iTunes syncing now works in Linux with Wine Linux users aren't exactly known as big fans of proprietary software, but sometimes a big commercial app comes in handy. iTunes has been up and running on Linux for a while now, but it was missing one big reason to choose it over an open source music player: iPod Touch and iPhone syncing. These two Apple gadgets need to be unlocked to work with a third-party music player. But now iTunes on Linux is reportedly able to recognize and sync all iPod models, including the Touch and the iPhone. Linux Steam’d penguins? Is it a recipe for an exotic South Pole dish? Perhaps it’s one of those bizarre YouTube videos of penguins in a sauna cavorting with the Swedish Bikini team? The truth is that this is the first post of the Valve Linux blog.
Linux find and replace on commandline with sed Quick Links - NEW Table of Contents Copyright 1994, 1995 Bruce Barnett and General Electric Company Copyright 2001,2005,2007,2011,2013 Bruce Barnett SL-3 R/B GPS SATELLITE MOVES TO ATLAS 5 FACILITY FOR LAUNCH NEXT FRIDAY - After a quarter-century readying Global Positioning System satellites for launch at a Cape Canaveral Air Force Station processing hub, the final bird rolled out today as the navigation program transitions to a new era. “This GPS 2F-12 satellite represents the end of a legacy as it will be the last of the 61 GPS satellites processed here at CCAFS,” Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, said in a press release. 5 Great iTunes Replacements for Managing iPod in Linux We all love the iPod, but sadly, Apple is still not kind enough to provide an iPod manager for those of us who use Linux. However, this is not really a big issue nowadays as there are other means to manage your iPod under Linux. Thanks to these excellent free and open source media players that are certified to handle your iPod the way iTunes can.BansheeBanshee is built upon Mono and Gtk# and uses the GStreamer multimedia platform for encoding, and decoding various media formats, including Ogg Vorbis, MP3 and FLAC. Banshee can play, import, and burn audio CDs, and supports many portable media players, including Apple's iPod. Music stored on the iPod can be played without synchronization, and album art stored in the Banshee library is transferred to the iPod. Banshee is highly extensible and customizable.
WAV & WAVE Files (What Are They & How To Open Them) A file with the .WAV or .WAVE file extension is a Waveform Audio file. This is a standard audio format seen mainly on Windows computers. WAV files are usually uncompressed but compression is supported. Uncompressed WAV files are larger than other popular audio formats, like MP3, so they're typically not used as the preferred audio format when sharing online or buying music, but instead for things like audio editing software, operating system functions, and video games. 10 Best Security Software Tools for Linux that you should check out. 1. John the Ripper
How to enable USB-Serial Port adapter (RS-232) in Ubuntu Linux : mypapit gnu/linux blog Though some might argue that Serial port are things in the past, it is still the most popular port for those who are into electronic DIY. Building electronic device with serial port interface is cheaper than buiding one that uses USB. That is the reason why people still sell USB-Serial adapter to those electronic DIY enthusiast. Here’s how to enable USB-Serial port adapter in Ubuntu Linux (with credit to Freeman from RepRap forum) First plug in the USB-Serial Port adaptor to one of your USB port. Wait for a couple of second, then run “dmesg”.
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Service Data Objects - JSR# 235 Status: Final JCP version in use: 2.6 Java Specification Participation Agreement version in use: 2.0 Description: Defines core infrastructure APIs for heterogeneous data access that supports common application design patterns and supports higher-level tools and frameworks. Please direct comments on this JSR to the Spec Lead(s) Updates to the Original JSR Untitled Document Synopsis prepared for the International Committee of the Red Cross Symposium: By David Guyatt Background - 1940 through 1995 The background to the development of anti-personnel electromagnetic weapons can be traced by to the early-middle 1940’s and possibly earlier. The earliest extant reference, to my knowledge, was contained in the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific Survey, Military Analysis Division, Volume 63) which reviewed Japanese research and development efforts on a “Death Ray”.
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