Change your concept of job if you can

What do I do? I do what I really love. It’s my leisure. And I know few people that could say the same.

Also, as in any workplace, I have to do something I don’t like so much, and that’s exactly what I consider a job.

Do I get paid? Yes, but I consider my hobby as being sponsored, and for the worst part, I receive my salary.

Frequently I face big rocks on the way, and most of them can be considered part of my hobby because it’s just a matter of finding an alternative path, or choose the correct tools to climb it.

My satisfaction is a direct relation between how much time I practice the hobby, and execute the job. Being the first greater, you’ll very often see me smiling.

And if successful people do what they love, I’m one step ahead in my walk to the success.

Checking the OS with C macros

#define SYS_BASE		0x10
#define SYS_MAC			SYS_BASE+1
#define SYS_LINUX		SYS_BASE+2
#define SYS_FREEBSD		SYS_BASE+3
#define SYS_NETBSD		SYS_BASE+4
#define SYS_OPENBSD		SYS_BASE+5
#define SYS_MINT		SYS_BASE+6
#define SYS_BSD_BASED		SYS_BASE+7
#define SYS_SOLARIS		SYS_BASE+8
#define SYS_HPUX		SYS_BASE+9
#define SYS_RISC_OS		SYS_BASE+10
#define SYS_OS2			SYS_BASE+11
#define SYS_IRIX		SYS_BASE+12
#define SYS_AIX			SYS_BASE+13
#define SYS_BEOS		SYS_BASE+14
#define SYS_CYGWIN		SYS_BASE+15
#define SYS_OPENVMS		SYS_BASE+16
#define SYS_OSF			SYS_BASE+17
#define SYS_QNXNTO		SYS_BASE+18
#define SYS_WINDOWS		SYS_BASE+19
#define SYS_DREAMCAST		SYS_BASE+20

#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(MAC_OS_CLASSIC) \
	|| defined(MAC_OS_X) || defined(macintosh)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_MAC
#elif defined(linux) || defined(__linux) || defined(__linux__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_LINUX
#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_FREEBSD
#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_NETBSD
#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_OPENBSD
#elif defined(__MINT__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_MINT
#elif defined(bsdi) || defined(__bsdi) || defined(__bsdi__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_BSD_BASED
#elif defined(sun) || defined(__SVR4)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_SOLARIS
#elif defined(hpux) || defined(__hpux) || defined(__hpux__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_HPUX
#elif defined(riscos) || defined(__riscos) || defined(__riscos__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_RISC_OS
#elif defined(__OS2__) || defined(__EMX__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_OS2
#elif defined(osf) || defined(__osf) \
	|| defined(__osf__) || defined(_OSF_SOURCE)
#	define SYSTEM_		SYS_OSF
#elif defined(sgi) || defined(__sgi) \
	|| defined(__sgi__) || defined(_SGI_SOURCE)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_IRIX
#elif defined(_AIX)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_AIX
#elif defined(__BEOS__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_BEOS
#elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_CYGWIN
#elif defined(__VMS)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_OPENVMS
#elif defined(__osf__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_OSF
#elif defined(__QNXNTO__)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_QNXNTO
#elif defined(_arch_dreamcast)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_DREAMCAST
#elif defined(WINDOWS) || defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32)
#	define SYSTEM		SYS_WINDOWS
#endif

C++ smart enum

#define DECLARE_SMART_ENUM(_TYPE) \
	inline _TYPE operator&(_TYPE v1, _TYPE v2) \
	{ return _TYPE(int(v1) & int(v2)); } \
	inline _TYPE operator|(_TYPE v1, _TYPE v2) \
	{ return _TYPE(int(v1) | int(v2)); } \
	inline _TYPE operator^(_TYPE v1, _TYPE v2) \
	{ return _TYPE(int(v1) ^ int(v2)); } \
	inline _TYPE operator~(_TYPE v1) \
	{ return _TYPE(~int(v1)); } \
	inline _TYPE& operator|=(_TYPE& v1, _TYPE v2) \
	{ return v1 = v1 | v2; } \
	inline _TYPE& operator&=(_TYPE& v1, _TYPE v2) \
	{ return v1 = v1 & v2; } \
	inline _TYPE& operator^=(_TYPE& v1, _TYPE v2) \
	{ return v1 = v1 ^ v2; } \
	inline _TYPE& operator++(_TYPE& v1) \
	{ return v1 = _TYPE(int(v1) + 1); } \
	inline _TYPE& operator++(_TYPE& v1, int) \
	{ return v1 = _TYPE(int(v1) + 1); } \
	inline _TYPE& operator--(_TYPE& v1) \
	{ return v1 = _TYPE(int(v1) - 1); } \
	inline _TYPE& operator--(_TYPE& v1, int) \
	{ return v1 = _TYPE(int(v1) - 1); }

Dumping DNS cache entries on OSX Leopard

dscacheutil -cachedump -entries Host | grep "Key: " | \
	sed 's/.*Key: .*:\(.*\) .*/\1/g' | sort -u

Resetting Windows TCP/IP to its original state

If you’re experiencing a serious network problem where you can’t connect to the Internet or even use your own network, possibly it’s related to TCP/IP corruption. Have you tried all methods to fix it?

Well, here goes one more thing to try:

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

It resets all network related configurations, and is equivalent to removing and reinstalling the protocol. I hope it solves the problem.