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Stop ACTA: Get Informed & Take Action

Published on 2012-01-31 02:22:49

What is ACTA? ACTA is an international trade agreement negotiated by the European Union, the United States, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, Singapur as well as a few other countries, whose aim is to enforce copyright and tackle counterfeited goods (hence its acronym: Anti-Counterfeiting [...] > read more

Ubuntu codename ‘Precise Pangolin’ Alpha 1 Released

Published on 2011-12-02 04:32:51

The Ubuntu developers team is pleased to bring you the first set of developer images that capture the current fleeting reality of our Precise Pangolin (Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1) as it starts to emerge. Pre-releases of Precise Pangolin are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone [...] > read more

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot is out

Published on 2011-10-13 14:02:18

Today is a great day for Ubuntu fans, as the new Oneiric Ocelot has been released by the development team. I’m upgrading one of my notebooks as I’m writing you this post. Hope nothing goes wrong 11.10 includes a new release of compiz and Unity. [...] > read more

Steve Jobs “may never be equaled”

Published on 2011-10-06 01:59:28

(Reuters) – Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations. And despite years of poor health, his death on Wednesday at the age of 56 prompted a global gasp as many people remembered how [...] > read more

Apple Launches iPhone 4S, iOS 5 & iCloud

Published on 2011-10-04 15:42:20

CUPERTINO, California—October 4, 2011 Apple® today announced iPhone® 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri™, [...] > read more

Tiny Core 4.0 release

Published on 2011-09-25 15:25:23

Team Tiny Core has announced the release of Tiny Core & Micro Core v4.0. The changes includes: Updated kernel to 3.0.3; Updated udev to 173; Updated glibc to eglibc-2.13; Updated e2fsprogs base libs to 1.41.14; Updated base Xlibs (microcore users need to get new Xlibs.tcz); Updated all the custom core utilities to [...] > read more

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot beta 2 has been released

Published on 2011-09-23 08:07:10

Ubuntu is making great progress and is heading full speed to the release candidate. The final version of Ubuntu 11.10 is expected to be released on October 13, 2011. The Ubuntu team has announced today the release of Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2. Codenamed “Oneiric Ocelot”, [...] > read more

Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot first beta is out

Published on 2011-09-02 10:33:07

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1. Codenamed “Oneiric Ocelot”, 11.10 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work [...] > read more

Code snippet: Restrict access to a page in PHP based on remote hosts IP’s

Published on 2011-08-23 02:20:05

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OS X Lion v10.7.1 Update

Published on 2011-08-18 02:36:33

Apple released on August 17, 2011 a new update for OS X Lion. The OS X Lion v10.7.1 Update is recommended for all users running OS X Lion and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability and compatibility of your Mac. This update include [...] > read more

Gimp tutorial: How to create a grunged background/texture

Published on 2011-07-05 05:02:50

This is a very simple tutorial on how to create a grunged texture in GIMP. For this we’ll be using the fog renderer, bump mapping and some layer effects. Let’s get started. Step 1 – Start with a new, 800x600px white background image > read more

Hackers target Apple server

Published on 2011-07-05 01:50:00

Hackers have posted a document that allegedly has user names and passwords for an Apple server. The find, posted via the AntiSec hacking campaign, appears to be a warning that Apple “could be a target too.” The bigger picture here is that > read more

Sony to restore all PlayStation network services in Japan

Published on 2011-07-04 06:55:45

According to Reuters Sony Corp said it will fully restore all Playstation Network videogame services in Japan, marking the resumption of all network services worldwide after a massive security breach forced the company to shut them down in April. Son > read more

New release for FreeNAS

Published on 2011-07-01 01:03:50

Josh Paetzel has announced the release of the final beta of FreeNAS 8.0.1-BETA3. FreeNAS is a FreeBSD-based system providing free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services. The image size has been increased from 1GB to 2GB. As more features have been a > read more

Chrome OS has security flaws, claims researcher

Published on 2011-06-30 13:58:19

Chrome OS’s reliance on the cloud and the privileges it gives to extensions make it vulnerable to hackers, says a security researcher with WhiteHat Security. Google may see its Chrome operating system as more secure than traditional alternative > read more

Gimp tutorial – How to create a nice dotted background

Published on 2011-04-01 05:45:00

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a nice dotted background with a metallic look in a few easy steps that imitates a metal plate with holes in it. We’ll be using checker board pattern, newspaper filter, shadow filter and a few c > read more

Don’t diet. Life is short. Fuel up.

