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		<title>Excel Deletes Leading 0s When Opening a CSV File</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/07/01/excel-deletes-leading-0s-when-opening-a-csv-file/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want Excel to keep a field&#8217;s leading zeros when opening a CSV file using Excel, you can change it to =&#8221;value&#8221;. For example, if you have a row with 4 values that looks like this: test,00016102,test,test Just change it to: test,=&#34;00016102&#34;,test,test]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want Excel to keep a field&#8217;s leading zeros when opening a CSV file using Excel, you can change it to =&#8221;value&#8221;.</p>
<p>For example, if you have a row with 4 values that looks like this:</p>
<pre class="brush: plain;">test,00016102,test,test</pre>
<p></p>
<p>Just change it to:</p>
<pre class="brush: plain;">test,=&quot;00016102&quot;,test,test</pre>
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		<title>Download Excel Spreadsheet from Microsoft using Firefox in Linux</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2010/02/08/download-excel-spreadsheet-from-microsoft-using-firefox-in-linux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To avoid getting the error &#8220;Your operating system does not meet system requirements&#8221;, I had to use User Agent Switcher to download the spreadsheet at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC300022771033.aspx for electric meter logging for energy efficiency. Then I used cabextract to extract the .cab file and used Open Office to view the 30002277.xltx file. Here it is saved [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To avoid getting the error &#8220;Your operating system does not meet system requirements&#8221;, I had to use  <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59">User Agent Switcher</a> to download the spreadsheet at <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC300022771033.aspx">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC300022771033.aspx</a> for electric meter logging for energy efficiency.  Then I used <a href="http://www.cabextract.org.uk/">cabextract</a> to extract the .cab file and used <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">Open Office</a> to view the 30002277.xltx file.  Here it is saved using Open Office&#8217;s ODS format: <a href='http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/electricity_tracking.ods'>electricity_tracking</a>.</p>
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		<title>Apache error: Access Informix Database throught ODBC using Perl (Windows)</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2009/07/20/apache-error-access-informix-database-throught-odbc-using-perl-windows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was getting this error: [Mon Jul 20 12:32:05 2009] [error] [client 192.168.241.233] Premature end of script headers: elite_inventory.pl [Mon Jul 20 12:32:05 2009] [error] [client 192.168.241.233] DBI connect('my_database','my_user',...) failed: [INTERSOLV][ODBC Informix driver][Informix]Unable to load locale categories. (SQL-HY000) at C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/script.pl line 37 The fix involved modifying Apache&#8217;s environment variables using SetEnv in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was getting this error:</p>
<p><code>[Mon Jul 20 12:32:05 2009] [error] [client 192.168.241.233] Premature end of script headers: elite_inventory.pl<br />
[Mon Jul 20 12:32:05 2009] [error] [client 192.168.241.233] DBI connect('my_database','my_user',...) failed: [INTERSOLV][ODBC Informix driver][Informix]Unable to load locale categories. (SQL-HY000) at C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/script.pl line 37</code></p>
<p>The fix involved modifying Apache&#8217;s environment variables using SetEnv in httpd.conf:</p>
<p><code><br />
SetEnv INFORMIXDIR "C:/informix32"<br />
SetEnv INFORMIXSERVER "isaac_net"<br />
SetEnv DELIMIDENT n<br />
SetEnv DBANSIWARN n<br />
SetEnv CLIENT_LOCAL "en_US.CP1252"<br />
SetEnv DB_LOCAL "en_US.CP1252"<br />
</code></p>
<p>This is because even if the variables are set in the registries in Windows (they are environment variables in Linux), the web server doesn&#8217;t use them.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.iiug.org/forums/linux-informix/index.cgi/noframes/read/1491">Reference #1</a> and <a href="http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JOHNL/DBD-Informix-2007.0226/Notes/web.servers">Reference #2</a>.</p>
<p>You might need to use a different locale under Linux or Unix.</p>
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		<title>Excel Keyboard Shortcut &#8211; Selecting The Whole Data Region</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2009/02/18/excel-keyboard-shortcut-selecting-the-whole-data-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you need to select the whole data region (it might included some empty cells) in Excel without selecting all cells (&#60;CTRL&#62;+&#60;A&#62;), click on any cell inside that group and then type: &#60;CTRL&#62;+&#60;SHIFT&#62;+&#60;8&#62;. It is very useful for large data sets. You should then get something like this: Try http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_rnib003503.hcsp for more keyboard shortcuts.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you need to select the whole data region (it might included some empty cells) in Excel without selecting all cells (&lt;CTRL&gt;+&lt;A&gt;), click on any cell inside that group and then type: &lt;CTRL&gt;+&lt;SHIFT&gt;+&lt;8&gt;.  It is very useful for large data sets.</p>
