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Try Sylpheed.
It is quite snappy.

He had bought another model of that series (3170). But anyway yours should be similar if not the same setup. I used:

-SuSE 9.0 (distro does not matter)
-Gimp 1.2
- a matching sane along with xscanimage (though now used)
-iscan package installed and linked as a gimp plugin, from epkowa: http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux_e/index.html
-littlecms library from:
http://www.littlecms.com/
-gimp color management plugins from:
http://www.freecolormanagement.com/color/gimp.html
(do not give a damn for the "alpha" status) ... but make sure to copy all icc profiles into /usr/lib/color (hardcoded in main.c ... I guess you can name some files to: scanner.icm, printer.icm and display.icm (if you have according inputs) ... but I way able to install some scanner icm's under different names and was able to select them anyway
- grab some scanner drivers for Windows from the Epson site. The EXE Files are self extracting Zipe-Archives, so you can simple do an unzip .exe
- look for the *.ic_ files
- install msexpand (package mscompress) from your distro (or from here: ftp://ftp.penguin.cz/pub/users/mhi/mscompress
- then do an expand .ic_ and rename the result to
- alternative
+ if no *.ic_ files found, look for *.cab files
+ install cabextract from your distro (look here http://freshmeat.net/projects/cabextract/
+ look for *.icm file
- the file program should tell you that the icm-file is a:
# file Per317_r.icm
Per317_r.icm: Kodak Color Management System, ICC Profile

First I installed a icm for the scanner for prints mode and a seperate icm file for slides/negatives mode. Per317_r.icm for prints (r=reflective) and
Mine were Per317_t.icm (t=transparent) -- that made the most sense.

If you have access to a Windows Box or do run wine you can grab the following windows program (ran under wine pretty flawlessly):
iccinspect.exe from: http://www.littlecms.com/iphoto/inspect.htm (Open Source !)
This program enables you to closely examine the contents of the icm files. It prints shows all the stuff like vendor and color-space infos and whatnot :-)

Second I scanned a picture with the scanner and applied the input icm to the scan with using the gimp (There is a command line tool for non-gimp users).
Then I adjusted my monitors settings, resulting in my setting the color temperature to 9300K since that resembled the picture the best.
I tossed in the Windows own icm file "sRGB Color Space Profile.icm" that I found under C:\Windows\system\color (Windows 98) as sRGB.icm and monitor.icm into /usr/lib/color so I have some kind of setup.
If you do have a disk with the correct icm file on it, use that file instead. Only use sRGB.icm if you want to exchange files with others.

Third I send a icm file for my dads printer (an epson :-) ) to my dad and he just tossed it into /usr/lib/color (as root) and has not complained yet :-D

I keep on ignoring slight color glitches while working on the pictures since I beleive the correct colors will come out of the printer anyway ...

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There is plenty of more reference out there:
http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Color/index.html
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But feel free to ask if nessecary.

Treo: "The internet apps were not as feature filled and a lot more buggy and the O.S was not a real multitasking os. The terminal app sucked compared to the sidekick and there was no instant messaging included."

Sidekick: "has yahoo messenger,etc built in"

Hardware aside (although good hardware is important) the difference between the Treo and the Sidekick is that if the included terminal app sucks or there's no IM program, you can get new software.

That's not an option with the Sidekick, T-Mobile mistakenly thinks that after you spend $200 on a device they still own it. It's a good thing they have what you need built in, because if they didn't there wouldn't be anything you could do about it.

I would love a Sidekick, the form factor and styling are top notch, but until they offer an open platform there are better phones. (I have a Nokia 3650, FWIW).

Aren't there enough licences to pick from? Apparently not.

...is there a graphical installer?
kinda:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/gentooinstaler/

Funnily enough, one is called OpenGroupware
Then there's PHP groupware
And Amphora

Finally, always check Freshmeat. It happens to return 76 results for "groupware".

