Posts from 2007

MOHA Geo is a free, open source Geo-IP web service backed by MaxMind data, offering a JSON API and embeddable HTML widget to show visitor location on your site.

Weird Al Yankovic's funniest music video parodies — White and Nerdy, eBay, and Like a Surgeon — are a must-watch for anyone who loves clever pop culture humour.

Build Windows NSIS installers on Linux using Python and SCons, then test them with Wine — skip Windows entirely and compile your installer from the command line.

colorsvn is a drop-in replacement for svn that adds color-coded output to the command line, making it much easier to spot conflicts and changes at a glance.

A custom init script for svnserve on Fedora Core 6 that integrates with the GNOME service configuration tool, supporting start, stop, restart, and status commands.

Step-by-step guide to get the Huawei ETS1000 CDMA modem working on Linux using TI USB 3410 udev rules and wvdial, tested on Fedora Core 6 and Ubuntu 8.10.

Mplayer on Linux delivers crystal-clear DVD playback with nVidia hardware acceleration — as good as a dedicated DVD player, with zero glitches and no extra setup.

A photo circulating the web showed what appeared to be Bill Gates recommending Ubuntu Linux — a fun piece of internet humour from 2007.

Get a Lexmark X1100 all-in-one printer working on Fedora Core 6 using hosted Z600 RPM drivers, with instructions for Debian users converting them with alien.

Load-test your web application using open source Grinder and JWebUnit to simulate heavy traffic and find performance bottlenecks before they become production problems.

Beryl adds a rotating desktop cube, rain effects, and more to Linux GNOME desktops — visual eye candy that rivals and arguably beats Windows Vista.

Rip a CD to an ISO image on Linux in seconds using dd, or use GnomeBaker for a GUI alternative — no extra packages required for the command-line method.