Ok, flash post today.

Today at 1:30 AM PST Gmail suddenly stopped working. It seems it is unreachable. Google Apps linked applications are also NOT working.

Or simply anyone who’s receiving this :

FIRST A NOTICE FOR EMAIL ADDICTS : PLEASE STAY CALM . DO NOT WORRY. EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT

The Google’s Gmail support team says the following :

“We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a number of users. This problem occurred at approximately 1.30AM Pacific Time. We’re working hard to resolve this problem and will post updates as we have them. We apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused.”

Anyway, for all those who are experiencing technical problems accessing Gmail or Gmail is absolutely not working, there is a simple workaround :

USE GMAIL VIA IMAP

What, the hell, is IMAP ?   Just don’t care ! Using gmail with IMAP means : use gmail with Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Mail, Iphone MAIL or any otherIMAP client.

These are some useful links  to configure the main mail clients with GMAIL via IMAP:

GMAIL IMAP GENERIC HELP

GMAIL IN OUTLOOK 2007

GMAIL IN THUNDERBIRD

Anyway, to configure any client with GMAIL the required settings are the following:

Anyway I’m pretty sure everything is gonna be alright in a couple of hours…

YOU, CRAZY EMAIL ADDICT STAY CALM ! STOP HITTING THE REFRESH BUTTON ! SAVE THAT F5 !

As usual hope this is helpful to somebody.

Hello !!! Happy new year to everybody.
This time I’m gonna just list you some of the best free iphone applications (obiuvsly “in my opinion”):

ADVICE: The applications are free TODAY (Gen 5th 09 ), I don’t know if the will still be free TOMORROW.

Let’s start !

A free Level - A good and precise level

Accuweather.com - IMHO is the best weather forecast program around

Amazing x-Ray FX -A COOOOOL application to simulate an  X-ray effect to your hand (it uses accelerometer )

Aurora Feint the Beginning - Probably one of the best puzzle applications for the iPhone

Babelgum Free TV – A cool video & TV Application

Banner Free -  Banner like effect on your phone

Bloomberg – Probably the best  finance application ! VERY USEFUL

Countries LE – Informations about the countries of the world coming from the CIA public database

Crazy Penguin Lite – A Crazy arcade game involving penguins

Cube – Classical FPS Doom-like using the inclination of the display to simulate the moving of the head

Cube Runner -  classical arade game

Darts – “dart throwing” game

Discover – File Transfer over WIFI connection from/to PC & another Iphone

Distance – It calculates the distance between two points using the GPS

La Divina Commedia – The Complete Text

Ebay – Useful ebay-made application (can buy but unable to pay)

Facebook – VERY COOL Application it allows you to use fb anywhere

Fake-a-call – It simulates an incoming call

Filetto – Classical “Tic Tac Toe” game

Free Hangman – Hangman what else to say ?

Free Translator – Translator to and from many languages

Google Earth – Good version of Earth w/ Street View

iChoose – You need to toss a coin to make a decision but you’re without the coin ? use the iphone

iPint – COOL Inutility watch the youtube video

iSteam – COOL inutility watch the video

iTalk Recorder – Classical recorder (unable to record calls)

Koi Pond – Watch again the video to understand (UPDATE : Sorry to tell you, now you need to pay)

KTdict C-E – English – Chinese dictionary

Lightsaber Unleashed – Lightsaber effect with sounds

Math Zombie Free – Numeric game

Mocha VNC Lite – Classic VNC application (quite hard to use)

MotionX Dice – COOL program to throw dices shaking the phone

MotionX GPS Lite – probably the best GPS application for iphone ( distance – position – charts navigation & compass )

MotionX Poker Quest – Dice game

MyChristmas – A lot of COOL christmas effect

Network Ping Lite – Useful application to ping & tracert

Night Stand – A clock

Nimbuzz – The best application to use Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, Jabber…. on the iphone…why this is the best?   Because it’s the only one that allows a landscape keyboard to write (VERY USEFUL) and beacuse it allows you to make calls over MSN & skype

Now Playing – Useful app to know theathers screening times

NYTimes – NYTimes headlines

quickFax – Useful application to send faxes using a free internet service

Remote – Tool to controle itunes over the wifi network

Remote Desktop Lite – Another VNC application

Seadragon Mobile – The First (and only) Microsoft application for the iPhone, a strange image viewer, it’s very good in what it does but it’s most likely useless

Seismic – This application contacts earthquake.usgs.gov to download the latest list of 100 earthquakes around the world.