Let's not forget the other great uses of Live CDs (and one that I believe Gentoo pioneered even): GAMING! Although they're hard to find, RTCW:ET, Americas Army and Unreal 2003 Demo (requires NVidia card, sorry ATI kids) were also great for bringing to work during lulls.
I remember how these LiveCDs were polished and reliable - I'm excited to see what they come up with.

Unreal 2003 demo - Gentoo LiveCD

As long as you pick a good theme

This guy's themes are superb. I used to use the Sawfish ports of D.A.E. and Orange Juice, then stuck with Orange Juice when I switched to E16.

Orange themes are nice.

-Stephen

Maybe it's just that I've been called in to work late on a Sunday night, that I'm tired, or maybe this is a trend of posting non-news on Slashdot.

Why is this "news" posted on slashdot? Sure, I know this is a big software re-write effort on a pretty major window/desktop system (which I used to use once upon a time, and it was very nice). But when new software is available, doesn't that belong on Freshmeat instead of a site that's about "news for nerds, stuff that matters"? Freshmeat is even part of the same group that runs Slashdot!

E17 is cool, and it's great that it's now available from CVS, but it's not "stuff that matters".

I'm just playing with the demo now, (this is the URL btw). It suffers from the same ol' syndrome of "very functional," looks like ass.

Now, my own design skills are somewhat limited. I can't make a snappy graphic-filled website without a lot of work (as my own demonstrates, my graphics are blah at the moment) - but even I can see that this needs a remodelling job. Default colour scheme is blahhh.

Look at slashdot... yes some of the schemes are hard on the eyes but overall it's not too bad.

Look at some other sites for an example of basic but friendly colours, Less cluttered interface, and layouts with many options but good organization

I'm just playing with the demo now, (this is the URL btw). It suffers from the same ol' syndrome of "very functional," looks like ass.

Now, my own design skills are somewhat limited. I can't make a snappy graphic-filled website without a lot of work (as my own demonstrates, my graphics are blah at the moment) - but even I can see that this needs a remodelling job. Default colour scheme is blahhh.

Look at slashdot... yes some of the schemes are hard on the eyes but overall it's not too bad.

Look at some other sites for an example of basic but friendly colours, Less cluttered interface, and layouts with many options but good organization

These guys should look at Conary, I think it really has the right idea...skip past the apt and yum hacks.

To perhaps ease your pain some, check out my stash project. It was designed with stubborn sysadmins in mind.... It eases the process of installing stuff into your home directory.

Well sure I build things from source all the time (via make/make install), and sure their dependencies aren't backwards compatible. I often have several versions of many libraries installed at once (which is something that should almost never have to be done).

Just a tip : you should use Checkinstall. That being said, I never really understood the people that insist on compiling stuff themselve. Unless you are using Gentoo (ha ha Gentoo), most distribution today come with a plethora of packages, and there are plenty of third-party repositories for packages that are not included in the default install; for Fedora, check Livna, Freshrpms, DAG, NewRPMs and a few others. Is it because you enjoy watching compiler output scroll by ?

When you release a library you are making a promise that any future version of the library will offer the same functionality. New functionality is just that-- new. Bug fixes? Well you shouldn't have released it yet. People may now use the bugs to serve another purpose and you can't go "fixing" them, as you are now breaking your software.

That is why library are versionned in Linux. Did you ever wondered what all these softlinks in /usr/lib where for ?

You don't seem to know what uClinux is...
It's designed to run on embedded microcontrollers, often with even less ram then the DS has.

There is already at least one port of uClinux to the gba.
The DS can run gba cartridges, so, DS can already run this port (maybe requiring a few changes to accomodate the new bios, etc).

Of course, the gba port doesn't make use of any of the new DS hardware-bits such as touchscreen, second lcd, etc,
but, the point is, linux is very much possible on DS with uClinux.

I had a look at a lot of systems when I was setting up a Debian Administration site.

All I wanted was the ability for some users to post articles, which had to go through a moderator or two - and the ability for comments to be posted.

