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Quick review: Single file online photo galleries

August 22, 2010 in Internet, Photos | 4 comments

I wanted to write a quick review of photo gallery software that need only one file in the image folder. It means they’re extremely easy to install, maintain and move to other places. However I was only able to find two of those so I added a small list of non-database-galleries for you to check.

Both of these are written in PHP and create thumbnails automatically in a sub-folder.

uAlbum

Homepage
Sample gallery
Version & date: 1.43, 2007-02-23 (!!)
Licence: LGPL Open Source license
File Size: 31K
EXIF support: No
EXIF orientation support: No
Valid HTML: Passed, 1 warning
Support for subgalleries: Yes
Other: Slideshow, Fullscreen mode, preloading of images
Comments: Old but simple & open source.

Single File PHP Gallery

Homepage
Sample gallery
Version & date: 4.10, 2010-07-21
Licence: Free for private non commercial use
File Size: 54K
EXIF support: Yes
EXIF orientation support: No
Valid HTML: 49 Errors
Support for subgalleries: Yes
Other: Watermarking, direct links, description
Comments: Great features but slow

Simple galleries

As it became clear, it isn’t very easy to find single file photo galleries. So to help you forward, here’s a list of some simple gallery software that doesn’t require databases.

My choice

I think I’ll be using uAlbum or SFPG the most. For something a bit more advanced I might go for PHPGraphy. Any recommendations?

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GPS (+Heart Rate) trackers for Linux

August 11, 2010 in *buntu, Biking, Open source | 3 comments

I’ve been recently playing with GPS devices on Linux (for example i-gotU gt-120, and the linux software to download tracks). I’ve also been discussing gps+heart rate data storage options. The obvious choice is (ex-Nokia) Sports Tracker and it didn’t even cross my mind that you could do something like this with local Linux software.

But it’s useless to ever think like that – you’re surprised with the variety of apps that are available and developed for Linux.
I bumped to this blog post on Planet KDE: Sports Activity Tracking App: The Baby Needs a Name.

And it looks awesome.

Reading the comments I found some other apps that do more or less the same, and Google gave me even more. So here’s just a quick list of GPS / HRM apps you might want to have a look if they’d be useful for you:

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3-in-1 stylus – Now with reset tip!

August 8, 2010 in Computers | No comments

I ordered something from proporta.com webshop. They’re nice – they let me choose one item from some options for free. I chose a 3-in-1 metal stylus to use with my Openmoko Freerunner touchscreen smartphone.

They delivered fast, 3 days or so from UK to Finland.

Opening the package I had a closer look of the 3-in-1 stylus. It has

  • Stylus tip – of course
  • Ball point pen – smart & useful!
  • Reset tip

Having a reset tip in the stylus must tell something about the quality and reliability of the devices nowadays. And it’s true – every now and then you need to reset your Tomtom GPS navigator, your Nokia smartphone and so on. I do still hope that the gadgets would get a bit more reliable and not having to always carry something with you to reset the device.

However, thanks Proporta, you’re good!

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GoMobile Prepaid

August 6, 2010 in Misc, Openmoko | 3 comments

Ostin GoMobilen Prepaid GSM-liittymän käytettäväksi sijaintitiedon lähetykseen nettiin GPRS:n yli GPS-laitteesta (Openmoko Freerunner). Paikalliselta R-kioskilta, hinta 4 euroa, sisältää arvoa 5 euroa. Ei paha diili. Erityisenä houkuttimena oli 1e/Mt GPRS-hinnasto, muilla tahtoo olla 1.5e/Mt (tosin jälkeenpäin kuulin että Saunalahti tarjoaa Prepaidissaan GPRS-siirtoa 1.5e/Mt – ja maksimissaan 1.9e/vuorokausi!)

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Apple iPad

January 29, 2010 in Internet | 2 comments

iPad vs. HP TC 1100

iPad vs. HP TC 1100

Apple announced their tablet device, iPad two days ago. Immediately it became very popular around the internet, as expected for an Apple device. Here’s the cream.
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