What is Apple MacOS X?

The equation shuold look like this: Darwin = Mach 3.0 + BSD services OS X = Quartz + Arqua + Darwin

Torvalds switches to Apple

Nothing much to say abaout this, Torvalds just use Apple machine(for fun!?).

You can read the news here.

The most interesting part about it is, Torvalds comment on the Mach kernel(is a creep) in September 2001. Mach kernel used by OSX, after Apple buy NeXT.

Definately Torvalds is not comment on Apple OS, but just on the mach kernel, reason? mach kernel is linux kernel compitators. rember the HURD project from GNU/fsf.org?

PenDrive driver for Windows 95 and Linux

I have a usb driver for windows 95 but never use before, yesterday I just try to install to a Windows 95 operating system, hopefully it will work, but unfortunately it can detect the usb chipset but not the PenDrive. PenDrive or FlashDrive, is just a usb storage. Since the driver is not working, I just simple remove it from windows, but it corrupt the vmm32.vxd file, results the machine can't boot anymore, I simple copy a vmm32.vxd file from another machine, it just don't work. It spend me another extra 2 hours to find the proper vmm32.vxd file to get the system up again! In Linux, you just need to need to enable 1. the chipset (USB Support, UHCI or OHCI, just try 1 which will work) 2. USB mass storage (module name usb-storage.o) (may be you need to enable scsi support too) I am using kernel 2.4.x, it work. I never give up windows 95, I believe there may be a patch or update for the usb storage driver.

NeoOffice/J

Have to take another one and the half hour to download NeoOffice/J, because the 1st time I download half way but fail, so have to download again, is about 117M. After install is 300M, wow! The different NeoOffice and OpenOffice is, NeoOffice use OSX interface and not X11.

OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 for OSX

The OSX version of OpenOffice is 158M, double than the x86 linux version. Take about 50 minutes to download. This is a X window version. I though 2.0 beta is out, so would like to try it on OSX too, but seems like they have not compile a OSX version yet, is still 1.1.2. 150M is a bz compress file, after uncompress is 370M, this is terrible! I think is time for OOo to slim down, before it is going too far. Seems like I didn't install my X11 on my OSX system, it need panther CD3, I abort, may be try next time or try Neo/J office.

micq, text base icq

Looking for a text base icq on windows, found a text base icq--micq. Is available on many system including Linux, BSD, OSX, Windows, even on PS2! The power of opensource!

OpenOffice.org 2.0beta

This could be the last time I install OpenOffice software in my office, because I told that can't install any Linux machine and unauthorize software(including license or non-license) in office anymore.

The new OpenOffice.org look nice, support chinese, but some of the effect(eg. text drop down) is not working anymore.

The package I downloaded is rpm. It will be install /opt. Take note, you will always need to install the core07 package(contain the soffice program), but the rpm dependencies never told you.

firefox 1.0 with Java plugins

Earlier I have some problem with running Java plugins(v1.4) in firefox (v1.0) browser, so I disable the java plugins in my firefox. Since these people suggest to use java 1.5, I download the 1.5 (finally!) from sun java site. The reason, why I don't like the new java, because my applet was develop on java version 1.1, and new java take up too much hard disk space. jre 1.5 (without compiler) 86M jdk-1.3.1_13 (with compiler) 58M This is a lot of difference. Anyway java 1.5 is working ok with my firefox browser on my Mandrake 10(Linux) now. So remove away the java 1.4, is useless.

RedHat/MYOSS (join) March Meetup, Kuala Lumpur

Date: 3 March 2005
Vanue: Training Choice office

I drive to city after work, reach Training Choice office(MUI Plaza) about 7.15pm.

This is the 2nd meetup host in Training Choice office, and is a join meetup of redhat and myoss.

Today we have 2 presentation, "CLI tricks" from Ow (Mun Heng) and "network cabling (basic)" from Yeak.

We start about 7.30pm after the presenter ready. Silvia(Training Choice) has a "ice breaking" game for us, Ow won the price, eventhough I complained, but I think Ow is qualified for that. :)

There is about 20 people attended, I can't remember everyone's name, almost half are first time to the training choice office. Jason(MYOSS organizer) miss the previous meetup, but he attended this time, Miguel(from US), Izak, William, Cheung Long and other new faces, sorry I can't name you all here.

