Posts Tagged ‘Linux’
Transcode/Convert Videos for Cowon J3/S9 using Mencoder on Command Line
There are many programs around for converting or transcoding videos, but I find GUI tools can sometimes be a lot of clicking to get the job done. The command line is ideal for this task as in one line we can transcode and resize/resample any video we want. The real power, however, is when we add this to a script to start automating the work for us. In this example I have used the Mencoder tool which is part of Mplayer program but there are others such as ffmpeg and transcode (Linux only). I also believe Avidemux can be used on the command line as well.
Read the rest of this entry »SOLVED: Top Up T-mobile PAYG mobile broadband with Linux or router
Pay as you go mobile broadband data is normally the same price as the contract options with T-mobile and O2. However, a non Windows or Mac user (or if dongle is connected to a router) can easily top up online.
T-mobile is a little more difficult than O2. You get a swipe card to top up with but you still need to select the usage you wish to use to deduct from your credit (daily, weekly or monthly). This is easy with the connection manager software that comes with the dongles but all the software does is take you here www.t-zones.co.uk/apps/ebdc/en/purchase-redirect.
Read the rest of this entry »SOLVED: O2 Pay & Go Mobile Broadband on Ubuntu Karmic
I don’t know about other distro’s but the mobile broadband data in Ubuntu is inaccurate for O2 Pay and Go broadband. In Jaunty I could just use the Network Manager to correct the APN to m-bb.o2.co.uk. However, after upgrading to Karmic Beta, Network Manager seems to have a bug and does not save any edited connection data. This bug may be fixed in the final release but for now there is an easy solution to this problem.
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