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Using Amarok to Transfer Music to a BlackBerry Curve
Submitted by chadm on Sat, 2007-08-04 13:23.Now that I have a memory card installed in my BlackBerry Curve, it's time to load some music. Amarok is my player of choice so I decided to focus my efforts on syncing using it.
Part 1 of this investigation focused on setting up a USB connection. Part 3 will describe how to transfer files using Bluetooth.
Using a BlackBerry Curve with Linux
Submitted by chadm on Sun, 2007-07-29 06:35.I recently got a BlackBerry Curve for work, and being a Linux user I was immediately interested in getting them to work together. The bad news is that RIM doesn't make a driver for Linux. The good news is that you can still get them to work together anyway. Here's how.
Need Help Determining a Browser's Network Protocol Support
Submitted by chadm on Wed, 2007-07-18 10:45.I'm working on adding apturl support to Linux App Finder so programs in a deb repository can be installed just by clicking a link. Since not every system will have apturl installed, I'd like to be able to detect whether or not the browser can handle an apt: link and use the information to display appropriate instructions. Does anyone know how to do that?
Ripping DVDs to MPEG4 with K9Copy
Submitted by chadm on Tue, 2007-07-03 07:48.I've blogged about K9Copy's DVD rip and copy abilities in the past, but I only just noticed that it has added one step rip to MPEG4 support. After taking it for a test drive I'm very pleased with the ease of use and plan to use it for most of my ripping needs in the future.
Up until now dvd::rip has been my ripper of choice, but I recently received a stack of DVD's for Father's Day and kept getting errors during the ripping process. I reinstalled some of the libraries, but the issues still persisted. During my search for a replacement I decided to fire up K9Copy, thinking that I could potentially rip to the hard drive with it and encode with dvd::rip. That's when I noticed an MPEG4 button.
The Wonders of rsync
Submitted by chadm on Wed, 2007-06-27 08:01.I have to admit that, until recently, I've been negligent in my backup plan. Oh, I did the occasional database backup and have most of my files replicated on my local drive, but I didn't have a real plan. If disaster had struck I wouldn't have been prepared.
Mount and Sync Network Shares Using Smb4K
Submitted by chadm on Sun, 2007-06-17 15:04.I often find myself working with data that's stored on multiple computers, and with KDE's network transparency this is an easy thing to do. But of course there are times when network access isn't available, and in this situation being able to easily sync data between two drives is a huge convenience. My solution is Smb4K.
Smb4K is first and foremost a share browser, but it has another unsung capability to syncronize between a share and a local folder.
GParted vs QTParted
Submitted by chadm on Tue, 2007-06-12 15:32.My Experience with Akregator Feed Reader
Submitted by chadm on Thu, 2007-05-31 14:35.Back in March I started looking for a new feed reader. I had been using Opera's built in RSS capabilities, but it didn't offer the control I was looking for. As a KDE user my first stop was Akregator and I never felt the need to look anywhere else.
Video's Missing Metadata
Submitted by chadm on Sun, 2007-05-27 13:52.Where is the metadata standard for video? MP3's have ID3. Images have EXIF, IPTC, and more. If commercial video is ever to take off as an electronically distributed format it's necessary. Without it video players can't identify what's available. That may not seem important if you are sitting in front of a computer and reading a filename, but for other devices and 10' UI's it's a big problem.
Why Dolphin is a Good Choice for KDE4
Submitted by chadm on Fri, 2007-05-11 14:21.
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