Been trying this kcm_webcam plugins for klixs, it works as it should be and want to share it. This kcm_webcam is a modified version of password & user account section on systemsettings, which is add a webcam support for user image profile. This modification is based on OpenCV library due to multi platform capability. You […]
Read MoreYearly archives for 2010
Monitor color temperature auto adjust with F.lux
Found some nifty application that can auto adjust the monitor color temperature during night work, so it won’t harm our eyes and help us a better sleep. Here is the background :
Sunlight is very white, but artificial lighting tends to be more red. As such, if you read something on a piece of paper it will look white to your eyes during the day and reddish at night.
You don’t notice this because your brain automatically balances the difference. Your computer monitor, being backlit, is constantly white. Because of this, looking at your computer at night can hurt your eyes and cause you to lose sleep. F.lux helps offset this.
Some tar tricks
One of the most common programs on Linux systems for packaging files is the venerable tar. tar is short for tape archive, and originally, it would archive your files to a tape device. Now, you’re more likely to use a file to make your archive. To use a tarfile, use the command-line option -f . […]
Read MoreQTCurve GTK themes under kde4
Been compiling kde 4.5.0 and all kde4-config for klixs were broken, especially smoothtask and gtk themes. Also the device notifier plasma applet now bork the system tray and needs some treatment … there will be a busy week to fix this. Here is the solution to bring back gtk theme under KDE4 manualy, I’ll try […]
Read Morememcache on lenny
The basic principal with any dynamic site to speed up is to reduce the load on the site or in technical words reduce HTTP requests every elements on the web page generates a HTTP request and this HTTP request hits the web server. This could be the front end optimization, the eficiency of the php […]
Read Moreinternal microphone not recognized
Having some problem with your soundcard channel that not recognized by KDE4 mixer, such as internal microphone channel or some LFE subwoofer channel ? Here is some tips that might fix some unknown or un-pickup channels from your soundcard. First thing you must know before continuing is the sound card driver name that your system […]
Read MoreGoogle earth blank
For some unknown reason the google earth for linux on mine not showing any image after the last update. It just shows a blank white box. I maybe mistaken, and not trying on other vgacard, but I think this should only take effects on non 3D driver vga card only. Maybe this related to libGL […]
Read Moremysqldump skip-lock-tables
During dump the database for backups this morning, I face some LOCK TABLES annoying problem. Dealt with this before but nothing came up from memory. {code}[root@www tempbup]# mysqldump -uroot -p axioo9 > axioo9.sql Enter password: mysqldump: Got error: 29: File ‘./axioo9/traveler_comprofiler_lists.MYD’ not found (Errcode: 24) when using LOCK TABLES {/code} At first I thought this […]
Read MoreDie Zeit
Bought this album yesterday, beautiful butterfly! The song “Die Zeit” from the “Dark Clouds In A Perfect Sky” album by the band Elis. The song is in German and it means “Time”. Elis is a symphonic gothic metal band from Vaduz, Liechtenstein formed in 2003. A split group after the split of Erben der Schöpfung […]
Read MoreAutologin as root on konsole
Many friends on car pc forum ask how to perform auto login for their Linux box in console mode. I never solve it until this day during packaging mingetty for klixs and read the man page. Ooh boy, it’s already there for so long and never realize it can be solve using mingetty. Let’s get […]
Read More