<p>You should then get something like this:</p>
<p><img src="http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/image001.gif" alt="excel spreadsheet screenshot" title="excel spreadsheet screenshot" width="477" height="259" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-504" /></p>
<p>Try <a href="http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_rnib003503.hcsp">http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_rnib003503.hcsp</a> for more keyboard shortcuts.</p>
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		<title>Really cheap and well rated GPS USB adaptors for laptop/netbook</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/12/06/really-cheap-and-well-rated-gps-usb-adaptors-for-laptop-netbook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLOBALSAT BU353 Waterproof USB GPS Receiver GARMIN 010-00321-00 GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor The Globalsat BU-353 would be my first choice, it has very good reviews and it is waterproof.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PKX2KA?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wusum-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000PKX2KA"><img alt="" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/3165Z5bxmHL._SL110_.jpg" title="GLOBALSAT USG-BU353 Waterproof USB GPS Receiver" class="alignnone" width="110" height="85" /> GLOBALSAT BU353 Waterproof USB GPS Receiver</a></p>
<p></p>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002HS1A2?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=wusum-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0002HS1A2"><img alt="" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41QsoOPtVEL._SL160_.jpg" title="GARMIN 010-00321-00 GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor for Laptops" class="alignnone" width="160" height="76" />GARMIN 010-00321-00 GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wusum-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0002HS1A2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />
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<p>The Globalsat BU-353 would be my first choice, it has very good reviews and it is waterproof.</p>
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		<title>Backup your Firefox Passwords</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/12/05/backup-your-firefox-passwords/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are only 2 files you need to backup: signons.sqlite key3.db You can find those in your Firefox profile: Linux ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/ Windows Click the Windows Start button, and select Run&#8230;. Type in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ then click OK. You can then copy those file to another computer in your Firefox profile to use them.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are only 2 files you need to backup:</p>
<ul>
<li>signons.sqlite</li>
<li>key3.db</li>
</ul>
<p>You can find those in your Firefox profile:</p>
<h3>Linux</h3>
<p><code>~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/</code></p>
<h3>Windows</h3>
<ol>
<li>Click the Windows Start button, and select Run&#8230;.</li>
<li>Type in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ then click OK.</li>
</ol>
<p>You can then copy those file to another computer in your Firefox profile to use them.</p>
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		<title>Autocad: PDF plot drawing&#8217;s text as text w/ PDFCreator</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/08/06/autocad-pdf-plot-drawings-text-as-text-pdfcreator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autocad plot pdf text as text with PDFCreator (instead of images of text): File &#8211; Page Setup Manager &#8211; Manage Page Setups &#8211; Page Setup Manager &#8211; Modify &#8211; Printer/Plotter, PDFCreator.pc3, Properties &#8211; Graphics &#8211; True Type Text &#8211; True Type Text as Text]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Autocad plot pdf text as text with PDFCreator (instead of images of text):</p>
<p>File &#8211; Page Setup Manager &#8211; Manage Page Setups &#8211; Page Setup Manager &#8211; Modify &#8211; Printer/Plotter, PDFCreator.pc3, Properties &#8211; Graphics &#8211; True Type Text &#8211; True Type Text as Text</p>
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		<title>Compare four columns in Open Office or Excel</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/08/06/compare-four-columns-in-open-office-or-excel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For example, you have 2 sheets, Sheet1 and Sheet2: they both have a list of part numbers in column A and a list of prices in column B. You want to compare the prices for the same part numbers in each sheets. One way to do this is to copy the prices from Sheet1 to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For example, you have 2 sheets, Sheet1 and Sheet2: they both have a list of part numbers in column A and a list of prices in column B.  You want to compare the prices for the same part numbers in each sheets.  One way to do this is to copy the prices from Sheet1 to Sheet2 in a third column and then use conditional formatting to highlight the different prices:</p>
