Here’s the new design for those of you who don’t have the new version yet (specially Linux users, as myself… Oh I just realized the Skype version I have in this laptop at home running Linux is Skype 2.0).

For the record:

• 24/06/2009 => 3 votes for Skype 2.0, one for Skype 4.0. New version not looking very good…

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I decided to upload the file with the File Manager which is accessible from Hostgator’s cpanel. When doing it, I discovered that various folders which belong to olivetalks’s WordPress installation can be easily seen in web browser by editing the URL in the address bar. For example, olivetalks.com/wp-content/uploads/ or olivetalks.com/wp-includes/

Currently these links are already fixed but here’s an image of how this was before:

Check your own WordPress blog, it’s possible that you will encounter the same issue even if your WordPress installation is not hosted with Hostgator.

Now that I got your attention, here’s a short description of how to fix this problem. In the main folder of your WordPress installation (the one which contains three folders wp-admin, wp-content and wp-includes) find file called .htaccess (dot at the beginning of the name is important). If the file is not there create it (and set the permissions to 0644). In any case edit the file and add this line:

Options -Indexes

This line will tell Apache (the most popular web server) not to show listings of directories. The configuration applies to the folder where the .htaccess file is located and recursively to all its sub-folders.

After updating .htaccess file – if you try any of the problematic folders you’ll see that their content cannot be seen any more:

Now it’s all right

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In my case the victim was the battery. First its capacity got drastically reduced to about 30% of the original capacity and then it completely refused to work. Good that batteries can be replaced

All this sounds pretty bad. Fortunately there is an easy way to prevent this problem.

Fedora 9 includes a tool called cpuspeed which can react to increasing system temperature and throttle down the CPU. cpuspeed is included in the default installation but it needs to be configured before it can prevent thermal damage to the laptop. The configuration is quite simple:

1. Download cpuspeed configuration file and save it as /etc/sysconfig/cpuspeed.
2. Adjust the saved file to match your system – especially options MAX_SPEED and MIN_SPEED.
3. Make sure cpuspeed daemon is configured to start automatically when system boots: /sbin/chkconfig cpuspeed on
4. Restart cpuspeed daemon: service cpuspeed restart

That’s it – I’ve been running my laptop with this configuration for a few months already and the CPU gets throttled down whenever the system gets hot.

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It turns out the OS needs some help before it will automatically use the native mode. The modifications are limited to xorg.conf file.

First make sure DDC is NOT disabled in xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf); this would be indicated by the line:

        Option      "DDC" "false"


make sure the above line is NOT present or comment it out.

Then add this section:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier     "FUS L22W-7SD"
        Option         "DPMS" "true"
        Option         "PreferredMode" "1680x1050"
        Option         "RightOf" "LVDS"
EndSection


Finally look in the file for:

Section "Screen"


and within add this line:

        Option "monitor-VGA" "FUS L22W-7SD"


After that restart X server (in Fedora 9 it’s enough to logout).
Now you can enjoy the 1680×1050 resolution!

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Step one: Define the policy module

To define the policy module for nut CGI create a text file nutcgi.te with the following content:

module nutcgi 1.0.8;

require {
type unlabeled_t;
type xend_var_log_t;
type httpd_sys_script_exec_t;
type default_t;
type procmail_t;
type ping_t;
type httpd_t;
type httpd_sys_script_t;
type port_t;
class tcp_socket { write name_connect connect shutdown read create };
class lnk_file { read getattr };
class file append;
class dir search;
class packet { recv send };
}

#============= httpd_sys_script_t ==============
# src="httpd_sys_script_t" tgt="port_t" class="tcp_socket", perms="name_connect"
# comm="upsstats.cgi" exe="" path=""
allow httpd_sys_script_t port_t:tcp_socket name_connect;
# src="httpd_sys_script_t" tgt="httpd_sys_script_t" class="tcp_socket", perms="{ write read create connect shutdown }"
# comm="upsstats.cgi" exe="" path=""
allow httpd_sys_script_t self:tcp_socket { write read create connect shutdown };
# src="httpd_sys_script_t" tgt="unlabeled_t" class="packet", perms="{ recv send }"
# comm="upsstats.cgi" exe="" path=""
allow httpd_sys_script_t unlabeled_t:packet { recv send };

#============= httpd_t ==============
# src="httpd_t" tgt="httpd_sys_script_exec_t" class="lnk_file", perms="{ read getattr }"
# comm="httpd" exe="" path=""
allow httpd_t httpd_sys_script_exec_t:lnk_file { read getattr };

Save the file somewhere.

