O | S | D | N NEWSLETTER
August 29, 2002 DEVELOPER SERIES
The 'Developer Series' Newsletter is developed to bring Open Source
related content to a user with a focus for development with Open Source
If you'd like to receive more content relating to
Open Source subscribe at http://www.osdn.com/newsletters/
==============================================================
Sponsored by Thinkgeek
http://www.ThinkGeek.com/
==============================================================
Thinkgeek
Cube Fodder: Tangle Desktop Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5a38.shtml
Gadgets: Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a3c.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Tshirts: Kids: newbie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59cc.shtml
Caffeine: Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/5a35.shtml
Gadgets: Super Bright GREEN Laser Pointer!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1d.shtml
Gadgets: SoundBug - Turns Glossy Surfaces Into Speakers!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5a15.shtml
Tshirts: It Must Be User Error
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59fe.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Gadgets: Mini Wireless Color Video Cam (for RC rovers)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59eb.shtml
Cube Goodies: Levitron Desktop Levitation Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59a9.shtml
Tshirts: Bug Off, I'm On My Break
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/5a00.shtml
Watches: onHand PC Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1a.shtml
Caffeine: Hyperglow Caffeinated Beer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/beer.shtml
Gadgets: Desktop Zero Point Infinite Power Generator
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml
Cube Fodder: New Desktop Mini Fridge/Warmer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5991.shtml
Mods: New Lian-LIi Cases
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/cases-mods.shtml
Cube Fodder: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59e0.shtml
Cube Fodder: Rogers Connection Magnetic Set
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59b4.shtml
Caffeine: Warp Mints In Cinnamon Flavor
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/59de.shtml
Sourceforge
Automated Security Tools
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=51027
Release Candidate 1
phpLotto
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53340
phpLotto 1st Release
Legend of the Wonderer TCG
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44698
battle system in the project Docs
Advanced Simlulation Toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48818
Recruiting
PHPortal
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28568
PHPortal version 0.1.9 released!
PCGen -- A d20 Character Generator
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25576
PCGen 2.6.3 is available
MySQL Objective C API for Cocoa
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42424
SMySQL version 0.7.0
i810 Framebuffer Device Driver
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39579
Video Overlay Support for the Intel 810 and 815 Framebuffer
'Just For Fun' Network Management System
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46041
JFF Network Management System 0.6.4
VietPad
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46758
VietPad 1.0.2 Release
Slashdot
Meteorite Hits Girl
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/2337237
[0]redcliffe writes "The BBC has a [1]story about a 14 year old North
Yorkshire girl who was hit, on the foot, by a metorite. Where's Bruce
Willis when you need him?" The young Miss Carlton notes: "This does not
happen that often in Northallerton", no doubt the City of York is where
most Meteorites land.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/2218755.stm
Burn a DVD-AC3 Compatible CD-R
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/227252
[0]grant+harris writes "[1]This interesting article shows how it is
possible to burn AC-3 audio onto a normal CD-R. Will this technology
usher a new type of online piracy when DVD-Audio and surround sound
systems become more commonplace?" While this is only audio, it is a
good step in the right direction.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.kellyindustries.com/diy_5_1.html
Seagate Overcomes Superparamagnetic Limit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/224226
[0]Longinus writes "[1]Yahoo! News is [2]reporting that hard drive
manufacturer [3]Seagate has "overcome a significant challenge in
magnetic memory with a new technology capable of achieving far beyond
today's storage densities -- up to as great as 50 terabits per square
inch. Currently, the highest storage densities hover around 50 gigabits
per square inch, but Seagate said its heat-assisted magnetic recording
(HAMR) technology could break through the so-called superparamagnetic
limit -- a memory boundary based on data bits so small they become
magnetically unstable." Perhaps the near future of storage technology
lies, for now, not in nanotech or holography, but still in magnetic
recording."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.yahoo.com/
2.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=75&e=5&cid=75&u=/nf/20020828/tc_nf/19209