<p>Copy this formula in cell C2 of Sheet2 (and then drag it down to the cells below):<br />
=INDEX($Sheet1.A$2:B$3001;MATCH(A2;$Sheet1.A$2:A$3001;0);2)</p>
<p>This formula assumes that there is a maximum of 3000 different products in Sheet1 (starting at cell A2).</p>
<p>Sample file:<a href='http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/compare_four_columns.ods'>compare_four_columns.ods</a></p>
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		<title>Perl&#8217;s KinoSearch vs Plucene</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/07/17/perls-kinosearch-vs-plucene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KinoSearch is the winner The following perl scripts index *.txt in the current folder and search for &#8220;TEST&#8221;. The first one is using Perl&#8217;s KinoSearch module and the other one is using Plucene. KinoSearch is alot faster then Plucene and also gives better results. (right click to download) KinoSearch.pl Plucene.pl]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>KinoSearch is the winner</h3>
<p>The following perl scripts index *.txt in the current folder and search for &#8220;TEST&#8221;.  The first one is using Perl&#8217;s KinoSearch module and the other one is using Plucene.  KinoSearch is alot faster then Plucene and also gives better results.</p>
<p></p>
<p>(right click to download)</p>
<p><a href='http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/kinosearch.pl'>KinoSearch.pl</a></p>
<p><a href='http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/plucenesearch.pl'>Plucene.pl</a></p>
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		<title>Easy Mass-Rename (Windows)</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/05/28/easy-mass-rename-windows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 11:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Batch renaming made easy with Renamer &#8220;ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc. For advanced users, there is a PascalScript rule, which let users program [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Batch renaming made easy with <a href="http://www.den4b.com/projects.php">Renamer</a></p>
<p>&#8220;ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc. For advanced users, there is a PascalScript rule, which let users program their very own renaming rule. Program allows you to combine multiple renaming actions as a rule set, applying each action in a logical sequence, which can be saved, loaded, and managed within the program. In addition, it has an ability to rename folders, process regular expressions, Unicode capable, and supports variety of meta tags, such as: ID3v1, ID3v2, EXIF, OLE, AVI, MD5, CRC32, and SHA1.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer">Download.</a></p>
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		<title>UMPC Laptops Comparison (Open Office Spread Sheet)</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/05/27/umpc-laptops-comparison-spreadsheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 02:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ultra-Mobile PC (laptops)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://alexpb.com/notes/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/umpc-laptops.ods'>Ultra-Mobile PC (laptops)</a></p>
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		<title>PDFCreator Virtual Printer nostringval Error Fix</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2008/05/27/pdfcreator-virtual-printer-nostringval-error-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 22:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, when you print to PDF using PDFCreator, you can get the following error on the last page of your PDF output: &#8220;ERROR: undefined [...] OFFENDING COMMAND:_ [...] STACK: [....]&#8221; You can fix this problem following these instructions: First, you must Rollback to PDFCreator 0.9.3 (unless a newer version then 0.9.5 is out). Find the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes, when you print to PDF using PDFCreator, you can get the following error on the last page of your PDF output:  &#8220;ERROR: undefined [...] OFFENDING COMMAND:_ [...] STACK: [....]&#8221;</p>
<p>You can fix this problem following these instructions:</p>
<p> First, you must Rollback to PDFCreator 0.9.3 (unless a newer version then 0.9.5 is out).</p>
<p>    Find the <strong>PDFCreator</strong> printer in the Printer and Faxes control panel. Right-click on it and select <strong>Properties</strong>:</p>
<p>Select the <strong>Advanced</strong> tab:</p>
<p>and select <strong>Print directly to the printer</strong> (this prevents spooling the PDF output to the disk twice). Now select the <strong>Device Settings</strong> tab:</p>
<p>and set <strong>Send CTRL-D After Each Job</strong> to <strong>No</strong>. Also change the <strong>Wait Timeout</strong> to <strong>1</strong> seconds:</p>
<p>Thanks to David Taft, Brent Powers and <a href="http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~henrik/GSWriter/GSWriter.html">http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~henrik/GSWriter/GSWriter.html</a>.    </p>
