links for 2008-07-31

• The Most Interesting README File Ever? | fsckin w/ linux
  Once upon a time there was a printer who lived in the woods. He was a lonely printer, because nobody knew how to configure him. He hoped and hoped for someone to play with…
  (tags: linux gnome cups free open source software humor curious)

links for 2008-07-30

• Sudo Howto – Waikato Linux Users Group
  sudo is configured in the /etc/sudoers file,which is documented in sudoers(5).That man page is somewhat daunting at first, as it uses an EBNF to describe the configuration,however there are good examples near the end which cover most typical requirements.
  (tags: admin howto linux security server sysadmin sudo tutorial)

links for 2008-07-26

• Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux
  Linus Torvalds relates his plans for the future of Linux, including the 3.0 kernel [there probably won't be one], and which distro he personally runs on his home PC.
  (tags: kernel linus torvalds linux interview)

links for 2008-07-25

• Software & Driver downloads HP Pavilion dv6871us Notebook PC
  Drivers para Windows XP: Chipset, teclado, ratón, dispositivos de entrada, botones Quick-Launch, touchpad, tarjeta de red inalámbrica, HP Wireless Assistant, disco duro, Intel Matrix Storage, Soluciones de software, LightScribe.
  (tags: drivers windows xp hp pavilion dv6871us)
• Realtek – RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet Driver downloads
  RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller, drivers para la tarjeta de red Ethernet de las notebook HP Pavilion dv6871us
  (tags: windows xp drivers hp pavilion dv6871us)
• nVIDIA GeForce 8400M G/GeForce 8600M GS ForceWare Driver 101.34 WHQL Windows 2000/XP
  Driver para tarjeta de video nVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, la tarjeta de red de las notebooks HP Pavilion dv6971us.
  (tags: drivers windows xp hp pavilion dv6871us nvidia geforce 8400M GS)
• Realtek High Definition Audio v1.70 (W2K, 2003, XP, Vista…x86, x64) [Archiv] – OverClocking Guru 4um
  Realtek ALC268 Drivers for Windows XP, HP Pavilion dv6871us
  (tags: drivers windows xp hp pavilion dv6871us audio realtek alc268)
• Open source still the best way to develop software | Computerworld Blogs
  The Many Eyes approach isn’t broken. It just needs to be taken for what it really is, just an excellent, but not miraculous, way of fixing software.
  (tags: free open source software linux ubuntu lay of many eyes)
• Linux Tip of the Day – Reset MYSQL password |
  If you forgot your mysql password and you have root access in your linux box, just follow this steps.
  (tags: howto database linux password recovery reset root security mysql)
• Create your own Torrent tracker in a few clicks with Snakebite
  Snakebite is the world’s first drag-and-drop auto torrent seeder that makes sharing files over Bittorrent easier than ever before.
  (tags: tutorial howto bittorrent linux)
• The best desktop OS is… | Computerworld Blogs
  Can Linux be cracked?Sure,any system can be cracked.That’s not the question.The question is:Which system is fundamentally more secure and easier to keep secure?The winning answer [...] is Linux,and that’s why I’m sticking with it for my primary desktop.
  (tags: security linux windows xp desktop)
• Can the Linux desktop best the Mac desktop? | Computerworld Blogs
  So, while I can’t see Linux ever equaling the Mac at what a Mac does, I can see it being its equal in capability. It’s just a matter of choice.
  (tags: mac os x linux desktop article)

links for 2008-07-24

• Passing Parameters to Another JSP Page (Java Developers Almanac Example)
  It is possible to temporarily override a request parameter or to temporarily introduce a new request parameter when calling a JSP page. This is done by using the jsp:param action.
  (tags: jsp java server faces web applications programming)
• java.net Forums : Yahoo.Tree Scrollbars …
  Is it possible to add scrollbars to the yahoo.Tree widget? I have a large number of top level nodes in the tree and I would really need to set a maximum size for the tree and allow the user to scroll up and down to access the nodes.
  (tags: jmaki scrollbars java scroll)
• java.net Forums : Yahoo Tabbed View with iframe with …
  How to configure yahoo tabbed view with iframe property. So that iframe does not show scrollbar, but it should change height & width of iframe with same as underlying document’s height & width.
  (tags: jsp jmaki scrollbars scroll java)

links for 2008-07-23

• 100 programas para tú Linux « Supremacía Linux
  100 útiles programas para GNU/Linux.
  (tags: free open source software linux tips)

links for 2008-07-22

• HOWTO: Encrypt The System Manually Upon Installation (Ubuntu 8.04) | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials
  Another howto by me concerning encryption. However this one will be pretty intense on graphics. I have a step-by-step guide on how to do a manual full encryption of the system.
  (tags: debian encrypt guide howto security tips tutorial ubuntu cryptography encryption linux)
• IT PRO | Linux – a disruptive technology?
  Disruptive technologies, by Christensen’s definition, will tend to overturn existing pricing schemes and profit margins, and will embrace a culture at odds with the culture that precedes it.
  (tags: linux tech opinion)
• Linus Torvalds, Geek of the Week
  Linus Torvalds is remarkable, not only for being the technical genius who wrote Linux, but for then being able to inspire and lead an enormous team of people to devote their free time to work on the operating system and bring it to maturity.
  (tags: linux free open source software linus torvalds interview)

