oDesk Screenshot Time Hack

We all want to know when oDesk is going to take next screenshot.

I am NOT going to tell you any illegal method or force you to install any software.
It is all about simple and easy calculation.
I can't tell you the exact time but you can judge it after reading this.

Here I want to share with you some facts about oDesk, may be you already know this but please read once more.

 In every hour, oDesk takes only 6 screenshots.

  Every screenshot is taken in 10 min time interval. 

   It means 00 minute to 09 minute, only one screenshot is taken.

   After that 10 min to 19 minute only one screen shot will be taken.

  If you do not understand above point, Let me explain you with an example.

  Suppose it is 10:00 am, Now between 10:00 am and 11:00 am, 
only six screenshots will be taken by odesk.

   If first screen shot is taken on 10:02, 
it means next 07 minutes (till 10:09), no screenshot  will be taken.

   The second screenshot will be taken between 10:10 and 10:19.

   The third screen shot will be taken between 10:20 and 10:29

 If your screenshot is taken on XX:00 min, 
now the next screen shot will be taken between XX:10 and XX:19.

 It means you have at least nine minutes to do some other work.
Screenshot will not be taken in these 9 minutes.

 It does not depend on your system clock. Do not change the time.

 To check oDesk's screenshot system, check work diary of oDesk. 
Now you will understand everything. click here

We are NOT able to know the exact time when the next screenshot will be taken, but we can know How long the next screenshot will NOT be taken.

Google Chrome can not be run as root

Chrome Error in Linux
Google Chrome can not be run as root

1. First, Remove all chrome(stable/unstable) from synaptic package manager, Ubuntu software center or command line.
   Make your system chrome free.

2. Now download new chrome from Here . 

3. If it is deb file it means you are using debian Linux, if it is RPM it means you are using RPM (Red hat package Manager) Linux

4. Install the file.
   If you want to install it using command line, follow this.
   For Debian
   $ dpkg -i chrome_file_name.deb
   For RPM
   $ rpm -ivh chrome_file_name.rpm

5. Open /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome and find following line
  exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@"

6. Now replace above line with following line
  exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir
  
Now try to open chrome. You will not face the error anymore.

7. If you replace the line with following line
  exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir $HOME
  it will open root directory structure in chrome while opening new window.

Install or Upgrade Latest version of Mozilla Firefox On Ubuntu

Download latest stable version of firefox.
click here

If there is a directory name 'firefox' in /usr/lib, Rename it to old.
$ mv /usr/lib/firefox /usr/lib/firefox_old

 Extract your downloaded compress file and put it in /usr/lib
$ tar -xvf  firefox-new-version.tar.gz
$ mv  firefox-new-version /usr/lib

Now open it and make a link of filename 'firefox'.

   To make link, right click on the file and click 'Make Link'

 Now put this link file into /usr/bin and make sure it's name is 'firefox'.
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox-new-version/firefox /usr/bin

 Now open firefox, it will open the latest version.

 Now you don't have to upgrade every time for latest version.

   Once you put the latest version , firefox is upgraded automatically, if it gets internet connection.

 If you want to know that your version is updated or not.

   In firefox menu, click on Help -> About firefox.

   If your version is not updated, it starts upgrading.

But above step does not help you in upgrading, if your version is too much old.

   Example: you are using 6 or 7 and current version is 15.

Enjoy firefox on Ubuntu