Slash was too heavy-weight and most of the other systems didn't fit.

I ended up hacking yawns to do the job for me.

I may revisit the choice later, but there's a big gap between slash and the less featureful systems which could be usefully filled.

As a debian user, I'm a big fan of apt-get. And as far as most things go, it's fairly easy to automate. Perhaps a script that does that apt-get update every night at a given time, and then an apt-get upgrade (but only downloads packages). Next time a privilaged user logs in, it could let you know that new updates are available and let you choose to install them (or choose which ones).

Alternately, Synaptic (screenshot is a bit dated) does a good job of this itself. You have to run the app, but if your packages list is too out-of-date the newer versions will tell you so, at which point you can update and upgrade.

Novell's (ne` Ximian's) Evolution works very well with Exchange servers. And there's whatever that app is that comes with the default Mandrake install.

Or you could search freshmeat and get lots of links to purportedly cross platform groupware.

So which compiler would you choose, if you were Mr. Lone Coder, and Microsoft and Intel would charge an arm and a leg because they would sominate the market?

That's easy. I'd program in Haskell. That one comes with a BSD license.

One thing I've consistently noticed about programmers is that they have no grasp of color theory. Witness the countless ridiculously low-contrast Blackbox themes. Hell, look at Windows XP's primary color-filled default theme.

In general, get to know the basics. Just looking cool doesn't make something usable, and the best art brings together prettiness and usability.

One thing I've consistently noticed about programmers is that they have no grasp of color theory. Witness the countless ridiculously low-contrast Blackbox themes. Hell, look at Windows XP's primary color-filled default theme.

In general, get to know the basics. Just looking cool doesn't make something usable, and the best art brings together prettiness and usability.

One thing I've consistently noticed about programmers is that they have no grasp of color theory. Witness the countless ridiculously low-contrast Blackbox themes. Hell, look at Windows XP's primary color-filled default theme.

In general, get to know the basics. Just looking cool doesn't make something usable, and the best art brings together prettiness and usability.

One thing I've consistently noticed about programmers is that they have no grasp of color theory. Witness the countless ridiculously low-contrast Blackbox themes. Hell, look at Windows XP's primary color-filled default theme.

In general, get to know the basics. Just looking cool doesn't make something usable, and the best art brings together prettiness and usability.

One thing I've consistently noticed about programmers is that they have no grasp of color theory. Witness the countless ridiculously low-contrast Blackbox themes. Hell, look at Windows XP's primary color-filled default theme.

In general, get to know the basics. Just looking cool doesn't make something usable, and the best art brings together prettiness and usability.

One thing I've consistently noticed about programmers is that they have no grasp of color theory. Witness the countless ridiculously low-contrast Blackbox themes. Hell, look at Windows XP's primary color-filled default theme.

In general, get to know the basics. Just looking cool doesn't make something usable, and the best art brings together prettiness and usability.

Antiword
http://freshmeat.net/projects/antiword/

Open source isn't the end all and be all. If your determined to avoid perfectly good software based on philosophical beliefs, try a SIP based product.

Or, as a previous post suggested, teach your self to program. One way or another, its going to happen sooner or later.

you'd likely be much better off picking up something like BMP to use for the port since GTK2 is far better than 1.x on win32.

You could also mention beep-media-player, more or less a GTK2 port of XMMS. I've been successfully running it for some time with an LCD screen and antialiased fonts :) I'm not sure about windows version though...

Link here

P.S. Homepage seems down at the moment :-/

There are a few more for OS X:

Escape Medical Viewer
DreamFird aka jBoxView
iRad

More search results here and here . So in this regards you have your choice of solutions. I think even GraphicsConverter might be able to view the images, but not the associated data.

You could try ddrescue or dd_rescue + dd_rhelp

I've been using MPD with phpMp for about 6 months now, and it's a great solution. It can play mp3, ogg, aac, flac, and I can control it through my laptop from anywhere in the house, or even over the net through ssh. It's nice to know that I can change the music playing in my house from another continent :).