links for 2008-07-16

• Root applications looking bad in GNOME? Set the proper theme. « Il Pozzo Oscuro
  The problem in Ubuntu (GNOME) is that when you set a theme in your normal user configuration, that theme is not automatically setted in root applications too (Those you call with a sudo or gksu, like synaptic).
  (tags: ubuntu gnome tips howto theme root gksu gksudo)
• PC World – Notebooks/Desktops/Printers/Monitors – New service tracks missing laptops for free: Adeona
  Researchers have developed a free open-source laptop tracking system for laptops called Adeona.
  (tags: linux opensource security tracking adeona free open source software laptop)
• Shuttleworth: “Apple is driving the innovation”
  Sees possibility for a QT-based GNOME – An interview about the future of the Linux desktop and problems with “Hardy Heron”
  (tags: desktop linux mark shuttleworth software ubuntu gnome qt apple)

links for 2008-07-15

• Guía de referencia Debian
  Esta Guía de referencia Debian intenta proporcionar un repaso amplio del sistema Debian al igual que una guía de usuario post-instalación Abarca diversos aspectos de la administración del sistema mediante ejemplos que utilizan comandos de la shell.
  (tags: linux debian ubuntu documentation reference free open source software manual guide howto)

links for 2008-07-14

• control amarok in gnome with multimedia keys [Archive] – Ubuntu Forums
  Open Script Manager, search for more scripts, and install Gnome Multimedia Keys.
  (tags: amarok linux multimedia keys music gnome kde)

links for 2008-07-13

• Linux.com :: How to risk your project and your livelihood with sloppy licensing
  … someone was reselling their creation — without permission, under a new name, and for profit. [...] But the team was in an even tougher position because of the license under which it released its code. It didn’t have one.

  (tags: license gpl gnu open source code)
• GNU/Linux free software tools to preserve your online privacy, anonymity and security
  Online or offline, freedom matters. Like good health you never think about it or miss it until it is under threat or actually gone. If you love freedom, you probably love free software and it has given us some terrific tools with which to defend freedom.
  (tags: free internet linux privacy security server open source software gnu)
• Don’t compare GNU/Linux with Windows or MacOS – they are not in the same game
  Recently a blog post entitled “Why Desktop Linux is its own worst enemy has come across my feed-radar a few times. It’s yet another in the long line of “Linux ain’t ready yet” jeremiads and it doesn’t really say anything new yet it got on my n
  (tags: desktop linux macosx os microsoft windows comparison operating system)

links for 2008-07-10

• Howto: set up a mail server in Ubuntu – Ubuntu Forums
  A how to for a complete step by step guide to install, configure and run a mail server on a Ubuntu GNU/Linux system
  (tags: debian email server howto install linux mail mysql postfix ubuntu)
• The Digital Strategy: Glossary of Key Terms (Social networks and knowledge society)
  To help with some of the key terms and concepts of the Digital Strategy we have put together a glossary of key terms. If you have further questions these can be directed to the Digital Strategy team: comments@digitalstrategy.govt.nz
  (tags: gcecc08 redes sociales colaborativas gestión conocimiento knowledge society)
• Knowledge society – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Broadly speaking, the term Knowledge Society refers to any society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour.
  (tags: gcecc08 gestión conocimiento knowledge society)
• Knowledge – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Knowledge is defined (Oxford English Dictionary) variously as (i) expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
  (tags: gcecc08 gestión conocimiento knowledge society reference)
• Knowledge economy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  The knowledge economy is a vague term that refers either to an economy of knowledge focused on the production and management of knowledge in the frame of economic constraints, or to a knowledge-based economy.
  (tags: gcecc08 gestión conocimiento knowledge society)

links for 2008-07-09

• Penguin Pete’s Blog – Interface Obsession Syndrome
  Who has Interface Obsession Syndrome? The computing world, that’s who. All of it: designers, users, open source software, proprietary software, web designers, web surfers. Everybody. It’s a disease.
  (tags: articles foss open source software linux interfaces design programming development gui)
• Internal speakers do not mute when using headphones [Archive] – Ubuntu Forums
  The biggest problem is one I have been struggling with for a few hours now (last night and this morning): the internal speakers will not mute when a headphone is plugged in.
  (tags: ubuntu sound trouble troubleshooting tips howto hardware)
• Introduction to Linux – Why this guide?
  The goal of this guide is to show people of all ages that Linux can be simple and fun, and used for all kinds of purposes.
  (tags: linux guide reference tutorial documentation)

links for 2008-07-07

• Set-up a Ubuntu webcam security system « InfectedProject
  Motion is a piece of open source software that acts as a motion detector. It enables you to set-up a webcam server that you can have all your cameras connected too, so you can view them remotely and also upload them to a remote server.
  (tags: linux home security webcam ubuntu tutorial motion)
• Ten tips for securing Linux desktops – at ZDNet.co.uk
  Out of the box, a Linux desktop is far more secure than most others.

