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Use ThingamaBlog with PortableApps

2012-01-09T10:44:00.000+05:30

If you want to use ThingamaBlog with PortableApps it is a bit difficult. Here i will show a simple way.

Make a folder 'Tamb' in your Portable Drive HDD. Let use say it is G:, you can always set it to G: before you start.

How To Change Drive Letter - Be Careful Here

My Computer Right Click - Manage or Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Storage - Disk Management.

Drives and Partitions - right-click the USB drive you have installed, then select "Change Drive Letter and Paths..." Change..." select your drive letter G: OK. warning message "Yes" Close this dialog.

(If you change your C: or D: your computer may Fail and may become difficult to Repair. Never Ever change C: - This is the place of the Operating System.)

Unplug USB drive, and put back it will have G: a drive letter as you set.

Batch Executable for Tamb

Make a Batch File - Empty Text File - Called 'tamb.bat' or 'run.bat' plain text use TextPad, NoteTab or NotePad++. This file must be in the new tamb folder you created. Make a shortcut for this and paste the shortcut on desktop. Change icon to something nice and set shortcut properties to Run Minimized.

Add this Line

G:\Portable\main\PortableApps\CommonFiles\Java\bin\java.exe -jar thingamablog.jar

Where G: is the Drive Letter of the Portable Apps and Full Path as per your Installation. Use xplorer to do the file management and view paths. The path to Java.exe must be correct and you must have "Portable Java" from Portable Apps installed already.

Now just use the Icon Tamb on desktop to start blogging. (do not close the minimized dos/shell java window). Save your blog profile in some folder on the Portable Drive G:.

Get a real HardDisk like a External Portable Seagate or iOmega to get speed. In case you need it faster, Install Gizmodrive in the Computer where you are working for some time, example .. while you are on a Tour. With Gizmo create an Encrypted Virtual Drive with G: letter. In this G: copy your portable apps files and it will run faster. Remember password do not set auto-mount. When you are moving again from that place, say after your tour ends, make a backup from the Gizmodrive to your external drive; Delete Virtual drive and uninstall gizmo. Keep data safe in your External drive or ColudDrive like Drop Box. Never leave any app logged in.

Your Data and Settings is your very own Soul and Intellectual Property IP....never let it get in others hands.

I now have a Cloud Journal - In the Cloud, For the Cloud, From the Cloud - I would like to call it a Thing-a-ma DropBlog. It is made of ThingamaBlog and DropBox.

Klipfolio Dashboard - Data and Metrics Visualization

2012-01-08T14:25:00.001+05:30

Easily assemble, monitor, and share key performance indicators for your business metrics on any device.

Klipfolio Dashboard - Data & Metrics Visualization

They have two main products -

Desktop KPI Dashboard
Web and Mobile KPI Dashboard

One is a software you install on the desktop PC and the other a Web Application in the cloud.

Interface to the data souce.

From uploading xls, csv and xml files to Automatic methods like the REST protocol and OAuth or even the data source API. You can even Instantly and securely connect to your Google Docs spreadsheets in real-time.

Create the Visual KPI Blocks

Klips are Widgets that make a Dashbord. Use the standard ones or create a custom klip in an intuitive and powerful WYSIWYG workspace. Gauges, line charts, bar charts, sparklines, tables and more for visualizing your data. "Set up tabs to keep related KPIs together and arrange them as you see fit. Build custom dashboards for everyone in your organization, so that they only see the KPIs they need."

Share and Access the dashboard, from desktop, tablet or mobile. create data terminals too.

KPI - Key Performance Indicators

SAN Gear Notes -

Another old post removed and a new post made. Yet another innovation.....Track personalized RSS, weather, news, blogs, and more with the world's smallest personal dashboard.

Squiz Suite - Web Experience Management

2012-01-08T08:14:00.000+05:30

Squiz Suite, anOpen Source Web experience management suite. It incorporates the Squiz CMS and Matrix.

Squiz Suite - Web Experience Management

Full Set

Squiz CMS - content management system.
Squiz Matrix - a robust platform for integrating applications and data.
Squiz Search - offering highly effective onsite search.
Squiz Analytics - innovative analytics capabilities.

