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Installing Java Runtime and SDK has been made easier with Ubuntu Linux. Here’s a quick tip to install Java 5 SDK or Runtime in Ubuntu Linux.
1. First, go to System->Administration->Software Properties,
Check all options/channels
2. Close the dialog, and go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager
Search for Java package,
Select sun-java-sdk, and install the package,
Continue reading “Install Java 5 SDK and Java JRE in Ubuntu”
I’ve a friend of mine complained about how Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distro boots slowly compared to Microsoft Windows. I told him this is because Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distro tend start services that generally safe for average users.
He then told me about how he can customise Windows XP startup process and disable the services that he don’t use. Actually there’s a way to do that in Ubuntu too. Just go to System->Administration->Services, and disable whatever services that you don’t need .
I’ve been busy for the past week, but during my absent, I’ve the opportunity to test SQLyog, a powerful MySQL manangement tool from Webyog.
The application has the same functionalities as the popular web based phpMyAdmin, plus some other neat feature that usually found in enterprise level tool.
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The application lets you organise the database, create indexes, views, manage stored procedures and database triggers. SQLyog also can help you to manage backup and make copies of your database across different host.
SQLyog itself is suprisingly responsive compared to similar product produced by well-known database vendor. Being developed using C++ language and using MySQL C API, the client has direct access to MySQL, which makes it run faster.
Another worth noting feature is the Migration toolkit which allows you to migrate existing database from other DBMS (i.e DB2, Oracle, MS-SQL) via ODBC interface.
Download
SQLyog can be downloaded from its website : http://webyog.com/en/downloads.php
The source code can be obtained from Google Code project repository, via Subversion.
p/s : It would be nice to have this kinda of application on GNU/Linux platform, maybe some people would complain that it isn’t 1337, but I think people working with GNU/Linux? deserve conveniences.
[tags]sqlyog,database,mysql,php,linux,windows[/tags]
Thoggen is an application that lets you create backup of your favorite DVD. Thoggen feature an easy to use interface that is very friendly even to those who never rip a DVD before.
Thoggen accepts input from DVDs or VOB file, and then you can select your desired settings for the movies, either by quality of the video or the size of the final result (typically one would like 695MB as it would fit a CD).
Beside that, you can also use thoggen to crop the dimension of the video in order to make it smaller.
Thoggen is available in universe repository for Ubuntu users.
Thoggen website : http://thoggen.net/
[tags]thoggen,dvd,dvd ripping, rip dvd, multimedia, dmca, libdvdcss[/tags]
Besides being a GNU/Linux user (Ubuntu user specificly), my favorite past time (was) include coding mobile application in Java (JavaME), and here’s a post that I write about my modified StringTokenizer class that can be use in J2ME / JavaME application : Using StringTokenizer in J2ME application
p/s: I adapt the StringTokenizer class couple years? for one of my project, although I hardly have the time to code in java anymore.
[tags]linux,j2me,javame,mobile[/tags]
I surfed the internet and found a website which sells embedded computers for networking purpose. What caught my eyes is this box that they doubt MicroClient Jr. a compact computer with a nice casing.
By default MicroClient Jr has two COM ports, 3 USB, wifi , CF card slot, audio jacks and a Ethernet RS-232 port which can added. The unit is priced at USD120 for average order and USD90 per 1,000 unit ordered. The company producing it use Puppy Linux as demonstration of its capabilities, personally i think most of us would run Linux distros that are better tuned to handle networking environment.
Although it doesn’t sports a powerful processor (SiS550 166Mhz SoC), an embedded system like this can be useful for your experimental / hobby project which requires easily configurable embedded system.
You can view full specification of MicroClient Jr at its company website, NorhTec MicroServers (might be offline)
p/s: i don’t think this system is fast enough to play MPEG-4 based video files :p
[tags]embedded, linux, compact, atx, itx, real-time, gnu/linux, puppylinux, damnsmalllinux,embedded device, firewalls[/tags]