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byAlma Abell
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Friday, May 19, 2006
This interview intends to provide some insight into OpenSync, an upcoming free unified data synchronization solution for free software desktops such as KDE, commonly used as part of the GNU/Linux operating system.
Hi Cornelius, Armin and Tobias. As you are now getting close to version 1.0 of OpenSync, which is expected to become the new synchronisation framework for KDE and other free desktops, we are quite interested in the merits it can provide for KDE users and for developers, as well as for the Open Source Community as a whole. So there’s one key-question before I move deeper into the details of OpenSync:
What does OpenSync accomplish, that no one did before?
Cornelius:
How do the end-users profit from using synching solutions that interface with OpenSync as framework?
Cornelius:
How does OpenSync help developers with coding?
Cornelius:
Tobias:
Why should producers of portable devices get involved with your team?
Cornelius:
Do you also plan to support applications of OpenSync in proprietary systems like OSX and Windows?
Cornelius:
What does your synchronisation framework do for KDE and for KitchenSync in particular?
Cornelius:
What was your personal reason for getting involved with OpenSync?
Cornelius:
Armin:
Tobias:
Can you tell us a bit about your further plans and ideas?
Cornelius:
Armin:
Tobias:
What was the most dire problem you had to face when creating OpenSync and how did you face it?
Cornelius:
Armin:
What was the greatest moment for you?
Cornelius:
Armin:
Tobias:
As we now know the worst problem you faced and your greatest moment, the only one missing is: What was your weirdest experience while working on OpenSync?
Cornelius:
Tobias:
Now I’d like to move on to some more specific questions about current and planned abilities of OpenSync. As first, I’ve got a personal one:
I have an old iPod sitting around here. Can I or will I be able to use a program utilizing OpenSync to synchronize my calendars, contacts and music to it?
Cornelius:
Armin:
Which other devices do you already support?
Cornelius:
Which programs already implement OpenSync and where can we check back to find new additions?
Cornelius:
Armin:
It is time to give the developers something to devour, too. I’ll keep this as a short twice-fold technical dive before coming to the takeoff question, even though I’m sure there’s information for a double-volume book on technical subleties.
As first dive: How did you integrate OpenSync in KitchenSync, viewed from the coding side?
Cornelius:
And for the second, deeper dive:
Can you give us a quick outline of those inner workings of OpenSync, from the developers view, which make OpenSync especially viable for application in several different desktop environments?
Cornelius:
Armin:
To add some more spice for those of our readers, whose interest you just managed to spawn (or to skyrocket), please tell us where they can get more information on the OpenSync Framework, how they can best meet and help you and how they can help improving sync-support for KDE by helping OpenSync.
Cornelius:
Armin:
Many thanks for your time!
Cornelius:
Armin:
Tobias:
Further Information on OpenSync can be found on the OpenSync Website: www.opensync.org
This Interview was done by Arne Babenhauserheide in April 2006 via e-mail and KOffice on behalf of himself, the OpenSource Community, SpreadKDE.org and the Dot (dot.kde.org).It was first published on the Dot and is licensed under the cc-attribution-sharealike-license.A pdf-version with pictures can be found at opensync-interview.pdf (OpenDocument version: opensync-interview.odt)
Monday, June 6, 2005
Apple Computer CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs gave his annual opening keynote to the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on Monday. He announced a seamless integration of podcasting with iTunes, and, to the amazement of many, that future Apple Macintosh computers will feature Intel processors.
Jobs welcomed everyone to the event and announced that there were 3,800 attendees. There are 500 Apple engineers at what is their largest developers conference in the past decade. There are over 500,000 developers of Apple programs (apps). Jobs said that Apple has 109 retail stores, with one million visitors per week, creating over $500 million yearly in revenue. The Mac market share is up 82% from 9 months ago.
Jobs then moved on to talk about a very anticipated announcement- Podcasting. Steve called podcasting “Wayne’s World for radio”. He called it the “hottest thing going in radio”, and, “exciting”. There are over 8,000 podcasts. Steve Jobs announced that automatic podcasting subscription would be built in to iTunes and iPod seamlessly. He also announced that QuickTime 7 would be soon available for Windows.
Moving on, Jobs announced that there have been 2 million copies of Tiger sold in the 6 weeks that it has been available. He demoed the Wikipedia Dashboard widget. Steve announced that Mac OS X Leopard would be released in 2007, the same time as Microsoft’s Longhorn.
In a surprising move, Steve Jobs announced that Macintosh computers would begin to be shipped with Intel processors, the same as in Windows machines, ending the eleven year partnership with IBM and Motorola. This is said to be out of Apple’s increasing frustration at IBM’s inability to deliver faster and cooler processors, though it is interesting to note that Intel has recently added Digital Rights/Restrictions Management (DRM) to its latest processors. This ‘switch’, he said, would happen beginning next year. Jobs said that Mac OS X has had “a secret double life” and OS X had “been compiled [for Intel processors] for five years.” He talked about the easiness for developers to port their Mac apps to Intel (x86) processors. Current PowerPC programs can be run on Intel processors due to a new Apple technology. He said that Apple is “getting ready” for the transition from PowerPC to Intel.
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The time is 18:00 (UTC) on August 3rd, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.
Submitted by: Adam Katz
Dear Mr. Katz:
I recently received your book on training and listened to the bonus tapes.