3. http://www.seagate.com/
LucasArts announces Sam & Max sequel
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/2356247
[0]Altima(BoB) writes "LucasArts announced today a sequel to their 1993
cult classic adventure game Sam & Max Hit the Road. This follows a
recent announcement of Full Throttle II. The [1]press release explains:
It's due first quarter 2004 for Windows PCs, no other operating systems
or platforms mentioned, but it looks promising. Personally, I think
that LucasArts' adventure games have been long overdue a comeback,
anyone who's played them can attest to their top-notch writing and
humor."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.lucasarts.com/press/releases/61.html
Are Video Phones Back From The Dead?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/224227
[0]gwizah writes: "A company by the name of [1]Vialta is peddling a new
product all you future loving geek's can enjoy, A VideoPhone! Yes, Im
sure you can all remember the many attempts to bring video-phonecall
technology into the home or office, but unlike the flying car, you can
pick up a pair at Fry's today! According to some [2]reviews at [3]USA
Today and [4]the WSJ, the product works as advertised. A new way to
call Grandma? Or just another silly little toy to collect dust in that
[5]hall [6]closet."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.vialta.com/
2. http://www.forbes.com/2002/08/20/0820tentech.html
3. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2002-08-20-baig_x.htm
4. http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/solution-20020814.html
5. http://www.vmbear.com/pictures/Closet.jpg
6. http://web.umr.edu/~acrain/pics/closet.jpg
A Beginner's Guide to the Dance Dance Phenomena
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/2132204
An anonymous reader writes "I just saw a rather interesting article
over at LANParty.com about breaking into [0]the world of Dance Dance
Revolution. The article has a humourous story about going from DDR
mocker to DDR fanatic thanks to a seven-year-old kid. Also, it has
reviews of some home DDR equipment for those too timid to play in
public. The article is written from a beginner's perspective, and has
some good resources for newbies! If you've ever thought of hopping up
and 'busting a move', be sure to check it out."
Links
0. http://www.lanparty.com/features/outsideLAN/ddr/
JVC Announces Technology To Prevent Software Copying
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/2052200
[0]An anonymous reader writes: "JVC and Hudson soft Co. of Japan have
created a technology that they claim to have tested on 200 CD-ROM
devices that [1]prevents users from copying software CDs. They plan to
have special encryption keys hidden in software and which are pressed
onto CD-ROMs and which can not be read with ordinary procedures. They
claim that the location, length and number of embedded keys can vary
making it more difficult to hack."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20020828S0020
Reconfigurable, Modular Dream Home
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/1928220
ssyladin writes: "[0]CNN is reporting [1]a new dream cyber home being
designed by the Brits for use in Hong Kong. It combines smart home
technologies of touch panels for lights, heating, water taps, with the
ability to move the interior wall partitions around with a basic
toolbox and about a half day of labor. No more LAN parties in the
garage! The homes can also be built faster and with less waste too. Bit
skimpy on the details, but its an exciting prospect if its ever
finished." Concepts like this probably fill a lot of napkin doodles
around the world -- what do you think this particular one should do
differently?
Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/
1. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/08/28/cyberhome/index.html
A New Model for Software Innovation
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/1648253
An anonymous reader writes "In this [0]whitepaper published at
LinuxDevices.com, Matt Asay (former Linux naysayer-turned-disciple)
analyzes the GPL, picking apart what it means (and does not mean) for
users, and whether it is enforceable. Assay also details how its terms
inhibit and foster innovation, and why we should care. In this next
generation of software, those who understand 'copyleft' licenses like
the GPL will have the upper-hand, and will be best positioned to take
on closed-source shops like Microsoft. Assay wrote this paper while
attending Stanford Law School, where he studied the the GNU General
Public License under Professor Larry Lessig." A thoughtful piece that
answers - as well as they can be answered - a lot of the questions
about the GPL that we get for Ask Slashdot, as well as examining the
economics of it. Good reading for anyone developing or selling
software.
Links
0. http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4528760742.html
Warflying: San Diego
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/172208
geogeek6_7 writes: "[0]WarFlying over SanDiego reveals hundreds of
WAPs, and some very interesting statistics. There is a second write up
of the same adventure at [1]the pilot's personal website. All this of
course should not be confused with that [2]1500ft 'WarDriving' effort
in Australia."
