samitheberber

Spotify problems solved

2010-05-13T20:47:00.001+03:00

I got link from friend through IRC, how to set new Spotify for Ubuntu (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/05/get-new-spotify-043-to-work-with-ubuntu.html). With help of that link I managed to get my facebook connection to work. That link also had answer link for my second Spotify problem, openning the urls (http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/how-to-make-wine-open-links-in-your.html).

Now you can see my favourite music by Facebook account ;)

SpanDog - the dog robot

2010-02-27T14:19:00.001+02:00

I will introduce you to the SpanDog, it is my dog robot. Now I only have built it and programmed some models. The main functionality isn't yet ready and I can't test it yet on my robot, because of connection problems. I will put some pictures, when I have some.

Interesting stuffs coming

2010-01-22T20:18:00.001+02:00

I have taken part of robot programming workshop course and linux administration courses. I will be reporting my experience with post and pictures :)

I have been hurry with working and with the beginning of studies.

Interesting coding

2009-11-05T02:42:00.001+02:00

I have done some interesting coding lately. At first I took part of Qt Code Camp and created a file transfer application called QFriendsLOL. The code camp last one week and we did our best, however few last minute changes broke some functionality. After that week I had to finish my Connect four game. I did only the curses UI, but It wasn't so easy. Now I'm taking part of Agile Web Development and Ruby on Rails -course. Rails is so cute and I want to do all my new sites with it. However there is lack of support it in the cheapest servers :/

After huge coding flow

2009-10-05T01:10:00.006+03:00

Yesterday I had very good coding flow and got core package done in my Programming in Python project. I have the project in GitHub, so people can see my work. It also gives me lots of good information and if someone comments on it, that would be much nicer :) The name of my project is Tuqqna and it is kabyle word for connection. The project is my implementation of Connect Four game. I'm planning to create it to be played in player VS player and player VS AI. There will be curses cli-UI and TkInter GUI.

I'm developing Tuqqna with principals of Test-Driven Development, so at first I create unit tests and then the code that pass the tests. There will be lots of refractoring, but the result will be stable and fully tested. I haven't done so much testing before and never tested UI with unit tests, so this will be very rich experience for me :)

Today I learned, how to watch ripped DVD's with mplayer without mounting them before.
mplayer dvd:// -dvd-device /path/to/disc/main/directory/

Now I'm going to write design document for Tuqqna.

Good night,
Sami

Adventures with Windows

2009-10-03T14:46:00.001+03:00

I'm participating in Introduction to Game Programming -course and in this time games must be made with C# and XNA. I had troubles with building Mono so I had to use Windows. For my luck, I got new EEEPC, because I'm tutoring. I made it dual boot Windows XP and Ubuntu.

There is still time to create actual game and I'm not yet in some group with whom I'm supposed to create that game. However it is still plenty of time for that. Meanwhile I'm configuring Windows so it is a little bit more usable. I'm so in with tiling window managers, so I need to find a good replacement for Xmonad in Windows environment. Xmonad isn't ported in Windows :( However I tested before HashTwm, but the version, which contains functionality I'm looking for, is still in beta phase, which makes a big headache. So I looked for something else and found bug.n.

Bug.n contains some autohotkey-scripts, which makes all the magic. At first I tested latest stable binary version, because I didn't have installed autohotkey compiler. It was more than I expected from tiling window manager for Windows. It had many functionality from Awesome. However I didn't like the default colours and I really wanted to see also battery state in bar. So I installed autohotkey compiler, modified the configure script and got very good result. That was only the beginning, because I also wanted to change some of the keybindings. At finally I got a result, which I was pleased.

I did some basic modifications also for windows registers and other properties to get a pleased experience with Windows. Focus follows the mouse was one of those modifications. However the usability is a little bit of sticky after so many improvements, but it isn't bad.

WLAN configuration

2009-07-26T14:12:00.003+03:00

There is lots of difference between distribution configurations. Today I finally fixed my sister's wlan configuration from pre-up-post-down-hax. I read about debian/ubuntu wpa_supplicant configuration, when one of my study pal was searching the correct way to do that. I found an article from Made of Bugs blog.

Debian way to do wpa_supplicant activation:
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext


wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

Gentoo way (baselayout1) to do same thing:
config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )
modules_wlan0=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext"

Personally I like the gentoo way more.

Long time no blogging and some unix related stuff

2009-07-22T22:40:00.004+03:00

I haven't blogged for a long time. Last time I tested new program, which improves blogging, but it was only one time.