Although I found numerous ideas for other training and problem areas in the book, I did not find anything helpful to me in the main complaint area I still have with my dog. He is a 5 month old boxer/shepherd mix who pees submissively/excitedly upon greeting friends or anyone really who arrives home. Occasionally, even if he has been calm inside his kennel cage, he will pee in the cage when I go to greet him to take him out. I have tried having everyone, including myself, be very low key when greeting him and trying not to excite him. It does not work. I have not been correcting him for this submissive/excitement peeing because I did not want to make him more submissive or nervous. His problem seems to be more excitement than submissive to me but I am new at puppy training. He does not lay down and roll over on his back when he pees and does not display typical submissive behavior. He usually does it by standing up and peeing while he greets you. I have even made him stay in a sit while he is greeted and he still pees. HELP!!!
Thank you in advance,
Greg
Dear Greg,
Thanks for the e-mail.
Yes… you are right in your assertion to not correct the dog for submissive urination.
I hate to tell you this, but barring any kind of urinary tract infection (you should have him checked just to be on the safe side) this is simply a phenomena of his young age. We usually see it in males, and usually of certain breeds. For some reason it’s quite prevalent in working breeds.
The best you can do is to leave the crate next to the door and immediately open the crate and run him outside. But even doing this, like you stated, sometimes he may urinate in the crate.
The good news is that this is simply a facet of youth. The dog doesn’t even know he’s doing it. All I can really advise is that you tough it out for another couple of months. At the most, he should be over it by 11 months. But usually they pass through it it around 7 months of age.
As the dog gets older, his temperament will firm up, too. And this will make the submissive urination problem disappear.
You can also try building up the dog’s confidence by doing some of the dominance building exercises referenced in the book, in reverse. Play tug of war with him and let him win. Build him up a bit. But regardless, this is a symptom of the dog’s youth.
That’s all for now, folks!
Adam
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Studies done on germs and bacteria performed by researchers at the University of Florida show that a dirty kitchen sponge can be cleaned and “sterilized” by microwaving it for 2 minutes, but researchers warn to wet the sponge first.
“People often put their sponges and scrubbers in the dishwasher, but if they really want to decontaminate them and not just clean them, they should use the microwave,” said the professor who was in charge of the study that discovered the results, Gabriel Bitton.
“Basically what we find is that we could knock out most bacteria in two minutes. The microwave is a very powerful and an inexpensive tool for sterilization,” added Bitton.
The sponges that researchers studied, were placed in “raw wastewater” and then put into a microwave to be “zapped,” according to Bitton. The wastewater was a “witch’s brew of fecal bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites and bacterial spores, including Bacillus cereus spores,” said Bitton.
Researchers say that at least 99% of the bacteria, viruses, spores and parasites in kitchen spongees can be destroyed or “inactivated” by simply microwaving the wet sponge, on the highest power, for two minutes.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
0 A.D. is a historical, open source, strategy game, published by Wildfire Games. It focuses on the period between 500BC and 500AD. The game will be released in two parts: the first covering the pre-AD period, and the second running to 500AD. With development well underway, Wikinews interviewed the development team.
Aviv Sharon, a 24-year-old Israeli student responsible for the project’s PR, compiled the below Q&A, which the full team approved prior to publication.
By Dr Tyng Tan
One of the so called ‘cosmetic miracles’ that resulted to a lot of men and women to look much younger than their years is Botox. A lot of individuals realized that Botox can certainly press the pause button on their aging process without having to resort to invasive means. But there are certain things that you have to remember if you want the healing process to run smoothly and to prevent any problems.
To make sure that you do not encounter any problems later on, it is very important that you thoroughly discuss this procedure with your surgeon. Clearly you know very well about its advantages, so to ensure that you do enjoy those, you should extensively discuss the list of side effects and possible complications and how to prevent them.
We all know that Botox injections are considered to be lunch time procedures, considering that the entire process can be over within an hour. But if you want to make sure that you do not go out looking all swollen like a puffer fish, you can request for an ice pack after the session.
Usually it is protocol that you will be given a cold compress, but in case that the clinic fails to do so, always demand for one. A cold compress not only relieves the swelling but also lessens the chances of bruising.
A pain medication is also necessary to manage the pain and swelling on the injection site. Since Botox injections can also result to headaches a few minutes or hours after administration, an analgesic will also help relieve this especially if you have to go back to work right after.
You can apply some makeup over the area to cover up any redness at the injection site, only if you have somewhere else to go afterwards. A concealer and a brush of powder can help conceal it, however you just have to make sure that you apply it lightly to prevent the substance from migrating to its neighboring areas.
Never massage the area where Botox was administered. This will cause the toxins to spread out and can end up paralyzing the muscles that were not supposed to be affected. Usually this results to problem such as ptosis of the eyelids or nerve damage.
You should also avoid lying down for at least 3-4 hours after your Botox injections because this can also cause the solution to spread to other areas. The same reason is also true on why you should avoid any strenuous activities for 24 hours after administration.
Also ask your doctor about any facial exercises that you can do and have him demonstrate these. It will help you test your facial muscles and also to improve the outcome of the injections.
If you feel nausea, itchy or severely swollen up, contact your doctor immediately. You should always report any side effects and come in for follow up check-ups to ensure that this is working properly and safely for you.
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Sunday, July 8, 2007
In an ongoing labor dispute from May of this year in California, United States, Teamsters Local 952, which represents the Orange County Transportation Authority‘s 1,200 coach operators, went on strike at 12:35 a.m. (0035 hrs) PDT Saturday morning after a cooling-off period declared by State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger expired.
Sanctioned picket lines have been formed outside Authority facilities in Garden Grove, Anaheim, and Santa Ana. About 200,000 regular passengers are affected.
Major sticking points in the negotiation appear to be related to cost-of-living increases and pension funding allocations. The strike was declared after the Authority’s bargaining agent said he lacked authority to approve a union counter proposal, which he said had to be taken before the OCTA’s board of directors, who will not be available to meet until Monday the 9th at the earliest.