Expanded Capabilities for Enterprise and the Business Integration Engine

Web 2.0 and Social Media integration
SEO optimisation
Mobile website creation
Onsite Search - Enterprise Search
Email campaign management
Multi-lingual support
Back end system integration
Ecommerce

From - Squiz a Supported Open Source solutions company, founded in Sydney, Australia in 1998.

SAN Gear Notes -

I was checking all the old posts, Then i found MySource Matrix a LAMP app is now Squiz Matrix. Quite a mutation, so deleted old post and made a new one.

Dact Apps - useful Online Tools or WebApps

2012-01-07T11:37:00.000+05:30

Dact Apps - is a collection of useful Online Tools or WebApps. These are also Examples of Computing moving Remote

For the Software Developer or Programmer

For Web Design and Scripts

Character Picker, Color Scheme Designer, jsFiddle, MudCube CSS Background, Rendera Online HTML5 Editor, Unicode Table, UTF Convertor, YAML Builder

Many Online Office apps

Documents, SpreadSheet, Presentations, Diagrams, WhiteBoard, Gliffy Flowcharts, Web Meeting

Painting Tools for Artist

ArtPad, Myna Audio Editor, Roc Music Creator, Raven Vector Editor, SketchPad, Slimber Painter, Sumo Paint, Wimpy Beat Box.

HTML5 and Canvas are Shocking

2012-01-07T08:17:00.000+05:30

See something that these new technologies can do. May need a newer computer, netbook or tablet bought after 2005.

See an Example here at - HyperAndroid

Here are some examples developed mainly in my spare time using HTML, HTML5, CSS3 3D and Javascript.

The online CSS spriter

Save bandwidth by packing your textures into a single one. Then get a CSS style file to handle them.

Gentoo - Automatically Optimized OS

2010-12-10T21:01:00.000+05:30

Gentoo is a free operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme configurability, performance and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.

Gentoo - Automatically Optimized OS

Enhanced by Portage, Gentoo can become an ideal secure server, development workstation, professional desktop, gaming system, embedded solution or any custom configuration you Envision.

openSUSE Linux-based operating system

2010-12-04T20:11:00.000+05:30

The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. The program provides anyone with free and easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, SUSE Linux.

openSUSE Linux-based operating system

The openSUSE 11.3 includes new versions of GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, Firefox, the Linux kernel, and many, many more updates and improvements. In 11.3 you'll find more than 1,000 open source desktop applications.

Full desktop operating system: openSUSE has everything you need to do your work and play. Browse the web, send email, be online in social, write documents, and much more; all (for) free.

Full office suite included: Use OpenOffice.org to create professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more. With OpenOffice you can work on office documents created with other office suites.

Enjoy your Internet experience, worry-free: Forget worrying about viruses and spyware. openSUSE has none, period. And the included Firefox web browser alerts you to known phishing websites, helping protect you from scams and identity thieves.

openSUSE: Linux for Open Minds at G+

Debian GNU/Linux - The Operating System

2010-12-04T10:07:00.000+05:30

Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, as a new distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. Debian is pronounced /ˈde.bi.ən/. It comes from the names of the creator of Debian, Ian Murdock, and his wife, Debra.

Debian GNU/Linux - The Operating System

What is Debian? -- Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.

Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide.

Debian will run on almost all personal computers, including most older models. Each new release of Debian generally supports a larger number of computer architectures. For a complete list of currently supported ones, see the documentation for the stable release.

Slackware Linux Project

2010-12-04T07:28:00.000+05:30

This site is dedicated to providing the latest news about the Slackware Linux distribution, as well as installation help, configuration help, and other general information about Slackware Linux.

The Slackware Linux Project

What is Slackware Linux?

The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.

Originally developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991, the UNIX®-like Linux operating system now benefits from the contributions of millions of users and developers around the world. Slackware Linux provides new and experienced users alike with a fully-featured system, equipped to serve in any capacity from desktop workstation to machine-room server. Web, ftp, and email servers are ready to go out of the box, as are a wide selection of popular desktop environments. A full range of development tools, editors, and current libraries is included for users who wish to develop or compile additional software.