Shakespeare – The WHOLE Shakespeare production as ebook on your iphone

Shazam – With Shazam you can identify music tracks just making the iphone listening them

Stanza – Stanza is the most popular electronic book reader for a reason

Talking Translator – This application provides an interface to the free Google Translate API for many languages (it DOES NOT talk)

Torch – A simple torch-like application

Touch Hockey: FS5 (FREE) – A Hocky like Game (two player allowed)

Touch4: FS5 (FREE) -  Probably the best 4-in-a-row

TouchTerm – Iphone SSH Client

Vringo – Who’s Calling – VERY VERY VERY good application : it syncS the iphone and the facebook contatcs and uploads the fb pictures to the iphone contats : AUTOMATICALLY !!!

WifiTrak – Find FREE and open Wifi hotspots

WorldView – There are thousands of webcams taking pictures of places, streets, landscapes and whatever else. Providing impressive views of the world.

21 Pro: Blackjack – Classical blackjack game

All the informations were retrivied using a 3G Iphone 16GB with firmware 2.2 on the 5th of January 2009

As usual, hope this is useful.

Hello,

this time I’m gonna show you two easy ways to install and run two common linux distributions from a pen drive using both Windows Xp or Vista or a Linux Distribution, and wizard procedures. It’s like a “Live” distribution, but from a USB drive. The two distributions are Fedora Core 9 (or 8 ) and BackTrack (what is BackTrack ?!? Take a look at this ), both with the persistence feature…what is the “persistence feature” ??? Well, is the possibility to store the changes you’re making to the system (in fact, it’s NOT exactly like a Live distribution)…anyway…

Fedora Core 9 (2 Gb Pen drive is enough, 4 Gb is better )

The Windows’s Way…

1. Insert the pen drive, and make sure it’s empty

2. Download the lastest version of the “liveusb-creator” from here then extract the zip file to a directory and run ” liveusb-creator.exe “

3. Choose the Fedora Distribution you prefer ( the 9 is really better ! ), choose the USB Drive, then the dimension of the “Persistent Overlay”, the space left to store the modifications to the system, or the files you make. (for 4 gb units, “choose the greatness”…2047 Mb, for 2 Gb… 1024 Mb…less or more… )

4. BUTTON : “Create the Live USB”

5. Wait a couple of hours…

That’s all…now you should have your distribution full working…

The Linux’s Way…

1. Insert the pen drive, mount it and make sure it’s empty

1b. Install YUM if you haven’t got it yet… (your system probably has it already installed…)

2. Open a terminal windows or get a shell, go to an empty directory ( you need a couple of Gb’s free storage space), and give

# yum -y install syslinux PyQt4 git $ git clone git://git.fedorahosted.org/git/liveusb-creator
# cd liveusb-creator
# ./liveusb-creator

3. Choose the Fedora Distribution you prefer ( the 9 is really better ! ), choose the USB Drive, then the dimension of the “Persistent Overlay”, the space left to store the modifications to the system, or the files you make. (for 4 gb units, “choose the greatness”…2047 Mb, for 2 Gb… 1024 Mb…less or more… )

4. BUTTON : “Create the Live USB”

5. Wait a couple of hours…

That’s all…now you should have your distribution full working…you SHOULD…this is still beta version software…so no one is really sure about that…

Backtrack 3 Final (2 Gb Pen drive is enough, 4 Gb is better )

The Windows’s Way…

1. Insert the pen drive and make sure it’s empty

2. Download the [ USB Version (Extended) ] from the official site

3. Extract the whole .iso file to the USB Drive (feel free to use Winrar )

4. Then open the root folder of the drive (ex. G:\ ), go to “boot” folder

5. Run bootinst.bat and follow the onscreen istructions (just press ENTER if everything is ok )

6. That’s all…. should be working…

The Linux’s Way…

1. Insert the pen drive, mount it and make sure it’s empty

2. Download the [ USB Version (Extended) ] from the official site

3. Extract the whole .iso file to the USB Drive (feel free to use the extractor you prefer…like Ark)

4. Then open the root folder of the drive (ex. /home/media/usb1 or /mnt/sda1 ), go to “boot” folder

5. Run bootinst.sh (double click on the icon or “./bootinst.sh” to the shell) and follow the onscreen istructions (just press ENTER if everything is ok )

6. That’s all…. should be working…

Hope this was useful…. Happy Holidays…

Well,

this is a VERY SIMPLE issue… and you can find MANY others guides around, but let me just tell you :

1_

Backup all your web site files and export all your database tables …

2_

donwload the lastest 5.x version

3_

extract the .tar.gz file and, in the meantime login to get the directories of your website (usually using the ftp service)

4_

copy (overwrite) all the files extracted to your root directory

5_

eventually, change you permissions (it depends on your server configuration)

6_

go to www.youwebsite.com/update.php & run the database update script…

fine ! that’s all ! so simple ! you did it !!!

