MC2 Post 599: Ubuntu is Officially "A Little Less Human."

Ubuntu is Officially "A Little Less Human."

Like Tiger's "Apology",  it should have been Tweeted First.

It (Ubuntu), was You Tubed, by  Mark Shuttleworth, 

Ubuntu's Founder, Yesterday.

Unfortunately there is no info on the new theme, called Lucid 

User Interface (and there is no Artwork drop) 

A freeze will take place on March 4, 

so we should see it in action very soon!

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Also Tucked into the Linux' Files:

How To Stream Videos (Any Format) To Your iPhone [Linux w/ WINE].

Lifehacker Link: http://lifehacker.com/5473128/

The original How-To was posted on LifeHacker (A Great Site by-the-way) and 

using Air Video, Free from the App Store.  Of Course it was posted to 

work Only On PC or Mac's Desktops, naturally.

Someone tried it on Linux (Ubuntu) and used Wine 

(to take the place of windows) and it Worked there too!

Here's the Link to the How-To on Linux.

Link: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/02/how-to-stream-videos-any-format-to-your.html

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Wingman Likes Hackers that keep pushing the envelope.

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MC2 Post 598:

What The Heck IS This???

TonidoPlug

Really a Marvell SheevaPlug with a 1.2 GHz CPU, 512 MB of DDR2 memory

and a 512MB flash Disk for $99 bucks.

Connect to wall, connect an Ethernet cable and an external USB Disk Drive

and you're ready to go, with an NAS Adapter.  

But Wait, there's More.

Linux Wall Wart Works Swell...

Link: http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/6987/1/

Oh Yeah, and it runs Ubuntu Linux

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Why can't MS Do This???

Wingman talking...

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Post 597: 10 Open Source Windows apps Worth a Look

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10 Open Source Windows apps 

Worth a Look

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Link: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=30983&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ZDNetBlogs+%28ZDNet+All+Blogs%29

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Of the 10 These Three I Use 

and Recommend Highly.

1: VLC           Link: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

My Favorite Desktop Media Player, bar none...

4: Audacity    Link: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows

 5: Inkscape   Link: http://inkscape.org/download/

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These Next 4 I've heard something 

 about  and 

 may try 6, 7 and 10.

Wingman.


    6: X-Chat 2          Link: http://silverex.info/download/
    7: FreeMind         Link: http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

   

     8: TurboCASH    Link: http://www.turbocash.net/

  10: ClamWin         Link: http://www.clamwin.com/

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The Last Three

  

2: Gnumeric (a spreadsheet program) 
   

Link: http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/downloads.shtml

3: Abiword (a wordprocessor program)    Link: http://www.abisource.com/   

                 

10: Amaya Web Browser.        Link: http://www.w3.org/Amaya/

2 and 3 are covered by Open Office Suite quite nicely, 

and my browser of choice is FireFox.   

    Link: http://www.openoffice.org/

    Link: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

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So, Enough Said,

 Wingman has spoken...

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MC2 Post 596: 3D on the Cheap!!!

Weber State University shows us

how to shoot 3D in HD for $250 (video)

 On a pair of Kodak Zx1 Pocket HD cameras

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
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The Place for 3D Glasses

Link: http://www.3dglassesonline.com/3d-anaglyphic-glasses/

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Here's Looking at You,

Wingman

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MC2 Post: Sagem Orga's SIMFi merges WiFi with SIM cards

This turns any phone into a hotspot

SIM card provider Sagem Orga has hooked up with

Telefonica to develop a marvel of modern technology

called "SIMFi" that combines -- you guessed it --

WiFi with a run-of-the-mill SIM card

like you'd slip in your cell.

We had no idea you could fit WiFi circuitry into a 

25 x 15 x 0.76mm footprint --

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/12/sagem-orgas-simfi-merges-wifi-with-sim-cards-at-long-last-turn/

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Wingman is into Hotspots...

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Bourne AKA Wingman Is Back

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Bourne Again Shell And Wingman Is Back

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After too many months living with Windows 7 and some tech news yammering about Windows 8 will be very different...

I've started having remorse about dropping Linux.  So this last weekend I went over to my friendly neighborhood Barnes and Noble and picked up Two Linux related magazines.

One was Linux Journal and the other was a Linux Pro Special Edition called Linux Shell Handbook dated spring 2010. 

A Cover Lead article was called: 300 of the Best BASH Commands. As everyone should know, BASH stands for Bourne Again SHell. 

The premier command line shell in Linux.

Needless to say, I'm Back Baby.

I'm Back.

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 The Wingman of Media Circus 2.

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The Day After Patch Tuesday is A Good Time To Think about System Tools.

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The Hidden Treasures of SysInternals

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Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/355420/the-hidden-treasures-of-sysinternals

Like:

Disk2vhd which creates VHDs (virtual hard disks,

Microsoft’s VM disk format) from physical drives. 

