Open Source Pixels

In this article we will be transferring data from an MS Access database to a database on SQLServer 2008. Both the source of data and the destination database are on the same machine, in this case a computer box running Windows XP Pro. There are two versions of the Import and Export Wizard and in this example the 32 bit version is used.

It goes without saying that nobody wants to be in the hospital. Bland food, no privacy, and gowns that leave nothing to the imagination — not to mention the procedures being performed — don’t exactly make ones visit a relaxing trip to the spa. We all know, however, that Linux can make anything better, and now, whether you’re recovering from a lung transplant or liposuction, Linux is there to make your life in the infirmary just a little bit sunnier.

Tonight the Gran Canaria Desktop Summit was opened with a party sponsored by Kubuntu’s very own Canonical. Stickers, t-shirts and beer were all given out to contributors and users of KDE, Gnome and any other free software environment. Some converts were made from the local Canary island population who were enthused by the spirit of freedom.

Embattled Mac cloner Psystar says it is ready to leave Chapter 11 protection. In a customer newsletter, Psystar officials say the company is ready to emerge from Chapter 11 protection, a provision of US bankruptcy law that allows a company to continue trading while it reorganises its affairs. “Although this [Chapter 11 protection] was critical to our continued daily operations, we are now ready to emerge and again battle Goliath.

Microsoft’s, shall we say, cautious engagement with open-source could mean frameworks like Spring and Hibernate are the next projects tuned to Windows. Sam Ramji, director of the open-source development lab, in a recent interview pointed to the rise in what he called “micro frameworks” and their importance. “It’s something we have to be a lot closer to,” Ramji told The Reg, noting Microsoft had held talks with the SpringSource company and “a couple of their other folks.”

Made some improvements and found some new bugs in gnetscan; the tiny C network scanner that could. Cut an interim release; I am using the tradition of odd numbered releases are testing/unstable while even numbered ones are stable. This release has some bug fixes, better input handling and still has some unresolved issues. In any case for those tracking it enjoy.

This tutorial will demonstrate how to set up a Squid Proxy server on Ubuntu 9.04 Server with DansGuardian (for content filtering) and ClamAV (for Virus scanning); in addition, we will set up Web Proxy AutoDetection (WPAD) through DHCP (in this case, the Windows Server 2003 DHCP server) or DNS so that the only configuration necessary on the client side is to check “Auto-detect proxy settings for this network” in Firefox or Internet Explorer. At the end of the tutorial, users will have a fully functional and secure proxy for HTTP access.

Recently on our forums, Frank Earl (who goes by the synonym Svartalf), has been seeking the input of Linux gamers as to what games they would like to see ported to Linux. Frank has been working for Linux Game Publishing for a few years porting various titles to Linux and has done work independently on bringing new software from Windows to Linux. Frank was overwhelmed by the response on our forums and it has even led to new Linux games with many other possible ports being looked into. To get his view as where Linux gaming is currently at, he has answered a few of our questions about Linux game porting, Linux gaming in general, and other questions that may be of interest to gamers and Linux enthusiasts.

Now this is interesting news that hit my inbox at 2:22 AM (don’t ask). It seems like the concept of selling Mac clones is more lucrative than many have anticipated, as I’ve just been informed via email that the German PearC has expanded its business into the BeNeLux (Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg) and France. Together with the news that Psystar emerged from chapter 11, it looks like the market for Mac clones is more lucrative than many of us had imagined.

According to their entry on GNOME Live, Project Hamster is “time tracking for [the] masses.” It aims to be a tool which enables users to quickly and accurately keep track of the amount of time they spend on their activities over time. Project Hamster is a relatively new module for GNOME, having been brought into GNOME officially for the 2.24 release. Now that GNOME 2.26 is upon us, it is an ideal time to take a closer look at this interesting project.