Links
0. http://arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/3q02/warflying-1.html
1. http://www.ultraviolet.org/treed/writings/display.php3?document=warflying
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/18/1239233&tid=172
Freshmeat
Alfandega Firewall 1.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95326/
Alfandega Firewall is a collection of Perl modules that helps users to
implement iptables-based firewalls for two interfaces. It provides
local and remote blacklists, spoofing checks, packet forwarding, ICMP
control, service configuration, and more.
cdfax 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95330/
cdfax is CD-ROM transfer tool that transfers and burns CD-ROM data from
one PC to another over a network connection, much like a fax machine.
DConnect Daemon for Linux 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95318/
DConnect Daemon for Linux is a daemon which acts as a Direct Connect
hub. It is written in pure C and utilizes threads. It aims to be very
fast, with a very good protocol implementation.
DiaSCE 1.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95298/
DiaSCE is a C/C++ code editor for GNOME. It pretends to be a complement
to Glade, so it doesn't include an environment for GUI's development.
It has neither a debugger or other kind of tool to help debugging. Its
goal is to provide a light code editor that doesn't need too many
resources and makes use of external tools (gcc, glade, ddd, etc.) for
some tasks.
Email address validation component 2002.08.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95325/
This is a PHP class that attempts to validate a given e-mail address at
three levels: matching the address against a RFC compliant regular
expression, verifing the existence of the destination SMTP server by
verifying the respective DNS MX record, and connecting to that server
to see if the given address is accepted as a valid recipient. The class
also features a debugging output option that lets you see the remote
SMTP server connection and data exchange dialog to see the real cause
why an apparently valid address may not be accepting messages.
enigma 3 204
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95328/
enigma 3 is a Web-starting Java Jabber client with audio and voice chat
support.
gLabels 1.89.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95307/
gLabels is a lightweight program for creating labels and business cards
for the GNOME desktop environment. It is designed to work with various
laser/ink-jet peel-off label and business card sheets that you'll find
at most office supply stores.
GNU Typist 2.6.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95320/
GNU Typist (gtypist) is an interpreter of typing tutorials. It includes
typing tutorials in several languages and for several keyboard layouts.
GNU Typist is a direct descendant of the famous program
"Typist".
GTK2 for Pascal 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95327/
GTK2 for Pascal is a translation of the GTK 2, glib 2, pango, atk, and
gtkglext headers to Free Pascal and Kylix.
jnettop 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95340/
Jnettop allows administrators of routers to watch online traffic coming
across the network in a fashion similar to the way top displays
statistics about processes. It is useful for quickly evaluating the
state of the network.
Kodo JDO 2.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95314/
Kodo JDO allows you to write database calls using Java statements
instead of SQL statements, by supporting the Final Version of the Java
Data Objects specification for transparent persistence. Kodo JDO is the
most complete implementation of JDO for relational data stores, and
comes with tools for producing a schema from an object model, producing
class files from an existing schema, and a single JVM and distributed
level 2 database cache that improves performance by 15 - 30 times. Kodo
JDO can reduce coding effort by 20-40%.
Mandrake Update Robot 1.3 (For Mandrake 8.2)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95306/
Mandrake Update Robot is an automatic upgrade daemon designed to ease
security administration for a large corporate network. It can also be
used by ADSL/Cable modem users. It automatically fetches updated RPM
packages from Mandrake Linux's trusted FTP mirrors and installs them.
It will also recompile your custom-configured kernel automatically and
send an upgrade report to the system administrator.
Milonic DHTML Nav Menu 3.5.02
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95339/
Milonic DHTML Nav Menu is a fully cross-browser DHTML navigational
script that works on IE4+, Netscape 4+, Opera 5+, and Mozilla on Unix,
Windows, and Mac systems. It is fully configurable with many features,
including scrollable menus and unlimited sub-menu depth.
MIME Email message class 2002.08.28
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95323/
The MIME Email message class composes and sends email messages. It
features user- definable headers and body parts, MIME encoding of text
and HTML body parts with user-defined character encoding using
quote-printable, support for attachments with automatic content type
detection, support for multipart/alternative and multipart/related
messages (for HTML messages with embedded images), encoding of message
headers with user-defined character encoding using q-encoding,
definition of the error delivery address setting the Return-Path
header, and several sub-classes for sending messages by different
methods: PHP mail() function, sendmail, qmail, SMTP.
