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LibCurl is an open-source client-side URL transfer utility supporting multiple protocols. LibCurl is supported by almost every conceivable common platform, making it one of the most versatile libraries of its kind.

In this post, I will show you how to use LibCurl in C to make simple HTTP requests with its built-in cookie processor to programmatically log in to websites and download web pages.

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Many people are unaware of fact that there are many freeware and open source tools and applications out there on internet which they can use for their day to day work without shelling out extra bucks. I have compiled a list of 100 such applications which you can use for free and they do work as good as their commercial counterpart (sometimes even better). So here we go:

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Everyone knows that CPU utiization in windows can be found out from Windows Task Manager. But what about Linux? Well Linux has also got set of utilities to monitor CPU utilization. With these commands you can find out total CPU utilization, individual CPU utilization (for SMP machines), your system’s average CPU utilization since the last reboot, determine which process is eating up your CPU(s) etc.

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