BUT

if you should get THIS error message

“The following error must be resolved before you can continue the installation process:
register_globals is enabled. Drupal requires this configuration directive to be disabled. Your site may not be secure when register_globals is enabled.”

(or your websites simply shows you an error message relate to php configuration)

probably the answer is to make a call named “php.ini“, into the root directory of your website, with those simple words inside

“

register_globals = OFF
memory_limit = 16M
“

easy, isn’t it ???

As usual hope it is useful to somebody…

Hello,

this one is a VERY BRIEF guide about the installation of Microsoft Windows Xp on a HP Pavilion dv6236EA system…

now, first of all you need to DISABLE the “SATA Native Mode” into the BIOS (press F10 at computer boot)…

then you can make a common XP installation…then…this is the *needed* drivers list:

(Ah, the Softpaq packages are the installation programs for the drivers coming from HP)

VIDEO

GeForce Series Video Driver (Softpaq)

AUDIO — MODEM

Microsoft UAA Driver (Softpaq)

then

Microsoft KB888111 Hotfix (Original Microsoft Hotfix)

then

Conexant HD Audio DRIVER (Softpaq – comes with the MODEM driver )

CHIPSET

Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility

WI-FI

Dell Package (Follow the extraction directory, then go into “XP”, this is where the working drivers are located)

TOUCHPAD

Synaptics Touchpad

ETHERNET (LAN)

Lenovo Package (It uses the same interface)

CARD READER (SD – XD – MMC)

Ricoh 5-1 Card Reader Driver (Softpaq Package)

WEBCAM

Webcam 1.3 Mp (Softpaq)

QUICKPLAY BUTTONS

Driver & Application (Softpaq)

After the installation of these drivers, EVERYTHING is working fine for me…

Every device is correctly working…

Hope it was useful…

P.S.

Q: Why you are not talking about Linux?

A: Because, I dont’want to be stuck in a moment I can’t get out of…

Okay, I’m still not sure, I did not found in the Web many pages refering to this problem, but it seems there is a problem with Compiz…

The problem applies to Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” if you have upgraded from 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” with Compiz-Fusion already installed using the wizard procedure, this issue can lead to:

Compiz NOT WORKING

The Compiz Configuration Settings Manager (ccsm) can stop working: can’t start.

HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM:

The solution is very easy, just download and run this .deb package from Gutsy Official Repository to update (or re-install)

Gutsy Official Repository Link

Then, reboot.

Now use Compiz as usual, should be working now…

If something goes wrong, just REMOVE Compiz (sudo apt-get remove compiz*) the INSTALL it again using this simple guide.

Please, take care of this link too:

http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/upgrade_to_ubuntu_gutsy_with_compizfusion/

There is is a guide to update your system from Feisty to Gutsy with Compiz already installed.

As usual hope it is useful to somebody…

Ok, welcome this time I’m gonna talk about a *simple* driver installation…

So first of all a brief description of the problem…

The Mp150 Printer installed in Fedora Core 7, Fedora Core 8, Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn, is NOT WORKING…using the standard drivers it simply prints blank, or completly white pages, even if in the *official* linux printing resource database, it is given as “Perfectly Working”…

Solutions:

1_ Use and Install Turboprint driver, FULL WORKING but ….. you MUST PAY…to have them working…

2_

Follow this simple guide….

This guide is full working for both the Mp150 & Mp160 series… and, even if IT IS a STEP by STEP guide for Fedora Core 7 it should be easily adapted to others linux distribuctions…(at least those rpm and gnome based)

so,

first of all, what do you need ? This time I’m not giving direct rpms links, just to avoid mistakes, and make the guide more easy…

Install Cups (usually already installed, it’s better if 1.3.4 or newer)

Install Gutenprint (please use the lastest, at least the 5.0.1, do not use the old one included in fedora’s 7 CD)

Install gutenprint-foomatic

Install the Mp160 Printer Drivers ver. 2.70 avaiable from Canon (RPM and Source code avaible — they’re useful even for Mp150 — file names are cnijfilter-common-2.70-1.i386.rpm & cnijfilter-mp160-2.70-1.i386.rpm)

What to do now ?

For Fedora 7 Distribuction

1- Connect the Printer

2-Click on “System” -> “Administration” -> “Printing” (system-config-printer)

3-Then if everything is ok, you should see your printer “MP150″, so click on it’s name.

