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Android is an open source mobile phone platform based on the Linux operating system and developed by the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of over 30 hardware, software and telecom companies that focus on open standards for mobile devices. Led by search giant, Google, Android is designed to deliver a better and more open and cost effective mobile experience. continue reading…

Android Essentials is a no–frills, no–nonsense, code–centric run through the guts of application development on Google’s Mobile OS. This book uses the development of a sample application to work through topics, focusing on giving developers the essential tools and examples required to make viable commercial applications work.
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Learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices using simple examples, ready to run with your copy of the SDK. Author and Android columnist, writer, developer, and community advocate Mark L Murphy shows you what you need to know to get started on programming Android applications–everything from crafting GUIs to using GPS, accessing web services, and more!
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In this article I want to share to you on how to create and configure vlan on Linux through Cisco Catalyst Switch.

Requirements:
1. Linux installed on a PC with one or more NICs (Network Interface Card). I use Centos 5.4 using 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5PAE kernel. It should be applicable on other Linux distros such as Slackware, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, etc.
2. Cisco Catalyst Switch 2950
3. 2 PC/Laptop running Windows/Linux/BSD/MacOSX
4. 3 straight cables

This tutorial is based-on network diagram below:

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The Eclipse Foundation today announced new initiatives to support the ongoing growth of the Eclipse Mylyn ecosystem. The open source Mylyn project is a widely extended framework for integrating task and application lifecycle management (ALM) tools with the Eclipse IDE. The project will create new sub-projects representing key IDE/ALM integration categories. New projects include: the “Tasks” project for integrating task and change management; “SCM” for integrating source code management; “Build” for integrating build management and continuous integration; and “Review” for collaborative code review. The new sub-project leadership will support a broader range of leading Agile vendors contributing to the ongoing evolution of Mylyn.

For details see Eclipse announcement on its website.

In this article, I want to share you on how to install Apache and PHP with SSL and MySQL support on PC-BSD 8.0. I use the current stable version of Apache (version 2.2.14) and PHP (version 5.3.2) using PC-BSD 8.0 as the operating system. This article should be applicable to install them on Linux (Slackware, Centos, Ubuntu, Fedora, Redhat, etc) or other BSD varian (NetBSD, OpenBSD). The MySQL server was installed during system installation. If you want to install MySQL server from source distribution, follow my previous tutorial here.
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Apple’s eagerly anticipated iPad will be unveiled in the United States on April 3, the company said on Friday.

Wi-Fi models of the tablet-style computer will go on sale that Saturday, while ones with Wi-Fi and 3G networks will be released later in the month.

Customers can start pre-ordering the iPad on Apple’s online store on March 12.

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The PHP development team is proud to announce the immediate release of PHP 5.3.2. This is a maintenance release in the 5.3 series, which includes a large number of bug fixes.

Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.3.2:

  • Improved LCG entropy.
  • Fixed safe_mode validation inside tempnam() when the directory path does not end with a /).
  • Fixed a possible open_basedir/safe_mode bypass in the session extension identified by Grzegorz Stachowiak.

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PC-BSD 8.0 (Hubble Edition) that announced at 22 February last month is the latest release of PC-BSD. It’s been built based-on FreeBSD 8.0. Many improvements and enhancements have been added to it such as brand new System Installer,  KDE 4.3.5 Desktop System, support for 3D acceleration with NVIDIA drivers on amd64 and more. For the full changelog you can point your browser here.

Today I just installed it on my laptop (Compaq Pressario C762NR). It runs perfectly and smooth. The 3D desktop also run out of the box. Here are some screenshots of mine. Enjoy…

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PC-BSD 8.0 (Hubble Edition) had been released in 22 February last month. Today I have successfully installed it triple-booted with my existing OS, Windows 7 and Slackware 13. It is installed in the forth partition of my hard disk (see the picture of partition table).

Here are below the capture of partition table and the LILO. Enjoy!! continue reading…

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