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The other day, I wrote this bash script; I thought it would be good to share it with others too, may save someone time or help somebody. I usually use it at the end of day to create a backup of the software package I developed during the day. Just run it with the directory address you’d like to create backup of as input and in a glimpse the backup tar.gz file will be ready at ~/backups/. Later, for more assurance you may upload your backups to an online repository site like box.net or filedropper.com.

The backup.sh script is:

#!/bin/bash          

SRCD=$1
TGTD=~/backups/

BASENAME=$(echo $1|rev|awk -F \/ ‘{print $1}’|rev)
if [ -z $BASENAME]; then
	BASENAME=$(echo $1|rev|awk -F \/ ‘{print $2}’|rev)
fi
OF=$BASENAME-$(date +%Y%m%d).tgz

tar -cZf $TGTD$OF $SRCD

Nothing special, just a simple backup script; Have a good day.

Hi, long time no see.

After one month of busy time, last night I found some free time to upgrade Cube’s and Mokaab’s Wordpress and reopen the blogs. To be honest, the reason why I set them down is not because of Wordpress which was out of date, but yet I prefer not to describe it here. Those who are closer to me may know.

Anyway, about the good news, long story short, “we” also launched two child project:

• Flishr: A desktop (PC) application which is a Flickr friend that helps Flickr users to batch upload their photos to Flickr, manage their tags and sets, search faster in Flickr, browse most interesting photos and download those favorite pictures (of course if the photographer granted the download rights). And also you can see who “we” refer to here.
  Update: Recently some issues arised regarding the Flickr API ToU. Now Flishr is completely Flickr API ToU compatible.
• PicArtia: Is a Web2.0 startup which enables you to create your own photo mosaic fast and easy, in just three simple steps. The point that makes PicArtia outstanding is the fast algorithm which is used to create mosaics. Again you can see who “we” refre to here.
  You may read some stories about PicArtia from this list:
  • PicArtia.com - Make Your Own Photo Mosaic
  • Turn Your Pictures Into Impressive Photo Mosaic Posters
  • PicArtia - Create a Photo Mosaic
  • And many other blogs and websites (like del.icio.us and go2web20.net)… Thank you all for your support.

Ok, take care, catch up with you later.

God! grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can and The wisdom to know the difference.

First: I was thinking the other day, that I can classify my friends into four groups according to the sentences they use in their daily conversations:

• Those who start almost every sentence with the word “Actually“
• Those who start almost every sentence by using the word “Basically“
• Those who end up almost every sentence by the word “Already“
• And those who doesn’t follow any habit in speaking or at least I have not discovered their speaking habit yet.

And I, myself fall into the first group

Second: I’m marking undergraduate student lab reports for data structures course; 46 set to be marked and I have still 36 more to go. I guess now I’m passing from the 1st box to the 2nd box according to this fabulous comic:

Update: It took me about 15 hours to mark them all and type the results in the forms and print them and.. I was awake last night and now, I’m dying of sleep, but! I have to stay awake! because I have 4 hours lab supervision this morning…

Welcome to Cube.

Happy Chinese New Year! It was quite a while that I planed to start my own blog, yeah, and finally today I made that plan. Today is the first day of year according to the Chinese calendar. This year is the rat’s year and I’m a rat too! What a nice coincidence.