Author Archives: Zhou Renjian

Disable cron.daily Task for Server

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Zhou Renjian

I just learned the lesson that for cron.daily tasks should be disabled for Linux servers. I were having the headache that in some certain hour of each day, my servers run into high load average. I suspected that it is … Continue reading →

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Implementing Gmail-alike Web Mail Client by Java2Script

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Zhou Renjian

WeMail, this to-be-implemented Gmail-alike web mail client, is based on technologies of Java, SWT, JavaMail and Java2Script. Before going into designing and implementing details, here are some background information. Java2Script (J2S) Pacemaker provides an Eclipse Java to JavaScript compiler plugin … Continue reading →

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Connect Yahoo IMAP Server by JavaMail

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Zhou Renjian

These days, I were implementing an online web mail client for all mail services, like Gmail, Hotmail/Live Mail, Yahoo! Mail, AOL/AIM Mail. And adding Yahoo! Mail support cost me lots of time, but the solution is simple. Yahoo! Mail provides … Continue reading →

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“Code like you won’t be there tomorrow”

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Zhou Renjian

Today, I came up with Doug on the Eclipse CDT’s “Code like you won’t be there tomorrow“. I liked its ending very much: You can create the best system ever, and people will appreciate it while you’re there, but they … Continue reading →

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Compiling GDB Debugger in Windows

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Zhou Renjian

Here are the steps: Download 7-zip, if you do not have one. Install MinGW, please read MinGW’s Getting Started wiki. I choose manual installation: Download at least the following (or newer) packages from the MinGW download page: binutils gcc-core mingw-runtime … Continue reading →

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Export Eclipse Plugin, Assert Errors

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Zhou Renjian

Here is my scenario: I import Eclipse RSE( Remote System Explorer) plug-ins into my workspace and I want to build and test it myself. There are no errors in the workspace and running and debugging is all OK. And I … Continue reading →

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Enable Line-In to Speaker for Vista

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Zhou Renjian

Here is the hack for my Dell Inspiron 1520: A lot of people have been reporting various versions of this issue. In short you are not able to hear line-in audio from the computers speaker even though the meter shows … Continue reading →

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VMWare Player, Ubuntu and Mac OSX

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Zhou Renjian

So you want to play some other operating systems for some new features, or test your applications on other OSs? Take a try on VMWare Player. It is free. Along with downloading and installing VMWare, you should also download OS … Continue reading →

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Vista Media Player Cannot Play mms:// Stream

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Zhou Renjian

OK. Windows Media Player 11.0 (WMP 11) does not support mms:// protocol any more. So your Vista will never play mms:// stream. Stop wasting your time on searching for a solution. If you are using XP, you may reinstall Windows … Continue reading →

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True Color Remote Desktop Connection

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Zhou Renjian

If you use Windows’ Remote Desktop Connection a lot, you will find that the UI is a little ugly. In fact by default, the Remote Desktop Connection is in 16 bit color mode. In order to have a better experience, … Continue reading →

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