Hi,

has been open for all the public the votation to choose the 3 winners of this marveolus contest.

The codear contest it’s a Argentinian challenge what it’s celebrate once per year in the EVA (expocicion videogames argentina) what have to objetive promote the videogames development in the country.

now, the codear have mini contest before the big ceremony in the eva, and this it’s one of them, in this time, you can play 40 games in a banner format of 600×90, wth a big dosis of innovative gameplay,abstracts character and common games and most it, fun

you can see and download each game from here and the mega pack with all the games, from here

when you finish to play all the games, you can vote for your 3 favorite games here.

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

a few days ago i get my notebook, and also a modem 3g (huawei e226) with for a movile internet connection.

after receive it, i try to find the form to install it in my ubuntu (the modem only provide the software for windows). i search in google and only find very unuseful information and too confuse and complicated how to’s. but just when i’m giving up, i found the easy and perfect solution :), for our luck, a spanish company (vodafone) develop a easy-to-use driver for this type of modem for linux (and you can use for any provider, not only vodafone ).

the first thing it’s download the driver from here:

https://forge.vodafonebetavine.net/frs/?group_id=12

you have deb, rpm and binary packages

when you finish the download, unplug any internet connection what you are using and plug your usb modem, then, install the driver and execute it, automatically going to detect your hardware (the mine detect like huawei 270 but it work anyway), and then you need to create the profile, you see a screen like this:

there you need to enter:

*name of the profile (any name)

*username

*password

*host APN

and optional (and necesary in my case) you can define the dns to use (my service provider dont send correctly th dns, then i use the dns of movistar, i think you can use any public dns).

this necesary data you can get from the windows software what install the modem, search in internet or ask  to your ISP (normally it’s the same for all the user’s).

it’s work for me and i hope it can work for you too ;D

ths it’s some bechmark of my connection, i have a 2.5mb plan but i dont have a good connection here

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

well, after a few days i tested the Symphony Os 2008.1 what i download a few days ago.the review has been done in a VM with virtualbox in a ubuntu 7.10 like host.

Installation

the installation it’s the normal 6-7 step like have ubuntu, it’s take like 20-30 minutes all process including the copy of the files.

when the installation finish, the system occupied like 1.5 gb of the disk with the basic installation.

The Good:

First of all it’s a clean system, maybe you lost in the beginning why it’s not a normal desktop but it’s easy to use and know where are the things. you only have 4 buttons what display a menu with options.

in the top left icon, what it’s like the icon for a console, have the options to change the theme,remove/install app and other configuration options, it’s really easy to know what do each thing.

the top right icon, show the device and the file system, with folder for download, documents etc.., all organized and using nautilus for the file browser.

bottom right, easy to know, are the options to reboot ,logout and shutdown the system.

and the bottom left have the main menu (like the menu of app for gnome or KDE), there you have listed all the app installed and web app inserted.

all the system it’s like a ubuntu system but with another feel, more simply and beauty.All the tools and app what you use in ubuntu, work in symphony (or it’s logical it work :p ). also the OS have a nice feature integrated in firefox, what you can use a web app like a desktop app (you see the gmail option in the menu?), that mean you can grab any web app and put in you app menu, then you run it directly by there.also the the open app’s are showed in the bottom bar with images of the content (like the efects what have compiz fusion).it’s important to say this system it’s really fast, load fast and run fast, the creators say can be used in 200 mhz machines (great ).

The Bad:

I think the team has been released a too premature version to be a final release :s, this have several bugs, like the shutdown button dont work, and need more work to be a production system. the font what use the system it’s too hugly and have a theme for the windows like vista what i cant change easily (the theme manager dont change that) and i dont like how look with all the system.the app menu dont add the new icon of the new app installed, you need to logout or reboot the system to see the changes.also the system dont have the tray bar, programs like amsn, ktorrent or any what use the tray bar if you close it, you can access again to the window.several image what use the system, the icons of the app and including the fonts show pixelated or dont show (you see in the image above the thunderbird whiteout icon), i thing can be improvement to make more friendly the system. the icons what use for the folder and other things are like use windows vista, it can be changed by the theme manager but i think the distribution need to find he own look like do so far and not copy what already exist (the distribution itself it’s a new form to use the PC, why need to copy a simply icons?).Too less app included in the iso, i think need to add at least some media player and the open office suite, to have a complete and functional system (i dont think this can be a problem, why the iso weight only 463 MB, have enough space to add some essential app’s).

