Too much success and popularity?

Posted on June 17th, 2008 in Computers by ZoltarStark

Today a new version of Firefox web browser has been released. It’s version 3.0 which has been available as beta for a while already. Read the whole post ›› Too much success and popularity?

What’s your Internet speed?

Posted on May 31st, 2008 in Computers by ZoltarStark

I’m wondering what’s the speed of the Internet connections used by the visitors to olivetalks. If you agree to indulge my curiosity (and maybe yours as well?) please go to www.speedtest.net and find out your stats. (Note: the website uses JavaScript and Flash.) After that please post your results in the comments to this post. Thank you very much.

My results:

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Convert videos to audio

Posted on April 20th, 2008 in Computers by ZoltarStark

You can use mplayer to convert a video DVD to audio only mp3 files. This can be useful for example when you recorded a karaoke video and want to listen to the audio on your mp3 player. Read the whole post ›› Convert videos to audio

Xen and CentOS 5.1 on PowerEdge 2950

Posted on April 14th, 2008 in Computers by ZoltarStark

I’ve installed CentOS 5.1 on PowerEdge 2950. The installation includes Xen 3.0.3. The new server is running multiple Xen guests. Read the whole post ›› Xen and CentOS 5.1 on PowerEdge 2950

I can’t stop smiling… we got an Asus Eee PC!

Posted on April 3rd, 2008 in Computers, Product reviews by LadyRostand

Olivetalks got an Eee laptop. One of those tiny ASUS computers that run Linux and boot in no time. It does have a few things we don’t like, but overall the kiddo-pc is all they said it was! One can take the Eee on trips to check email, finish that important document or… play Solitaire? Now if only my fingers weren’t so fat… Read the whole post ›› I can't stop smiling... we got an Asus Eee PC!