(Don't forget to take note of the Two Gotchas.)

DiskMon which captures information about every 

read and write to your hard disk and shows it 

in a fast-moving list. 

The Writer Says: The reason I needed this tool was that a Windows Vista machine 

had suddenly started thrashing its disk for no apparent reason.

(Yes I Know, In Linux, Tools Like These were Always Available)

Three Other Real World Computing 

Articles Worth Reading:

    Has Microsoft shot itself in the foot with Security Essentials?

Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/355291/has-microsoft-shot-itself-in-the-foot-with-security-essentials

    Smashing Blackberry Myths

Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/355153/smashing-the-blackberry-myths

    WiFi Hacking Don't Panic Yet

Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/354718/wi-fi-hacking-dont-panic-yet

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These Interesting Articles came from:

  Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/

Check It Out!

Toshiba Unveils Multitouch Satellite U500

Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/355447/toshiba-unveils-multitouch-satellite-u500

Sweet!

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Wingman, Protecting the Innards Too!

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MC2 Post 592 Storm Watch Again...

Not This Storm

But This Storm

Southern California Gets Smacked Again... 

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Early Adopters Beware!

Apple gets set to Shaft its initial iPad customers

It's planning a price cut

Link: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1591042/apple-set-shaft-initial-ipad-customers

 

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Some Good News, and Some Bad News, 

About Adobe Flash 10.1

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5467382/some-good-news-and-some-bad-news-about-adobe-flash-101

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What's All the Buzz about Google Buzz!!!

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5467846/what-is-google-buzz?skyline=true&s=i
 

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HTML 5 is Coming, These are 

11 Features of HTML 5

11.     Deprecates support for Internet Explorer 6.
10.     Variable rate <blink> tag.
9.     Answers your email, walks your dog and makes your lunch.
8.     <NSFW> tags.
7.     Uses 20% less energy than Watt-guzzling HTML 4.
6.     Only supports URL-shortened URLs.
5.     Filters lame top 11 entries.
4.      
3.     Enhanced support for people with disabilities by automatically 

        correcting "its", "it's" and "your", "you're" mistakes on pages.
2.     Opens up the other Internets to everyone.
1.     Lays groundwork for machine takeover of world in HTML 6. 

 

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Wingman with a Late Posting, Not Bad Eh?

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MC2 Post: Top 50 Funny Computer Quotes

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Top 50 Funny Computer Quotes

Link: http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/top-50-funny-computer-quotes.html

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Diving Kingfisher Caught With Canon 40D

Shows What Nature Photography Is All About

Or Is It?

Not Everyone Agrees with that Statement.

To Find out How They Did It,  Though

Check the Link Below. 

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5466520/diving-kingfisher-caught-with-canon-40d-shows-what-nature-photography-is-all-about

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http://tinyurl.com/yc2zcws

 SuperBowl Commercials:

See Them Again at This

NFL Site:

TinyURL is Better: http://tinyurl.com/yc2zcws

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The Commercials with Betty White, as was 

the Ad with Letterman, Oprah and Jay Leno 

Watching the Superbowl and "The Cans Aren't Empty"

Really Tickled Me.  

The Google AD, Not So Much.

 

Wingman Out

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Google Docs Replaces OpenOffice in Ubuntu Netbook Edition

 

 Google Docs Replaces OpenOffice 

in Ubuntu Netbook Edition

"Digitizor reports that the Ubuntu developers have dropped 

OpenOffice from the default installation of Ubuntu Netbook 

Edition (UNE) 10.04 and replaced it with Google Docs.

Documents in Ubuntu Netbook Edition will now be opened 

in Google Docs by default."

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Dropping OO seems to be a Bad Choice and a Lot of Ubuntu users seem to reflect that...

A lot of Debate here about This move by Ubuntu.

Link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399012

Just a Glimpse about what Forums are Chatting about, on this issue.

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Not Using Ubuntu, or any Other Linux Distro lately, but still Very Interested in what is going on There.

The Wingman.

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MC2 Post 588: This is Just Too Funny: XboX Live Is Dead

Microsoft Discontinuing Xbox 

LIVE for Xbox Gamers

On April 15, 2010, Microsoft plans to pull the plug on

Xbox LIVE services for its original Xbox as well as

online services for Xbox games

playable on the Xbox 360


Link:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/188625/microsoft_discontinuing_xbox_live_for_xbox_gamers.html

Now This Sounds More Like Microsoft.

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Colbert Gets Reprimanded for 

feeding "baby food: 

to newly Won Grammy. 

 

Link: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/263251/february-02-2010/stephen-apologizes-for-feeding-his-grammy-baby-food

Like They Don't Like To Show Boobs on Cable?

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Avatar 2 Appears to Be A Go!


Some Decisions Are Really Hard, huh?

