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SugarCRM defines the new CRM generation 2007-06-26 05:59:48 SugarCRM is rethinking how technology can help companies manage customer relationships. Sugar, the market leading commercial open source CRM application, delivers a feature-rich set of business processes that enhance marketing effectiveness, drive sales performance, improve customer satisfaction and provide executive insight into business performance. Supported by deep collaboration and administration capabilities that adapt to how your company operates, Sugar is delighting customers of all sizes across a broad range of industries.
I took the previous paragraph directly from the SugarCRM website. I think it says what is it about and there is no need to explain it any more. I would suggest to go to SugarCRM website to find more information about this great open source CRM. For those of you, who wants to try SugarCRM, I have set it up on my server and from now it is awailable to all of you. All what you need to do is to contact me and I will create new account for you. SugarCRM is a grea
Rainy sunday 2007-06-24 16:52:21 Today when I wake up I wasn’t really shure what to do. There were pleny to things which I should do arround the house, but I couln’t be asked to do them. So after a quick breakfast I sat down in the front of the telly, turn on the XBOX and started to play. I had few new games, so decided to try Command & Conquer. I must say, what a great game it is!
The graphics is beautiful, but most important the gameplay is just great. I was first worried about the controls, I am just not used to the XBOX controller and I have always preffered keyboard and mouse for strategy games on my computer. After about 30min training I was confident enough to start my frist campaign. It took me couple of hours to finish Act I, before I have realised I have more important things to do, like finish the electric wiring in my garden shed, which I am currently redoing for an office.
So if you have a Xbox 360 and like strategy games, I believe Command and Conquer is one of the best from this genre he
Setting Up Postfix As A Backup MX 2007-06-23 03:11:10 In this blog entry I will show how you can set up a Postfix mailserver as a backup mail exchanger for a domain so that it accepts mails for this domain in case the primary mail exchanger is down or unreachable, and passes the mails on to the primary MX once that one is up again. I use this quite often to setup backup mail servers for my customers running “MS Exchange”. In that case, if you are running Exchange, it will normaly become your primary mail server. Backup Mailhubs - mail servers are important to make sure none of your emails would be returned back.
I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you! I have only slightly modified this tutorial whic I have found on different website. I always wanted to know how to achieve this task, what is the simplest way. So here we go. (more…) Read more:Setting
HOW-TO: Adobe Photoshop CS2 on Ubuntu 2007-06-22 07:28:45 Just few days ago I have published post with information how to install AdobePhotoshop
CS in Linux. However, the manual doesn’t really apply for CS2 version of adobe. Here is another one, particulary written for CS2 version of Photoshop. It’s done for Ubuntu
, however you can safely use it for any Ubuntu / Debian compatible linux.
This HOW-TO covers up the whole process of installing Adobe Photoshop
CS2 on a Ubuntu box in a few simple steps. This method has been tested only on Ubuntu, but it should work on any other linux flavor. Any questions or feedback leave them in the comments. (more…)
Fldigi and amateur radio on Linux - part 1 2007-06-20 03:41:10 Dave Freese has just released version 1.2 of Fldigi, a popular new program for Linux
and FreeBSD which enables amateur radio operators to join their radios and their computers at the hip and create a new kind of ham shack: a digital ham shack. Here’s the story behind both the rising popularity of “sound card” digital modes in amateur radio and how Fldigi lets you enjoy enjoy them on Linux.
Hams use their own jargon, which is just as obscure to non-hams as IRQ, USB, or DDR are to non-computer geeks.
