LBK Post 020 Apple Open Sources its ALAC Lossless Audio Codec

Apple Open Sources its ALAC Lossless Audio Codec

Link:  http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Apple-open-sources-its-ALAC-lossless-audio-codec-1368212.html

 

 

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jQuery and Ajax Error Detection and Handling

 

 

Link:  http://olex.openlogic.com/wazi/2011/jquery-and-ajax-error-detection-and-handling/ 

 

 

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Linux Foundation Proposes to 

 

use UEFI to Make 

 

PCs Secure and Free

 

 

Link:  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/linux-foundation-proposes-to-use-uefi-to-make-pcs-secure-and-free/9827

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The Kernel Panel at LinuxCon Europe

Linux users got a rare opportunity to hear directly from the hackers at the core of the Linux kernel on Wednesday at LinuxCon Europe. Read on for more on the state of ARM in the Linux kernel, the need for new kernel contributors, and the death of the Big Kernel Lock (BKL).

 

 

Link:  https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/499287-the-kernel-panel-at-linuxcon-europe

 

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LBK Post 029 Distribution Release Puppy Linux 5_3 Slacko

DISTRO WATCH: Puppy Linux 5.3 

SLACKO

Link:  http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=06952
 

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/3v6nl8j

 

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LBK Post 028 Xrandr: Solve Screen Resolution Issues via Command Line in Ubuntu / Debian

Link:  http://reviewhubs.com/linuxtips/2011/10/xrandr-solve-screen-resolution-issues-via-command-line-in-ubuntu-debian.html

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/3r8t4go

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Xrandr (X Rezise and Rotare) is a command line utility available in your Linux system for reseting and resizing your screen resolution. So, if there is any issues with your display, no problem you can fix it from a Terminal.

First You have to find the possible resolutions with xrandr -q

    $ xrandr -q
    Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 8192 x 8192

    LVDS1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
       1280x800       60.0*+
       1024x768       60.0
       800x600        60.3     56.2
       640x480        59.9
    VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
    DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Now you can set your resolution with command

    $ xrandr -s 1024×768

More Details

    $ man xrandr

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Linux 3.1 Released with NFC Support

The Linux 3.1 kernel has been released several weeks late, providing enhancements to performance, virtualization, and power management. Linux 3.1 also includes support for near field communication (NFC), the OpenRISC open source CPU, Nintendo's Wii controller, and 3D acceleration with Nvidia GEForce graphics processor units (GPUs).

The new kernel arrives more than three months after Linux 3.0, after having been delayed several weeks by a late-August malware attack on kernel.org. The release offers a grab-bag of goodies from new performance and virtualization enhancements to support for new devices including NFC-enabled smartphones.

Link:  http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5419553720.html?kc=rss

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/3sny52h

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Final Ubuntu 11.10 Spiffs Up Unity, 
Adds ARM Server Support

Link:  http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Ubuntu-1110-final-release/

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/3zfw56w

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LBK Post 027 Grab Your Own Images from NOAA Weather Satellites

From:  http://hackaday.com

Link:  http://hackaday.com/2011/10/20/grab-your-own-images-from-noaa-weather-satellites/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

Ugh!!! 173 Characters for that Link.

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/3jukjxk

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Background Story  Links:

Receiving Weather Satellite Images with Softrock
Link:  http://alternet.us.com/?p=1398

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WB5RVZ Software Defined Radio Homepage

Link:  http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/

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LBK Post 026 Linux Just Got Better With The Fedora 16 Beta Distribution

From:  http://www.makeuseof.com

Linux distributions have been improving by leaps and bounds, and those improvements are becoming visible in the latest beta releases. Fedora, one of the flagship distributions carrying GNOME 3, is no different and should have plenty of new features to make your mouth water.

GRUB 2

"The first new feature you may (or may not) notice is that Fedora finally uses GRUB 2 as the bootloader. While one might think that GRUB 2 was already in widespread use before this change, you perhaps don’t realize that GRUB 2, for the most part, was only implemented in any Debian-based distributions. Go outside of the Debian world and it’s a whole different story.

A Newer Kernel

From 2.6.38 to 3.0/"2.6.40"  Fedora 16.
2 Snapshots

 

Link:  http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/linux-fedora-16-beta-distribution/

 

 

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/63u73rb

 

 

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LBK Post 025 How to install Android apk files in Windows using BlueStacks Apk Handle

Continuation on Windows Desktop 

and Android Apps

Android Apps in Windows using BlueStacks

How-To Add APK Files Using BlueStacks 

APK Handler

Link:  http://eins.my/how-to-install-android-apk-files-in-windows-using-bluestacks-apk-handler/

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/3d3gwd7

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 BlueStacks

Publisher's description
From Bluestacks:

BlueStacks runs Android OS and apps on Windows PCs with instant switch between Android and Windows - no reboot is required. End consumers can now enjoy their favorite Android apps on Windows PCs. Android apps can appear either as icons on the Windows desktop, or within a full-blown Android environment.

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BlueStacks (Download)
http://download.cnet.com/bluestacks/3000-18513_4-75593133.html

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LBK Post Ubuntu Linux Heads to the Clouds

OpenStack, Juju, Canonical and HP. That's quite an Ensemble Isn't It.

Summary: As Ubuntu 11.10’s release date approaches, it becomes ever clearer that Canonical plans on taking this popular Linux distribution to the cloud.

Last week, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company Canonical CEO Jane Silber announced at the OpenStack cloud software conference that HP has chosen Ubuntu as the lead host and guest operating system for its Public Cloud. That’s impressive. It’s Canonical’s biggest enterprise win to date, but that’s only a hint of what Canonical is up to with the cloud.

Link:  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-linux-heads-to-the-clouds/9722
 

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/6eot437

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