What's particularly vile is the fact that the "author" of g4l (the ripoff) keeps hiding behind anonimity - ..it's a *very big* AC. :)

Seriously, who really even knows the philosopy is even out there? Who, among people you'd talk to on the street even know what OSI stands for, much less the principle behind it?

I mean, its the same reason Crapdows XP is so big... becuse you mention "Linux" and people just give you a glazed look like you're talking about some strange vegetable from Madagascar.

Seriously, if most people knew there was a treasure trove of some of the best software in the world... available 100% free! Who wouldn't mooch in on that action??

You can blame politics, you can blame Holywood, you can blame my grandma for all I care, but what it really comes down to is advertising. We have a hands-down superior product, and for the most part, nobody has ever heard of it.

>You must have a different version of locate to me.
That might be the case.

I was checking out my Knoppix distro, and whadya you know, an app call "gpsdrive" is packaged with it and can be run on a pda. I'm thinking that I should give a used Zaurus a chance before pluncking down $500 for a Garmin IQUE 3600 and the car kit.
GPSdrive has a project page on freshmeat, and I also came across this earlier /. article discussing GPS with PDAs and this post mentioning gpsdrive.

what options are there for anonymous p2p?

Can any bit torrent clients/plugins use anonymous proxies?

Linux/iptables equivalent is here.

Probably the best move is to have a cron job examine /proc/mdstat and e-mail you if it's troubled.

Or you can just have mdadmd (pard of the mdadm suite.(comes with my distro (SuSE 9.1))) running, and it'll monitor your raid arrays, and email you when there's a problem.

I'm getting tired of these "performance" comparisons for linux reviews, unless you havnt noticed, we're all using the same software, we all have access to the same compiler, we all have the same kernel.

so your distribution includes some awesome patchset? newsflash, thanks to the gpl we can all patch our kernels/apps/whatever and use it.

so your distribution uses prelink? Newsflash, prelink is free software.

So your software is Hyper-super optimised for i686? well guess what, i'll grab the srpm or whatever your distro uses, recompile it and so is mine.

There are plenty of alternatives. A quick search at freshmeat.net for CMS reveals many when sorted by popularity. I'm still using nuke because I have too much content invested in the architecture to easily switch now. But Plone looks good to me. I suppose it mostly depends on what a publisher is looking for in features. I was originally attracted to phpNuke because of all the modules and huge development community. Now I've found that it's the modules that provide most of the security vulnerabilities, so I've had to disable them all.

Running your site on a popular publishing platform is great except that there are hundreds of krackers huntng exploits in the software and when one is found, there are hundreds of attackers searching google for sites running the software with the vulnerability. Although obscurity is no reliable form of security, I would prefer it to being a high-profile target.

The goal of Scmbug was to provide generic integration of SCM with bug-tracking. And get GForge went ahead and implemented their own solution.

Why can't we all just get along.

Not to mention the Jade Docbook processor and Jade text editor...

I have a Logitech Cordless Desktop MX connected to my linux box, and using Hotkeys I can easily set the volume with the spinning disc in the top center of the keyboard. This is very useful since I often watch movies with large volume ranges and I can very quickly and very precisely adjust the loudness that way. I especially like the fact that the disc doesn't have a fixed "start" and "end" position but rather spins freely, making it similar to the iPod scroll wheel.

If Borland are being stinky, and poeople are starting to suffer from being "locked in" (even thought it was nice while it lasted) then its time to look at:

wxPython
and
Boa Constructor, a python IDE and RAD style designer. Its a bit harder than Delphi (or am I getting mentally stale) but at least its fully cross platform GUI and open source, so you get to increase your target market and never get locked in again.

No point in continuing with Delphi.net, it may only happen again in a few years when the fashions change.

