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Google buys On2 Technologies

August 7th, 2009 admin No comments

Google wants to acquire On2 Technologies for 106 million dollars.

The company is known by many for its codec as VP3, VP4, VP5, VP6, VP7 and VP8 also used by large companies like Adobe, Sun and Sony. In 2001 he released VP3 open source licensed under the following agreement with Xiph that became the basis of today’s Theora.

For now, Google does not intend to comment until the end of negotiations. Google does not seem very pleased with ..read more

Gnu Song, cut and modified by Gusions

August 7th, 2009 admin No comments

My Stallmanizzazione process is completed, after passing a gnewsense, of which you speak in a few hours I was immersed in gnu song.Ebbene it I saw a video where good Richard sings the song of the gnu, and I just downloaded, cropped and adjusted with audacity.La song is available in free download, under gpl and of course in. ogg

Richard Stallman Free software Song

Richard Stallman Free Software Song Download ..read more

Archicad, a ‘free alternative

August 7th, 2009 admin No comments

Often feels like the CAD are not available at the level of trade.

Luca Bruno launched ’s idea to develop a free version of ArchiCAD for architects and engineers. As a basis for future program has conducted two projects:

Corraza: opengl a framework for the modification of 3D objects and export software for ray tracing. Spada, a simple GTK + application that runs above Corraza.

The videos you find on the cover are a small demonstration after ..read more

E ‘come openmamba 1.1

August 6th, 2009 admin No comments

After several months of refinements has released version 1.1 of openmamba GNU / Linux. Here’s the official announcement:

E ‘disponibile per il download la versione 1.1 di openmamba milestone1.

This is a maintenance release of version 1.0 with Support for the latest hardware platforms and fixes improve the usability and stability of the system.

This version includes:

- All software updates made available since to openmamba 1.0

- Kernel 2.6.28.10 with ..read more

Yandex made his «ICQ»

August 6th, 2009 admin No comments

Delivered the Pwnie Awards 2009

August 5th, 2009 admin No comments

Pwnie Awards are a sort of Oscar in the field of ‘information security that reward both the errors of software vendors, and discoveries of bugs and vulnerabilities more critical by the researchers.

The name derives from the word “own” (note the word own), typical of the hacker slang, which has the meaning of compromise or control.

These are annual awards that take place, after three years, at the conference

Caizen is KDE 4.3.0

August 5th, 2009 admin No comments

KDE 4.3.0 Released

August 5th, 2009 admin No comments

KDE 4.3.0 after about seven months since the release of version Plasma Desktop Shell has undergone a restyling architectural and is now faster, requires less memory and is more stable. The Dolphin file manager has different features especially in the management of trash. KRunner is more performant.

Other changes are affecting more or less all the components. Note support for geo-location using Social Desktop comfortable and innovative.

The new specifications of FreeDesktop and update this framework also trying ..read more

Add GPS to your photos with GPScorrelate to Flickr and GPSed

August 5th, 2009 admin No comments

A while ago I talked about GPSed, a convenient application for advanced mobile phones that allows you to track your movements and then load them on the site, where the track is superimposed on a Google map and you can add descriptions and photos. Just with the photos I had some problems in theory GPSed.com was to obtain the position of shots by date and time of the photo and its location in the GPS track. The thing has never ..read more

Who would not want a laptop so?

August 5th, 2009 admin No comments

Who would not want a laptop autographed by Richard Stallaman in person?

Tags: signed, laptop, Richard Stallman

” ***** ↓ Digg this below if you like the above post ***** ” Sony LCS-CST General Purpose Soft Carrying Case for Slim Cybershot Digital Cameras

Brando has a USB stick-shaped bulb

August 4th, 2009 admin No comments

Brando after having submitted the HD Media Player Docking Station and RF Entertainment Slim returns to one of his famous horses battle, USB keys, for proposing precisely this Bulb USB Flash Drive, a nice flash drive shaped mò of a bulb.