Mandriva OS - Linux Operating System

2010-12-03T08:04:00.000+05:30

Mandriva Linux, a full free operating system for individuals and enterprises. For client computers, servers, mobiles and embedded devices.

Mandriva OS - Linux Operating System

"All the applications you need on a single CD :: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird to browse the Web and manage your e-mail - with Java and Flash support.

Mandriva Linux 2010.1

Mandriva Linux - Wiki

Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is a French Linux distribution distributed by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft). It uses the RPM Package Manager.

Red Hat - Open Source Enterprise Linux

2010-12-02T19:35:00.001+05:30

In 1994 Marc Ewing created his own distribution of Linux which he names Red Hat Linux. Released in October, it becomes known as the Halloween release...... Linux History

Solutions like Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, JBoss Enterprise Middleware, and a broad range of management and services.

Red Hat - Open Source Enterprise Linux

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a collection of software that makes your computer run. You can use Fedora in addition to, or instead of, other operating systems .....

Fedora is a fast, stable, and powerful operating system for everyday use.

Ubuntu Linux

2010-10-07T16:24:00.000+05:30

Secure, intuitive operating system that powers desktops, servers, netbooks and laptops.

Ubuntu: Linux for human beings - Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both 2006 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks.

My Notes -

Ubuntu and grub - changing default boot

b2evolution - Multi blog Blogging Software

2010-10-06T17:58:00.000+05:30

Medium scale CMS centered around the Blog concept, fully featured with multiple blogs, content/presentation separation, full user management, full internationalization (i18n), workflow management... and extending towards features normally provided by Wikis, Trackers or hierarchy driven CMSes.

b2evolution - Multi blog Blogging Software

It's free as free can be! (GNU General Public License). It runs on your own domain/website. That means you need a host which can run web applications written in PHP.

All the features you can expect are included:

Advanced browsing (paged, calendar, categories, search...)
Extended & multipaged posts
Image/file upload & management
Multiple and sub-categorie
Draft and quick publishing
RSS & Atom feeds
Automatic pinging of blog directories
(more below...)

(b2 a pioneer lamp blog app lead to Wordpress and b2evo - Ananth)

Handhelds - Open Source OS Handheld Devices

2010-10-05T18:56:00.000+05:30

At the hardware level, we embrace any device that can reasonably be considered a handheld computer. We are product and architecture neutral. Software development on an open-ended set of handheld computers is welcome within the context of our group and our website. These projects include both individual efforts and work sponsored and organized by individuals, groups or companies. The only requirement is that the results be made available in open source form, as discussed below.

Hardware

At the operating system level, our focus is on "Unix-like" systems, including Linux and the various flavors of BSD Unix (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, etc.). Among these alternative operating systems, healthy and energetic competition results in better software for everyone.

Software Archiving and Distribution

Our website provides a set of software repositories, allowing easy archiving and distribution of free software. These repositories are reliable, available, and enjoy very high bandwidth connectivity to the Internet backbone. Project teams are welcome to store their software in the repositories provided here, although links to remote repositories are also welcome.

HandHelds.org

My Notes -

I feel HandHeld Computers range from Advanced Calculators to Laptops, The have to be driven by batteries, charged by Mains, Solar, Wind Power or Dynamos. They can be carried around by a single human being or may be part of a Vehicle he uses. It can have a Wireless Web Connectivity or may just be a passive multimedia or games player.

Anantha Narayan 2009

ExpressionEngine - Feature Rich CMS

2010-10-03T07:02:00.000+05:30

Flexible, feature-rich content management system that empowers thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies around the world to easily manage their website.

ExpressionEngine - Feature Rich CMS

CodeIgniter - Simple yet powerful Open Source PHP framework for web developers.

EllisLab - Where Ideas Hatch!

(Long ago, when i was experimenting with lamp, i tried b2 for some time, it had no image upload, pMachine had image upload and easy to customize, this forced me to learn css, it was very versatile, my first running blog was on this - san)

ARM926 Stand-alone Computer – KwikByte

2010-08-04T00:02:00.000+05:30

This ARM926-based stand-alone computer is an excellent choice for thin-client, low-cost, low-power consumption computing.