Conclusion:

It’s not a system to use like primary system, but i think it’s going to a good way, the $1 what i waste to buy this OS worth to colaborate for the evolution of this distribution. the team have a great idea and i think with more testing, and fixing the details, in the future can be a good competence for the principal and more used linux distribution, like ubuntu, why this system it’s easy to use, consume less resources and, with the necessary fixes can be the perfect OS for the people what commonly use windows.

i hope you enjoy and found useful this review and my opinions about this wonderful Linux Distribution.

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

well, i dont receive any donation but i donated the dolar to download my copy of symphony os (via torrent why the server it’s too slow xD ).

now, when i finish some things with the work, i going to install in a VM and test it, make a review and if it’s good, maybe i going to replace my ubuntu with this OS

stay tuned

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

the new version of Symphony OS has been released, after a year of development has been released the 2008.1 version. with a lot of changes and a rewrite of the system, now based in ubuntu 7.10 and full compatible with it. you can view more information here:

http://symphonyos.com/cms/?p=8

when i get $1 dollar of donations, i get my copy to test it and make a review of it (and if you can do the same to help this great project).

Regards,
Shadow

Hi,

nothing too important, i buy a new printer some days ago, here’s the picture:

it’s a epson c92, it’s cheap (like 80 USD) and have nice quality.

i have also some tricks when you install in ubuntu:

when ubuntu detect the printer, ask you for the model, surely you dont find the c92, then select the c72 what it’s the same.

if you want to know the level of ink in the printer, type in the console:

sudo escputil -i -u -r /dev/usblp0

if you dont have escputil, you can install with apt-get

maybe in the future i make some app to show in the tray bar the level of ink (like the user have in windows, it’s very useful ;D).

bye for now.

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

i read in barrapunto what in a press release from Microsoft say the OOXML format has been approved by ISO to make a standard. if it’s true (surely it’s true, only need to wait the confirmation from the ISO), it’s another proof about the dirty technique of Microsoft  to  keep her monopoly, more dirty than ever with the disaster what are he new operating system (vista A.K.A windows ME :p ).

making the OOXML a standard, Microsoft can use it to get business with the governmental organism appealing this it’s a standard (when the format have too many technical problems and already exist a  better format, approved for the ISO (the ODF) and it’s open source).

now the question it’s, how the ISO has been approved this format? the answer: Microsoft has been invested too many millions to “convince” to the ISO member what this format it’s necessary.

i think this really affect, no only the open source, what have the ODF format, also the credibility of ISO in the task to approve standards.

it’s a show of why exist the open source to erase this action and conducts from the development of software and app and to bring in equality of condition to all the mankind the best technically and evolved informatics products, only with the propose to evolve, not to make more richer with dirty techniques and speculation.

now, more than ever, keep support the opensource !!

Regards,

Shadow.

Hi,

has been passed several years from when i start to work like a developer, in the road i found several people, asking for help or helping them. in the actual time, it’s huge amount of people what say “i support open source, i support the free distribution of the code and support the philosophy of the open source, what in her base, it’s helping each other”. the people say this, but the most of that aren’t kind or friendly when some people ask for help or newbies when need some support. i’m doing some jobs for a client in a vbulletin site, i need to install the TfSEO product, with this i have some problem (the site it’s some particular) and i asked several things to the developer (davide) to use it in the right form. the response has been fast and he give me all the tools to do what i need, he dont know me, i never talk to him, he dont know my name, but he waste her time to help me.

what i want to say with this? too much people talking about to change the world, helping other etc.. using the open source how excuse, but doing nothing.

conclusion: the open source and her philosophy it’s great but some community around it suck and departs the people from it.

Regards,

Shadow.

Adobe it’s planing to release a security update for flash player, to protect of cross side scripting and other vulnerabilities what have the swf format, this changes going to affect any new app developed and older content also (also the content for flash player 7), to prevent the broke of your app, need to have some precautions what are detailed in this document:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/
articles/flash_player9_security_update.html

Read it and make your change before you app or content dont work anymore :p

Regards,
Shadow.

Hi,

i alway awake early, now it’s the 6:30 of the morning, and working like always, i enter a google to search something, then i see this image:

The reason? google consume less energy if show your homepage in black (it’s a huge less energy when you homepage it’s visited by millions of people several times at day). In this way, google promote the measures to prevent the climatic change what affect all the world.also invite to shutdown your lights for 1 hour tonight.

check your google homepage and see what it’s the hour for your country to support this initiative.

Regards,

Shadow.