tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33685023126692278642024-03-14T00:51:02.794-07:00steaming open cupOpen source over a cup of coffee.johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-84615366976421490562013-11-06T08:16:00.000-08:002013-11-06T08:17:55.679-08:005 SFTP Clients for LinuxLast time, I talked about FTP servers that run on Linux. Incidentally, some of those servers also support SFTP, which is really good because, with all the threats on the Internet, you would want to send your files in the most secure way possible. SFTP encrypts the data on those files, thus preventing eavesdroppers from obtaining any information during transmission. But before you can send files johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-28894222562027851792013-09-23T14:57:00.000-07:002013-09-23T14:58:03.829-07:005 FTP Servers That Run on LinuxIt's always more convenient to use FTP when sending large files over the Internet. Unlike email attachments, FTP file transfers do not impose file size restrictions. Furthermore, it's possible to select multiple files or entire directories and send them all in one go.
In this post, I'll be featuring 5 FTP server applications that you can install on your Linux machine. Here they are:
1. johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-51713830408515753482010-11-01T09:22:00.000-07:002010-11-01T09:35:48.691-07:00What is today's most popular linux distribution?Linux distributions are operating systems that are based on the Linux kernel. With this simplified definition in mind, then perhaps the most popular Linux distribution is Android, the leading smartphone OS in the US, which (as of August 2010) holds a market share of 33%.
Android 2.2 (codename Froyo) is based on Linux kernel 2.6.32, while soon-to-be-launched Android 2.3 (codename Gingerbread) isjohnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-51538344736172251092010-10-24T20:50:00.000-07:002010-10-24T20:55:40.137-07:00Most Touch Screen ebook Readers Run on Linux
Touch Screen Sony Reader
Want to go on an ebook-reading marathon for two weeks? You don’t need an iPad. All you need is a decent touch screen ebook reader. They can last more than 10 days (not just 10 hours) and, thanks to e-ink technology, so will your eyes.
E-ink displays, which most of these ebook readers use, consume less power, are less susceptible to glare, are less strenuous to the johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-62065209595003401122010-07-12T02:55:00.000-07:002010-07-13T00:50:29.499-07:00Preparing Eclipse for Android Installation on a 32-bit Windows XPIf you’re new to Android programming, it would be best to start with the Eclipse IDE. This article will show you how to prepare a freshly installed Eclipse for Android development on a 32-bit Windows XP system.
You can still develop Android on other IDEs like Netbeans or IntelliJ, but Eclipse is still the easiest route to take. Ready? Let’s start.
1. Install the JDK
Since you'll johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-51093533635023386722010-06-19T00:16:00.000-07:002010-06-19T05:23:17.706-07:00Chrome OS In Q4 - Is It Time to Bid External Storage Goodbye?When Chrome OS devices hit the stores late this year, users may have to start getting used to a web-centric mindset. Practically everything on their device will be running on the cloud. And with easily accessible Google Docs already accepting up to 1 GB storage for ANY kind of file, it would be difficult to resist storing and moving more files to the cloud as well.
So does this mean you’d johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-5054926046310010772010-03-31T05:45:00.000-07:002010-03-31T05:49:44.116-07:00One Android To Rule Them All?
Speculations are rife that Google has finally decided to put an end to fragmentation in the Android OS. Will we really start seeing an overwhelming majority of Android smartphones running the same version?
Android is looking good, no doubt about it. What has started as a Linux-based OS for handsets (i.e., mobile phones) has now rapidly spread to different devices. There are small tablet johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-74032513725091539262010-01-01T02:10:00.000-08:002010-07-12T03:16:38.452-07:00Does Android 2.0 Really Have MS Exchange Support?Why are many Linux advocates excited about Android 2.0's built-in support for Microsoft Exchange?
