Throw A Mouse

In order to access the Apple Time Capsule via Linux machine, here is what has to be done:

Step 1:

Make sure that you have smbfs and smbclient packages installed. In the popular Ubuntu distribution they are installed by default. In order to check you can use the terminal as follows:

sudo apt-get install smbfs
sudo apt-get install smbclient

Step 2:

Create a mount point:

cd /media
sudo mkdir capsule

Step 3:

Mount the drive:

sudo mount.cifs //10.0.1.1/"Capsule-Network-Name" /media/capsule -o pass=capsulepassword

The 10.0.1.1 address is the address which which the capsule identifies itself in the network. Respectively, Capsule-Network-Name is the name of the time machine in the network, capsulepassword is the password of the capsule.

Step 4:

You can now access the Time Capsule from Nautilus. If you want to write files into the Capsule you need to be identified as root. You ca open Nautilus as root by opening terminal and:

sudo nautilus

Enjoy!

That’s it. Ubuntu is going “cloudy” too.

Since the project of Ubuntu’s 9th version arrived there were rumors that it will be cloud oriented. Finally, UbuntuOne service is launched. As it was launched today not everyone can subscribe currently. However, I am sure that soon enough we can have a glimpse of the new “cloud”. Stay tuned!

I’m a real Linux user. I admit. I have got rid of the bad habit to use Windows and now i feel uncomfortable using it. However, even though I find Linux the better operating system, I find sometimes some limitations in compatibility. The example:

None of the build in Linux software can edit RAW image files normally. By “normally” i mean without taking forever and reporting error message when trying to manipulate an image. This has been quite a problem for me lately as I now have a pile of pictures waiting to be edited.

RAW image editing software for Linux

So far I have tried a plugin for Gimp which did manage to make the software handle .NEF files. However it is still a bit slow and I cannot have overview on all the files I want to edit. So i tried with F-Spot Photo Manager but it cannot handle .NEF file at all, it can only display them.

Then I found the solution. It was simple but it took me a while to get what I need. Rawstudio. It is in the normal repository of Ubuntu, a search away. It looks a bit like Adobe Lightroom. It seems to have the basic things I need to manipulate images and that’s quite satisfactory for me. If you have the same problem I advice you to give it a try.

Enjoy!

Just found the perfect synchronizing solution!

Dropbox can syncronize your files between machines using different OS, it supports Windows, Mac and Linux! The design of the site is very pleasant, they provide web access, encypted connection, real time syncronization, public folder, sharing between users, and 2GB free accounts.

http://dropbox.com

Enjoy!