Mobile Linux System Administrator 0.1.rc1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95301/
The Mobile Linux System Administrator (Melisa) is a set of PHP scripts
for administering Linux or other Unix machines over WAP. It can show
system information such as the hostname, uptime, and memory usage, add
and remove system users and groups, control the execution of services,
and execute shell commands.
Nautilus file manager and desktop 2.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95317/
Nautilus is the official file manager for the GNOME desktop. It also
can be used to draw your desktop.
Navigatrix 0.4 (Latest)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95312/
Navigatrix is a GPS navigational system for KDE.
Open WebMail 1.71 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95311/
Open WebMail is a webmail system written with Perl. It is designed to
manage very large mail folder files in a memory efficient way. It also
provides a range of features to help users migrate smoothly from
Microsoft Outlook to Open WebMail. Open WebMail has the following
features: multiple languages, multiple iconset/styles, strong MIME
support, SMTP relaying, virtual hosting, user aliases, per user based
capability, multiple authentication modules, PAM support,
folder/message management, draft folder, confirm reading support, full
content search, spellchecking, auto reply, mail filter, calendar, event
reminder, POP3 support, online password changing, message count
preview, and user history.
phpNavigation 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95238/
phpNavigation is a PHP3 script that allows you to easily add navigation
menus to your Web site. It allows you to create, edit, and delete
nested navigation. It also includes simple code snippets for
integrating navigation into your site using one of three choices of
view mode: path, menu, or sitemap.
Q 3.4.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95338/
Q is a powerful and extensible functional programming language based on
the term rewriting calculus. When programming with Q, you specify an
arbitrary system of equations which the interpreter uses as rewrite
rules to reduce expressions to normal form. Q is useful for scientific
programming and other advanced applications, and also as a
sophisticated kind of desktop calculator. The distribution includes the
Q programming tools, a standard library, add-on modules for interfacing
to GNU Octave, Tcl/Tk and IBM's Data Explorer, and an Emacs mode.
Quantum 0.9.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95309/
Quantum is a simple database access utility for Eclipse 2.0. It allows
Postgres, MySQL, DB2, and Oracle databases to be accessed quickly with
an intuitive frontend. It allows a user to easily view a lists of
tables, views, or sequences.
retawq 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95334/
retawq is an interactive, multi-threaded Web browser for text terminals
on computers with Unix-like operating systems. It is fast, small,
nicely configurable, and comfortable; e.g. the low-level communications
are performed in a non-blocking way, and you can keep open as many
"virtual windows" as you want and work simultaneously in two
of them in a split-screen mode.
SKYRiX Web Application System 4.1pl6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95331/
SKYRIX Web Application System is a set of Web-based applications for
contact, appointment, project, and content management. It consists of
SKYRIX-OS, a Web-UI system and application server, and SKYRIX-IAS,
applications based on the OS. Also included in the IAS package is a
Web-based IMAP mail client, which integrates well into the system.
SKYRIX stores all of its data in a relational database (Sybase,
FrontBase, and Oracle are supported). Its main UI consist of pure HTML.
SKYRIX-IAS is scriptable using Python, XMLRPC, and can synchronize with
Palm compatible handhelds.
SMTP client class 2002.08.28 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95324/
SMTP client class is a class that connects to a SMTP mail server to
send messages. It can relay message delivery to a defined SMTP server
or directly deliver messages to a recipient's SMTP server, allows a
programmer defined server address, server port, connection timeout,
origin host address, user/realm/password authentication credentials,
setting sender and recipient address as a separate step from the
sending the headers and the body of the message, returns message
delivery success, detects extensions supported by the SMTP server, and
takes advantage of the SMTP PIPELINING extension to buffer SMTP
commands, providing much faster queueing of messages when delivering to
a large number of recipients (bulk mail).
SQLoco 0.52-beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95316/
SQLoco is a C++ wrapper for SQL libraries that provides a simple,
uniform interface for accessing any SQL library on any platform that
supports standard C++.