The tool is available in denominations of 2, 4 and 8 GB, supports the operating systems Windows XP and Vista, Linux 2.4, MAC OSX and above, and weighs just under 27 grams, if you are interested you can find here ..read more

Italian translation and localization of the Linux Kernel

August 3rd, 2009 admin No comments

One of the issues that typically concern the average user is strangely compiling Linux Kernel. I do not understand why, as this is a step beyond that required almost essential in order to streamline the forms necessary for the proper functioning of hardware, as well as the implementation of multiple patches that can be targeted to hardware or simply security.

Speaking here and, in turn, I realized that all this big problem very often is generated by the translation ..read more

Compiling new Kernel 2.6.x

August 3rd, 2009 admin No comments

Below are listed with a brief explanation of the steps needed to compile the basis of a new 2.6.x kernel series, specifically, the distro is Slackware reference.

NB: No matter the distro, the commands you are always the same, as the following example.

Different kernels are available from the Link Officer in the format you want.

Get the kernel chosen:

~ $ Wget linux-2.6.30.tar.bz2

Move the sources in the generic reference to the kernel sources / usr / src /:

~ $ Su Password: ~ # Cp linux-2.6.30.tar.bz2 ..read more

Dispute between Alan Cox and Linus Torvalds

August 3rd, 2009 admin No comments

TTY subsystem that is causing problems for some user space applications. This regression is checked out by correcting other problems still present in TTY. Applications like is working the problem for many days and it seems that when the only way that is inevitable to require user space applications to change their behavior. In practice, the regression is not readily fixabile.

did not hesitate to answer:

I’m working to fix the problem. I spent a lot ..read more

Clean the cache of DNS

August 3rd, 2009 admin No comments

You know that ’s IP address of a server and ‘ xxxx but your machine that is yyyy? You may think it a running flush the DNS cache: Windows: ipconfig / flushdns Linux bind: rndc flush Linux ncsd: / etc / init.d / nscd restart and if does not work / etc / init.d / nscd reload Linux dnsmasq: / etc / init.d / dnsmasq restart

BeachBlit is back with version 0.6.0

August 3rd, 2009 admin No comments

It seems something a little style winzozz, however, declare it to the same announcement: he was finally released BeachBlit 0.6.0, defined as a major release as descrittoci blog ufficiale del progetto. But what BeachBlit? BeachBlit registry Cleaner is a bit like ccleaner which I used years ago on the effects windows.In 2 software is a lot alike: both allow the optimization of the system, removing temporary files and defragmenting the files on firefox (school microsoft ? who knows?). The release ..read more

Intel cut the bridges with the past: UXA and DRI2 in driver 2.8

August 3rd, 2009 admin No comments

Let the owners of Intel cards that have the proverbial sweat seven shirts to get decent performance with the latest distributions made: the colossus of processors (and others) has made available a still in hiding.

Directions for use: xf86-video-intel 2.8.0 requires a version of X Server 1.6 and later to deliver the best in the presence of very recent kernel (the changelog talks about the Linux-2.6.31) with kernel-modesetting active.

Zenity without fire

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

If the dialog boxes created with zenity fail to get the focus at the time of their creation, have no fear, and ‘already a bug ‘ known and easy solution: We must change the file / usr / share / zenity / zenity.glade replacing all occurrences of the line containing the clause “focus_on_map” word by word False True

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” ***** ↓ Digg this below if you like the above post ***** ” Sony ..read more

Soulseek client for Linux (nicotine +)

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

Thanks to a Tweet of A_G I rediscovered the Soulseek network.

For linux and ‘available nicotine + client, here’s how to use the version ‘ recent:

(the system must be installed the subversion package)

Download the sources of Nicotine in the nicotine + / cd + nicotine Run the version of nicotine just downloaded svn checkout http://nicotine-plus.org/svn/tags/XXX/nicotine + + nicotine

Replace XXX with the release number required

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Firefox: plugin failed silent installation

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

Usually installing any Firefox plugin is required ’s authorization to ‘ installation, then restart Firefox dopodiche ‘must be notified l ‘ addition of new plugins.

