R U an outlook user migrated to Thunderbird ... some useful tips

How to add UR Signature in Thunderbird ?

• Open a word doccument
  
• Create your signature as you want...... or copy one from ur freinds one and modify ;)
• Save it as a webpage
• Open the saved page using ur browser..
• goto View menu -> select source
• Save the source file in the html format.
• Now open ur Thunderbird client
• Go to tools -> select account settings
• Click on UR email address
• Click on "Attach this signature" check box
• Brows the html file
  
• Select OK............................UR done.
  

How to use Calendar with Thunderbird? or U wanna drag and drop your contact details to ur mail??

All these can be done using an add-on for each
Download the add-on from the following link

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/70
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/4631


Open Thunderbird client
Go to Tools menu
Select Add-ons
Click on "install"
Browse the add-on to be installed........!!! thats it.

How to take Mysql backup/ export an existing database to a new one

Normally its better to go for shortest way possible.....

Backing up a database

• Go to /usr/local/mysql/bin/ (This is where normally mysqldump file will be installed- recomended or /usr/bin/ )
• ./mysqldump -u[user] -p[password] -d[databasename] >> [Output_filename.sql]
  

Exporting...
This is a common need with database users or administrators simple way is restore a dump to a new database :)

• Copy the dump file to /usr/local/mysql/bin/
• ./mysql -u [user] -p [password] -h [host IP] -D [database name] < [filename.sql]
  

never make simple mistakes

Ohh what a relief ...... because of a simple mistake i had to suffer hours thiking.

grant all privileges on *.* to 'user'@'%' identified by 'password';

this simple line in mysql made me suffer..... ;-(

Oscar without sarala

???? sarala Kariyawasam a srilankan child actress who played a majour role in the film "Water" was not invited at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.... this captured the front pages of Sri lnakan news papers.

water was nominated for the best fogeign film

is sarala another curry leaf ?

more http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/02/27/front/06.asp