First, let us try to give a brief overview of Microsoft Exchange. Microsoft Exchange is a global leader in messaging and collaboration solutions. It is popular among large enterprises, where the top executives communicate and collaborate using (typically) BlackBerry mobile devices over the MicrosoftjohnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-68996887694187004782009-12-25T12:21:00.000-08:002010-07-13T11:19:43.660-07:00Why Android for 2010?
It's already past Christmas from my side of the planet, and am looking forward to a busy blogging year come 2010. After studying the stars, I've decided to talk a lot about Android in 2010. Why?
Well, why not?
Android uses the Java Programming for developing applications ... which would make my learning curve on the subject matter well within realistic levels. What's more, it runs on the LinuxjohnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-53145717358281329052009-07-09T09:07:00.001-07:002009-07-09T09:17:24.975-07:00Google Chrome OSDespite losing my Page Ranks, I'm still looking forward to this. Read more about it in my article at APCmag.com.johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-44849490282612390562009-07-06T07:11:00.000-07:002009-07-06T08:23:01.198-07:00Could I Have Lost My PR3 Because of Firefox 3.5?I rarely find the time to blog here nowadays. Last week, I made my first post after more than a month in hybernation. It was about Firefox 3.5 and how it was at least as fast as Chrome. Well, it got me a little over a thousand visitors... with a lot of help from my usual source of traffic: Tuxmachines and Linux Today. Got a little help from Digg and FSDaily too. A few minutes ago, I began to johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-9607253059727649042009-07-02T16:53:00.000-07:002009-07-02T16:55:29.132-07:00Amazing Gentoo Linux Video from Metacafe3D Desktop! TouchScreen and XGL on Linux (part 2) - For more funny videos, click hereI haven't done any thorough research on this but for those reading out there, is this at all really possible now? If so, WOW.johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-51132250502794248882009-06-26T13:47:00.000-07:002009-06-26T14:41:12.265-07:00At last ... a Firefox that's at least as fast as ChromeI just downloaded the latest Firefox 3.5 release candidate and well, although it's not yet the final product, I should say I'm extremely satisfied with what they've accomplished so far. Here's a screen shot after the download. I know ... I did the download via Google Chrome. =)Ever since I posted an article here about my first few minutes in Chrome, most of my browsing has been done on Google's johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-79768858861709714092009-05-10T23:27:00.000-07:002009-05-11T00:15:32.735-07:00Java Blow by Blow - Hit by A Low BlowAfter reeling from a right hook that would have felled our embattled warrior had it been delivered by Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao, Java immediately got tagged by a low blow.The right hook came by way of a bribery related probe while the low blow was delivered by a class-action suit filed by some of Sun's shareholders before last week ended.Right hook = bribery probeApparently, some of johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-80473854261335361802009-05-10T02:41:00.000-07:002009-05-10T03:13:41.774-07:00Java Blow by Blow - Oracle Will Retain Sun's HardwareOracle's CEO, Larry Ellison dispelled reports that he will be getting rid of Sun Microsystems' hardware business once Oracle officially acquires the ailing company. He also added that it would be to the best interests of Oracle, currently the largest database company in the world, to have a hardware arm in its organization. With that, he cited Apple as an example and how it has thrived well in johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-77691502090957920522009-04-29T11:24:00.000-07:002009-04-29T13:19:20.850-07:00Java Blow by Blow - Knocked Down After Huge Quarter LossJust when things were looking brighter for Java, a big blow knocks it down.More than anything else, despite wondering out loud what would happen to MySQL in view of Oracle's interest to acquire Sun, I'm more concerned about what would happen to Java.Not only what would happen to Java after an acquisition but what would happen to Java regardless of whether any acquisition does in fact take johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-85762644387675105982009-04-20T07:34:00.000-07:002009-04-20T07:35:15.628-07:00After Oracle Acquires Sun, What's the Future of MySQL?One of the biggest questions that the open source community might well be asking after Oracle's recent acquisition of Sun: what will happen to MySQL?MySQL is one of the most successful open source relational database management systems (RDBMS) ever. Since its first release in 