Storix Backup Administrator 4.1.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95265/
Storix Backup Administrator (SBA) provides both an intuitive graphical
user interface and command line options for performing backups of a
standalone system, or managing backups of all Linux and AIX systems on
a network. In addition to backing up data onto a network server, tape,
or disk device, it can reinstall a complete system from scratch, clone
or migrate systems, manage volumes and RAID devices, and restore data
in any configuration you choose. It features easily accessible
documentation.
Sylpheed 0.8.2claws (Claws)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95337/
Sylpheed is a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast email client. Almost
all commands are accessible with the keyboard. It also has many
features such as multiple accounts, POP3/APOP support, thread display,
and multipart MIME. One of Sylpheed's future goals is to be fully
internationalized. The messages are managed in the MH format, so you'll
be able to use it together with another mailer that uses the MH format.
Text Trix 0.3.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95321/
Text Trix is a text tinkering tool that comes laden with both practical
and goofy tools for making text just right, or humorously wrong. The
graphical text editor can be employed for tweaking, or one-stop editing
can be performed from the command line.
TuxTyping 1.0.3 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95310/
TuxTyping is an educational typing tutorial game starring Tux, the
Linux Penguin. The player guides Tux to eat fish which are falling from
the top of the screen. Each fish has a letter or a word written on it.
When the player presses the corresponding key, or types the appropriate
word, Tux will position himself to eat the fish. The game is intended
for children learning to type and to spell, though it does have higher
difficulty levels which even experienced typists may find challenging.
uClinux 2.5.32-uc0 (2.5.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95319/
uClinux is a set of patches for Linux that supports MMUless processors.
It brings a full featured operating system onto platforms that would
otherwise run less advanced, simpler operating systems. uClinux gives
the programmer a Linux API with remarkably few concessions to the lack
of MMU (Memory Management Unit), and in terms of code size and
efficiency it has an advantage over standard Linux.
Vstr string library 0.9.12
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95304/
Vstr is a string library designed for network communication, but
applicable in a number of other areas. It works on the idea of separate
nodes of information, and works on the length/ptr model and not the
termination model a la "C strings". It can also do automatic
referencing for mmap() areas of memory, and includes a portable version
of a printf-like function.
WebGUI 4.6.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95308/
WebGUI is a platform built to allow average business users to build and
maintain complex Web sites. It is modular, pluggable, and platform
independent. It was designed to allow the people who create the content
to manage it online, rather than content management taking up the time
of busy IT Staff. Whether you are building a consumer site, an
intranet, or an extranet, WebGUI has something to offer.
WebUMake File Manager 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95245/
WebUMake File Manager is a small but powerful script that gives you
control over your files and directories. It allows you to delete,
rename, copy, move, create, and set permissions, and supports
uploading, viewing, and editing files. Directories can be password
protected if Apache is being used, the server can be searched for
files, and a tree view of all the directories can be viewed.
ZIPTool 1.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95313/
ZIPTool is a set of tools for controlling IOMega JAZ and ZIP drives
from Linux. It features locking and unlocking of media (with a
password), ejecting, spinning down drives, mounting, and unmounting.
Slashcode
Submiting Long Story question
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0442225
How do you only post part of the story and then when you click read
more it shows a larger story. I know /. uses it and I was wondering
how. Bruce Gillham
Disappearing/Reappearing Topics and Sections
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/27/0542208
I've recently installed Slash 2.2.6 and for the most part, it's running
beautifully. The only thing that's succeeding in driving me nuts is
that my defined topics and sections appear in the dropdown menu
inconsistenly when posting a new article or when searching. So one
minute all topics/sections will appear, and for the next new article,
one or two may appear, and the next, all but one appears, but it
happens with no rhyme or reason. All topics and sections are correctly
listed in their respective backslash sections and in the database
table. I've restarted slash (apache and the server), but it didn't
help. Is it one of those things that are handled by some hidden
scheduled process, like the authors table? Any suggestions anyone can
offer would be greatly appreciated. Jasmine
Colors not saving
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/26/0728247
I just installed slash, and whenever I try to customize the colors on
my site, I pick them out, enter them into the boxen, then click either
"preview" or "save" and am summarily presented with the story list (not
to mention an unchanged site). Is there something I'm missing here?
Amateur Astronomy Site: m57.org
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/25/1643254
Just setup a new slash site for amateur astronomers: The Ring: m57.org.
