Archive for March, 2008
PhotoBlog is online
Finally, I found some time to install and bring online, for you, my PhotoBlog. It is available at http://photoblog.vioan.ro. I will try to post a good photo at least two or three times per week. In the meantime, don’t forget to visit my flickr page if you like to see some nice photos.
Installing Edimax EW-7128G Wireless Lan PCI Adapter on OpenSUSE 10.3
As you saw in my previous post, I have this wireless card, so let see what I did to have the wireless connection working on my OpenSUSE box.
The card is coming with some drivers for linux, on the box is mentioned that it has support for Mac OS, Windows x64 Edition, Linux Debian, Fedora, Redhat [...]
Set up a wireless network in the new house
As you read in my previous post , we arrived in UK already. I have internet connection at work, but I need also at home internet, because during the evening I am reading news, emails, messenger, …. I prefer now, to set up a wirelesss network for my home, because I don’t like to have [...]
Waiting for UBahn in Berlin
If you are wainting for UBahn and you are tired, please take a sit …
YouTube on your hard disk
If you don’t like to use your web browser to play your favorite youtube videos then you can use a nice tool, called youtubefs. From their web site:
“YoutubeFS enables you to browse your favorite Youtube videos locally on your desktop without going to the youtube website. Just create a youtube account and add videos to [...]
Disconnect idle users on FreeBSD
If you are trying a solution to disconnect idle users automatically from your server, take a look at /usr/ports/sysutils/idled. Maybe also is possible to activate this option directly in sshd but I don’t find that option. Please let me know if it is possible.
But, idled works well, and can be used with all types of [...]
SOCKS proxy with SSH
Today, I tried to connect to irc network but I realized that the ports are blocked. Using ssh -X you can forward programs on your computer but if you have a slow connection it doesn’t work very well. Reading the manual for ssh I found that it is possible to use -D option to [...]
Choose the DVD ripper that’s right for you
… a very nice article about DVD ripping available at linux.com. Here is only the final conclusion:
“Each DVD ripper has its strengths and weaknesses. If you want to use a ripper without libdvdcss2 (which has questionable legality in some countries), HandBrake is your only option. If you don’t mind installing the extra library, dvd::rip (for [...]
Already in Loughborough, UK
Yesterday, after about three hours flight with Wizzair (by the way, I hate this company, they asked 30 Euros because we had 2.80 kg over 20 kg which they allowed free of charge to carry with you), we arrived in Loughborough, UK, our new “home” for next 2-3 years. Our parcels which we sent them [...]
