http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:05:29 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:34 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Convert-SWF-to-FLV-MP4-AVI-or-other-video-formats-using-iShowU?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner Convert SWF to FLV or other formats You can capture any video that plays on your computer including SWF in a few very easy steps with iShowU, and convert it to FLV, MP4 or other formats. Here's how to do it on Mac OS X. First, get iShowU from the sh... Innovation Tutorial Video Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Convert-SWF-to-FLV-MP4-AVI-or-other-video-formats-using-iShowU?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m11d17-nVidia-GPU-processing-with-CUDA?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner nVidia GPU processing with CUDA (GeForce, Tesla, Quadro)   CUDA is the technology of leveraging nVidia's GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) to process problems much more quickly and efficiently than the CPU. This technology has the ability to speed ... Cutting Edge Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m11d17-nVidia-GPU-processing-with-CUDA?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Fix-your-squeaking-Razer-Diamondback-mouse?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner Does your Razer Diamondback squeak when you press the buttons? I'll show you how to fix that. I've had my Diamondback 3G for a few months and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately it started to squeak (like a real mouse) when I would press the left but... Tutorial Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Fix-your-squeaking-Razer-Diamondback-mouse?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Drupal-Show-only-used-terms-in-Views-exposed-filters?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner Show only used/relevant terms in Views 2 exposed filters.   Normally, if you want to let your users filter the Views results by taxonomy terms, all of the terms will show up in the exposed filter dropdown. This can get cumbersome as you may hav... Innovation Drupal Open Source Tutorial Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:42:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Drupal-Show-only-used-terms-in-Views-exposed-filters?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Set-up-your-own-mailing-list-manager-send-automatic-dailyweekly-emails-using-ZenPhoto-and-Mailman?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner Mailing List Manager / Automatic Daily Emails Send random daily/weekly/monthly photos and articles automatically! Have users manage their own subscription through a web interface or just through email, or administer it yourself manually. All of this... Innovation Open Source Tutorial Linux Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:41:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Set-up-your-own-mailing-list-manager-send-automatic-dailyweekly-emails-using-ZenPhoto-and-Mailman?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Skype-problem-on-iMac--tinny-distored-sound?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   If you sound tinny, far away or distorted to your friends on Skype, it may be that Skype is trying to auto-adjust the microphone sound levels. I've had this problem on my iMac - no matter what I changed in System Preferences, it would not mak... Tutorial Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:41:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Skype-problem-on-iMac--tinny-distored-sound?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m8d14-How-to-improve-iMacs-internal-microphone-volume?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Amplify your iMac's built-in microphone volume, so people can hear you clearer on Skype. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a small amplification chamber with a stapler and a business card that will boost your iMac's built-in micro... Innovation Tutorial Video Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:56:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m8d14-How-to-improve-iMacs-internal-microphone-volume?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Toxinfree-stainless-steel-camelbackhydration-pack-system?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner The is the last part of the guide on how to create a hydration system using a stainless steel bottle. For the item list and where to get them, return to part 1. For the beginning of the step-by-step guide, return to part 2.     Step-By-Ste... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:41:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Toxinfree-stainless-steel-camelbackhydration-pack-system?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Easy-homemade-toxinfree-camelback-hydration-system-using-a-stainless-steel-bottle-for-Burning-Man?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner It's important to stay hydrated when you're doing a lot of exercise or if you're in an extreme environment like Burning Man. Camelback or Hydration Pack systems allow you to take small sips often with great ease. Unfortunately, pretty much all of th... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:04:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Easy-homemade-toxinfree-camelback-hydration-system-using-a-stainless-steel-bottle-for-Burning-Man?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m7d20-How-to-make-your-own-hydration-pack-using-a-Klean-Kanteen-bottle?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner This is a step-by-step guide on how to make your own hydration system using a stainless steel (Klean Kanteen or other) water bottle, thus eliminating the "plasticky" taste and possible toxins. For the summary of all of the necessary parts ... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:59:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m7d20-How-to-make-your-own-hydration-pack-using-a-Klean-Kanteen-bottle?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m5d4-iPhone-Gem-Zenbe-Lists--Synchronized-Lists-between-your-iPhoneiPod-Touch-and-the-Web?