Atheros releases Open Source driver for Linux

Atheros has released the ath9k to the community. This driver is aimed at inclusion to the Linux kernel and supports all Atheros IEEE 802.11n devices. This represents a major shift in terms of support from Atheros with respect to Linux. The ath9k driver comes shortly after Atheros hired two key Linux wireless developers — Luis [...]

Ubuntu Intrepid audio problems - Lenovo T60

My audio mysteriously stopped working after an upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10. After spending some time it turns out my PCM settings were muted in gnome-volume-control. This can be started from the command line or from the audio icon in the task panel on top ( double click )

Check your PCM Mute/Unmute settings. This is [...]

Installing global firefox extensions

It’s common for distribution creators and/or admins managing a large set of systems to install common software for users. For the Mozilla Firefox browser if you have a need to install addons that are global, this is how you do it.
The firefox command-line offers an option to do this - “-install-global-extension”
Firefox addons are downloadable as [...]

Mounting ssh shares for local access on ubuntu

I wanted to access my folders at my hosting provider for local access on my system. It’s very simple using just a few commands and viola, local access to remote ssh folders. Why ssh? well it’s secure. Why access localy? My personal machine does offer me lots more tools including my favorite editor - vim
So [...]

Foxmarks - Your bookmark companion for Firefox

Most of us keep changing our computer regularly, a different computer at home, a different one at work, browse the web on our mobile devices and sometimes browse at our friends’ computer. So, how to keep your bookmarks in sync and accessible in all these devices? Good news is if you are a Firefox user, [...]

Top Open Source Apps for the iPhone - 2 - BoxOffice

BoxOffice is your perfect movie companion on you iPhone 3G and best of all it’s open source. Here’s what BoxOffice can do for you:

browse local theaters by movies, show times, and distance
check rating scores from RottenTomatoes.com
order tickets directly from participating theaters
check out what’s playing at your favorite theater
keep movie and theater [...]

Managing multiple email accounts with Firefox

If you are like me, you have 5 yahoo email accounts, 3 gmails and and one of hotmail, AOL and whatever in the world exists. I recently found WebMail Notifier, a firefox add-on that notifies you of mails from multiple email accounts as well as lets you login into any of them with one-click.
WebMail notifier [...]

Top Open Source Apps for the iPhone - 1 - Wordpress on the go!

The automattic team - creators of wordpress and bbpress have announced the availability of a native iPhone app for blogging on the go. The app supports both wordpress.com hosted blogs and self hosted wordpress.org blogs - version 2.5.1 or newer. Time to upgrade our blog from 2.5 to 2.5.1 release I guess!
The wordpress app is [...]

Multimedia, entertainment and distractions on Ubuntu 8.04

Medibuntu maintains an unofficial repository of commonly needed software for ubuntu 8.04. Free software that can’t be included in the official distribution due to legal restrictions but which are necessary for a complete multimedia experience on ubuntu desktops can be found here.
Here’s a list of popular apps that medibuntu hosts

skype
googleearth
dvd playback libraries
mplayer
acrobat reader
window 32 and [...]

Protecting your iPhone 3G

Stood in line overnight to get your iPhone 3G? Well for you iPhone fanatics out there ZAGG has an invisible shield to protect your brand new shiny baby  from getting scratched and dirty. Unlike a lot of the heavy thick phone cases, some of these even sell on the Apple stores! How un apple is [...]