can use the following command

ls -1R /path/to/music | egrep “.mp3|.wav|.ogg” > musiclist.txt

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Open Source Solutions Ubuntu

Upgrading to the Latest Firefox – Ubuntu Hacks

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Heard a lot of wonderful reviews of the latest firefox? Want to try it out on your Ubuntu box?
Well unfortunately Ubuntu does not update its Firefox packages immediately after the release. To give a good test run for the latest and best you need to add the repository for the latest release of firefox. The steps are explained below:

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Laptop Ubuntu

Test Drive The All New Ubuntu/Kubuntu Netbook OS


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The latest version of (k)Ubuntu comes with a Netbook OS to suit the small screen and moderate horsepower netbook segment of notebooks. The version is light weight and makes good use of the features common between netbooks to get the best out of your netbook.

The official websites recommend you download the iso and create a bootable flash drive using the iso. The step by step method to do it is given in the following links:
Ubuntu – Netbook Remix
Kubuntu – Netbook Technical Preview


If you are like me and dont want to go thru the process of installing Karmic Koala again, you are in luck… You can test the new Netbook Remix directly from the default desktop install of Ubuntu/Kubuntu.

If you are using Ubuntu you just have to install the “ubuntu-netbook-remix” package. That can be done with the following command:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook-remix

If you are using Kubuntu you just have to install the “kubuntu-netbook” package. That can be done with the following command:
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-netbook

When you reboot and login you will automatically be taken to the netbook remix of your OS.

PS: The version is one of the earliest releases, so expect updates and more improved performance in the near future.

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Web

µTorrent in Windows 7 & Other Links

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