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Create todo/shopping/idea lists and synchronize them between your iPhone and computer. You can even share the lists with your friends! Lists. This program does lists and it does it really well. You can create new lists, add items to those lis... iPhone and iPod Touch Video Mon, 04 May 2009 09:32:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m5d4-iPhone-Gem-Zenbe-Lists--Synchronized-Lists-between-your-iPhoneiPod-Touch-and-the-Web?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Skype-Bans-Jailbroken-iPhones-Skype-calls-over-3G-networks-are-currently-not-allowed?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Skype app 1.0.2 now checks if you have jailbroken your iPhone, then shows you the message: "This version of Skype is only supported on unmodified iPhone OS 2.2".After the update, some have experienced an error message while using Wi... iPhone and iPod Touch Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:42:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Skype-Bans-Jailbroken-iPhones-Skype-calls-over-3G-networks-are-currently-not-allowed?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Drupal-backup-script-mirror-your-live-server-for-development?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Mirror your Drupal files and database with this simple bash script. It will make necessary changes to the database when you move your site to a new domain. For step-by-step instructions see this article. This is the complete script in bash: ... Drupal Open Source Tutorial Linux Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:21:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Drupal-backup-script-mirror-your-live-server-for-development?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Automate-your-Drupal-live-to-development-server-migration-with-Bash?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Migrate your live site to your development server with total automation! Managing several Drupal sites, and I find that I always need an updated mirror copy of the live site on my development server to play with. To manually do it, you need t... Drupal Open Source Tutorial Linux Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:15:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Automate-your-Drupal-live-to-development-server-migration-with-Bash?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-App-Review-The-Best-Free-ToDo-List-App-for-iPhone-and-iPod-Touch--Video-Demonstration?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner Best to do list app for iphone After trying a bunch of ToDo list apps for iPhone and iPod Touch in the iTunes store, I found the best one. And it's free! There are many To-Do list apps in the iTunes app store. And the funny thing is, they're all nam... iPhone and iPod Touch Video Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:52:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-App-Review-The-Best-Free-ToDo-List-App-for-iPhone-and-iPod-Touch--Video-Demonstration?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Network-Internet-Security-Is-my-data-safe-over-a-wired-internet-connection?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Even if you are plugged into the network directly without using wifi, you can still be in danger of being listened on. If you are at home, connected directly to your Internet Service Provider's line, you are probably safe (if you trust you... Security Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:38:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Network-Internet-Security-Is-my-data-safe-over-a-wired-internet-connection?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Wireless-Internet-Security-What-can-I-do-to-protect-myself-on-open-wifi-networks?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Even though wireless networks can be hacked, you can protect yourself and have a safe Internet experience. First of all, if you can, enable WPA2 on your wireless router. This will make you less of an obvious target. Now down to the the spe... Security Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:26:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Wireless-Internet-Security-What-can-I-do-to-protect-myself-on-open-wifi-networks?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Wireless-Internet-Security-How-secure-is-FTP-my-email-and-passwords-What-about-WEPWPA2-routers?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Emails and passwords can be easily listened to through on a wifi network. Protected wireless networks can be cracked. Some more easily than others. What is WEP and WPA2? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. When introduced in 1997, WEP wa... Security Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:11:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Wireless-Internet-Security-How-secure-is-FTP-my-email-and-passwords-What-about-WEPWPA2-routers?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Wireless-Internet-Security-Can-Others-Listen-in-on-Your-Secure-Communications?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Your wifi communications are not as secure as you may think. Others can listen to your data, sometimes as easily as to a radio broadcast! How do I know this? In a school where I used to work as the IT/Network administrator, I had to set up a ... Security Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:08:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Wireless-Internet-Security-Can-Others-Listen-in-on-Your-Secure-Communications?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Advanced-Search-and-Replace-in-Dreamweaver-Vim-Sed-and-BBedit-using-regular-expressions?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner   Find and replace complex patterns on Linux, Mac or Windows using regex. We'll look some examples from very easy to quite complex. We'll use Dreamweaver, BBedit, Vim and Sed. Back in the day of my innocent web developer days when I was just st... Open Source Tutorial Linux Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:12:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8158-Open-Source-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Advanced-Search-and-Replace-in-Dreamweaver-Vim-Sed-and-BBedit-using-regular-expressions?cid=exrss-Open-Source-Examiner