Phew, this must me the longest pause between my posts since I started this blog. Sorry guys and girls, I was just swamped out with my work that I’m too tired to write to this blog. Will resume writing after this.
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del.icio.us downtime
I can’t post my del.icio.us bookmark due to this downtime around 1:15am MYT. The page simple gives a standard 404 Not Found error. I wasn’t aware of schedule downtime announcement by del.icio.us. Now I realised how I’ve already used to social bookmarking :D
Gnash a free flash player for GNU/Linux
If you are particular about using Free Software, then you might appreciate Gnash, a free implementation of Flash player. Gnash is compatible with Flash version 7, and implements all ActionScript classes. Though not all of the classes are implemented, Gnash is the best of the free (as in freedom) flash player available.
Gnash flash player will be available as a standalone player or as a Mozilla Firefox plugin. Although haven’t been released, Gnash sources can be obtained through CVS access from Savannah project.
The Gnash project website : http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/
Malaysia Cities and Places Geo Location file
I’ve able to obtain Malaysian cities and places geo location file while working with one of my projects. The file is tab-separated and contains city names and it’s geo location given in Geographic Coordinate System (longitude, latitude).
I publish this in my website in hope that it would be useful for others out there. I find the list is very useful and quite comprehensive, save for a few “fancy” places in Kuala Lumpur which i couldn’t find.
Download the file here : bandar_geolocation.txt.gz
Which GNU/Linux Distro is Right For You?
I found this website while surfing the Ittutor.net forum, the Linux Distribution Chooser tries to determine what kind of GNU/Linux distro is best suited for you through a series of easy to answer questions. Suprisingly, the results are fairly accurate, my personal result was Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mandriva, Mepis and Debian.
IMHO, based on testimonials from ittutor forum, this website can help users to determine the right GNU/Linux distribution for them.
Which GNU/Linux distro is best for you? You can try Linux Distribution Chooser here : http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
Original Ittutor forum thread : http://forums.ittutor.net
Microsoft Introduces IronPython, .NET implementation of Python
Microsoft decided to embrace Python by releasing IronPython 1.0 (now in Beta 1) in order to encourage developers to use .NET platform. It is unclear whether Microsoft is going to integrate IronPython with it’s Visual Studio products, but it’s speculated that open source developers are more likely to consider using Visual Studio if it support Python.
There’s no release date set for IronPython 1.0 yet, but the Beta can be downloaded at Microsoft’s Website
From : UK Builder