Corpr8 web design and innovation

Kingdoms of Camelot url for Audio Alert from Auto Attack with Extra Features

Paul — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:48:30 +0000

http://corpr8.co.uk/alert/

How to make an Ubuntu Webcam

Paul — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:15:59 +0000

Ok – so it’s a bank holiday and I thought – why not build myself a webcam which would automatically publish up to my website… Here’s the method’s and gotcha’s:

1) Install fswebcam and get it running (man fswebcam) -

my working command line was: fswebcam -q -r 640×480 –no-banner test.jpg

2) Work out how to FTP onto your website – and put the both into a bash script:

#!/bin/bash

# script to capture from webcam and copy up to the web

PATH=$PATH:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

fswebcam -q -r 640×480 –no-banner test.jpg

ftp -inv mywebsite<

user myftpuser myftpassword

bin

put test.jpg

bye

ENDFTP

Don’t forget to make the bash script executable: chmod a x filename…

Run it and check that it works… (FTP onto your site and have a look)..

So now onto the Html / Javascript:

Put this in the head:

Use this for the onload of the body:

and here’s the target IMG:

Ok – so finally (and probably the worst bit) – lets set up a chrontab job to automate the client side:

In a konsole window type:

export EDITOR=”kate – or your favourite editor”

chrontab -e

Now point your job at your script file:

PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

*/1 * * * * /home/paul/Documents/capandftp.sh >> /home/paul/Documents/cron.log 2>&1

****Don’t forget to put 4 carriage returns in otherwise it seems to just not work****

Note the chron job is logging to cron.log!!!

Hey and that’s it – if you need more help getting this working, feel free to msg me…

Fixing Xsane under Ubuntu

Paul — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:14:04 +0000

Ok – If it doesn’t work,

Run

sane-find-scanner

then add the usb address to the end of:

/etc/sane.d/epson2.conf

Then to make the USB scanner available to normal users, give them rights to the USB port as found in the scan or just lsusb:

go to /dev/bus/

usb/002/002
(Might want to try /dev/bus/usb/003/002 as well if this bus no. confusion exists)
Right mouse click > properties > permissions
Allow Run for Group and Other Users.

Karmic!

Paul — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:43 +0000

At 2.37pm we started upgrdaing to Karmic Koala!

Impressions:

The download took around 7 hours (probably because the whole planet was upgrading at the same time)

Once installed and I had finished getting the wireless card to see my Hub (As I always have trouble with), the first thing I notice is that the graphics performance is drastically improved, the screen looks more crisp and multiple windows seem to slow the system down less!

I have high hopes for this Koala!

Popcorn Hour (PCH) and YAMJ, gotchas!

Paul — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:39:01 +0000

Ok I have just set up PCH with a YAMJ frontend and there are a few simple gotcha’s!

1) PCH doesnt like spaces in file names!
2) Map the PCH to itself as a network share (?)
3) Index Yamj to that share
4) run YAMJ on the PCH from the network share!
5) Put the index.htm into the root of your share.

…BLISS…

Kubuntu Fixing Blocked Updates

Paul — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:36:35 +0000

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

I think I’ve been geeked!

Liane — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:02:04 +0000

I now know what a Green Sata Terabyte drive is and HDMI to VGA cable for our Popcorn Media Server!!!

Synchronising files across multiple Linux systems

Paul — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:27:35 +0000

Found a utility – Unison…

Check out Micah Carricks how-to guide here:

http://www.micahcarrick.com/11-07-2007/unison-synchronize-ubuntu.html

Note: the syntax on allow root login – was permit root login on my Kubuntu box!

Karmic Koala out in the wild on the 1st!!!

Paul — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:49:54 +0000

install Vbox additions n KDE openSuse

Paul — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:50:38 +0000

ok – here’s how to get the GCC compiler installed:

sudo zypper install make gcc gcc-c++ kernel-source kernel-syms

Then kdesu dolphin and navigate to the run file for the vbox additions!