Step two : Compile the policy module

Execute the command:

checkmodule -M -m nutcgi.te -o nutcgi.mod

This will generate a binary file representing the policy module.

Step three: Create a SELinux policy module package

Execute the command:

semodule_package -o nutcgi.pp -m nutcgi.mod

This will create a SELinux policy module package which can then be installed.

Step four: Install the SELinux policy module package

Execute the command:

semodule -i nutcgi.pp

Now the policy module is installed. You can refresh the web page with UPS status in your web browser http://localhost/cgi-bin/upsstats.cgi

You can also verify that access to this web page from other machines works as intended. SELinux policy module installation is persistent – you don’t have to do it again if the system reboots.

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Let’s start with the installation.

First things first – make sure the UPS is running and connected to the computer. Both power and a serial cable of some kind should be connected. The serial connection can be either via RS-232 or USB.

To install the software execute the following command:

# yum install nut nut-client nut-cgi

or if you’re running a 64 bit OS and don’t want 32-bit packages to be installed:

# yum install nut nut-client.x86_64 nut-cgi

Next step: Basic configuration

After the software is installed we need to configure it. Fire up your favourite text editor and open these files:

• /etc/ups/ups.conf
• /etc/ups/upsd.users
• /etc/ups/upsmon.conf
• /etc/ups/hosts.conf (only if you have installed nut-cgi)

In /etc/ups/ups.conf add at the end the following section:

user = nut            # execute the UPS driver as user nut - otherwise the upsd program won't be able to connect to the device

[pw3105]              # name of the UPS device
driver = bcmxcp_usb   # driver used to access the UPS device
port = auto           # serial port where the UPS is connected, bcmxcp_usb driver allows to enter 'auto' here
shutdown_delay = 0    # additional parameter supported by bcmxcp_usb driver, see 'man bcmxcp_usb'

The comments explain what is the purpose of each line. More details can be found in man page for ups.conf. The actual name of the UPS device and parameters for it depend on the UPS model you’re using. I have Powerware 3105 UPS which uses the bcmxcp_usb driver.

Second file to edit is /etc/ups/upsd.users where you should append these lines:

[server]                   # create a user 'server'
password = ups             # with password 'ups'
allowfrom = localhost      # allowing access only from this machine
instcmds = ALL             # user can execute all instant commands
upsmon master              # add actions necessary for a 'upsmon' process to work

Again the purpose of each line is explained in the comments. More information as usual in man page for upsd.users.

If you use different values in /etc/ups/upsd.users you have to make sure that you’ll use the same values also in the next file we’re going to edit, which is /etc/ups/upsmon.conf. Here add these lines at the end:

FINALDELAY 0                                     # don't wait before shutting down, allowed values depend on the UPS model
RUN_AS_USER nut                                  # don't run as root to avoid security issues
MONITOR pw3105@localhost 1 server ups master     # which UPS to monitor

The last line requires a bit of explanation:

• pw3105@localhost is the identifier of the UPS we want to monitor. pw3105 is the same name we have used before in /etc/ups/ups.conf so make sure it matches. @localhost indicates that we’re monitoring a UPS connected directly to the machine on which upsmon program is running. upsmon can also monitor UPSes connected to other machines on the network.
• 1 indicates that this particular UPS feeds 1 power supply on this system. That’s the usual value for this parameter.
• server and ups are the user name and password we have defined previously in /etc/ups/upsd.users
• master indicates relationship with upsd daemon and again must match what is defined in /etc/ups/upsd.users

More explanations can be found in man page for upsmon.conf.

After these modifications verify the permissions and ownership of the configuration files matches this:

# ll /etc/ups/ups.conf /etc/ups/upsd.users /etc/ups/upsmon.conf
-rw-r----- 1 root nut 3735 Jan 22 00:33 /etc/ups/ups.conf
-rw-r----- 1 root nut 2307 Jan 22 00:08 /etc/ups/upsd.users
-rw-r----- 1 root nut 11194 Jan 22 00:09 /etc/ups/upsmon.conf

and then you can start the software:

# service ups start

You should see this output:

Starting UPS driver controller: [ OK ]
Starting upsd: [ OK ]
Starting UPS monitor (master): [ OK ]

And make sure that UPS software will start automatically after system reboots:

# chkconfig nut on

Verify that the UPS is accessible by executing:

# upsc pw3105@localhost

which should print something like this:

driver.name: bcmxcp_usb
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.shutdown_delay: 0
driver.version: 2.2.0-
driver.version.internal: 0.11
output.phases: 1
ups.alarm:
ups.firmware: Cont:00.80 Inve:00.60
ups.model: POWERWARE UPS 500VA
ups.power.nominal: 500
ups.serial:
ups.status: OL
ups.voltage.nominal: 230

The actual values depend on the UPS model.

