Tag Archives: planet-fnoss

24hour timelapse with webcam

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

I have a Logitech HD Webcam C270 at work. It has 1280×720 resolution, works out-of-the box in *buntu Linux. Nice. As I’ve recently found timelapse shooting, I wanted to try how it works with webcam where the battery power will … Continue reading →

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Mikä on Ubuntu? Mikä VALO?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Facebookissa tuli vastaan erään naispuoleisen ystävän statuspäivitys: “N.N ei osaa käyttää omaa konettaan. Pitäiskö hommat mac tms?” Ensimmäinen kommentaattori heitti että “Sitä ei ainakaan osaa”. Toiseksi kommentiksi laitoin osoitteen www.ubuntu-fi.org. Reaktio oli yllättävä: kommentaattoreiksi löytyi kaksi muuta Ubuntua käyttävää naishenkilöä … Continue reading →

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Quick review: Maemo Community SSU

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Seamless Software Update (SSU), is the term Nokia used to brand the over-the-air updates of Maemo. Community Seamless Software Update (CSSU) is being developed by the Maemo community, for the Maemo community. It aims to deliver fixes which can’t be delivered … Continue reading →

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Time lapse photography: Frost flowers

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Time lapse photography is a method of creating films by taking a series of photos with constant interval, for example one minute, and then combining them together as a movie. I was sick a while ago. The first day I … Continue reading →

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Meego and Qt after Microsoft & Nokia: a summary of “facts”

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Updated 2011-02-17: added FLOSS@WP7 You know the story, Nokia announced their co-operation with Microsoft. Here’s a summary of what’s been said by people who know about these things. MEEGO@NOKIA: Under the new strategy, MeeGo becomes an open-source, mobile operating system … Continue reading →

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