According to Wikipedia, there are about 3 million amateur radio operators — or hams — around the world. There have been amateur radio operators for as long as there has been radio. The ARRL, which is the national association for amateur radio in the United States, was founded in 1914 and counts 150,000 active members today. (more…)
How to run Photoshop CS in Linux 2007-06-17 06:21:11 One of the applications people miss the most for Linux
is Photoshop
. Many people like Gimp, but I don’t really get on with him very well. I find Photoshop easier for me because I spent more time using it when I was a Windows user. Photoshop is also one of the most difficult applications to run on Linux, so I began investigating and here is the answer:
First of all, we need to clean our work area: if you are a Debian user, one apt-get remove --purge wine and apt-get install wine should be enough for having a clean install of the newest version of Wine, a Windows emulator for Linux platforms. If you are not a Debian user, you must get Wine from the official website, and install it through the command ./configure && make && sudo make install, in the directory made when uncompressing the downloaded package. (more…)
Learn Full Gimp Interface In Half An Hour 2007-07-01 09:30:16 I used to use Photoshop a lot. My move to Linux forced my to try alternative program, in my case Gimp, which I would like to use instead or Phothosop for my photography workflow. Few days ago I came accross insteresting article, don’t know exactly where was it, but it showed about how to quckly learn Gimp interface, which is slightly bit different to the Photoshop. Let me start:
After installation of The GIMP 2, when you start it for the very first time, you will see something as shown below:
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Qtpfsgui - interface to provide a workflow for HDR imaging 2007-06-30 09:08:44 Every photographer using linux should try to modify some of their pictures to HDR. Let me just explain what HDR means. HDR = High Dynamic Range. This is a lighting procedure designed to emulate the way that light levels in the real world vary over an enormous range. This is mostly achieved by the use of floating point textures and render targets (as well as using the appropriate lighting algorithm); integer formats do not offer the anywhere near the same range of values. Although visually better, the use of floating point formats can result in a large performance impact on some graphics adapters.
This explanation can be very confusing. Basically, HDR is set of techniques that allow a far greater dynamic range of exposures (i.e. a large range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows. This can n
Linux and Games 2007-07-07 08:06:40 I have received very interesting email from one guy who was asking me if there are any games under the linux. As an avid user he thought linux is only suitable for server systems. To prove him wrong, I have send him following links:
http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/games/
http://www.liflg.org/?catid=6
http://techgage.com/article/top_10_free_linux_games/5
http://www.truecombatelite.net/componen … nfo/id,59/
http://americasarmy.com/
I hope the rest of you will find them useful. Of course there are plenty of games available for linux, I have only scratched the surface. Anyway, probably most of you already know that you can successfully run games made only for windows under the linux Read more:Games
, Linux
Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Exchange 2007-07-04 03:31:43 Yesterday I have posted information about my Zimbra installation running and configured for oliver.bz domain. Today, I would like to relay article I have found somewhere there in the internet universe:
I will make no bones about my disdain for Microsoft
. I think their business ethics are an oxymoron. I think they may mediocre products by and large, and their focus is keeping you in the revolving door of addiction to their products, not making a quality product at a fair price.
My target today, is MS Exchange
.
For the uninitiated, MS Exchange if Microsoft’s mail server. It is pretty vanilla. It pretty much only does mail. And it is NOT cheap and the migration paths to newer versions are at times treacherous at best.
Exchange/Outlook makes up about 60% of the mail server/clients installed globally with Lotus/Domino taking up the vast majority of the remainder but that is changing as the Open Source
Community has put a bullseye on Exchange to offer a more cost effective solution tha Read more:Alternative
GIMPshop - easy Gimp interface for photoshop users 2007-07-10 06:40:47 I couldn’t hesitate and had to publish some information about GIMPshop which I am successfully using instead of the original GIMP. I don’t think its good to write in my own words about what actually GIMPshop is, so I took the definition from the wiki:
GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source graphics program GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users
of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. Or, according to the developer:
“My original purpose for GIMPshop was to make the Gimp accessible to the many Adobe Photoshop users out there. I hope I’ve done that. And maybe along the way, I can convert a Photoshop pirate into a Gimp user.” (more…)
Xlog - another logging program 2007-07-09 06:26:59 Few weeks ago I have introduced Klog - logging
program for KDE users. Today, I would like to say few words about Xlog - logging program. You shouldn’t get yourself confused with Xlog - remote administration tool type of program, a spying tool with the same name.
The ‘Xlog’ I am writing about is an easy to use program for logging your radio contacts. You can open, close and create logs as needed, and add, delete and edit individual log entries. The log is saved into a text file. It supports cabrillo, ADIF, trlog (format also used by tlf), and EDI (ARRL VHF/UHF contest format), and can import twlog and editest files. Logs can appear in either portrait or landscape format.
Xlog is able to do DXCC lookups and will display country information, CQ and ITU zone, location in latitude and longitude and distance and heading in kilometers or miles, both for short and long path. It supports locator distance and heading calculation for VHF logging if you enable the &lsq
Linux-Hams archive 2007-07-08 05:47:49 I have been thinking today about what to publish in my blog. Because I would like to concentrate on certain areas, I would like to stick with my decision to make this blog more appealing for certain types of people.
