Comment Re:Drupal (Score 5, Funny) 287
Sure. And a chisel can be used as a screwdriver.
Comment pfSense and an embedded system (Score 1) 334
Personally I've had huge success with pfSense running on either cheap Dell servers for high WAN throughput or embedded devices for lower requirements. The hardware is dirt cheap, the software free, and for me it has a far better feature set than any of the router firmwares you mentioned. It is FreeBSD based and absolutely rock solid in my experience (I've never had to reboot one in over 3 years). The out-of-the-box feature set is incredibly impressive but this can be supplemented by a huge choice of plugins too.
Example hardware: http://linitx.com/product/12647
pfSense: http://www.pfsense.org/
Comment Misleading summary (Score 5, Informative) 36
after having downloaded a new title – whether paid or free – no aftermarket software would run properly
Not true. The software just downloaded would not run properly, but all other aftermarket software previously installed was unaffected.
Comment Video demo (Score 1) 631
For those interested in seeing this technology in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3mzhvMgrLE
Includes a demo of a guy trying to feed his finger into the saw.
Comment Re:No flash support (Score 1) 1713
So basically, apple propaganda.
I've been supporting 100's of Macs for over 2 years and I have never ONCE seen a crash caused by Flash. The most common crashes I see are Mail.app and iCal.app - both crash extremely frequently.
Comment Re:No flash support (Score 1) 1713
You've just made that up, haven't you?
Care to provide a citation?
Submission + - SPAM: Twitter buys Mixer Labs to boost geo services
alphadogg writes: Twitter has enhanced geolocation services provided on its messaging service by buying Mixer Labs, the company said on Wednesday. Mixer Labs' GeoAPI is a service that helps developers build geolocation-aware applications for the Twitter service, a Twitter official wrote in a blog entry. [spam URL stripped] Software using the service will allow Twitter users to tag the location where a message was written. Developers will be able to harness the GeoAPI engine to add relevant location information to Twitter messages. Such a service could help audiences receive Twitter messages based on location, the company wrote.
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Helping Perl Packagers Package Perl 130
jamie writes "chromatic has a great post today on the conflict between OS distributions and CPAN's installations of perl modules, along with some suggestions for how to start resolving this maddening problem: '[Though Debian has] made plenty of CPAN distributions available as .debs, I have to configure my CPAN client myself, and it does not work with the system package manager. There's no reason it couldn't. Imagine that the system Perl 5 included in the default package... had a CPAN client configured appropriately. It has selected an appropriate mirror (or uses the redirector). It knows about installation paths. It understands how to use LWP...' The idea of providing guidelines to distros for how to safely package modules is a great one. Could modules request (a modified?) test suite be run after distro-installation? Could Module::Build help module authors and distro maintainers establish the rules somehow?"
Submission + - Helping Perl Packagers Package Perl (modernperlbooks.com)
jamie writes: "chromatic has a great post today on the conflict between OS distributions' and CPAN's installations of perl modules, along with some suggestions for how to start resolving this maddening problem: '[Though Debian has] made plenty of CPAN distributions available as .debs, I have to configure my CPAN client myself, and it does not work with the system package manager. There's no reason it couldn't. Imagine that the system Perl 5 included in the default package... had a CPAN client configured appropriately. It has selected an appropriate mirror (or uses the redirector). It knows about installation paths. It understands how to use LWP...' The idea of providing guidelines to distros for how to safely package modules is a great one. Could modules request (a modified?) test suite be run after distro-installation? Could Module::Build help module authors and distro maintainers establish the rules somehow?"
Submission + - BBC's plan to kick free/open source out of UK TV (guardian.co.uk)
bluec writes: Generally speaking, the BBC isn't allowed to encrypt or restrict its broadcasts: the licence fee payer pays for these broadcasts. But the BBC has tried to get around this, asking Ofcom for permission to encrypt the "metadata" on its broadcasts – including the assistive information used by deaf and blind people and the "tables" used by receivers to play back the video. As Ofcom gears up to a second consultation on the issue, there's one important question that the BBC must answer if the implications of this move are to be fully explored, namely: How can free/open source software co-exist with a plan to put DRM on broadcasts?
Comment Re:redmine (Score 4, Informative) 428
Redmine is the correct answer. Can't believe parent isn't modded up more.
We use it for all web/software development projects because of its excellent trackers and repository integration. We are just about to roll it out across the organisation for all types of projects and management tasks. It is extremely flexible and different types of projects can have different features - wiki, forum, file sharing, bug/request tracking, time tracking, gantt charts, code repos, the whole shebang. Loads of addons too and very stable. It is a bit like basecamp, but better, and free/libre.
Submission + - Laser 'tattoos' for labelling fruit (physorg.com) 3
arielCo writes: Those helpful-yet-annoying little stickers on fruits that tell the cashier the variety and brand may be replaced with a CO2 laser etching. Quoth the PhysOrg article: "the laser cauterizes the peel, much like when a laser is used on human skin. The cauterized area is impenetrable to pathogens and decay organisms and resists water loss". Demonstrated on a grapefruit, it is due for testing on "tomatoes, avocado and other citrus fruits". The original paper (abstract) requires a paid subscription.
Submission + - Eee Keyboard Details Released (engadget.com)
ScuttleMonkey writes: "Details on the new Eee keyboard previously held secret during the FCC filing, have now been made available. You can now take a look at the innards and a full spec sheet detailing exactly what is being promised. "Beneath the 5-inch, 800 x 480 pixel touch panel (with stylus) we'll be getting Windows XP Home running on an Intel Atom N270, 945GSE / ICH7-M chipset with Broadcom AV-VD905 video decoder, 1GB of DDR2 memory, either 16GB or 32GB of flash storage, 4-hour battery, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, HDMI and VGA outputs, integrated stereo speakers and mic, 3x USB, headphone and mic jacks, and external WiFi / UWB antenna. The Eee Keyboard's on-board Ultra-Wideband (UWB) throws 720p content to your TV within a 5-meter range (10-meters for non-video transmissions) via a UWB receiver packing 2x USB ports, another mini-USB port, audio out, and HDMI.""
Comment Re:Sorta... (Score 1) 216
And yes, there's probably a better method than what I've brought up, but it does work.
Yes, there is a better way. Use Google Custom Search Engine to create your own search engine then once created go to the control panel for that search engine and exclude all the sites you want (you can even use URL pattern matching). You can then add the custom search form to igoogle, google toolbar, firefox search box, or any web page.
