Today I wanted to copy some files from an hard drive to my server and all the accented chars were replaced with ??.
So here is a quick fix:
sudo apt-get install convmv
cd /folder
convmv -f cp850 -t utf8 -r –notest *
Dropbox private beta
I finally got my Dropbox private beta invitation
I can only tell you it is better than I thought, seamless integration!
See the info here: getdropbox.com
[Update] In case you want an invitation, just let me know!
What the heck is Apple into?
Cheese for Gnome apparently is to be discontinued or worst…
Apple has issued a warning to the developer about some patent infringements regarding Cheese and Photo Booth.
Leopard is just a prank away from getting out of my HD with these attitudes.
Check the Cheese website for a full story here.
Update: April fools joke…
Aztech ADSL 600EW
I thought this wiki page on the Aztech (or NTech or Solwise) ADSL600EW i did was gone long ago, after all it is still up and running. Just to be safe I copied the article to the Wikipedia, here, might be useful for anyone some day.
Netbeans 6.0 and Hardy Heron
For those of you with problems installing Netbeans 6.0 on Hardy Heron here is a workaround from Launchpad.
Basically:
sudo sed -i ’s/XINERAMA/FAKEEXTN/g’ /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/lib/i386/xawt/libmawt.so
sudo sed -i ’s/XINERAMA/FAKEEXTN/g’ /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/xawt/libmawt.so
Links
So today I decided to clean up some of the links I have here for a long time.
Pingie: RSS to SMS for free. All said.
And for Mac users:
Finder Separators: Add separators to Finder.
Optimized Firefox with Aqua widgets: Bon Echo with the Aqua look without the need for themes. It is also optimized for G4, G5 [...]
10 dollar wifi super antenna
Found this excellent tutorial over at Instructables and thought someone else might be interested.
Here is the link.
Seems easy to do, will give it a try in the next days.
Fonera DD-WRT kinda repeater =)
Just got home to rest some days and space kitties are broadcasting wireless networks around here, all unencrypted. I consider my neighboors to be smart enough not to leave 4 (yes, four) free wifi APs around here, so they must belong to the space kitties for sure.
And guess what? I can connect and access the [...]
Why compare?
Is it just my impression or each day, there are more and more articles about what Linux can do and Windows cannot? Kinda like the stupid Apple/Microsoft flame wars? Each OS is different, suited to an user, its like telling someone that doesnt like cheese to eat it! Let them taste, if they dont like, [...]
Work today
Hi there!
Today someone asked how to connect to TMN using the Huawei modem, so i did a Wiki page based on an excellent finding in the forums (credits are in the wiki ).
Oh, and another thing, anyone knows who might be interested to make a speech or sponsor an e-Commerce event to be held [...]