Archive for December, 2009
December 29, 2009 at 7:36 pm ·
Last November, we had Asia Source 3 and in preparation for it, the facilitators had discussions and planning sessions so that we could facilitate the learning experience of the participants. Not all facilitators has the same knowledge and background, the same thing applies to the participants. Interesting dilemma? Yes, you could definitely say that. But here are some things I learned regarding facilitating sessions in camp or workshop on free and open source software:
Answer the stated needs of your participants.
That’s why it’s good to know what the participants are expecting from the sessions. When they sign up, it’s good to get a feel of things. Even just the very basic ones. That way, you have a better idea of what you could start with. What are their concerns? If you know that, then you know what to target. When you start interacting [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
December 29, 2009 at 9:18 am ·
SlashDot: GSM Decryption Published, with Open Source Tools.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
December 29, 2009 at 7:10 am ·
Full story: Moparx
December 29, 2009 at 1:17 am ·
SlashDot: GSM Decryption Published.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
December 28, 2009 at 10:41 am ·
eWEEK Labs’ Jason Brooks and Andrew Garcia discuss Novell’s latest community-oriented Linux OS, OpenSUSE 11.2, which is packed with official OpenSUSE versions of the latest and greatest of what the open-source software world has to offer. Where OpenSUSE 11.2 sets itself apart from its Linux rivals is its focus on highlighting community software contributions alongside the official distribution-provided packages. This community software focus, combined with the long time power user orientation of SUSE distributions, makes OpenSUSE 11.2 a very configurable–but potentially confusing–Linux-based operating system option. - Video Content….
Full story: Alice Magic Garden Linux Webblog
December 28, 2009 at 3:33 am ·
Floola is an application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model that supports iTunes) under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Full story: Werner Heuser (wehe at tuxmobil.org)
December 27, 2009 at 7:41 pm ·
One can’t help but be distracted when writing. Especially when you’ve got the chat client running, a web browser open, and your screen is tempting you to click on the alerts you’re receiving from your RSS reader, etc. Oh yes. you have one big dilemma right there. If you want to focus, there’s one room I’d like you to try. It’s not a literal room but in terms of workspaces on your computer, it might as well be one. It’s called PyRoom.
PyRoom is this black screen basically. A black screen with a box in the middle where you could type. It’s very easy to use because all you do is type, then type some more. The keyboard shortcut for saving a document is easy to remember. It’s simply CTRL-S, and that’s something you probably use on other applications anyway.
Some of you who [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
December 27, 2009 at 6:33 pm ·
Yup, I’m talking about a financial buddy whose name is Buddi. It’s almost the new year and if you’re one like me who just recently started getting more concerned about her personal finances, then it’s great to have tools to help us. Worried about recording your cashflow and keeping the data secure on your computer? Buddi could help you record these information.
Buddi is a personal finance tool.
What’s the fuss over Buddi?
If you’re just beginning to learn to record your personal finances, there are reviews that point out that Buddi is one of the tools to check out. Why? A lot of them say that it is quite easy for beginners to use and understand compared to other software like GNUCash. That’s why I ended up checking Buddi. Also, Buddi has installer files on its project site and you could verify if [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
December 26, 2009 at 8:16 pm ·
When customizing things, sometimes it’s overwhelming. Like where does one begin, right? I normally look for other examples online before I do anything. In this particular blog entry, let’s take a look at the OpenBox configuration.
When it comes to OpenBox you have two options:
Use ObConf – a tool you could install for that purpose.
Use a text file which is basically the one that dictates the customizations of OpenBox on your computer.
Using ObConf
Look for ObConf in your distribution’s repositories and install it. After that you could run the command via the “Run” dialog. Then you will see a box with different tabs denoting the following sections of configuration:
Theme
Appearances
Windows
Move & Resize
Mouse
Desktops
Margins
Dock
This particular tool is nifty. You already got the basic behaviors available for configuration. From there you could define the theme you want OpenBox to use as well as what the mouse will trigger as behaviors. [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
December 25, 2009 at 11:45 am ·
Everyone has different needs when it comes to user interfaces. Some people have varying levels of information that they readily want to be available in their file managers. That or some might want to launch a terminal with a particular directory open automatically.
So there are many ways to get started on that. But first things first: List down your thoughts on what will make you more productive. Could it be keyboard shortcuts? Or do you need to research on applications that will help you do your tasks? Sometimes when I notice that I am doing certain things on the computer often enough. I begin to think that maybe it’s time to get a different keyboard shortcut or learn whether or not there are keyboard shortcuts. Sometimes I also start looking for other features in your existing set-up which you might now have [...]
Full story: Clair Ching
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