At work we are using Windows workstations, but we are working most of the time in our Virtual Machine, hosted in a Cloud, running under Linux. We have access to our Linux VM with NXClient or by using Putty. If you want to transfer some files from your Windows workstations to your Linux VM, several solutions exists. Most solutions are using th [...]
Using Dokan under Windows to mount yo...
At work we are using Windows workstations, but we are working most of the time in our Virtual Machine, hosted in a Cloud, running under Linux. We have access to our Linux VM with NXClient or by using Putty. If you want to transfer some files from your Windows workstations to your Linux VM, several solutions exists. Most solutions are using th [...]
First days at Orange
French ISP Orange group logo
Since Monday July 4th, I’m working as a Linux sysadmin at Orange Hebex. I moved from Rouen to Sophia-Antipolis which is located in the south-west of France in the famous French Riviera. My job as a Linux sysadmin will be to ensure that the Linux servers at Orange are working fine Orange is the largest ISP [...]
Ghost from the past : MSEC GUI mockup
I know that I tend to procrastinate a lot, but this time… I take nearly 1 year ! Last year I decide to draw a mockup of a new possible UI for msec. Why ?
Actual MSEC issues
Present MSEC GUI UI in Mandriva 2010
Presently I do think that msec have several issues. IMHO most of theses issues are due to the fact that the target of these tool [...]
I’m a man, I’m Linux, I&#...
Indeed, since April 7th, Linux Foundation start the celebrations of the 20th birthday of Linux ! As a happy Linux user and contributor since more than 13 years, I do wish a truly happy birthday to Linux i.e to all of the Linux developers/testers/ packagers/promoters/users : WE are Linux. Happy birthday to us !
Links
Happy 20th birthday, Linu [...]
Installing the HTC IME keyboard under...
Presently I’m using an Acer Liquid Metal as my phone. This Androïd phone is running under Androïd 2.2 ( Froyo ), and they keyboard is pretty the stock Androïd keyboard. However my first smartphone was the HTC Legend, and this phone was using the awesome HTC IME keyboard : IMHO the best Androïd keyboard. So I decide to install the HTC IM [...]
Installing applications to your Andro...
Sometimes it can be useful to be able to install Androïd packages ( apk ) from your computer. This could be useful if you don’t have 3G/wifi access on your phone, or no Google accounts configured. For this, you will have to install the Androïd SDK and use the adb tool. Here is the procedure.
Phone configuration
Allow to install applica [...]
Upgrading from Mandriva 2010.1 to Man...
With the migration of Mandriva from rpm 4.6 to rpm 5.x, upgrading from a previous Mandriva release is not straightforward. So here are some tips to have a smooth upgrade :
Install the perl-URPM 3.37 package available in main/testing repository ( 32 bits link, 64 bits link )
remove all your current media : urpmi.removemedia -a
add cooker medi [...]
Pensée du jour : monogamy vs polygamy
I’ve just read a very interesting article concerning monogamy. I did always think that human by nature are not monogamous but religion, society, culture and will power can make a human be monogamous. I do also think that men and women are not feeling the same during a relationship, and that notably men may practice infidelity more easil [...]
Music tagging made easy with MusicBra...
I must admit that I have a big collection of music files. Tagging correctly theses files take a long time, and the queue of files waiting to be tagged is becoming quite big. Whereas this was optional before, I do appreciate now to have the album covert art as it can be displayed when listening to my music on my Androïd based phone ( Acer Liqu [...]
Some Mandriva 2010 Spring Reviews
Here are some Mandriva 2010 Spring reviews I found on the web thanks to http://www.tuxmachines.org/ :
Mandriva 2010 Spring with GNOME : http://g33q.co.za/2010/07/11/review-mandriva-2010-spring-gnome-with-screenshots/
Mandriva 2010 Spring with KDE : http://g33q.co.za/2010/07/12/review-mandriva-2010-spring-kde-with-screenshots/
Ars Technica r [...]