Category Archives: Open Source

Remove Part of File Names using PHP


Since David’s Batch Processor was pre-installed in GIMP on Ubuntu Studio, I used it extensively in the ICAF Gallery project today. My goal for these images is to resize their thumbnail version to 10KB or smaller and retain the original … Continue reading

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Transitioning to Ubuntu Studio


Yesterday I switched to Ubuntu Studio 10.04 mainly because I love the audio production tools available in the distro. The first time I tried to install Ubuntu Studio from the original DVD was a failure. That’s probably because this distro … Continue reading

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Changing Back to the Original Schedule and First Video Post (Updated)


Update (08/25/2010): The video quality has been improved thanks to OpenShot. Note that to watch the original HD quality, you must switch to 720p or 1080p. I also fixed the PHP script to exclude the XML file inside the background.xml … Continue reading

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Running Sims 3 under PlayOnLinux in Ubuntu Linux


Back when I was using Windows Vista years ago, I played The Sims 3 and other games for several hours. Once I switched to GNU/Linux, I got rid of these games when I failed to run them under Wine. However, … Continue reading

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Linux Shell Programming Basics


I have been reading Wrox Beginning Linux Programming this week. The book mainly teaches how to programming in GNU/Linux using C. Since I’m learning the basics of C, I thought I could understand some of the materials in this book. … Continue reading

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Linux movies website overview


I watched some psychology related films today because of my recent interest for multiple personality disorder (now called dissociative identity disorder). Therefore I don’t have much to write about GNU/Linux or web development. However, I’m going to talk a little … Continue reading

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Use Rhythmbox to sync with iPod Touch


Today I happened to be downloaded a music album online and an audio book from Librivox. I want to transfer them to my iPod Touch. The first program that I remembered to have iPod Touch/iPhone sync ability is Rhythmbox so … Continue reading

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Two Ubuntu Tips on Using WebTycho (UMUC)


I will attend UMUC (University of Maryland University College) this coming Fall and decided to take a free online course called UMUC 411 to prepare my laptop for the upcoming class. This online class officially starts on next Monday, but … Continue reading

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Text-to-speech web service Odiogo (Updated)


Update(06/01/2010 10:30 AM): The audio version of this post is now available. You can click the above “listen now” button to listen to this post. Update (05/31/2010 11:25 AM): Apparently, Odiogo hasn’t converted this newest post to audio yet. According to … Continue reading

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Create own VR Server with OpenSim


OpenSim is an open source VR (Virtual Reality) server that is similar to Second Life, but the land is hosted on your own computer rather than hosted on the Second Life server. This means that there is no more expensive … Continue reading

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