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How to always use a text-based location bar in nautilus 3...

2012-01-05T12:21:00.001+08:00

Open terminal and type the command below $ gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true To switch back $ gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry false

Fixes for common issues on Linux Mint 12...

2011-12-31T08:26:00.001+08:00

System: Dell Studio XPS 16 - 1647 OS: Linux Mint 12 - Lisa 64-bit Problem 1: Broadcom BCM43224 (0596) Wifi card not working out of box (bug #873511). Solution: Edit config file $ sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf to blacklist the drivers (for my case I need to blacklist both bcma and brcmsmac) by adding the text below at the end of the file blacklist bcma blacklist brcmsmac

My Linux Mint 12 hiccup experienced...

2011-12-02T00:40:00.001+08:00

Laptop Model: Dell Studio XPS 16 - 1647 1) Issues when using ATI proprietary FGLRX driver (via Additional Drivers or manual download) Sluggish performance on windows movement and mode switching between desktop and activity Windows 7 guest OS under VMWare with Aero effect enable crashed even when I'm not using a fullscreen mode 2) No sound from headphone jack (old issue since Julia) 3) Unable

Make the internet safer for your kids with ScrubIT...

2011-10-31T14:21:00.002+08:00

This solution is suitable for parents who can't afford to buy the "net nanny" product. No installation is required. What is ScrubIT? ScrubIT is a FREE recursive DNS server that regulates what comes into your home or business. ScrubIT “scrubs” the internet so you don’t have to be concerned about what your family members or employees will be confronted with. Who should use it? ScrubIT is perfect

Installing LibreOffice on Linux Mint 10...

2011-10-29T00:26:00.000+08:00

1) Remove OpenOffice $ sudo apt-get purge openoffice*.* 2) Installing via Ubuntu ppa $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libreoffice $ sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gnome $ sudo apt-get install language-support-en 3) Or installing via deb installers download the installer from here extract tarballs

Ubuntu 11.10 basic GNOME Shell tweaks...

2011-10-21T01:41:00.001+08:00

1) Install GNOME Shell and gnome-tweak-tool, then restart your machine and choose GNOME for your session $ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell gnome-tweak-tool 2) Install Cantarell font Download font from here Copy font into /usr/share/fonts folder Run command below: $ sudo fc-cache -f -v 3) Gnome-tweak-tool settings Desktop - turn off everything Fonts: Default font - Cantarell Window title font -

Ubuntu sex command at man page...

2011-10-20T15:21:00.002+08:00

LOL!!! nice joke of the day. sex man page oneiric (6) sex.6fun.gz Provided by: funny-manpages_1.3-5_all NAME sex -- have sex SYNOPSIS sex [options] ... [username] ... DESCRIPTION sex allows the invoker to have sex with the user(s) specified in the command line. If no users are specified, they are taken from the LOVERS environment variable. Options to make things more

GNOME Shell, it's not as bad as it seems to be...

2011-10-03T17:21:00.000+08:00

There's so much discussions going on regarding GNOME Shell and Unity. People talked as if the world is going to end soon (okay, I'm a little bit exaggerate here :)). I had this kind of impression after read too much negative posts / comments related to the DEs. Agreed on Unity, after tested it for sometimes, I got to admit that I myself hate it as well. But GNOME Shell, is a different story,

Things to do after upgraded to Katya 64-bit...

2011-09-27T21:21:00.000+08:00

Yes, I know it's a late upgrade and the new release is coming soon. But, who cares. I just got a chance to do it last night. 1) Enabling Compiz will cause windows movement lagging Solution: At CCSM, go to "Composite -> General -> Refresh Rate" and change the value to 60 Then go to "OpenGL -> General", unchecked "Sync To VBlank" option 2) Enabling Blur effect, adding "class=Gnome-terminal" will

WebService - PI - WebService scenario...

2011-09-15T00:43:00.000+08:00

Scenario overview: Third party app sending request to PI webservice. PI passing the request to third party webservice. Third party webservice returning response to PI. PI webservice returning response to third party app. Steps at Enterprise Service Builder 1) Create request and response Data Type for SENDER. 2) Create request and response Message Type for SENDER. 3) Create External Definition

Basic info for SAP PI - F2F...

2011-09-13T09:52:00.000+08:00

1) Create software component at System Landscape Directory (SLD) and import it into Enterprise Service Repository (ESR). 2) Build sequence for Enterprise Service Builder (ESB) Namespace Datatype Messagetype Service Interface Message Mapping Operation Mapping 3) Build sequence for Integration Builder (IB) Configuration Scenario Business Component (or Business System) Communication Channel FCC

Record steps to reproduce a problem...

2011-08-12T02:07:00.000+08:00

As the title above suggest, there's a free tool included on Windows 7 (Pro and above) that really useful for developers to troubleshoot problems on their product. The tool name is "Record steps to reproduce a problem", it's kind of obvious isn't it? Search for the tool Start recording and do your stuff How to use it? Simple, click your Windows button and search for "record steps".

