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Google Play Music

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:13:00 +0100

Google Play Music is finally available in Portugal!

I will show how to set up upload your music in Ubuntu using the Google Music Manager.

Installing Google Play Music Manager in Ubuntu

1wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | \
2	sudo apt-key add -
3sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable \
4	main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
5sudo apt-get update
6sudo apt-get install google-musicmanager-beta

I had trouble with the version installed via ppa, it was always crashing after opening up. I found a working version here.

FavApps: FileZilla

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:02:00 +0000

FileZilla is a full-featured FTP client with an easy-to-use GUI. It is written in C++ and uses the wxWidgets library. FileZilla includes the following features:

Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
IPv6 support
Available in more than 40 languages
Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
Easy to use Site Manager and transfer queue
Bookmarks
Drag & drop support
Speed limits
Filename filters
Directory comparison
Network configuration wizard
Remote file editing
Keep-alive
HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
Logging to file
Synchronized directory browsing
Remote file search
Tabbed interface to connect to multiple servers

FileZilla is my favorite FTP client. I copy files to my Android devices via FTP and FileZilla makes it very easy and fast.

FavApps: BeyondPod Podcast Manager

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:35:00 +0000

Full featured Podcast Manager (podcatcher) and RSS feed reader. Subscribe to RSS/Atom feeds, download, listen or watch podcasts directly on your device. Google Reader integration, flexible download scheduler and many more.

After using Google Listen for my podcast needs from the start, after Google discontinued it BeyondPod as been my daily podcast manager.

I specially like is scheduler options to keep my playlist fresh.

I’m also using my b3caster podcast server to keep all my feeds in one place.

FavApps: GCstar Collections Manager

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:16:00 +0000

GCstar is an application for managing your collections. It supports many types of collections, including movies, books, games, comics, stamps, coins, and many more. You can even create your own collection type for whatever unique thing it is that you collect. Detailed information on each item can be automatically retrieved from the internet and you can store additional data, such as the location or who you’ve lent it to. You may also search and filter your collection by many criteria.

FavApps: franco.Kernel updater

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:35:00 +0000

A well established top-100 paid app with one of the highest ratings in that top. It combines a series of powerful tools to manage your device with your favorite kernel, specially with franco.Kernel.

I use franco.Kernel at quite some time. The app to control to change the kernel setting is payed, but it is a great app and you support the developer.

Here are my current settings, based on osm0sis.

FavApps: syncBackup

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Ubuntu Software Center

It takes advantage of the delta-transfer algorithm, which reduces the amount of data sent over the network by sending only the differences between the source files and the existing files in the destination. Create custom profiles and save each configuration independently. Simple control of source and destination rules, register directories or files to be skipped, access remote location using SSH protocol and more.

I’ve been using syncBackup basically since it was the app pick in The Linux Action Show.

Install AOKP in Galaxy Nexus

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:56:00 +0000

This is how I install a new ROM in my Galaxy Nexus, backing up all my apps and settings, and allowing a recover to my current state in case of something goes wrong.

I have root and have been using XenonHD (Android 4.2.1).

I’m going back to AOKP, so I decided to post how I prepare my phone for a new ROM.

Backing up your device

Backup using Titanium Backup
Backup Nova Launcher settings
Backup SMS using SMS Backup & Restore
Reboot into recovery (I have ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.2.3)
Backup (backup and restore > backup)
Go into “install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard” just to guarantee that ClockworkMod Recovery is accessing the storage
Plug the phone into a computer (I’m using Ubuntu 12.10, and have already android-sdk)
Go into your android-sdk tools folder

1cd Android/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/

Go into adb shell and list the directories in your “sdcard” to decide what to backup

1sudo ./adb shell
2ls /data/media/0
3exit

Pull all the directories you want to backup

1sudo ./adb pull /data/media/0/data sdcard/data

The previous example will create a sdcard folder in your tools folder with the data folder pulled from your phone
Change the owner of the pulled folders

1sudo chown -R youruser:youruser sdcard

You can also backup using FTP for example. I normally use WellFTP Server.

FavApps: Terminator

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:15:00 +0000

Ubuntu Software Center

Terminator is a little project to produce an efficient way of filling a large area of screen space with terminals. The user can have multiple terminals in one window and use key bindings to switch between them.

Terminator is more than an alternative to the regular default terminal application. It allows you to split the terminal window in two or more terminals.

Installing Terminator

You can install Terminator via the Ubuntu Software Center. You can also use the button at the beginning of this post.

FavApps: Chromium Browser

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:10:00 +0100

Ubuntu Software Center

Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. Chromium serves as a base for Google Chrome, which is Chromium rebranded (name and logo) with very few additions such as usage tracking and an auto-updater system.

I’ve been using Chrome and Chromium for quite some time. Probably since Google launched Chrome.

Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:06:00 +0100

Ubuntu 11.10 came out last Thursday. Codename: Oneiric Ocelot.

I will be upgrading using the “Alternate CD/DVD upgrade”. This way I don’t depend on Ubuntu servers during the upgrade.

Upgrading

Backup, backup!
Be sure you have the latest updates prior to this new release:

1sudo apt-get update
2sudo apt-get upgrade

Download the alternate iso image. In my case was the 64bit version (ubuntu-11.10-alternate-amd64.iso).
Check the hash of the downloaded file:

1md5sum ubuntu-11.10-alternate-amd64.iso

Compare the output with the Ubuntu hash list:

5e427f31e6b10315ada74094e8d5d483 ubuntu-11.10-alternate-amd64.iso