At this point the system is configured to automatically shut down when the UPS will indicate that the battery is low on power. You should test this scenario on your system to make sure that it will work when you really need it.

Last step: Configure web access to upsmon

The last step is to configure monitoring of UPS status via a web browser. We have already installed nut-cgi package which contains the necessary CGI scripts. This package includes a file /var/www/nut-cgi-bin/upsstats.cgi which you should copy to /var/www/cgi-bin/ directory:

# cp /var/www/nut-cgi-bin/upsstats.cgi /var/www/cgi-bin/

After that modify file /etc/ups/hosts.conf by appending this line:

MONITOR pw3105@localhost "Local UPS"

As before pw3105@localhost is the name of UPS to monitor. “Local UPS” defines the name which will appear in the web page.

Now start your web server if it’s not running yet and (optionally) configure the firewall to allow access to port 80 from other machines.

You can now check status of the UPS via a web browser by typing the following in the address bar http://localhost/cgi-bin/upsstats.cgi

Unfortunately if you’re running with SELinux enabled then you won’t see much:

The reason for this is a missing SELinux policy module. Because of that you’ll see errors in /var/log/audit/audit.log and the web page won’t provide any useful information. How to install the missing SELinux policy module? This will be described in the follow up post coming soon.

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I wanted my netbook to come with an English keyboard layout. The netbook of course had to run Linux It turns out the models with the English keyboard layout are a bit difficult to find in Germany. One can order a “custom” version but that delays the order by a few weeks.

Not satisfied with these extra delays I decided to expand my search and to look for distributors in UK and Ireland which would ship to Germany. After a bit of googling I found Laptops Direct website which had exactly what I was looking for (Here’s the link for those who prefer prices in pounds.) They ship anywhere within the Europe without charging you ridiculous postage charges. I ordered Eee PC 901 on their website and after a few days got it delivered.

As usual with other Eee models my netbook was ready to run straight out of the box with lots of programs already installed. Eee PC 901 comes with a bit newer version of the operating system and a different set of applications. Not much different from the 4G model so you can find the usual set of:

• web browser – Firefox
• VoIP software – Skype
• instant messaging client – Pidgin
• PDF reader – Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
• email client – Thunderbird
• office suite – Star Office 8 (based on OpenOffice.org)
• multimedia programs
• games
• other utilities

If you want to add more programs the easiest way to do it is use the “Eee Download” link which takes you to Asus website where you can find additional applications which have been prepackaged so they can be very easily installed on your Eee 901. At the moment there is over 3000 programs to choose from!

The hardware features of Eee PC 901 are:

• Intel Atom 1.6 GHz CPU
  
• 1 GB RAM
• 20 GB Solid State Drive
• 8.9′ TFT with resolution 1024 x 600
• Bluetooth
• 1.3 Megapixel webcam
• 1.1 kg weight
  

As you can see the improvements from Eee PC 4G are mainly faster CPU, more RAM, more storage and bigger screen. In the normal operation you’re going to notice primarily the bigger screen – about 60% increase of the screen area than Eee PC 4G. The dimensions of the netbook are exactly the same as for Eee PC 4G, increased screen size is possible because 4G had quite a wide frame around the screen which has been significantly reduced in the 901 model.

The slightly bigger weight is a bit of disadvantage although at 1.1 kg Eee PC 901 is still very light and easy to carry.

After using Eee PC 901for a few months I must say that I get less use of it than originally expected. At home and in the office I already have other computers with full size keyboards I can use and when I travel I usually take a laptop with me anyway. That means I don’t really make use of the high portability which is the main advantage of netbooks. Big Eee gets used mostly when I want to check something quickly online (my other PCs can’t beat the 15 seconds boot time) or when I need to take a computer to sofa but that’s about it. I guess I need to travel more to get more use out of a netbook…

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What I used to do was to keep a copy of all the relevant files as they were in the previous version and then modify the new installation accordingly. This solution was working for me but I was never sure whether the new configuration was exactly the same and if I hadn’t missed any settings in one of the configuration files.

A few days ago I found a better way to monitor the configuration files for changes. As long as you install all the software as RPMs (which makes sense anyway since it’s easier to deploy the same package on multiple machines or deal with reinstallation) you can use the rpm verification capability which is built into the rpm command.

