Sync Google Calendar and Contacts in Evolution | Two-way sync of your Google Contacts and Calendar with Evolution in Ubuntu Linux
CentOS 5 NetInstall
CentOS 5 NetInstall | How do I install CentOS 5 via a NetInstall iso? Instead of downloading huge CD or DVD images, consider just using the small CentOS netinstall iso image to install over the internet! First, download the small CentOS-[version-arch]-netinstall.iso from an available mirror: http://www.centos.org/mirrors/ For this example, I used the 64bit netinstall disc named: CentOS-5.5-x86_64-netinstall.iso Next, boot
Start and Stop Services in Ubuntu
Start and Stop Services in Ubuntu | How can I start and stop services in Ubuntu with a GUI? Well depending on how you define graphical, there is an excellent tool called SysV Runlevel Config. First, install it: sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf Then start it with sudo: sudo sysv-rc-conf Now you can go through a press the space bar to toggle services
Firefox 4 Beta 1 Ubuntu
Firefox 4 Beta 1 Ubuntu | Firefox 4 beta 1 is out! I took it for a spin in Ubuntu. Right away, it’s fast. Snappy fast. It is a great relief that Firefox is back and fast. The 3 and especially 3.5 series was becoming noticeably slower than the other popular browsers such as Safari, Chrome, and Opera. I ran it
Make OpenOffice.org Load Faster
Make OpenOffice.org Load Faster | How do I make OpenOffice.org load faster? One main adjustment you can do to make OpenOffice.org start much faster is to disable Java. To do this, click on Tools > Options Then find Java along the left hand side. UN-check ‘Use a Java runtime environment’ and click OK. Restart OpenOffice.org and enjoy the speed! Why
Create PDFs in Windows for Free
Create PDFs in Windows for Free | Who needs Adobe? Add a free PDF printer to Windows.
x264 Presets and FFmpeg
x264 Presets and FFmpeg | How do I encode x264 with FFmpeg? x264 is awesome but has a nightmare of options. The easiest thing to do it to use presets with FFmpeg. Simply dump the contents of this zip file into your ~/.ffmpeg directory. If that directory does not exist, create it. Now you can use options like this to
Stream Webcam with VLC
Stream Webcam with VLC | How can I stream video from my webcam in Linux? One way is to use VLC! VLC can make a stream accessible over http, for one example. On the streaming computer, make sure first that a webcam or video device is connected. Then issue this command from the terminal: vlc “v4l2://” –v4l-vdev=”/dev/video” –v4l-adev=”/dev/null” –sout #transcode{vcodec=theo,vb=256}:standard{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=:1234}”
Repair /etc/passwd and /etc/group
Repair /etc/passwd and /etc/group | How can I repair /etc/passwd and /etc/group? Migrating or editing Linux users can be frustrating. On Redhat or CentOS you may see this when running system-config-users: “The user database cannot be read. This problem is most likely caused by a mismatch in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. The program will now exit.” Eek! So something is not