GadgetNate » Linux http://www.gadgetnate.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Looking for a way to create PDFs programmatically that have Hindi http://www.gadgetnate.com/2008/05/15/looking-for-a-way-to-create-pdfs-programmatically-that-have-hindi http://www.gadgetnate.com/2008/05/15/looking-for-a-way-to-create-pdfs-programmatically-that-have-hindi#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 05:18:09 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=992 Trying to automate the creation of PDFs with the Hindi flashcards for http://www.ISpeakHindi.com.  I am open to anything that can run on Windows or Linux.    I prefer something that would run on Linux so I can put it on the webserver.  So I am focused on looking at solution in PHP or Ruby.

I found a wonderful PDF creation library for PHP, but it does not support unicode:

http://www.fpdf.org/

I found a “not quite ready for PRO” version that has been internationalized

http://acko.net/blog/ufpdf

I could not get it to work with the Hindi characters, i.e. क ख ग घ etc.

I found PDF::Writer for Ruby, but still no luck..

In the process of looking for this, I found this Ruby on Rails screen cast in Hindi:

http://www.fromjaipur.com/?p=4

]]> http://www.gadgetnate.com/2008/05/15/looking-for-a-way-to-create-pdfs-programmatically-that-have-hindi/feed 0 Articles linked on LinuxToday – to read later http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/07/13/articles-linked-on-linuxtoday-to-read-later http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/07/13/articles-linked-on-linuxtoday-to-read-later#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:07:33 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=392 23 super useful command line tools:

http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/07/10/23-super-useful-linux-command-line-tools-it-pros-choices/

Three ways to improve performance of your Linux machine

http://www.linux.com/feature/116693

Linux powered laptop

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/131

Best distro for LinuxDummies

http://www.linuxdummies.com/the-most-suitable-distros-for-linux-dummy-freespire-opensuse-mandriva-ubuntu.html

Making your laptop Linux friendly

http://binarypower.com/2007/07/making-your-laptop-linux-friendly.html

]]> http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/07/13/articles-linked-on-linuxtoday-to-read-later/feed 0 Completely open Linux phones http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/07/10/completely-open-linux-phones http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/07/10/completely-open-linux-phones#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:09:09 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=388 OpenMoko

http://www.openmoko.com/

TrollTech’s Qtopia Geenphone

http://trolltech.com/products/qtopia/greenphone

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 I go the link from this story:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=475709

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]]> http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/19/wow-up-your-linux-desktop-with-beryl/feed 0 Web Identity http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/19/web-identity http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/19/web-identity#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:25:35 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=238 http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid39_gci1248001,00.html

]]> http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/19/web-identity/feed 0 Post experience with OpenSuse 10.2, Sierra Wireless Card, and Cingular 3G service http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/15/post-experience-with-opensuse-102-sierra-wireless-card-and-cingular-3g-service http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/15/post-experience-with-opensuse-102-sierra-wireless-card-and-cingular-3g-service#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:27:39 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=236 I got Open Suse 10.2 from www.opensuse.org.  Installed it on my Compaq TC1000.  The installation went just fine.  Had to increase the screen size. 

 I get a terminal service prompt going.  Then I “su” to root.  Then “tail -f /var/log/messages”.  Pop in my Sierra Wireless Aircard 875.  I see it recognize it and map three tty’s to it:  /dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyUSB1, and /dev/ttyUSB2. 

Then I set up a modem mapped to /dev/ttyUSB0, I follow the directions on: http://andy.hillhome.org/blog/2007/02/05/using-a-umts-card-on-opensuse-102/

 

Step 2. Configuring the modem

The last thing to do is configure the card as a modem so you can actually connect with it. Load up YaST or other favorite tool, and add a new modem using device /dev/modem, as in the following screenshots.

yast-modem1.png

yast-modem2.png

The important thing in the image above is the second intitialization command. For Cingular, it needs to be as follows:

AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","ISP.CINGULAR"

The next step is creating the ISP/provider entry that contains the phone number to dial:

yast-modem3.png

For Cingular, here are the correct details:

Phone number: *99***1#

User name: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM

Password: cingular1

 

Then I go to network manager, go to “Dial up connections”, connect to Cingular.

And it works just fine!

I did a speed test and get about 460kbps down.  (I got around 750kbps down under windows.)

It works reasonably fast!

 

]]> http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/15/post-experience-with-opensuse-102-sierra-wireless-card-and-cingular-3g-service/feed 0 Linux on the Compaq TC1000 http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/14/linux-on-the-compaq-tc1000 http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/14/linux-on-the-compaq-tc1000#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:42:40 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=229 Sites that describe how to install Linux on a Compaq TC1000 tablet PC

 

http://linux-tablet-pc.dhs.org/

Linux Tablet PC – Debian GNU/Linux on the Compaq Tablet TC1000

Status

Debian X Windows Longrun ACPI
Working Working Working Working
Ethernet Wireless Sound Pen
Working Don’t Have Working Working
Pen Buttons Side Keys/Buttons Swivel Keyboard Swivel Mouse
Half Working Working Working Working
USB Keyboard USB Mouse USB Storage PCMCIA/PC Card
Working Working Working Working
Compact Flash Internal Modem Swivel Sensor Docking Station
Working Not Tried Need Info. Don’t Have

 

 http://groundstate.ca/TC1000

Mandrake 10 on a TC1000

Posted June 23rd, 2004 by Austin

http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/configure.htm

Configure RedHat Linux Beta Severn for the TC1000

by David K. Levine

http://handhelds.org/~mallum/tabletpc/tabletpc-tc1000-debian-notes.txt
Some notes on getting Debian / X11 / Gnome running nicely on a HP
TC1000 tablet PC.

Matthew Allum

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/var/log/boot.msg

Messages from the kernel during the boot process.

 

Information files:

/proc/cpuinfo

This displays processor information, including its type, make, model, and performance.
]]> http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/14/key-files-in-linux/feed 0 Getting Sierra Wireless Aircard to work with Linux http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/13/getting-sierra-wireless-aircard-to-work-with-linux http://www.gadgetnate.com/2007/03/13/getting-sierra-wireless-aircard-to-work-with-linux#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:12:09 +0000 GadgetNate http://www.gadgetnate.com/?p=224 http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/ac875.aspx

 

http://andy.hillhome.org/blog/2007/02/05/using-a-umts-card-on-opensuse-102/

 

http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2007/Feb-21-2.html

 http://forums.cingular.com/cng/board/message?board.id=pccards&message.id=2292

http://centerclick.org/aircard555/

http://www.plug.org/pipermail/plug/2003-July/002338.html

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