Using SURFmex with Octave
This isn't so much as for others as it's a "note to self".
I've recently begun actual work at my research course. Obviously, I prefer to use Octave to Matlab. Here's how to use the SURFmex toolkit for Matlab with Octave:
Download the source and unzip it someplace. You can …
What have I been upto?
Quite a bit actually! I've recently moved to Sydney to pursue a Masters of engineering (research) course. It's a two year course, which will probably be followed by a Ph.D. I guess I'm in this for the long haul now. I've been thinking of blogging since I got here …
Unavailable till the end of July
I'm due to join university to start my masters course later this month. I'm currently busy readying everything to move to Sydney, and will be busy with orientation and getting settled once I get there. I will therefore be unavailable till the end of July. Please e-mail me at my …
Migrating your contacts from your Blackberry to Android using Linux
I got my father an Android today: an HTC Explorer. (The Blackberry 3G plans here in India are too expensive). Of course, he had years of contacts built up in his Blackberry and I needed to migrate them. Here's how I did it:
1. Install barry
# yum install barry
- Connect …
Integrating byobu/screen's copy buffer with X/Gnome clipboard
Announcing: Fedora Join SIG!
We've all run into people who are interested in contributing. Quite a few times, these folks are completely new to F/LOSS: the environment, the workflow, the mailing lists. To make it a little easier for folks looking to contribute, we've set up dedicated channels where they can talk to …
Fedora Join SIG: what do you think?
Hello folks!
We've been recently looking to reduce the learning gradient that new folks need to hike up when they look to contribute to Fedora. Users looking to give back to the community is amazing. I feel we need to go out and give them as much help as we …
Open source creative applications
I've been meaning to write this post for quite a while now. Ever since I attended the session that Victor(Ting Chong Victor Yap) took at FUDCon KL 2012. It was a most interesting session. I really wanted to attend it, because the number of questions I get about creative …
Fedora Elections: FAmSCo townhall #2
The second session of the FAmSCo townhall will be held later today, May 28 2012 at 1700 UTC at #fedora-townhall, #fedora-townhall-public on Freenode
The entire schedule is available here.
This year's candidates for FAmSCo are:
- Jiri Eischmann (sesivany)
- Christoph Wickert (cwickert
- Clint Savage (herlo
- Daniel Bruno (danielbruno
- Truong Anh Tuan …