We picked up a great Firefox bookmark tip from [Colin]. He wanted an easier way to look up bug numbers on the launchpad bug tracker. Because the url is always the same with the bug number at the end of the address, he replaced the final portion of the url with %s. Now, when he types the keyword followed by the bug number in the address bar the bug page loads right up.
We don’t do all that many bug searches but it’s immediately obvious that this can be useful in a lot of ways. In the photo above…
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Custom shortcuts from Firefox address bar
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AnyDVD 6.5.7.7 Beta
AnyDVD is a driver which descrambles DVD Movies automatically in the background This DVD appears unprotected and region code free for all applications and the Windows operating system as well With AnyDVD 39 s help copy tools like CloneDVD Pinnacle Instant Copy InterVideo DVD Copy etc are able to copy CSS protected Movies With the help of AnyDVD you can watch movies with non matching region codes with every DVD Player Software you like AnyDVD decrypts not just DVDs AnyDVD allows you also to play copy and rip protected Audio CDs
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UltraISO Premium Edition 9.35 Build 2716
UltraISO is an ISO CD DVD image file creating editing converting tool and a bootable CD DVD maker it can directly edit the CD DVD image file and extract files and folders from it as well as directly make ISO files from your CD DVD ROM or hard disk At the same time you can maintain the ISO bootable information thus creating your own bootable CD DVDs You now have the power to make and edit your own ISO files and then burn them to CD DVD for your own needs UltraISO is in sole possession of the intellectualized ISO…
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Ubuntu developer week
Next week, August 31 through September 4, is Ubuntu Developer Week. If you’ve always wanted to help out with an open source project but didn’t know how to get into it, this is your chance. The week consists of 25 one-hour sessions held interactively through IRC and led by some of the best of the Ubuntu development team. Participate in as many or as few sessions as you want. Check out the Ubuntu Developer Week page or their fancy brochure (PDF) for more information.
Want to see what it’s all about before committing to a live session? You can…
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Facebook Now Providing Ad Click Estimates
Want to know how many people will click on the new Facebook ad that you are creating? Now you can. Over the past few weeks Facebook has been testing out advertisement click estimates for campaigns and it appears it is back. While it doesn’t work for all campaigns, it’s an extremely useful feature. However it appears that there are still a few bugs.
In the process of creating one of my own ad campaigns I found that reducing my ad’s click bid would result in an increased volume of clicks. Does that really make much sense? Not really unless Facebook…
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Ubuntu repository crash-course
[Alan] has just posted an Ubuntu screencast that will take you through a crash course in the Ubuntu repositories. If you are new to Ubuntu this will give you a much better grasp on how software repositories are handled.
The different types of updates are discussed: Security updates fix bugs that cause a system vulnerability. Updates (generic) are for bug fixes that aren’t a security threat. Proposed updates are for testing before an update hits the ‘updates’ section. Finally, backports are updates from a newer version that have been ‘backported‘ so systems running older versions of Ubuntu can have…
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Bus Pirate updates: preorder 2 and v3
We’ve had a barrage of questions regarding when the second preorder of the Bus Pirate would ship. As you know, shipment was delayed by a shortage of PIC processors. [Ian] let us know this morning that the chips have arrived at Seeed Studio, manufacture has begun, and we should see shipments going out within a week.
New firmware is also available that takes care of the nasty I2C bug that existed in firmware before v2.1. Make sure you get your hands on the latest copy and follow the instructions in the manual for flashing.
Finally, [Ian] informed us that…
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Fedora rawhide nightly builds
The devs over at the Fedora Project are hard at work on the development version: Rawhide. They’ve just setup automated nightly builds of the liveCD which can easily be downloaded and tested on a CD, DVD, USB drive, virtual machine, or separate partition.
Rawhide will be released as Fedora 12 upon completion. With this version you have a choice of Gnome 2.28 or KDE 4.3 for your desktop. There is also improved power management, expanded support for mobile broadband, easy bug reporting, and many more new or improved features. So roll up your sleeves, download last night’s build, and…
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Serv-U 8.2.0.1
Serv U is a powerful easy to use award winning FTP server created by Rob Beckers An FTP server uses the FTP protocol to share files across the Internet Serv U is not only 100 compliant with the current FTP standard but also includes numerous features unique to Serv U that make it a perfect file sharing solution for virtually everyone Serv U features an open architecture that makes it very easy to extend monitor and change the server behavior with external DLLs Regardless of the purpose behind your FTP server everyone will benefit from the numerous security features Serv…
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Reseller Web Hosting – A Cheaper Alternative?
There comes a time when the internet bug hits us all and we tendto acquire a wealth of domain names and web sites to feed ourfrenzy.We start out with the best intentions, set up a personal homepage with a few details about ourselves, then create more forour family, then our business and before we know it we haveseveral domain names and web sites spread across several webhosting companies.A more convenient approach would be to set yourself up with areseller account with one hosting company.Most people assume that to have a reseller account, you need tobe in the business of selling…
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Hackers Another Day
On the eve of the Black Hat security conference, malicious hackers posted a 29,000-line file detailing embarrassing attacks that took complete control of servers and websites run by several high-profile security researchers, including Dan Kaminsky and Kevin Mitnick.
The file posted on security mailing lists claimed to have obtained more than four years’ worth of data from Kaminsky, and as proof, it offered a smattering of emails, instant messages, and other communications that laid out sensitive research work and intimate personal conversations. It also revealed multiple passwords Kaminsky used and back-end configurations for Kaminsky’s website (doxpara.com), which was yanked offline…
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PowerISO 4.5
Create edit extract convert compress encrypt mount CD image file PowerISO is a powerful image processing and file compression tool which allows you to create extract compress edit and convert ISO BIN image files and mount these files with internal virtual drive And most of all the compressed files can be used directly without decompressing bull Support ISO BIN NRG IMG DAA bull Open Create Edit Extract ISO File bull Compress Encrypt Split ISO File bull Integrated with internal Virtual Drive Changes in PowerISO 4 5 Jul 27 2009 Support Audio CD TEXT Support WIM VMDK VHD VDI files Support…
