LearnByDoingIT http://www.learnbydoingit.org “One must learn by doing things, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.” - Greek philosopher, Aristotle Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:19:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Google Talk Does Video Chat http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/08/google-talk-does-video-chat/ http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/08/google-talk-does-video-chat/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:19:51 +0000 John http://www.learnbydoingit.org/?p=156 Reading the Google Talk Blog I find that Linux is now supported for Voice and Video Chat.  http://www.google.com/chat/video.  Give it a try!  I know that is is supported on Ubuntu and I haven’t gotten a chance to try it on [...]]]> http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/08/google-talk-does-video-chat/feed/ 0 2010: How I Spent My Summer! http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/08/2010-how-i-spent-my-summer/ http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/08/2010-how-i-spent-my-summer/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:45:42 +0000 admin http://www.learnbydoingit.org/?p=153 This summer I haven’t posted as I was out riding across the TransAmerica, TransAm, #acatransam! The trail took me from Yorktown, VA to Portland, OR. See the trip, with notes and pix on Google Maps or TrackMyTour.

I am decompressing at present and haven’t even cleaned or performed maintenance on my Rivendell Atlantis: Home 4,143 [...]]]> http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/08/2010-how-i-spent-my-summer/feed/ 0 One Application to Remember to Install on Ubuntu http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/05/one-application-to-remember-to-install-on-ubuntu/ http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/05/one-application-to-remember-to-install-on-ubuntu/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 19:07:08 +0000 John http://www.learnbydoingit.org/?p=147 Ubuntu Restricted Extras

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Installs Java, Flash, fonts, codecs.  [...]]]> http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/05/one-application-to-remember-to-install-on-ubuntu/feed/ 0 SheildUP! http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/05/sheildup/ http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/05/sheildup/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 17:21:02 +0000 John http://www.learnbydoingit.org/?p=141 I have been using Steve Gibson’s http://www.grc.com utilities and services such as ShieldsUP! from back in the beginning of Internet Time.  My favorite recollection is actually exchanging emails on some point in the mid 90s.  I actually contributed in an extremely minor way!  I also remind myself that there are some solid lessons to learn from [...]]]> http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/05/sheildup/feed/ 0 Is The Web Server You Deploy Secure? http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/03/is-the-web-server-you-deploy-secure-2/ http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/03/is-the-web-server-you-deploy-secure-2/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:42:16 +0000 John http://www.learnbydoingit.org/?p=133 Website security is a big deal, in the shop today I am testing out Websecurify which is an automated web application security scanner.  A quick shoutout to Muhammad Usama Alam at Smash!ng Apps that gave this one a quick review and brought it to my attention .  You can find the code hosted on Google Code.  [...]]]> http://www.learnbydoingit.org/2010/03/is-the-web-server-you-deploy-secure-2/feed/ 0