<p>PS: If PDFCreator truncates, trims or cuts filenames, make sure the path is not too deep.  Try copying  your files to the root folder and see if it fixes the problem.</p>
<p>Note: I re-posted this solution with different keywords because I had a hard time finding it because it was specific to GhostScript/Redmon.</p>
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		<title>Recording a skype conversation</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2007/09/08/recording-a-skype-conversation-using-audacity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, download and install Audacity. Then, to be able to record both the microphone input and the sound card output at the same time using Audacity, you have to un-mute the microphone playback in the Volume control. Double click the speaker in the System Tray Click Options &#8211; Properties &#8211; Playback &#8211; Check Microphone &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/">download</a> and install Audacity.</p>
<p>Then, to be able to record both the microphone input and the sound card output at the same time using Audacity, you have to un-mute the microphone playback in the Volume control.</p>
<ol>
<li>Double click the speaker in the System Tray</li>
<li>Click Options &#8211; Properties &#8211; Playback &#8211; Check Microphone &#8211;  Click OK</li>
<li>Un-check the microphones mute and raise the volume</li>
</ol>
<p>You should now be able to hear yourself in the speakers or earphone when you talk in the microphone and also be able to record the output (person you called) and the input (you) in Audacity.  Select Stereo Mix on Audacity&#8217;s Mixer Toolbar and hit Record.</p>
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		<title>Home Camera Security System</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resources for setting up a motion-detection camera security system controlled from your PC using an analog camera. Tutorials Using your PC and a Webcam as a security camera MythTV and a Security Camera Setting up SAA713X in Linux Software Dorgem (Free)Supports an unlimited number of simultaneous cameras. It has a built-in webserver for still images [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Resources for setting up a motion-detection camera security system controlled from your PC using an analog camera.</p>
<ol>
<li>
<h4>Tutorials</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/09/27/how-to-use-your-pc-and-webcam-as-a-motion-detecting-and-recording-security-camera/">Using your PC and a Webcam as a security camera</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.100share.com/MythTV-and-a-Security-Cam.htm">MythTV and a Security Camera</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_saa7134">Setting up SAA713X in Linux</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Software</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dorgem.sourceforge.net/">Dorgem (Free)</a>Supports an unlimited number of simultaneous cameras. It has a built-in webserver for still images and can be used as security camera because of its motion detection. (Windows)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome">Motion (Free)</a>Software motion detector for Linux. <a href="http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/MotionGuide">Guide</a> or <a href="http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/DownloadFiles">Download</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.zoneminder.com/">ZoneMinder (Free)</a>Set of applications which together provides a complete surveillance solution allowing capture, analysis, recording and monitoring of any cctv cameras attached to a Linux based machine. <a href="http://www.zoneminder.com/documentation.html">Documentation</a><br />
or <a href="http://www.zoneminder.com/downloads.html">Download</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gspy.sourceforge.net/">Gspy (Free)</a>Special motion detection algorithms are used to reduce the size of the daily movies by eliminating pictures with similar content as well as the mpeg compression. (Linux)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.videolan.org/">VideoLAN (Free)</a>Video streaming server with extended <a href="http://www.videolan.org/streaming-features.html">features </a>(Multi-Platform)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.breezesys.com/products.htm">DSLR Remote Pro</a>Allows remote operation of a Canon EOS 5D, 1D Mark II, 1Ds Mark II, 1D, 1DS, 30D, 20D, 10D, 400D/Digital Rebel XTi/Kiss Digital X , 350D/Digital Rebel XT/Kiss Digital N or 300D/Digital Rebel/Kiss Digital digital SLR via a PC using a FireWire or USB cable.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.webcamsecuritysystem.com/">Webcam Camera System</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Recommended Cheap Hardware</h4>
<p>Look for a TV Tuner card or USB capture device with composite(RCA) input if you have an analog camera.  Get one which uses one of the following chipset (Should be listed in the product&#8217;s specifications):</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_hardware">ZoneMinder Supported Hardware</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gspy.sourceforge.net/">Gspy Supported Hardware</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/MotionGuideOneLargeDocument#Supported_Hardware">Motion Supported Hardware</a></li>
