Microsoft has announced plans to change its strategy on anti-virus software, in an attempt to upgrade PC security, particularly outside the developed countries. It’s a tacit admission that its OneCare strategy hasn’t worked: it hasn’t gained significant market share, and it hasn’t impacted the malware industry.Microsoft says it will keep OneCare going until it releases new software code-named Morro in the second half of 2009. This “will provide comprehensive protection from malware including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans. This new solution, to be offered at no charge to consumers, will be architected for a smaller footprint that will use fewer computing resources, making it ideal for low-bandwidth scenarios or less powerful PCs.”
Read more at: Guardian
Arquivado em: Computer, Linux, Ubuntu | Tags: twisted colors, Ubuntu, vlc
If your VLC is showing green and purple insteed of the natural colors when playback video go to the Extended Settings under the Tools menu, Video effects, Basic and adjust the colors options below. Hit the Close button and enjoy vlc.
P.S: I know this is a codec issue but i haven’t found any proper fix to all video playback programs (except mplayer), if you’ve some clues give me a hint please.
Arquivado em: Computer, Linux, Ubuntu | Tags: intrepid, Ubuntu, usplash, usplash error
Ubuntu Intrepid has a known bug in usplash which it’s not shown at boot/shutdown time. Therefore only text is shown. I haven’t got a solution to use some random usplash but i’ve found one usplash who work’s on Intrepid. Download it and enjoy usplash during boot/shutdown time.
For those who are beginning on a Linux/Unix environment, here is a good website with cheats sheets.
Link: Linux-Unix Cheats Sheets
Mgestyk is a new way to interact with your computer. Just with your hands, no touch! You can control your applications and games just by moving your hands. In a natural way! Watch the movie:
Here are, for me, the most interesting features:
- You do not need to keep your hands in front of a specific background with Mgestyk. In fact, people can move around behind you without affecting processing.
- Mgestyk gestures are processed in 3D using data produced by 3DV Systems’ Zcam and its associated SDK, meaning that even depth-based gestures (like for controlling the throttle of a plane) are natural and responsive to use.
- Mgestyk can detect hand gestures without requiring you to hold up specific objects, wear gloves, use colored tape on your fingers etc. – all you need is your hands!
- Mgestyk can easily be set up to control any Windows-based game or application. You do not need to wait for developers of a game to implement gesture support.
Arquivado em: Computer, Linux, Ubuntu | Tags: sigmatel, stack9872ak, Ubuntu
Just like it happened in Hardy, sound cards using chipset SigmaTel STAC9872AK can have no audio output. The solution is:
sudo echo “options snd-hda-intel model=vaio” >> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-`uname -r`
sudo reboot
Done.
Arquivado em: Computer, Linux, Ubuntu | Tags: network-manager, nm-applet, Ubuntu
Yesterday after upgraded my VAIO to Intrepid some problems happened. One of them was:
nm-applet just didn’t appear on the gnome-panel and when opening the nm-connection-editor (also as root) an error appeared “can’t modify settings (…) read-only”. After some trys to fix this the most efficient one is:
sudo apt-get remove –purge network-manager
sudo apt-get install network-manager
And, voilá! NetworkManager is working and with no errors.
