Mac OS X (currently Leopard 10.5.3) includes an implementation of the Apache HTTP server. However, it isn’t running by default nor does it have the PHP engine enabled. This guide shows you how to activate Apache with PHP support in a few easy steps.
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How to Enable Apache HTTP Server with PHP in OS X [Mac Guide]
By Sam on Jun 26, 2008 within Apple, Guides |
Ripping and Burning DVDs in Linux with K9Copy and Brasero [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam on May 31, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu |
If you have installed software and codecs for watching DVDs on Ubuntu as per this post, then this guide will get you started ripping and burning DVDs using Brasero (the CD/DVD burning application included with Ubuntu) and an application called K9Copy, which is similar to the popular program DVD Shrink for Windows.
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How to Install Media Codecs for Flash, DVD, QuickTime (MOV), MP3, WMV, WMA, and ACC (MP4, M4A) Playback in Linux [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam on May 30, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu |
Due to copyrights, Ubuntu (currently Hardy Heron 8.04) is distributed without codecs to play many of the most prevalent media formats including DVD video (unencrypted and encrypted), Flash (.swf and .flv extensions), QuickTime movies (.mov ), MP3s (.mp3), Windows Media Audio and Video (.wma and .wmv), and unencrypted ACC files (.acc, .mp4, and .m4a). […]
How to Mount and Share a USB Hard Drive with Macs Using Netatalk [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam on May 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu |
At home, I’ve installed a Netatalk Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) file server on a machine running Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) so that I can easily share files between my Macs (mostly running OS X 10.5.3) and the Ubuntu machine (see this post for details). Using an open source network service discovery protocol similar to Apple’s […]
Widescreen Wallpapers for Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04)
By Sam on May 25, 2008 within Images, Ubuntu |
I was inspired by the Ubuntu logo and the Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) default background to created some new widescreen wallpapers. Click on the images to download them from my Picasa web album.
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Energy Crisis! What Energy Crisis?
By Sam on May 22, 2008 within Coffee Break, Featured |
With oil approaching 140 dollars per barrel, there is a lot of talk of peak oil production and the end of civilization as we know it. Well, maybe civilization will come crashing down, but I don’t find this very likely. Read on to see why.
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Five Guides on How to Integrate Ubuntu into a Mac OS X Network
By Sam on Apr 30, 2008 within Featured, Guides, Linux, Ubuntu | 3 Comments
I have a machine running Mac OS X (currently Leopard 10.5.2) and another running Ubuntu (currently Hardy Heron 8.04) and have been striving to get these two machines to interact more harmoniously on my local are network (LAN). In particular, I’ve been trying to get my Ubuntu machine to act more like a Mac in […]
Widescreen Wallpapers: Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) Meets Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
By Sam on Apr 29, 2008 within Apple, Images, Ubuntu |
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have computers running both Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04). Both of these operating systems have very attractive default desktop backgrounds. Leopard has the purple nebulous looking star field (below right) and Hardy has the modern artsy looking heron (below left). However, these very different looking wallpapers make my machines […]
Configure Netatalk on Ubuntu to Share a USB Printer [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu |
If you have installed Netatalk following this post and Avahi following this post, it is fairly straightforward to share a USB printer connected to your Ubuntu machine with Macs on your local area network (LAN) via AppleTalk. By default, Netatalk installs and runs the print sharing service called papd. So, after the printer is installed […]
Configure a Firefly (mt-daapd) Media Server in Linux for Streaming to iTunes and Front Row [Ubuntu Guide]
By Sam on Apr 29, 2008 within Guides, Linux, Ubuntu |
Using Firefly, your Ubuntu machine can host an iTunes media server which, with the help of Avahi installed as per this post, will show up in the iTunes “SHARED” list and will be accessible via Front Row. The following guide (written for Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 and OS X Leopard 10.5.2) will get you started.
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