</ul>
<p>You should be able to find something for about $20 to $30 on the internet.</li>
<li>
<h4>My Setup</h4>
<ul>
<li>I have a TV Tuner card with cable, composite and s-video inputs which has an SAA7130 chip (Module SAA7134 from Kernel 2.6.X is<br />
required)</li>
<p>I couldn&#8217;t get it to work with Zone Minder, but it does work pretty well with Motion.  I got it from eBay for $15.</p>
<li>I also bought an analog wireless camera with receiver for $30 on eBay (composite output).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome">Motion</a>.  It is not a GUI program but it is easily setup from the<br />
motion.conf file and has many nice features (capture video or pictures on motion detection for example).</li>
<li>I use Slackware on a P-III 1Ghz (I get about 5 frame per second while motion is detected)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>You could also use a webcam like the one listed below, which features infrared lights for improved night vision (and it is USB so don&#8217;t need any special hardware for composite input).</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=wusum-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000GLPQW0&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=3333CC&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
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		<title>Move Rails Project From Windows to Slackware Linux</title>
		<link>http://alexpb.com/notes/articles/2006/10/05/move-rails-project-from-windows-to-slackware-linux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to move your Rails project from Windows to Slackware and your are using MySQL database? Then you can fallow these step-by-step instructions. Table of contents Backups Packages you&#8217;ll need Install Ruby Install Rubygems Install Rails Install MySQL gem Import your Database schema Edit config files BackupsFrom Windows, use mysqldump to create a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you want to move your Rails project from Windows to Slackware and your are using MySQL database?<br />
Then you can fallow these step-by-step instructions.</p>
<p><strong>Table of contents</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><a href="#1">Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="#2">Packages you&#8217;ll need</a></li>
<li><a href="#3">Install Ruby</a></li>
<li><a href="#4">Install Rubygems</a></li>
<li><a href="#5">Install Rails</a></li>
<li><a href="#6">Install MySQL gem</a></li>
<li><a href="#7">Import your Database schema</a></li>
<li><a href="#8">Edit config files</a></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><a title="1" name="1"></a><strong>Backups</strong>From Windows, use mysqldump to create a backup of your database schema and data:
<pre><code>c:mysqldump -u root -p Database_name &gt; DB_backup.sql</code></pre>
<p>or to backup all database without the data</p>
<pre><code>c:mysqldump -u root -p --all-database --no-date &gt; DB_backup.sql</code></pre>
<p>Next, copy your project directory and you database backup (DB_backup.sql) to a CD<br />
(or you can mount your windows partition from linux if they are on the same computer)</li>
<li><a title="2" name="2"></a><strong>Packages you&#8217;ll need</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://linuxpackages.cs.utah.edu//Slackware-10.2/ken/ruby-1.8.5-i686-1kjz.tgz">ruby-1.8.5-i686.tgz</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.software-mirror.com/linuxpackages/Slackware-10.2/Console/MySQL/mysql-5.0.16-i486-1.tgz">mysql-5.0.16-i486-1.tgz</a></li>
<li><a href="http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/11289/rubygems-0.9.0.tgz">rubygems-0.9.0.tgz</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a title="3" name="3"></a><strong>Install Ruby</strong>
<pre><code>~$ sudo installpkg ruby-1.8.2-i686-1.tgz</code></pre>
</li>
<li><a title="4" name="4"></a><strong>Install Ruby gems</strong>
<pre><code>~$ tar zxvf rubygems-0.8.10.tgz</code></pre>
<pre><code>~$ cd gems-0.8.10</code></pre>
<pre><code>~$ sudo ruby setup.rb</code></pre>
</li>
<li><a title="5" name="5"></a><strong>Install Rails</strong>
<pre><code>~$ sudo gem install rails</code></pre>
<p>or to install latest beta:</p>
<pre><code>~$ sudo gem install rails --source http://gems.rubyonrails.com</code></pre>
</li>
<li><a title="6" name="6"></a><strong>Install Mysql gem</strong> (the first &#8212; are meant to be there)
<pre><code>~$ sudo gem install mysql --with-mysql-include=/usr/include/mysql </code></pre>
<pre><code>--with-mysql-lib=/usr/lib/mysql</code></pre>
</li>
<li><a title="7" name="7"></a><strong>Import your Database schema</strong>
<pre><code>~$ mysqldump -u root --password='Yourpassword'</code></pre>
<pre><code>mysql&gt; create database database_name;</code></pre>
<pre><code>mysql&gt; exit</code></pre>
<pre><code>~$ mysqldump -u root --password='Yourpassword' </code></pre>
<pre><code>database_name &gt; DB_backup.sql</code></pre>
</li>
<li><a title="8" name="8"></a><strong>Edit files</strong>
<pre><code>~$ edit ~/yourproject/public/dispatch.*</code></pre>
<p>and change the first line to:</p>
<pre><code>#!/usr/bin/ruby</code></pre>
<p>(or wherever ruby binary is)</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>You should be all set.</strong></p>
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