Archive for the ‘Open Source’ Category

PostgreSQL services Mac OS X Lion start/stop

When it comes to manually start/stop services installed by PostgreSQL on a Mac, I had a hard time figuring out how to do it, so here is the solution: First you need to know where definition files for daemons are located: /Library/LaunchDaemons Here you will find at least 2 files (if you installed EnterpriseDB-ApachePhp with [...]

Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” released!

30 minutes ago Ubuntu 10.04 has been released, according to the features page: Your Ubuntu, your way Enjoy the simplicity of Ubuntu’s stylish, intuitive interface. Fast, secure and with thousands of apps to choose from, Ubuntu gives you a clean and streamlined experience that you can really make your own. And now you can even [...]

8 steps to success Document Management System Implementation

If deploying a document management solution seems daunting for your organization, don’t worry – KnowledgeTree has distilled the document management best practice process into 8 manageable steps. View an infographic that illustrates the 8 Steps for Success when selecting and implementing online document management software for your small and medium business. You’ll be walked through [...]

Video: The Unity Desktop Environment

Mark Shuttleworth discusses Unity, the shell for the Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 at Debconf 10.

Zentyal Installation Guide

Zentyal Installer The preferred way to install Zentyal (formerly eBox Platform) on a new machine from scratch is using the tailored CD installer. This CD contains Zentyal and all its dependencies. The 2.0 version is based on Ubuntu Server 10.04 and is available for 32 and 64 bit architectures. Stable: Zentyal 2.0-3 32bit installer [ [...]

Mobile Development with PhoneGap

I’m starting a new project, it will be a mobile application and in the search for the best framework/platform I’ve found PhoneGap it looks very promising and is the only framework out there that supports 6 different platforms, here are the steps to install it on Mac OS X. Wait for more post about this [...]

Install Firefox 4 in Ubuntu from PPA

As you may know Firefox has reached more than the double of downloads than IE9 in just 24 hours, If you use Ubuntu and need an easy and quick way to update your current Firefox version, here are the steps: First we need to add the Firefox PPA repository, type the following command in your [...]

Ubuntu Wireless Compaq Mini

First lets see what is your wifi card info, type the following in a terminal: lspci | grep Wireless My info is: 02:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe Next you have to install the dkms package: sudo aptitude install dkms Now download the file rt3090-dkms_2.3.1.7-0ubuntu0~ppa2_all.deb from this page (I’m using Ubuntu 10.04, [...]

Videos: Easy Inkscape Tutorials

Learn how to make gorgeous buttons, logos or just drawings with Inkscape “Draw Freely” software, here are some demo videos (you can look in youtube for “inkscape tutorials”): Inkscape web logos: Beautiful Simple Inkscape Designs: drawing with inkscape: Inkscape Drawing Tutorial: Enjoy!

pfSense is awesome!

Recently made a job with pfSense (complete secure perimeter FreeBSD distribution) and was thinking on blogging something about it, I knew it since its very early beginnings and was amused by the promising list of features and it’s glad to realize that today the project is beyond the initial scope, this only can be achieved [...]

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