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Nokia N900 smartphone review

   



Nokia N900 smartphone

Nokia N900 smartphone

Recently, I blogged that I was going to be given the opportunity to review the Nokia N900. I’ve now had the phone for a couple of weeks and am going to set out my thoughts on it below. Before I do so, I would firstly like to say thanks to the staff at Womworld/Nokia for giving me a chance to participate in this trial. It has been a pleasure and a privilege.

New BlackBerry Curve 8330

   



I haven’t posted anything in a while so I thought I should share some tips for the BlackBerry, specifically for the Curve 8330.

To convert a video to a format that works well on the BlackBerry I use “ffmpeg”:

ffmpeg -i input.file -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -r 24 -b 768k -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ac 2 -async 1 -s 320×240 output.mp4

Note: Use “320×176″ for 16:9 video.  Both dimensions have to be divisible by 16.

To convert a 24bit image to the BlackBerry’s 16bit screen I use “convert” from the ImageMagick package:

convert -depth 16 -colors 65535 -dither FloydSteinberg old-24bit.png new-16bit.png

Note: Use “-treedepth 5″ if the conversion takes longer than a minute.

Find high quality shows that are 100% Oggcasts at Oggcast Planet

   



oggcastplanet.org logo

My buddy monsterb has made a site that lists all of the known Oggcasts and a definition of what an oggcast is. From the site:

Dedicated Servers For Business | Dedicated Server Hosting | Plesk Server Hosting

   



Dedicated servers are usually used by companies for their websites. Normally lots of small companies use off site servers and hosting companies on which they host their websites and blogs.

How did we get there

   



Repost of original vegyraupe wich Tuxbrain suscribe totally, due we share the same vision :)

Original:how did we get here « sharism.cc

Sharism has launched, the NanoNote is widely available and the pieces for other copyleft hardware projects are coming together. It is time to take a step back, pause for a minute and look at the road behind us. Not to wonder, but to realise what we have accomplished and what we still want to achieve. This is the first of a serious of posts shedding light on the history and more importantly the vision of Sharism at Work.

How to change MAC address in Linux

   



It’s quite simple to change the network interface MAC adress on Linux but not everybody knows it, so here it is, with two simple commands we can change our MAC (Media Access Control) address. It should works for other unix based systems as well, but I haven’t tested it yet.

So, as a network-system administrator, someday in your life, you may get a conflicted MAC address, so instead of throwing down your NIC interface to the trash and get a new one, you CAN change the MAC address for a valid one and it’s pretty easy.

So, here we go:

#ifconfig eth0 down hw ether 00:00:00:00:00:00

#ifconfig eth0 up

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address

Konfigurasi DNS Server di Ubuntu

   



Pernah terpikirkan gak, kalo seandainya fitur Phonebook tidak disertakan dalam Handphone kita.
Hahaha, mungkin perlu waktu khusus buat menghafal rangkaian No Telp untuk tiap-tiap orang. Terima kasih saya ucapkan buat orang yang punya ide Phonebook ini. Karena dengan fitur ini, maka kita hanya cukup mengetahui saja nama orang yang akan kita hubungi. Dan tugas dari Phonebook ini adalah menerjemahkan dari nama orang menjadi No Telp atau sebaliknya ,sesuai dengan yang telah kita input sebelumnya. Konsep inilah yang menginspirasi manusia dalam menciptakan DNS Server. Dengan adanya DNS, kita  tidak perlu lagi menghafalkan alamat IP dari setiap website. Kita hanya perlu mengetikkan nama domainnya dan akan diterjemahkan menjadi alamat IP oleh DN S server. Untuk memanfaatkan fitur

Speaking UNIX: 10 great tools for any UNIX system

   



Martin Streicher, Web developer, Pixels, Bytes, and Commas

Martin Streicher is a freelance Ruby on Rails developer and the former Editor-in-Chief of Linux Magazine. Martin holds a Masters of Science degree in computer science from Purdue University and has programmed UNIX-like systems since 1986. He collects art and toys. You can reach Martin at martin.streicher@gmail.com.

Summary: The universe of UNIX® tools changes constantly. Here are 10 tools—some you may have overlooked and some new—to tinker with.

