Archive for May, 2010

readpst

Monday, May 17th, 2010

READPST available in normal ubuntu repositories can convert pst files to mbox format for Thunderbird, etc.

It works!

Popularity: 1% [?]

Cobbler on Centos

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

A couple of things to ensure:

* Install the EPEL version of cobbler, NOT the rpmforge version (ideally the EPEL-testing version)
* When importing a loopback mounted ISO, it must be the DVD

Popularity: 1% [?]

Fixing “split” compilation albums in iTunes

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

If you have self-made compilation albums in iTunes that appear as multiple albums with the same name on your iPhone / iPod, try wiping the “album artist” field even if it appears empty. Select all songs, get info, check the album artist box & OK.

With the id3v2 commandline tool (available via fink in MacOS), it should be as simple as:

id3v2 --TPE2 "" *.mp3

Popularity: 2% [?]

gbrainy

Friday, May 7th, 2010

gbrainy – GNOME Live!.

Brain training for linux (and windows)

Popularity: 1% [?]

Kanellos the Greek protest dog

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Kanellos the Greek protest dog | World news | guardian.co.uk.

What a cool dog

Popularity: 1% [?]

Small bash script to check if a port is open

Thursday, May 6th, 2010
#!/bin/bash
checkport () {
 echo | nc -w 1 $1 $2 &> /dev/null
 return $?
}

checkport google.com 801
RES=$?
if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
 echo open
fi

Requires netcat

Popularity: 1% [?]

screenie – Project Hosting on Google Code

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Screenie a small tool to allow you to compose a fancy and stylish screenshots. It is cross-platform (for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X) and very easy to use. You will have an impressive screenshot in just one minute!

via screenie – Project Hosting on Google Code.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Get wireless working with Ubuntu 10.04 on the Lenovo S10e

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Add

b43

to /etc/modules & reboot

(also I had better luck with the 2.6.31-20 kernel)

Popularity: 2% [?]

Experimenting with GNU/Linux: Enhancing terminals with byobu on Ubuntu 9.10

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Experimenting with GNU/Linux: Enhancing terminals with byobu on Ubuntu 9.10.

A screen enhancement…

Popularity: 1% [?]

Fix AAC / mp4 playback on squeezeserver

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

I’d already had a look in the wiki for AAC but that didn’t fix it.

The problem was the libraries were compiled for 32 bit, and my server was running on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10. A question to the forum found the answer.

apt-get install ia32-libs
service squeezeserver restart

fixed it.

Popularity: 1% [?]