Archive for the ‘ Computers ’ Category
By default, Ubuntu ships with an open-source version of the Java run-time (openjdk) and a plugin (icedtea) which I’ve run in to problems with for some of my Java use cases. In order to correct this I typically install the official Sun Java run-time and plug-in. Because I’ve run in to some inconsistent instructions for [ READ MORE ]
When trying to update my Synology DS209 from my Mac (10.6 Snow Leopard) I ran in to the following problem: I would download the zip file from Synology, and double-click on the zip file to unpackage it. OS X’s ArchiveManager application would unpackage the zip file in to a directory instead of to a .pat [ READ MORE ]
When upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) I ran in to an issue where GDM began displaying the local user names at the login screen. To maintain a bit more privacy and security I wanted to disable it. It took me a few attempts, but I finally found a command to correct this: sudo -u [ READ MORE ]
In late August I purchased the Synology DS209 and I figured I should write a review of my experiences. My “Test-Bed” Synology DS209 (Currently firmware version DSM 2.2-0942) 2x Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB Gigabit wired network; b/g wireless network, n wireless network One Ubuntu Linux / Windows Vista Desktop Two OS X Laptops [ READ MORE ]
When attempting to convert (re-mux) a MPEG4 container H.264 + AAC file to a MPEG2 transport stream I ran in to the following error message using ffmpeg: [mpegts @ 0x(memory address)]h264 bitstream malformated av_interleaved_write_frame(): Error while opening file (The command I used was: ffmpeg -i input_file.m4v -vcodec copy -acodec copy output_file.ts) To address this I [ READ MORE ]