In about a year I have changed my major linux distribution from ubuntu to gentoo. It is quite fast to compile with dual core, so I haven't regreted my choice ;) It isn't just the minor speed improve, which might come with self-compiled packages, but the configuration system. I like the gentoo way to do thing. And the default bash colors, I can only say aww <3

I saw an url today in IRC, which points in Kenneth Falck's blog post. It was about the $PATH variable. I got an inspiration from that and made my own variation much useable: [[ -d ${HOME}/bin ]] && ! [[ ${PATH} =~ "${HOME}/bin" ]] && export PATH="${PATH}:${HOME}/bin"

All comments are welcome :)

Back here

2008-04-28T19:04:00.001+03:00

I'm back for blogging. I installed Drivel software from the repository of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy. This is very nice program, where I can access Blogger. There are also many other Blogging sites supported.

I'm doing quite nice. I need to finish my website updating. There is going to be a new platform, which I'm creating. The platform will support different languages.

I try write later too, so I hope this isn't my last blog post in here ;)

EDIT: Drivel can't write titles and I didn't get Blogger2 working with a small try.

Now I have own company

2007-02-17T15:07:00.000+02:00

I just registered own company. It is WebDesign Sami Saada. The company offers different kind of web solutions for other companies, communities and for personnels. This has been my dream for many years. Now I have merged my hobby and job. This is like dream job. I also continue working in Lohjan Liikuntakeskus Oy. I need to make some deals with insurance companies. I'm designing poster and some advertisements. My company officially starts in 1^st March, but I can make business right now.

I need to find a flat in Helsinki and I want to have it close the Kumpula campus. I have time to search that, but they are so rare. But first I need to confirm my place in University. My lives goes fine, but I'm a bit lonely. Maybe that will be fixed later.

I was a teacher

2007-02-05T20:57:00.000+02:00

My old math teacher was sick on last week, so I was teaching her class. I taugh math and physics. I got most of my memory back to work. I even learned some subjects better than by own classes. Thermodynamic wasn't my best area in physics, but now I remember the most importat formulas of thermodynamic.

I also saw a hillarious video in Youtube. It was about Southpark guys playing WoW. It was a full episode, but it seems that the video isn't available anymore. However there are many short clips from it.

I might start own company, but I don't know the time when to do that. I need to think what kind of logo I make and check the business idea, which products I produce and through that I might need to re-think the name too.

Open Source on my Mind

2007-01-28T00:25:00.000+02:00

Yesterday I was translating one open source project called IEs4Linux. It provides Internet Explorer for Linux, which is very handy for me and other web designers. I think that I'm the only Finnish translator of IEs4Linux in these days, so my “works” can be seen in Category:Fi. It is a big pleasure to do something for open source. I start by translating and one day I start to code for them. I might even start an own project. If some of you got interested in that, just inform me and we can plan together. I try to be open mind and use open source as much as possible. People should use open software more than they use now. Some of you might already used one or more open source softwares. Some of you have had troubles with them. Most important thing in the situation like that is to inform the developers. Feedback is very important for developers to make them softwares better.

I had such a wonderful day. Like I told I helped with one open source project, but I met some of my friends. We went out and had some valuable time together. We talked what is going on. We also rented a movie, which wasn't an ordinary movie, but I liked it. I hope that my friends also liked it. I tried to publish this article on 27th day, but I watched Clint Eastwood's movie Space Cowboys. I must go soon to sleep, so this is what I write tonight. I'm sorry that I didn't stay on original plan, which was that I would write on every evening. You can see on Atom feed, when I have new articles. Use that feature, it is very handy.

I have done some work today

2007-01-25T22:58:00.000+02:00

I have done some work today like two feedback forms, one for Lohjan Liikuntakeskus Oy and another one for Neidonkeidas. Neidonkeidas is very good modern swim hall in Lohja, it is owned by Lohjan Liikuntakeskus Oy.

I also watched videos in You Tube. I found awesome videos about Xgl and Beryl. Some of you might annoy, when I mention them in every blog. I'm not trying to make you jealous by talking about them and how I get the system working and some of you might have troubles with them. I'm not a mean person, but this subject is now very close of me. So get use to it. I think I have now them well configured, so I have no need to talk them anymore. Now more about You Tube. I have planned to make some own videos with my family video cam, so let the time show if I get something done. I also might need some help with my projects, so if you live near me and want to help me, I'll be pleased.

I might to redo my website. It is not so geeky as it should be. I also need to get some projects finished. Java is one think that I need to learn. I heard that Java is teaching language in the University of Helsinki. I will write more in tomorrow. Comment me, please.

