Run 32bit programs from command line on Windows 7
Run %windir%\SysWoW64\cmd.exe in the start search box. The launched command prompt can run scripts or programs that are 32bit (or uses libraries that are 32bit....
Author: Kj
Kj [/.] Sreekumar programs computers as a hobby and profession. Into programming from his school days, Sree uses Codemarvels to key in facts and fixes he finds interesting while working on different projects. Some of the articles here give away a few shades of his philosophical leanings too.
Sylvester–Gallai theorem – attempt for an intuitive proof using Induction
This article presents an effort to use Induction in geometry to prove Sylvester Gallois Theorem. Theorem statement can be viewed here For the proof, let us reph...
Fix: Control+Space does not work on Eclipse on Kubuntu 14.04
Problem : Ctrl+Space does not trigger auto-suggest in Eclipse, on Kubuntu 14.04. Reason: IBus captures ctrl+space keystroke. Fix: 1. Right click Ibus Icon from...
Bring Tab bar to top of terminal in Konsole
Tab selector (tab bar) can be made to appear on the top side of terminal in Konsole as follows – Menu Bar => Settings => Configure Konsole Select T...
Install Skype on Ubuntu 13.10
This is how I installed skype on my Kubuntu 13.10 system – Open bash/Konsole Run: sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_r...
How to remove URL forwarding to Yahoo Search by or through Search.Conduit
Problem: The URLs including development/local ones are forwarded to Yahoo Search page by a Conduit plugin via their search.conduit portal (as seen from status b...
AppFuse jetty:run throws error “ZipException: invalid distance too far back”
Problem: When running mvn jetty:run to launch jetty, Appfuse throws error “java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid distance too far back” Reason: One of...
Fixed: USB Drive Read Only in Ubuntu 13.04
Problem : USB disk/storage devices are auto loaded as Read Only in Ubuntu. When attempting write operation it gives the message like “Read only file syste...
Insertion sort in Java
Here is a sample code for inserstion sort. The basic approach is to keep a pivot up to which the list is sorted. Insert the value (initially at the pivot) at th...
A Random Representation Democracy using UID
Now that the corruption in the largest democracy of the world – India has reached to more than a THOUSAND BILLION US DOLLARS (reference here), its time we...