4-Then Near “Make and Model” Click Change

5-Now choose “Canon” -> then look for “Mp160 ver2.70″ and choose this one.

6->Confirm the changes, and choose to change all the previous configuration

The printer now should be WORKING !!!

What to do if…

if you can’t find your printer in cups…

You’re probably experiencing some problems CUPS-Related, take care of them using CUPS documentation

if you are not using using rpm based distribution…

Install from source…(probably you need urpm)

if you can’t find “Mp150 ver. 2.70″, between your Canon Drivers in CUPS)

Do a step back, returning to Manifactures page… -> Choose “Provide a .ppd file” -> look for “canonmp160.ppd” it should be in /usr/share/cups/model… anyway it comes from the canon drivers…)

if you’re not using gnome…

Use your printer manager…and hope for the best…

if you’re tring to share the printer using Samba and/or Webmin…

You need to change an option… from Samba page in Webmin

choose “Windows to Unix Printing” -> and “CUPS” as Unix Print Style

As usual, hope it’s useful…

Hello,
this time we will talk about the installation and the use of Microsoft Office 2003 in whatever linux distribuction…
It’s a brief and fast guide ! Dont’worry !
First of all I need to be thankful to the REVIEW by Twickline,  one of the useful, but IMHO uncorrected guides about the installation of Office 2003 under Linux I’ve found surfing; so this lack of “easy knowledge” made me create the guide you’re about to read…but now…stop talking around…let’s start !

As usual, hope this was helpful…to someone…

Whoa ! It’s working !!!!!!!

Very coool !!!!!!!!! What ?

Simply, this is my first post from my PDA !!!

You probably don’t know,  but I own a Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC (Mio)….and I’ve just installed one of the goodest .cab, I’ve ever found…

Okay…STOP…resume…

Today I’ve got an idea, looking for a simple and easy way to post, on my blog using my pda…

Taking a look around, I found a software for Pocket PC called.. Sharp MT 

It’s simply fantastic… fast, easy to use, and, overmore,  it’s working with wordpress.com  !

Yes, I can post to wordpress.com from my pda using a program…and not the web editor…(and,yes IT IS an offline editor)

Anyway… the correct settings for WordPress.com for SharpMT are these:

Web Server : yourblog.wordpress.com (like johnsmith.wordpress.com)

CGI-BIN Path: /xmlrpc.php

User Name: johnsmith (your username)

Password : ******** (your password)

then hit “Refresh” …

Everything works fine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much Randy Rants !!!

Playing Aerosmith – Dream On…

Ok,

just installed the new Ubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” on my laptop (HP DV6236EA), everything worked fine…except for the installed webcam…

UPDATE: after installing Gutsy Gibbon….everything worked fine…except for the installed webcam

so…after…a LONG (10 minuts) hard searching session…I’ve created this how-to…hope it’s useful…

HOW-TO Install Ricoh webcam 05ca:1810 and others to Ubuntu 7.04 and, probably, other, Debian based, Linux distribution; this webcam is a part of HP dv6000, dv9000 an Sony…

First of all, make sure You got a Ricoh Webcam so from a terminal give:

sudo lsusb

the output should have a line like this

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 05ca:1810 Ricoh Co., Ltd

Different ricoh webcam’s ID (05ca:1810) requires different drivers,
but the driver for 05ca:1834 is mostly compatible; in fact you can use this how-to and this drivers for these ID:

05ca:1830 Sony Vaio SZ (Sony Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC2 )
05ca:1832 Sony Vaio UX (Sony Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC3)
05ca:1833 – Sony VAIO AR webcam (“Sony Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC2)05ca:1834 – Sony VAIO AR webcam (Sony Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC2)
05ca:1835 – Sony VAIO SZ webcam (Sony Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC5)

05ca:1836 – Sony VAIO FE and AR (Sony Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC4)

05ca:1870 – HP Pavilion built-in webcam
05ca:1810 – HP Pavilion built-in webcam

so to install the drivers follow this two step guide :

IF USING 7.04 Feisty Fawn 

follow this link to download the first .deb package, open & install It using your package manager (in Ubuntu is
Synaptic)

IF USING 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

follow this link to download the first .deb package, open & install It using your package manager (in Ubuntu is
Synaptic)

Then, for Both

follow this link to download the second .deb package, open & install it using your package manager.

If everything is okay, your wecam is Up & Running…maybe you can try it using Gaim…

The original post where drivers were presented is : http://lsb.blogdns.net/ry5u870/

Many issues report problems with the Kopete application…it’s a Kopete problem…

two steps….COOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL…………..

Playing Manowar – Carry on