Ow's presentation on "CLI tricks" start 8.05pm end about 9.00pm, everyone was give 15 minutes, but he is over time, I have to signal him to speed up his presentation(and he got the signal!), make sure everyone can go back on time.

Ow suggest we can upload the presentation slide on the internet, so it will be on the internet soon.

Yeak's presentation on "network cabling", something new and interesting to me, because I never do cabling myself, he show us how to clam a network socket on the presentation.

If you miss out yeak's presentation, you can always refer here.

We have a discussion on the vanue, the conclusion is we will still stick to Training Choice for sometime, because the member may have problems with new location.

Silvia update us, there will be some free and short(3 hours?) courses for linux beginners, I just glance through the content topics, I think is a good start for new linux users, if interested you need to register, check out with Training Choice office.

Ow thrown out a question for the fist timer here. Miguel get a notification from meetup when he change his location from Washinton to Malaysia, but he never attended any meetup while he was is Washinton. Cheung Long and SledgeHammer get to know this meetup from low yat forum. Jason do a good job on advertising the meetup.

Other discussion that I miss out, Ow has a detail blog.

zinf 2.2.5

zinf is not freeamp. I though freeamp is difficult to compile, but zinf seems to be a lot more easier, I need to intall another 2 more libraries to get it compile: libmusicbrainz libgdbm but they still need to improve the compilation script, because when I try to static link libgdbm, but it always link to gdbm dynamic library.

Firefox on Windows 95

Earlier I have problems install Firefox 1.0 on Windows 95. I found a link, explain how to do it, basically is:- - windows update - Microsoft Library update for Windows 95 - download firefox I have tried portable firefox, the normal installer should work now.

gaim 1.1.4

After I upgrade my gaim from version from 1.1.1 to 1.1.4, but after the upgrade I can't login to MSN anymore, error msg shown:- SSL support is needed for MSN See http://gaim.sf.net/faq-ssl.php this is not right.

Mitchell Kapor move to opensource

I just notice that Mitchell Kapor is moving his attention to opensource. Mitchell Kapor is founder and designer of Lotus-123, he is the President of the Open Source Applications Foundation M. Kapor's blog.

Linux server market 2004

Read from CNET news, in year 2004, IBM Linux server market grown 48% to 1.5 billion, HP grow 36% to 1.25 billion, Dell is 748 million(US dollar). Who says that Linux is no market value? :)

The power of iTunes

My housemate just bought an iPod few days back. He bought a Sony Mini Disc about 2 weeks ago, but finally he decide to switch to iPod.

That is a 40G iPod, he already convert 1000 songs, thanks to iTunes, the transfer of songs are so easy.

New competitor--mp3tunes came in, created by Michael Robertson, the CEO of Linspire and the former founder of mp3.com.

Linux on iMac Mini

iMac mini really look attractive. There is a how to on installing Linux on iMac mini, I have not go through it yet.

Nintendo license PalmOS

The news is here. Insteed of Palm goes into Game/Entertainment, Nintendo going to grep more PDA market?

Palm Vx is good

After a long (1 week) Chinese New Year holiday, my Palm Vx is prompting me a warning message about the battery status. Is about 1 week, I didn't re-charge my Palm Vx, the battery is drain to less than 5 percent of the battery life. this is a battery life time that other PDA can't give you.

Skype 1.0 experience

I have heard this software for quite sometime, but never have the time to try out the software until recently.

This is my comment to the Skype software:

1. multi-platform, work well on windows, osx, linux. I have tested on windows, osx and linux (mandrake 10), there is a PokerPC version, but have not successfully installed yet.

2. easy installation. especially on linux, no problem at all. Not like other software always have library dependency problem.

3. 0 configuration. so far I never configure anything like proxy setting, it can go through my office's proxy too, surprise! I never get yahoo messenger working in my office environment.

4. easy to use.

5. sound quality is good.

I try the software yesterday night again and have conference call, is great. After I finish my work, is already 2am, very tired!

becareful of you blog again!

Google's employee Mark Jen use the name of Ninetyninezeros(googol in maths?) blog about google inside story. new and old blog.