  However, this level of security is not necessarily attained through typical security-focused software or techniques.

  (tags: linux security tips howto)
• Properties (The Java™ Tutorials > Essential Classes > The Platform Environment)
  Properties are configuration values managed as key/value pairs. In each pair, the key and value are both String values. The key identifies, and is used to retrieve, the value, much as a variable name is used to retrieve the variable’s value.
  (tags: java properties programming reference howto software development)
• JavaMail – Complete working code for Gmail POP3 & SMTP with SSL – Java mail API
  I am presenting you the complete solution (with code) to send and retrieve you mails to & from GMAIL using SMTP and POP3 with SSL & Authenticaion enabled.
  (tags: javamail java programming tutorial howto)

links for 2008-07-02

• File security
  Every file is owned by a user and a group user.There is also a third category of users,those that are not the user owner and don’t belong to the group owning the file.For each category of users, read,write and execute permissions can be granted or denied.
  (tags: linux security file permissions sysadmin tips howto reference)
• Good CSS Editors for Linux (Ubuntu) | Webmaster Tips
  There are many good CSS editors for Linux. Basically, all you really need is a text editor that will perform syntax highlighting on CSS files. Some of the programs below are just simple text editors, while some offer additional features.
  (tags: ubuntu web design development linux programming css software)
• Which Linux Distributions Are Dying? | CodingExperiments.com
  So, what does this tell us? First of all, Ubuntu is pretty close to being considered the face of Linux. Second, it’s the newer distributions like Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, and Fedora that new Linux users are going for.
  (tags: ubuntu linux fedora slackware debian opensuse distro reference trends google)

links for 2008-07-01

• HowTo: ‘Cheese’ (App like PhotoBooth) – Ubuntu Forums
  Instalar los paquetes que se indican, al hacer “./configure” al final puede que diga que faltan ciertos paquetes, de los paquetes que se indican como faltantes buscar las versiones “-dev” en el gestor de paquetes e instalarlas, debería funcionar entonces
  (tags: ubuntu linux cheese photo photobooth multimedia howto install tips targz)

links for 2008-06-29

• Developing a Simple Workflow within SugarCRM
  Workflow is about getting the right work to the right people at the right time, repeatedly—and knowing you have done so.
  (tags: tutorial sugarcrm crm)
• Mobile Linux has real trouble ahead | Computerworld Blogs
  I hate to say it, but if I were a betting man, and I had to make a bet today, for all that I’m a big-time Linux user, I’d had to bet on Symbian.
  (tags: linux mobile cellphones nokia symbian)
• ConsortiumInfo.org – How “Ignorant of Standards” was Microsoft Really?
  Microsoft has admitted that, despite being one of the dominant names in IT for over 30 years, it had little or no experience or expertise around software standards until the company was mid-way through the process of getting OOXML approved by the ISO.
  (tags: microsoft fiasco ooxml standards)
• Juego de campeones – Películas :: CINeol
  El equipo de fútbol americano de West Canaan,Texas,ha estado en la cima por 23 años.Su entrenador,Bud Kilmer,es una leyenda para la gente de esa pequeña ciudad,pero nadie cuestiona sus dudosos métodos hasta que Jonathan Moxon asciende a mariscal de ca
  (tags: movies varsity blues juego de campeones)
• Linux Security: Easy as 1-2-3
  Compared to Windows you could argue that it is. But really it’s kind of a meaningless statement: no system which is connected to a network or used by human beings is completely secure, and if it was it would probably be useless.
  (tags: linux security sysadmin services tips howto)
• Tutorial #2 de Irrlicht: Cómo configurar NetBeans 6.1 y hacer un Hola Mundo | Lobo tuerto
  El objetivo de este tutorial es configurar NetBeans para poder compilar desde ahí nuestras aplicaciones basadas en Irrlicht.
  Y crearemos nuestro primer programa usando este poderoso motor gráfico, así es, ¡un Hola Mundo con Irrlicht!
  (tags: netbeans c c++ programming irrlicht videogames)

links for 2008-06-27

• Advanced JDBC Samples
  The JDBC Advanced Samples demonstrate the usage of various new features introduced in JDBC Specification defined by Sun Microsystems. All the samples have also been certified on Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
  (tags: java jdbc oracle programming sql software development lob)
• Debianizado
  Pasión por Debian GNU/Linux.
  (tags: debian linux admin sysadmin howto tutorial documentation reference)
• Creating a Loan Processing Composite Application
  This tutorial provides an overview of a simple loan processing composite application and illustrates deploying, executing, and testing of a Composite Application.
  (tags: java netbeans tutorial programming software development glassfish)

links for 2008-06-26

• HowStuffWorks “How USB Ports Work”
  Just about any computer that you buy today comes with one or more Universal Serial Bus connectors on the back. These USB connectors let you attach everything from mice to printers to your computer quickly and easily.
  (tags: computer reference howstuffworks usb)

links for 2008-06-25

• New To Java – jsp usebean tag throws org.apache.jasper.JasperException
  New To Java – jsp usebean tag throws org.apache.jasper.JasperException, Tomcat Server.
  (tags: java tomcat jsp server faces howto programming software development)