The way this works is quite simple. For example, I want to know if I changed my firewall settings. Since the firewall I’m using is installed as part of the iptables RPM I need to execute (as root):

# rpm -V iptables

which produces the following output:

SM5....T c /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config

This means that since the RPM was installed the file /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config has changed. Specifically the output indicates that the following has changed:

• size of the file (S),
• permissions (M),
• MD5 checksum (5),
• modification time (T).

The properties which did not change are:

• device major/minor numbers (1st dot), if it did change we would see D
• path to which a symbolic link points to (2nd dot), if it did change we would see L
• user ownership (3rd dot), if it did change we would see U
• group ownership (4th dot), if it did change we would see G

Now I know that only this file from iptables RPM was modified.

If I want to look for all the changes in /etc folder I would execute:

# rpm -Va | grep "\/etc\/"

which produces quite a long output so I won’t list it here. Instead of writing “rpm -V” one can also use “rpmverify”.

RPM verification has a few more uses than just checking for changes you did to your own system. It can also be used to monitor your system for unauthorized changes.

This post was written based on information I have found on Novell website, rpm.org and man page for rpm command.

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• you need to be able to download more than one file from Google docs at a time (part 1)
• you have already installed the Firefox extensions needed to do it (part 2)
• the instructions on how to download the files, by Doriano “Paisano” Carta, are, albeit brilliant, too concise for your taste.

Good reasons. Ok, then, here we go.

Summary of the steps to follow:

1. mark all files to be downloaded (Select:All at the bottom of the page)
2. go to Download Your Documents

3. Select the format you want the files to be downloaded in

4. Righ-click --> DownThemAll!
5. Press Start

Where is what?

Once inside Google docs (apologies for the duhism…):

Step 1:  mark all files to be downloaded (see num 1 in Image 1)

You can find Select: All at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2:  go to Download Your Documents (see num 2 in Image 1)

This is at the top right corner of the Google docs menu (not of Firefox, where I was initially looking… sigh…)

Step 3: choose the format for your documents (see num 3 in Image 1)

You can choose among a number of options, including Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, csv and pdf.

Image 1: Click on it to see larger (clearer) version:

Step 4: Download them all

After choosing the format, you will be sent to a new page where you will see your documents (see Image 2).

Image 2

On this page:

• Right-click with your mouse
• Choose DownThemAll!...

Image 3 shows the new window that will appear.

Image 3

Step 5: In the DownThemAll window

In the DownThemAll window (Image 3) make sure you have the options of Image 4 ticked (specially All files…)

Image 4

Choose where do you want it to download your files (press the folder to browse your computer) and then Start.

A window like the one in Image 5 will let you know when is the process finished.

Image 5

The end!

PS. I wish to thank the following people for their time and effort.

• Doriano “Paisano” Carta
• The authors of Greasemonkey
• Peter Shafer for his Google Docs: Download Greasemonkey Script
• The authors of DownThemAll
• And of course, the people in charge of Google docs and Firefox!

Thanks to all of you, my job is a lot easier.

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• searched for something like ”mass download Google docs”
• you feel you are not familiar enough with Firefox Add-ons and/or prefer more step by step instructions and followed the link from How to backup / download more than one Google doc at a time (part 1)

If the former, I would suggest you visit part 1 of this post, specially if you are familiar with Firefox Add-ons and want straightforward instructions. If the latter, welcome to the step by step installation of the applications that will allow you to mass download files from Google docs (regardless of whether they are documents, spreadsheets or presentations).

Step 1: Make sure you have Firefox 3

To check, go to Help --> About Mozilla Firefox.
If it says 2.whatever, update!

Step 2: Install the Greasemonkey Add-on (extension)

Which means,

• in Firefox, go to Tools --> Add-ons
• In the Add-ons windows (see Image 1) search for Greasemonkey
• Press Add to Firefox…
• Press Install Now

Image 1:

Which means:

• Go to http://1st-soft.net/gdd/ and press Install Now
• Greasemonkey will open a window and you have to press Install again.

Step 4: Install the DownThemAll Firefox extension

Which means:

• in Firefox, again, go to Tools --> Add-ons
• In the Add-ons windows (see Image 2) search for Downthemall
• Press Add to Firefox…
• Press Install Now

Image 2

How? Oh, another bit of “choose your own adventure”…

• If you are familiar with Google docs, follow the clear and straightforward instructions by Doriano “Paisano” Carta 
• If you are not so familiar with Google docs and/or prefer more step by step instructions, go to How to backup / download more than one Google doc at a time (part 3).