Google+ is a Facebook with improvement...

2011-06-29T19:11:00.004+08:00

Google strikes again, this time with the new social network service called Google+ (just wonder why + symbol instead of the word 'plus', perhaps that's the lesson they've learned from Buzz). The name seems to suggest like it's some kind of programming language instead of a service but who cares, as long as it has good features, that's going to be a strong attractive point. Feature that I really

Validate user against LDAP...

2011-05-10T14:20:00.001+08:00

... using System.DirectoryServices; ... public bool IsValidLDAPUser(string userName, string password, string ldapPath) { DirectoryEntry entry = new DirectoryEntry(ldapPath, userName, password); DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(entry); searcher.SearchScope = SearchScope.OneLevel; try {

Validate webservice client via SOAP header...

2011-05-05T11:44:00.000+08:00

First, the SOAP header namespace SecureWebServiceDemo { using System; using System.Web.Services.Protocols; public class MySoapHeader : SoapHeader { private string _userName; private string _password; public MySoapHeader() { } public string UserName { get

My 5 minutes on Ubuntu 11.04...

2011-04-30T21:55:00.003+08:00

New UI looks nice (but I prefer the old one) New style scrollbar makes me confuse a bit (but it's one of the good thing that I like) Apps menu appear on top panel instead of on its own window (except for Libre Office apps) Quick search for apps (very helpful if you know the name) Unable to customize panel Enabling desktop cube via ccsm will cause top panel and app launcher stop responding.

SARDU vs YUMI...

2011-04-20T13:57:00.003+08:00

SARDU YUMI Multibootable USB Yes Yes Multibootable CD/DVD Yes No Support XP/7 installer Yes Yes, with some tweak. Please refer to Very Important note here. Support Linux installers Yes Yes Summary

Creating Windows USB startup disk...

2011-04-13T17:10:00.007+08:00

As written in my previous post, I would like to test a couple of USB startup disk creators for Windows (that can put our beloved Windows installer into USB device). So now, here's the result. I would say that SARDU (imho) is the best tool currently available. Bonus part, you don't even need to install. Simply extract the zip file and voila! you ready to go. Here's the step by step on how to: 1)

Converting XP into kiosk...

2011-04-12T16:58:00.003+08:00

Screenshots... Last week I've been assigned with mini project on how to setup a kiosk machine (well, sort of). Instead of spending money for the right tool (which could save time), the manager kept pushing for the free alternative route. The worst part is, company web portal can only be access via IE7+ (common case for local company) which means no Linux on the list. The only option that I

Batch process images plugin for Gimp...

2011-04-10T23:51:00.003+08:00

To install sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry If you prefer GUI installer, open Synaptic, search for gimp batch and mark for installation Synaptic To use the plugin, open Gimp and go to Filters -> Batch -> Batch Process... menu GIMP batch process plugin Add files to be process at Input tab Input tab Set value to whichever tab processes that you need and set the image type

Installing Firefox 4 on Ubuntu...

2011-03-24T00:19:00.000+08:00

1) Adding ppa to repositories $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable 2) Update repository $ sudo apt-get update 3) Reinstall package to latest version $ sudo apt-get --reinstall install firefox Note: Tested on Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit and Linux Mint 10 64-bit.

Auto activate Slimbox 2 on Blogger...

2011-03-16T03:27:00.015+08:00

Why I switched to Slimbox 2? No issues when using with latest jQuery library on IE8. Small footprint. Centers images vertically on startup, not just horizontally. Installation steps 1) Download the plugin from here. 2) Extract the file. 3) Upload images in \slimbox-2.04\css to Picasa Web Albums. 4) Login to your Blogger Dashboard. 5) Go to Design > Page Elements, add two HTML/

Changing default Blogger icon...

2011-03-15T00:18:00.003+08:00

The solution is quite simple. 1) Login to dashboard. 2) Go to Design -> Edit html (please backup your template before you make any changes). 3) Search for </head> tag. 4) Paste the code below on top of </head> tag. <link href='your icon url' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/x-icon'/> 5) Save Template. It'll be great if you could find a good hosting for your icon. Picasa Web won't

Auto activate lightBox on Blogger...

2011-03-12T14:17:00.013+08:00

So, you have successfully installed jQuery lightBox plugin on your Blogger. Now the toughest part would be applying rel="lightbox" attribute to all your images (not to forget image grouping rel="lightbox[album-n]"). It's going to be a pain process if you have 50+ images in an n amount of posts. Worst, post from old editor required two more extra steps (removing onblur attribute and renaming s1600

Installing jQuery lightBox plugin on Blogger...

2011-03-11T19:19:00.014+08:00

First of all thanks a lot to: Lokesh Dhakar - for the brilliant Lightbox JS. Leandro Vieira Pinho - for the jQuery lightBox plugin. Brent Lord - for the image sets modification. Now, here's the steps required to install jQuery lightBox plugin on Blogger Pre-installation steps 1) Download the plugin from here. 2) Extract the zip file. 3) Upload images in \jquery-lightbox-0.5\