24Nov/090
A better tail -f
If you've ever wanted to use a more powerfull editor while viewing live log files then less is the tool to use. Instead of typing in the following:
> tail -f /var/log/logfile.log
Try this
> less /var/log/logfile.log
>F
Once inside the less program a capital F will take you to the bottom and wait for data
24Nov/090
Enable / disable task manager in XP
Check the following reg key:
HKCU \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System \ DisableTaskMgr
If it exists you can delete it to restore the task manager or change the value from 1 to 0.