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RSS feed update – 12 August 2007

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Short one for this Sunday:

Space enthusiasts —
Space Hotel to Open in 2012
Web 2.0 —
Clever and stupid ways for business to use Web 2 — luckily the company I work for (IBM) is mostly on the green side.
Free/Open Source software I use or recommend —
FileZilla 3.0.0 RC1
What is GIMP?
All things Google —
Weekly Google Code Roundup for August 10th
Hobby projects —
Exporting from MythTV

With STS-118 mission on the go .. the first Spacewalk.

Image above: Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio participates in the first spacewalk of the STS-118 mission.
Image: NASA TV

Technorati Tags: space hotel, ibm, web 2.0, filezilla, google, mythtv, GIMP, sts-118

RSS feed update – 11 August 2007 and Amatomu ranking

Posted on 11 August 2007 by Marius — 2 Comments ↓

First, the Amatomu flash ribbon display the ~~wrong ranking on my site~~ (This has now been fixed). Here is what is displayed at the moment
and this is the actual ranking . Anybody else has the same problem?

On to today’s tidbits:

Cape Town, the best city in the world —
My Perfect City Challenge — what do you want Cape Town to be like and win big!! I will make sure I get my piece in.
Free/Open Source software I use or recommend —
DivX for Windows 2000/XP 6.6 (1.0.0.306)
Power replacements for built-in Windows utilities
IBM —
Integrating IBM Rational RequisitePro with IBM Rational Portfolio Manager: Importing Requirements
Linux History —
The 0.10 Release
SCO vs the world —
Novell owns the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights!
Huge ruling in SCO v. Novell!
And this says it all — SCO is toast!!!

To go with the Perfect City Challenge — Cape Town from Robben Island.

Technorati Tags: amatomu ranking, cape town, accelerate, divx, windows utilities, rational, portfolio manager, ibm, requisitepro, developerworks, linux 0.10, sco, linux, novell

RSS feed update – 10 August 2007

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I am on leave at the moment so these might come out more frequently since I will have some time to scan through my feeds.

Today’s links:

IBM —
Lotus Notes, Sametime and other tools for Linux — Open Collaboration Client for Linux
Zend & IBM expands partnership to bring unprecedented database scalability to the PHP platform
Free/Open Source software I use or recommend —
Opera 9.23 Build 8807 Final
SmartFTP (x86) 2.5.1006.18 Beta beta – this is free for personal use
FastStone Image Viewer 3.3 Beta 3
Ubuntu 7.10 Alpha 4 alpha
Open PDF’s in a flash with Sumatra
WordPress —
A look inside the WordPress database
Facebook —
Facebook and the enterprise
Cheat Sheets —
Improve your searches with GoogleGuide
Hobby Projects —
I am busy putting together a PVR solution using MythTV but also found — HD PVR, media server + smarthome with 3d gyro UI

The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the sky at sunset as it lifted off on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT on mission STS-118, is the 22nd shuttle flight to the International Space Station. —

Image credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley

Technorati Tags: ibm, lotus notes, sametime, linux, opera, wordpress, smartftp, faststone image viewer, facebook, enterprise, php, zend, ubuntu 7.10, gutsy, pdf viewer, sumatra, google cheat sheet, linuxMCE, PVR, mythtv, nasa, iss, endeavour, space shuttle

RSS feed update – 9 August 2007

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First off all, it is womens day here in South Africa. To all women out there, may you have a great day and thanks for all that women do.

Now onto todays tidbits:

Great insightful reads —
“Killer Apps” and Virtual Worlds by Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Mind mapping tools add new dimensions to old technique — I am a great fan of mind mapping. If you a Windows user then have a look at FreeMind.
Cheat Sheets —
Google Cheat Sheet
Printable beginner’s guide to the terminal
Free/Open Source software I use or recommend —
Free Download Manager 2.3.682 Beta beta
Skype for Windows 3.5.0.202
Ad-Aware 2007 Reference File 0014.0000
Facebook —
Interesting Facebook Facts
WordPress —
Quick access to WordPress options
How-to’s —
Intermediate guide to BitTorrent
Web development and PHP —
Develop multitasking applications with PHP V5
IBM —
For all my media friends and readers — IBM on Media 2.0
Social Involvement —
If you want to get involved in your community then have a look at this — SchoolWan and I quote from Joe

The project needs volunteers, sponsors and a bit of publicity. If you can admin a Linux box or you feel like creating some content or if you have grand plans to inter-connect all the schools in SA please stand up and be counted.
Bru and Boegie — very appropriate for today

