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This tip would be useful for those who are either making backup of their remote mysql database or moving their web hosting to their provider.
Here’s how to export mysql DB to SQL file using command-line utility :
mysqldump –user=username –password=1234 –databases your_database –opt –quote-names –complete-insert > example.sql
Here’s how to import the SQL back into mysql database [...]

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Similar to DelayExec, Startup Delayer is used to delay the startup programs in orders to speed up booting.

When Windows loads it’s Startup file, it attempts to load every program in there at the same time. Therefore if you have quite a lot of programs starting when Windows starts, each program will try and grab CPU time so that it can load.

If each program tries to do this at the same time, you soon notice the slow down that occurs, due to your CPU trying to help all the programs to load, and your hard disk accessing multiple files.

Startup Delayer allows you to setup how many seconds after Windows has started, to load each program.

For Example:
If you have your mail program and a special clock starting up, then you can make your mail start say 10 seconds after Windows has loaded, and then the special clock start 20 seconds after Windows Starts.

Here’s a way to add “Send To” functionality to copy multiples files to removable drive (usually USB drive) in GNOME desktop.

First, download the “Send To” nautilus script from : http://www.gdr-exiles.com/nautilus/.
Copy the Send To file to ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts, make it executable. chmod a+x.

Finally you can test it by selecting a file on your desktop and clicking the Send To option, you’ll be presented with a dialog similar to this.

Now you can easily copy files between your GNOME Desktop to your portable USB drive.

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1. gTwitter - Hompage

It’s a simple GTK+ based application for Linux, designed to interact with Twitter web service. It’s written using Mono/C# and some of GNOME dependant libraries. GUI is inspired by Mac client Twitterrific.

Download TAR Package via googlecode

2. Twidge - Homepage

Twidge is a command-line, full-functional Twitter client. It supports posting updates, retrieving information, and excellent integration with the Unix shell scripting environment via piping and well-formatted output.

Download TAR/BIN/ZIP Packages

3. Gwibber - Homepage

Gwibber is an open source microblogging client for GNOME developed with Python and GTK. It supports Twitter, Jaiku, Identi.ca, Facebook, and Digg. Please note that this is pre-alpha software.
Intallation Guide For Ubuntu
Installation Guide For OpenSUSE

4. Mitter - Homepage

Another Twitter Client.Download DEB Package via getdeb.net

5. Twhirl (Need Adobe AIR) - Homepage
A social software desktop client based on the Adobe AIR platform.

Download Twhirl(.AIR)

6. Spaz (Need Adobe AIR) - Hompage
Spaz is a Twitter client for users who value free, open-source software, attractive design, and customizability.
Download Spaz(.AIR)

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I’ve found a Ubuntu user via ubuntuforums.org that have problem with the webcam, the user have integrated webcam - Syntek USB Video Camera. He/she claimed that the webcam image turned upside down. This happen because of the vflip option..

To fix it(Syntek USB Video Camera as a example) you need to know the camera driver, in terminal type :

lsusb

udevinfo –query=all –name=/dev/video0 –attribute-walk

Example udevinfo command result :

The driver for the webcam is stk11xx& has the vflip option(To check all the options the driver offers, use the command “modinfo stk11xx“)

Now unload the driver and then re-load it with the vflip option, code :

sudo modprobe -r stk11xx
sudo modprobe stk11xx vflip=1

Now try with webcam app to see that the problem has solved. You can add the option to the system settings so the driver always uses it when it loads..

Code:

echo “options stk11xx vflip=1″ | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/options

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Futuris Imager is small, fast and free image viewer for Windows. It supports more then 30 graphic formats, including JPEG, GIF, JPEG2000, MNG / PNG / JNG, PhotoCD and TIFF. Other features include: print with preview, support for TWAIN-compatible scanners/cameras, file browser, wallpaper tool, set of filters (image transformations), screen capture, advanced printing features and more.

OGMRip is an application and a set of libraries for ripping and encoding DVDs into AVI/OGM files using a wide variety of codecs. It relies on mplayer, mencoder, ogmtools, oggenc, and lame to perform its tasks. The GUI features a clean HIG-compliant GNOME 2 interface and tries to minimize (as much as possible) esoteric settings.

After download, double click on the file to install..

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Unipeek MSN Monitor (MSN sniffer) is a free MSN monitoring tool designed for MSN chat monitoring and MSN message archiving. Based on Colasoft´s packet analysis technology, Unipeek MSN Monitor is able to deliver the most accurate MSN monitoring statistics, and automatically record data for future reference.

Features:

* Real-time and 24/7 MSN chat monitoring
* Automatically archive MSN messages for future reference
* Export messages of a custom time range
* Customize MSN account list to be monitored
* Unique Conversation Matrix showing account relations
* Support emotion icons, message font size and color.

DelayedExec is a push startup programs to a delayed queue and ease up Windows startup.

Instead of removing startup applications from the registry, use this startup utility to push your sidebar and devices utilities into a queue and allow them to be started after the initial memory and resources consumption race. This utility allows you to start using the computer faster.

5 in 1 ebook Computer Magazine for January 2009 is available to download.

1. Computer Shopper
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