I learned this lessen a few years ago when a nameless search engine salesman witheld some updates and we (Ananova/Orange) switched to the open source Xapian search engine and paid one of the original developers to do some more work on it for us. Xapian is now being trialed as the search engine behind gmane

Its the same lesson Richard Stallman learned years ago. Don't get locked in.

There's no need to learn that lesson twice. And, you may as well join the FSF while you are at it. You know it makes more sense than most political donations, and for less than the price of a night out each month! I got a copy of Lessigs "Free Culture" in the post today as part of my FSF membership.

Sam

If Borland are being stinky, and poeople are starting to suffer from being "locked in" (even thought it was nice while it lasted) then its time to look at:

wxPython
and
Boa Constructor, a python IDE and RAD style designer. Its a bit harder than Delphi (or am I getting mentally stale) but at least its fully cross platform GUI and open source, so you get to increase your target market and never get locked in again.

No point in continuing with Delphi.net, it may only happen again in a few years when the fashions change.

I learned this lessen a few years ago when a nameless search engine salesman witheld some updates and we (Ananova/Orange) switched to the open source Xapian search engine and paid one of the original developers to do some more work on it for us. Xapian is now being trialed as the search engine behind gmane

Its the same lesson Richard Stallman learned years ago. Don't get locked in.

There's no need to learn that lesson twice. And, you may as well join the FSF while you are at it. You know it makes more sense than most political donations, and for less than the price of a night out each month! I got a copy of Lessigs "Free Culture" in the post today as part of my FSF membership.

Sam

Meanwhile, has anyone got any success stories re. getting a Linux laptop on the internet with a mobile phone?

Well perhaps I've misunderstood you (or I'm being an insensitive European clod), but getting a connection to the internet through a mobile phone isn't at all difficult (on GSM networks - which is why I'm probably being an insensitive clod)

I've used a

• Nokia 6210,
• Nokia 6310i,
• Nokia 6230

• USB cable,
• Bluetooth and
• Infrared,

• a normal landline dialup (9600 bps!) and
• GPRS

Obviously this isn't limited to Nokia phones (hey, I just work here) - as long as the phone supports some kind of serial connection, you're go. No special software - wvdial does a fine job of taking care of the nitty gritty.

Gnokii does a decent job of accessing my phone features.

Go HERE to look for the Original Industrial Strength VNC.

If the link fail, copy this and paste:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/virtualnetworkcomput ing/

Thank you !

Thanks to some dedicated people, GNUstep and a bunch of apps are an apt-get away on debian.

'apt-get install gnustep*' will install all the libraries, the development tools, stepbill.app, and some others. You'll want gworkspace, too. WindowMaker is nice to have, as well as this windowmaker theme and Camaelon.

Me too. TiVo-S2 w/ HMO TiVo with http://javahmo.sourceforge.net/ JavaHMO plays MP3s beautifully through my THX receiver over my WiFi connection. It doesn't work for TiVos that are from the satelite guys tho. Sorry. I have a Series2. Originally I setup http://freshmeat.net/projects/mod_mp3/ mod_mp3 under Apache for many years - which worked nice for computers, but it didn't support Apache2. After switching to Apache2, I searched until finding http://freshmeat.net/projects/musicindex/ MusicIndex which is still working perfectly. Highly recommended. Most recently, I've gotten a http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.a spx?sku=DJSTD15&c=us&l=en&cs=04&category_id=2999&p age=external Dell Jukebox (15GB) for $129. This addresses music access when I'm not at home since my current consulting gig is at a draconian baby bell that blocks all media file streaming. Yes, I would have preferred an iPod or iRiver solution, but they are over 2x the cost. The Dell is ok after you get passed the crappy Win32 tools - it doesn't just appear like a USB storage device, you must use their software to copy files over making it almost worthless for all sorts of other uses. Since I converted all my CDs over the last few years, this wasn't a complete showstopper though it still sucks. An Open Source solution recompilable and modifiable by me would have been much nicer IFF a USB storage device couldn't work.