Melihat status uptime dengan Bash Script

   



script ini saya buat sewaktu di tempat kerjaan saya harus mengecek uptime semua client yang terpasang FMS system (Fleet Management System, sebuah product system optimasi pertambangan) yang terinstall Linux OS didalamnya. Jika hanya terdapat 2 sampai 5 client mungkin tidak masalah, saya hanya perlu login ke masing2 mesin client dan mengetikan ‘uptime’. tapi di sini ada hampir 200 client, kebayang ga tuh kalau harus remote satu-satu. maka saya pun membuat script sederhana ini, yang akan mengecek uptime semua mesin secara otomatis.

pertama siapkan dulu file yang berisi alamat host2 yang sudah terdaftar

~# vi client

dan masukan nama hostnamenya atau ip address baris per baris

10.10.10.1
10.10.10.2
10.10.10.3

Free S/w & Open Source

   



The difference between free software and open software can best be compared to a religious schism.

Both have a group of supporters behind them, both share some kind of dogma (freely distributable software for which sources are available and which you can use, modify and pass on).

HowmanyJobs.com : WebSphere Portal Devel

   



HowmanyJobs.com : WebSphere Portal Developer at Astro Consulting (Greenville, South Carolina) http://ow.ly/16OfEQ

V JOSLUCA: Quintas Jornadas de Software Libre y Conocimiento Abierto [Fecha: 15 Marzo 2010, Lunes]

   



[Localizacion: Cadiz (España)] [CHEA]Lunes 15 de marzo

11:00 a 13:00 Desarrollo Web con CodeIgniter

Antonio Balderas, Universidad de Cádiz

Aula Informática 2-09

17:00 a 18:00 Investigación en Wikipedia

Felipe Ortega, Libresoft.

Aula Informática 2-09

18:00 a 20:00 Programación de bots para Mediawiki

Emilio Rodríguez Posada, OSLUCA

Aula Informática 2-09

Martes 16 de marzo

11:00 a 13:00 Desarrollo Web con CodeIgniter

Antonio Balderas, Universidad de Cádiz

Aula Informática 2-09

17:00 a 19:00 Taller de desarrollo de Software Libre con Git

Antonio García Domínguez, Universidad de Cádiz

Aula Informática 2-09

Linux Week 2010 [Fecha: 15 Marzo 2010, Lunes]

   



[Localizacion: Lima (Peru)] [CHEA]Linux Week PUCP es un evento anual y que tiene una duracion de una semana, durante la cual se realizan exposiciones sobre las tecnologias de software abiertas

Lunes 15: Tecnologías Web

Martes 16: Universidades e Investigación

Miércoles 17: Comunidades y Desarrollo

Jueves 18: Redes y Seguridad

Lugar. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.

Konfigurasi DHCP Server Di Ubuntu

   



Kalo disuruh memilih, milih mana dikasih settingan IP address secara otomatis atau setting secara
manual. Kalo berdasarkan sifat manusia :D , pasti akan memilih opsi yang pertama yaitu setting IP
yang tersedia secara otomatis, Namun, untuk bisa menggunakan layanan tersebut, diperlukan sebuah
PC server yang sudah terinstall service DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol). Dengan adanya
DHCP ini, maka akan mempermudah tugas administraror jaringan dalam mengatur dan

Maximum Flexibility with Dedicated Servers | UK Dedicated Servers

   



Amongst all the website hosting types Dedicated Servers are the only one who offers maximum flexibility, outstanding performance and value for the money you pay

North Korea Develops 'Red Star' Operating System

   



It's not quite Windows 7, but it does have games, an Internet browser and even an e-mail system called Pigeon. Meet Red Star, the new operating system available only in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

HowmanyJobs.com : Business Analyst at Xp

   



HowmanyJobs.com : Business Analyst at XpertTech Inc (Champaign, Illinois) http://ow.ly/16OfEX

Cara menginstall codec ubuntu 8.10 secara offline

   



Distro ubuntu secara default tidak menyertakan codec untuk memutar file multimedia seperti mpeg,wma,flv,mp3 dan lainnya. Untuk dapat memutar file multimedia tersebut kita harus mengistall terlebih dahulu paket codec multimedia beserta dependensinya. Cara mengistall codec multimedia tersebut bisa dengan cara online dengan menggunakan repository baik itu repository local maupun repository luar negeri. Namun hal ini justru menjadi kendala bagi yang memiliki komputer yang tidak memiliki konektifitas internet sama sekali, untuk dapat memutar file multimedia kita harus menginstall paket codec gstreamer yaitu, gstreamer plugins-ugly-multiverse, gstreamer plugins-ugly, gstreamer plugins-bad-multiverse, gstreamer plugins-bad, gstreamer pitfdll, dan gstreamer ffmpeg.

