Simple thing to do but this mind can hold only few things. Here’s how to do it:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/checkversion.mspx#EY
and for bit version
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218
Posted under Windows
This post was written by Chirag on September 17, 2008
Check www.valgrind.org. This is Linux based tool and can detect code bugs early on.
Beware. It is not bug free either 
It is meant for dynamic analysis, and sometimes falsely alarms.
Posted under Infrastructure, Linux, c++
This post was written by Chirag on September 8, 2008
Tier 1:
- 99.671% uptime
- annual 28.8 hrs downtime
- full shutdown for preventive maintenance
Tier 2:
- 99.741% uptime
- annual downtime of 22 hrs
- some redundancy with single path for power, requiring shutdown for preventive maintenance
Tier 3:
- 99.982% uptime
- annual 1.6 hrs downtime
- sufficient redundancy to allow planned maintenance
- at least 13.2 KV power
Tier 4:
- 99.995% uptime
- annual downtime of 0.4 hrs
- multiple paths to power and AC and designed to handle worst case scenario with no critical impact
- at least 26.2 KV power
Posted under General, Infrastructure
This post was written by Chirag on September 7, 2008
Tier 4:
- most datacenters
- owns internal network
- pay other networks for IP transit outside the facility
Tier 3:
- regional providers
- build redundancy thru’ redundant POPs (points of presence) outside facility
- pay for IP transit past the POPs
Tier 2:
- national or international footprint
- still pay IP transit to reach some portions of Internet
Tier 1:
- do not pay IP transit
- global presence
- don’t pay other providers for any portion of connectivity
Posted under General, Infrastructure
This post was written by Chirag on September 7, 2008
