Saturday, September 17, 2011

How to clear the DNS cache for Windows, Mac and Linux

Command for clearing the DNS cache for Windows, Mac and Linux.

The commands need to be run at the command prompt with administrator privileges.

Windows

ipconfig /flushdns

Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger)

lookupd -flushcache

Mac OSX 10.5/10.6 (Leopard/Snow Leopard)

dscacheutil -flushcache

Linux (Most Distributions)

sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart
or
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Thursday, June 30, 2011

How to disable automatic Facebook calendar entries addition on BlackBerry

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Once you install Facebook application on your BlackBerry, Facebook will invade the BlackBerry calendar. Birthdays and events will be added automatically.

How to disable this annoying feature?

These are the steps needed to disable it:

  1. Open Facebook app. Under Options, uncheck the sync. calendar and contacts options. Close Facebook app.

  2. Open Options, Device, Advanced System Settings, Service books. Delete all Facebook related entries.

  3. Open Options, Device, Advanced System Settings, Default Services. Select the default for calendar, contact list and messaging.


Please note that you might need to redo all these steps, if you update Facebook app.

By default, Facebook app will automatically update itself. So, don't forget to disable this feature in the Facebook app options.

Hope that helps!