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• 9 out of 10 times I will use Google docs over MS Office or even OpenOffice.org.
• I log in every single day and check/edit a file there at least once every couple of hours.

Reasons to be using Google docs more and more often lately? Two mainly:

1. I travel quite a bit, and it is handy not to have to connect an external hard-disk to work on my files, have to update the versions I left at the office when I go back, etc. (Obviously, the drawback of always needing Internet is there).
2. I collaborate with different people on different projects, and Google docs allows me to share each document with only the appropriate people and we can all work on the same file.

Anyone that works with computers on a daily basis is aware that files can be lost, damaged, etc. For this reason, backups are very important. We do not always make them (and cry because of it when we lose the files) but we know we should make them.

As my use of Google docs increased, so did my fear of losing all these files. Google docs is a brilliant free service. Not only because it is free, but because things happen, the files stored in Google docs could disappear one day suddenly and I would be… let’s say… in a pickle.

So, from time to time, I would go to each document I was specially scared of losing, and did the usual:

File --> Download file as  for documents
File --> Export for spreadsheets

and saved a copy of the file on my laptop as a backup.

Ok… no biggie… unless you have 250 files. And you want to make a backup of all 250 files on a regular basis…

So today I  finally decided to stop postponing the inevitable and did some searching. Reading around I learnt about about a few tools you could install (if you had Windows) and/or paid.  Most of them, additionally, mass downloaded only doc files, as in no spreadsheets nor presentations. Of my 250 files, I would say > 200 are spreadsheets…

Luckily (as in, I was almost about to give up), I found this brilliant post HOW TO: Use Web-Based Office Tools Offline which talks about several Online Office applications:

• ThinkFree Office
• Zoho
• Google Docs

And then as an after thought has:

• Two Ways to Export Everything Out of Google Docs
  • Firefox Script Method
  • Free Online Backup Method (Syncplicity is a backup service)

Being a Firefox user myself, I read that Firefox Script Method to download files from Google Docs avidly. I followed their straight forward instructions and… voilà!  45 minutes later I had all 250 files on my laptop.

You might think 45 minutes are still many minutes, but you see, I have the files sorted in files, and the  Firefox Script Method’s one glitch (that I have noticed so far) is that it does not like Google docs folders. So I had to go folder by folder. Luckily I had 15+ files per folder… Add to this that between each download I got entertained looking at other stuff, and you will agree that the 45 minutes for 250 files is an upper limit. Its 20 seconds per file, not bad… Not convinced? Let me do a tiny test. I will do the experiment with 5 files, ok?

method 1:

1. marked one of the five files (without opening it)
2. went to Google docs’ top menu: More Actions --> Save As (and chose xls or doc accordingly)
3. saved file on my laptop
4. unmarked file in Google docs
5. repeat steps 1 to 4 with the other four files

Time taken: 1 minute (20 seconds per file).
Level of annoyance = high (result of being bored of repeating the same procedure over and over).

method 2:

1. mark all five files to be downloaded (Select: All at the bottom of the page)
2. go to Download Your Documents --> as Microsoft Office files
3. Right-click --> DownThemAll!
4. Press Start

Time taken: 27 seconds.
Level of annoyance = none (it would be low if I had files in several folders, as I would have to repeat the same process for each folder).

So, how does one install this mass Google docs download application? Now, time for a bit of “choose your own adventure”…

• If you are familiar with Firefox Add-ons and Scripts, follow the clear and straight forward instructions by Doriano “Paisano” Carta 
• If you are not familiar with Firefox Add-ons and/or prefer more step by step instructions, go to How to backup / download more than one Google doc at a time (part 2).

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And in the The attack of the inodes post, I, with the help of some very nice visitors of olivetalks, discussed different ways of finding out the number of inodes in your account before their excess made Hostgator pull the plug.

So, surprise surprise, 28+ weeks after those posts… guess what? Check out the next image!

This is an image taken from the cpanel of my Hostgator account. Not only they show the number of inodes you are using,  but they have increased the limit to 250,000 inodes!! I doubt even I will reach that limit…

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Version 1.0 of Wine has been published today as well. Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows programs directly in many Unixes, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Solaris.

Firefox team had announced the release date in advance and for some time the website from where you can download the new version of the web browser has been unavailable. Wine website was also down temporarily.

At this moment both websites seem to be up again but one wonders if this was the case of a bigger success than expected…

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My results:

ping: 26 ms

download: 5768 kb/s

upload: 538 kb/s

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