More about Beryl and something about You Tube

2007-01-24T23:10:00.000+02:00

Finally I installed Xgl/Beryl on my laptop. Beryl Project provides older version to Dapper than Edgy due the restrictions in basic packages. In the older of Beryl are not so much options to configure. I can't configure my laptop looking so awesome like my PC. I though that my laptop wont run Beryl, but it runs very smooth. It is nice to do some work with it. I also discovered that I can't watch videos with Xgl, because the quality will suffer. I just start bare Gnome, when want to watch them. Not a big deal, but I hope that it will be fixed later for Linux sake.

I found funny videos from You Tube. HQWolf - Real life Enemy Territory is very funny for ET players. I also found one video about using of Beryl. It is very nice configured and beautiful too. Today I nearly forgot to write on blog and Blogspot was down with Blogger. I hope that my life will become more excite so I have more different kind of subject which to write.

Outdoor Sport

2007-01-23T22:24:00.000+02:00

Today I was “skating”. I don't have skates on my own and my knee wouldn't take the pressure, so I “skate” with my shoes. I played ice hockey with my siblings and their friends. It was nice and refreshing. I hadn't spent so much time on my computer today than usually. I got my important files safe to my PC. I also found new effects from beryl. I just need to back up files from my laptop and install same desktop on it.

“Every day in the world of computers is a new adventure.” - Sami Saada

Multimedia on my Laptop

2007-01-22T21:48:00.000+02:00

Today I was shopping with my parents. I bought new headset to my laptop, Logitech Internet Chat Headset. Headset has good quality of sound. It has clear and strong voice, when talk with Skype. I also got finally sounds working on Skype. I used instructions from Skype. I also needed reinstall my sound drivers, but it was easy installation, because of Google.

Like I told yesterday, I got my Xgl/Beryl installed. Today I have pictures from it. I have adjusted transparency and some other effects too, so I don't have out-of-box Beryl. I have an Emerald theme, which is very close or same than the default theme of Ubuntu, the Human-theme.

Tomorrow I go to my old school to teach mathematics and chemistry, because there is a teacher absent. I was there on last spring too. I hope that this time it will go much better that last time. At last time we played Hangman and watched Lord of the Ring: Return of King. Now I have change to show my mathematical skills, which is on rust after army. I need to look what subject they have done and that is easy, because my little brother has same teacher as I go to replace for one day. Unfortunately or more likely my brother doesn't have math or chemistry on Tuesday

Back to Edgy

2007-01-21T21:00:00.000+02:00

Today I installed Ubuntu Edgy to my PC. Later yesterday I got every important files and folders in safe on my laptop. Today I ran the installer and rearranged mounting points and other useful things. Next time I can reinstall system without file transfers, which makes my life lots of easier.

Pure Edgy installation finds my sound card. ATI's glx driver fglrx can cause lots of problem on future if ATI developers wont fix them. “In Ubuntu Edgy the Composite extension is enabled by default, however, fglrx does not yet support Composite with DRI.” This is a straight quote from Unofficial Wiki for the ATI Linux Driver.

In the end of the day I got my fglrx drivers working, but that's not all. I had a dream that some day I will get 3D desktop and today was that day. I successfully installed Xgl/Beryl on my PC. It is very huge Eye Candy, but when once get taste of it you can't get over it. Like many people have wrote that Aero is way behind, I can confirm that. I thought my PC will run slower with Xgl/Beryl, but I was wrong. PC run very smoothly and looks nice. I installed that Eye Candy thought the blog of Lennart Hansen. I'm so happy after that installation. First time I tried to install that it was when I configured my new laptop. I didn't know what I need to do getting it working. That cause many problems and huge was that I didn't get longer than grub menu.

My little brother wants that I install Enemy Territory for him, but that would be matter of tomorrow. I also need to continue working.

The Beginning of this Blog

2007-01-20T22:29:00.000+02:00

I have just started to write in Blogger.com like my main blog. I had my own blog-script, but I decided to move in this system. I got this blog-account with my Google-account. I will write here many kind of entries. The subjects are from my life, mostly about computers.

I have successfully upgraded from Edgy to Feisty, which was some kind of challenge too. Feisty is the most recent experimental version of Ubuntu GNU/Linux. I got some problems in Edgy after upgrading to it from Breezy. I have two sound cards in my PC. One integrated to my motherboard and other plugged-in. Edgy wanted to use integrated one, but I have speakers to connected the other one. GLX was also behind of some kind of challenge, but fortunately I monkeyed from the ATI installing guide for Edgy. I have still Dapper on my laptop and wont upgrade it until next LTS Ubuntu. Dapper works fine in my laptop so why to change it?