Today’s picture:

Phoenix Rises Toward Mars

Technorati Tags: womens day, virtual worlds, ibm, google cheat sheet, free download manager, mind mapping, freemind, facebook, skype, wordpress, terminal cheat sheet, bittorrent, php, media 2.0, schoolwan, bru and boegie, mars, phoenix

RSS feed update – 5 August 2007

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Today’s interesting tidbits:

Free/Open Source software I use or recommend —
Skype 3.5.0.197
Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 Released
Ad-Aware 2007 Free 7.0.1.6
ScribeFire 1.4.2 — using this at the moment writing this blog
7-Zip 4.52 Beta
Open source replacement for MS Project – OpenProj
Facebook —
the good, the bad and the downright UGLY
Send free SMSes to Facebook friends
IBM —
Could life live on Mars? We may be about to find out and IBM will be there.
IBM Mashup Hub
IBM Saves $250M Running Linux On Mainframes
Linux —
Build your own PVR — Mythbuntu 7.10 Public Alpha 3
Some more history — The 0.02 and 0.03 Releases
Unix/Linux Cheat Sheet
Web development and PHP —
Performance tips for web applications
WSO2 Web Services Framework (WSF)/PHP v1.0.0 Released
Good links related to Zend Framework
How-to’s —
A beginner’s guide to BitTorrent
WordPress —
WordPress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11 released

No Cape Town pics today but one from Astronomy Picture of the day

The Dotted Dunes of Mars

Technorati Tags: astronomy, mars, facebook, ibm, linux, mythbuntu, skype, thunderbird, ad-aware, php, scribefire, linux history, linux cheat sheet, 7-zip, bittorrent how-to, Openproj, php web services, zend framework, wordpress 2.2.2

RSS feed update – 4 August 2007

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Update on the Ferrari/McLaren Spy saga — FIA boss enters spying row.

Now for the new stuff:

Free/Open Source software I use —
The GIMP 2.3.19 Development beta
Ad-Aware 2007 Reference File 0012.0000
DivX for Windows 2000/XP 6.6.2
Free Download Manager 2.3.678 Beta beta
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
For Facebook fans — Get productive with the best Facebook Apps
If you and apt-get fan and also use Windows — Automate free software installations with Win-Get
PHP related
Zend Framework 1.0.1 Releases
PHP Object orientation videos
Bru & Boegie cartoon — all about AIDS

And just to make you jealous about Cape Town

Until next time .. have a great weekend.

Technorati Tags: ferrari, mclaren, f1, gimp, Ad-aware, DivX, Free Download Manager, Firefox, facebook, apt-get, win-get, Zend Framework, PHP, object orientation, bru and boegie, cape town

RSS feed update – 30 July 2007

Posted on 30 July 2007 by Marius — No Comments ↓

Yes I know I said that I will do this on a weekly basis but my list is getting long so here it is. In future it will appear when I have a critical mass (whenever that may be).

First an update on the F1/McLaren story — see that Ferrari did not like what the FIA ruled — http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Formula_1/0,,2-9-2183_2154714,00.html and http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Formula_1/0,,2-9-2183_2154714,00.html

Now for the new stuff:

For Eclipse fans — good article on IBM Workplace/Domino — http://www.eclipsemag.net/ecm/ecmfeatures/psecom,id,65,nodeid,3.html
IBM has a new initiative called Global Citizen’s Portfolio — here is a podcast on it — http://greateribm.typepad.com/web_log/2007/07/global-citizens.html
Want to know some Linux history — the 0.01 release — http://kerneltrap.org/node/14002
Vir my Afrikaanse lesers — http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=3954244
IBM support it employees to work and play in virtual worlds like SecondLife — the guidelines — http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/07/27/ibm-virtual-world-guidelines/ and http://greateribm.typepad.com/web_log/2007/07/in-the-interest.html
And you thought SA DSL was expensive — http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=41670
Amazing video of 3D on your desktop and in Linux — eat your heart out Vista —

And lastly one of my favorite reads — Irving Wladawsky-Berger — Creativity, Innovation and Design — http://www.irvingwb.com/blog/2007/07/creativity-inno.html

Until next time.

Technorati Tags: F1, mclaren, ferrari, ibm, eclipse, domino, greateribm, linux, afrikaans spell checker, virtual worlds, ADSL , 3D desktop, innovation, design, creativity