Published on 2011-02-16 12:48:43

Check out this cool android application from askGeorgie.com, developed by Georgie Fear, a registered dietitian from Northern Colorado. Off course I did the programming part and today it’s finally published on android market. See more details on > read more

boioiong.com goes ipv6

Published on 2011-02-16 06:35:05

I’ve managed to implement IPv6 on my rackspace cloud server and enabled ipv6 on web directory www.boioiong.com. Until now everything looks OK. I’m using a tunnel and a subnet from Sixxs.net. Later I’ll publish a tutorial on how to s > read more

Setting up gogo6.net IPv6 client on Ubuntu Maverick

Published on 2011-02-10 09:07:10

I just configured the gogo client on my Ubuntu Maverick and everything works like a charm. Here is a short guide on how to set up the client on Ubuntu: 1. first install the client with sudo apt-get install gogoc (the tspc is deprecated) 2.... > read more

New release Tiny Core Linux – version 3.3 – toolkit for linux

Published on 2010-11-26 03:47:39

Tiny Core now supports data centric view by way of the new integrated GUI file manager with associations and a GUI editor. Also new is much finer control of launcher icons and launcher placement. Many other improvements throughout the system while st > read more

12 must-follow photography websites

Published on 2010-08-19 02:58:42

1. 500px is Photography 500px lets you create stunning professional photographic portfolios, find friends, and express yourself in a new way. 2. Amazing Planet – Filip Kulisev Photography Filip Kulisev has, at young age, achieved international > read more

iPhone browser simulator

Published on 2010-08-12 06:31:30

These days I needed an iPhone browser simulator to work on my Ubuntu Linux and searched the internet for a good one. After a couple of hours I finally found one at ibbdemo iPhone browser simulator. Here is a screenshot with my blog in the... > read more

Gimp tutorial: How to create a nice drapes effect

Published on 2010-08-10 06:38:49

Hello again, In this tutorial we’ll try to create some cool drapes, hopefully. Start with a blank, 800 x 600 px, design. Select the Blend Tool (L key) and choose the FG to BG (HSV counter clockwise) gradient fill. I picked for foreground color > read more

Gimp tutorial: How to use paths and selections to create a nice pie chart

Published on 2010-06-08 08:05:39

A beginner level tutorial to show you how to use guide lines and how to use paths in conjunction with selection tools in order to create a nice pie chart. > read more

Long time, no posts…

Published on 2010-04-20 07:16:41

php coding of the new vreaumobila.ro > read more

A must see: “HOME”, a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Published on 2009-10-29 05:04:52

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. > read more

Old stuff from the “attic” …

Published on 2009-10-16 02:39:50

Yesterday I searched through my stuff from my parents' house and found an old tape recording of NOMAD, a rock band I created a long time ago with some friends of mine. I don't remember very well, but I believe the song was recorded back in 1995 or 1 > read more

Gimp tutorial: The Audi logo

Published on 2009-09-03 15:12:56

This is a beginner level tutorial on how to make an Audi logo in Gimp. > read more

Fast guide on how to manually configure your network under linux console

Published on 2009-08-23 07:04:47

Let’s say your network settings are as following: IP: 10.10.0.25 NETMASK: 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY: 10.10.0.1 DNS SERVERS: 10.10.0.2, 10.10.0.3 Before starting it is very useful to run ifconfig, in order to see the network interfaces. The output s > read more