A quick tip for command line users: if you want to convert .png files to .pdf: convert *.png filename.pdf Simple! If you want to keep control of page sequence or specific files to convert: convert page1.png page2.png page3.png filename.pdf Needless to say, but I’ll say it anyways, the .pdf won’t be in vector graphics,...
Read more →For those who are vim fans, a quick tip on how to run a diff/merge task: Open the files with: vimdiff file1 file2 file3 –> Vertical split is default vimdiff -o file1 file2 file3 –> If you’d like horizontal split of files To jump between files: Ctrl-W w To jump places where differences...
Read more →Here is a simple and quick way for you to encrypt files in Linux: gpg –output doc.gpg –encrypt –recipient EmailofRecipient@blah.com original_file.doc Further explained: –output (or -o) is the name of the encrypted file –recipient (or -r) is the person who will be decrypting the file. If the file is for yourself only, use the...
Read more →A quick tip to get the dust out of our blog If you hear the fan of your computer going way up, most likely that was because some application or process is using too much CPU. Find out which one and terminate it by: 1. Open the terminal 2. Run “top” 3. Press “k”...
Read more →The eco-system around Pidgin is fantastic, below is yet another cool plug-in tip for it. Pidgin-Twitter plug-in works with Linux and Windows for you to get back into posting to and receiving notes from Twitter (also works well with Identi.ca too!). Steps to get it working: download and install the plug-in the plug-in; go...
Read more →Migrating from a proprietary licensed mindset into open source can be perceived as a pretty challenging task. It is incredibly common for me to see that branding power often blinds people in a way that the functionalities of a software are disregarded in favor of the comforting sound of a brand name. What does...
Read more →Found in the Internet Archive, D.O.A. of 1950 is a classic film noir movie. Although I’m not a fan of old movies, this drama mystery was pretty worth it. The basic story is of a person who tries to investigate who murdered him. The story is pretty rich with very good moments of suspense...
Read more →Sharing with you my list of Linux and Open Source podcasts and vidcasts I subscribe to: FLOSS Weekly (podcast) – part of the Twit.tv world, excellent interviews with leaders of different FLOSS projects; Linux Outlaws (podcast) – this show is quite informal but has very nice comments on what’s new on the Linux and...
Read more →If you’re using Linux with Gnome, do a mouseover the music file and you’ll start hearing the song immediately. You don’t even need to double-click to open the file in a media player, not even a mouse click is needed. Nice little hidden secrets of an awesome desktop file manager.
Read more →If you’re interested in Free Libre Open Source Software and would like some valuable reading material to become an expert, FLOSS Manuals is a great site. You can find books about Blender, Inkscape, Firefox, OpenOffice, Audacity, WordPress, Linux Command Line, to name a few. Find the manual you want, read it on their site,...
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