Done, Firefox 3.1 Beta is available for download. We go from version 3.0 to 3.1? So what? Well ... behind this little 0.1 hides a revolution!

Indeed, this version includes the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine for Firefox to be faster than Chrome when browsing.

In addition, this beta shows a lot of work has been done on the standards. Firefox 3.1 and a score of 88/100 test Acid3 .

Although this is a development version, you can download here .

Finally if you want to see changes at the JS engine, it must be activated because it is not default. Enter about: config in the address bar and enter javascript.options.jit.content in the filter. Then activate the motor by passing the value to True.

A few days before the official release of OpenOffice 3.0 (Monday 13) here you can already download it from the official repositories.

Indeed, certainly in anticipation of the influx on servers, updating deposits with the stable version of OpenOffice already begun. So you can download this new version.

Personally, I think face to MS Office 2007, OpenOffice.org to missed the boat, but as with any initiative of the free, I want to support him.

So all your downloads and please let me know your thoughts on this new version.

PS: Remember, etanonline.fr coming soon, so put already update your links!

Which has never been faced with a command prompt, wondering how well find something to troubleshoot your PC without internet?

But thanks to Lynx , you'll never be caught unprepared! Lynx is indeed a text-only web browser. As you can see on the header of this article, there remains only the text, links and text fields.

You can do research, visit forums, post messages, in short everything you do with Firefox, but without images.

Navigation is done using the up / down arrows. The [Tab] key, as with Firefox, to activate a link (or text fields) one after the other and press [Enter] to click.

This is a tool to install, in anticipation of a possible crash. And as Lynx is free software, it is available for Windows and Linux .

For installation is simple. Ubuntu type this line at the command prompt:

apt-get install lynx

On Windows, download Lynx here , then unzip the example in c: \ lynx \

Finally the use is just as simple. For Ubuntu, type:

lynx www.site.com

For windows, move to the folder you unzipped or Lynx, then start:

cd c:\lynx\
lynx.exe www.site.com

I add that the pre-compiled version of Lynx for Windows is not updated, but you will find a more current version to recompile. To simplify the task files. Bat involved in the compilation.

You dreamed of going into the shoes of a judge, you want to admit a mistake or get revenge by condemning a poor guy? While the site On The Jury (in) is for you!

You will understand this site is to be taken at the 28th degree. The principle is simple: offer a case to judge or make yourself comfortable in a jury to render your verdict on cases that interest you.

I think this concept is quite fun and can provide a bit of satisfaction when you just take a PV.

So GUILTY?!

As you might expect, I invested in an Epson DX8450 multifunction printer. And despite what is said on some web pages, this multifunction printer works fine in Linux, including Ubuntu.

While the installation is not quite as easy as Windows, but less than 10 minutes, it is possible to operate correctly the printer and scanner. But enough chatter and go to practice!

Download drivers:

Please visit this site which includes linux drivers for Epson printers. Choose Epson Stylus CX8300/CX8400/DX8400. Then for distribution, and to choose Debian Distribution Version, choose Others.

Fill out the short questionnaire in passing, by choosing your country, then Print / Scan with local printer or scanner, and finally choose Individuals (Documents).

On the next page, download the following two files:

• pipslite-1.1.0-1.i386.rpm
• iscan-2.11.0-1.c2.i386.rpm

Then we'll have to convert the two rpm packages to deb packages. For this you need to install alien via synaptic. Then just run the following commands:

sudo alien -k pipslite-1.1.0-1.i386.rpm
sudo alien -k iscan-2.11.0-1.c2.i386.rpm

You should end up with two Debian packages:

• pipslite-1.1.0-1.i386.deb
• iscan-2.11.0-1.c2.i386.deb

For those put off by this stage especially, I posted here two packages already converted. deb. Be aware, however, that I will put them out of date, so if new versions are released, you will need to download them yourself.

Installing the printer:

With Synaptic, search for pipslite. With a right click, choose to remove this package. Then run pipslite-1.1.0-1.i386.deb and install the package.

If you do not want to install the scanner, restart the computer, turn the printer on and connect. It should be detected automatically. If it was not the case, you can try this .

Otherwise, go to the next step!

Installing the scanner:

Double click iscan-2.11.0-1.c2.i386.deb to install the package.

Then in a terminal, run the following command:

sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf

Check in the file the following line in it:

epkowa

Otherwise, add it (the list) and save the file.

If you use Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, you will also edit the file in the directory / etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules

Change the following lines:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0664"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664 # USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0664"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664 "

in:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0777"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0777"

Restart the computer, turn on the printer and connect to the PC.

Normally, launching Applications> Graphics> XSane, the software should run without giving any error message.

Finally if you want to use iScan for scanning, run in a terminal the following command:

alacarte

Then, please choose Graphics from the list that appears, then New Item. In name enter iScan and enter iscan command. You can customize the icon. Close the window, go to Applications> Graphics> iScan. Start a prévisulalisation to make sure everything works.

End:

That's it, your Epson DX8450 on Ubuntu works perfectly!

To continue and finish the sequence with nostalgia, here's ASCII Generator , a generator as ASCII.

Certainly, this has not much interest, except if you want to give the flavor of the day the famous e-zines that some hackers were publishing a few years ago with a lot of ASCII Art , or if you want your blog / site looks pretty 80's ... but I find it quite nice.

Especially since it has more than 100 fonts s!

Craft is a challenge that was launched Linus Akesson, of generating a video signal with a soundtrack of an ATmega88 microcontroller. This is an 8 bit microcontroller running at 20MHz, with 1K of SRAM and 512 bytes EEPROM.

The difficulty lies in obtaining a smooth video to 59.99 fps while generating the soundtrack. For this, he used the "dead time" or the microcontroller is not used by the video (clear horizontal / vertical screen).

I'll let you see the result:

As you have probably noticed, the sound is close to the Nintendo NES which he drew inspiration for his "sound card".

You will find here more information on the microcontroller, and there 's datasheet.

Source

Small sequence nostalgia with 1980 Games , a site featuring video games for 80 years (Nintendo, PC) as well as games, flash remake of older games.

Nothing like a Super Mario Bros. 3 or Mega Man ​​to start the day:

Enjoy fast, the leader makes his break ;-)