Today I would like to mention Linux
-Hams Archive which is located here: http://he.fi/archive/linux-hams/. It’s been there active from November 2006, which I believe makes it one of the longest archives running by hams using Linux. The archive maintainer is Heikki Hannikainen, OH7LZB, who can be reached at hessu at hes.iki.fi. (more…)
15 minutes to using your existing Windows install & apps in Debian/Ubuntu 2007-07-14 14:01:15 Here’s a simple guide to using your existing Windowsinstall
inside Debian
or Ubuntu
- and still being able to start it from your hard disk if you need. Unlike previous guides, it takes around 15 minutes
and doesn’t require any terminal use.
Updated: For some reason System → Administration → Users and Groups seems to be buggy on some installs. Alternative instructions are now included below.
In Windows
First make a hardware profile for VMware:
Click Start → Control Panel → System
On the Hardware tab, select Hardware Profiles
Click Copy, and call your new hardware profile VMware. (more…)
How to check which operating system is running certain domain 2007-07-13 03:51:04 Have you ever wondered which operating system
is running
for example your friends domain
? If you are running Linux at home, it is very easy to find out. Use this script in your Linux terminal:
FILE=results.csv
for SITE in www.bross.eu www.oliver.bz
do
echo -n “$SITE,” >> $FILE
# Check port 79 and 80 (one closed, one open) cut out the application and OS
# results and create a nice, comma separated version to show mom
sudo nmap -A -O -P0 -p 79-80 $SITE | grep -Eo ‘^80.*|OS guesses.*’ | sed ’s/,/ or /g’
| tr ‘
’ ‘,’ | sed -e ’s/80/tcp open *http *//’ -e ’s/OS guesses: //’ >> $FILE
echo >> $FILE
done
Of course, replace www.bross.eu and www.oliver.bz with domain/s you would like to find out which operating system and web server is that particular domain running. You can even add more domains, after that, just check results.csv file created by the script. It’s easy as that. Enjoy! Read more:certain
Colrdx - ncurses tcp/ip DX-cluster client 2007-07-12 06:30:53 It’s time to introduce another HAM radio program made only for linux. This time it will be a DX-cluster
client. What is DX-cluster? I have been asked this question numerous times by the starting hams.Well, in 2003, we could say the DX Cluster is a mess. But you probably were looking for a more detailed answer to that question. The DX Cluster is a “network” (and in our case we use that term loosely because nobody really knows which is connected to what) of DX Cluster “nodes”. Each node is in turn connected to “users”. Some users are connected to nodes via packet radio on RF links, but these days most are connected to nodes via the internet using a telnet program of one kind or another. (more…)
Cappuccino PC’s - ideal PC’s for your linux box? 2007-07-16 10:45:23 I don’t know how, but somehow I came across this website today: http://www.cappuccinopc.com/. Immediately I started to think:
superb small PC’s ideal
for linux?
excellent thin client PC’s - LTSP?
etc etc etc
As you can see, there could be a lot of potential uses. Some of the Cappucino PC’s start at $100, which would make them really ideal - to use them as thin client PC’s for your existing LTSP project? Why not?
I would certainly browse through and even purchase couple to build my own LTSP based network. Imagine how much could company’s save, not just by not-buying full powered workstations, but on energy costs! Go ahead a browse that website, I am sure it will give you a lot of ideas about what to do. Read more:Cappuccino
Compiz Fusion + Sidux 2007-07-15 04:12:09 Some of you who visit my blog every so often knows that I have been running Linux Mint 3.0 on my PC. Well, this is not longer truth. I have decided to move on and reinstalled Linux Mint 3.0 with Sidux Tartaros. I was quite happy with Mint, however because it is so easy to move from one linux distribution to another within pretty much half an hour, I wanted to give Sidux Tartaros a go. So after about half an hour from booting Sidux LiveCD I was up and running Tartaros with the most common applications I use - KDE Kontact, Kopete, Skype, extra codecs, java, keeping all my settings and having fully functional system.
Because Sidux doens’t contain Beryl, which I used to use in Linux Mint 3.0, I had to have a look what else is available for me to improve the interaction between my person and the desktop. As usual, I didn’t have to surf for long to find Compiz
Fussion.
Compiz Fussion is a development version of Compiz, it contains latest bugfixes as well as not-yet discovered bug
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