http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.8.html

To install gimp 2.8 on ubuntu run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp

or if that fails (due to proxy) then try adding the deb source into Update Manager sources list manually:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu precise main

Then:

 sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gimp

Then to enable single window mode, open an existing image or create a new one.

Then go to Windows menu -> Single Window Mode

https://one.ubuntu.com/help/faq/does-ubuntu-one-support-access-behind-proxy-servers-118/

“Proxy support is enabled in Ubuntu One on Ubuntu 12.04 and the 3.x version of the Windows client will have proxy support.”

With Dropbox having the jump on them for so long taking so much established market share, and with with the advent of Google Drive, will Ubuntu One have a chance in the cloud storage market?

ProjectHamster-win32-v0.1.exe (3.6mb)

I use Project Hamster on my linux desktop at work to track my time.

I thought I’d look around to see if there was a windows port of Project Hamster for my coworkers to use as well. I tracked down somebody who’d compiled it on windows many years ago and they kindly gave me their notes on how they’d built it.

Using these notes, I’ve compiled a version of Project Hamster for Windows:
http://geekpete.com/binaries/ProjectHamster-win32-v0.1.exe (3.6mb)

Thanks to Martins Polakovs for the tips.

I’ll post the full build instructions soon.

Download it, test it out and let me know how you go!

Thanks.

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1563775

Oracle Database 11g R2 and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g R1 will be available on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6)
and Oracle Linux 6 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel in 90 days.

The fuel for these two vehicles was about 6 bananas and a handful of dates.

Bikes ready to take 4 panniers worth of fruit and vege across town

The fruits of our labour…

Consisting of:
-a whole tray of mangos
-some butternut pumpkins
-a watermelon
-a bag of capsicums
-aubergines
-LOTS of bananas
-a bag of ginger
-a bag of mushrooms
-pineapples
-huge sweet potatoes
-a bag of yellow squash
-a bag of onions
-a huge cauliflower
-a bag of potatoes
-a bag of snowpeas
-a bag of zuchinni
-a bag of apples
-a bag of green beans
-and two packets of pitted dates, YUM!

Back in the 70′s, the Netherlands’ transport policy was similar to many Australian cities today, especially Brisbane in Queensland where the car is king and traffic systems are geared for this at the expense of all other city users. So just how did the Dutch become one of the highest populations of cyclists in the world? What was the turning point? What do Australians need to do to drag their government transport polcies out of the 1970s and into the present day?

Luckily I didn’t buy it as it has major compatibility issues with the Nvidia Optimus chipset. Essentially the laptop can flip between a low performance intel video card and a high performance nvidia video card when using either 2d or 3d apps. Unfortunately, if you don’t run windows and use the special windows drivers, you’re in trouble. Linux does not support this video card flipping as the design for the drivers has not been released by nvidia, add to that nvidia has not released a compatible binary driver for linux either.

Short story, the video for the Dell XPS 15 is not very well supported in linux:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=161471
“You can’t use the card with Linux since you have Optimus. You’re stuck with Intel. Should’ve researched before you bought.”

So I dodged this bullet, but now I need to find an alternative laptop with the specs I need that is compatible with linux.
I run debian or ubuntu.

So I ask the lazyweb, what’s the best laptop that has all of the following features?

• 15″ screen
• Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution
• Video card that’s not entirely garbage nvidia or ati (read: not intel junk)
• Definitely NO Nvidia Optimus video chipset/config – not compatible with linux
• 9cell battery
• Core i5 2nd Generation
• 4gig ram minimum – 1333Mhz
• 7200rpm HD
• Wireless-N Wifi chipset supported in linux (probably Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 or Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 630, any well supported chipset)
• USB 3.0
• Good battery life
• Supported drivers under linux
• Preferably not a cramped keyboard layout (right shift key and arrow keys not crammed with other keys)

I’m open to suggestions for good laptop make/models, leave a comment on this post or email me at pete at geekpete.com

Thanks.