Computer Stuff

  • Geo Tag Photos With Sony

    Found it via Engadget, the GPS-CS1 uses time and location recordings to geotag your photos. According to the article, the GPS session (time stamp, longitude and latitude) is downloaded to the PC and syncronized with the photos, all this using the supplied GPS Image Tracker software. My opinion: it might be handy, but paying $150

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  • Disciplining

    Organize 100 GB of stuff cluttering my HD Delete e-junk in order to raise some space Backup my entire data Delete Windows XP Partition Re-Partition HDs Install Windows XP, install drivers, run Windows Update, install antivirus and firewall, install Firefox Don’t touch Windows ’till Xmas Install Ubuntu Install Automatix Install XGL and Compiz Configure Evolution

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  • Alerta de Phishing – CGD

    This is a P.F.P.P. – Post For Portuguese People, please excuse 馃槈 Entre ontem e hoje a maioria dos portugueses deve ter recebido nas suas caixas de e-mail mais uma nova tentativa de Phishing, desta vez o alvo foram os clientes da Caixa Geral de Dep脙鲁sitos. Apesar de muito mal escrito, nota-se que 脙漏 um

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  • New Google Talk Features: VoiceMail, File Transfer and Music Status

    Google Talk just got updated, the new features are: File Transfer With this top requested new feature, you can send unlimited files and folders to your friends through Google Talk. There is no restriction on the file type or size and the peer-to-peer transfer is fast and reliable. Voicemail If a friend isn’t around to

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  • Sysadmin Appreciation Day

    From sysadminday.com: Friday, July 28th, 2006, is the 7th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication. Let’s face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System

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  • Toasty!!!!

    Hello, As part of the Linux-NTFS project, I’m happy to announce my contribution to ntfsmount and libntfs which resulted ntfs-3g, a read-write ntfs driver, capable for unlimited file creation and deletion. The driver was successfully tested very exhaustively for a longer period of time by many ways and methods, creating and destroying millions of files

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  • Free Linux CDs

    Following Canonical’s initiative with Ubuntu, The Linux Store started a similar project. On their website you can order for free some of the most well known Linux distros available. Spread the word! [tags]Linux, Free, Free CDs, Free Linux Distro CDs, The Linux Store[/tags]

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  • Ubuntu 6.06 and WPA

    Last week after recieving the Ubuntu cds from Canonical as usual, I installed Dapper on my Asus A2 laptop. Installation went fine, except for the same old problem with my SMC 2835 wireless pcmcia card. Once again I had to go through all that process of getting my wireless connection working, but this time I

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  • BumpTop Prototype

    This is so so cool! I’m still thinking on how it might behave with 1000 or more files, but it looks very promissing! Check it! BumpTop Prototype – HoneyBrown.ca [tags]BumpTop Prototype, BumpTop, workspaces, virtual desktops[/tags]

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