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Howto install Wengophone 2.0 on Ubuntu

macewan@cole:~$ wget http://wengofiles.wengo.fr/nightlybuilds/binary/NG/GNULinux/wengophone-ng-GNULinux-binary-6617.tar.bz2
–21:41:53– http://wengofiles.wengo.fr/nightlybuilds/binary/NG/GNULinux/wengophone-ng-GNULinux-binary-6617.tar.bz2
=> `wengophone-ng-GNULinux-binary-6617.tar.bz2′
Resolving wengofiles.wengo.fr… 213.91.9.247
Connecting to wengofiles.wengo.fr|213.91.9.247|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 16,734,393 (16M) [application/x-bzip]
100%[====================================>] 16,734,393 144.40K/s ETA 00:00
21:43:45 (146.43 KB/s) – `wengophone-ng-GNULinux-binary-6617.tar.bz2′ saved [16734393/16734393]
macewan@cole:~$ tar xfvj wengoph*.tar.bz2
wengophone-ng-binary-latest/libqmng.so
wengophone-ng-binary-latest/qtwengophone
wengophone-ng-binary-latest/libowcurl.so
wengophone-ng-binary-latest/libphapi.so
wengophone-ng-binary-latest/libQtCore.so.4
wengophone-ng-binary-latest/libQtXml.so.4
blah blah
macewan@cole:~$ cd wengophone*
macewan@cole:~/wengophone-ng-binary-latest$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./qtwengophone

Googles Picasa web album

nanner nanner, I just got invited to test the picasa web album
You’ve been invited to try the latest features in Picasa, Google’s free photo software.

How to install Google Earth for Linux

Google Earth for Linux has finally arrived. The detailed instructions are found next.

macewan@cole:~$ wget http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
–21:09:09– http://dl.google.com/earth/GE4/GoogleEarthLinux.bin
=> `GoogleEarthLinux.bin’
Resolving dl.google.com… 64.233.179.93, 64.233.179.91
Connecting to dl.google.com|64.233.179.93|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 17,077,661 (16M) [application/octet-stream]

100%[===================================>] 17,077,661 287.31K/s ETA 00:00
21:10:07 (285.54 KB/s) – `GoogleEarthLinux.bin’ saved [17077661/17077661]
macewan@cole:~$ chmod +x G*.bin
macewan@cole:~$ ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Verifying archive integrity… All [...]

AIM openned?

Welcome to the online AIM Developers Program (the “Program”). Through the Program, you will be able to develop and enable the “Presence Indicators”, “Plugins” and “Custom Clients” described in the Program and addenda (”Addenda”) supplemental to this Agreement. In order to participate in the Program, you must be an AOL registered user with an AOL-issued [...]

Shame on General Motor

Shame on General Motor for killing off electric cars movie trailer

Net Neutrality votes in North Carolina

North Carolina
* Butterfield, G.K., North Carolina, 1st NO
* Coble, Howard, North Carolina, 6th NO
* Etheridge, Bob, North Carolina, 2nd NO
* Foxx, Virginia, North Carolina, 5th NO
* Hayes, Robin, North Carolina, 8th NO
* McHenry, Patrick T., North Carolina, 10th NO
* McIntyre, Mike, North Carolina, 7th NO
* Myrick, Sue, North Carolina, 9th NO
* Taylor, Charles H., North [...]

Mark Shuttleworth almost strip searched by US customs

When Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth recently traveled to the US, he was declined entry and almost strip searched! (He refused, and they relented). Furthermore, he now has to fill out a visa application form for “people with a criminal record” every time he wishes to travel to the US.
It would seem to me that a [...]