1995, the program has been skyrocketing to ubiquity, taking pride in at least 11 million installations in various companyjohnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-80478735380254572672009-04-07T17:18:00.000-07:002009-04-08T02:03:01.461-07:00Cloud Based and Open Source - Can Business Intelligence Get Any Cheaper Than This?Just yesterday (April 7, 2009), Satyam Computer Services Ltd and Pentaho Corporation announced that they would undertake an "On Demand BI Solutions" project together. While I haven't thoroughly studied the implications of this partnership, I tried to do a little research on what an "On Demand BI solution" was in the first place. Then it just dawned on me ... out there, already ripe for the johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-34234934668950474032009-03-22T05:41:00.000-07:002009-03-22T07:22:23.949-07:00Shifting gearsToday, I decided to change this blog's description from "linux, java, and physics over a cup of coffee." to "Open source over a cup of coffee." As I take out one major component, physics (hopefully I'll find time to relocate this topic to another blog), this move will make the niche more appropriate to the blog's title. I will still cover Java since Java is, well, partially open source nowadays. johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-43295127947908594082009-03-05T10:47:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:20:00.213-08:00Where I've beenhi!For those of you who are wondering why this blog has been silent since the post dated January 12, it's because I've been busy with some writing duties lately. Right now, I'm writing some news articles for APCmag.com. I'm not sure how long those great guys from down under are going to keep me but while I'm there, you won't be reading any of the usual articles, i.e. on Linux, on this blog.If youjohnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-26990662545726589752009-01-12T18:26:00.000-08:002009-01-13T02:11:27.580-08:00How Can Linux Fit in a Cellphone?Of course we don’t really mean by physically squeezing Linux into a cellphone, as we would have to handle Tux instead of Linux for any squeezing to take place. To develop a visual representation in your mind, imagine your newly installed Ubuntu 8.10 with all its fascinating features. Now, try to imagine installing all that functionality into your phone. Is that possible? No. Not by a long johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-12726486592248784772009-01-08T15:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T14:08:37.116-08:00Opening 2009 with the Openmoko Neo FreerunnerAfter posting those Linux-powered cellphone articles late last year, I told myself: One of the topics that are going to dominate my posts in 2009 should be the Openmoko project. This project gives open source developers an oportunity to develop a phone that they can truly call their own. While there are other Linux-based cellphone OS's out there, IMHO, this is the one that allows you to really "johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-44431832449216380892008-12-19T11:43:00.000-08:002009-01-08T00:36:27.632-08:00Angels from the Linux Community in 2008I'm back after a pretty long vacation but before I get the ball rolling for this year, I'd like to start by expressing my gratitude to people who made the previous year a great one as I entered the world of blogging.It's been quite a safe & fun-filled ride so far, and I have the following top 10 individuals/sites to thank for:Linux Today - This blog's primary source of traffic. I never fail johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-14607163117804452292008-12-14T05:45:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:06:11.971-08:00Linux Devices - Christmas EditionIt's less than 10 days from Christmas and many of you who despite the financial crisis might have been thinking on getting yourself or your loved ones a nifty little gadget for a present. Now, since we're all Linux lovers here and since our beloved Tux has undoubtedly enjoyed a great year, here's my top 10 wish list for all ye jolly readers.Openmoko Neo FreerunnerDespite the fact that this is onejohnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368502312669227864.post-85624966901071892562008-12-12T00:07:00.000-08:002008-12-12T01:07:39.308-08:002 of CNET's Best Cell Phones of 2008 Run on LinuxTwo days ago, CNET came up with its list of what it considered as the best cell phones of this year. Out of the six, two of them run on Linux.If you couldn't wait and clicked on the link above, you'll recognize two of them from my article: 8 of 2008's Latest Linux-Powered Mobile Phones.One of them's the G1. Why, of course. The other one's Motorola's camera phone, the ZN5.Perhaps if the list was johnVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497086605831347026noreply@blogger.com11