Category: Technology

I work in technology sector. And I do round a clock, not only from 9 to 5. It is my bread and butter, it is my hobby, it is the fascination of my life. And with the current rate of change particular in information technology (IT), there is always something new to learn, to try, to talk about. I often post news, thoughts, and reviews. And when I do, this is the category I use.

How to Choose the Right Domain Name

First Site Guide runs a good article on how to choose the right domain name.  I mostly agree with it, except for maybe this part:

No numbers or hyphens
Numbers and hyphens (especially hyphens) cause confusion. Stay away from them at all costs. Even something as clever as the number1website.com will cause confusion. Make the name speak for itself.

Especially the part about hyphens.  Ideally, I’d say you should use a single word domain.  But if you do have two or more words, use hyphens.  Hyphens act as separators, much like spaces, and make your domain more readable.  Have a look at these domains and imagine them hyphened – that’d be a totally different story, don’t you think?

Doing Terrible Things To Your Code

a good programmer knows they have to do terrible things to their code. Do it because if you don’t, I guarantee you other people will, and when they do, they will either walk away or create a support ticket. I’m not sure which is worse.

Jeff Atwood

How to set SG200-26P to factory default settings

This thread was helpful, even though it’s for a smaller, 8-port switch.  Basically:

  1. Disconnect the switch from all possible DHCP servers (unless you like playing hide-and-seek).
  2. Connect the link port directly to your laptop’s Ethernet port.
  3. Configure your laptop’s network interface to be in the 192.168.1.1/24 network, but avoid the 192.168.1.254.
  4. Now find a small pin (I used the one from the office stepler) and push into the Reset hole of the switch for about 30 seconds.  You’ll see all the switch ports blink when you are done.
  5. Remove the pin.
  6. Start pinging 192.168.1.254 … it’ll take a few minutes before you get a reply.
  7. Once the ping starts working, navigate to http://192.168.1.254 .  It’ll help if your browser doesn’t have any proxy servers configured.
  8. Login with username cisco, password cisco.
  9. ???
  10. PROFIT!