Closing WhatsApp on Nokia E72

First install the app called MobileGuard. Its a cool app. I’ll recommend it even if you want to keep whatsapp. Next, open MobileGuard, and go to Clean Spam > Memory Cleaning > Clear in Batch > Select WhatsApp. Now select the ‘Off’ option. This should close the app and all its services

Keep in mind that whatsapp will start again when you restart your phone. If you want to turn that off, go to Boot Mgr in Mobile Guard and disable it.

Convert RAW files to JPEG

Convert RAW files to JPEG in batch. Convert all files in a folder using a command. For this to work, first you must have ‘ufraw’ package installed. sudo apt-get install ufraw or sudo yum install ufraw depending on your OS.


find . -type f -name "*.CR2" -exec ufraw-batch --out-type=jpeg '{}' \;

Send One Line From a Text File as as SMS Every 10 Mins

This command will send a line from a given text file one every 10 mins as an SMS to a given number.


i=1; while [ 1 ]; do sms INSERT_PHONE_NUMBER "$(cat "/home/binnyva/sms.txt"|head -n$i|tail -n1)"; sleep 10m; i=$(expr $i + 1); done

Script calls the command ‘sms’ – you can define that command however you want. In my case, its a variation of this script.

Send Text Once Every 15 Mins

Command to send a text to any phone once every 15 mins.


while [ 1 ]; do sms NUMBER_GOES_HERE "$(date '+%I:%M %p') Hey Anju. Still awake?"; sleep 15m; done

Script calls the command ‘sms’ – you can define that command however you want. In my case, its a variation of this script.

Remove Application in Facebook

Facebook has managed to make this as complicated a a linux command. Hence this entry…

Account(Top Right Corner) > Privacy Settings > Apps and Games > Edit Settings > Apps you use > Edit Settings

Generate Password

Command to generate a random password…


openssl rand -base64 6

Watch for Ubuntu 9.10 Launch

This script will run check for ubuntu launch once every 5 mins and let you know if there is an launch.


while [ 1 ]; do if [ -z "`curl -I "http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/release/"|grep "404"`" ]; then kdialog --msgbox "9.10 Released"; exit; fi; sleep 300;  done

Command to Find Current Ubuntu Version

Run this command to find the installed version of Ubuntu…


cat /etc/lsb-release

top in Batch Mode

Run top in batch mode


top -b -d 10 -n 3

Trasfer over the network

Transfer stdin and stdout to and from machines over the network


ssh remote_machine 'cat - > file' < file