And I ‘capitato that ‘ s step was skipped while the plugin was not installed (about: plugins)

The solution is to close Firefox, go to the directory ~ / .mozilla / firefox / VOSTRO_PROFILO, delete (or rename the limit) the following files:

extensions.cache extensions.log extensions.rdf

Restart Firefox and re l ‘installation of the ..read more

Convert files: convert any type of file online

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

The system Convertt files, is an excellent system that allows you to convert any online and repeat any type of file.

The procedure is very simple, just go to the website and uplodare the file to be converted or giving the link where this file is present, choose l ‘extension of exit and you’re done.

The site will return the converted file, all free of charge and without registration.

A truly useful and to have always at hand.

On this link c ..read more

Clutter 1.0

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

Was finally announced the availability of version 1.0.0 of Clutter.

This is an opensource library, LGPL 2.1 license, which allows you to create advanced user interfaces and animated. It was chosen as the basis for the interface of Moblin 2.0. The library focuses on simplifying the use of OpenGL, Cairo and other libraries to manipulate objects in a two-dimensional three-dimensional space.

This version is the first stable version with a couple and an API documentation complete. It ..read more

Print to PDF files, how and where?

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

An update to the functionality of printing PDF files has already been dealt with in the past. Through the package cups-pdf, you can configure a printer to send the result to a PDF file.

The previous guidance remains in effect until 8:04 Hardy version while the new versions you must install the package cups-pdf printer and the PDF will be automatically configured on CUPS. You can install the package from Synaptic usual or from terminal:

sudo apt-get install cups-pdf

Because everything works properly, ..read more

GUID Partition Table, we say goodbye to the old MBR

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

Perhaps not everyone knows that, but we are approaching the maximum size, 2Tib, discs that are manageable from the old partition layout with the master boot record (MBR).

For those operating systems using the free solution to this problem exists for some time and is called the GUID Partition Table (GPT). The specification was developed by Intel in the project Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) to replace the outdated bios still present on modern computers.

Even if you ..read more

How to install Google Android on PC

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

Google Android is an operating system based on Linux and designed for devices such as mobile-phone or G1 ‘HTC Hero and is in fact an attempt of Google to challenge the other devices of high level such as the famous Apple iPhone .

But in the light of the fact that Android is based on Linux and that is the next market launch also Netbook “Android powered, maybe someone would volunteer to ask whether this interesting operating system if it were not for ..read more

Interview with UbuntuWin

August 2nd, 2009 admin No comments

Hi guys, well back, continuing today with the heading interviews, my latest victim (in the case interviewed crazy XD) Roberto was the manager of the blog UbuntuWin.

Then lean back (maybe with a coca ice next to you) and godetemi the show:

Me: Hello roberto presented to my readers:

Roberto: Greetings all, first of all. Work in the field, the passion of my life, from a few years I have had many computers, even as a child. In five years the MSX, then ..read more

My. Mc to convert. Deb files in. Rpm

August 1st, 2009 admin No comments

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you my first application. Mc Buc (just click). The application is a kind of graphical interface that allows you to convert packages. Deb files in. Rpm using alien. Very useful for those who use distributions that are based on the. Rpm. We thank the sicilunux for the idea and the application orginale.Per who wanted to try: download

Regards

Restore GRUB after installing Windows

August 1st, 2009 admin 2 comments

In a Dual-Boot Windows / Linux that happens, if you install windows after I installed our linux GRUB is “delete” and is therefore not possible to access the linux operating system installed on our system. The scenario could be similar to the following:

The partition / dev/sda1 is our Windows + data partition, / dev/sda5 is our root and / dev/sda6 is the swap partition.

We need to restore GRUB boot a live cd of any linux distribution, start the terminal and ..read more

Canonical launches three services to help migrate to Ubuntu

August 1st, 2009 admin No comments

Adobe runs to repair and update Flash

August 1st, 2009 admin No comments

A few days after the discovery of a serious flaw related to Flash, Adobe runs shelters for releasing a new update to its application. L ‘update fixes about a dozen bugs, and reduces the chance of suffering an attack by an attacker.

L ‘update brings Flash version 10.0.32.18 and affects Windows, Mac and Linux. L ‘installation dell ‘ update still does not eliminate the risks associated with vulnerabilities discovered some days ago because it also affects the application Adobe ..read more