August 2007
38 posts
HP releases its first mass-market Linux PC
Ending months of rumors, Hewlett-Packard appears to have released its first mass-market PC with pre-installed Linux. Specifically, the company will soon be selling RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Desktop 5 on its HP dx2250 PC to Australian customers. (via News dugg by timlinux)
Tiny motherboard fits small budgets
Via’s first motherboard in the playing-card-sized ‘pico-ITX’ format (3.8 x 2.8 inches) has just become available from several online retailers, at prices within the reach of hobbyists and experimenters. The PX10000G supports both Linux and Windows, and comes with I/O transition cables. Let the fun projects begin! (via News dugg by timlinux)
Ascii Typewriter Art →
Fantastic article about a man with cerebral palsy who created art using a typewriter…
I spent the evening trying to build Qt3.3.8 on OSX so I could compile
CDPWizard for someone. Had to fiddle about a bit to get it to build.
Here is what I did in the end (note that you need xcode and gdal
installed*):
../configure -system-zlib -qt-gif -qt-libpng -no-debug -no-exceptions -
fast -prefix /usr/local/Trolltech/qt-mac-free-3.3.8
export...
GeoNames →
Excellent free (creative commons) online database of placenames and postcodes - including an option to download a dump of the db, search using rest, or search using a web interface.
DIY 1000 watt wind turbine →
A CSS styled table version 2 - by Veerle
“This article is about the proper usage of tables, for tabular data. How you can implement them with accessibility in mind and how to make them appealing for the eye using CSS. ” (via News dugg by timlinux)
Brazil - Constitution →
see article 12 for portuguese nationals
5 tools every PHP programmer should know!
After working on several large scale PHP projects, and writing a lot of PHP code, I’ve discovered a number of tools that improve code quality, streamline rollouts, and generally make life as a PHP developer a whole lot easier. (via News dugg by timlinux)
Skype beta 2.7 for mac is out →
Jing Project: Screen recorder for win and mac →
“Python Qt tutorial”
– [ vizZzion.org :: PyQt tutorial ]
“Using OSX Frameworks with CMAKE”
– CMake:HowToUseExistingOSXFrameworks - KitwarePublic
My Local Movie Cinema →
New widget library for GNOME with transparent...
A new widget library for GNOME includes an experimental new radial menu rendered with Cairo. (via News dugg by timlinux)
The Economics of Open Source Donations →
NEW iMac
Aluminum and Glass, FW800 and so much more :) (via News dugg by timlinux)
win-get Repository →
Like apt-get but for windows! With lots of cool packages - check out the software list on the home page!
July 2007
41 posts
Texmaker : Kile for Mac and Win! →