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Ubuntu upgrades
Spent some time upgrading my linux machines today. The Ubuntu network upgrade from 8.04 to 9.04 went smooth on one of the machines. I had to do the intermediate 8.10 first though. On the other machine (Armada M700), it ran into a kernel bug (specific to 9.04) that caused the machine to hang during startup, so I kept it at xubuntu (XFCE desktop) 8.10. Here’s the bug reference:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/393262
Also, in order to get the nomachines nx client to work here are the settings:
- Select Desktop = Unix/Custom, and then
- under Settings, “Run the following command” = /usr/bin/startxfce4
- and also Options = New Virtual Desktop.
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Hawaii pictures
Just updated the photo gallery with the Hawaii pictures. Shot them with the new Canon EF-S 18-200mm lens. I would say an overall decent travel lens with a good zoom range. The image stabilizer works pretty well too as I was able to capture Bare Naked Ladies in action.
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BMW Voice Command
Sample video taken with the iPhone 3GS demonstrating BMW voice command integration with my iPhone. I’m amazed at the accuracy of recognition without having to teach it anything.
Here’s my wish list:
1. Stream music from my iPhone to BMW’s sound system – currently not possible since BMW bluethooth doesn’t support A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) even thought iPhone 3.0 firmware now has support for it.
2. Network access in iDrive by tethering it to the phone. This would open up possibilities to stream Pandora, look up weather, send an address to the car’s navigation system etc.