Please visit! Thanks to Micah Yoder Internet Development for capable
hosting.
uCdot
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/23/058243
A new slash site http://www.ucdot.org/ for uClinux and Embedded linux
developers and users.
Only new headlines
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/22/0558213
I have two suggestions that I think would be really cool. I've listed
them after a short story of what prompted the ideas. I keep a mozilla
window with slashdot in it on one of my virtual desktops all the time.
I open interesting stories in their own tab leaving the first tab
solely for slashdot. Whenever I refersh the page I have to scroll down
to find the last headline that I read and start reading up from there.
Sound familiar? Sometimes it gets complicated when I don't find the
last headline I read and have to go back and look at the older stuff
for what I might have missed. My quick fix suggestion first then, my
really cool suggestion. 1) Previous 10 headlines button. 2) A
Last_Headline_Read field stored in my cookie. If the site remembers
that I'm logged in it should be able to remember the last headline that
I read. It would be cool if, when I refreshed the page, slashdot only
displayed the new headlines! Just a thought... Thanks
for the awesome work you guys do. --Tres
Saving user settings in the Slash DB: WHERE?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/22/0555242
On the "Customize Homepage" page (users.pl?op=edithome) does anyone
know where it saves the exclusion filters (exclude by topic, section,
or author) in the database? I've figured out all the other settings
except these.
Exporting a Slash site between Machines?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/19/0547211
I have a fully customized Slash site on one machine, and I need to
migrate it to a different machine. How can this be done? Do I just TAR
up the directories and move them over? And if so, what files/db entries
do I need to modify with the new machine/site name? Any help is
appreciated. Thanks, QWade
DiverseDVD
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/17/1822201
Its another Slash Site - http://www.DiverseDVD.com/ this time about
DVDs, VHS, and Cinema releases. It comes to you from the team which
produced http://news.DiverseBooks.com
Displaying Number of Comments in Storylink,Index,D
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/16/0544259
I've been trying to find the code that displays the number of comments
on a story. In looking at the template "storylink,index,default", I see
[% links.join(' | ') %] which I assume is the item that displays the
"(Read more | X comments...)" Where the heck to do find this?
Price Compare
256MB Secure Digital (SD) Card (SanDisk)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=588627
Lowest Price: $124.50
Sony MSA-128A 128MB Memory Stick (Sony)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=424271
Lowest Price: $63.50
IBM 1GB Microdrive with PC Card Adapter (IBM)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=435768
Lowest Price: $248.95
SANDISK 128MB SECURE DATA CARD (SanDisk)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=437548
Lowest Price: $57.00
32X64 256MB DDR 184-PIN PC2100 DDR PC2100 (CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=453713
Lowest Price: $55.00
Power Mac G4 (Apple)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=216734
Lowest Price: $895.00
iMac PowerPC G4 800MHz 256MB 60GB CDRW/DVD-R (Apple)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=546009
Lowest Price: $1794.00
XTREME - EXPLORER X4000 PC Intel Pentium 4 Processor 1.60 GHz, 256MB DDR, 40GB (Xtreme)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=551387
Lowest Price: $558.00
Dimension 8200 (P4 2.2 GHz, 256MB, 40GB, CDRW) (Dell)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=550241
Lowest Price: $1298.00
X3000 (AMD Thunderbird 1.2GHz, 512MB, 20GB 52X CD-ROM) (Xtreme)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=551397
Lowest Price: $445.00
Haley's Hints by Graham Haley (Trade Cloth)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?isbn=0969287313
Lowest Price: $15.71
GRE Big Book by Educational Staff (Paper Text)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?isbn=0446396001
Lowest Price: $27.00
Haley's Cleaning Hints by Graham Haley (Trade Cloth)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?isbn=0969287348
Lowest Price: $15.71
Haley's Hints by Graham Haley (Trade Paper)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?isbn=0969287356
Lowest Price: $11.37
Prevention Get Thin, Get Young Plan by Selene Yeager (Trade Cloth)
http://osdn.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?isbn=1579542174
Lowest Price: $14.81
==================================================
Copyright (c) 2002 OSDN. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without
express written permission of OSDN is prohibited.
--------------------------------------------------
url - http://www.osdn.com
email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
