Online Whiteboard
Post by: tom on January 13th, 2009 | File Under Multimedia, WebappsNice!
At ScRiBLink you’ll find a free, powerful whiteboard where you and your colleagues can work on your ideas together.
No registration is required : )
Additional features like
- picture upload
- chat
- math functions
- multiple users
- ….
give you a good base to start sharing concepts online, etc..
Note: Maybe it’s not working behind corporate firewalls because it uses additional tcp ports.
If you know about alternatives, please comment.
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When console columns and lines are not enough
Post by: tom on September 3rd, 2008 | File Under Distributions, Memento, MultimediaTags: 80x25, console, resolution
If you want to use a higher resolution on your linux console, you have to add the specific option while loading the kernel.
i.e: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25 root=/dev/sda3 resume=/dev/sda2 vga=0×0325
Problem: The settings differ depending on your graphics card.
But: There is an easy way: hwinfo
[ sudo ] hwinfo −−framebuffer
Example output:
Mode 0×0307: 1280×1024 (+1280), 8 bits
Mode 0×031a: 1280×1024 (+2560), 16 bits
Mode 0×031b: 1280×1024 (+5120), 24 bits
Mode 0×0305: 1024×768 (+1024), 8 bits
Mode 0×0317: 1024×768 (+2048), 16 bits
Mode 0×0318: 1024×768 (+4096), 24 bits
Mode 0×0312: 640×480 (+2560), 24 bits
Mode 0×0314: 800×600 (+1600), 16 bits
Mode 0×0315: 800×600 (+3200), 24 bits
Mode 0×0301: 640×480 (+640), 8 bits
Mode 0×0303: 800×600 (+832), 8 bits
Mode 0×0311: 640×480 (+1280), 16 bits
Thanks to Gerd [de] for the hint.
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The IT Crowd
Post by: tom on June 24th, 2008 | File Under Fun, MultimediaShould you be bored and have some time to get amused, take a look at “The IT Crowd”.
It’s a great British sitcom about IT administrators and their weird lifestyle (yes, it’s very exaggerated : ) ).
More about the show @ wikipedia.org.
“Previews” can be found at youtube.com.
PS: Memory is RAM !! : D
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HP Scanjet G2710 w/ Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
Post by: tom on June 11th, 2008 | File Under Distributions, Hardware, MultimediaTags: G2710, Hardy, Hardy Heron, Linux, sane, Scanjet G2710, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04, xsane
Today, I bought a new scanner – of course without checking linux compatibility : /
hp – a well known brand. Description says “Works with Max OS X, Win Vista, XP, 2000″.
Linux wasn’t mentioned, but that’s not unusual at all.
The default xsane backend package (<- v.1.0.19 [delivered with Ubuntu Hardy])
didn’t find a device, so I tried installing the beta release of the hp3900 sane backends (drivers).
This version is still beta status, but got my new scanner up and running : )
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Ubuntu 7.10 – The Gutsy Gibbon
Post by: tom on October 31st, 2007 | File Under Distributions, MultimediaTags: gutsy gibbon, screenshots, ubuntu 7.10
I’m absolutely fascinated by the new Ubuntu release (18 October 2007).
New features, that I like:
- Repositories are very easy to add
- Hardware detection is great
- Improved Gui, nice desktop effects
- Support for WEP, WPA, PPTP, etc. out of the box
- …
I just installed the system and it was never easier to set up wireless lan or a vpn connection in a linux distribution… Keep up the good work!
Screenshots of my desktop:
(click to enlarge)
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Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us
Post by: tom on May 22nd, 2007 | File Under MultimediaTags: web 2.0
Save and convert flash streams
Post by: tom on February 11th, 2007 | File Under Multimedia, WebappsIf you want to convert a flash stream into a more comfortable format, that can be saved on your local disc and be played by most software/hardware, here’s a short guide:
Save your prefered video (from i.e. YouTube, MyVideo, etc.) with KeepVid.
When FFmpeg is installed, the conversion in Linux is quite simple:
ffmpeg -i input.flv -ab 128 -ar 44100 -b 900 \
-s 640x480 output.mpg
-b = videobitrate
-ab = audiobitrate
-ar = audiosamplerate (Hz)
-s = framesize width * height
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