Freedom Board Resources
Some resources for working with the Freescale/Element14 Freedom Board
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Some resources for working with the Freescale/Element14 Freedom Board
By default, Debian Wheezy installs Iceweasel (Firefox) 10.x. This can break a lot of extensions so, for those who would rather stick with version 3.x, this is how I reverted to the older version.
I'm a big fan of the Debian Linux distribution but one thing that can be a problem is the age of some packages, especially web browsers. Needing to work with a recent version of the Chromium browser, this is how I managed to get it installed without going through the horrendous process of building from source.
As much an aide-memoire for myself as anything, this is a brief post-installation to-do list to get a Debian Linux system working As It Should. (Note that this does not just apply to vi users in Australia - make appropriate substitutions, and you can be an EMACS user in Denmark, if you so wish.)
First impressions of the Motorola/Google Xoom 10 inch Android tablet, combined with an Otter Box case.
Over a fortnight after taking delivery of a Samsung Galaxy S II, replacement for my broken Nokia N900, I have a look at what is bad and what is good about this Android phone.
A slightly belated post for Ada Lovelace Day, highlighting Senator Kate Lundy, Open Government and IT advocate.
Do you consider technology an asset to your business? Are there technologies that you cannot work without? If so, your assets may be exposing you to risk. This article gives a simple guide on how to identify and minimise those risks to help protect your business and that of your clients who rely on it.
How many Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) have an extensible system that can allow the creation, maintenance and display of metadata such as Dublin Core? Very few, if any. Now over 2 years in the making, this article explains concepts that may be used to extend CMS to accommodate this.
Want to convert between number bases in MySQL? Here are a couple of stored procedures to let you convert to/from any base you fancy.