No wonder I kept missing my blog posts, my CMOS battery finally runs out after 3 years of use. Guess I need to get a new battery now, or else I might fscked important appointments.
For the time being, ntpdate saves the day :)
Upcoming OpenOffice.org 3.0 supports Microsoft OpenXML (docx) out of the box
The popular Free and Open Source Office application, OpenOffice.org is going to have OpenXML (*.docx, *.xlsx, *.pptx) support by default. Scheduled to be release on September 2008, OpenOffice.org 3.0 packs a lot of features you might find interesting :
- Import PDF files support. PDF documents can be edited in Writer
- Official Mac OS support, now includes native “Aqua” interface
- Multiple page view in Writer
- Error bars in OpenOffice.org charts
- Supports OpenDocument 1.2 specification
The BETA is scheduled to be released on April 30th, 2008. For the time being, OpenOffice.org 2.x users can open Microsoft OpenXML files (*.docx, *.xlsx) using odf import filters
Thanks to Andrew Ziem for the original article, OpenOffice.org 3.0 new features, an early look
I’ve Upgraded Upgraded to WordPress 2.5!
Finally after spending some precious time procrastinating, I finally upgraded my blog to WordPress 2.5. New features that I immediately found helpful are :
- Multiple file upload
- Clean interface design
- Administrative panel loads faster
- Easier for me to load up media files (video, audio, photos)
This could mean that I’ll be posting more regularly. Btw, sorry for the hiatus, I’ll be updating this blog more regularly after this.
New features in Ubuntu Hardy Heron (due in 20 days)
Though the main focus of the upcoming release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) is for long term support and bug fixes of existing features, Hardy Heron still packs quite a few notable features to look forward to :
Wubi and umenu
Installation without creating a separate partition for Ubuntu Linux is made easier with Wubi! Inserting Ubuntu CDROM will display a start up application which enables you to install Ubuntu on your windows partition using a loopback device.
After installation, Ubuntu will be added as one of bootable operating system in your Windows boot menu.
Install Ubuntu without the need to repartition, format and hassle.
Fine-grained User Permission Control
Ubuntu Hardy Heron integrates PolicyKit on administrative user interfaces. This allows you to have better control over user access on specific administrative task. For example, you can assign privilege for one user to access network controls but not software installation.
Easy to use host-based firewall
The new Ubuntu release, Hardy Heron also includes ufw (uncomplicated firewall) that is easy to setup and use by end users without bothering network admnistrators.
New default bittorrent downloader
Transmission replaced Gnome Bittorrrent as the default bittorrent downloader in Ubuntu Hardy Heron LTS. Transmission is a lightweight bittorrent client with automatic banning feature and protocol encryption.
Additionally, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS also includes GNOME 2.22 and Firefox 3 Beta, which is better integrated with GNOME desktop environment. I’m looking forward for the next Ubuntu release, due on April 24th, 2008, that is three weeks from now!
Look at My Girlfriend’s kucing on the bed!
Heh, my girlfriend’s kucing is so gatal he refuses to get off the bed from my gf’s bed
btw his name is belang, and my girlfriend’s is Hazyati.. see you soon :)
exifprobe – easiest way to get GPS location from JPEG files
I’ve seen few photos taken from a GPS capable camera and the photo can be traced back to its original location using photo-navigation capable GPS devices.
These GPS coordinates are stored inside JPEG files which comforms to EXIF specification (using GPS IFD). However, I found out the f-spot photo manager while capable of reading EXIF metadata from JPEG, it can’t display the GPS coordinates properly upon reading the JPEG files.
This is rather annoying to me as I can’t possibly know the location where the photo was taken.
exifprobe to the rescue
Fortunately there is exifprobe. A CLI tool which able to display GPS coordinate on JPEG files among other things. The displayed coordinate from EXIF probe are in this format
degree, minute, second
so this output
Latitude = 5,47,39 Longitude = 100,24,10
would become 5° 47′ 39″ N, 100° 24′ 10″ E which you can enter on google maps to get its location.
Easy isnt it
p/s: btw, The location is within Gunung Jerai camping area where it is a popular camping spot for locals and tourists in Kedah (Malaysia).