ARM926 Stand-alone Computer - KwikByte

The small footprint and low power requirements (supports Power-over-Ethernet, PoE) make the KBAT9261 ideally suited for facility applications and remote computing."

Partial Tech Specs

Atmel AT91SAM9261 processor
200+ MHz, ARM926EJ-S with Java acceleration and DSP instruction extensions
Independent 16KB instruction and 16KB data caches
128 MB SDRAM
8 MB boot/kernel Flash
10/100 Ethernet
2 x USB 2.0 full speed host ports
VGA display port
2 x PS/2 for keyboard and mouse
Audio (headphone out, mic in, line out)
On-chip Real-time clock (RTC) with battery back-up

From - KwikByte

oreilly.com - O'Reilly eTech Media

2010-08-02T20:46:00.000+05:30

oreilly.com - O'Reilly eTech Media

O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazine, and conferences. Since 1978,

Publisher of the iconic "animal books" for software developers, creator of the first commercial website (GNN), organizer of the summit meeting that gave the open source software movement its name, and prime instigator of the DIY revolution through its Make magazine.

Cloud Computing the Cerebral Six Pack

2010-07-26T09:11:00.000+05:30

Grid computing among servers is fine. But the concept of networking unused computers and using that for crunching large numbers is not practical. This is mainly because it is not green (power consumption). Such ideas are not economical for the purpose served. Not Sustainable.

What we need is like a Class AB Audio Amplifier. Deliver Power on demand, or scale up/down (hardware switching) on demand, efficiently. This is only possible in client-server systems. Cloud Computing is the way. The clients are Low Power Multi-Media Terminals. The Modules in the Servers can turn on, as demand increases, as more people login or compute more.

What i feel, think or understand. May not be practical or implementable today. May free home user from lot of admin tasks. Web applications and Services have made it possible already to some extent. When user has only the LCD Monitor and Keyboard to manage, No OS or updates or even Virus.

From SAN Gear - Software Developer and Web Design Resource

Let me assume the currency is in blips and a Cloudlet is owned by a SSP - Software Services Provider. He whips out a virtual pc on the cloudlet and let you use it. The power of a super computer can be accessed on the Tablet or Netbook in your Knapsack.

(Information or concept is for thinking and learning, educate and entertain, some are already being used and applied in the web. Some ideas are to promote Tangential Thinking, this enables you to flex the tendons of your brain; who knows, one day you may develop a cerebral six pack - Ananth)

Move up from Spreadsheets for SMB

2010-07-20T09:34:00.001+05:30

Small Business have moved from Fax and Electronic Typewriter not to mention Telex; into Computers long ago. The early steps of Business Communication and Automation.

Many are still using just minimum accounting software and spreadsheets and custom small RDBMS apps, for a skeletal CRM.

A big solution will take the zap out of these firms as their Time, Money and other Resources will be wasted for something that may not help much for their infrastructure.

The Web also has now changed the way people connect and communicate. So a Small yet scalable up/down; secure and data export/import xml/sql; flexible quick learning solution; that uses the Internet to full advantage, helps SMB to take useful steps in Business Automation. Wizards and Templates very important.

If a Customer Flourishes (time/money) using such Apps then the Service provider also builds a strong user base.

Some things i likes about this zoho app which is in that direction. -

360 degree view of your business: sales, marketing, inventory, invoicing and help desk.

No long term contracts, pay as you go. Free for 3 users.

in reference to:

"Free for 3 users."
- Google Apps Marketplace - Zoho CRM (3 users free) (view on Google Sidewiki)

Nuxeo - OSS Java EE based ECM

2010-07-04T15:41:00.000+05:30

Open source, standards-compliant, Java EE-based platform for Enterprise Content Management / ECM.

Nuxeo - OSS Java EE based ECM

Designed to be robust, scalable and extensible, Technologies - JSF, EJB3, JBoss Seam, OSGi, and a Service Oriented Approach. Developers can create web-based server applications and Rich Client applications.

