4 Hours to 2006

The year 2006 will start here after four hours, so I'd like to wish you all best of luck and a happy new year. Tags: 2006, New Year, Gr33n Data

Python IDE

You may try Eric as a free Python Integrated Development Environment. It is a full featured Python (and Ruby) IDE that is written by Detlev Offenbach using PyQt. URL: Eric3 Python IDE Tags: Python, IDE, Gr33n Data

Male Domination of the Internet Is Over, Study Finds.

The days of men dominating the Internet may be over, a new study finds. But, according to the study, the two sexes use the Web for very different things. The study says 68 percent of men and 66 percent of women now go online. Since women make up a larger portion of the population, that means they outnumber men in cyberspace. The research suggests men largely go online to pursue solitary pursuits, while women use the Internet to enrich their existing relationships. Men go online to further their hobbies, for example. They are much more likely to use the Internet to read online, take Web classes and take part in sports-fantasy leagues. More men than women will download software and music or use a Web cam. By contrast, 94 percent of women who go online do so for e-mail. Women see e-mail as a way to nurture friendships. They'll write to family and friends to share news and stories, ask for advice and discuss plans. When men use e-mail, it tends to be for work-related activities or for forwarding jokes or humorous stories. Believe it or not, women are just as likely as men to use the Internet to play games, listen to music, watch videos and share files. And both sexes are equally likely to gamble online. In fact, 4 percent of the population surveyed gambled online. Source: ABC News Tags: Internet, Sexes, Gr33n Data

JNCIS-FWV

Today I've passed the JNCIS-FWV exam. The JNCIS-FWV is designed for networking professionals with advanced knowledge of, and experience with, Juniper Firewall/VPN products and ScreenOS software. The JNCIS-FWV exam tests for a wider and deeper level of knowledge than does the JNCIA-FWV exam.
JNCIS-FWV Exam Objectives (Exam: JN0-530)

Tags: Security, Networking, Juniper, Egypt, JNCIS-FWV, Gr33n Data

pysqlite

SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine. While pysqlite is a Python DB-API 2.0 interface for it. So in order to install pysqlite you have to have sqlite installed. But unfortunately when trying to install sqlite using apt-get it seems that some header files were missing that prevented pysqlite from being installed properly. So after installing sqlite from source, I was able to install pysqlite successfully.

Tags: SQLIte, Debian, Gr33n Data

Kubuntu = Ubuntu + KDE

Ubuntu is a Linux distro based on Debian and uses Gnome as Desktop Manager (GDM), and there is a branch of Ubuntu that uses KDE (KDM) instead called Kubuntu. So today I tried to install KDesktop on Ubuntu, but unfortunately I was not satisfied with it. I think it is too heavy and crashes all the time. May be I was supposed to install Kubuntu in the first place, and may be it's new KDE versions that suck. Tags: KDE, Gnome, Gr33n Data

Ubuntu Synaptic Without CD

Sometimes when using Ubuntu "Synaptic Package Manager" or the command line "apt-get" to install a certain application, they ask you to insert the Ubunut CD in order to continue. So, in order to let them search online and skip looking in the cdrom you can go to "/etc/apt/sources.list" and comment the following line "deb cdrom: ...etc." to look like this "#deb cdrom: ...etc." Tags: Ubuntu, Debian, Gr33n Data

GMailRCS - Version 1.00

GmailRCS is a way to use your Gmail account as a lightweight Revision Control System (RCS) in order to backup and restore the different versions of your source code. The software is written in Python, using libgmail
GmailRCS: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmailrcs/


Tags: Gmail, Programming, Gr33n Data

Using Autoconf for Phun and Profit

This page attempts to give an overview on how to use Autoconf and make to build a software package, autoconf.php Tags: Linux, Programming, Gr33n Data

Linux Run Levels

Like most of the UNIX like operating systems, linux has different Run Levels, one for running as a single user, one for multi-user, may be one for GUI, even one for reboot and another one for halt. In the file "/etc/inittab" you can find the default Run Level, eg:

id:2:initdefault:

You can find there also the different Run Levels on your system and which is which. In Ubuntu for example it will look like this:

# /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change # of runlevel. # # Runlevel 0 is halt. # Runlevel 1 is single-user. # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. # Runlevel 6 is reboot.

Then in the "/etc" you may find different folders "rc1.d", "rc2.d", and so on. Each folder contains the different scripts to be executed whenver the system enters its equivalent Run Level. Tags: Linux, Runlevel, Gr33n Data