Greek subs in Kaffeine

Credits for this post go to http://zeps-corner.blogspot.com/2008/11/kaffeine-greek-subtitles.html

Download arial fonts,
Extract arialBySapioiCorp.tar.gz to /usr/share/xine/libxine1/fonts/
Settings –> xine Engine Parameters –> subtitles
Beginer Options: normal 0 iso-8859-7
Expert Options: arial

How To install BackTrack3

I decided to install BackTrack on my hard disk instead of running it from the Live CD and since it didn’t end up being a straight-forward procedure I am writing this post to document how I did it. I have to give credit to this guy whose own documentation I actually followed and helped me [...]

How to create your own home SVN repository with Xampp/Apache

I am not going to talk about the benefits of version control in your projects, those you can search and read about elsewhere. In this HowTo I am simply going to describe the steps necessary to setup your own svn repository accessible from anywhere in the world using the apache server. This will assume you [...]

Getting the most out of Firefox 3

The most valuable webpage you can see in FIrefox is the about:config page. This is the place where all (well almost all) the internals of FIrefox are revealed to you and you can edit your browser’s behavior. I found a blog entry revealing a couple of tweaks for Firefox 3 which are good to know [...]

Build your own Multitouch Screen

This is a video from SSandler’s blog

How to blog efficiently

Lifehacker has a very interesting article on how to maximize the efficiency of your blogging experience. It suggest a bunch of tools and programs (some in the form of Firefox-addons) that allow you to speed the way you add links, edit photos, create new posts, get informed of intersting news that might be used in [...]

How to use the Bluetooth console of PyS60 from your computer.

Open a shell and type the following commands one at a time:
“hciconfig reset”
“rfcomm listen 0 3″
This last command will advertise an rfcomm connection on channel 3.
then on your PyS60 screen on the phone choose “Options ->Bluetooth Console” to connect to the computer.
Once this is done, open a new shell and type “screen /dev/rfcomm0″
whala! you can [...]

Bandwidth control in Gnu/Linux with trickle

I just found a nice little tool that allows you to set the maximum download/upload rates that an application should use. This is particularly useful to me as I have problems when downloading files with DonwThemAll in Firefox which does not provide any means of controlling the bandwidth consumption. As a result I often find [...]

How to debrand your Nokia N95 (and probably other Nokia phones)

A while ago I really needed to debrand my N95 so that I could install the latest firmware update at the time (v.20.0.15) and therefore be able to use the sensor module that came with Python for Series 60 v.1.4.2. In the past I had read a couple of posts in various forms and I [...]

How to listen to radio stations on linux with a standalone player.

I found this small hint here.
Create a new file and give it an extension of .asx. Then copy-paste the code below in the file and substitute the radio station’s name and links appropriately. Run the file in Xine or Vlc.
<ASX version = “3.0″>
<Entry>
<TITLE>SportFm </TITLE>
<AUTHOR>SportFm94.6</AUTHOR>
<COPYRIGHT>SportFm94.6</COPYRIGHT>
<Ref href=”mms://sportfm.live24.gr/sportfm7712″ />
</Entry>
</ASX>