Nuxeo 5 - Monday, March 05, 2007

"Nuxeo 5 is a robust, extensible, global, standards-based Enterprise Content Management(ECM) solution available as Open Source Software(OSS). Nuxeo 5 is based on other open source software, notably from the Apache Foundation, the JBoss Group (a division of Red Hat) and the Eclipse Foundation, and developed in a truly open manner.

Nuxeo 5 is an innovative, standards-based, open source framework for ECM applications. Its component-based and service-oriented architecture makes it easy to customize and extend, making developers more efficient and ultimately, happier"

Nuxeo DM Cloud Edition - A SaaS - ECM Solution

Software as a service SaaS, typically pronounced sæs is software that is deployed over the internet and/or is deployed to run behind a firewall in your local area network or personal computer. With SaaS, a provider licenses an application to customers as a service on demand, through a subscription or a "pay-as-you-go" model. Saas is also called "software on demand."

SAN Gear Notes -

If you want to hear American Pronunciation for SaaS then the IPA Phonetic is - sæs.

Copy Paste sæs into the Acapela Text to Speech Demo, select a US voice and press "Say it" .

Heard it right, What you did right now was use a SaaS !!

Alfresco - Open Source Enterprise Content Management

2010-07-03T21:52:00.000+05:30

Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Document Management, Collaboration, Records Management, Knowledge Management, Web Content Management, Imaging.

Alfresco - Open Source Enterprise Content Management

"Alfresco is built using the latest open source infrastructure components including: Spring, Hibernate, Lucene, MyFaces and is based on Aspect-Oriented-Programming."

Interface - @AlfrescoECM

OpenOffice - Multilingual Office Suite

2010-07-03T14:26:00.000+05:30

OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

OpenOffice - Multilingual Office Suite

Historical background

StarDivision, the original author of the StarOffice suite of software, was founded in Germany in the mid-1980s. It was acquired by Sun Microsystems during the summer of 1999 and StarOffice 5.2 was released in June of 2000.

Product Description

OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office, and the vendor-neutral OpenDocument standard from OASIS.

WordPress 3.0 Thelonious Hyper CMS

2010-06-21T07:11:00.000+05:30

"Developers and network admins will appreciate the long-awaited merge of MU and WordPress, creating the new multi-site functionality which makes it possible to run one blog or ten million from the same installation."

WordPress 3.0 Thelonious Hyper CMS

Theme developers, new APIs for custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus, post types, and taxonomies.

The 2010 default theme for WordPress.

"I'm proud to acknowledge the contributions of the following 218 people to the 3.0 release cycle. These are the folks that make WordPress what it is......."

WordPress - Blog Tool and Publishing Platform

A semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.

(I have been trying and using wp from b2 classy to now wp 3. you can even set it up locally using xampp and experiment / learn)

Drupal - Open Source CMS Content Management

2010-06-20T18:07:00.000+05:30

Drupal is an open source content management platform licensed under the GPL. Equipped with a powerful blend of features, Drupal can support a variety of websites ranging from personal blogs, corporate brochures and large community-driven websites

Drupal - Open Source CMS Content Management

Some of the Features are ...

Collaborative Book - Our unique collaborative book feature lets you setup a "book" and then authorize other individuals to contribute content.

Role based permission system - Drupal administrators don't have to tediously setup permissions for each user. Instead, they assign permissions to roles and then group like users into a role group.

Blogger API support - The Blogger API allows your Drupal site to be updated by many different tools. This includes non-web browser based tools that provide a richer editing environment.

Build Apps and Services like

Community web portals
Discussion sites
Corporate web sites
Intranet applications
Personal web sites or blogs
E-commerce applications

Openbravo Web App ERP & POS for SME

2010-06-20T00:15:00.000+05:30

Openbravo ERP is the web-based ERP for SMEs. Available as a professional open source ERP solution, Openbravo ERP provides unique high-impact benefits.

Openbravo Web App ERP & POS for SME

Features:

Finance and accounting
Purchasing Management
Sales Management
Inventory Management

Openbravos ERP Code

See it in acton Openbravo ERP Demo

Openbravo POS is a point of sale application designed for touch screens,