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Tortoise SVN in Linux? Ubuntu alternatives here..

Nov 12, 2008 Technology

I have spent almost 2 months now trying to find a good alternative for Tortoise SVN in my ubuntu, i have been using Tortoise SVN for a while now, i got very used to the interface now, now i am not able to code without it. I have got so obsessed with it, and well svn cli is good, but its not there near Tortoise SVN.

This morning i can across this blog about how to implement scripts in nautilus that allows users to replicate TortoiseSVN like functionality in ubuntu.

KDESVN connected to nautilus script

KDESVN is a Visual SVN Client tool that can be installed in Ubuntu. Try this command to install it

>> sudo apt-get install subversion kdesvn kompare

After Installation, you will have to configure the rightclick menu scripts here

>> ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts

create a file called “kdesvn.sh” with the following contents

>> #!/bin/sh
>> kdesvn $1


assign execute rights to that file

>> chmod +x kdesvn.sh


Now open the file browser, you will be able to see KDESVN in the scripts context menu. To activate the SVN client, select some folder in local repository, and try the menu. It will popup the KDESVN interface.

Tags: linux, svn, Tech Blogs, Technology, ubunutu

Solved the Rubik’s Cube

Aug 23, 2008 Fun, General, Technology

After a half’s days effort today, i have been successful in solving the Rubik’s puzzle. It is really not that hard to solve the puzzle, although it looks like it is. just that you will need to have a step b step approach and use some simple algorithms to have the output. you will also need loads and loads of patience to get it done.

Steps

Step #1 : getting the first row right.

I have no clue of what algorithm to use here. i did it on my own so it should be simple.
Finnish off one side right and place it in the bottom so the completed side faces the bottom. Now we will do completion towards up.

Step #2 : getting the second row right.

Two algorithms here, left one and the right one

Left one: Ui Li U L U F Ui Fi
Right one: U R Ui Ri Ui Fi U F

Step #3: Now you should have completed the bottom 2 layers
Creating a cross on top, either from a center piece, or from a L or from a line

===> F R U Ri Ui Fi

L should face towards North West

Step #4: Aligning the cross Elements to relevant center pieces

When you complete the cross which has ‘four center pieces’, at least two of them will be aligned to the center pieces of the the four sides, if the aligned pieces are adjacent to each other place one aligned side on your opposite and one on right and do this algorithm, if they are opposite to each other try this algorithm to get adjacent pieces and then repeat the step as detailed.

===> R U Ri U R U U Ri

Step #5: Aligning the aligning edge elements to their positions

===> U R Ui Li U Ri Ui L

up , away from you (r) , up inverted , away from you (l), up , towards you (r) , up inverted , towards you (l),

Step #6: Super rotation

===> Ri Di R D

Note: nothing will go wrong in step 6,don’t be afraid, if you repeat step 6 – 6 times, the cube will come back to its original position. also when you align one corner piece on the topside, rotate the topside anticlockwise to get a new corner to be aligned, don’t rotate the whole cube when you align one corner price in step 6

After a few attempts you are done. See the completed version of my cube here.

Tags: Corporater, Jokes and Fun, Rubik's Puzzle, Tech Blogs

the Zilla ! vs Business User

Jul 20, 2008 Fun, General, Technology

“The Zilla” has become my new nickname in office (with all credits to Collen for this amazing initiative) after I have started with bugzilla project to manage development activity at Chennai office. And the same guy says that I talk in C++ when he talks to me in English. I was wondering what makes me/us different from others, I think i have spend more time learning business process engineering, on-demand businesses, web design and marketing then with learning PHP or AJAX. So I thought of comparing the software that we use everyday to see if I can find any key differences in the way we work

From the above comparision (length of the list)we infer that they are obviously doing lesser work then developers (he.. he.. i know i m gonna get kicked when collen sees this). They have fancy names for thier software, the only well known name in the list of my tools is firefox. But I never managed to understand what EFQM means???

Tags: Tech Blogs

Finding the Right Programmer.

Jun 29, 2008 General, Technology

I was trying to find to resurces to properly evaluate programming candidates and i stumbled upon this article which i thought was perfect 10/10 measure to exactly identify a good progammer. But i am not sure how good this articale will be if we had to apply the same logic in a country like india, where exposure to computers only starts after college. (But when i put down myself in the same race, i did bunk my +2 tutions and school classes to hang out in internet cafes and try out Suse linux 6.3 using at that time’s most advanced installation module-Yast2. Now when i look at myself. i almost manage to score a 9 out of 10 in these questions. ) . Read on this will be really intresting if you are really into programming. Finding the Right Programmer.
http://www.inter-sections.net/2007/11/13/how-to-recognise-a-good-programmer/

Tags: Corporater, linux, programming, Tech Blogs

Plugins for Joomla CMS

Dec 8, 2007 Technology

Some nice Plugins for Joomla CMS

• • Tag Clouds
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    http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,2287/Itemid,35/
  • Joomla Featured Articles Module

    Simple, lightweight module which allows you to display your selected articles titles, to attract attention to these articles. Just enter comma seperated list of content IDs and you are up and running.

    http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,2385/Itemid,35/

  • Content Item Module
    This modules allows for publishing content items or articles in areas other than mainBody(). Choose if you want to display a single item, all items from a category, all items from a section, or a number of content items/categories/sections specified by a comma separated list of ids. Simply enter the content item ID in the module's parameters field, assign a position to the module, and publish it. You can copy the module and assign a different name, position and contentitem id to the copy.
    http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,1766/Itemid,35/

Tags: Tech Blogs