How To Do It Yourself

Rest day again…

written by Cristian

It looks like that we’re in “good shape” after two days of rest. The training worked like a charm, we went at a late hour ~10:00 pm and I was able to push it to the limit

Today’s trainig:

• CARDIO: None
• BACK: 4×10 Lat Pull down machine, 4×10 Seated Row, 4×10 Low Row.
• TRICEPS: 4×10 using dumbbells over the head and dumbbells triceps extension 17.5 kg ~ 38 pounds and 22.5 kg ~ 49.6 plus the cable machine using 100 kg ~ 220 pounds.

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written by Cristian \\ tags: gain muscles, get fit, get thin, gym, lose weight, weight loss

Because since Vista all the drivers on the your PC had to have Microsoft Driver Signing a lot of old programs like virtual CD/DVD drives don’t work anymore. This signing costs about 500$/year for any software that adds drivers to the system. Some older software created virtual devices in order to work and can not be used in Vista or 7 because of it.

There is a way how to disable driver signing. We need to start Windows in Test Mode so that it will not check every driver. The drivers you install and use in Test Mode will only work there, after you disable Test Mode again they will no longer work even if you managed to install them.

To activate Test Mode you need to start a command prompt with administrator rights. Click start, write cmd,  right click on cmd.exe and select “Run as administrator”.

Inside the command promt write the following:

bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF 

Now you need to restart Windows and after it starts you will see written just above the clock and date Test Mode. Now you can install any driver you like.

To deactivate Test Mode just start another command prompt with administrator rights and write:

bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON

Good luck!

written by Andrei \\ tags: disable driver signing windows, disable driver signing windows 7, disable driver signing windows vista, enable test mode, how to install unsigned drivers windows, install unsigned driver windows, unsigned drivers 7, unsigned drivers vista

In this post I will cover the usage of a terminal-based text editor, such as vim or nano, to modify text files.

NANO

Nano is one of the basic text editors in GNU/Linux. It is available on most of the distributions by default because it’s easy to use and one of the best choices for basic operations with text files.

In order to open a file for editing you just type:

nano mytextfile

This will open the file for editing. It’s best to use the -w option when editing configuration files, this option turns off word wrapping.

nano -w /etc/fstab

Unlike vim, nano is a “mode-less” text editor, meaning that once you opened a file, you may just type to edit it. The available commands can be seen on the bottom of the screen:

In order to save any change you’ve made, press CTRL + O – (the “^” sigh represents the CTRL key).

If you want to exit the editor, type CTRL + X.

You may also cut a single line by using CTRL +K and then paste it anywhere you want (just navigate with the arrow keys wherever you want) and then press CTRL +U.

Finally another useful shortcut is the shortcut for the search function, which is CTRL + W. Enter the string to search and press enter. The cursor will go to the first match found. In order to go to the next match, press ALT + W.

These are the basic functions of the nano text editor. For more advanced functions and usage, feel free to visit the Nano Project webpage.

VIM (which stands for VI Improved)

It’s an an advanced text editor that can do a lot of wonderful stuff. Fortunately just for RHCE/RHCSA exam you will only need to know the basics.

There are six different vim modes, but we are only interested in the Normal, Command Line and Insert modes.

In order to enter vim just type:

vim sometextfile

At first you go into the Normal mode. Here you may select the insert mode (by pressing i).

In insert mode you are able to edit the file, you can type and move with the arrow keys. In simple vi (not vim) you have to go back to Normal mode in order to “move around” using h,j,k,l keys.

To go back to Normal mode press ESC key.

In order to go to command line, you have to type the colon sign (:). This can be done only from the Normal mode. So if you are in Insert mode, go back to Normal mode by pressing ESC key.

In command line mode you way quit (press :q), write changes to file (:wq), force quit without saving any changes (:q!)

If you want to search for something in the file, go to Normal mode and type /somethingyouwanttosearchfor

So here is the sum up:

Create or edit file:

vim filename

Quit vim (:q)

Move cursor: Use the arrow keys or j, k, h, l (down, up, left, right)

Insert mode (:i)

Save file (:w)

Save and quit (:wq)

Abort and quit (:q!)

written by Cristian

As expected today was a “rest day” also. Unfortunately around this time of year there is an exam period and all the students are expected to study hard. Fortunately the gym is free because of this

written by Cristian

Today it’s a new rest day. My friend has an exam tomorrow and needs to study, I’ll use the “free” time to finally publish some drafts that have been sitting around for ages.

written by Cristian

If you own any Notebook for longer than one year then there comes a time when the cooling fan starts to run constantly and the device starts to get hot even in everyday tasks. My U550 is now 1 and a half years old and has started to use the fan all the time so I decided it was time for some maintenance, so cleaning the fan.

After searching the internet high and low I wasn’t able to find any guide on how to open the actual case of the U550. I actually got some results about how to repair a tractor but that’s a different story.

So I decided to do it myself, and after 2 hours here are the results.
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written by Andrei \\ tags: disassemble U550 guide, how to open U550, Lenovo U550 fan cleaning, Lenovo U550 guide, open case U550, replace fan U550, U550 disassembly guide

Today I changed the training a little bit we replaced the triceps with the biceps. If you push it to the limit, the triceps will be too tired if grouped with the chest.

• CARDIO: None
• CHEST: 3×10 using free weights and the straight bar.
• BICEPS: 3×10 using the biceps curl machine and free weights

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written by Cristian \\ tags: gain muscles, get fit, get thin, gym, lose weight, weight loss

Today’s training:

• CARDIO: Not needed, I have been chased by the dogs earlier
• LEGS: 3×10 reps on 4 different “machines” that act on different areas, quadriceps, calves, glutes.
• Shoulders: 3×10 using free weights, 3 different exercises. Used quite small weights 7.5 kg ~ 16 pounds.

Here are the daily pictures: Continue reading »

written by Cristian \\ tags: gain muscles, get fit, get thin, gym, lose weight, weight loss

Today was a rest day. We pushed a little too hard yesterday and we need to rest. We are actually thinking it’s a little bit too much to train every day (we haven’t managed to do it until now anyways…) so I think we will go for one day of training, followed by one day of rest.

Regarding the couch25k program we won’t start on that now, it’s winter here and we’re both sick. Running outside it’s not a good idea in this situation.

written by Cristian