Initrd is one of those things in linux which most of us have taken for granted. Here is a very interesting writeup on how initrd really works. “The Linux® initial RAM disk (initrd) is a temporary root file system that is mounted during system boot to support the two-state boot process. The initrd contains various executables and drivers that permit the real root file system to be mounted, after which the initrd RAM disk is unmounted and its memory freed. In many embedded Linux systems, the initrd is the final root file system. This article explores the initial RAM disk for Linux 2.6, including its creation and use in the Linux kernel.“
Archive for August 4th, 2006
Flagthis Service
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Aug
We all have bookmarks and have grown over time to love and hate it. The problem is that after some time it get just too big and gets difficult to handle it. I’ve been working on a tool called flagthis which will make an attempt to remove the problem. Tradionally I used a notepad to jot down my browsed links so that I can pick and choose whats important later before adding it to my bookmarks list. Unfortuantely notepads are not very easy to maintain across multiple computers… and neither are bookmarks.
Flagthis allows you to create an account without any username, password or email address which can then be used to help you manage your collection of browsed links. I don’t want to say much about it yet, but do feel free to check it out here… http://www.flagthis.com/