[notice] ArchBang moves to a new /home

   



Ok guys if anyone is interested in maintaining the git tree let me know.
http://gitorious.org/archbang/archbang

Due to requests, I decided maybe it’s time to have a roof of our own? Give the Arch Mods some rest. So went ahead created a forum: http://archbang.x.am

Post all your future Arch Related queries/bugs/feedbacks/suggestions/whatever there.

So far a few members have volunteered to sail the ArchBang ship forward! Thanks to them! Here’s hoping to a great future for ArchBang!;)

Regards

sHy

Debian & Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire One D150

   



A few weeks ago, I won an Acer Aspire One D150 on Ebay. For anyone not in the know, it is a netbook with a 10.1 inch screen. Apparently, the machine was an unwanted Christmas present and the owner had not used it very much, if at all. The machine was listed on Ebay with a relatively low starting price and it attracted very little attention. I ended up winning the machine for £155, which was a bit of a steal. In fact, I felt kind of guilty for winning it at that price and so I sent an email to the owner asking him if he would like to relist it. He replied saying that he was fine with the result of the auction, but I could tell his reply was written with gritted teeth.

Record Handycam Video with Kino

   



Kino is software for video editor, it’s also can be able to use this software for record video from handy cam to computer, usually it’s use firewire port to connect. You can download kino from http://www.kinodv.org/, but u can also download it using package manager such us apt or other package manager. First thing u should keep in mind, that your firewire port have to be set properly.If u are using card u can use “lspci” command to check whether your firewire port are setting up properly.

01:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
01:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

Memasyarakatkan FOSS dan Linux di Sekolah [Hampir Sukses]

   



Adalah mimpi saya untuk memusnahkan pemakaian software bajakan di sekolah. Begitu majemuknya pemakaian software bajakan, crack, dan nomor seri ilegal di sekolah. Seakan software adalah benda tak berarti yang dipertukarkan ke sana dan sini. Budaya membajak sangat melekat, hingga copy paste software mahal seperti Photoshop pun sangat sering dilakukan via flashdisk. Sejak awal masuk SMA saya sudah prihatin.

Mimpi itu sepertinya memiliki akhir, karena saya tengah menikmati solusinya. Linux dan FOSS adalah jawaban mutlak atas semua itu. Kita tidak peerlu membajak jika semua kebutuhan komputasi dasar sudah disediakan oleh Linux + FOSS. Dengan pemikiran seperti itu, saya ingin membebaskan sekolah dari pembajakan.

Ubuntu 9.10 AMD64 : The complete installation

   



The little story Today, I was suppose to make a full installation of Opensuse 11.2, for testing/tryi

Arch Linux Forums / [SOLVED] Slow "magic lamp" and "minimize" animations on KDE 4.4

   



* Slow “magic lamp” and “minimize” animations on KDE 4.4

#1 Yesterday 09:24:16

eldarion

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From: Santarém – Portugal

Registered: 2006-08-01

Posts: 53

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[SOLVED] Slow “magic lamp” and “minimize” animations on KDE 4.4

So after updating to KDE 4.4 i noticed that the “magic lamp” and “minimize” animations were slower on my machine (with Nvidia GeForce 7900, proprietary module).

After searching what was going out, i found out the reason: the “fade in/fade out” title animation of the new oxygen kwin style. I searched for a way to turn it off on the configuration dialog without success.

So, what i did was to edit ~/.kde4/share/config/oxygenrc and add the line:

Code:

AnimationsDuration=0

Installing and Configuring Awesome 3.2

   



I recently decided to give this WM Awesome a try and found this “awesome” post on a forum that explains the process very well.  Sometime editing the rc.lua is a little intimidating, but I think this individual did an excellent job breaking it down.

Howto: install/configure Awesome 3.2

This a simple howto for Awesome 3.2 to get you going. Part 1 is about the installation of Awesome, Part 2 will show you how to edit the config file and Part 3 will show you how to use/create themes.

Pidgin and X-chat plugins to execute a command on new messages

   



Hi all,

A while ago, when I coded message alert plugins for pidgin and X-chat so each time I get a new message my bumble-b LED display would flash, so I thought I might release the code here for people to use.

GParted live-usb, distro GNU/Linux live-usb untuk memartisi harddisk

   



Apa yang anda lakukan ketika pertama kali anda menghadapi komputer/laptop atau harddisk baru? Tentun

My 3D desktop

   



1. Install Linux Fedora 12.
2. Install Compiz.
3. Setup Compiz.

Have Fun.

AUR (en) - kde-extragear-plasmoids

   



Package Details

kde-extragear-plasmoids 4.4.0-6

via AUR (en) – kde-extragear-plasmoids.