Archive - Sep 2, 2008

I wrote this HowTo in order to get an easy way to manage Samba share in a domestic lan (let's say home or very small office situations), where resides 2, 3 or more machines (with mixed OS contemplated).

Take in consideration that this is a very basic configuration and is not intended for complex or sophisticated network cases/needs.

The preparation
First of all, because this guide is intended for all of *ubuntu variants, we need to install an editor valid for all distributions for simplify the following commands explained later in this guide.

sudo apt-get install scite

Of course we need to install Samba daemon

The standard emacs package for Hardy looks incredibly horrible. The main reason for this is the ugly font it uses. The ugliness is exacerbated on large monitors. Anti-Aliased fonts improve the look tremendously. Unfortunately, the standard package doesn't support this...but the 'emacs-snapshot' package does. You'll need the universe repository enabled and then from a terminal:

apt-get install emacs-snapshot

Edit the file: ~/.Xdefaults (which probably doesn't exist yet)
Add the following line to this file:

Source: http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS4529876314.html

Wind River announced it will acquire a Korean developer of Linux mobile GUI stacks. The $16 million acquisition of privately-held Mizi Research will bring Wind River "world-class mobile expertise" and will "accelerate its mobile services presence in Asia Pacific," says the company.

(Click for larger view of Mizi's Prizm/Mobile reference design)

Source: http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080830155059353/Productivity.html

One of the essential ingredients to running a successful business is maintaining an advantage over your competition. Many different types of computer software can significantly enhance performance at the workplace, or in the home. A polished office suite, a reliable backup system, an intuitive desktop environment, even a welcome break from reality with an immersive game all have their part to play in helping users achieve their maximum potential.

However, this article focuses predominately on software that helps individuals organise their day, capture and retrieve information, and assist them fulfilling their various roles in life (whether as a parent, employer, employee, good neighbour etc), as well as streamlining the desktop.

The latest blowback from the OOXML adoption process emerged last Friday in Brasilia, Brazil. This newest challenge to the continued relevance of ISO and IEC was thrown when major IT agencies of six nations - Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, South Africa and Venezuela - signed a declaration that deploring the refusal of ISO and IEC to further review the appeals submitted by the National Bodies of four nations. Those nations were Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela, and the statement is titled the CONSEGI 2008 Declaration, after the conference at which it was delivered.