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Ah!

Posted 01-29-2009 at 04:02 AM by Shibanee

You may all! Call me a total Dummy. no prob!Did I remember to put in a wireless card in my desktop! Nope!But I did remember taking it out some time ago!The wireless router does not pick up, but a card should!!But Later! Have to pay the rent on caravan storage and then! Try to avoid being dragged around the shops!But I ditched Unbuntu! Later I will pop in to the local newsagents and grab a few linux mags. Play with the laptop and see how things go!

In the meantime. You all have a great...

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Convert DVDs to xvid (avi) using dvd2xvid in opensuse

Posted 01-29-2009 at 01:32 AM by rbkumaran

Tags audio, avi, dvd, dvd2xvid, encoder

Dvd2Xvid is free opensource simple easy to use utility to convert DVDs into Xvid video formats. dvd2xvid is a simple GUI for MEncoder aimed at converting DVDs to xvid formats.Read More

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Network configuration problems

Posted 01-28-2009 at 04:22 PM by framp
Updated 01-28-2009 at 04:26 PM by framp

Just in case somebody has network configuration problems. I wrote a script which analyzes the existing network config for common config errors and creates a log of a lot network config details of your system. This log is very helpful for everybody who tries to solve network problems.

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GMaps API tile server

Posted 01-28-2009 at 12:59 PM by spirov92
Updated 01-28-2009 at 01:03 PM by spirov92

Tags google, google maps, php

So, I've been messing around with the GMaps API, trying to create my custom map type. It took me a lot of time, so I decided to share the code I ended up with.
This script serves content to the Google Maps API. It divides each requested tile into 8x8=64 squares and for each one displays the highest-rated picture that belongs to it.

PHP Code:



<? 
//this script should serve content for the gmaps api 
 
//we're echo-ing out an image, so we should show that

...

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Being as!

Posted 01-28-2009 at 05:19 AM by Shibanee

Tags senior\ waffle

One is losing brain cells at a rapid rate!Is it the best time to learn linux? Of course it is. Keeps on occupied and out of mischief! Having discovered you all. The learning curve will no doubt be easier.

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