While Linux vendors tend to maintain and publish the whole zone and daylight saving (DST) information, most legacy Unix vendors do not. Especially when it comes to such a small country such as Israel. The following solution was tested for HP-UX B.11.31, and would probably work for all 11i versions. Israel timezone is called IST….
I have uploaded a replacement wvdial.conf for the cellular entry below. Notice that for Cellcom in Israel, you need an init string AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”internetg” . which is embedded into the file. For other cellular providers, you might need a different string. For Cellcom users out there – this is the right init string. If you are on…
I have set up a small script to allow me to dial-up using my cell to the internet. The speed of the 3G connection is quite amazing, and this information would assist, I’m sure, others as well. I am using Bluetooth to communicate between my cell and my portable computer. Steps: 1. Create an /etc/wvdial.conf…
We are about to have a stand in a show in Israel. To pull some attention, I have searched for a method to automate a random rotation of the famous Beryl/Compiz cube. An extension of the method provided in here (using macros) is demonstrated below, using a script. This is a bit more complicated, as…
For those of you not familiar with Hebrew, this entry won’t say much. For those of you who are familiar with it, it might say more. HP Laptops are bundled with a pack of CDs, meant for easy reinstallation/recovery on their laptops. These CDs can be used as the quickest method to recover the…
When I’ve created my setup (displayed below), I took into account the possibility of disconnection, or process fall, and I’ve left pppd to deal with it, by trying to connect just as it has fallen down. It was a good solution for the scenarios where there is a temporary, short timed disconnection. It fails to…
