Archive for January, 2009

HowTo: Installing Ubuntu 8.10 On Your USB Flash Drive

This guide shows how you can install Ubuntu 8.10 on a USB flash drive. Ubuntu 8.10 comes with a tool that lets you create a USB startup disk easily – this startup disk behaves like the Ubuntu 8.10 Live-CD. This is useful if you want to install Ubuntu on a computer that has no CD/DVD drive. When you create the USB startup disk, you can also specify that you want your USB system to be persistent between boots (i.e., it does not lose your settings, documents, etc.) – that way you get a fully usable OS that you can carry around in your pocket.

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Malam Inaugurasi Obama dilengakapi oleh virus dari Spammers

PARIS – Momentum pelantikan Presiden Amerika Serikat Barack Obama juga dimanfaatkan oleh para spammer. Jutaan pengakses internet yang ingin menyaksikan video streaming lewat situs, telah disusupi dengan virus.

Menurut laporan perusahaan antivirus Panda, tercatat sebanyak 70 website telah ditunggangi virus yang berbahaya. Dalam menjalankan aksinya, mereka menunjukkan situs yang menampilkan siaran langsung pelantikan Presiden ke-44. Continue Reading »

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KDE 4.2 RC1 Released

The KDE project has released the first release candidate for KDE 4.2. “The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of “Cilense”, (a.k.a. KDE 4.2 Release Candidate), the only planned release candidate for the KDE 4.2 desktop. Cilense is aimed at testers and reviewers. It should provide a solid ground to report last-minute bugs that need to be tackled before KDE 4.2.0 is released. Reviewers can use this release candidate to get a first look at the upcoming KDE 4.2 desktop which provides significant improvements all over the desktop and applications. It is not recommended for everyday use, however.”

What's New in PHP v5.3 Namespaces

The concept of Namespaces provides a way to help avoid problems with multiple functions, classes, and constants of the same name being defined multiple times. PHP 5.3 borrows much of the syntax and design of Namespaces from other languages — most notably C++. However, it does deal with Namespaces in a somewhat unique way, which may cause problems for those familiar with Namespaces. This article takes a close look at PHP V5.3 namespaces, which is one of the most anticipated and the most debated feature in this release of PHP.

Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Alpha 3 Released

The last Ubuntu 9.04 development update was in the middle of December (Alpha 2), but today Mark Shuttleworth’s development posse has come out with a new update for the Jaunty Jackalope. Continue Reading »

WINE 1.1.13 Brings More 64-bit Work & More

In their usual bi-weekly dance, the WINE community has this afternoon released a new version of this software that allows Windows programs to run on Linux. Delivered in WINE 1.1.13 is FreeDesktop.org-compliant startup notifications, many fixes for 64-bit application support, improved graphics support in Internet Explorer, various Richedit improvements, and better certificate manager dialog. Of course, WINE 1.1.13 also has its share of bug-fixes. The WINE 1.1.13 release announcement with full change-log and download links can be found at WINE HQ.

HowTo: Setting, Changing And Resetting MySQL Root Passwords

This tutorial explains how you can set, change and reset (if you’ve forgotten the password) MySQL root passwords. Time and again I see problems like mysqladmin:  connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'. So I thought it’s time to remind you how to solve MySQL related password problems. If you are just looking for a quick fix how to reset a MySQL root password you can find that at the bottom of this tutorial.

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Intel's New Atom N280 Expected in Second Half of 2009

Netbooks using the forthcoming Intel Atom N280 are expected to tip up between the second and third quarters of 2009. The N280 is the follow-up to the Netbook class leading N270 Atom CPU that finds its home in practically every netbook on the market today.

Qt 4.5+ To Be Relicensed Under LGPL

Last January when KDE 4 was released it was shared by Trolltech that Qt would be relicensed under the GNU GPLv3. Less than two weeks after that announcement, Nokia acquired Trolltech, the company behind the Qt tool-kit. In September, Trolltech was renamed to Qt Software. Almost a year to the day after Trolltech announced Qt would be put under the GPLv3, Qt Software has announced Qt 4.5 will be relicensed. Continue Reading »