Link: http://screenrant.com/fox-planning-avatar-2-ross-43975/



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Wingman, A New Fan of Avatar...

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MC2 Post 587: Things Are NOT Tough All Over

No Recession for Well-Heeled

Giacometti sculpture smashes 

auction world record: Sotheby's

Alberto Giacometti's Walking Man I Sells for 

a Record-Breaking $104,327,006 at Sotheby's

Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i9Gr0EUyXBRUeVre0axxgeFQGPdA

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CBCNEWS

Nazi-looted Klimt sells for $45.4M

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/02/03/klimt-auction.html

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 Wingman is not holding a bid paddle.

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MC2 and What Science Daily Tells Us Today...

New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of 

'Primordial Soup' as the Origin of Life

Original Link won't Do.

At 175 characters it won't Fit as a Twitter, huh.

But 26 characters is Just Fine to Tweet!

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/y8mgeqq

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Windows 7 Kills Batteries

Microsoft is investigating complaints that its Windows 7 

operating system seems to eat batteries for lunch.

Oh-oh.

Link: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1590085/windows-kills-batteries

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Why Does Time Fly By 
As You Get Older?

A psychology professor at Duke University 

has some thoughts about That...

Link: http://www.wbur.org/npr/122322542

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A Law and Order episode reminded us 
 about a pretty handy

Web Site:  

The WayBack Machine.

The Real Deal.

Link: http://www.archive.org/

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And Speaking of Way Back Stuff...

GamesRadar.com Gives Us...

30 commercial games 

released for FREE

Link: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/30-commercial-games-released-for-free/a-20100202122153157099

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Wingman, Retired (Day One), 

but Still Playing Games...

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MC2 Post 585 The Numbers of Days

2/2/2010

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The Numbers of Days
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3219 emails waiting to be Read....
Days between 4/8/1989 to 2/2/2010 is 7,605 days
or 20 years.

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Days Between 11/10/1942 to 2/2/2010 is 24,556 days
or 67.27 years

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Apple: No iPad pre-orders for you!

Tablet ships in 60 days, says Jobs, but Apple's store doesn't let you pre-order

A 9.-7-in. tablet that comes in three memory configurations, as well as in two distinct models --
one with Wi-Fi connectivity only, the other with 3G capability as well. Jobs also spelled out
a pricing matrix that starts at $499 and ends at $829.

But while the Wi-Fi-only iPad will go on sale in 60 days, or around March 28, Apple is not
accepting pre-orders until an undetermined future date.
The Wi-Fi-plus-3G iPad will be available in 90 days, or around April 27.

Apple's Web site does contain technical specifications for the iPad, as well as a marketing video and product shots.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9149844/Apple_No_iPad_pre_orders_for_you_?taxonomyId=12

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Amazon likely to raise e-book prices, 

then blame publishers

Computerworld -  When Apple Inc. introduced the iPad last week, 
it launched a lot more than a tablet device. 

The announcement included the Apple iBook store, 
which in subsequent days provoked an e-book pricing firestorm, 

leading Amazon.com to temporarily halt sales of Macmillan 
e-books and paper books over the weekend.

Reactions to Amazon's pulling the plug on Macmillan, and 
Amazon's subsequent capitulation, took off in all directions.

Macmillan authors, notably science fiction writer John Scalzi, 
were outraged by Amazon's action. 

Meanwhile, some Amazon.com e-book buyers blasted Macmillan, 
vowing they won't pay more than $9.99 for a first-release e-book, 
and will take a pass on e-books that cost as much as $14.95, 
the price Macmillan is proposing.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150538/FAQ_Amazon_vs._Macmillan_The_iPad_wins_?source=toc

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Wingman, Feeling the Years...

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Stephen Colbert had an iPad... On The Grammy's

Yes, I admit it, I Jumped when I Saw It!!!

Stephen Colbert had an iPad... On The Grammy's.

Now Why Doesn't Microsoft Do Stuff Like That?

Engadget Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/31/stephen-colbert-has-an-ipad/

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And What Are The iPad Hackers Finding?

Confirmed: iPhone OS 3.2 has support for video calling, 

file downloads, and SMS 

(update: handwriting keyboard?)

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/29/confirmed-iphone-os-3-2-has-support-for-video-calling-file-dow/

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It Goes Both Ways, 

Yea!!!

iPad UI gets ported to the iPhone and iPod touch

Under 50 days away from the earliest iPad deliveries.

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/30/ipad-ui-gets-ported-to-the-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

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What About Flash on the iPad?

Adobe on Flash and the iPad: 

'Apple is continuing 

to impose restrictions on their devices'

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/28/adobe-on-flash-and-the-ipad-apple-is-continuing-to-impose-rest/

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 Stephen Colbert, Keeps Saying: "I Want An iPad!" on his Show.

And I Guess, the Wingman Does Too!


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